Escapes in Private Car Halt Sheriff in Service Attempt
A Freeport circuit court suit seeks thirty thousand dollars from the Moline Plow Co over a breach of lease tied to the Henney Buggy Co plant. DC Stover & Co allege Stover delivered fewer buggies than ordered, delaying shipments and causing damages. Sheriff McCool failed to serve papers on F G Allen who private car, locked at the station, thwarted service as lawyers argued over proper method and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Plow Co
Eircart Court
Freeport
DC Stover
John S Collman
P Wright
August EF Hanks
Late Co
D C Stover & Co
Plow Co
Henney Buggy Co
Hen
F G. Allen
Stover
Freeport Bulletin
Allen
Mr Allen
Darkey
Northwestern
Chicagoan
McCool
Moline
Circuit Court
Yth Ween
Henney Kugesy
F G Allen
State Bank
Uusauness
Rock Island County
Stephenson County
Two Kinds of Children Need Scott's Emulsion
An advertisement proclaims Scott's Emulsion as a vital nourishment for fast growers and slow growers alike, claiming it strengthens growth and fullness of limbs. It urges mothers to request a sample and notes the Advitt & Bowne address in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Advitt & Bowne Sane Paarl
Abandonment of Winter Extension Lecture Course
City lecture committee votes to discontinue the ten year old extension program due to insufficient support and potential losses. A possible second effort may seek private funding to reestablish the lectures.
Davenport Priest Forces Saloon Closures by Private Pacts
Father George Giglinger leads a campaign against wine rooms in Davenport using written private agreements with saloonkeepers. Signed stipulations commit to midnight closing and barring women from boxes, with several cases dismissed or settled, including Davenport Malting Co and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Giglinger
Davenport
Father Giglinger
Hubbell & Hubbell
Giglinger
Miles
Christian Brubaker
Davenport Malting Co
Miles Brubaker
Christian
H Clay Woodward
Gig- Hozer
Woodward
Malting Co
Giginger
W S Ransom
Joseph F Lienhardt
Lienhardt
Mr Ransom
C H. Hubbell
Court House
Joe Lienhardt
W. S. Ransom
August Sandhalm
Maria L. Beauchaine
Oscar Raphael
Orpheon
Mir Hubbell
Clinton Bridge Co to Build No 6 Bridge at Milan
Rock Island council approved Clinton Bridge Co bid of 8900 to construct No 6 bridge at Milan using plans supplied by the firm. The company accepted city specifications but offered new heavier plans by lengthening panels to reduce shop work and total cost. Contract awarded with aim to minimize traffic disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TriCity Railway Co
Tri- City Railway Co
Rock Island & Milan Railway Co
Moline & Rock Island Horse Railway Co
Union Street Railway Co
Moline Central Street Railway Co
Davenport & Rock Island Railway Co
Rock Island
Spacer Synonym Request Presented in Ambiguous Form
The input asks for a synonym related to Christmas and strangely combines terms like Popper and molodily with brokel, creating unclear intent and nonstandard phrasing. The prompt lacks a coherent target word or context to produce a precise synonym.
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Popper
Mrs Philleo Denies Ex Husbands Mental Illness
In Cordova Tr Dec 15 Gust a Philleo writes to correct a Dispatch item about her former husband B N Philleo stating he has no wife and noting he was released from the asylum seven years ago and divorced four years ago in May. she says he hails from Coe town and this is not his fourth asylum stay.
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Cordova, Tr
Dispatch
B. N. Philleo
Asylum
Cordova
Coe Town
Moline Review Dispatch
Gusta Philleo
Stonebraker Returns to Rock Island as Witchman
G M Stonebraker, former yard master for the Rock Island, has rejoined the railroad in Rock Island taking a position as a witchman. He previously left for Illinois Central at Cairo where he served as assistant trainmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Stonebraker
Rock Island
Ince
Illinois Central
Cairo
West End Athletic Club Formed In Sunset City
The West End of the city organizes a new athletic club inspired by East End efforts. Two possible headquarters are the old Gustaf Adolf church building or the Hackerson Building on Third Street and Fifth Avenue. The group plans athletic and social events with a gym, outdoor sports, and a spring baseball team.
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East End Athletic Club
West End
West End Athletic Club
Gustaf Adolf
Hackerson
Third Street
Fifth Avenue
Mayor Takes Hand In Wine Room Crusade
Davenport police chief orders action as Mayor Becker leads crusade against alleged wine room operation. Officials cite illegal activity and public nuisance, promising swift enforcement and inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules
Davenport
Becker
Martens
Distinguished American Henry Watterson to Speak in Three Cities
The Tri City Press Club has contracted with the Southern Lyceum Bureau to bring Henry Watterson the noted journalist and lecturer to Rock Island on Thursday January 14. He will address Society at the Clinious theatre and draw a large regional audience.
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Tri-City
Southern Lyceum Bureau
Henry Watterson
Watterson
Clinois Theatre
Rock Island
Three Cities
Watterson to Speak on Society in Davenport Visit
Mr. Watterson presents his Society lecture in Davenport where he will be hosted by Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck. He has gained wide publicity through the Louisville Courier Journal and other platforms. The Illinois theatre plans a central hub for easy access from three cities and active preparations aim to match past club standards.
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Watterson
Sacket
Louisville Courier Journal
Illinois Theatre
Maria Purdy Peck
Davenport
Davenport Man Lethal Despondency Motion Ends Life
William Cox aged 27 of West Sixth street Davenport died at his home after drinking carbolic acid in a late Monday act of distress. He lived with his parents and had been recently laid off from Beck Island Brewing Co. He purchased the poison Monday afternoon and bade his parents farewell before taking the drug, passing away soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cox
West Sixth Street
Davenport
Cox
Elm Street
Beck Island Brewing Co
A Wheel Through Pastoral Bavarian Villages
A traveler in Woerishofen, Bavaria, on the king s highway admires good roads and ancient Roman embankments. He notes hardworking peasants, two story brick houses with barns attached, scarce open windows, and village chapels. Forests, strict timber rules, and orderly planted forests shape local economy and climate, with water powered sawmills and thrifty villagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woerishofen
Bavaria
Thorehess
Europe
Germany
Canada
M Ch
Smallpox Bills and Water Plant Costs Stir City Council
Council debated smallpox quarantine expenses totaling 31 for families and a 663 outlay for new filter plant fittings. City Attorney Kohler and Mayor Skinner weighed fiscal lability between city and county, while aldermen questioned outlays and bidding.
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Kohler
Board of Supervisors
West End
Moline
Committee On Claims
Skinner Favors
Rock Island
Finance Committee
Alder Johnson
Sleight
Wheelock
Moline Pump Co
Mead
Skinner
O. K
Mississippi Valley Traction Co
Moline, Kevaney,and Streator Interurban
River Road
Twenty-second Str
Third Avenue
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D. C. Stover & Co
Henney Plant
F. G. Allen
Stover & Co
University Extension Committee
Tri-City Railway Co
City of
William McConochie
Philip Miller
Kenoworthy
J T Kenworthy
Rock Island City
Illinois
Iowa Theater
Brick
Hubbell
James Munro
Second
Palace Hotel
Lower
Brady Street
Munro
Senate
East Third Street
Theleman
Clinton Bridge CO
Kenworthy
Mrs
Philleo
Sunset End OF the City
East End
Tri-City Presse Club
Theater
America
U. K
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