Ten Hours a Day Wage Increase for Tri-City Railway Employees
A final conference adopted a three year wage scale for Tri-City Railway Co. workers effective June 1 1910. Trainmen will earn 21 to 24 cents per hour with 26 cents for over three years. car washers and repairers receive 5 to 10 percent raises. Ten hour days and nine hour minimum pay are set, with a grievance board for unresolved issues and arbitration if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City Railway Co
Mississippi Valley Traction Co
Davenport
Archie Hart
Division
Coal Valley Social Roundup Dates and Visits
Coal Valley April 26 report lists Fred Gregg as county seat business caller. Tri city visitors include Rev Mr and Mrs West and several residents visiting Moline Rock Island Milan and Davenport for eye specialist meetings teacher gatherings and church business. Local residents frequent Rock Island Moline Milan and rural areas with numerous family visits and travel between the three cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Valley
Fred Gregg
Tri-City
West
Wylie
Grandjean
John Schroeder
McGimpsey
William Frederick
Hayes
Ruth
Helen
Moline
Craig
Rock Island
Nicoly
Sarah
Stillman City
Niecely
Gertie
Rose Altman
Beck Ioland
Murphy
Watt Mg Eidobe Lechan
Galen
Pleasant F Cox
Mr Reeves
Spee Ee
D B. Hoffman
Earl L. Baker
Bernice Wagner
Ethel Adams
Viola Ross
Hedwig Roesner
Jennie Cronholm
Frances Becker
Hazel Aldrich
Lillian Stultz
Lois Stultz
J W Dormandy
Freda Zude
Frances Baker
Ll. State Penitentiary
Carlson Bros
A. B
Cox & Sons
Fred L. Moran
Moline Mall and Journal
Chas Erickson
J P Peterson
Moline Heat
C Co
Herald Ptg & Pub. Co
Stoehr & Bchndt Coal Co
John F Lindvall
Mueller Lum. Co
Wm. Josephson
Jeanette R. Willey
D. B. Hoffman
James Fox
Tricity Piano Co
A. Flanagan Co
City of
Harry G. Posten, Inc
A. D. Taft
Aldrich & Petter
Labor
Aup
R. W. Reeve
Southeast Bluff Improvement group rejects six rides for 26 cents
Residents urge council to pass franchise to extend Blue line to the bluff district. A committee including T E Resner Theodore Truxell George Ellingsworth Albert Eihl and William Carstens will press the need for fares of six rides for 26 cents and universal transfers but oppose concessions that might scuttle the franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Bluff
Southeast End Bluff
The
Improvement Association
Franchises delay Moline car line extension works
Residents await the car line expansion into the southeast territory as franchise ordinances pass. President Porter vows start of extension once approved with plans for accompanying tea houses. Officials say timetable targets before fall completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty SY Pa ‘Rock
Islana
Daresport
Moline
Howes
Goon
Porter
Talent Booked for Tower Chautauqua Opening Program
Nine days of Chautauqua will run July 16 to 24 at the Watch Tower with a tent seating 300. Notables include Judge Sadler Senator Delliver ex Governor Hoch and Lou J Beauchamp. Elsie Brown oversees children activities and drills. Nortons Chautauqua band and orchestra perform with speakers such as James K Griffis Carrie Nation Ollie of Kentucky and Senator Dolliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Sadler
Senator Delliver
Lou J. Beauchamp
Hoch
E. S. Kindley
Silvis
Watch Tower
Elsie Brown
Misa Brown
Velie Stock Car Skids Into Pole At Fifth and Seventh
A Velie stock car fresh from the factory was wrecked at 7 15 am Tuesday on Fifth avenue and Seventh street. Traveling west at a high speed it skidded on wet pavement and struck a telephone pole, crushing the rear left wheel. The car facing east settled against the pole, which moved an inch in the impact. The driver was in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velie
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Street
Boulevard
Velic
Carlson Estate to Benefit Augustana and Local Orgs
Report states the John B. Carlson estate near Rock Island is valued around 45000. The will, to be filed this week, leaves 1000 to Augustana College and Theological Seminary along with gifts to two churches and the Lutheran Orphans’ Home at Dover. Carlson owned farms at Osceola and Orion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Carlson
Rock Island
Court House
Augustana College and Theological Seminary
Henne
Andover
Carlson
Augustana College
Osee
Orion
Boulevard Plantings to Fix Damaged Grounds in Edgewood Park
Park Superintendent Christ F. Gaetter of Rock Island says about $500 will be spent on flowering plants for the Seventh avenue boulevard in Edgewood park this season. Hard winter and recent cold spells damaged perennials, forcing reliance on annuals. many grasses were reseeded and 16,000 to 20,000 plants are under glass in Long View Park for Island City beautification this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Avenue
Edgewood Park
Christ F. Gaetter
Rock Island
East End
Tri-Cities
Augustana College
Spencer and Garnsey
Gaetjer
Long View Park
Island
East Moline Board Organizes New Year I Board
Official proceedings outline the East Moline board of education organizing the new board replacing a late April meeting. Members present approve minutes, set committees, adjust secretary salary, assign teachers and janitors, and review semi annual receipts and expenditures with many named individuals and local vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline Board
East Moline
Board of Education
Hazel Aldrich
Anderson
Larson
Reeve
Garrett
Peterson
Lundquist
Willey
J Clendenin
East Moline Mercantile Co
Erick J Larson
Carlson Bros
Herald Printing & Pub. Co
Uv Herald Printing & Pub. Co
Jeannette Willey
de Larson
Undquist
John A. Goodmanson
Grenell
Goodmanson
Moline
G. J. Peterson
H. S. Crossley
A. Cartwright
Dr. Hoffman
Hedwig Roesner
Jennie Cranholm
Ethel Adams
Frances Becker
Isfliian Stults
Ceee Eee
Viola Rosseo Seer
Chas. Erickson
Lincoln
R R_ Roberts
John Deere
J P Peterson
Jeannette R Willey
Crossley
Jeannette R. Willey
Secy Township
Mo Line Plow To Rebuild Mandt Wagon Plant At Stoughton
The Mandt Wagon Co plant at Stoughton Wisconsin will be rebuilt at once with an estimated cost of about 500000. AC Stouffer will supervise the work and a new brick and steel blacksmith shop 162 by 182 feet will be built. The project includes a gear shop mill room four stories high and multiple auxiliary buildings with the plant operating during reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Plow Co
Mandt Wagon Co
Stoughton
Wis
A C Stouffer
Dblacksmith
Prisoner Foiled In Escape From Rock Island Market Break
J. B. Morgan caught Friday night near Schroeder's meat market on Twentyeth street after three men tried to force entry. Neighbors alerted police. two accomplices George Williams and J. E. Morgan were seized. Morgan escaped a locked cell by removing a floor register, but an officer halted his attempt to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Morgan
Rock Island
Schroeder
Liberty
Fail to Appreciate Value of the Census
C F Urantz secretary of the civic commission explains the mishandling of 3000 census cards sent to city boarding houses. Many landlords did not follow instructions. some destroyed or left cards blank, and some refused to provide boarder counts. Credit will be given for populated schedules though many details remain untracked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C F Urantz
Civic Commission
Pames
Old Review Board Named by Olmsted
County Judge Robert W Olmsted announced the appointment of the board of review of assessments. The full 1909 board is reappointed with Henry Jo Gripp of Moline and Attorney Robert R Reynolda of Rock Island named. George H Richmond, chairman of the board of supervisors, serves as a member by virtue of his office. Sessions will begin about July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W Olmsted
Board of Review of Assessments
Henry Jo Gripp
Moline
Robert R Reynolda
Rock Inland
George H Richmond
Board of Supervisors
Ordinance Passed Over Mayor's Veto in Rock Island
The Rock Island city council by eleven to two vote on April 21 over Mayor McCaskiin’s veto extended the Trinity Railway Co franchise six years while authorizing a $1,000,000 investment for new buildings and factory district streets, with the Plow Co. streets vacated to expand the plant and additional railroad work promised. The plan includes new Long View line development, a Thirty-eighth Street link, more city lines, street sprinkling, $25,000 for bridge repairs, and a minimum fifty cent meter rate for lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Trinity Railway Co
McCaskiin
Rock Island Plow Co
Tri-City Railway Co 18
Street Railway Company
Long View
Thirty-eighth Street
Seventh
Eighteenth Avenues
Hnea
Rock River
Second Avenue
Fourth
John Barrett Finds Safety in Numbers
The Chicago Record-Herald reviews Washington eligibles under the banner Want a Husband and highlights John Barrett of the Bureau of American Republics as a prominent, sociable bachelor. It notes his charm and ability to attract attention among society women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Washington
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Dilworth Boys Drowned After Fall Into Oregon Reservoir
Word reaches friends of W H Dilworth that his two sons, aged 9 and 11, drowned days ago after falling into a reservoir near their Enterprise Oregon home. Dilworth, once a Moline resident and Unitarian pastor, has since edited a weekly in Enterprise after earlier newspaper work in Rock Island and Desaulniers & Co. Also notes a painter’s unreliability and Mrs Elisabeth Rowland’s return to Chicago after a ten day Tri-Cities visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W H Dilworth
Moline
Dilworths
Enterprise
Oregon
Dilworth
Desaulniers & Co
Rock Island
Newa
Union
Elisabeth Rowland
Chicago
Tri-Cities
Royal Neighbors School May 4 in Rock Island
State officers will attend a May 4 Royal Neighbors of America instructional meeting in Rock Island to exemplify work for the 16 county camps. Local camp representatives, plus state officials, will participate to keep interest in organized work alive. Mrs R B Lourig and two children return from a Montvers visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Royal Neighbors of America
Administration Nominees for Mo line Club Officers
Nomination committee named the Mo line club administration ticket with A T Foster as President and L E Nutt, C H Rogers, George H Owen, F C Lundberg as officers. May holds the annual election and a rival ticket may be announced before voting day. Directors listed include S Kerns A K M Curdy and Henry H Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Club
Harold Hemenway
R. B. Lourie
J B Oakleaf
C. H. Ainaworth
F T Windle
A. T. Foster
L. E. Nutt
C. H. Rogers
George H. Owen
C. F Lundberg
C. S. Kerns
A. K. M. Curdy
Henry H. Hansen
Obituary notices from Hampton and Rock Island infirmary
George Smith of Hampton aged 68 died at Watertown hospital from brain trouble. Emanuel Smith survives him in Hampton. John E. Candell, 61, died at Rock Island county infirmary from heart trouble. funeral was held Wednesday. Dorothy Lundberg, 14, from 1614 Fourth Avenue, died Friday morning after brief heart illness. born August 27 1900 and attended Washington school. two brothers survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Hampton
Watertown Hospital
Emanuel Smith
John E. Candell
Rock Island County Infirmary
Dropeg
Dorothy Lundberg
Fourth Avenue
Washington School
Cari M Lundberg
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Counties
A batch of marriage licenses details unions between several couples from Rock Island Etna Indiana Moilan and Cam bridge including Marion Wood Mise Elizabeth Pyle August H Bischof Mise Anna Swanson Paul Henry Heyn Mabel Irene Anderson Alfons Bruyncoghe and Pha rallde De Pauwels. The notice also references corrections and local civil records tied to these licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion B. Wood
Rock Island
Mise Elizabeth Pyle
Etna Greda, Ind
August H. Bischof
Moiran
Mise Anna Swanson
Coloea
Paul Henry Heyn
Woodhull
Mabel Irene Anderson
Cambridge
Alfons Bruyncoghe
Mise Pharallde de Pauwels
Moline
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Prigay
Tae Coop
Wiliasa Craig
Benjemin
Lievena
Fred
Joe Scott
James Lees
Lyle
James Sackville
Freddie Radioff
Benjamin Fudy
John Schaeffer
Nightingale
Jeanette Martin
R L. Wilson
H R. Martin
John Thamnanny
Bluff
Ling
Tower Chautauqua
Kindley
Eant
Augustana
Ini
Chris. F. Gaetter
Fair
Lasdéquist
Reeve Way
Cartwright
Swan Peterson
Claus Landquist
Claus Lundquist
Mavadi
Mandt Wagon Company
Olmsted
Tri-City Railway
Plow Company
Baltimore American
Royal Neighbors’ School
R. B. Lourig
Montvers, Ale
Teland Road
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