Davenport Double Homicide After Saloon Dispute
Charles Stegall a colored man stabbed Wm Miller a colored man in Davenport on Town street between Third and Fourth after a quarrel over fifteen cents. Miller died from four wounds, Stegall surrendered to police soon after, Miller a 40 year old from Davenport and Stegall 50 from Cedar County, the incident marking a second murder in Davenport within a month.
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Davenport
Charles Stegall
Wm. Miller
Town Street
Third
Fourth
Miller
Mennen
East Second Street
Stegall
Steg Peursuoner
Abie Stevall
Midler Die Goturere
Duedy
Staulder
Twaee
Steeaubl
Diabuque
Strasser Resigns From Davenport Bank Post
Jacob Strasser longtime first bookkeeper at Citizens' National Bank Davenport resigns effective September 1 after thirty two years in charge of the books. He plans to pursue piano tuning and other pursuits. The item also notes a divorce suit and a desertion within a separate marriage case, with limited readable details.
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Strasser
Jacob Strasser
Citizens’ National Bank
Davenport
Cancer Cure Story Promises Victory After 8 8 8
In a personal testimonial BR. F. Williams of Gillsburg Mississippi credits 8 8 8 with ending a severe cancer that began as small blotches and worsened over months. After four months the last scab fell away and ten years passed with no recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. F
Mulligan for Senator in Tenth District Demo Meeting
A Rock Island Democratic powwow at the Flarper House brought Tenth District leaders, state central committee members AC Bently and M F Dunlap, and supporters together. Ex representative Joe Mullan of Kewanee agreed to run for senator, with his name to appear on ballots, while Dunlap pressed his candidacy and distributed buttons.
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Rock Island
Joe Mullan
Kewanee
Legislative Committee
Dunlap
Public Schools Reopen After New Teacher Corps
The district resumes classes Monday with a new corps of teachers and assignments. Principals include AJ Ro Caattenden and Mary Tugue at multiple schools. staff list covers Latin French German chemistry biology and more across Garfield, Grant, Sixteenth Street, Seventh Street, Washington, and other campuses.
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Corps of
AJ Ro Caattenden
Amanda Pibott
Phizabeth Wallace
Walter Mio
Plamalten
Lobar
Dededi
Drake
Ericsson School
Mary Tugue
Cora M Pryor
Jennie Baileys
Lottie Kesnolds
Pia L Doyle
Kive Johnson
Eugenia Ro Johnson
Evans
Grace Lo Brewer
Garfield School
Noahs Ark Grocery Store Noted for Low Prices in Moline
A reader claims Noahs Ark on Third Avenue in Moline offers the cheapest groceries among three cities with pods priced at five dollars versus six fifty elsewhere. Call to verify and compare.
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Noah's Ark
Third Avenue
Moline
Opera House Revival: Locals Seek Lead to Rebuild
Moline faces a burned auditorium void and unites behind plans for a new opera house. Business leaders back a stock drive and ground purchase near the Deere property, hoping a strong manager will draw first nights and revive city theater after hard times.
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Moline
Wagher Opera House
Wagner
Odo
CPF
Ro Uf, Taylor
Elould
Letter opens door to confession in Stewartville theft
A visiting wife discovers a husband’s money in a mismarked letter opened by another woman. Facing investigation, the second letter opener confesses to taking ten dollars. The family, in poverty since a baby’s death, borrowed fifteen dollars for funeral costs and suffered a grim sequence ending with sorrow.
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Stewartville
Post Office Department
U.S
Monument Park to Georgetown Loop Rail Journey Description
A New Mexico writer recounts trips from Monument Park near Manitou to the Georgetown Loop. The article marvels at the Loop’s grand one day ride, the canyon scenery, craft of mining remnants, and dramatic railway engineering climbing from Georgetown toward Silver Plume with riders peering over curved bridges and sheer drops.
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Tusas
New Mexico
Monument Park
Georgetown Loop
Colorado
Manitou
Mushroom Park
Denver
Clear Creek Canon
Canon
Georgetown
Silver Plume
Noah's Ark Groceries and Tinware Offer in Moline
Noah's Ark in Moline advertises as the cheapest in the three cities for groceries and tinware glassware crockery toys and notions. It touts a new grocery department described as the finest and most complete and claims to sell goods for less than wholesale prices.
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Noah's Ark
Third Avenue
Moline
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
Advert says catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio is described as the only constitutional cure taken internally with 10 drops to a teaspoonful. The firm offers 100 dollars for any cured case not achieved and invites requests for circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
Hall
Alaska Access Down: Rock Island Route Ticket Deals
Travelers can reach Alaska via Rock Island route at lower fare than standard rates. Contact a Rock Island ticket agent for details and complete itinerary options.
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Alaska
Pacific Coast Point
Rock Island
Morrow's Kidneyids Promoted as Kidney Remedy
An advertisement extols kidneys as blood filters and presents Morrow's Kidneyids as the key remedy to prevent sickness. It claims the tonics cleanse the kidneys, improve health, and avoid severe illness, with postpaid availability from John Morrow Co. Springfield Ohio.
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Hood
Manitou Rail Loop Makers Stir Colorado News
The report describes a pioneering rail loop near Manitou with a complete circle and 100 feet rise, repeating climbs up and down the canyon. Engineers engraved the letters O and M on the mountain, noting the feat as unprecedented east of the Rockies. Attending are M M Sturgeon of Rock Island and W J Sweeney with Mrs. E Sweeney, plus a Denver-bound Sweeney son. The writer tours a New Mexico valley and promises farming notes from 8500 feet.
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Oogain
Rocky Mountains
M. M. Sturgeon
Rock Island
Manitou
Loop
W. J. Sweeney
E. Sweeney
Scott County Democrats hold Davenport convention ticket slate
Scott County Democrats met in Davenport for a 1 to 1 convention with a full silver ticket elected. County officers named include Albert J. Noth as Clerk H J McFarland as Auditor Louis Ott as Recorder W O Schmidt as Attorney and Supervisors Henry Korn and C W Disney. A Davenport township ticket listed Ely Peck for Assessor Wm R Maines and E P McMahon for Justices of the Peace B F Hall and Charles Garlin for Constables John Banderob for Trustee and W W L Baurose for Township Clerk. Dr Arp used X ray to locate an iron splinter in Wm Bahn hand from Wagon Co living at Seventh street and Seventeenth avenue after he accidentally drove it in while tire setting.
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Scott County Democrats
Davenport
Albert J. Noth
H. J. McFarland
Louis Ott
W. O. Schmidt
Henry Korn
C. W. Disney
LeClaire
Ely Peck
Wm. R. Maines
E. P. McMahon
B. F. Hall
Charles Garlin
John Banderob
Ww. L. Baurose
Dr. Arp
Wm. Bahn
Seventh Street
Seventeenth Avenue
Bahn
Rock Island Slickest Cards Offered at Low Rates
Advertises Rock Island trading cards with a special price of 9 cents per pack when ordering five or more, prepaid express shipping for larger orders, and 12 cents in stamps for single packs sent by mail. Mail orders go to John Sebastian G. P. A. Chicago.
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Rock Island
Express
John Sebastian
Chicago
Noah's Ark tin and glassware shop in Moline
Local retailer at Noah's Ark in Moline offers tin ware glassware crockery and toys. The store description highlights a broad selection likely appealing to household shoppers.
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Noah's Ark
Moline
Geneseo Losses Listed Aboard Relief as War Casualties Grow
The hospital ship Relief arrived in New York with many sick and wounded from Geneseo and surrounding areas. Four Sixth Illinois privates William Adams George E Gotseh J R Johnson and Gus Williams were ill, while Private Leslie R Brown of Company B was buried at sea. Officers sick on board include Assistant Surgeon Charles A Robbins Lieutenant Frank Dayton Lieutenant Joseph Showalter and Lieutenant Ralph Sherman. Dr Nicholas Senn, lieutenant colonel, convalesced ashore after aiding Major Torney. Walter Nawelon of Davenport died of typhoid fever at Jacksonville aged 23, leaving four sisters and one brother plus his parents.
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Relief
New York
Illinois
Willian Adams
George E. Gotseh
J. R. Johnson
Gus Williams
Leslie R. Brown
Company B
Geneseo
Charles A. Robbins
Dixon
Frank Dayton
la Moille
Joseph Showalter
Ralph Sherman
Nicholas Senn
Torney
Brown
M. E. Church
Epworth League
Walter Nawelon
Jso
Davenport
Jacksonville
Tle
Prof JJ Nagel
Philippines Policy Shifts Indicate US Holds All Acquired Lands
C H Deere of Moline cites Chicago talk on Manila and Washington sentiment shifting toward permanent possession of Philippine islands. He notes President McKinley pleased with war's outcome, but unsure on postwar policy. Deere says recent Manila events favor full retention over limited bases, predicting prosperity from opening new possessions.
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Chicago Tribune
C.H. Deere
Chicago
Charles H. Deere
Moline
Washington
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Manila
Theft Strips Hose Gear From Barn at Johnson Farm
A thief stole a hitching strap and brass nozzle from the garden hose at Frank A. Johnson's barn on the premises last evening. The thief left other valuables untouched, suggesting targeted use for the stolen items.
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Frank A. Johnson
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Morrow
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