Health leaders seek united action on scarlet fever at joint Moline Rock Island meeting
Doctors from Moline South Moline Rock Island and South Rock Island gathered in Meyer's office to plan uniform quarantine rules and joint health regulation. A five member Moline committee led by Dr Wessel Tremblay Edwards Edlen Bennett joined a similar Rock Island group to map out a regional plan and coordinate outlying districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Physiciana of
Moline
R. C. J. Meyer
Molina
John Wecker
South Moline
Meyer
South Rock Island
Boards of Health
P. H. Wessel
J J Tremblay
Edwards
E. A. Edlén
H. Bennett
Pioneer Flour Manufacturer Horace Sickels Chronology
Horace Sickels a pioneer flour manufacturer from Moline organized with his brother the firm H. H. Sickels & Bro. It stood a large five to six story mill the site later occupied by the Moline Plow Co. plant Sickels volunteered early in the Civil War enlisting in Company H 19th Illinois Infantry He later moved to Des Moines and Denver where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Bickels
Denver
Tyes Easy
Moline
Sickels
19Th
Linois Infantry
Garriott
Alvah Mansur
Deere & Mansun Co
Leutenant
D. C. Marshall
B. B. Wheelock
M. A
Rob Dummies In Front Of Stores
Two Fifteenth street clothing stores were robbed on Tuesday with suspected group involvement. A corduroy coat lined with sheepskin and fur collar was taken from a dummy at Coleman & Schultz, and Mayers & Johnson reported a dummy coat theft. Holmgren & Sage suffered a similar loss last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman & Schultz
Coleman
Mayers & Johnson
Holmgren & Sage
Heating firm to occupy entire Davis building space
The Moline Heating and Construction Co has rented the Davis building area from People's Power Co and will merge the two halves into one office floor after People's Power moves to the Chase building, likely Saturday. The north half now houses the construction firm and the south half the power company. partitions and the hall will be removed to form a single office. Details await tearing out work. A draft constitution and by laws for a new boss painters organization were prepared by a committee including A 1 Pulver, Axel Hellberg, Chas Nieburg, and Wm. Dierolf. they will be voted on at Friday's regular meeting.
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Moline Heating and Construction Co
Davis
People’s Power Co
Chase Building
Construction Company
Power Company
Boss Painters
Pulver
Axel Hellberg
Chas, Nieburg
Wm. Dierolf
Scandia Life Insurance posts 1908 gains and board expansion
C H Boman reports total membership 9107 and insurance in force 9962 with year receipts of 373664.93 and disbursements 1777394.95. Company resources reach 540450.49 up 111665. 983 policies written valued at 1072229. Directors increase to fifteen with Minnesota Michigan Iowa reps. new officers include Nelson Strandberg Boman Abrahamson Olson.
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Moline
Will Beint
Scandia Life Insurance Co
Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association
LaSalle Street
Chicago
BH. Boman
Moliner
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Chas G. Wallin
Rudolph T. Miller
Ironwood
Mich
O. E. Jacobson
Swedish Monitor
Sioux City
I . Anderson
Rock Island
A. J. Laurence
Paxton
Andrew Ringman
Nils P. Anderson
A Il. Anderson
Local option campaign urged by city churches
Churches in the city launched a united movement supporting local option as part of a statewide anti saloon league push. Pastors urged members to contact legislators, argue for local option, and stressed that the people should decide temperance policy rather than politicians.
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City
Anti-Saloon League
J. K Shields
Fetter
Paul Brown
First Congregational
Haney
Second Congregational
W. M
Sam Iret
Five Juniors Expelled After High School Riot
Davenport's school board permanently expelled five junior boys after riotous demonstrations during the semi annual commencement last Friday. The action targets Leon Wells Arnold Otto George Braunlich Walter Kruse William Phelan, with the board aiming to restore order following an attempt by juniors to lower colors in front of seniors. Several expelled boys were notable football players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport’s
Leon Wells
Arnold Otto
George Braunlich
Walter Kruse
Wm. Phelan
Geneseo Debates Franchise Move and Local Trial
Geneseo council weighs a twenty year gas and electric franchise for L. E. Gorham who proposes a new odorless gas process and possible cheaper lights tied to area road projects. A separate law action over ditching contracts sees Charles Cherry and W T Jeffrey contesting prices, with jurors named for the case. Community notices report deaths, visits, and illness among local residents and guests.
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Geneseo
L. E. Gorham
Gorham
Luther Monday
Charles Cherry
W T Jeffrey
Forest M Lowes
Bartlett S Gray
Cherry
Jeffrey
Cherry and
Lowes
Gray
Otto Westring
Ed Howard
James Lavery
James Wheaton
Auguut Blankenfeld
Ed Creek
Patrick McLaughiip
South Oakwood Avenue
James Barnes
Chicago
Bert Hadley
Nellie Hanna
Fire destroys Eldridge hotel in Scott County
A large hotel and barroom known as Brecken's at Eldridge in Scott county burned at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. The Davenport Malting Co owned the building which also housed the Knights of Pythias hall. Loss estimated at 10 thousand dollars, fully insured.
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Brecken's
Eldridge
Scott County
Knights of Pythias Hall
Davenport Malting Co
Moline Autos Schedule Exhibits at Chicago Auto Show
Local firms prepare three displays at the Chicago show opening Saturday. Moline Automobile Co, Deere-Clark Automobile Co, and Moline Pump Co ship exhibits. six cars total with demonstration models. Parkhurst engine by Moline Pump Co featured, mounted on a wooden base and shown with an electric motor demonstration.
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WHI
Parkhurst
Deere-Clark and
Moline Auto Co
Chicago
Coliseum
Fleet Regiment Armory
Moline Automobile Co
Deere-Clark Automobile Co
Moline Pump Co
C. H. van Dervoort
FE OW Nicholson
O J Root
W H van Dervoort
Deere Clark Automobile Company
Moline
W. E. Clark
H H Thorpe
E. Child
WB. Parkhurst
J A Barnard
E Fietz
G A Townsender
Port Byron News Roundup and Local Notices
Port Byron area reports visits by Mr and Mrs Baird of DeWitt and Mrs Vogler's funeral at Rapids City. Dr Johnson contemplates practice location after returning from the Northwest. residence sold to Henry Opendyke for 1500. Events include a recital by Iva Pearce, a masquerade at Woodman Hall, revival services, and upcoming marriages. Road detours from Rock River flooding affect Joslin and Osborne.
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Port Byron
Mra Baird
DeWitt
Louis David
Baird
David George Schalble
Johnson
Oregon
Washington
Henry Opendyke
C.as. Vogler
Rapids City
Mamie Rettig
Ziegler
Iva Pearce
Augustana College
Timothy's
Town Hall
Dave Adams
Joslin
George Schaible
Pew K. P
Frank Morgan
Wm Filbert
Wm Farber
Vilage
Frank McRoberts
Coe
James McRoberts
Frank
South Dakota
Rock River
Osborne
Frank Wake
Rose Hill
Henry Swisfer
D. Y. Allsbrow
Lower Main Street
Woodmanhal
Thorpes
Pleasant Unity Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
W. B. Carey
Holy City
Frank Bryan
Margret Crompton
Bartsch
Merritt
F. Gates
Kansas City
Voluntary raise to Silvis pipe fitters
In the Silvis Rock Island shops a two cent an hour wage increase was granted to the pipefitters effective next month. About fifteen pipefitters work there, though this is not the full quota needed. A representative planned to go to Chicago to pursue a larger raise, but the extra pay was granted unsolicited.
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Rock Island
Silvis
Chicago
Rock Island Elks consider new quarters above Harms hotel
The Rock Island Lodge No. 90 votes to take the second and third floors of a Fries estate building opposite the Harms hotel. The three story structure will measure 66 by 71 feet on Eighteenth street with stores on the first floor and Elks space on the upper floors. The building committee was expanded to ten to consult architects on feasibility.
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Lodge
Fries Estate
Eighteenth Street
Rock Island Lodge of Elks
Harms Hotel
Elks
Tralks
Village officers elected as Silvis Carbon Cliff begin lawmaking
Silvis and Carbon Cliff trustees held meetings to set up governing bodies for the new villages. At Silvis, Richard Walsh was named president and G A Shallberg city attorney. a rules committee was formed to draft ordinances. A Friday session was announced. Officers at Carbon Cliff include W R Carey president and G A Shallberg attorney. a draft-ordinance committee was named to prepare village laws. The two villages plan April elections. Modern Irish noted as harder than ancient Greek by a language scholar.
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Silvis
Carbon Cliff
Trus Teen
Richard Walsh
W. H. Downing
G. A.shallberg
Downing
Love and Ball
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United Action
South Morine
Dispatch
Hesuite
Cine
Horace Sickles
Rob Dummies
Frre
Canada
Alberta
WNI
Superintendent of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
Broughton
Marehagts Eanei Trust
Chigagd
Ill
God Gan Yea
Scandia
Ansurance Company
C. H. Boman
Boman
N. A Nelson
E FP Strandberg
C H Boman
L. G. Abrahamson
Wm A Peterson
Edwin A Olson
A Nelson
E P Strandberg
N P Severin
United Movement For Local Option
Islatora
Davenport
Moline Autos
Eplbit
Pump Company
Rock Island Elks
Betwen
Neel
Shallberg
Manchester Guardian
Boards
Tae Igen Heen
Elect OF
Eat
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Silvis and
Carbon CI
Richard, Walsh
Vaart Py
Ri iGarey
Carbon Cjlff
England
The
Armour, Swift
American Cereal Co., &c
Sheniien
America
Inter Ocean
s /cheoclaves
Bawepbpec
York Sun
Neal World
Tom Oro
Moline Review-Dispatch
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