Mass Meeting in Moline for Swedish Famine Relief
Citizens in Moline convened to organize a relief drive for Swedish famine victims. Mayor Wessel chaired. John Sundine named treasurer as committees from wards retailers manufacturers and shops are formed to canvass all city sectors for rapid fundraising aiming to send a large sum within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessel
Tde
Peters
Stroma
P Skhimber
W O C. Bennett
Ireland
Moline
John Sundine
Edward John Ho
Mueller
Butterworth
Harry Ainsworth
H W Cooper
Lippincott
Pump Co
Harry Watt
Dimoch, Gould & Co
Chas H Ainsworth
Mueller Lumber Co
Henry Rohwer
Barnard & Leas
Macbeth Moeline Plow
R Stephens
Seate a@ Co
Chas Morey
Williams White & Co
Hunt Moline Waren Co
Sam Rosenfield Mutual Wheel Co
George McMaster
Johannes Peterson
Union Malleabie Tren
Gould
Heald Root & Vandervoort Co
Fuller Mfg
Fuller Lawsers- Gas Shallbere
P H
Dispatch
WA Meese
Scott's Emulsion Promises Cough Relief
A vintage ad extols Scott's Emulsion as a cure for coughs and throat inflammation. It claims ordinary remedies only mask coughs while this product rebuilds throat tissue and ends coughing. Free samples offered by OTT and BROWNE at 409 Pearl St. N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
OTT & Browne
Pearl St
Get Rich Quick Schemes Target Tri Cities
Chicago turf investment scams lure clients in Rock Island Davenport and other cities with the Davenport man Vincent losing about 1100 as part of larger Tri city losses. Police raid likely saved others as women were among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rock Island
Vincent
Melin Wins Two Mile In Dual Meet At Chicago
Carl Melin of Illinois won the two mile run in 10 17 3-5 at the Illinois versus Chicago dual meet in the Chicago gymnasium. The time nears the Wisconsin record held by Carpenter. Melin, a former Moline youth, was a Dispatch carrier on Route 9 and starred for Moline High School in 1899 as a tackle. He later led Springfield High as halfback and captain, now starting college work with strong prospects in the Western Intercollegiate circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
University of Chicago
Chicago
Carl Melin
Illinois
Carpenter
Wisconsin
Carl
Moline
Dispatch
Springfield
Island of intoxication and early New York history recounted
Carl Bohman writes from New York in 1903 detailing Manhattan’s origin as an island, the Hudson and New York Bay, Forts and Battery Park, Castle Garden, Ellis Island, and the growth of Greater New York. He recalls Jenny Lind, Castle Clinton, immigrant arrival, Bowling Green, and city landmarks with a mix of anecdotes and historical notes.
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Manhattan
Hudson
New Amsterdam
East River
Nassau
Long Iland
Brooklyn
Peter Minuit
Fiow
Manhattan Island
Peter Steuyvesant
Istand
Wall Street
City Wall
Wall
Manhattan Islands Battery Park
Castle Willig
Governor’s Inland
New
York Bay
Castle Clinton
Battery Park
Castle Garden
Jenny Lind
America
P. T. Barnum
Union Electric connects Davenport to 400 Iowa towns
The Union Electric Telephone Co wired its Davenport west end lines linking to the Johnson County independent system, granting access to 400 Iowa towns including Des Moines and Muscatine areas. Davenport exchange opened for public inspection as solicitors are withdrawn after large subscriber lists in Davenport Des Moines and Muscatine await connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Electric Telephone Co
Davenport
Johnson County
Iowa
Des Moines
Muscatine
Dr orse’s Electric Oil ad prompts confusion
A garbled advertisement asks if a burn is present and promotes Dr Rhowsae Electric Oil for sale at druggists. The wording is unclear and lists unclear names and products. The notice resembles a dubious medical patent medicine promotion from a past era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Rhowsae
County Promotes School Libraries Across Rock Island County
County Superintendent S J Ferguson urges teachers and patrons to expand school libraries in country districts. He notes progress but says the county lags behind others in the state and asks for continued effort to place a library in every school. He offers assistance and mentions a pupils reading circle and potential state library resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
S J Ferguson
Rock Island
Tlanets
State Farmers’ Institute
Mrs Olive Johnson of Geneseo Hangs Self
Mrs Olive Johnson wife of the late Erle Johnson was found hanged in her woodshed at Geneseo at 11 50 am Saturday. Grief over her husband’s death four months past and concern for her children drove her to the act. Her mother Mrs Mary Carlson lives nearby and found the body. Dr W F Spencer pronounced life extinct. One daughter and three sons are left orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Johnson
Erle Johnson
Geneseo
Mary Carlson
W. F Spencer
Settlement in $20,000 Deere & Mansur suit reached
Fred Vretman of Moline received $5,000 in a out of court settlement over injuries from a March 1900 elevator shaft accident at the Deere & Mansur plant. He was paralyzed in one arm and both legs. Searle & Marshall represented Vretman. Wood & Peek for the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moday
Fred Vretman
Deere & Mansur Company
Moline
Vretman
Searle & Marshall
Wood & Peek
Ed. Conert
P. R. Ingelson
Conert
McKaufsky Protests Innocence in River Property Charge
Louis McKaufsky, Moliner, held to the grand jury on a charge of despoiling river property belonging to William Minor in the lower county, is out on bonds pending action. He claims he did not rent Minor’s place but acted as W C Allen’s agent for the property, denies guilt, and cites footprints in the snow showing his shoes’ length match as favorable evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis McKaufsky
Wm. Minor
Minor
W. C. Allen
McKaulsky
Woodmen Camps Split Over Readjustment Plan
In Rock Island’s Camp 309 and neighboring camps debates center on readjustment of rates. Camp 309 votes against the plan while urging fair rates, endorsing head clerk candidate C W Hawes. Delegates from Aledo and Galesburg areas are instructed to oppose head camp nominees backing the readjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Rock Island
Galesburg
Indianapolis
C W Hawes
Neghbor
W Hawes
F Helpenstell
H Seidel
George Rettig
Thomas Haire
Chris Schmid
Win Kurth
G H McKown
John Scherrer
Henry Thode
Win
Hause
J OH Kramer
John Hetter
B Schowalter
Fred Kann
Joseph Walters
Ben Riock
George Pettit
W C Maucher
Woodmen of
Aledo Woodmen
Executive Council
Cordially greeted on trip to Sweden
Dr Gustav Andreen arrived in Sweden via London and northern Europe and has been warmly received. His mission aims to strengthen ties between Sweden and Swedish Americans while aiding Norrland sufferers with 28,000 kronen from Augustana synod. He visits Goteborg Malmo Upsala and Stockholm. HQ at Hotel Belfrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Andreen
Sweden
London
Germany
Denmark
North Sea
Dr Andreen
Norrland
Augustana Synod
Gottenburg
Malmo
Upsala
Stockholm
Belfrage
E A Edlen
Moline
Edlen
Althe
L. A Hakanson
St Paul
Hakanson
Synodical
Conservatory
Cable Hall
Augustana
Rock Island Y M. C. A
Union Electric Phones Now in Use in Davenport
The Union Electric Telephone Co opened its Harrison street exchange in Davenport to the public Saturday night. From 8 o clock onward a steady stream viewed the new building and its furnishing. The plant in Davenport is practically complete with many subscribers in the district already connected. Some outlying areas still await connections, to be added as quickly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Electric Telephone Co
Harrison Street
Davenport
North Star association reports strong membership and high coverage
The North Star association board reported 2600 members in good standing with 3.0 million dollars in insurance. Four death claims have been paid this year including Carl Gustus, with about 2000 of the benefit fund on hand and 3400 of the 5000 reserve invested in Moline street improvement bonds. The article calls for stronger local support to sustain the local institution and its prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Star Association
Carl Gustus
Moline
North Star Order
Davenport
Chicago
Association
North Star
Tov
Rock Island Lifts Embargo On Fast State Limited
Davenport and Moline officials had imposed a speed embargo on the Rock Island Rock Island Golden State Limited. Mayor Wessel announced the embargo would be lifted as the line trims stops to meet schedule while avoiding discrimination against tri cities. The train, designed for Chicago-bound dawn travel, now runs near six miles an hour with limited local stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Moline
Garden State Limited
Rock Island Road
Wessel
Tri-Cities
Rock Island
Wessett
Chicago
Golden State Limited
el Paso
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Meese
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TM Magill
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Aople
IB Quahteaf
Ash
Johnson
Fac
Tory
A G Swanson
Lydehn
E Heimtech
of Davis
F A Landee
C P Skhinner
Jno Swanson
F W Abrus
Chas Kneberg
HO Floris
Ed Shallberg
Chas Kerns
Harry Haley Fitth
Vo Swanson
Claus Anderson
Chas Bloemsma Listh Ward
O IF Anderson
Ed Coryn
WA Christison
Henry Albrecht
Eric Kingstrom
Chas Hedin
Lready Canvass
Hoh Quick
Soo
Ato
Sundines
Toomes
Carl Bohman
Moliner
New York
Greater
New York City
Hudson River
New York Bay
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
North River
Henrick Hudson
Dutch East India Company
Albans
Greater New York
Bronx
Queens
Richmond
Harlem
Barnum and
Jenny
Jonah
Ellis
John Erickson
Government Barge House
Customs House
Howhoe
Bowling Green
Cornwallis
Howe
Clinton Benedict Arnold
Oo Broadway
Teighbors
Abraham de Pesster
Esys
George
Ste Oman
Ste
Bridge
City Hall
Central Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Grant
Olive Johnson OF
M’kaufsky
UNION
Local Benefit Insurance Association
Radfield Regulator
Atlanta
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