Ends His Worry by Taking Life in Bedroom
A man shoots himself in his bedroom using a pillow to muffle the report to avoid disturbing his family at dinner. He is found by his wife who reports the tragedy.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
2
Local businessman Albert N King Dies By Suicide
Albert N King, 36, owner of Square Deal Electrical Store at 1520 Second Avenue, shot himself Sunday afternoon at his home on 1916 Third Avenue after a despondent spell tied to business troubles and ill health. He died at 5:30 at City Hospital. A Moine resident for 16 years, King had worked as an electrician before starting his own business with past roles at Central Union Telephone Co and Tri-City Electric Co. No warning preceded the act. coroners inquest offered one clue about financial worry. He leaves a wife and two young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert N King
Square Deal
Third Avenue
City Hospital
King
Moine
Central Union Telephone Co
Tri-City Electric Co
William Samith
Moline
Sunday Evangelist Likely to Visit Moline in 1909
Rev J W Edwards of First Methodist reports talks with Evangelist Billy Sunday about a formal invitation to speak in Moline, with Sunday favorably impressed. A formal acceptance awaits ministerial union approval and scheduling conflicts may affect his appearance, including a potential engagement in Galesburg this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W Edwards
First Methodist Church
Savanna
Billy
Maine
Sundays
Edwards
Mr Sunday
Moline
Sunday
Mr Edwards
Galesburg
Iowa Man Dies by Own Hand After Business Woes
The coroner's jury heard that King, a native of Independence born February 10, 1872, shot himself to end mounting business troubles and poor health. The pillow muffled the shot and he held the revolver tightly. he had suffered stomach catarrh and gone days without eating. He leaves a widow Minnie Thomas and two children, Raymond and Lois Irene, with several siblings and parents in Iowa and Illinois. King belonged to the Woodmen of the World and Harrison Mutual Burial association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Iowa
Independence
Minnie Thomas
Moline
Raymond
Lois Irene
B. G. King
L. D Morris
Mra Hovey
Belvidere
Errive
Marshalltown
The
Woodmen of the World
Harrison Mutual Burial Association
Trunk Clue Leads to Brother in Davenport Case
A distressed young woman Swanson arrived in Mollie and was found care of a man named Connor. Police opened her trunk at Burlington and uncovered letters revealing her brother Carl Swaneen, last heard of at Too Sixth Avenue. The 7 weeks old baby, sought by Mrs Connor, has been placed with a Davenport family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seanson
Mollie
Yimn Connords
Wan Sun Day
Carl Swaneen
Steth Avenue
John Hemmingsom
Mire Swanson
St Anthons S Hospital
Mra O'Connor
Davenport
Connor
Mr West
Andalusia
Fred Clemens
Bowditch Street
Death of Central fire horse Charley mourned by crew
Firemen at Central station mourn the death of Charley the department's best horse. Used for years on the chemical wagon he was valued at 600 dollars. He grew ill after a practice run Saturday forenoon and died despite a prompt retreatary surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Charley
Marked Progress Under Col Blunt at Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island Arsenal reports steady gains under Colonel Blunt noting more than half of the 45 year wage fund paid out in the last decade and 85 percent of machinery in use. New buildings and a small arms plant with daily capacity of 225 rifles sonted as grounds improved. The colonel relinquishes command after ten and a half years, thanking officers foremen and employees for support enabling the arsenal’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Arsenal
War Department
Ordnance Department
USS A
S Eir Blunt
Big gains under Blunt regime at Rock Island Arsenal
A decade and a half of expansion under Colonel Blunt reports rising employment from 4 to 10000 workers, wage growth from 2 to 100000 dollars, and major upgrades. It notes $4.0 million in buildings and $1.0 million in new machinery, plus addition of shops and a transformed island landscape into a park with 22 miles of roads.
Arsenal Post Changes Under New Command at Springfield
Colonel F B Hobbs assumed command of the local arsenal, with no public changes planned for now. Passes issued by Colonel Blunt remain valid until further orders as Mrs Hobbs and daughters adjust, while Blunt departs August 9 to take command in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsenal
Blunt
Hobbs
Springfield
Mass
Frank H Phipps
Katherine Blunt
University of Chicago
Pratt Imstitute of
Brooklyn
Evelyn Blunt
Davenport
A. Ficke
Frances
Tragic Train Fatality In Davenport Blink
Frank Schaulep of Cambridge Newfoundland dies after being struck by the Southwest Limited on the D R I and NW tracks at Main Street Davenport. He lost his right leg, left foot, and endured multiple injuries before dying at St Luke's hospital six hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schaulep
Cambridge
St. Lukes Hospital
Southwest Limited
Main Street
Davenport
St Luke's Hospital
Davenport Saloons Targeted Under Mulct Law Crusade
Davenport reformer P H Kemmerer, aided by attorney W Neal, filed suits against 27 saloonkeepers to enforce or reform under the Iowa mulct law. Hearing set for August 19, and 212 saloon owners are named defendants as the effort aims to curb wide rooms and other conditions. Each injunction carries a $25 plaintiff fee and a lien on property, with potential total earnings seen as a key incentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
H Kemwerer
W Neal
Kemmerer Waka
Messrs. Neal and Kemmerer
Capstone Shipped for Campbell's Island Monument
News notes the capstone for the Campbell's Island monument was shipped from Mt Alry North Carolina on July 30. Plans for mounting four War of 1813 howitzers donated by the United States government are being drafted in Chicago and will be built by the streetcar company after monument completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell's Island Monument
Mt. Alry
N. C
United States
Chicago
Rock Island Settlers Plan August Reunion at Watch Tower
The Rock Island County Settlers Association executive committee arranged an August 29 reunion at Watch Tower Rock Island, with B. Marshall to speak and a mortuary list and longest continuously resident prize. A committee was named to raise funds to cover Davenport homestead restoration costs and fund a marker for Col. Davenport’s grave using an Indian grave marker design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Settlers’ Association
J. H. Cleland
Watch Tower
Old Letters’ Association
Scott County
Davenport
Arsenal Island
J EL Cleland
Thos, Campbell
William Jackson
B. Marshall
Phil Mitchell
M J McEniry
J G@ Heck
Misses Davenport
Association
George Davenport
Union Congreational Church to Call Rev Grantham as Pastor
Union Congregational of Ridgeview voted to extend a unanimous call to Rev L J Grantham of Ashburn Illinois to succeed Rev Henry Harris as pastor. Grantham, 60, will arrive to take charge early in September after two trial sermons. The church will have him devote full time to Union and deliver one Sunday sermon at Help chapel in Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
Ridgeview
L. J Grantham
Ashbum
Ill
Henry Harris
Grantham
Chicago
Union Congregational
Help Chapel
South East Bluff
Moline
Plymouth Church
Union Church
East Moline
Watertown Hospital
New Connecticut Captain Praises Battlefleet Traditions
Hugo Osterhaus, newly named captain of the battleship Connecticut, is toasted in New York as he recalls veteran sailors. A faded reminiscence quotes him lamenting the vanished elder seaman and sharing old sea tales about stubborn beards and wartime humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Osterhaus
Connecticut
New York
Captain Ostrehaus
Qne
Cheltback
Bill
Davenport Desk Sergeant Drops Dead in Street
Davenport police desk sergeant Bayley Cook collapsed at 8 20 am near Locust and Farnham streets after alighting from a streetcar. The middle aged 200 pound officer, reported for duty that day a long time resident and family man, died of a heart ailment believed to have caused the sudden death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayley Cook
Locust
Farnham
Mr.Cook
Ula
Davenport
Torpedo Explosion Injures Burlington Agent
L. C. Lewis, agent for the Burlington and Milwaukee roads at East Ma line, was severely injured Saturday when his railroad velocipede rode over a torpedo set as an alarm. A tin fragment gashed his right leg and severed an artery, keeping him confined to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Lewis
Burlington and
Milwaukee Roads
East Maline
Man Arrested After Knife Attack on Wife in Rock Island
Arthur Burris a light complexioned man from Rock Island attacked his wife Minne Van Hoorbeke at Major Riche’s residence with a pocketknife during a morning quarrel. Mrs Burris injured with cuts above the left eye and on the face. Burris fled to a ferry but was arrested on the Iowa side and jailed. no charges filed until injuries are assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Burris
Rock Island
C. 8. Riche
Burtia
Minne van Hoorbeke
Riche
Burtig
Burris
Davenport
Iowa
Mules Recovered and Farmer Faces Loss in Iowa
Emil Bogaert returned from Cedar Rapids with a wagon and horses and recovered the mules his driver Henry Rodehaven allegedly stole. Rodehaven traded the mules to Henry Oppenmeier near Vining for four horses and cash, and Oppenmeier later bought back the team, trading a buggy and adding cash to complete the deal. Bogaert now seeks recovery of $305 while the Iowa farmer faces questions over the tangled exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Bogaert
Cedar Rapids
Henry Rodehaven
Iowa
Bogaert
Rodehaven
Charles Ostergrant
Mollmer
Vining
Ilo
Moline
Henry Oppenmeter
Eli, Io
Oppenmeier
teYner
Bognert
Cedar-Rapids
Ostergrant
Horaes
Man Held on Charges in Burlington Child Abduction Case
In police court, Peter R. Ingleson outlined charges against Bert Williams for abducting and assaulting Delle Cowdery, a 14 year old, with Williams held to the grand jury in 2600 dollars bond. Mrs. Sadie Perdue testified to aiding Williams and paying travel, while Williams sat impassive through most of the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter R. Ingleson
Berty Williamas
Delle Cowdery
Z. B. Cowdery
Smith & White
Williams
Gustafa
Delia
Lberty
Burlington
Moine
Sadie Perdue
Columbus Junction
Wiliams
L.M Magill
A. H. Kohler
Perdue
Moline
Williama
Iowa
Miisola
Della Cowdéry
Perdus
Corbin Horé
Wil Jams
Buslington
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. N. King
Fim
Val
Thera Avene
Fred Moran
Morants
Wes
Studis
Rsse
Aeverine
Wits
Hilt
Mia
Kiju
Fred
Ridgeview Church
Moline Moor
Hin
Ara
D Tna
Sim Lal
Pike’s Peak
Stevens & CO
Sayin
Col. Blunt
Chinery
COI
Rease
Amall Arma
Onel Blunt
Aken
Ordnance Salon
Schauler
Monument OF the D. A. R
Campbell's Island
Caet Venkat Ou
Plaix of John
Scott Pioneers
C. B
Marshall Speaker
Col. Davenport
Red Man
Daivenport
Ham
East Marine
Calif
Farmer
Charles
Ian Sre Ee
Naman
Lippincott’s
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