Legal Row Over Church Property Tax Fight Stirs State
Chicago church leaders push for rehearing after a state supreme court ruling in Christ Episcopal Joliet held church property not used exclusively for worship may be taxed. They contend Sunday schools inside churches do not qualify for exemption, prompting a statewide debate among denominations. Attorneys say a rehearing petition will be filed by January 12.
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State Supreme Court
Christ Episcopal Church of
Supreme Court
Ctrampetris Aly Campos
Titut Bois
kKupreme
Welam Bohier Walker
Boves
Aries
Edwin Walker
Chicago
Williams, White & Co Upgrade Big Foundry Crane and Cupola
Williams White & Co plan major improvements at their large foundry. A new cupola will be built replacing the core-oven area and will stand 45 feet tall with a 13 foot charging door, increasing capacity beyond the two existing cupolas. A new five ton crane will supplement the current fifteen ton crane to handle heavy loads in the new section.
Christmas Trade Surges in Moline Despite Cold Weather
Merchants report a booming Christmas season in Moline with shoppers buying jewelry books dry goods clothing and hardware in quantities unseen before. The only downturn appears in heavy clothing as severe weather reduced demand but other sectors offset the weak demand. Express and mail services ran at full capacity handling unprecedented volume as residents saved money to gift relatives.
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Sooline
Many Divorces Lead Court Docket This January Term
Frantic filing marks the January circuit term with numerous divorce and common law suits. Mrs Mary Stith seeks a divorce from Walter Smith, alleging cruelty and other charges. Other actions include disputes over estates, life insurance policies, architect fees for a high school project, mining rights, and school district trespass claims.
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Mars DeLong
James Elmer Delong
McCashrin
Walter Smith
Turlington Lowa
Gareuu
Smith
Gta Pleg
Watt Bleu
Fey Jobn Kotloff
Greer
United
Carmanta Bodne
Caunmty
Charles Plog Aoson
Otto Plog
Wall Poo
Emma Shields
Plog
Charles
Germania Lodge
Grand Lodge
Ludolph & Reynolds
F Borgotte
J I L. Haas
Board of Education of
Rock Island
Borgolte
Frederick Seltz
John Seltz
J I. Haas
Coal Valley Mining Co
Seltz
Mercer County
Andrew E. Lind
W. A. Meese
Th Board of Education
Traveling banker wed in Providence and Elmira home
Miss Estelle Lenette Sanborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Sanborn of Omaha becomes bride of James G Barclay well known traveler for Deere Mansur Co The ceremony occurred at Grace Episcopal Providence RI after which they visited New York and Chicago en route to Elmira NY where Barclay will base his travels They will live with his parents on Sixteenth Street in Elmira and later reside in Elmira at his traveling headquarters
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Moline
James G Barclay
Deere & Mansur Co
New York
Chicago
Elmira
Barclay
Deere & Mansur Coroline Ftarenes
Dr Andreen Visits Sweden Amid Diet Opening
Dr Andreen travels to Sweden at the request of church supporters who have pushed for an endowment fund for the college. The trip, planned two years ago, coincides with the Diet opening, though officials say the timing is coincidental and not connected to relief efforts for Sweden.
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Dr Andreens
Sweden
Bet
Dr. Andreen
Imones
Smeeremark
Calamity At Vadijam Leaves Townspeople Dead
A disaster near Vadijam killed four residents and injured many others as a flood and mudslide swept the region. Torrential rain toppled structures while debris filled streets, exposing the elderly and sick as families mourned amid wreckage. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup is advertised at article end.
Newsboy of Moline Narrow Escape on Fast Mail Train
A Moline newsboy, 14, Harry Mitchell, reportedly Farry Mitchell, nearly froze on a fast mail train near Geneseo. A railroad worker found him asleep beside the coal, the train stopped at Geneseo, and he was thawed at the depot and fed at a local restaurant. He had spent Christmas with Chicago cousins and rode with a companion who later vanished along with his extra coat.
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Moline
Geneseo
Charles Anderson
Willie Davis
Farry Mitchell
Pards
Harry
Rundquist
Newsboys
Chicago
Bureau
End of Rail Route Promised Along Pacific Coast
Fragmentary OCR notes describe travel by rail through standard and tourist sleep era routes on the Pacific coast via the Rock Island System, outlining daily connection possibilities.
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Pacific Coast Pointe
Rock Island
January Moodiness Shines Through Weather Colloquy
The piece surveys January as moody yet human, citing Sheriar of Davenport. It notes mean temperature around 21 degrees and record highs and lows from 1880, 1897, 1875, and 1884, with tensions between tears, smiles, and reserved charm. It concludes January cycles between smiles and frowns, with breezy, brisk days.
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Sheriar
Davenport
January
Iso
New Years
Sth
Lady Lachrymese
Jamiirs
Steward Wey Resigns to Join Dubuque Club
H. E. Wey, after three years as steward of the Rock Island club, resigns to take effect at month end. He has accepted the steward post at the Dubuque club of Dubuque, a leading social organization in the Northwest, which has just finished a four story clubhouse with interior decorations being completed.
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H. EF Wey
Rock Island Club
Invention Powers Parke Davis Pill Filling Machine
Ernest Thulin of Detroit chemists Parke Davis Co has secured a government patent for a pill filling device. The machine fills and counts 100 pills per operation and can handle up to 40 bottles per minute, now in use at the Parke Davis factory. Also promotes Mrs Austin's Buckwheat Pancakes with its famous flavor and purity claims.
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Ernest Thulin
Moline
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
America
Parke, Davis
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