Schnell-McDermott-Drost saga seeks new court chapter
Mrs McDermott in Rock Island seeks to annul her marriage to the man posing as Chandler and to revive her breach of promise suit against Schnell. The case reveals a tangle of fake identities and financial schemes spanning Omaha Davenport and Moline with alleged conspiracies and large cash transfers.
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Drost
Evening Dispatch
Rock Island
Circuit Court
McDermott
Dougherty
Matthias Schnell
Mc Hine
Cnandler
Chandler
Don Yrdst
Nick Newcomb
Cologn
Davenport
Schnell
Vigor
St. Louis
de Schnell
Kansas City
Kas
D. C. Chandler
Anna JL. McDermott
H. M. Herr
Omaha
Dubuque
Moline
Keater
A. Dougherty
David Hawes
Newcomb
Is Alum Poisonous and Health Risks in Baking
A historical note warns that alum used in bread making and as a substitute for cream of tartar in baking powder can harm health. It suggests alum may cause dyspepsia and constipation, and under certain individual conditions, may form an active poison in the stomach or from abnormal secretions.
Fire at W L Velies damages home on Eleventh Street
Fire at 1129 Eleventh street last evening caused several hundred dollars in damage from an overheated pipe in the hot air furnace. Mrs Velie and her husband were away. a maid alerted officials, and firefighters with a Babcock extinguisher helped prevent spread. some walls and writing-room plaster were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Velie
Eleventh Street
Velie
Notable musician to perform in December concert
Irregular text notes a famed amateur Wilhe Middelechulte to appear in December 18 at a Chicago church. Heino Y, teacher at Chicago Conservatory Music, is listed as organist for the event with Thomas's orchestra conductor mentioned.
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I Ieee
Heino Y Church
Chicago
Heenti
Consener Music
T ‘Thomas
Chestra
Hoboes Rob and Attack Milde at Oberlander Saloon
Herman Milde, a corn planter, was knocked down and robbed of $2.15 after meeting two hoboes Daniel Hayes and Lawrence Ryan in Rudolph Oberlander’s saloon. Hayes kicked Milde in the face while Ryan rifled his pockets. Both attackers were bound over on $500 bonds after police arrested them. Milde received medical treatment for a gash near his left eye.
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Oberlander
Herman Milde
Rudolph Ober- Nender
Daniel Hayes
Lawrence Ryan
Ryan
Mr. Milde
Hayes
de Jaeger
Railroad Avenue
Oberlander’s
Guy
Webb
Milde
Isaac Clayton
Clayton
Moline Water Power Co Grants Right of Way to Terminal Railway
The Moline Water Power Co and Terminal Railway Co reached a deal giving the Terminal a right of way over the tailrace in exchange for Terminal completing fill work. The tailrace fill from Deere & Mansur Co shops toward Fifteenth Street will begin in a few days as Terminal directors decide on final action. The arrangement ends the factories’ drainage dispute by allowing track laying for the Terminal, though drainage concerns had opposed the right of way.
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Moline Water Power Co
Terminal Railway Co
Terminal Co
The
Water Power Co
Blair
Deere & Mansur Co
Fifteenth Street
Multiple Local Weddings Highlight Busy Season
The notice recounts several marriages around Hampton and Rock Island, detailing officiants, residences, and future homes. Couples include Mina Spaulding and J. L. Maginnes, August Shallberg and Betty Carlson, and Elizabeth Cook with William Kerler, among others, with ceremonies hosted at Swedish Lutheran parsonages and family residences.
Dean's Ointment Promises Instant Eczema Relief
Claims eczema and scalp itch can be instantly relieved and permanently cured with Dean's Ointment. Advertises availability at any drugstore.
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Dean
Tri City Press Club Formed Amid Press Rivalries
The Geneseo News comments on a new Tri City Press Club formed in three Illinois cities. It recalls historic cross city rivalries once harsh among Rock Island newspapers and humorously notes old nicknames and sharp exchanges.
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Geneseo News
New Press Club
tri-City Press Club
Ene
Illinois
Rock
Onion
Igus
Gilchrist man falls from freight train while attempting theft
Luke Thompson of Gilchrist fell from a B and Q freight train in Rock Island while trying to steal items. He suffered a crushed left big toe requiring amputation, scalp and body bruises, and was hospitalized. Police report liquor odor on him and theft of two watches from Ament Rock Island.
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Luke’ Thompson
Gilchridt
Rock Island
Iity Hospital
E. L. Kerns
Thompson
Twin Cities
Elm Street
Cay
Kreape
Ament
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Credited With Saving Children
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a life saving remedy for croup whooping cough and other coughs. The claim states it never fails and lists a price of 25 cents.
Thanksgiving visitors and poultry show results noted
Stewartville residents welcomed relatives for Thanksgiving as Mr and Mrs William G Fowle planned a New York visit to Fowle's mother. Premiums at Rock IslandWestern Illinois Poultry and Pet Stock were awarded to M H Biggs Christopher Peter Stevens F H Cooper and others with multiple breed placements.
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William G. Fowle
New York
Christopher
Golder Wyandottes
Peter Stevens
Plymouth Rocks
F. H. Cooper
Two Divorces Filed in Rock Island Area Matrimonial Suits
Russel P Hampton sues Estella Hampton for divorce alleging a July 14 1896 Rock Island marriage to Estella Goff and desertion on October 1 1896. Emma Milton Baker sues Charles Baker for divorce alleging a February 23 1898 marriage at Carbon Cliff and desertion August 15 1905 with claims of habitual drunkenness.
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Russel P."hampton
Estella Hampton
Sturgeon & Marshall
Estella Goff
Rock Island
McCaskrin
Emma
Milton) Baker
Charles Baker
Baker
Carbon Cliff
Mayor Responds To Meteor Reports In Oklahoma Town
The Oklahoma town mayor dismisses recent meteor shower reports as absurd fakes. The letter, written in response to Rev. C. A. Hemborg's inquiry, defends the community against sensationalism and criticizes mainstream papers for spreading falsehoods.
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C. A. Hemborg
Oklahoma
Hemborg
Obituary notices from Rock Island area deaths
Obituaries list Minnie Mistorff 66 wife of John Mistorff of 1216 Seventh avenue died after four weeks illness kidney troubles born in Germany 1832 came to America 1870. Also Miss Bessie Hurley 81 daughter of W H Hurley flagman died of kidney troubles at 026 Fourth avenue after long illness. Emma Traeger 39 of Gilbert died of typhoid fever after abdominal surgeries widow of Leo Traeger. Almaquare? Lillian Oliva 14 died of heart trouble at 1401 Sixteenth avenue. Other notices include Watters family in Nogales Sonora and Emma Johnson widow of Rev N G Johnson who died of dropsy.
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Minnie Mistorff
John Mistorff
Seventh Avenue
Ilness
Germany
Molline
Shallberg
Colorado
America
Emma Traeger
Gilbert
Mercy Hospital
Leo Traeger
Fred
Company B
Elizabeth
Frank
Tillie
Theresa
Leo
Almquist
Lillian Pearl Oliva
Marie Almquist
Sixteenth Avenue
Watters
Tragic Davenport Couple in Early Morning Shootings
Martzahn allegedly failed to kill his wife with a shotgun then beat her with the gun. He may have died from a self inflicted wound as the second barrel discharged. Three young children slept upstairs as neighbors and authorities arrived at the scene. Mrs Martzahn began to show signs of recovery. The tragedy occurred at the Greenee hotel seven miles from Davenport.
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Martzahn
Eayene Martzahn
Greenee Hotel
Davenport
Ice Harvesters Plan Large Rock Island Ice Plant
W H Detweiller and Otto Koch of Peoria and Pekin, after days in Rocksland, announce a syndicate to build a vast ice harvesting plant on the north side of Rock River near Milan. The project aims to store thousands of tons in an immense ice house and ship ice to Pekin and Peoria, with a spur to the Rock Island ad. for easier transport.
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Messrs
W. H. Detweiller
Otto Koch
Peoria
Pekin
Rocksland
Rock River
Milan
Illinois River
Rock Island & Peaks Ad
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Herm
Frias
Arias
Helle Neneco
Fred Sitoah
Company
Mina May ‘Rank
Urland
Joseph
Kely
Hiride
Arthur McIntosh
Florence McIntosh
Monmouth
Bhallberg-Carlson
August Shallberg
Betty Carlson
C. A. Hemberg
Barnard & Lens Mfg Co
Barnard
Maginnes-Spaulding
J. F. Robinson
J. L. Maginnes
Hampton
Mina Spaulding
W. H. Spaulding
Twentyfirst Street
Kerler
Cook
William Kerler
Elizabeth Cook
Seventeenth Street
Lennie Cook
Gust A. Hitchcock
Anderson-Herbst
Wim, Anderson
Twelfth Street
Deere & Co
Anna Herbst
Fourth Avenue
C. A. Nemberg
John Herbst
Maude Anderson
Gust I. Anderson
Clara A. Johnston
Eleventh Avenue
Alma Anderson
Frag Johnson
Mrs. Anderson
J. FE. Magnuson
Melinda Westerlund
Orion
Minneapolis
Peter Westerlund
the Press Club
Geneseo
Alek
Miner Falls
Stewartville
Tugsy
Jeji
E. S. New York
Jand Irs
E. Biggs
Russel P, Hampton
Emma Baker
Traeger
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Joseph A. Walters
James H. Walters
Coal Valley
Lorenzo Walters
Tucson
Mary Jones
Ottawa
Lil
Mira Robinson
Orestes
Ind
Guadalupe Varoha
Sage A. Walters
Emma Johnson
N. G.johnson
Akuradi
Hood
ICE Harvesters
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