Port Tampa Letter Signals Delays and Rumors of Cuba Move
Port Tampa dispatch reports Moline naval militia heading to Key West with 58 hour voyage. Troop transports line up for Cuba invasion as rumors swirl about Sampson’s fleet and destination. Letters describe heat, welcomes, and a new Army Navy Relief committee forming in Moline Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Tampa
Oomonth
Tampa
Olivette
Havana
Cuba
Fitzhugh Tee
Key West
Sampson
Kes West
Porter
Gen. Lee
Hunt
Hewitt
Wey West
Petersburg
Gulf
Vici
Montgomers
Via
Ohio
John Sundine
Barnard
Moline
F E. E. Morgan
John Swanson
Fifth Avenue Grocer
W. D. Wimatt
W. D. Wimatt, Mrs. L. J. Dunn
Nellie Stephens
Rock Island
Army
Navy
United States
Strange Fatality in Cambridge China Chromiedle
Sam Johnson a 65 year old Swedish horse trader resident in Henry county died near Cambridge after his road cart wheel entangled him. He was found by Oscar Hulin and ministers Swenson and Wallace after his hat and watch were observed earlier. Coroner McArthur and State's Attorney Graves conducted the inquest with witnesses, the body released to relatives, verdict pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Sam Johnson
Lah
Henry County
Johnson
Sweden
Chas. Reed
Oscar Hulin
Swenson
Wallace
Oscar
McArthur
Genesen
Squire Randal
Court House
Graves
Moline Sailors Assigned to Vesuvius and Lancaster in Key West
Seamen Bowlby and Cole join the dispatch boat Leiden while James Bragg is assigned to the cruiser Vesuvius and Sophy joins the Ericsson as quartermaster. Benson and Woodworth become clerks in the paymaster department on the Lancaster receiving ship at Key West Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowlby and
Cole
Leyden
James Bragg
Vesuvius
Sophy
Ericsson
Benson and Woodworth
Porter
Hunt
Fern
Rock Island
Sam W. Bowley
George Cole
Leiden
Ensign Hewitt
ARR
George Sophy
Frenchy
Bovs
Moline
G. J. Benson
Werman_ T. Woodworth
Olne Moline Hay
Press Dispatch
Chicago Record
Associated Press
New York Herald
Press
St. Paul
Thavana
Havana
Morro Castle
Key West
John Perrigo
Illinois
Green Hospital
U. S
Indiana
Minneapolis
Old Town
Lancaster
Key West Harbor
Fla
Sundine
Turko and Pursey quarrel over missing pipe at city corner
On Saturday night at Eighth avenue and Fifteenth street Tom Turk and Richard Pursey argued over Pursey's pipe. Pursey fired four of five shots in the air with a revolver but hit no one. No arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Turk
Richard Pursey
Eighth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Pursey
Turk
Marriage of George C. Lee and Annie Wade Secret Till Now
George C. Lee a prominent merchant policeman and Miss Annie Wade of 2531 Sixth avenue were married at Clinton on Wednesday May 25. The union had been kept secret until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Lee
Annie Wade
Sixth Avenue
Clinton
Onboard the Receiving Ship Lan caster Off Key West Harbor
The memo notes June 3 at Key West harbor where the Lan caster has been the ship’s home for two days. Sailors express longing for assignment to a vessel where they can settle for a meaningful period, with only four men mentioned as remaining aboard so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Key West Harbor
The Modern Beauty Seeks Health Through Sunshine And Diet
A modern beauty stays glowing by good food and outdoor exercise. She credits a healthy system to gentle cleansing with Syrup of Figs made by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
California Fia Syrup Co
Carrfornia Fia Luxur Co
Twenty-Third Moline High School Commencement
The twenty third annual commencement of the Moline high school celebrated twenty one young women and eight boys graduating. Prof. F A Barbour of Michigan State Normal spoke on The Public School and the State, urging intelligence morality and physical development as bulwarks of liberty. Diplomas were presented by President Ainsworth amid choir performances and floral displays at Swedish Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Barour
Michigan
Moline
Board of Education
F. A. Barbour
Michigan State Normal School
Slauson
Barbour
Commonwealth
Prof. Barbour
United States
Atlantic
Harvard College
Massachusetts
Morrow's Kidneoids Promoted As All Kidney Cure
Springfield Ohio chemist John Morrow touts Morrow's Kidneoids as a universal kidney remedy. The ad claims rapid relief for early symptoms and a cure for all kidney disorders with 60 cent per box pricing and mail order availability from Herb Medicine Co. in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morrow
Springfield
Ohio
Morrow
Kidnepids
Materia Medica
Herb Medicine Co
Miss Hultin Resigns From Unitarian Church After Twenty Years
At the First Unitarian church annual meeting Rev Miss Ida C Hultin announced her retirement from the pastorate to rest and recuperate after twenty years of continuous service. The congregation adopted resolutions of thanks and appreciation and elected new trustees to succeed retiring officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Unitarian Church
Ida C. Hultin
Miss Hultin
Miss Hult
Miss Hustin
H. H. Martin
E. E. Morgan
J. W. Warr
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Moline Naval Boys
Morine Dispatch
John H. Porter
Frank W. Hunt
Erimrate
Sourville, Ky
San Francisoo
Cal
New York, N
Florida
Kay West
Remy
U.S. Navy
Oregon
Terror
Davenport
Perrigo
Brinley Richards
Hills and Wales
Ainsworth
Ethel Hester Huey
Edward HW. Larman
Otto F. Wessel
Alice Aram
Harry McCarthy
Emma Willamet Tuffley
Frederick Mason Wells
P. m
H. D. Thompson
Henry Wheelock
Wiss Ethel Huey
J. P. Odell
Regina
S. M. Hill
Tower
John Morrow Haas
DeWitt
Temmeus Uttic
Unitarian Church
Evening Dispatch
Ryan
J. S. Lton
16Th St
Moline, Ill
Boston
THE
the Big
5Th Ave
15Th St
J. F. Lindwall
Moss
Third Avenue
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