Benefit concert at Moline raises funds for Woman's Hospital
A neighborhood benefit at The Moline drew a full house and raised about $800 in receipts for the Woman's Hospital association plus additional program contributions. Events featured Miss Elizabeth Harnard leading a cast in Amien Depot for a May day, with performances by Mrs F Stevens and others, a garden stage, and a premiere novelty with four autos on stage.
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Woman's Hospital Association
Moline
Mesdames
C H Deere GA Stephens
G@ H
Huntoon
F . Stevens
Clara Sloan
Ira B. Peek
Wm Butterworth
Ciapman
Elizabeth Harnard
Amien
Anunnachal Ik
Felden
Barnes Cranhy Co
Tony
Tividals
Rassnalls
Hyogram
Chorsl Union
Mra
Edla Lond
Jus
Asi
Trayin der Sernérin
Ned Henry Wheelock
Guring Thom
Hammonds
Miss Younge
Rock &Land
Beth
Wheelock
Lindsay Oliver
Ty Moszkowi
Liszts
Mre
F Peek
Ara Sloan
F B Leavens
Adantrikin
Willliam Butterworth
Bunch of Greeks Caught at Cards in Blue Goose Room
Offic er Henry Jabbert and Swan Larson broke up a noisy cards game in a Third Avenue room above a Blue Goose grocery store. Ten Greeks were fined for disorderly conduct with amounts listed. proprietor paid higher. Anasthatsis and Dremas among those fined.
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Offcer
Henry Jabbert
Swan Larson
Lcny
Third Avenue
Sevhteenth
Eighteeenth
Gustafson
Port Byron Notes on Local Events and Visits
Local items mention Miss Fae Martin at the McCatl residence to be released for Tope on the week of accounts. Rev ves services at the Methodist church and Harry Shrove spending cold days in Iowa. Rupert Olive Hunt visiting Albany friends, Lena Brandentyce from Davenport and Miss Johnson from Coalville join gatherings. A horse accident near Cor lands injures a resident on the sand prairie.
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Port Byron
Kenneth
Bre
Byron
Ted Boot
Foot Albans
Fae Martin
McCatl
Harry Shrove
Iowa
Olive Hunt
Adout
Albany
Misa Lena Brandentyce
Davenport
Jod Voltron
Mise Johnson
Coalewn
Heverstte Porlvestion
Wantaven
Cor
Hannah Moore
Edna
Hampton
Sam Rryan
Willis
Moline
Sd Coyne
Patrick Moores
Manson
Wathers
Craig's
Swedish Lutheran Church Annual Meeting Review
The Swedish Lutheran church held its annual meeting with cordial reports from officers and societies. The main school reported twenty seven teachers and twenty three pupils, while other chapels posted smaller enrollments. receipts and balances are listed, and officers for 1907 were elected including President August Fogelstrum and Treasurer Ernest Bjurstrom. The church notes a surplus for the year and a growing membership of 233.
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Swedish Lutheran Church
Lund Schon
Gust Tuline
Oscar Brissman
Andrew Johnson
Alfred Erickson
Mssions
CC P Bohman
Poor Fund
The
young people + society
T He Old Ladies’ Society
East End Society
Veronica Socrets
Sorosta Society
Omission Society
Soociety Church
Bochet
Toad of Trustes
Local Talent Shines At Dance Event
Frank Reynolds showed promise in stage dance with a pleasing voice. Richard Hosford impressed, though his name missed the program by error. Mrs H F Peters appeared as Mrs Martha Chattermuch. Mr and Mrs E Dietz. George Owens. Miss Lillian Owens. Miss Clara Sloan. and the couple Elizabeth Barnard and Harvey McKinley were featured as bride and groom.
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Frank Reynolds
Richard Hosford
H F Peters
Martha Chattermuch
E. Dietz
George Owens
Lillian Owens
Clara Sloan
Elizabeth Barnard
Harvey McKinley
1906 Officers Elected at Mission Tabernacle Annual Meeting
Members of Mission Tabernacle Church elected officers including President Edn Olson Deacons Jobo sent thee years OS$ Olson two years Subdeacons FE PD Brunstrom Sin der Anderson Trustees Gust Ed three years Alsene two years Sunday School Superintendent J E N Olson Collectors C Jo Johnson COA Lindberg Reuben Rosne and heard treasurer reports showing receipts and disbursements for various organizations The church property valued at 2112750 and debt held at 4000 with plans to reduce it. membership noted as present and new calls for male members.
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Mission Tabernac Church
Edn Olson
Jobo
FE PD
Brunstrom
Sinder Anderson
Gust Ed
Alsene
J E N Olson Colleetors
Jo Johnson
Lindberg Reuben Rosne
SS Officers of Year at Swedish Methodist
The report lists officers for the year at Swedish Methodist, naming positions such as President, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, and other roles. It notes the school remains in good financial condition with assets and enrollment around the stated figures.
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Swedish Methodist
Day of Surprises for Turner Folks
A New Years festival and Christmas entertainment for Turner children was held in Turner hall on Tuesday afternoon and evening. A medical program followed and a large Christmas tree was lit. Candy boxes were given to the children, and fourteen honors were awarded for notable acts during the year. Trophy badges and some trophies were presented to several participants.
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Turner Hall
Carly Creding
Puco
Oppenterner
Kiel
Weston
Plans for 1907 Substantial Improvements Highlight Local Projects
The 1907 plans detail major public and private improvements carried over from 1906. Projects include St Josephs church renovation, People’s National Bank storefront, Villa de Canta Secoon building, Moline Company facilities, a Rock Island warehouse, and a new apartments development. Also listed are remodeling of the Elite theatre, bridge work from Rock Stand to Araney, a water works expansion, new boiler pumps, and commemorative gifts from Adolph Oppene.
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National Bank
Soecon
Villa de Canta
Safa and Door
Buford
Hall
Rook
Petty
Wages Rise for Blacksmiths Amid Uncertain Times
Report notes a general wage increase for blacksmiths and related trades as workers celebrate a modest gains package. The article lists pay raises effective from January and mentions overall improvements expected next year alongside updates for local offices and employes.
Fragmented OCR notes on assignments and local entities
The text presents scattered fragments mentioning JPAMENT SECONDHAND DEESLER and various names, places, and numbers. It references an assignment, banks, a person or group called Nad, and an event or offer tied to a Davenport area. The legible items include references to ships, Rock, Ameng thy treap ters, and Maradi 14s.
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Orton
High Island
Davenport
Fragmented OCR Note Prompts Odd Phrases and Names
Readable bits show references to suits and money with unclear context. Several garbled names, places, and numbers appear, including mentions of ten dollars and a potential event or person named Moss Ann Cat left Wiansectisue. The text is largely indecipherable.
Yearly High Temperatures and Low Precipitation Reported
Weather data show an exceptionally high annual temperature and a precipitation deficit with December recording 16 inches of total precipitation and several days of clear skies. The period featured a top daily temperature of 24 degrees and a low near 4 degrees, with overall monthly averages drifting above historical norms.
New Year Gifts Highlight Salary Raise and Local Notices
A mixed page note describes a salary raise as a New Year gesture, mentions a foundation event aiding 627 children in a local community, and lists church and deacon roles along with a legal case involving Sophia Krone and Theodore Krone. It also references a divorce and custody matter between Mrs Sheetz and William Sheet, with attorney listings and mentions of social events and a New Year trip by Oakleafs.
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Sophia M Krone
Tas
Theodore Krone
Moline
Lulu Sheet
Drury
William Sheet
Krone
Oakleaf
Sheetz
Searle & Marshall
Parkhurst Ylinder Engine Sold For Marine Use
The first sale of the four cylinder Parkhurst engine designed by E B Parkhurst and built at Moine Pump Co is to E W Hawes of Rock Island. Hawes plans to mount it on a 34 foot stern wheel launch to be used on the Mississippi next summer. Early trials suggest a market for this engine in marine and automobile work.
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E B Parkhurst
Mo Ine Pump Co
E W Hawes
Rock Island
Mississippi
Parkhurst
Debt at Free Swedish Church Sets $2900 Total
Pastor A F Nelson reported at the Free Swede Evangelical church annual meeting that the church's debt stood at 2900 dollars. The church membership was 116, the pastor preached 207 sermons at the church and 70 in other pulpits, seven couples married, seven were buried, and nine children christened. The treasurer's report followed.
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A F Nelson
Free Swede Evangelical Church
Sim
Shorter Workday Adopted at Book Concern
The Hook Concern announces a new schedule starting the year with Wednesdays designated as the first workday. About sixty workers gain a shorter nine hour day with wages kept at prior levels. Employees welcomed the change as it passed without opposition.
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Augustana Hook
Hook Concern
Death Comes While She Was 18 Surrounded by Family
Mrs Frank MeRoberts of Coe township was laid to rest on Monday after funeral services at the home. An error in reporting stated she was found dead in bed. the fatal attack followed Friday night after her return from a visit at Silvis. Long lung trouble preceded her death, with the Winslow soothing syrup ad inserted.
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Renwine
Frank Me Roberts
Coe Township
Silvis
McRoberts
Edn Warren
Pleasant Valley
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Mis Edita Lund
Brees
Union Depot
Triunton
As Das
Union
Shoeblack
Blair Quick
Fred Leavens
Hias
Misa Florencé Friestat
Henry Wheelock
Ada Entrikin
East Third Avenue
Andrew Zebrino
Warry Corvelis
Theros Scrivantis
Bu Gust Pappas
Spiros Divelas
Tromas Perean
Nick Dremas
Dante Stasinus
Peter Paypan
Anasthatsis
Hathan Rosw
Philo Lodge
F & AO
Weilnes
Huntley
Madison
F Tihatare
St Anthony A
Rupert
Swedish Baptist, Mission, Tabernacle
Free
Swedish Evangelical and Zion Lu
Theran
Andre Woode
Freadboehksop
Breenan
Choartes
Cgecedinenson
Devorge
Henan
Jonvor
Adar K Tandahl
Aueast Swansan
Kredric Kaon
Osean Freaiman
Noygren Sanford Briesman Vagust Brissman Organ Pamper
Mttelson Audting Committee
Ohates Helierem ‘Thesabope Boweis Pom Weruian Negien
Monates
Andy Fille
Oscar Bohman
E $ Nordinene
Fogelstrum
A .S. Clausen
Joan Johnson
Ernest Bjurstrom
Truste
Andrew Carlson
Oscar W. Erickson
Alice Johnson
Carl Nelson
Joseph Johnson
Aron Ekstrom
P A Valentine
Emil Engstrom
Axel Erickson
Strombeck
Nelson
Treasuer O
Oak
August Fogelstrom
S Clausen
NG Gustafson
Poa Broten
Swedish Baptist Free
Duva
Young Peoples Society
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies’ Foreign Missionary
Alpha Society
Officre
Detlof Lofetram
John Avanson
Jo Andry
R Lawson Trutter
Torn
Florence Swanson
John Swanson
Arthur Hallberg
John Fegelin
Mission Tabernacle
Congregation
Siqin EY Sra Young Peopl
Mission Fund
Ems
Murphy
Tierce
Borane
Powers Torn
Eleate
Larson
Eltmet Tro Ba Nesistant Secretaary Moy
Mtsa Riuyts i Ee Treaniet Mass Vite Bark En Mamete Mise Rats
Haden Song Tander
Andrew Tae
Com Librarians
Fos Ae Andeson Rove Hblemterg
Andrew Phhagstrom
Irank Johnson
Turner
Turnverein
Christ Mas Entertainment
Turner Chil
Edna Focring
Voc
Hs Stolia
Minnie Poben Morth Sotkhman
Herbert Pohin
Vetta
Ndnens
Ed Kiel
Vmoetiie Taedens
Hebert Kiel
Caroline Oberlande
Sr Lads
Lithan
Arata
St Josephs
Adolph Oppente
Oppe
Sivs
Deesler
Mike da' As
Triple Trag
Edy
East Mo
Moss Ann
Solver Sherter
Edoon
Privengio Teau
Kredent Dally
Toxen
Sam Che
John Carste
John Roo
Ttn
Laut
Alfred Olson
Rowhelph
Anderron
Rocky Mountain
Jerichos
Mra Winslow
State Savings Bank
Trust Company
Moline Plow Company
Rock Island County
Fifteenth Street
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