Illinois Boundary Foresight Shaped State’s North Line
An East Moline Herald piece recounts how Alexander Pope influenced Illinois to fix its northern border from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. The move kept East Moline from joining Wisconsin and shaped Illinois’ future ties with neighboring states.
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LaSalle
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Clindy
Nlindis
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
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Ambiguous Text Fragments Hint at Regional Manufacturing Plans
Fragmentary OCR notes reference East Moline and Monte likely as potential sites for manufacturing investments. The text suggests uncertainty about relocating lines and investments, with unclear place names and disrupted phrases. No clear events or outcomes are stated.
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Niesste
Forged Travelers' Checks Foiled by Rock Island Agents
Two men posed as race horse dealers and tried to pass forged American Express travelers' checks for 460 dollars in Rock Island after a Davenport attempt totaling about 3500 dollars. Banks refused payment due to signatures and the pair are believed to be professionals.
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Davenport
American Express Company
Rock Island
American
Ball Stays in Race for Hampton Assessor Post
Fr J Ball of Silvis declares for the Hampton township assessorship on the citizens ticket after being nominated at Silvis on March 19. Rumors of a withdrawal to seek reelection to the Silvis board are denied by Ball who says he will press to win. Ball, long with the Rock Island Railway, later ran a transfer business after resigning as station agent.
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J. Ball
Silvis
Hampton Township
Citizens
Ball
Rock Island Railway Co
Silvia
Atkinson
New Party in Silvis Must File New Papers
Silvis voters who nominated village officers at a caucus Friday March 18 filed nomination papers with village clerk Wil Ireland. They called themselves the Republican Party but did not state any political affiliation in the filings. The petition was not properly drawn, merely attesting minutes were correctly reported. Ireland returned the papers and the party has until Saturday evening to refile properly drawn papers.
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Wil Ireland
Republican Party
Ireland
State Savings Bank to Increase Capital Stock
At a Friday stockholders meeting the State Savings Bank and Trust Co. voted to raise capital stock from 200000 to 250000. The move would give the bank the largest capitalization in Rock Island county and add 35000 to the surplus and undivided profits, bringing the fund to about 80000.
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State Savings Bank and Trust Co
Rock Island County
Guests Flee Burning Hotel in Night Attire
A basement fire at the Manufacturers' hotel forced about 100 guests to evacuate in their night clothes. Valuable items worth roughly $800 were reported missing or potentially stolen as smoke and gas complications required rapid exits and emergency crews to combat the blaze.
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Manufacturers’ Hotel
Clarence Fillmore
Fillmore
Manager Leavens
Leavens
Central
No. 3
Hawk
Postal Telegraph Office
Woman to be paid for sidewalk collapse injuries
Mrs. James Swift of Rock Island will receive 1600 from the city to settle a suit over injuries from a sidewalk collapse on Second Avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets four years ago. The case, filed for 10000, was to be heard this week but was dismissed after a council vote favoring a compromise.
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James Swift
Fifth Avenue
Rock Island
Second Avenue
Seventeenth
Eighteenth Street
Swift
Plan to Facilitate Dividend Payments for Moline Association
Charles S Kerns, receiver for the Moline Building Savings and Loan, advances steps to issue dividend checks equal to fifty percent of stockholder claims who signed the stockholders' agreement. Checks to be disbursed April 1 with noteholder claims covering full. Stockholders urged to deposit certificates, enabling back credits of paid dividends. Stockholders optimistic as court grants partial distribution and noteholder claims will be retired.
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Charles S Kerns
Moline
Savings and Loan Associations
Mr Kerns
Moline Dispatch
Moline Building, Savings and Loans Association
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Rock Island Court
Cecil C. Harper sues for divorce from Kate Harper claiming marriage in September 1909 at Rock Island and that she was ordered from his home after unborn child dispute. He seeks to annul the marriage and cites residence with his parents in Silvis. Minnie Lowe of Rock Island also seeks divorce from George Lowe for cruelty and to resume her maiden name Minnie Welrich.
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Cecil C. Harper
Kate Harper
Rock Island
Silvis
St. Louis
Minnie Lowe
George Lowe
Minnie Welrich
East Moline Peoples Ticket Chooses Full Slate
The Peoples party in East Moline nominated a full ticket for the spring election to be held Tuesday April 19. Leslie Reeves and Fred J Hoesll contested for police magistrate with Reeves winning 21 to 20. Bernard Schneider headed the Third Ward slate for alderman with committees naming delegates and resolutions to follow.
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Leslie Reeves
Fred Hoesli
People's Party of
East Moline
Fred J Hoesll
Police Mags
Rene van Speybroeck
M Kilgard
van Speybroeck
Bernard Schneider
Charles Goodwin
Charles Leenknecht
Leenknecht
Goodwin
Schneider
Knights Templar Hear Easter Sermon by Rev. Lincoln
The Rev. C. A. Lincoln of the First Congregational church preached the annual Easter sermon Sunday afternoon to Knights Templar in three cities. About 100 Rock Island Commandery No. 18 members attended along with 20 from Davenport St. Simeon of Cyrene Commandery No. 9.
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C. A. Lincoln
First Congregational Church
Knights Templar
Lincoln
Rock Island Commandery
St. Dlmon
Cyrene
Davenport
East Moline Manufacturers Push Freight Depot Plan
East Moline manufacturers press for the erection of a freight depot and seek a formal Rock Island railroad agreement to improve joint switching. They favor a shared platform west of the Ninth Street depot and consider hiring a single engine for three roads to handle switching and car movements.
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East Moline
Rock Island Road
Spring Tech Island
Ninth Street
Rock Island
Mrs Alice Walker Attends Atwater and Lobdell Wedding
Mrs Alice Child Walker attended the Atwater Lobdell wedding held Tuesday at the bride’s parents home. The bride is known to many friends of her father and late grandfather. The groom Henry Atwater is the son of a New York lawyer and nephew of Admiral Ste Charles Drury of the English navy. Mrs Walker returns to Moline Friday.
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Alice Child Walker
Chicagoo
Mondas
Atwater
Ooan
Edwin Th Lobdell Ming
Lobdell
Henry Atwater
New York
Ste Charles Drury
Walker
Moline
Soft Shirt Edict Triggers Mass Rock Island School Suspensions
Fifty youths took part in a Friday soft shirt protest at Rock Island High School leading to Monday suspensions by Principal H. E. Brown. Shifts included tearing collars and shirts, chases through town, and the cycling arrest of a pupil whose collar was removed. Two students wearing flashy red shirts and ties were suspended for attire.
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Rock Island High School
H E. Brown
Icago
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