Tragedy on the Mississippi A Chicago Family Sails Drownings
Mothers mourn as seven children and young adults vanish after a sailing trip on the Mississippi. Leonard Rodelius saves Bessie Johnson and George Rodelius but rescue comes too late for others. Coroner's jury blames overloaded boat and calls for safer river practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apere
Leonard Rodelius
Bessie Johnson
George Rodelus
Chicago
Ater
William Rathburn
George
Miss Bessie
A. J. Benson
Third Avenue
A. Johnson
Gail
Wing Dam
Rathburn
George Rodelius
Leonard
Charles Rodelius
Bessie
Agnes Rodelius
Lilley Rodelius
Arvid Rodelius
Arthur Lindquist
Mississippi River
Railroads Avert Strike With Wage Raises Across 50 Lines
Committees from two organizations secured wage increases for freight and passenger staff on the Missouri Kansas Texas and other lines. Over fifty railroads affecting about 40 000 workers implemented new schedules, boosting annual pay by millions and reshaping train operations with longer trains and fewer engines. Chief Conductor Clark notes most managers accept limits on double headers, avoiding two engines on shorter trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Northern Lines
Great Northern & Northern Pacific
Chicago
Wabash
Chicago & Alton
Northwestern
St Paul
Illinoig Central
Rock Island
St. Paul
New Orleans
Clark
Prosperity Lodge No. 704 Opens in Davenport
Davenport welcomes Prosperity lodge No. 704 as the Odd Fellows assist in the opening ceremony. The event drew a sizable crowd and marks a new chapter for the local fraternal group and community services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Lodge
Davenport
Sears Track to Be Rebuilt as Bridges Strengthened
Peace talks between Milan and Sears and the Tri City Railway Co. end with twenty year franchises giving right of way and promises of major improvements. Sears line to Milan to be abandoned after bridges are reinforced. electric service to start once bridges are ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Milan
Tri-City Railway Co
Seary
Lardner
Watertown Farewell Reunion for Odell Family
A four generation gathering near Watertown on July 31 marked S W Odell and family preparing to move to Los Angeles. Guests included Alice Sutley and Martha Champson with others enjoying swinging, rowing and a fine dinner as well wishes for health and prosperity in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Ill
S. W. Odell
Los Angeles
Cal
Here
John Odell
Alice Sutley
South Moline
Martha Champson
Hampton
Odell
California
Judson Long
East Moline
Ada Pruessing
Norma Shrader
Moline
Luther Peterson
R. Jayne
State Board of Charities
C. J. Wright
J. P. Pierce
Carpenter Force
Charles Frerksen
Rapids City
J. M. Corbin
George Boyle
W. M. Driggs
Rock Island
A. W. Esterdah
William Johnson
Manuel Petergon
F. W. Gould
D. B. Munger
Princeton
A. H. Kohler
T. J. Wood
James King
Bushnell
William Rock
Canton
W. Kerley
Edward Sampson
Andrew Beckman
Oakland
Neb
C. A
Az Oi
Weather summary for July shows slight rainfall rise and mild temps
Weather observer in Davenport reports July mean temperature at 75 degrees, matching the long term average. July saw 4.47 inches of rain, 0.81 inches above the 32 year average, with 18 clear days and a heaviest rainfall of 1.24 inches on the 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Bureau
Botanic Blood Balm touted as eczema cure by ad
An advertisement for Botanic Blood Balm claims it cures eczema itching skin ulcers pimples and boils by purifying the blood. It offers free samples and medical advice from the Blood Balm Co with mentions of Atlanta Georgia and Davenport turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Moline
Fifteenth” Street
Fifth Avenue
Jury panels drawn for September term in circuit court
Two panels of petit jurors were drawn on Monday for the September term. First panel includes judges and residents from Andalusia Buffalo Prairie Moline Rock Island Edgington Hampton Porto Byron South Moline Zuma and others with jurors listed by town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firet
Andalusia
James G. Britton
Black Hawk
O. F. Anderson
Geo
Mill Buffalo Prairie
Nelson Lewis
Drury
J. L. Warman
Edward Reynolds
Edgington
William Doonan
Hampton
August Gerhardt
William Hints
William Mohr
John Glans
Moline
C. F. Claspell
Fred Hamm
Dennis Kelly
Charles Engstrom
Peter Olson
William L. Goodnow
O. 0. Hammerquist
Reinhold Foerster
George Richards
Canoe Creek
Mike O’donnell
Coe
J. W. Cox
Cordova
H. A. Hunt
Ebin Dill
William Gainey
H. L. Bullen
Frank Berry
Eric Johnson
C. Lindstrom
Eli de Rey
Bert Malcolm
J. Hammerich
Otto Mumm
Swan Nelson
Rock Island
John Schaab
William Sehnert
Phil Wildher
F. C. Channon
Wisconsin couple wed on Madison excursion despite five day rule
Two Moline residents, O. G. Osterman and Miss Nettie Lofquist, used a Retail Merchants' trip to Madison to marry. A state law requires a five day waiting and publication period for licenses, but a judge waived it after obtaining two witnesses. The couple were joined by Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Swanson, and the ceremony proceeded. The pair are well known in Moline and the union is hoped to be a happy one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rodelius
August Rodelius
Chicago
Mr. Rodelius
Rathburn
Leonard
Wisconsin
Madison
Capitol City
O. G. Osterman
Nettie Lofquist
Christopher Lofquist
Twelfth Street
C. V. Swanson
Nettié Lofquist
CO. Gi ‘Osterman
Couple to Begin Housekeeping on the Rock Island Bluff
Williams, White & Co. businessman is wed to the daughter of Mr and Mrs M Bisbing of Rock Island. The groom joins Company F Sixth Illinois in Springfield for a week of camp life before living with the bride's parents until September 1 to start housekeeping on the bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams, White & Co
Illinois Regiment
M. Bisbing
Thirty-eighth Street
Rock Island
Michigan
Springfield
Company F
Grocer Robert Kuschmann to Transfer to Son Monday
Robert Kuschmann a longtime Rock Island grocer at 2207 Fourth avenue will pass active management of his 28 year business to his son Robert Kuschmann Jr on Monday. The transfer marks a family continuity plan for the storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kuschmann
Fourth Avenue
Rock Island
Robert Kuschmann, Jr
Markets Report From Moline and Rock Island
TheMarkets section lists grain and livestock prices for Moline and Rock Island with corrected figures from local brokers Brown and Tun and Ransom. It includes Timothy oats corn upland coal dairy butter eggs apples and potatoes with bid and ask ranges and noted corrections by local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown & Christun & Ransom
Rock Island
R. O. Benson and
Paasig Bros
Esceeies
Advertised Letter List No 5 at Moline Iowa 1903
Week ending August 6 1903 contains names of intended recipients including Anderson Hermgan Beck Herbert M Butner David Connelly Dan Danilson Mrs Eaton Thomas Ekstrom Mrs Ervin M C Exner Poul E Giuseppe Manzoine Ti Marino Loml Gustafson Mrs Axel Hasselroth A Hopp Miss Anna Johansson Alfrid Johnson Wm Kerr Miss Nor McMichael Mrs Mary EB Miller Wm Jr Murray Mrs Grace Oleson Chan Parkes Miss Elizabeth Shelton Isaac Singert Mrs A Smith Miss Le Walton Miss Adah Wells Miss Grace Williamson Fr B GEO H McKINLEY P M List of letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Anderson
Hermgan Beck
Herbert M. Butner
David Connelly
Dan Danilson
Eaton
Thos. Ekstrom
Ervin
M. C. Exner
Poul E. Giuseppe Manzoine
Ti Marino
Gunlemsen
Loml Gustafson
Axel BE. Hasszelroth
A. Hopp
Anna Johansson
Alfrid Johnson
Wm. Kerr
Nor McMichael
Mary EB. Miller
Murray
Grace Oleson
Chan Parkes
Elizabeth Shelton
Isaac Singert
A. Smith
le Walton
Adah Wells
Grace Williamson
B. Geo
H. M’kinley
P. M
Asec
Davenport man ends his life after paralysis pain
Joseph Howell, 56, commits suicide near Davenport on Center avenue just outside city limits. He had suffered paralysis and loss of mobility, with family care noted by a Davenport sister and another relative in Chattanooga Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Howell
Center Avenue
Davenport
Howell
Chattan Tenn
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Geo. E. Holt
Foreman
ED. Jones
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E. P,. Rundquist
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C. H. Goetzman
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Charles Larson
Tricity Railway Co
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Myrtie
W. R. Weldin
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Pearl Banister
Henry Easter
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Robert Porter
Indiana
George Direen
C. O. Hodgson
G. Allsbrow
Fred Meeske
Sherman Cartwright
Carbon Cliff
William Simmons
Ed O’donnell
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Emil Osland
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Asidi
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Kuhnen
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