Tragic Davenport figure McNeely dies in hotel room
Samuel A. McNeely, a traveling salesman from Davenport, is found dead in a locked St James hotel room with gas on. Investigators cite possible suicide or accidental gas exposure while noting domestic troubles and recent divorce. His sister is Mrs George McKinley of Walker Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. McNeely
Astoom
St. James Hotel
Davenport
Mondaghion
McNeely
Forty-Huat Street
Moline
George McKintey
Walker Station
In Quest
Phére
Washington, D C
Morrow
Continued trial actions and suits in Rock Island district
The case against William Reese, a Moline bartender, for drugging and assaulting a girl in a Moline saloon was continued on state attorney motion. Jol Looney and William Catton face conspiracy with W. Neéal to extort $10,000 from Rock Island Brewing Co. Indictments allege a payoff scheme. Thompson and Root filed three suits against C. F. Hemenway of Moline and others for damages from prior court cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reese
Moline
Jol Looney
William Catton
W. Neéal
Rock Island Brewing Company
Aevaa Haan
McCaskrin
Rock Island
Thompson & Root
C.F. Hemenway
Moihe
Volunteer Ends His Life in Davenport Suicide Report
William Brongu 49 a Davenport laborer and former volunteer fireman hanged himself with a rope near the city’s West end. The body, found by youths Walter and George Gausth, was last seen in good spirit. He leaves a son and two daughters in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brongu
Olf
Davenport
Sometsryeary
Walter
George Gausth
Bronat
Bhiers
Front
Gaines Streets
Dues raised to nine dollars at Swedish Olive lodge
Swedish Olive lodge members voted last Monday to raise annual dues from six to nine dollars for three years to fund a new three story Fifth Avenue building. The measure awaits judiciary committee review before taking effect next month. About 500 members are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Billy Sunday revival ends with record Muscatine gains
Evangelist Billy Sunday concludes a five week Muscatine revival with 8759 converts and a Sunday final day collection of 5611.23 dollars. A civic league plan against saloons forms at a men’s meeting, while 180000 attendances and 468 prayer meetings are noted, as Sunday departs with the band and militia escorting him to the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle
ANCE
Billy
Muscatine
W Ll Roach
Great Tabernacle
Hoesington
Kas
Moline
Milwaukee
Unhurt After 50 Foot Fall Into Mine Shaft
Harry Mosher of Jamestown in Scott county fell fifty feet into ten feet of water at the Fridley Murry and Mosher mine. He stood on a plank over the shaft mouth when it broke, sending him down. The water cushioned the fall and he surfaced to grab a plank fragment until aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mosher
Jamestown
Scott County
Mosher
Fridley, Murry & Mosher
Mr Mosher
The Phone Calls as Household Chore Echoes
A domestic poem depicts a woman interrupted by the phone bell as she cooks pancakes, bakes toffee, dresses children, washes dishes, dusts the parlor, and completes chores. Throughout the day the phone rings, preventing rest until a partner consoles her as the phone rings again.
Fragmented OCR Text Reflects Obscured Historical Quote
The readable fragments present a garbled quotation about trust and obligation, with stray references to Bod and New York. The passage remains unclear, lacking coherent events, dates, or identifiable figures to anchor a complete summary.
Death of Albert Ver Brougge Shocks East Moline Family
The 13-year-old Albert Ver Brougge died after four weeks of measles and pneumonia. He was born October 28, 1894 in Victor Iowa. Funeral services were at Sacred Heart church in the bluff with interment in St Marys Cemetery East Moline. He is survived by his parents Iva Ver Brougge and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ver Brougge
Iva Ver Brougge
Sacred Heart Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
East Moline
Victor
Mutual Wheel Co Elects New President and VP
At a special board meeting J C Moor of St Louis was elected president to fill the vacancy created by J L Robinson of Freeport. Mr Sechler was chosen vice president to replace Moor. Moon remains a director, maintaining the company's policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Wheel Co
J. C Moor
St Louis
J L. Robinson
Freeport
Sechler
Moor
Moon
Free Lodge No. 16 elects officers and adds members in Kewanee
In a regular meeting Free Lodge No. 16 elected officers including Masons Charles Stromberg and C J M Swanson. The group planned 40 new initiates at KP Hall on December 26, reverting from Turner Hall and hosting a Nord en Lodge degree staff for the event with a banquet to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Lodge
Chas Stromberg
J M Swanson
Edwin Swenson
John Sandholm
Fred Sundeen
Otto Ede
C A_ Peterson
F Johnson
Victor Johnson
A Larson
Auy Anderson
O Anderson
Grand Lodge
M Gundberg
Aternates
Downing Named Chief of Silvis Volunteer Fire Company
William Downing was appointed chief of a Silvis volunteer fire department to be organized. He may select qualified men and sent postal cards for a meeting. The company will be organized at a later call. Downing received the appointment at a mass meeting in Cox hall with twenty one present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Downing
Silvis
Mr Downing
Cox Hall
Kewanee G A R Opposes Widow Pension Increase
Julius A Pratt post of the G A R in Kewanee announces opposition to a bill to raise widows pensions from eight to twelve dollars monthly. It warns that young women entice dying soldiers into marriage for lifetime twelve dollar pensions and pledges no support for the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius A. Pratt
Kewanee
Kewatee Post
Customer Credit Question Sparks Houston Post Discussion
A fragment from the Houston Post notes a dispute over credit and payments. The text hints at a debate about buying on time and who bears responsibility for charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Houston Post
Davenport Warred to Obey Mulct Law
Davenport faced enforcement of Iowa mulct law as the attorney general ordered County Attorney A W Hamann to compel saloon compliance or face injunctions and grand jury probes. Davenport saloonkeepers debated and opted to operate under the mulct law despite earlier compromise efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Attorney General of
Iowa
W Hamann
Hamann
Des Moines
H W Byers
Byers
Attorney General's
Dusiness
Rock Island
Willis Company Wins Roofing Contract In Cleburne
The Willis Company awarded a substantial contract to install a slate roof and cornice work on the Cleburne High School. William Willis and wife travel to Cleburne for the six week job, with six workmen coming from the local shop and material supplied by Willis. After completion the couple plans a southern tour including Galveston and New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williy Bans Co
Cleburne
Texas
D E Willis
Wilts
Mr Willis
Willis
Galveston
New Orleans
City council urged to let magistrate use city hall rooms free
Kerns urged that Magistrate Gustafson occupy city hall offices and courtroom at no charge. Police committee recommended repealing the conflicting ordinance so the magistrate may use furnished rooms without expense, a resolution unanimously approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Kerns
Frank Gustafson
Kerns
Police
Moline
Peasant Wedding Featured in Svea Male Chorus Concert
The concert at First Congregational church Tuesday November 19 will feature the opening Swedish Wedding March and the set of four pieces describing a peasant wedding with the riotous finale In the Peasant's Hut. Composer Soderman's Bréllop is highlighted as the peasant wedding sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soderman
Svea
First Congregational Church
Local Clerk Mocked as Customer Requests Odd Services
In a post office a man at the stamp window asks for a haircut, two shaves, a new cult of clothes, and a medium beefsteak. The clerk replies with a puzzled question about what he wants. The exchange highlights humorous street chatter and the era’s casual slang.
Moline Wagon Co to Resume Full Production After Three-Week Layoff
The Moline Wagon Co will resume work in all departments next Monday morning with practically the entire workforce returning. The three week idle period was for annual inventory and machinery repairs, a routine shutdown that typically occurs in late fall or early winter.
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Moline Wagon Co
Monda
Wagon Company
2000 More Members Sought for Upper Mississippi Group
L. B. Boswell of Quincy Illinois secretary of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association sends copies of the new constitution adopted at the Moline convention in October and requests members to recruit 2000 additional members. He urges continued advocacy for permanent improvement of the upper Mississippi and asks that city councils business groups and editorials be sent to senators and representatives in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B Boswell
Quincy Ill
Upper
Kulp Case Turned to Military Judges for Ruling
Captain Kulp of Davenport faces a military court martial over charges from the McFarland and Herman boxing exhibition in Davenport on November 2. Governor Cummins ordered the case to the military judges, with a verdict pending the governor’s action on the court’s finding and potential clemency or punishment adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kulp
O Wo Raulp
Davenport
IcFar
Herman
Wavenport
Cumming
Iowa
Nat Mal Gallard
McFarland
Generer
Interest in a Hidden Game Sparks Season Dare
A playful exchange hints at a dare linked to a game season and a poker inquiry. The fragment suggests curiosity and competitive spirit without detailing events or participants.
Stands to Reason in a Soldier Boy Exchange
A dialogue snippet shows Clara teasing Mabel about soldiers, with Babel lamenting and Mabel noting frequent engagements in battles. The exchange hints at romantic misunderstandings framed by wartime imagery.
Lime to Eliminate Odor From City Garbage Dump
Officials led by H Cy Klehm and Hol Gripp approve generous lime use to cut odor at the Twentieth Street garbage dump. Lime is expected to reduce 70 to 80 percent of the smell by treating decomposed refuse buried over ten years. Weather delays and wind spread the odor prompting timely uncovering before spring thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Street
H Cy Klebm
Sylvan Park
Hol. Gripp
Park Committee
Congerl
Klehm
Krehm
Alaska Claim May Make Him Rich Man
John Gault the Moliner, back from the Klondike, holds several mining claims about twenty miles from Nome. He may return next spring or in 1909, with partners still prospecting, as prices and experiences in Alaska shift since the fever began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gault
Moliner
Klondike
Wicely
Nome
Moline
Mra
Sarah Hobinson
Twenty Fourth Avenue
Galesburg Company
Intasburg Mining Co
Lnstea Cs
Mr Gault
Alaska
John Wenberg
Opheim
Kewanee Ts
Koyokuk River
Frank Wahls
Gault
Wahls
Gold Country
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McKinlay
Jn Faiganahater
Gietmayenbert Concern
Reece
Bronau
Gammits
Seulalde
City
Mutual Protective League
Sylvan Council
Frank Beranck
J R. Newaton
Anna Owens
Sarah Newton
Charles Edlund
Amanda Defenbaugh
Emma Schieuter
Sentinel
Freda Beranck
Luta Cooksey
Younkin
Emma Boyce
August Schleuter
Chas. Bock
Julius Bomberg
W O Beam
C C Sloan
B. Hall
Electrical Workers
H. H. Hendrixgen
Wm. Scott
J. C Mead
B. W. Buck
O. A. Weigand
Geo. Bitterman
L. Chrisman
E. W. Buck
H. ©. Quart
F. C. Clayton
Odd Fellows Home
Odd Fellows' Old Folks
Mattoon
Gardner DuBuhr
Nakea
Yeasei
Evangelist
Band of Music
Militia
New York
Sun
J. C. Moon
St. Louis
J. L. Robinson
Mr. Moon
Swithiod
Lodge
K. P. Hall
Turner Hall
Downing IS
Silvis Volunteers
Mulet
Willis Company
Turing
Boswell
Upper Mississippi
Consti
Cummins
Cummina
Thirft
Ku'p
Babel
Clara
Mabel
Havn
Ome
Gripp
Msn
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