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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
2
Mrs Boyle dies in a devastating fire when the stove topples and the house bursts into flames. Her husband discovers her body as flames engulf the room and threaten the residence.
Mrs Mary Poyte died at city hospital after clothes caught fire in a gasoline stove explosion at her home. The blaze started when she lit the stove during a Sunday visit by friends. Neighbors and youths helped, but she suffered severe burns and died shortly after.
Allen of Moline spoke at the twenty eighth annual Orange lodge picnic in Lit tles Grove. He praised the order’s work for civil liberty and recalled the Boyne struggle to inspire unity and reform among attendees.
Oliver Quenchie and Mrs Fannie Selzer of Davenport were struck by a freight train at Fifth and Marquette streets while attempting to cross the Rock Island road tracks. The man escaped injury while the woman was dragged two blocks on the cowcatcher. She suffered a dislocated collarbone multiple fractures to the skull and pelvis and is not expected to recover at St Luke’s hospital. Her husband operates a Davenport east side saloon.
Employees of the Sylvan Steel mill of the Republic Iron and Steel Co resumed work Monday under a new wage scale with a ten percent rise on rolling rails and seven percent on billets. The 12 inch mill had been idle for a few weeks for inventory, repairs, and reaching the wage agreement. Superintendent J E N Olson returned from a trip in the cast.
The fragment mentions Morey awakening with a smile and Aaron excitedly urging dreams to go by contraries. It references misfortune and a quote style attributed to Meggendorfer Blatter, suggesting a whimsical or satirical page note about dream states and financial ruin.
Mrs Mary McKinney of Aledo indicted for torturing Stella Grady a child in care of Illinois Children's Home and Aid society has hidden at Kenilworth sanitarium Chicago amid legal efforts by Mercer county officials to interview her. Dr Sanger Brown refuses access citing patient immunity. Trial set for August 28.
George McClelland a New Shops employee went to work drunk and fought at work losing his job. He boarded an interurban to East Moline got drunk again. He lay on the rails delaying the car until police hauled him to town and fined him $20 in police court.
An old advertisement promises Allen's Froot- Blake powder cures corns and painful swollen feet. It markets relief for burning, stinging and itching while claiming the product costs 5 cents and targets foot discomfort.
Sree a Russian resident at 1613 Second Avenue was hit by a westbound Rock Island freight on Eleventh Street at about 6 15 Sunday. He was thrown against a box car, knocked to the ground, then taken to City Hospital. Dr A H Arp treated him. bruises only, no serious injuries. He had been intoxicated and waiting for an eastbound passenger train before stepping onto the crossing.
Walter A. Rosenfield, president of the Moline Wagon Co., named receiver by Judge R. M. Skinner for the Marquette Third Vein Coal Co. The firm owns 6000 acres of coal land across Bureau Putnam and Marshall counties and has mined at Mar.
A National Editorial association tour along the California and Oregon coasts highlights vivid plant life from Ventura sweet peas to banana groves, and notes irrigation and water issues. The party views Sacramento landmarks and Mount Shasta, then travels to Shasta Springs and Ashland, Medford, and Oregon’s cherries before returning toward Portland.
The father of Rev. Paul Brown of the First Congregational church died aged 72 after living in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Brown plans to bury him in Kansas City Monday and may travel there after the ceremony. The funeral details were arranged with church committees sending floral tribute and notice that Brown need not preach next Sunday.
Cyrus Leland as receiver reports a $19,000 two weeks payroll due to Illinois miners in bankruptcy. Walter Reevey to be appointed court administrator. creditors represented by Devlin of Kansas City. funds to be paid from Chicago stock.
The Tri City Woman’s Union Label League forms in Rock Island on July 12 led by Mrs. M. B. Weltler of Cincinnati. Ten charter members and ten applications. Meetings set monthly in Rock Island and Davenport. Officers elected include President Mrs. P J Carlson and Vice President Mrs. J W Wilson. Aim to gain union wife and daughter membership to demand labels in purchases.
An incomplete transcript fragment mentions names like Parvellus and Senay and hints at a student named Nate. The text is garbled, lacking clear events, dates, or context to form a coherent report.
The Sterling Standard reports that the Burlington will abandon long line service on its three city route to cut costs for federal mail contracts. Survey work has continued for a year as planners seek faster service, likely reshaping divisions at Rock Island and Galesburg while Iowa changes unfold.
Frank Wainwright of Zuma files for divorce from Harriet Bessie Wainwright in circuit court citing marriage on February 10, 1892 and separation June 17. He alleges Harriet eloped with J. J. Howe and they now live unlawfully at Atlantic Iowa. He seeks custody of their three children. The record recalls a prior shooting incident and a federal reaction when the woman prepared to depart on a visit.
A Rock Island club dismisses its liquor license suit as proceedings are dropped. No further action listed. The case involved licensure and warrant filings connected to the club’s operations.
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