Trains in Anood Crash at switching point injures crew
Four trainmen jumped for safety as two Burlington freight trains collided between Third and Fourth streets. The switch engine entered the main track without a lookout, causing a boxcar collision that wrecked sheds and a boarding house, with damage near $4000 and traffic restored after midnight.
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Burlington
Galesburg
Rock Island
Moline
Velte
People's Power Co
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
West Mason
Seventeenth Street
John Sayre
N J Feigher
Bec Franz
Mason
Felgher
Lamb
Marrowly
Peter Gustafson
Plan of Corn Oats Clover Rotation in Raising Hogs
Charles A Rowe of Jacksonville spoke at the Illinois Farmers Institute about a corn oats clover rotation with hogs and seed corn. An eighty acre setup has expanded to a second farm with the same plan. Hogs move fields yearly, enjoy August markets, and rely on clover for most weight gain. The system uses movable shelters, clover pastures, soybeans, and balanced rations to yield high profits and soil fertility.
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Charles A. Rowe
Jacksonville
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
W. H. Rowe
Ilinois
Bowes
Rowesa
Alfred
Rowe
Baca
Illinois Partners Institute
H A
Citing a Case In Olive and Violet Dialog
A fragment shows Olive asking if the quick lunch habit harms the heart and Violet replying it affected Tom who fell in love with a pretty waitress. The line hints at social dynamics and romance in a rapid eating context.
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Olive
Violet
Tom
Maine vaudeville house to rise on Third avenue
Norman Friedenwald and Charles Berkell finalize a deal with Mayer Rosenfield to build a two and a half story vaudeville theatre on the Schultz property at 1807 1611 Third avenue opposite Manufacturers hotel. The 1500 to 1600 seat venue will cost about 60000 with occupancy planned for October.
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Maine
Third Avenue
C. Emory Harrison
Harrison Realty Co
Davenport
Norman Friedenwald
Elite Theatre
Rock Island
Charles Berkell
Elite
Mayer Rosenfield
Schultz
Manufacturers
Rosenfield
Third
Second Avenue
William Morris
Klaw and
Erlanger
Fruit Harvest Falters As Weather Wrecks Peaches In Reports
Crop report shows oats at 90 percent of normal and general acreage at 95 percent. Peaches are only 30 percent of normal, apples 75 percent, blackberries full, raspberries 90 percent with red raspberries injured. Asparagus crop harvested. Ole Peterson retires from express business. Real estate deals: four Jota lots in Watertown sold for 1200 and a Hampton nine room residence for 1500 to Mrs E J Coder.
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Thomas Campbell
Department of Agriculture
Campbell
M Donahon
Watertown
Hampton
E J Coder
Coal Valley
Donahon & Cosner
Neighbor Quietly Helps Hubby at Door Mystery
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note describes a domestic scene where a husband asks for help at the door and the wife contacts George while a neighbor is seen talking to someone. the sequence hints at a confusion during a phone call at home.
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George
Someody
Phons
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rounds Faces Rapid-Fire Charges and Indictments
Albert A Rounds is indicted for speeding and assault with a $2,000 and a $5,000 damage suit filed by James Kerr stemming from a recent incident. Hiram Jacobs sues Rounds for negligence after a moving house injury. The grand jury returns multiple criminal dispositions including burglary and larceny cases, penalties issued in Joliet and Pontiac, and various bailings and indictments among local residents.
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Albert A Rounds
James Kerr
Edgington
Mr Rounds
Hiram Jacobs
J F Murphy
Charles Stantfort
Timmerman
Pontiac
Henry Allen
Ira Magruder
Penny Fox
J P Sexton
Harper House
Bel Boy
Jolet
John Kelly
Joliet
Hugh
Fred Nelson
Porter
Jiumee
Cindy
Iro
Mountain Mieh
Randell Green
Arthur Burnwood
Weverhaeuser & Denkmann
Ralph Summers
Peter Dallas
Mike Dallas
William Dallas
Cordova News Briefs From Scott's Landing And Nearby
Floyd Edes broke an ankle in two places while running to first base at Scott's Landing on Sunday morning. Grandma Robertson fractured her hip and is in serious condition under Dr Freek. Mire Ida Smith at St Anthony's in Rock Island is reported to be doing well. Simpson Quick's dog Sport drowned after falling from a boat near shore. Mrs Lockhart of Moline visited Cordova relatives this weekend. Miss Eliza Durbin of Moline visited.
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Charles Quick
Jack Rider
Charles Coburn
Edell
Clinton Rock Island
Clinton
C. B. Marshall
Rock Island
Dr Freek
Thomas Guinn
Miss Parks
Princeton
Sleepy Eye Corner
Fort Sumter
Jamea Simeon
Poplar Bluff
Weich
Davenport
Mars
Methodist Church
Wood
Gil Dorst
Brink
New Jersey
Cordova
Floyd Edes
Scott's Landing
Grandma Robertson
Freek
Miller
Port Byron
Harry Tavenner
Moline
Mire Ida Smith
St Anthony’s Hospital
Simpson Quick
Lockhart
Daniel Pinneo
Eliza Durbin
Port Byron graduates celebrate with rites and prizes
Commencement for Port Byron academy included a Sunday baccalaureate by Rev WB Shaw, a crowded church for admission, an alumni banquet with toasts and music, and Thursday evening exercises naming graduates Laurae Shaw, Emma Schwegler, Everett Heeren, Mabel Sidinger, August Stisas, Henry Sitter, and Harry Haines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Byron Academy
WB Shaw
Laurae Shaw
Emma Schwegler
Everett Heeren
Mabel Sidinger
August Stisas
Henry Sitter
Harry Haines
Reading Shape of Youths Affects Manhood Says Professor
A professor argues that juvenile literature about pirates and brigands shapes modern graft era. He asserts reading habits influence character, while a boy grows into adulthood amid sensational tales. Washington Star discusses moral impact and societal concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Waashington Star
Willard Resigns as Moline Superintendent for Seattle
The Moline board accepted Superintendent F E Willard’s resignation as he leaves to become assistant superintendent in Seattle Washington. Miss Grace Harrington from Princeton Illinois will teach music for the coming year at 85 cents per day, succeeding Mrs Casterton. Edna Anderson and Ftta Root receive salary adjustments and a new supply program leaves details for summer repairs and kindergarten space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Willard
Board of Education
Willard
Seattle Wash
Moline
Gerard T South
Houg Iton Mifflin Co
Marshalltown
Grace V Harrington
Princeton
Ill
Casterton
Rochester
Miss Harrington
Chicago Musical College
Alimltt School of Music
Chierage
Conservatory of
Northwestern Universits
Evanaton
Othe Calumet
Mich
Kewanee
Missy Edna Anderson
Tuatsear
Logan
Ftta R Root
Deaf Aid Gumb
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H. McConkey
Velie
Kansas City
Gustafson
Louis Hofer
Hofer
Bterting
Willams, White & Co
Milwaukee
Duroc-Jersey
3D Avenue
New Concern
Ole Peterson
Peterson & Lundblad
Peterson
Ole
Andrew Ole
Sric Norman
Haries Molinelll
Weatey Reynolds
John Stewart
Nolle
Whi Jam Dallas
Addison Geat
W MacCaskrin
Vern
Ora Johnson
Academy
Cotton Mather
COES
Seattle
Far Northwest
Mine First Savings Bank
H. A. Ainsworth
G. W. Wood
O. B. Andersen
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