Quarry Nuisance Sparks Damage Suits In Rock Island
John A Hedberg and H H Bogt file praecipes seeking 5000 damages against Moline Stone Co Swan Troop and Rock Island city. Property owners in Sinnets addition claim the quarry injures their properties. Mrs Mary Morgart seeks divorce from James W Morgart alleging desertion and other grounds. Mrs Pearl Haessler also seeks divorce from Herman Haessler citing intoxication and cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Hedberg
H. H. Bogt
Moline Stone Co
Swan Troop
Rock Island
Sinnet
Mary Morgart
James W. Morgart
Pearl Haessler
Hermann Haessler
Davenport
Wage Cut Hits Coke Region in Connellsville Area
About thirty thousand workers in Connellsville and surrounding districts face a seventeen percent wage reduction announced by the Frick Coke company. The firm cites a sharp drop in coke prices as the reason for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Frick Coke Company
Call to Arms Stops Service at Cordova
A horse theft at Edelberry farm near Cordova sparked a Sunday alarm. Volunteers armed rushed from worship to pursue the thieves toward Woodward’s Grove. They captured the horse but found no trace of the robbers, while a farmer nearby reported gunfire at an abandoned house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Edelberry
Baptist Church
Echelberry
Woodwards Grove
Edelberry House
New Candidate Out for County Steward
The county supervisors held the December session at 2 PM to appoint a steward for the infirmary and staff for the courthouse including a janitor engineer and elevator conductor. John M Swank, long time infirmary steward, faces opposition from Ferdinand Mewes of Drury, a former county board member, who has announced his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Stewart
Court House
John M Swank
Ferdinand Mewes
Drury
Havng
Fragmented OCR Summary for Local Item
Readable text fragments describe a local event with names and places scattered throughout. The article hints at a community activity or notice but lacks full context or coherent details to identify the exact event, participants, or outcome.
New Suits Filed Over $10,000 Claims at Ialand Road
Two new civil actions seek about $10,000 each in damages in relation to incidents on Ialand Road. The suits name unnamed defendants and request court relief, with plaintiffs represented by local counsel.
Injured workers sue railways over New Shops accidents
Hector Martens and Derek Christians, through attorney W R Moore, file $10,000 damage suits in Circuit Clerk Gambles office against the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co the Rock Island Improvement Co and George B Swift Co for injuries at the New Shops during summer. Christians was hurt June 23 when a plank broke causing a fall injuring his left collar bone and two ribs. Martens was hurt July 21 while moving a large timber when a supporting stick broke, causing the timber to fall and fracture his left forearm in two places.
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Hector Martens
Derek Christians
Theu
W R. Moore
Gamble
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
The
Rock Island Improvement Co
George B Swift Co
Christians
Martens
Woman's club hears home hygiene lecture at Unitarian church
Mrs Kate M Gleason with Mrs Lawrence Hemenway led an illustrated session on hygenic housekeeping for the women’s club at the Unitarian church. The talk focused on cooking meats food values ventilation and stove care with demonstrations of scraped meat steaks and pot roasts. Refreshments were served and the event drew praise for its practical guidance despite cooler weather.
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Kate M. Gleason
Lawrence Hemenway
Woman's Club
Unitarian Church
Allen
Weir
Boston
G. A. Stephens
George W. Walker
8Th A
Gleason
Put Off Hearing of Men Week Longer
The preliminary hearing for John Leisure, Henry Leisure, Clyde Fullerton, John Huette, John Bauman, and Chas Maas on murder attempt charges is continued to Monday December 21 at 9 am. Defendants’ and prosecutors’ counsel are busy with Henry Anderson’s circuit court case and cannot proceed. George Claussen remains hospitalized but is improving and hoped to attend next Monday’s hearing.
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John
Henry Leisure
Clyde Fullerton
John Huette
John Bauman
Chas. Maas
Henry Anderson
George Claussen
Claussen
Panama Canal Treaty Reaches New York Dispatch
A condensed report from New York states the Panama Canal Treaty has arrived, with details skimmed and rivets of negotiation noted. The item hints at official comments and assigns emphasis to the treaty’s significance for Panama and the canal future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
New York
Vandalism Suspected on Mississippi Valley Traction Tracks
Evidence mounts of deliberate tampering with rails near East Moline and Seventh Street. A rock caused Friday night wreck, spikes found at Seventh and Thirteenth streets, and a wooden block placed on track. Superintendent Wise offers 50 dollar reward for tips. trains monitored to prevent further incidents between here and Watertown.
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Mississippi Valley Traction Co
Watertown
Seventh Street
East Moline
Seventh-street
Thirteenth Street
Wise
Fisher Named for Lieutenant Governor by Geneseo News
The Geneseo News endorses ex Senator H. V. Fisher of Geneseo for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. It praises his past service, predicts his nomination and election, and notes strong support from Henry county and western counties. It asserts Fisher has been successful in public life and will gain statewide endorsement.
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H. V. Fisher
Department of Life
H V Fisher
Henry County
Althoit
Fisher
Bullet and Knife to End His Life
Oscar Nelson 27 son of grocer N. P. F. Nelson of Rock Island died in a self inflicted wound Saturday night in the Milwaukee yards. He severed both wrists and shot himself, his body found next morning. He had been ill for three years and recently treated at a Maquokota sanitarium, returning December 7, and told his brother he planned to end his life if no cure found. He purchased a revolver and indicated his intention to die.
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Oscar Nelson
N. P. F. Nelson
Fourth Avenue
Rock Island
Milwaukee Yards
Young Nelson
Maquokota
Maquokitaurday
Nelson
A. H. Arp
Mississippi Valley Traction Co
Bennett
Burnison
Wiese
Ratican
Caribbean Sea Squadron 74 Attacks Bear Si Ql 3 UA 7
In the Caribbean region, a unit labeled Caribbean Sea Squadron 74 engages an entity named Bear Si Ql 3 UA 7 amid unclear terrain. Report references a distance of 125 feet and mentions various disjointed terms.
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Caribbean Sea Squadron
Tragedy Follows Rabbit Hunt Near Grinnell School
Fred Burnison 20 of Walker Station dies after a gun misfire during a rabbit hunt near East Moline. Frank Ratican’s gun discharged accidentally, injuring Burnison in the back. Willie Wiese and Ratican aided Burnison. coroner returns verdict of accidental shooting with no blame.
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Fred Burnison
Companion
Walker Station
East Moline
Burnison
Willie Wiese
Frank Ratican
Grinnell School
Wiese
Rathcan
Fred’ Burnison
Belles
Frank
Veteran Editor of Der Demokrat Dies in Davenport
Henry M. Lischer longtime editor and publisher of Der Demokrat in Davenport dies at his residence from apoplexy. He was born in Germany seventy five years ago and came to America in 1845. He had retired but kept visiting the office. his three sons Oscar Fred and Edward Lischer continue the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratican
Wiese
Moline
Fred Burnison
Iowa
Moline Plow Co
Walker Station
Elmer
Lloyd
Albin
Lillian
Rathcan
Henry M. Lischer
Der.Demokrat
Davenport
Mr. Lischer
Nwspaper
Hfe
der Demokrat
Oscar
Fred
Edward Lischer
Lischer
Germany
America
Wis
St. Louis Republic
Power House Construction Advances in January Efforts
The report notes a power house project moving forward in January with a permanent force being assembled to install machinery. It highlights ongoing development and recruitment as work progresses toward erection of the plant’s equipment.
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Rock Island Road
KH. McLeod
Hook Island
Moline
Chicago
Omaha
Minneapolis
Gulf
Davenport
True
George B. Swift
Watertown
Iver
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John A. Hedberg
H. H. Boyt
Swan Tropp, Ma Ine Stone Co
City
Spcal
Moline Dispatch
Call TO
Willngly
United States
Davenport Union Savings Bank
United States Patent Office
Nick Bredar
Carl Sommer
Herman Klindt
Hans F. Thoms
Oscar Johnson
John Hamman
Heinrich Suhlseph Blumer
John Brant
Eere Eareat Ay
B Wm
Tamer Wim
Shbe EN A
Bac Worenast
Bixth Ave
Division St
Third St
Second St
Donahue
Pleasant Valley
Jerasy Ridge
Se Agers
Geo. B. Swift Co
Rock
Ialand Road
Ladies of Woman's Club of
Interurban
Geneseo News
Milwaukee
City Hospital
Sixteenth Street
H.S. Bennett
Esterdahl
Bill
Dr. Arp
Eckhart
Lmer Burnison
Olson
Rattean
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Forty-sixth Street
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