Merger Company to Organize In-House Streetcar Construction
Officials say only Elm Street Line overhaul will be done this season. Rumors of a break with J G White & Co. are untrue. next spring a heavier construction department will take over remaining work. Weather and paving demands in Moline Rock Island Davenport shape current plans. James F Porter stated the merger will not cease immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. White & Co
Tri-City Railway and Light Co
White
Jas. F. Porter
Construction Department
J G White & Co
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Jas. F. Lardner
Plans for Blue Line relay and Red line renewal in tri city
The Tri City Railway and Light Co plans relay work on the Blue line within Rock Island and renewals on the Red line are deferred due to heavy requisitions in Moline. J G White & Co will form a construction department to handle relinquished work, while merger plans for expansion and property improvements adapt without altering ownership links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lardner
Rimstreet
Mone
Rock Island
Moline
Porter
Aura
Tri-City
Raiway and Light Co
J. G. White & Co
Tahie
July 1907 rainfall ranks fourth highest on record
Observer Sherler of Davenport reports July 1907 rainfall at 7.18 inches, the fourth highest since 1871. Comparable tallies: 1875 9.36, 1880 7.31, 1889 8.25. 1895 saw 4.47 as the heaviest each month since then.
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Sherler
Davenport
From Bread and Cheese to Champagne and Divorces
A pithy Life magazine line reflects a shift in social customs from simple meals and affection to luxury celebrations and high profile splits. The quote contrasts everyday sustenance with extravagant banquets and public divorces.
Disorderly conduct case dismissed in double wedding scandal
Four defendants including Mrs Florence Peterson Mrs Mariel Quandt and the Le Selle brothers were tried in police court on a disorderly conduct charge. Magistrate Gustafson dismissed the case for lack of evidence as husbands sought grounds for divorce amid a highly publicized inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Peterson
Mariel Quandt
Bo le Selle
Frank le Selle
Castafson
P. R. Ingleson
A H. Kohler
Arthur Peterson
Ernest Quandt
Quandt
Arsenal
Peterson
Will Buck
Draper
le Selle
Vershaw
Paint Fire at Deere Plant Sparks Alarm
A paint fire in the Deere plant fitting shop Friday afternoon started by sparks from an emery wheel igniting dripping paint. A leaking dip tank above allowed paint to accumulate. no damage occurred. Mrs Rosa May Scanlon of Rock Island seeks a divorce from Oliver Scanlon in circuit court filed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere
Rosa May Scanlon
Rock Island
Oliver Scanlon
Clinton
Iowa
P. R. Ingelsons
Representative Lorimer's Walk Leads to Odd Conversation
A Chicago representative Lorimer, famed for walking, travels a conduit road from Washington. A Maryland farmer offers him a gift. They discuss professions amid interrupted chatter about railway accidents and near-misses, ending in a halted exchange.
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Lorimer
Chicago
Washington
Maryland
Mr. Lorimer
Tamasautiian
Hed Lorkner
Marylender-nava
Wills of Upper-End Residents Admitted
The will of George Spaid of Port Byron was admitted to probate. He leaves all personal property and a life interest in real estate to his wife Minerva, then to his children Clyde Spaid and Ora C Moody. Executors named are Minerva Spaid and the will's heirs. The Wainwright will of Hampton township also probate. It gives a life interest to wife Clarinda B Wainwright and, on her death, the residue to six children. Executors named George E Wainwright and S D Wainwright.
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George Spaid
Port Byron
Minerva Spaid
Clyde Spaid
Ora C. Moody
Samuel D Wainwright
Hampton Township
Clarinda B. Wainwright
George E. Wainwright
D. Wainwright
One-Story Dryhouse Planned for Moline Wagon Co Plant
The Moline Wagon Co plans a new brick dryhouse this summer costing about 5000 dollars. It will sit east of the office, beside last year’s dryhouse, with a 69 by 76 foot foundation and space to add two stories later to match the prior building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Wagon Co
Gust Ed & Sons
Winners Earn Chicago Trip For Best Circulation Rise
Arthur Homan of the American News Depot and two carriers, Russel Sundahl and Martin Johnson, lead twenty five agents in achieving the greatest increase in American circulation during April to June. They departed Sunday for a week in Chicago to enjoy baseball and other entertainments as guests of the Chicago American along with other prize winners.
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Arthur Homan
The
American News Depot
Chicago
Chicago American
United States
Holtman
Russel Sundahil
Martin Johnson
Farmer killed in runaway on Davenport farm
Jacob Frel a well known Rock Island county farmer died Thursday after a team of horses ran away on his farm three miles north of Taylor Ridge He was 49 and survived by a widow and three children Coroner Eckhart ruled accidental death Funeral was held Sunday The Davenport hotel project on Second and Perry will be named Hotel Palestine Andreas Amndresszen bought it for 35000 and will run it when opened around October 1 The four story brick hotel will offer sixty rooms and baths.
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Jacob Frel
Taylor Ridge
Ald
Rock Island County
J W Eckhart
Second and
Perry Streets
Davenport
Hotel
Palestine
Andreas Amndresszen
Island
Rock Island
Scott Counties
The Moment's Fact Plays Out in Tiny Exchange
A fragment from a newspaper page captures a child’s spoken line about sharing a Teddy bear. The quote suggests a candid, domestic moment framed in a period tone with a grandmother and child dialogue.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething relief
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pains and colic. It claims to soothe the child and ease diarrhea and gums, selling at twenty five cents per bottle and urging readers to ask for the product by name.
Slight Gains and Losses Under Two-Cent Fare Across Rail System
Analyzing July traffic, railroads report a small rise in travel under the two-cent fare while mileage sales vanished due to discontinuation. July 1907 shows higher general passenger traffic than 1906 once mileage is removed, though joint road rates and interline tickets complicate totals. Traffic shifts and rate-book delays hinder through passage sales between Illinois and Iowa divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Springfield
Peoria
Moline
Rock Island
Iowa
Towa
Fourteen foot channel favored by Landee and partners
Senators Landee Burton Cunningham Juul Breidt Putnam Dunham and their wives toured the Illinois river and drainage canal from Peoria to Chicago last week. Landee said the canal will be studied for an all four teen foot channel from Chicago to St Louis and down the Mississippi with state support and possible bridge changes and canal enlargement.
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Feoria
Landee
Burton
Cunningham
Juul
Breidt
Putnam
Dunham
Illinois River
Peoria
Chicago
St Louis
Mississippis
Congress
Legislature
Hennepin Canal
Landeées
Oh thank you kind laborer resists seat theft in tram
An elderly woman thanks a laborer who yielded his seat on a crowded tram. He replies with stubborn humor about men and courtesy, declaring some men never stand unless the other is attractive and that it makes no difference to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
The Most Promising Pupil and Visiting Clergyman Exchange
A genial visiting clergyman asks a village schoolboy what he does in school. The boy replies he waits for recess at one time, illustrating a light wartime era schoolyard scene from Harper’s Weekly.
Excavation Started on Hoss Residence in City Block
John Hogs of Deere & Co begins excavation for a brick two story residence on his newly acquired corner at Eighth street and Eleventh avenue. John Work & Co. holds the general contract. completion hoped for late fall. The 36 by 46 foot house features a large porch and ample grounds on a 140 by 180 foot lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hogs
Deere & Co
Eighth Street
Eleventh Avenue
John Work & Co
Hoss
On the Honeymoon. Mra Newlywed- is this Jack’s my Accommodating
A humorous caption from Harvard Lampoon depicts a newlywed couple with a misheard question about a waiter named Jack. The brief sketch plays on mistaken names and social etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Pettijohe
Harvard Lampoon
Port Byron Chautauqua Set With Notables
Port Byron will host a Chautauqua assembly August 27 to September 4 directed by Alonzo Wilson. Notable attractions include James Barkley cartoonist, Eugene Chafin historian, Alvin Thatcher bass soloist, Our Countryman reader poet, Mrs. Suffin temperance reformer, John Hebdon stere optician, Mrs. Hebdon lecturer, Mee Guthrie Tangier California, W C T Kings Daughters quartet, and Erik Thure Samuelson applicant for citizenship. The event proceeds as part of a circuit of towns with entertainment provided by a varied roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Byron
Alon
Zo Wilson
Moline
James Robert Barkley
Iowa
Eugene W Chafin
Chicago
Alvin M Thatcher
Boston
Our Countryman
John C. Suffin
New York
John H. Hebdon
Nebraska
Ann Harris Hebdon
Erik Thure Samuelson
Sweden
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J. White & Co
J G. White & Co
Walsh
seRay
Aly
Gustafson
Samuel D. Wainwright
Hampton
Arthur Holtman
Wini Ba
gTran
Subur
Ban Isle
Dr. O
Dalley
O. 8. Dailey
O. D. Wood
W H. Lyford
Liar of Attractions
Pele Mele
America
Inter Ocean
Inter-Ocean
Associated Press
New York Sun
New York World
Benatde Dily
Moline Neview Dispatch
John Deere
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