Rock Island Mystery Ends in Wedding Plan and Death
John W. Freel 60, a retired farmer from Little York Illinois, died in Rock Island under suspicious circumstances after arranging to wed Mrs Alice McCoy also of Little York. An autopsy was ordered and the coroner's jury adjourned for a week after hearing testimony.
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Cordusa
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Roosevelt mingles with coal miners in Wyoming Valley
Theodore Roosevelt toured 150 miles of Wyoming Valley mountain towns August 4 meeting workers from break boys to summer visitors at Glen Summit Springs. He greeted all with the same smile and delighted in talking with wage earners under ground. An Irish woman in Wyoming hailed Teddy and praised his looks, while priests and John Mitchell accompanied him on the tour.
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President Taft to Speak at National Conservation Congress
St Paul Augy 4 President Taft will attend the national conservation congress at St Paul Sept 5 and address the gathering He will also visit Minneapolis and St Paul Governor Eberhart confirms the president has accepted to speak with politics barred and no reference to the Ballinger Pinchot controversy Knute Nelson will be on the pre
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National Conservation Congress
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Prizes to be awarded at 1909 apple show in Spokane
Five hundred dollars in cash prizes will be awarded in special contests for displays of apples at the third national apple show in Spokane November 14 to 19. Prizes by region include first $75 and second $25 for Eastern Middle-Western Southern and Western groups, with foreign entries eligible for the final prize. Past participation included 11 foreign entries and 125 to 150 total expected entries.
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Want Speghalley to Build New Jail Petition Drives Tax
Petitions circulating seek a special tax to fund a new county jail. The plan calls for a levy between 30 cents and 1 dollar per capita, about five mills, to be voted in the upcoming fall election. The drive cites unsanitary and inadequate jail conditions and cites grand jury reports.
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Seventeen Deaths Reported at Soldiers Home in July
Seventeen residents died at the Soldiers' Home during July, higher than the usual rate. The list includes soldiers from Illinois and Ohio units such as George Knapp Co D 136th Illinois, Joseph Luderl, Charles McMurray Co F 2d Illinois Cavalry, John Spruce Co B 44th Illinois, and others with furloughs or revivals noted.
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Miss Anna Westman Dies in Cleveland
Miss Anna Westman longtime Moline native and Augustana College alumna class of 1892 died in Cleveland of heart failure. Burial held there after a return visit during Augustana jubilee. class reunion noted with all eighteen members present. Also mentions local deaths including H T Bushnell, August Lloyd, John Vanderberg, Rudolph Sorenson, J H O g Petersen, Peter DeSmet. obituaries recall family ties and careers in Davenport Rock Island area.
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Electrified Freight Locomotives Revamp Western Traction
Electric interurban railways push into heavy freight as new 34 foot steel body locomotives with 200 HP motors and 60 percent overload capability begin ordered. These powerful engines, capable of pulling thirty to forty freight cars, signal a shift from passenger to freight use and could reshape western traction operations.
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Pearl Found In Fox River Clam Worth Big Sum Refused
Raymond Brown of Savanna Illinois found a large perfect pearl in a clam along the Fox River. A fellow hunter said the gem could fetch about $15, but Brown refused an immediate $100 offer and kept the prize for later appraisal.
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Olamba Wins Saratoga Handicap Title
Olamba captured the Saratoga handicap at Saratoga New York on Aug 4 securing a $7,000 purse over a mile and 9 furlongs. Ballot finished second with Stanley Fay in third as the race clocked 3 08 3 5.
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Low water halts arsenal shops and power plant work
Unusually low Mississippi water halted government power plant operation at the arsenal forcing temporary shop shutdowns. Commandant Hubbs warns continued low water could require long outages and seeks independent power options as forecasters predict further falls with little relief in sight.
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Qrsenal
Cat Story Relates to Rabies Fear on Gammes Street
A cat bitten by a dog believed mad was taken to a clinic after biting a man named Solmer on Gamnes Street. The dog was killed at the time, and Jem Ryan owns the cat that had been injured last spring by a mad dog.
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Tailor Jack Aubry Weds In Express Train Welcome
A bustling reception greeted Jack Aubry upon arrival in a Chicago bride and groom rode in an express wagon to Erickson Home. The wedding party then moved to Mrs E G Frickgen's residence for a four course dinner amid music and public merriment.
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Endorsement decisions shape two republican candidates
The Rock Island Republican committee endorsed Campbell Abbey and Landee for state office and voted to nominate two Republican candidates to contest the Illinois legislature. An afternoon meeting in Keck Island confirmed the two-candidate plan for the senate and house races amid discussion of records and fitness of incumbents.
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Man killed as he tried to board moving train near Davenport
Robert Swales, 22, of Clinton, was instantly killed last night at 8:45 near the Davenport end of the Government Bridge when he attempted to climb onto a northbound Barrington passenger train and fell beneath the wheels. He was trying to reach the top of a coach when the accident occurred.
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Hanson to Head Knights of Pythias Drill Contests
J Carting of Macon Georgia succeeds Hansas as vice chancellor and drill contests are on. Supreme lodge competition set to be staged in winter, with nominees including George M Hansen of Calais Maine and Thomas Steedhamer of Macon among candidates for supreme chancellor and other high posts.
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Grand Army Day program at Rack River assembly
Yesterday marked Grand Army day at the Rack River assembly with Captain Isaac Villars of New Lenox delivering the principal address on heroes and patriots. Mme Schumann Hetok is scheduled for a concert Saturday at the auditorium.
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Man shoots wife over divorce suit filed
An enraged husband shoots and kills his wife after she sought a divorce. The incident, described in court filings, notes the couple’s fractured marriage and the husband’s alleged motive in denying the divorce.
Cincinnati Population Rises to 364 463 in Census
Census figures show Cincinnati with a population of 364 463, an increase of 43 563 since 1900. In Berlin, police ban underage children from attending moving picture shows after 9 p m under penalties.
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