Davenport Area News Briefs and Local Updates
Davenport and nearby communities report a roundup of events: dance at Ste Wareville by Coultown boys, plans for Davenport B&O operations next week, and church and school notices. Miss Linda Wilson and Lawrence Wilson buried together after family deaths. Davenport ballists win 21 to 2 over West Ends. Local officials discuss Dr Craig appointment and arsenals matters. Frank Thienpont recovering after injury. Governor’s secretary reports mental health progress for Charles Johnson. Weather service notes mixed readings across counties with generally favorable crop prospects.
Minister Thomas Gains Attention Across States
The Swedish Court appointee, known as Minister Thomas, drew attention in Moline during the recent Presidential campaign. The Lewiston Journal recalls social prominence in Portland after returning with a Swedish wife, noting public curiosity and stories surrounding his domestic life and social reentry.
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Moline
Thomas
Lewiston
Portland
Tara
Abunon
Taataial
Mronkast
Divorce Filed by Cornelia Moorhead Against John Moorhead
Mrs. Cornelia Moorhead sues in circuit court for divorce from husband John Moorhead of Buffalo Prairie on cruelty grounds. She says they lived in the county forty years, had seven children, relied on a hired girl for four weeks, married at sixteen, and contributed to a fortune of $15,000 while poorly provided for.
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Cornelia Moorhead
John Moorhead
Buffalo Prairie
Death of L P Wilson in Clinton linked to Onslow visit
L P Wilson born February 15 1884 in Moline died last Saturday at his father in law's home in Caoalow at 10 am. A bricklayer by trade he once ran a Clinton photograph shop before health declined and he moved with his wife to Onslow. He married Maggie Cartwright in 1887. The I C O F member's funeral was held in Clinton with remains moved from Onslow on the Midland railway. His sister Linda Wilson also buried beside him.
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Linda Wilson
Moline
Wim. Wilson
I.ten
Iuna
Lawrence Wilson
Lizzie McGovern
Pierr & Co.'s
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Rock Island
Father Mackin
John Murtell
Murtell
Chicago
Republican Register
D. Clark
Galesburg
Monwouth
Uulding
Clark
Ayer
Clinton
Hirpeth Barrett
Davenport
Pear de Uarlington
Des Moines
Booth
Cleveland
Victor Setterdahl
Andover
Theological Seminary
Sweden Asunday
J Waikstrum
Alfred Nagon
Henderson Grove
Knox County
L. P. Wilson
Caoalow
Duceased
Onslow
Huey & Co
Maggie Cartwright
Wilson
Midland
Methodist
Enfranchisement of Women Discussed at Association Hall
A large Saturday meeting at Association Hall featured Rev. Anna Shaw on woman suffrage and liquor reform. Mrs. W W Bearley introduced Shaw. arguments linked voting rights to ending alcohol’s harms and contrasted crusade tactics with empowerment through legal equality.
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Association Hall
C. L. Morgan
Anna Shaw
W. W. Bearley
Beef Slough Abandonment Power Play Faces Lumber Trade
Rumors from Eau Claire detail Frederick Weyerhaeuser ordering the closure of Beef Slough, a vital log handling inlet at the Chippewa mouth used for sending timber to Mississippi mills. New Minnesota Boom Company plans booms at West Newton Bay to protect logs, offsetting potential loss if Beef Slough falls silent.
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Inter-Ocean
Eau Claire
Frederick Weyerbsuser
Lumber King
Chippewa River
Weyerbsuser Companies
Mississippi
Mississippi River
O. R. Ainsworth
Chippewa
Kudop, Stout & Co
Muestsesippi Logging Company
West Newton Bay
Minnesota
Minnesota Boom Company
Mesera
Wo. H. Laird
A. F. Hodgins
A. B. Youmans
James L. Norton
Andrew Hamilton
Wm. Hayas
Wieona
Mississippi Logging Company
Weat Newton Bay
Chippeea
Weyetheusee
Molime
Miseiseippi River
Quiet Hook and Ladder House School Trustee Election
The Hook and Ladder House held a quiet election for school trustees with Cralle Knuotaar Geffemy and Thompson presiding. Henry J. Hull was re elected for three years, and Walter Hillhouse won the unexpired term of the late Deacon J. S. Richards. Total votes cast were 18 with Hull receiving 17 and Hillhouse 18.
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Hook and Ladder House
Messrs. Cralle
Knuotaar
Geffemy
Thompson
Henry J. Hull
Walter Hillhouse
Deacon J
Richards
Mr. Hull
Mr. Hillhouse
Young Miner Killed in Coal Valley Blast Accident
Jobh Farrell aged 18, employed six years at Coal Valley Mining Coat Cable, was killed in a mine on the 9th when a blast occurred as another worker moved away. He entered a section unaware of the powder blast and was fatally injured. Body sent to Bancroft Iowa for burial.
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Jobh Farrell
Coal Valley
Bancroft
Iowa
Pronunciation of the card game dingue debated
The text discusses how to pronounce dingue and asserts Webster’s form binky with the o sound as in linger and congress. It analyzes syllable length variations based on following consonants and the effect of a whisper or vocal articulation on the final sound.
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Pethiea
Webster's Dictionary
Congress
Deere Mansur Co Plans Huge Brick Warehouse
Local industry notes persistent growth at the plant with Deere and Mansur Co expanding space. Rumor suggests a four story brick warehouse with basement near the main building, about 225 feet long and 80 to 100 feet wide, plus possible enlargements to the foundry.
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Deere, Corp
Struck by Train Injures Wisconsin Painter
Fred Blomquist a 29 year old Deere and Maneur Co painter living at 1205 Fifth avenue was struck by a C B and Q locomotive near the Eleventh street crossing around 9 PM Wednesday. He was tossed into the air and is badly injured with lung damage and head wounds but no broken bones. Police report he may have been drinking and the train did not stop. City officers plan to enforce speed restrictions for trains through town.
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Fred Blomquist
Twelfth Street
Fifth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Kearney
Blomquist
Lincoln
St. Louis
Rock Island
Rock Island City Council Grants Mayor Salary. Local Notes
Rock Island reports the city council votes a mayoral salary of 1000 dollars a year and hints T H Thomas may hold postmastership with Maj Hawes as assistant. Obituary notes Johanna Anderson dies at 11 40 pm at 819 Twenty first affected address. An accident at Bamberger’s damages ties while a rail incident injures Sam Raisch, car reporter, with non fatal injuries. The Board of Education postpones mass school closing for patriotic exercises and the paving debate continues with brick versus Cypress plans.
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Rock Island
T. H Thomas
Maj ¢. W. Hawes
Johanna Anderson
Peter Jouaon
Sam Plummer, Jr
South Dakota
Plummer
Bamberger
Sam Raisch
Tweedale
Rock Island Board of Education
Kumble
Guy Fifer
Rapinzon
Wmj Jackson
Cyplands Committee
Citi
Ne Img
Census Reorganization Proposal Increases Staffing And Costs
A plan for the next census proposes a $6000 annual salary for the superintendent, with 175 supervisors, ten division chiefs, a disbursing clerk, and two stenographers at $2000 yearly. Enumerators keep pay, while farm and establishment rates rise from 10/15c to 15/20c. The bill also funds veteran data, private debtrecords, and racial statistics, costing roughly $250,000 for collating indebtedness.
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Wright
Labor Statistics
Grand Army
Cohey Roons
Peano
Leg Amputation for Davenport Boy After Injury
Frank Thienpont died after his leg was amputated at Mercy Hospital Davenport following an injury on February 15. Surgeons led by Dr. W. E. Peck removed bone after necrosis spread from the ankle to the knee. The operation occurred at Mercy Hospital with the tissue wasting affecting the leg and lung involvement noted.
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Davenport Tribune
Craig
Government
Gret
Allen
Grant
Washington
Dorotha Hass
William Myers
Coal Valley
J. C. Hass
Berlin
J.T. Hass
Prederick Hisas
Rock Inland
Caroline Grimm
Wyoming
Iowa
Fredericks Myers
Hass
Ameri¢s
Frank Thienpont
Moline
Mercy Hospital
A. Verdick
C.W. Thiempont
Beventeefith Street
Twelfth Avenue
Jeg
Bodey
Mércy Hospital
Davenport
W. E. Peck
Carpenter William Deetellichn Falls Injured Building Project
A carpenter named William Deetellichn was knocked down on Monday at a new building site on Mr Easton avenue east of Nineteenth Street. He lay about ten feet from the impact but recovered. Dr. A. Cane treated him, diagnosing a faint spell. Otis Corbett is briefly visiting.
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Wm. Deetellichn
HE. L. Easten
Nineteenth Street
Reese
Deb
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Ot Gstva
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Neteznea
Goule & Co
CW Vorder
Daverport Biine
Whitt
Engitt
Gus
Augustana
Mias
Grace Ball
D.venport
Theacore
Oporte
Hannah McClellan
Patrick McClellan
Inssne
Merv
Guurt
McClellan
Julia Gettamy
Sixteenth Street
Mies Barr
Grant School
Mies Donahey
Miss Hull
Miss Honkey
Mies Griffin
Miss Doxece
Lew McPherson
Colorado
Davenport Ballists
Chicago West Ends
Stevena
Sod
Temprance
Zena
E A Rye
Fulton
B. F. Carrier
Illinois Central Hospital For the Insane
Jacksonville
Kohler
Charlen Johnson
Vinegar " Smith
Guv Larrabee
The
Rock Islander
O. W. Schlegel
Moline Chimes
Penepaper
Chris Schlegel
German Presbyterian Church
Eleventh Stree
Schlegel
Chris
Illinois Weather Service
Lake, Crawford
Morgan
Iroquois
Mercer
Sanger Mon
Kendall
W. C.x
Beef Slough
Bane Wall
Hrof. Barrett
Ake Beard
Unitarian
Scheol
Georges G. A
Hook Island Arsenal
Geet
P. Gregg
Lon Uut
W. W. Grant
Daven Port
Jerry Murphy
Pooual
Poise
Oeom
Sreacen I
Deere & Maneur Co
Otis Corbett
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