Wakefield man remembered in obsequies and service details
A fragmented obituary notes the death of a Waynesboro resident born September 29. The notice lists survivors including siblings Frank and Henry and two sisters, with connections to Alonso and Oliver Beason of nearby towns. A funeral service is planned tomorrow with a formal procession to Evans for burial.
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Edward v
Frank
Henry
Alonso
Thin-City
Olivers Beason
Burchard
BMW
Evans
Milpmaint
Cbédy
Veteran resident a Een FAD summoned obituary item
A fragmented obituary recalls a veteran resident born November 9 1832 in Bel sient county and details farm life, marriage to Timer B Metcalf, children, and death. It mentions Nathan Shepard and a family lineage with landholdings and notable dates in 1854 and 1866 within a local township.
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Pugs mC
Bigpard Yaa
Belsient County
Ile
Remali
Fyi Howard
Cout Sarecen
Nathan Shepard
William TE Fonsi
Genie
Bedford Born Dies in Lincoln Amidst Local Remembrances
Fragmented text notes a birth and death in Lincoln with mentions of attendees, dates, and local figures. The readable phrases reference a person named Bedford born and a memorial context with community figures and place names, though details are unclear.
Incomplete obituary notice from Bedford area
Fragmentary obituary lists a widow and six children and names several relatives including John Bed, Max Fthe and Jona W. Ben Allee among Lincoln area associates. The text references Bedford and Thea de fiche with a postal or organizational note.
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Citeahn
Asatg
Hhil‘dreft ‘Dafollows
Max
J. #trumpt
Jxmen
Jona
W. Ben ‘Allee
Nel- We Bedford
Lincolln
Sara Bene
John
Thea de Fiche
Myera Post Orgaulias
Obituary notices from Rock Island deaths
Elmer Hokinson dies at home aged 62. He was born in 1884 and a writer by trade. Survived by his mother Mrs Eva Hokinson and other relatives. funeral held at 2 30 from Swedish Baptist church. Nicholas Beckatram dies after illness at 43. Survived by widow and five children. funeral held at Zion Lutheran church. John G. Anderson dies at 69 in Rock Island after two months illness. survived by widow, siblings in Sweden and Michigan. member of Mission Tabernacle Church. Matilda Teedt dies at home in Rock Island at age 83 after six years of illness. husband Hank Teedt preceded her. The obituary column notes other local deaths and brief family details.
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Elmer Er Ray
Hokinson
Elmer Way
Moline
Wae & Ign
Wrier
Eva
C. Hokinson
Frigndas
David: Lofatrom
Swedish Baptist Church
Nichols Beckatram
Nicholas -Phil Beckatram
Cates
Moline Wagon Co
Forty-second Street
Rock Igland
Mr. Beckatram
Sweden
Americe
Alectiy
Fielding
Philip Thomas
Nicholas
Harry
Robert
Rath
Johnsons
John G. Anderson
Eighth Street
Rock Island
Mr. Anderson
Maine
Old Country
Volk &Co
Dastrom
Menominee, Mich
Anderson
Mission Tabernacle
Matilda Téedt
Matilde Teedt
Sige
Seltharopey
Tha
Rock
Island
Rock Toland
Fragmentary OCR Leads to Unclear Local Notice
Readable fragments mention a local public matter with references to a home and officials. Details are incomplete, making the action, place, and deadline unclear.
Central Union plans October move to new Fifth Avenue exchange
The Central Union Co. will occupy a new local exchange building on Fifth Avenue near Sixteenth Street by October 1 with a modern flashlight style nine-section switchboard. The firm will extend lines to Coal Town and Colona Road and add a country-lines section. Two dozen subscribers await connection as service expands east to Fortieth Street while ten party service is discouraged and four-party rates are cut in Galesburg and Kewanee.
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Central Union .Co
Local Exchange
Fifth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Coaltown Road
Rock River Bridge
Coaltown
Colona
Fortieth Street
Galesburg
Kewanee
Ceeptral Union
Rock Island Railway Bets Big on Passenger Cars and Engines
Rock Island railway officials order ten chaff cars ten baggage cars ten coaches two dining cars two combination parlor cars and six combination baggage and smoking cars. They also buy two thousand six hundred thousand dollars in new engines and over four million dollars in freight cars, plus three hundred fifty thousand dollars of passenger service equipment purchased earlier this year.
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Nhot
Rock Island Railway
Local Pythiana to Camp Under New Tent Equipment
Members of the A D K plan to camp on Campbell land by mid next week. A large fifty two foot diameter tent with high walls is expected to arrive tomorrow and be raised Saturday afternoon. Arabian devotees will buy army style mattresses to improve comfort and cot replacement for the camp. Two rowboats and small tents are also being purchased for camp equipment.
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A.D. K
Campbell's
Equipmat
Tae
Bnee Tee Aa D
Conspiracy Case Headlines Stir Local Courtroom
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a conspiracy case with references to federal action and a local courtroom scene. The text mentions deception, alleged wrongdoing, and possible charges, but specifics are unreadable.
Child Suffers Severe Rope Burn At Hay Shed
Hannah Mazon an 11 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chris Mazon, was injured Tuesday afternoon at a rock river bridge lane hay shed while holding a hay pulley rope pulled by horses. The rope burned the second and third fingers to the bone. the first finger burned. left hand also hurt. Dr A M Beal attends and aims to prevent tendon drawing and restore hand form with new tissue.
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Hannah Mazon
Chris. Mason
Rock River Bridge Lane
Skés
Abe
A. M. Beal
Dean Franklin Macomb Candidate for Congress
Portrait of Dean Franklin of McDonough county canvassing for the Republican nomination for Congress. He visited Moline for a few days hoping to be the delegates’ second choice. A Macomb resident, son of Julie Franklin, and a graduate of Illinois University law school now practicing law in Macomb.
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Dean Franklin
Macomb
Julie Franklin
Law School of
Illinois University
Six Italians Die After Passenger Train Hits Track Crew
Special to Moline Dispatch from Amsterdam New York July 27 A New York Central passenger train struck a gang of six track hands all Italians who had stepped aside to avoid a freight train and were killed.
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Moline Dispatch
Amsterdam
New York Central
Bulgarian and Servian Bands Clash Near Prigat
Belgrade reports a violent clash between Bulgarian and Servian bands near Prigat in Macedonia. The fighting involved multiple fighters with leaders identified, causing ongoing hostilities and regional alarm.
Marriage Licenses Filed Amid Unclear City Records
Couple names are partially readable in a garbled list of marriage licenses. The fragment mentions individuals with likely local names and dates, but the full pairings and jurisdictions are not evident.
Searle Denounces McKinley Policy In Fifth Ward Speech
Charles J. Searle Republican candidate for Congress spoke in Moline's Fifth Ward to about fifty listeners. He criticized McKinley's policy, defended his own record at the Macomb Normal School Board, and alleged media bias against him while contrasting his usefulness for working people with opponent Allen. He announced further talks on Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue.
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Charles J. Searle
Congress
Seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Bearle
Fifth Ward
Moline
Allen
Searle
Republican Party
Macomb Normal
McKinley
New Chicago Chief Cracks Down on Gambling Clubs
Chicago July 27 John Collins sworn in as chief of police launches a bold anti gambling drive with twenty detectives raiding four downtown clubs. Hundreds cheer as suspects are taken to Harrison Street station, clubs like Empire and Hoffman reported emptied of cards, chips and black boards.
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Chicago
John Collins
Collings
Harrison Street
Empire Club
State Street
Collins
Hoffman Club
Monroe Street
Dearborn Club
Dearborn Street
Calhoun Madison Athletic Club
Madison Street
City Hall
Parliament approves committee report in Swedish houses
In a concise session both houses of the Swedish parliament approved the committee report. The announcement notes the approval as part of a special dispatch from Moline and dates it to July 27.
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Moline Dispatch
Olm
Ge Ghd
Sheatal
Prospect of Storm Series in August Foreseen by Weather Forecast
Reverend Hicks outlines four storm periods for August with centers on the 6th 13th 22nd and 29th and potential thunder gusts frosts and violent tornadic gales. The forecast calls for rising barometers cooler air after each period and widespread storms tracking eastward across the country with hot dry spells between events.
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Ir. R. Hicks
Tom Boylan Declares Sobriety After Disorderly Arrest
Tom Boylan finished a ten day jail term then created a scene drunkenly, fighting officers and creating a rough house. His wife refused to testify after he vowed to take the pledge, and he was fined on a disorderly conduct charge under a city warrant.
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Tom Boylan
Tom
Boylan
Zionist Congress Opens With 760 Delegates Present
The seventh Zionist congress opened in Baste Switzerland with 760 delegates from over twenty countries. Dr Shalty presided and Dr Max Nordau of Paris delivered a eulogy on Theodore Herz founder of the movement.
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Shaky
Max Nordau
Theo. Herzl
Zionist Organization i
Dr Shalty
Paris
Theodore Herz
Zionist Movement
Delano May Take Rice to the Wabash System
Rumor circles Burlington offices that Vice President Delano of the 116 Wabash system may call in F C Rice from Galesburg to join the advisory board. Rice, once general superintendent of the Hiiness lines, is hailed as a top railroad man and longtime friend of Delano. Trustees of the Western Tenois State Normal School met in Galesburg and awarded a contract for building completion to Tri-City Construction Co on a percentage basis, with maximum cost set at PO.
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Burlington
Delano
Wabash
F. C. Rice
Galesburg
The
Hiiness Lines
Rice
Western Tenois State Normal School
Tri-City Construction Co
Bierabteeing
Japanese Advance in Korea and Sakhalin Capture
Special reports from Washington to Marine Dispatch state Japan pushes a forty mile front in Korea with Keuchen as main Russian force center and 40 000 deployed. Japanese have captured Alexandrovsk on Sakhalin. Russian defense lines near Kyongscheng and Vladivostok are anticipated. Baron Komura and Takeoihira meet President at Sagamore Hill.
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Kenchen
Sakhalin
Marine Dispatch
Washington
State Department
Oyster Bay
Moline
Baron Komura
Take Ahira
Hee
Sagamore Hill
New York
St Petersburg
Manchuria
Korea
Tumen
Keuchen
Tokio
Alexandrovsk
Island
Fever reports rise as quarantine tightens in New Orleans
Several new cases of yellow fever are unofficially reported in New Orleans with no deaths. Quarantine measures grow stricter and detention camps are in operation to prevent mosquito breeding. Rumors place yellow fever in Shreveport, though officials deny it.
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New Orleans
Shreveport
Earthquake Suspected After Mining Blast in Calumet
In Calumet Michigan on July 2 a mining boss Herman Kaupvila carrying heavy Prussian caps dropped a lit match into a box and was killed. Investigators concluded the shock from last night’s event likely arose from an earthquake, not the blast, with effects felt across about 300 miles and damage pegged at fifty thousand dollars. Police began enforcing vagrant laws, compelling tramps to report to public space to settle at public ball areas.
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Moline
Calumet
Mich
Herman Kaupvila
Tiree
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