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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
5
Springfield Arsenal Bores In On New Pointed-Nose Rifles
The Rock Island arsenal turns out 70 000 to 80 000 of the new Springfield rifles with pointed-nose bullets daily ammunition and sights under steady adaptation. Adjusting rear sights now reaches near 800 rifles daily. Extra crews test carriages for 47 inch and 4 inch rifles at the arsenal grounds before Sand Hook tests for potential War Department adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Rock Island
Moline
Springfield Arsenal
Masachsetts
Bist
War Department
Regular Army
Marine Corps
National Guard
Hixon and
Fuller
Ordnance Department
Arsenal
King
Major Hixon
Major Fuller
Sandy Hook
Child Death Inquiry Reveals Unknown Cause Verdict
An inquest jury investigates the infant death with findings unclear from the fragmented report. Officials note the inquiry examined possible causes but details remain obscured in the damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poronera
Murderer of Fairport Victims Hunted by Bloodhounds
Sheriff Hekharat proposes using trained bloodhounds to track a killer blamed for recent murders in Fairport. He argues a well educated scent hound paired with a secondary tracker could improve the chase and reveal the culprit faster, noting an auxiliary dog trained to recognize prizefighting cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport
Hekharat
Boy Given a Gold Watch for Preventing Disaster
Edgar Lough of Osto in Henry county discovered a dangerous washout on the Rock Island railroad track running through his father's farm last August. He alerted the station agent and waited for trackmen to repair it, likely avoiding a wreck. Trainmaster Roser of Rockland presented him a gold watch engraved with his home and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Lough
Osto
Henry County
Rock Island Railroad
Roser
Rockleland
Lough
Chandler and Imes Save Part of Portune
In the Chandler and Imes bankruptcy case at Macomb the appraisers report filed at Peoria shows conservative estimates by Chandler and Imes. The total valuation is close to the schedules, with assets exceeding liabilities and potential surplus after debts. At the hearing Mr Chandler noted creditors who asked for payment had been paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. V. Chandler
Macomb
Peoria
McCulloch
Messrs. Chandlers
Imes
Chandler
Messrs. Chandler
Danish Society Charter List Reaches Twenty Five Members
Moline lodge number 6 of the Danish Brotherhood formed last week at Turner hall with 25 charter members and 15 applicants awaiting initiation. The next gathering on Sunday December 29 will see the Davenport lodge degree team initiate the members and officers elected. Officers include Ex-President Nels Christiansen President Wilhelm Nelson and others. Dr W T Hinman named physician for the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Lodge
Turner Hall
Davenport Lodge
Nels Christiansen
Wilhelm Nelson
Adolf Larson
Rudolph Majaka
Adolf Rasmussen
John Sivertsen
A. Anderson
P. Berg
W. T. Hinman
The Furnace Fire Folly in Ridiculous Rave
A garbled verse mocks vanity as a voice warns wearers to mind the furnace fire while preparing for dinner. The misheard slang and stray lines mix fashion flirtations with a nonsensical refrain about dust and attire.
Five Years Savings Vanish in Saloon Window Incident
A Swedish-born man, approaching delirium tremens, crushed a saloon window after being refused liquor. Magistrate Guaztation heard he had saved $1275 over five years, bank deposits show gradual spending, and warned him to return to Andover. He was fined $5 and costs for a disorderly conduct charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaztation
Frank Anderson
Anderson
Old Country
America
Andover
Cambridge
Moline
Saloonkeepers Liable for Thefts in Saloon Row
Rock Island Chief of Police Eckhart warns saloonkeepers will be held responsible for robberies and pickpocketing in their bars with potential license revocation. The stance follows the Orion robbery of John Franzen at Mirror Alley saloon and reflects a belief that owners know when intoxicated patrons are victimized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckhart
Rock Island
John Franzen
Orion
Mirror Alley
Plow Co. Resumes Activity as Rock Island Firm Sees Demand Rise
Rock Island Plow Co reports a revival of orders and labor after finance stringency. The plant has begun reinstating workers, with 150 plus men back on the payroll as demand for implements climbs for delivery by early next year. The company hopes easing eastern market concerns will restore normal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Rock Island Plow Co
Rock Jayand
Re.org
Fragmentary Mayoral Engagement Speech Translation
The text appears as garbled archival dialogue surrounding an interrupted engagement or exchange. It mentions a person named Casey and themes of regret, commitment, and a worn ring, with fragmented phrases implying emotion and a potential misquote from a historical transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Casey
Woman Seeks Injunction Over Eldorado Gambling Loss
Fannie Dale obtained a temporary injunction to close the Eldorado saloon at 116 East Third Street Davenport alleging her husband Walter Dale lost 2200 in gambling rooms above the bar. She sues for permanent injunction and 10000 damages claiming he was lured, intoxicated, and fleeced while proprietors deny any gambling by him for over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilorado
East Third Street
Davenport
Fannie Dale
Walter Dale
Dale
Union Store Ends Long Dry Goods Era in Moline
The Union Store, the city’s oldest dry foods firm, formally closed last week after a twenty one-year span in the same Third avenue and Seventeenth street building. Incorporated March 20 1886, its directors included C. H. Deere F. A. Burgston P. C. Simmon and J. B. Poole with Burgston as initial manager. Over the years Burgston, F. E. Howe, and H J Hull led the firm before its final transfer to the New York Brokerage Co. The closing marks the end of a historic local commerce, once rivaled only by Fisk & Loosley and across the street from Woodyatt pool room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Store
Third Avenue
Seventeenth Street
C. H. Deere
F. A. Burgston
P. C. Simmon
J. B. Poole
Burgston
H J Hull
New York Brokerage Co
Hull
Union
Woodyatt
A. P Fisk
Fisk & Loosley
Keater
Moline
Fire station planned for Silvis shops at $5000
Rock Island officials have drawn plans and approved a roughly $5000 fire station to protect the Silvis railroad shops. A twelve-man shop fire company, housed at the Silvis hotel, conducts weekly test runs and will move to a new building after winter. The railroad gains lower insurance costs and the men receive meals and lodging with on-duty rotations and extra pay for firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Silvis
Rock Island Road
Yates
Rock Island County Farmers Institute Preparations
University experts join Taylor Ridge event January 9 and 10 for six sessions over two days. The program features speeches on soil fertility education farming profits and livestock care alongside corn and produce prize awards and music performances by regional educators and university figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ridge
Rock Island County Farmera’ Institute
Deere Branches Elect Top Officers In Major Restructuring
William Butterworth returns from a western trip to say conditions look brighter ahead for Deere. He is named president of the John Deere Plow Co in Kansas City and St Louis and vice president at the Minneapolis branch. Other officers include B F Peek as vice president and S H Velle as secretary and manager, with treasurer roles filled at multiple houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Butterworth
St. Louis
Kansas City
Peek
Northwest
Deere
Butterworth
John Deere Plow Co
St Louis
Minneapolis
B. F. Peek
S H Velle
Schiiler Hosford
A Stage Quip Sparks Dramatic Reaction
In a Puck quote a boast of strength prompts the heroine to cry I am undone as two hooks near the collar draw comment from the gallery. The scene centers on public perception of a character’s power and the crowd’s sharp gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Town Folk Quip Highlights Local Debts
A Cleveland Leader quotation notes a community figure who is widely in debt to nearly everyone in town, illustrating local sources of humor about financial ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lockhart Heating Suit Against Salzmann Heard
Judge Olmsted in the county court hears Lockhart Heating and Plumbing Co. versus W. F. Salzmann of East Moline over recovery for a heating plant installed in the defendant’s building. The defense contends the plant violated the contract and is essentially worthless. Oakleaf & Oakleaf represent the plaintiff and Searle & Marshall defend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted
Lockhart Heating and Plumbing Co
W. F. Salzmann
East Moline
New Kimball Hotel To Open Doors January 20
Davenport prepares for the opening of the New Kimball Hotel on January 20 under manager J. H. Heinz. Extensive remodeling cost 76000 dollars, leaving only exterior walls. Heinz, a veteran hotelier, has held roles from steward on a Mississippi packet to manager of the Hotel Downing at Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Kimball House
Davenport
J. H Heinz
Iowa
Heinz
New Kimball Hotel Co
West
St. Madison
Rock Island
St. James
Calumet Club
Chicago
Gruenewald
New Orleans
Downing
Oskalooga
Bridge debate centers on Colonneste site and regional gains
City Attorney A B Johnson of East Moline argues a Rock River bridge would boost prices for Henry county farmers and lower costs for Rock Island county consumers. Chairman W R Carey cites limited enthusiasm from Moline and Rock Island counties as the main reason for the project’s previous rejection. Clark Corbin and others discuss a plan to raise 5000 from local beneficiaries with the streetcar company contributing 10000 and counties likely supplying 15000 to complete funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Carey
Board of Supervisora
Silvis
East Moline
Watertown
Rock River
Moline
Rock Island
Carey
A. B. Johnson
Henry County
Rock Island County
Clark Corbin
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