Street Railway War Rages In Gliton Iowa
Gliton Iowa faces a street railway war as an electric company with a new franchise begins laying a line on the old Clinton and Lyons Horse Railway Co. route. The horse line fights back claiming damage to its property by hard work on multiple fronts. The clash involves about five hundred workers and spans day and night across the city.
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Syreed Railway
WAH. Gliton Ia
Clinton & Lyons Horse Railway Co
Clinton
Electric Company
Carpet prices steady with slight national rise expected
A fragmented report notes retail carpet prices in Moline are only modestly higher than last year with economists predicting merchants may mark up for profit. The piece discusses broad price trends and consumer impact, citing widespread expectations of a price rise but limited actual changes to date.
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Moline
Atree
Oenderey
Cotton Flannel Prices Drop Ahead of Fall Trade Revisions
The article compares June price revisions for cotton flannels with last year, noting prices are lower since tariff changes. It lists wholesale rates for standard goods and discusses effects on merchants and local council plans for streetcar routes and credits, citing regional regions and authorities.
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Roy
Molders Picnic Draws Huge Crowd to Sylvan Island
A large crowds from Rock Island Moline and surrounding towns attended the Molders picnic on Sylvan Island after marching via Third Avenue East and Fifteenth Street. Estimates placed attendance between four thousand and six thousand with people traveling by car from all three cities. Despite rain threats the event proceeded with races and music from the Light Guard band, and organizers reported success in promoting Sunday closing efforts.
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Rock Island
Third Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Sylvan Island
Npess
Marital mix at Rock Island Davenport nuptials noted
A Rock Island couple quietly wed in Davenport after a visit from Rock Island kin. Separately, the will of Sarah B. Cobb of Rock Island directed a Central Presbyterian parsonage bequest and ongoing yearly support to siblings and the Women’s Relief Society, with the remainder to their children.
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Mary L. Lawhead
Mary L. Scott
Milan
Danver
Col
Emma Huntoon
John N. Huntoon
Rock Island
Iluntoon
Sarah B. Cobb
Central Presbyterian Church
Phil Mitchell
Womens Relief Society
Wimmermark's Gase Investigated at Cook County Poorhouse
Reported excerpts from the Cook county poorhouse investigation reveal alleged mismanagement by Dr. Wimmermark including inmates on payroll for nonwork and tainted food claims. Witnesses describe rotten meat, milk irregularities, and staff explanations while the committee sets future meetings and outlines contract procedures.
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Cook County
Wimmermark
Chicago Tribune
Nelson
Loclakn&, Bricklayer
Suburban Correspondence Reports Local Happenings
Misses Borne and Maggie Grassau visit Geneseo relatives. Birds Stevens from Carbon Oilf visits. Day sisters from Walton Iowa spend Fourth with relatives. Local residents attend Fourth of July events and farm incidents are noted. The piece mentions teachers at Rock Island and roadwork east of town with new mine-scale plans forthcoming.
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Conon
Borne
Maggie Grassau
Geneseo
Birdie Stevens
Carbon Oilf
Etta Baum
Neilie
Hattie Day
Walton
Iowa
J. A. Weed
Rock Island
B. Witherspoon
Moline
Asa Day
Melzar
Muscatine
J. A Alford
Bloomington
Alford
Lizzie Weed
Teachers’ Institute
Elen Day
Henry Waddieford
Skinners
Meiadden
Mireneseo
Artiawan
Lis
Viela
Misa Toca
Trey
Gerbert Lowe
Local High School Meet Rumored Amid Dabbling Text
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a schedule or excursion involving Galesburg, Moline, Rock Island and Winny teams with references to travel and events. Names and places are garbled, leaving unclear teams, dates, or outcomes.
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