Island Council Approves Rail Bridge and Levee Upgrades
The Island council approved a Burlington and Rock Island Railway joint plan to add double tracks from Creslleht bridge east along the river to near the Chicago Burlington line. A $100 expense was approved for ceremonies. The agreement covers compensation for embankments and rights of way, with a focus on the levee and the segment between nineteenth and eighteenth streets in Rock Island.
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Woodman
Ironpudt & Rock Island Railway
Terminal Co
Chicago Burlington X& Qhiupy
Pelion
Tur
Mdi
Mt Brewn
Ithie
Burlin
Whidh
Cranjibee Golipt
Ter
Mittal
Burlington Wats
Harness Makers Needed for 75 000 Infantry Gear
Orders from the War Department require immediate production at the Arsenal for 75,000 infantry, including 3100 blankets, scabbards, belts, cartridge pouches, and tackles. Increased demand prompts new machinery purchases and extended shifts, with full operation toward rapid output.
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Sland
Om Prajlay
Blunt
Ir Department
Ords
Augustana Notes and Local Concert Reports
Dr Olssons returns from Easter break and visits old prairie friends. Messiah concert at Bethany Cottage draws crowds. The Ling club discontinues for term end. next year to resume full activity. Mendelssohlen Male Choir shines in Dayvedport concert. Adelphic Alumihis formed and to meet. Modern Department Store lecture by Walliam Keek highlights department store history and size. US stores exceed railroads in annual business, contradicting common belief.
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Olssons
Prairie Settlements
Bethany Cottage
Lindsborg
Kansas
Ling Clbl
Mendelssohlen
Dayvedport
Peterson
Leing
Walliam Keek
France
Uni
United States
Reimers Building Plans and Contractors Noted
A Monday dispatch notes bids and contractors for extensions to the Reimers Building on Third Avenue. It lists firms and workers such as Collins Bros Jon Nels Holmberg Plambeck & Jawe tt and Davis Co with plumbing and carpentry work, plus awarded sums including projects at 434 and related fit outs.
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Architect Corvin
Reimer Renners
Third Avenue
Inds
Collins Bros
Jon
Nels Holmberg
Cate Sts
Pliant Plambeck & Jawett Ram
Four Industrial Mines Rebel Against New Eight Hour Scale
Samuel Pas gebstate, organizer of the miners' infirn, passes Rock Island en route to Calhirst to press a campaign with President John M. Piwht. The four Ithinoal Mines defy the new eight hour scale, remaining open with ten hour workdays and lower pay, leaving miners with insufficient wages.
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Samuel Pas@gebstate
Rock Island
Calehirst
John M
Thaom
Sherra Oan
Galghrist
Hinbh
Kingman Faces Assignment with Liabilities near 77 Thousand
Creditors list shows Kingman & Co and several firms including Illinois Steel Co and Torrance & McIntosh among claimants. Estimated assets reach about 150000 with liabilities around 76884 dollars, indicating a significant unsettled financial position.
Verdict Questions Motorman In Rock Island Fatal Car Crash
Jury censures Gust Lindbloom motorman for not exercising proper care after Melvin Carlson, 11, was killed by car No. 45 owned by Tri-City Railway Co. They urge immediate installation of better car guards. Witnesses describe efforts to stop the tram as Melvin approached the track and became entangled in the mechanism.
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Street Railway Company
Melvin Carlson
Blue Line
Bock Island
Tri-City Railway Co
Gust A. Lindbloom
Andrew J Carlson
Rock Island
Melvin
Lindbland
Tran
Avai
Rock Island Adopts Track Ordinances for Peoria Lines
The Rock Island city council approved ordinances granting the Peoria railway rights to lay a second west track from Twenty Street and to share costs with other roads. A second ordinance details additional tracks for a new depot and a two story passenger facility within eight months, with a forfeiture clause if not built. A petition seeks consent to occupy Second Avenue and surrounding streets with the proposed tracks. Cavalry Colonel Fisher is authorized to organize a 10 decqualrymen troop in Henry County, with multiple enrollments across Illinois. Captain Wheeler notes Senate passage of the sundry civil bill funding the Hennepin canal at 1.47 million dollars.
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Rock Island
Peoria
Burlington
Tuesava
Second Avenue
Twenty-first
Twenty-second Streets
Fisher
Hendrick W. Fisher
Swift
Springfield
Ilinois
L. L. Wheeler
Milan
Geneseo
Senate
Coy
Nand
Xnork
Tnos
Poiha
Molme
North Range
Said Enth Avenue
Faventh Avenue
Rock Istan
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Claim Cures
William Elder of Trenton Illinois reports recovery from boils and eczema after using Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills. He claims his boy's eczema cleared with Hood's Peduarie and notes the pills complement the tonic.
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Hood
William Elder
Trenton
Illinois
Strength of Squadrons in Atlantic Fleet Bound for Havana
The Atlantic squadron under Kal Sampson heads to Havana with ships including four 12 inch gun first class battleships and Indiana with 18 inch guns plus numerous cruisers and torpedo craft. Spain’s fleet at Cape Verde totals armored ships and destroyers. Commodore Setfley leads the Massachusetts and Texas with Brooklyn and cruisers Columbia Havana. The Havana and North Atlantic squadrons combine about 16,000 men and 270 guns with additional docks and torpedo forces.
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Atlantic
Kal Sampson
Havana
Indiana
Miantor
New York
Cincinnati
Detroit
Marble Montgomery
Castine
Helena Machias
Spain
Cape Verde Islands
Bne Barbette
Setfley
Massachusetts
Texas
Brooklyn
Columbia
North Atlantic
Pytadron
Drain inspection reveals long crack and poor brick work
The Rac Island council inspected the storm drain at Aram Monday. Engineers noted a 100 foot crack in the arch near the waterworks and bricks near Ninth avenue showing deterioration. Workmen described the drain as second or third rate with poorly filled joints and defective tiling. The stroke mentions volunteers mustered in Springfield and Davenport for the Iowa service.
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Rac Island Council
Aram
Criticia
Laldiermen
Ninth Avenue
Cypenty Fhujrth
Harmon
Perry's Volunteers Are Here Shaping World War Echoes
The poem references Perry's Volunteers and wartime imagery with lines about Europe, Cuba, and Spain. It mentions Rock River and Moline, implying widespread American mobilization and patriotic sentiment. The piece blends symbolic banners and martial imagery to convey homefront resolve.
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Europe
Clehdenin
Perry
Havana
Cuban
Rock River
Spain
Perry'd
Geo Rrchester
True to Yourself and the Karma of Life from Master W Gould
A poetic reflection urging personal integrity and endurance through trials. The speaker cites fate, life’s pattern, and the “Womb of the eight hs” as sources for spiritual mission and growth, ending with a benediction to bless humankind.
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Hell
W. Gould
Washtenaw selects Herbert Slauson as Ann Arbor superintendent
The Washtenaw Evening Times reports Herbert M. Slauson, aged about 46, chosen as Ann Arbor school superintendent. A UM graduate of 1877, he has held posts in Coldwater and Moline and married Clara Conover, sister-in-law of Alderman Hamilton. Telegram notified Moline of the decision.
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Washtenaw Evening Times
Ann Arbor
Herbert M. Slauson
University of Michigan
Coldwater
Moline
I.ile
Fooa Hoth Kalam
Clara Conover
Shauson
Ald. Hamilton
Slausen
Bar on Visitors to Tatertown Hospital Public Hearing
Superintendent E Taylor of Tatertown hospital orders refusal of admission to all visitors for three weeks to allow progress on hospital project. Building lit by electricity. river signs noted as inspiring. Lumber and furniture from old firms released to the hospital, aiding opening preparations.
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Taylor
E. Taylor
Tatertown Hospital
Tayee
Colona News Briefs Include Local Deaths and War Talk
In Colona on April 22 Mrs. Charles Fuller and Mrs. Fuller of Pleasant Valley visited three months. Miss Dora Weed of Moline visited here last week. School trustees H. Weeds and R. R. Sherrill were reelected. Addison Simpkins of Green River died after heart disease at the depot on April 17. Funeral held Tuesday. Angelina Simpkins attended her uncle's funeral. Sylvester Chambers signs up for the navy in Davenport. A war demonstration with fireworks and cannon fired here Wednesday. George G. Wirt and Smith Cox of Alpha Nursery were here to defend a suit. Putnam man from Aledo moved to resist ferry. Two Spring Valley men sought work. one died after being struck by a freight train near the Water tank. Mrs. Go L. Elwell of Roseland visited ill mother Mrs. Charles Bauwin this week.
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Spring Valley
Colona
Harles Fuller
Plessant Valley
Dora Weed
Moling
Weeds
R. R. Sherrill
Addison Simpkins
Green River
Mather
George G. Wirt
Alpha Nursery
Mr. Cox
N. Bassett
Aledo
B. F. Ge i
Watertown
A. T. Perkins
Putam
Amd
Whursday
Blossomburg
Slo
Geneseo
Go L. Elwell
Roesland
Charles Bauwin
Thirty fifth anniversary thanks from Mn asp Mrs Hevey Exursa
Cleaveland, I April 23. We express thanks to friends and relatives of Moline for their kindness in celebrating our thirty fifth anniversary and for the presents received. Yours respectfully. Mn. asp Mrs. Hevey Exursekwort.
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Moline
Hevey
Kidney health ad advertised pills travel through Moline
The piece recalls local residents discussing kidney issues and a reader noting a pill advertisement from a Wan Clg store. It mentions muscle pain and the search for relief, with references to Milburn and Varun Wielnen Dilly.
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Penth Avenue
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