May be charge of murder in Nelson death at saloon
Albin Sundberg a Swedish carpenter admitted to police that he fought Nelson in a Fourth Avenue saloon and struck him with a rock. Nelson, a Deere & Co. grinder aged 23, died soon after. Coroner's inquest proceeding. Sundberg in custody awaiting verdict.
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Albin Sundberg
Carpenter
Nelson
Rock
Daily Dispatch
Carl Nelson
Deere & Co
Sundberg
L. M. Magill
M. Bisant
Fourth Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Sundberg Nelson
Salaga
Anise
Charles Vandegenachte
Oscar Lindquist
Lindquist
Lundquist
Vandegenachte
Seventh Street
W. Q. Beam
Charles Mattison
Charles Hanson
Fifth Avenue
Maxis
Neldéon
Rose
O. Beam
R. R. Whiteside
Mayor Olson’s indecision on fight films sparks protest
The Moline mayor delays ruling on showing Jeffries Johnson fight films at Barrymore theatre amid a ministerial union protest. Manager Sodin seeks permission. Rev Lincoln reports no final decision. Officials cite no city law banning the films. Springfield precedent cited. An injunction may be possible, while a decision is awaited next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Dispatch
Moline
Thott
New York
Ministerial Union
Harry Sodtul
Jeffries-Johnson
Barrymore Theatre
Olson
Sodin
Rev
A. Lincoln
Lincoln
Minoia
Springfield
Illinois
Sodini
Sodint
Arsenal Island resumption of work after mid summer shutdown
About 1600 men returned to government shop work on Arsenal Island this morning after a two week vacation on full pay. During the closure repairs were made to machinery and equipment was secured in the casting teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsenal Island
Macchinery Ard
Local pastor waits as couple breaks appointment in wedding mixup
Rev Richard Haney waited at the Second Congregational church from 7:80 to 7:45 PM for Guy Trout and Miss Bella Cowdery who failed to appear, then wed at Rev Ira Nothstein's parsonage after the couple, with Miss Mabel McKaulsky and William Klimngebiel, arrived with a license. Trout, a driver and local lightweight boxer, explained the mixup. The couple will reside in East Moline. the bride is the Cowdery daughter living with her grandmother in East Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Haney
Second Congregational Church
Guy Trout
East Molone
Bella Cowdery
Mr Haney
Ira Nothstein
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rock Island
Mabel McKaulsky
East Moline
William Klimngebiel
Holt-Bixby
Trout
T W Reno
Schuldck
Nothstein
Hampton News Roundup From June Visit to River Area
Local notes from Hampton detailing visits by residents and visitors from Rock Island Moline Davenport and Silvis. Items include mail carrier vacation coverage by James Mobr water gauge work by J E Maxwell river trip from LeClaire to points downstream and several social calls and small events such as an ice cream day and pearl find totaling fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Mr Heagy
Rock Island
John Oltman
James Mobr
C Patten
Moline
George Weat
Bliig Aldrich
East Moline
Henry Light
Louis McNabney
Chicago
Our Village
George West
J E Maxwell
LeClaire
Ladies’ Aid Society
Julius McNabney
Davenport
G F McNabney
O Thomas
A. J Stenfield
Salt Lake City
Utah
William Whitehead
Cc E Hill
Moline Sun
Woman Dies in Fire as Two Burned in Grand Rapids Incident
Grand Rapids, Mich., July 21. Mrs Grace Wilson was pulled from a blaze dead. Her week old baby and a nurse are dying from burns. The fire at a residence left a grim scene with the mother and child among victims. Investigators probe the cause of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Grace Wilson
Oranges on a Rock Island Orange Tree
A Rock Island resident, Charles E B Fiebig of 833 Seventeenth Street, grows an orange tree from the Hawaiian Otahalu variety in a garden pot. The tree has produced up to twenty six fruit in a season, with most picked and eaten. a banana tree at four feet tall is growing rapidly, promising a real bunch of fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Dispatch
Southland
Charles EB
Fiebig
Seventeenth Street
Rock Island
Florida
Hawaiian Islands
Illinois Coal Strike Could End Soon Says Operator
A Cline Shaw Fuel Co official returning from Montana expects miners and operators to settle their Illinois strike by early next month. He notes national union officers may intervene to push a settlement as demand for coal remains strong despite the lengthy strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rchne
Cline
Shaw Fuel Co
Montana
Hinois
Advertised Letters List From Maine Post Office 1910
Week ending July 21 1910 unclaimed letters include Miss Maria Anderson Mrs Bardsley Ernest Carleon Christenson Coleman Cook Crowley Verveat DeermanMew A David Marek Elliott Franson Fuller Crimela Mearton Hagy Roy Houston Hodgew Ralph Jonern Kellog Lola Kohm James Liljegren Emil McGlave Bernie Moore McGee Mayme Nelson Fred Peterson Ruth Ross Marion Bochurynsk John Rogers Reliance Supply Co Z Stewart Rose Trestle C H Unkrich Chas Woods Toy Wall Mrs Ward Raymond Williams Martha Foster Macoupin County free from debt after million dollar courthouse construction in Carlinville Illinois prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christenwon
Coleman
Cook Jf Crowley
Verve
Bat Deerman
Burmann
David Marek Elliott Eoe Franson
Toon Fuller
Masnes Crimela
Vrs Mearton Hagy
Roy Houston
Omer Hodgew
Ralph Jonern
Turt Koepling
Uguet
Johnsons Lead as Census Reveals City Family Names
Figures from the 1910 directory show Johnsons remain the largest surname in Moline with 565 members, up 165 from last year. Carl Johnsons rise to 32, Osher and Alma Johnsons listed, while Charles Johnsons top with 36. The Dispatch compares 1909 and 1910 directories to track shifts in family presence.
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Johnsons
Moline
Moliie
Carl Johnsons
John Johnsons
Charles Johnsons
Osher Johnsons
Ato
Papgex
Johnsons Carlsons Va
Olsons Andersons
Petersons
Nelsons
Yaad
John
Bue
Frank
Andrew
Davenport Man Faces Bigamy Charge After Arson Suspicions
Edward Welsh alias Edward Metra of Davenport is held on arson and bigamy allegations after police linked multiple households to him. He faced a preliminary examination and a September term awaits. prosecutors say he maintained at least three relationships and misused revolvers during alleged crimes.
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Petsparoh
Edward Welsh
Taft Arrives Aboard Then Heads to Golf Inks
President Taft came ashore early today and proceeded to the golf links. A church gathering with Jehoala Anderson of Washington preceded plans for a reception later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Jehoala Anderson
Washington
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure For Catarrh
Readers learn of a claimed cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The promoters offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and retail price of 76 cents. A related product is Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
Hall
Adiresa
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Disaster year for launches on Mississippi warns of snags
Dispatch reports a severe drop in river stage has brought up unseen snags and rocks into shallow water. Gasoline launches suffer frequent punctures as boats scrape hazards, with several vessels punctured and owners noting dangerous conditions over recent weeks and Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mississippi River
Obituary for Miss Fiste Hloite and funeral details
The obituary notes Miss Fiste Hloite aren funeral rites with the Freemason order present. Pallbearers included Adolph Erickson Lundquist Gust Carlberg Charles Knut and Richard Strombere, with honorary bearers from Fre lodge. Also announced is New York market news reporting National Lead stock drop to 103 percent on a 1 percent quarterly dividend cut.
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Nes
Mervice
Frelodge
Tillie Carton
Hima Peterson
Esther Pearson
Alma Pearson
Ellen Lundgren
Velma Allert
New York
Left Alone in the World Grief and Cable Wires Motive
Neighbors say a year after a husband’s death a widow may have caused a fire or mishap using cable wires as the motive. Investigators focus on how the handler of the electrical setup changed the scene.
Near decapitation attempt ends in critical condition
Mrs Wilhelmina Arp of Rock Island, 65, nearly severed her head using two cable wires at her 46 Tenth Street home. Four doctors tended the wounds but prognosis was grim with death anticipated by exhaustion. Her husband died last year and isolation is thought to have influenced the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Arp
Rock Island
Tenth Street
Mrs Arp
Elizabeth Pierce Seeks Divorce Decree in Davenport
Mrs Elizabeth Pierce filed a bill for divorce in the circuit clerk’s office represented by Albert Huber. The respondent Iran Pierce is living in Davenport. The plaintiff alleges cruelty and fear of her spouse, plus unfaithfulness, and seeks a decree of divorce and a return to her maiden name Elizabeth Smith along with alimony.
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Circuit Clerks Office
Albert Huber
Elizabeth Pierce
Iran Pierce
Itag
Davenport
Elizabeth Smith
Illinois 83d Regiment Annual Reunion Plans
Major Connelly of Rock Island to speak at the 83d Illinois Regiment annual reunion in Monmouth on Thursday August 25. The event at the court house follows the county reunion eve, with National Commander Van Sant expected to attend and a large turnout anticipated at the Chautauqua.
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Major Connelly
Rock Island
Monmouth
Court Howe
van Sant
Threats Against Elgin Residents Over Water Bills
Town residents face pressure from water department over past due bills with many paying more than 600 dollars recently. Several notable individuals are among those cited as offenders and warned of legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Telegraphic Markets Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago grain and provisions market report with receipts for hogs and cattle and price levels. Note lower hog prices with light and good demand ranges, and mixed dispositions in beef, with weak to steady cattle activity and varied quotation ranges.
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Joie Sotenoen
Charles Chinlund
Big Carl
B. S. Haney
Mr. Nothstein
L. V Eam
E. E. Holton
St Louis
E C Henline
J C Korb
Familly
Silvis
Itella Guekert
Henry County
J. T Young
F Black
Prairie Center
Emily Whitehead
Mary Guekert
Stella Guekert
Buffalo
Fred Thompson
C. Vogelbaugh
Thomas Vance
Chase. Fiebig
Plante
Fettera
Maine
Macoupin County
Carlinville
Smiths
Johnson, Carlson, Anderson
Dispatch
K. Polk & Co
Alma Johnsons
Anna Johnsons
Ned
Morris
Edward Metra
Tan
Pe Ieee Court
Preston
Mra Welsh
Syriughedd Hligh
Chey
Drea
Datty Dispatch
Mise Elaie Holmgren
Miss Fiste Hloite Aren
Dad
Wilhelmina Arp of
Island
Ris
Illinois Regiment
ELGIN
Telegraphic Markets
Postan
Han
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