City debates pole tax and utility payments over franchise
Mayor urges aldermen to study authority for a city pole tax on utilities and lighting firms as Union Electric Telegraph and Telephone Co resists a 2 percent gross receipts levy. Davenport notes about 10 000 poles and possible license fees. central unions questioned. City attorney to report on authority and on Dunliners status.
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Olson
Hag
Davenport
Union Electric Telegraph and Telephone Co
Central Union Company
Shallbere
Imnlonia
Wescela
Central Union
Frogs Wanted Much Water in Odd Rural Tale
A garbled report describes a girl named Bridget Manian of Marek and a tale of thirst and pain. The fragment mentions frogs, an Aloesa episode, and a mystery attack, with scattered references to places, people, and a failing medical outcome.
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Wilkestarr Po
Bridget Manian
Marek
Heredine
Rock Island Officials to Arrest Workers for Train Platform Hazards
Detective Morewelser arrives to curb East Moline shop workers who jump on and off moving work trains and crowd platforms. Five arrests made Monday. more expected as officials report injuries risk and crowded cars.
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Rock Island Road
East Moline
Morewelser
Mare Welser
East Moline plans new drainage and water mains upgrade
Plans detail a 64 inch sewer outlet beneath the railroad between Eighth and Ninth streets, with extensions along Ninth Street and First Avenue. A pumping station near the Ninth Street artesian well will feed steel standpipe on a hill near the John Deere show, with mains on First Second and Third avenues to Sixth Street and additional hydrants for rapid coverage.
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East Moline
Ois
Eighth and
Ninth Streets
Ninth Street
Seath
Ninth
Third Avenue
First Avenue
Second Avenue
Seventh Street
Second
Third Avenues
Seventh
Sixth Streets
Aled Nlarge
Penth
Sinth
Eighth
Mneh
Jneh
Fighth
Phoelavente
Figheh Soineh
V8 Inch
Sixth
Thirteenth
Eleventh
Tibra Avenue
Sixth Street
Savesteenth Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Seventeenth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Hieventh Street
Twelfth S Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Twelfth
Fourteenth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Seventh Avenue
Snider Wins Rock Island Golf Handicap in Tight Finish
W H Snider captured the men's handicap cup at Rock Island Arsenal golf links with a 76 beating G W French by one stroke who shot 77. B E C Mueller and C P Skinner followed. Ardo Mitchell posted the lowest gross score with 86 while J D Cady and Jeon Mitchell were close in scratch standings.
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Rock Island Arsenal Golf Links
Snider
G W French
Mr French
Bec Mueller
C. P Skinner
Ardo Mitchell
J D. Cady
Jeon Mitchell
Solder
E Mueller
K Skinner
L. Welle
1. Thatcher
Decker French
Bahnesen
NW. Richardson
Walter Chambers
Burra
John Samuels C Cc With
S. E. Blunt
Johnson Ee
C J Cooper
L. Eyster
C F Lynde
Steer
Gust Tegeler
Insist On Proper U K On All Bills For City Works
City finance committee rejects bills lacking council warrant or committee approval while Aldermen Lundquist and Stouffer push work on bricking up boilers at waterworks. Three bids secured by Stouffer. Pierce & Lundquist completed the job. Fire water and light committee later endorses bill after council recess. finance committee vows to enforce warrant rule. Firemen seek wage raise to 60 dollars monthly. Improvement ordinances approved include street condemnations paving and sewer/water mains projects.
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Finance Committee
Lundquist
Stouffer
City Piercé & Luniquist
Fire, Water and Light
Fire, Water and Light Committee
Council
Shaliberg
Star Chamber
Waterworks Fremen
Fent withe Fent withe Used Two Ceremonies in 1901 and 1908
Grace C Crawley Oakley files suit for separate maintenance against Dr Robert W Oakley in the circuit court. She seeks injunction to restrain conveyances to Oakley's sister Kate Oakley and to prevent disposal of property. The document recounts two marriages in 1901 and 1906 and notes their disputed separation. Charles Wheeler sues Maud Wheeler for divorce alleging desertion beginning in 1903.
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Grace O Crawley-Oakley
Circuit Court
Robert W Oakley
Oakley
Kate Oakley
George W. Wood
Dr. Oakley
Dr Oakley
Moline
Charlies Wheeler of
Maud Wheeler
Wheeler
Ernest Sipe Wins at Davenport Three-City Butchers Race
Ernest Sipe won a three-city butchers contest held Tuesday at Korspeck House in Davenport. Sipe represented Moline after Henry Claugson fell ill. he killed, dressed, and hung up a dog in two hours one minute five seconds, beating Davenport’s McCullough by several minutes. He needed a carriage ride back to recover.
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Ernest Floss
Fifteenth Street
Wom
Tae
Comtentdot
Davenport
Asta
Henry Claugsen
Fred Peters
Moline
Sipe
McCulloudh
Hopkins Patent Company Moves Office to Molino Alabama
Notice states the office and principal place of business have moved to Molino Alabama due to a corporate stockholders' resolution adopted at a special meeting held on June. The document references Hopkins Patent Company and officers.
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Hopkins Patent Company
Molino
Historical society plans to archive early Moline history
A group led by Ae Metae seeks to form an incorporated society to collect books and documents on the early history of Moline Rock Island county and the state. The collection would be housed in the city library with aims to become the best statewide source, relying on widespread cooperation and preservation of local records.
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Ae Metae
Historical Society
Moline
Rock Island
Socilety
Rock Island Tropical Plantation Company
New Library Board Appoints Officers and Committees
The town council confirmed a new library board with Vice President F. captamis and Secretary J. aa sree 2 Mr. Rank as new secretary. R. Karwath and Dr B A Battew succeed Dunn and Arp. Standing committees include Library with Hary Ainsworth and others, and Baccalaureate with M D Momarty.
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Taree
F. Captamis
J. Aa Sree
Rank
Ae Ae
R. Arp
Olson
Saiful
Peita
Cokmunalites
Pagan
Dooley Bride of Month Dies After Operation
Word is received of the death of Mrs. Blanche Dooley formerly Miss Arenshield of Watertown in Chicago hospitals after an operation. She was married July 4 last and her sudden passing shocked friends.
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Blanche Dooley
Arenshield
Watertown
Chicago
Headstones Erected for Dr Davison Lot Davison Memorial
Steinie Granite and Mathie Company received the contract to erect a joint headstone memorial for Dr John B S Davison and Nettie H Edwards Davison with a footstone for Mrs Davison. Iglehart plans to place the stones for inspection by donors and friends of the doctor and his wife in September. Mr and Mrs W E Tolles have returned from a vacation east.
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Steinie
Mathie Goipany
John BS. Davison
Nettie H. Edwards-Davison
Davison
Iglehart
bin Moat
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Witch Hazel
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New York
Humphreys
Pin Med. Co
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N.Y
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Saaengd ‘Honeh
W. H. Snider
J. D. Cady
Mitchell Boys
Henry Vollmer
J. L. Hecht
W D. Middleton
Larned Allen
J P Comegys
W H. Beck
Paul Kersch
G. W. Cable, Jr
Major Baker
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Thetto
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U. K
R. W. Oakley
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Philadelphia Ledger
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W. E. Tolles
M. OU. Williamson
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Jonathan Merriam
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