Moline Ferry Co to Build Steel-Hulled Vessel at Sixteenth Street
B H Van Patten plans a Moline Bettendorf ferry with $50,000 capital. The project includes a steel hull double end ferry about 180 by 46 feet, a dock at Sixteenth Street, and a landing 1000 feet east of Davenport limits. Estimated costs total around $60,000 for boat and facilities with trips every twenty minutes.
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Sixtenth Street
B. H. van Patten
Davenport
Illinois
Moline Corporation
Moline Ferry Co
Moline
van Patten
Sixteenth Street
Iowa Landing
Rock Island-Davenport
Moline Harbor
Dubuque
Grafton
Ill
Pittsburg
Moline Lock
Black Hawk Spring Spoiled by New West End Sewer
Rock Island's historic Black Hawk Spring on Eighth Avenue and Hieventh Street has been diverted into a large sewer, ending its centuries old flow. Once a vital water source and landmark used by settlers and Native tribes, the spring now remains dry at its origins while the main flow is routed toward the Mississippi via new infrastructure.
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Rock Island
Eighth Avenue
Hieventh Street
Rock River
Rocky Island
Arsenal Reserve
Black Hawk Spring
Marquette
Pontiac
Cargze & Ohlwéiler
Watch Tower
Nativity of Christ painting by Lundahl showcased
A fragmentary notice highlights Lundahl's latest artwork The Nativity of Christ. It notes a focus on triumph and a rattle of the subject within a sub statute context, reflecting religious theme in the artist's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
A Lundahl
Emphi
Milk Test Be Featured At State Dairymen Meeting
The Illinois State Dairymen Association plans a milk quality test during its annual Marengo convention January 14 to 16. Expert C B Lane of the U S Department of Agriculture will judge and advise on improvements. Prizes range from 6 to 1 dollars, with higher awards if entrants exceed ten samples. Six quarts of milk required. entry requests go to secretary George Cavan at 154 Lake Street Chicago IL.
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Illinois State Dairymen’s Association
Marengo
C. B. Lane
United States Department of Articulture
Lane
Sam
Opera House
George Caven
Lake Street
Chicago
Boxes for pennies on rural delivery route
The post office considers placing small wooden boxes inside rural mailboxes to collect pennies. Carriers suffer cold weather handling coins, and the plan aims to relieve them by having patrons drop coins into the inside box and casher collect them, potentially becoming permanent. Letters from carriers lament the hardship.
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Jack Frost
DeGraw
Spilman
Post Office Department
Penchee
Mick Jonger
Horses Plunge Off Bluff Killing Two Draught Horses
Two heavy draught horses owned by Peter Auer of Moline died in a runaway near a Catholic church. Hitched to an open wagon with no driver, they bolted through downtown, circled a house and plunged about fifteen feet from the bluff. One horse broke its neck instantly. the other fractured a leg and was shot later.
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Peter Auer
Haat Moline
Auer
Thirteenth Street
Bluff Road
First Avenue
Seventh Street
Tri-City Schoolmasters Form Permanent Club
A permanent Tri City Schoolmasters club was formed at a Rock Island club banquet. The group includes instructors, superintendents, and principals from Davenport Moline and Rock Island. Meetings rotate among cities with Davenport hosting more often. officers are the three superintendents.
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Tri- City
Schoolmasters’ Club
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Iowa City
Never Saw Home Plate Which Had Bay Window
Tim Hurst recalls a Chicago umpiring incident where a young player challenged his strike call and mocked the plate’s perceived lack of “bay windows” in a sharp exchange. The anecdote highlights temper and humor from early baseball days.
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Tim Hurst
Chicago
Tim
Providencé: Journal
Denatured Christmas and strong home plans at Bethany
Bethany Home shows fine progress with the last room decorated and the board planning a friend reception. The home funds are in good shape, the house committee revises rules for the annual report, and plans include a Merry Christmas feast at Harper house hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHugh. The study of juvenile court law and Esperanto interest are also noted as steps toward broader projects.
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Bethany Home
Nhat
Twin Cities
Harper House
Charles McHugh
Moline Camp Elects Leaders and Reports Benefits
Moline Camp No. 38 M A elected Romeo R Owens as Venerable Consul for a new term with A D Copp as Worthy Adviser and O E Owens as Banker. Ninety six new members joined, seventeen transfers, six deaths, and $12 000 paid out in death benefits. Plans for an anniversary ball and a large class adoption were announced. Royal Arcanum council No 2009 elected officers with installation set for January 9.
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Romeo Owens
Moline Council
Royal Arcanum
Grand Council
Ferdinand Horne
G. A. Watt
Wm R Spear
Charles Yeltz
J M Farnham
J .A. Logsdon
P G Felder
W E Waterhouse
Portland
Moline
Vinci
Lindvall
John Q Stultz former East Moline official dies at 67
John Quincy Stultz longtime justice of the peace and police magistrate in East Moline died at his home after a three year illness of dropsy and heart trouble. He was 67 years old and survived by his widow two sisters and one son. Funeral set for tomorrow at his Second avenue home with East Moline schools closed in his honor.
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John Quincy Stultz
East Moline
Stultz
Crawfordsville
Ind
Illinois
Rock Island
Lillian
Lois
Charles
Knights of Pythias
Sheridan
Lodge
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
At Least Three. Lawson and the Garden of Eden Tale
A garbled excerpt notes fruit in the Garden of Eden with apples and primal parents. The Dispatch reported an appeal in the Mayer versus Peterson case, carried up by Mr Mayer, with the appellant listed as Mr Peter.
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Emanuel Mayer
Peter Peterson
Mr Mayer
R. Petersou
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Ben “Sceundahl
Postoffice Department
Jane
Chicago Woman's Club
Chicago Woman’s Club
J. S. Blackwelder
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Reform Department
Manila
Woman's Club
Marshall Beck
Berlin
Geneva
Oxford
Beck
Moline Camp
No. 38
Romeo R. Ow
Ens
A. D. Copp
O E. Owens
August Sundine
A E Kobler
Nels Seageson
G A Gustafson
Reuben L. Johnson
F K. Young
Charles Nylen
William Walter
John Q. Stultz
Justice OF Peace
Hlaty Ra
H. A. Ainsworth
Wright Louis Sonneville
E. A. Schmidt
H. Edwards
GEO. W.wood CO
F. Anderson
Geo. W. Wood
Edward Coryn J H. Samuels
P H Wessel
Calvin Ainsworth
Fifth Ave
Fifteenth St
John Deere
Walsh
Fle
Davesport
Call
Ace
Dr. Walsh
Chicago Medical Institute
West Child Street
Malin Street
Iowa
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State Board of Immigration
Cherenne
Wremina
Trade-Harks
Fic
Chicaps
Cleveland
Debrett
Milo B. Stevens & CO
Stacey
Washington, D.C
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