Morris Chair Gift to Retiring Superintendent Cox
The First Congregational church Sunday school honored five year veteran Superintendent Cox with a Morris chair in a Christmas program. Children and adults joined Miss Lucile Kelsey and the Sunday school orchestra for songs and Riley bear tales while gifts for less fortunate neighbors were collected.
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First Congregational Church
Lucile Kelsey
Missesaram
Almond Ford
Ray Griffin
Kuhn
Cox
Morris
Youthful Lovers Eloped From Bishop Hill
Miss Effie Robinson aged 16 and Carl Hoyt aged 17 fled Christmas day from Bishop Hill in Henry county to wed. They traveled 75 miles toward DeWitt Iowa before police captured them. Parents reclaimed the couple upon return. Hoyt was whipped and the girl scolded.
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Effie Robinson
Carl Hoyt
Bishop Hill
Henry County
DeWitt
Iowa
Hoyt
Rock Iceland
Whiteside
Mississippi River
Missouri Swedes Aid Famine-Stricken Sweden
Swedish residents of St. Joseph and Buchanan county Missouri pledged to raise funds for relief to Northern Sweden. They subscribed 2000 dollars and expect to expand the total across northern Missouri counties.
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Missouri
Sweden
St. Joseph
Buchanan County
Chicago
Union Tea Company Rebrands as The Star Tea Company
The Union Tea Company changes name to The Star Tea Company amid leadership shifts. Erick Carlmark, formerly at Carlson Bros, plans to work in tea retail while Norman Ostlund enters the tea business. the Union stack is to be absorbed and the new firm will operate as The Mar Tea Co.
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Erick Carlmark
Carlson Bros’. Bool
Norman Ostlund
Chas. Hull
Iee c
The
Mar Tea Co
Meters for All A Cure in Rock Island Water Works
The Rock Island and Moline water system faces capacity issues and waste. Superintendent P T Bancroft tests alum and iron lime coagulants at the Rock Island pumping station to gauge filtration needs. A three-filter bed plant yields only about half the required daily water, with metering expanding slowly.
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P T Bancroft
Rock Island
Bancroft
Koch
Moline
Madison
Wis
Rock Islan
Indefinite Delay in Tailrace Construction
Work on the tailrace fill is suspended indefinitely due to the steam shovel being disabled at the Pleasant Valley sand pit. A new shovel is on order, but arrival is uncertain, delaying completion until spring and risking weather and frost. The aim was to finish by year end so track laying could proceed for the winger's rough usage.
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Pleasant Valley
Team's Wild Dash Down 16th Street Ends in Pole Crash
One Mueller Lumber coal team left a second wagon and its horses bolted down a steep Sixteenth Street grade. They crashed into a telephone pole near the Skinner residence, wrecking the wagon. One horse was severely injured, the other only slightly hurt. the pole split and both wagon parts were damaged. The injured horse survived with promising signs of recovery.
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Mueller Lumber Co
Sixteenth Street
Ninth
Elghth
Skinner
Henry Clews on Trade and Finance Outlook
Henry Clews of New York, a leading forecaster, notes favorable trade conditions outside finance. He cites active general trade, growing iron construction, higher corn and cotton exports, strong railroad earnings, and crowded western routes as the year begins, with caution about material and wage cost increases threatening prosperity.
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Henry Clews
New York
Robber attack ends with Howard wounded but saving valuables
Joseph Howard fought desperate struggle in Clinton apartment Saturday night as robbers looted three other men and obtained cash and jewelry. He was shot three times, feigned death, and finally kicked out a window to drive the attackers away while securing his diamond ring pin and other valuables.
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Joseph Howard
Clinton
Howard
Striapk Howard
Meeting to Draw Civil Service State Institutions
A civil service meeting was held to discuss state institutions and procedures. Attendees included officials from state agencies and representatives of the civil service, focusing on organizational reforms and appointment processes.
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DRA Civil Service
Competitive Plan on Whi¢ Examinations For Merit Hear Appeals
The state commission travels to Chicago to finalize a competitive merit plan to reform state employment. It aims to unify rules, centralize salaries, and extend oversight across institutions while preventing political levies on staff. The final report goes to the governor for action and outlines dismissal protections and merit-based hiring.
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WE Taylor
Chicago
Taylor
Dag Ward
Sta
Charitie
Meberaby
Electric Suburban Line Faces Delays and Expansion
The interurban system reports ongoing snow delay issues and a weeklong road halt as it awaits daily arrivals. Freight and passenger cars remain in use with new open cars under construction for summer travel, while suburban leaders press for improved city-rail communication and service expansion.
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Biei P
Rock Island to Build Road Through Oklahoma Towns
The Rock Island will construct a line from northern Oklahoma to Inger and pass through Carrier, Karoma, Helena and Oakton. An agreement lets Rock Island and Frisco share tracks from Durwood to Hewitt and Ardmore to Waurika on extensions. Frisco is graded to Hewitt.
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Nort Mt Ok
Inget- 501
Choc 'Tf Northern
Rock Bland
Carrier, Karoma
Helena
Ikton
Rot Island
Frisco
Durwood
J. T
Hewitt
Sylvan Steel Works Plans Record-Breaking Mill
Sylvan steel works implements a new ten inch roughing mill and eight inch finishing train to double capacity. A 1400 horsepower engine will drive the line, with delivery of German iron freight this month exceeding $50,000. Total freight for the present season will top $70,000, rivaling large factory freight bills.
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Sylvan Steel Works
Tragic Death of Mrs Lottie Chaiser Baply Revealed
Mrs Lottie Chaiser Baply, 51, found dead from gas at 687 Cleveland Ave after a suspected suicide or accidental asphyxiation. Her arrest for shoplifting days earlier and subsequent release on bond sparked questions among friends about motive and fate. She had been widow of Svenska Tribunen’s former editor and left an estate valued at $40,000.
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Lottia,Chaiser
Chicago
Xi City
Gustaf Swensson
J. B. Oakleaf
Svenska Tribunen
Cleveland Avenue
Chaiser Iine
Ysp
Justice Hall
Florence
Mra Chaiser
Vanguard of Dealers Arrives for Midwest Implements Visit
A caravan of retail dealers from across the middle west arrives at the local implements factory tour. The delegation leads a steady flow of timber and related goods as the event draws crowds and notes a rising volume of orders.
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Middle West
Goal to Cut Curves on Route From Colona to Alpha
A CB and Q survey team near Orion stimulates talk of a new Muscatine to Chicago line. Burlington may seek a direct Colona to Alpha route with lighter grades. Some surveys run east of Orion and through Oscar Anderson's farm. others recheck the current line and depot site.
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CB & Q Railroad Company
Orion
Muscatine
Chicago
Burlington
Colona
Alpha
Corona
Oscar Anderson
Robins
Man Sues Milwaukee Road for 30000 Damages
Thomas Bivans through attorneys McCaskrin & McCaskrin filed a 30000 damage suit against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co. He was run down by a Milwaukee engine on October 13 at the Twentieth street crossing in Rock Island. His left leg was badly crushed and amputated. he had been an express driver for R H Robb & Co.
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Thomas Bivans
McCaskrin
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
Bivans
Milwaukee
Twentieth Street
Rock Island
R. H. Robb& Co
Platt-Deutsche Verein Plans Valentine Ball
Platt-Deutsche Verein elected John D. Knaack president and named officers. The group with 80 members intends to buy a flag for about 100 dollars for a grand ball at Turner hall on St. Valentine’s Day February 14. An entertainment committee and trustees were appointed to organize the event.
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Platt-Deutcheverein
John D. Knaack
John Knaack
Ang. Horstmann
Theo Weigandt
Carl Lemburg
Nic Peters
John Bohn
Julius Carlson
H. Sass
Fred Daebelbehn
Ch. Hintz
Losing Flesh a Re You Losing Flesh
A terse, satirical note questions personal health and taunts a doctor. It suggests harshly insulting the physician in a provocative tone. The fragment hints at medical skepticism and patient frustration without clear context or outcomes.
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United States Forestry Division
Department of Agriculture
Rock River
Fred Layton
RO Rhi
Forestry
Iwisiga
Fred Edwarty
Washington
Rock Valley
Epwire
Schwartz
Ruck River
Hisaper
Horicon Marsh
Schwarts
Horicon Rsh
Sania ‘Sear
Forest Reserve Policy
Wisconsin
Illinois
Union Tea Company
the Star Tea Company
Nour Sister Cit
D.R.J
N. W
16Th Street
Plete
Gern
Eee
Dis
Oklahoma
Lottie Chaiser Baply
Meer
Milwaukee Road
Platt-Deutsche Verein
Valentine Ball
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