Chautauqua Plans At Watch Tower In Summer
Plans for a summer chautauqua at the Watch Tower pavilion near Prossette include eight thousand seating capacity with an all star program. Kindlay will lead and advance sale for tickets begins soon with performances by Hinshaw singers and Marie Schada. Special through cars, ten cent fare, will bring attendees. Hinshaw to sing with Metropolitan Opera Co. next season. sessions run July 16 to 24 with daily concerts and lectures.
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Kindlay
Re . Assurance
Hinae
Marie Schada
Guiral Society
Berlin
Minneapolis
Monsiand
Chautauqus
Davenport
Kindley
Ats
Huntoon
Tri- Mty Railway Co
Peor Park
Arte
Oni Hinshaw
William Wade Hinshaw
Metropolitan Opera Co
New York
Domber
Sarrier Ee Su
Mason Not Dead as Brother Arrives in Upland Neb
Rook Tiver, a former road commissioner for South Moline township, arrived in Upland Neb on Friday after telegrams dated June 2 told him his brother F G Mason had been found dead. The message noted the death of a Mason son, but details remained unclear. A telegram later clarified the deceased was F G Mason’s son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiles Mseen
Rook Tiver Bottome
Roed
South Moline Township
Upland
Neb
F. G. Mason
Fred Works
Robbery Targets Vaudeville Actors in Davenport
William Hale and Charles E. Colby, vaudeville performers at the American House in Davenport, were robbed shortly after midnight on Wednesday as they walked up Malin Street. Two assailants with revolvers emerged from an alley near the Hotel Davenport, forced the actors into a lighted area, but Hale escaped, triggering an alarm and causing the robbers to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hale
Charles E. Colby
Davenport
Malin Street
Hale
Fied
Tehadora
Bay 6
Maia
County infirmary aims for self sufficiency through repairs
Superintendent Frank H Willey of the county poor farm undertakes extensive repairs this spring. He funds improvements by selling surplus hogs and corn, paints interior wards and buildings, builds new fences, and plants garden crops. He hopes to demonstrate the farm can be self sustaining and plans to finish over the season.
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Frank H Willey
Telegraphic Markets Chicago Grain and Provisions
Market report by H J Toher & Co brokers Davenport Iowa notes hogs with receipts 15 000 and prices from 9 40 to 9 76, cattle receipts 6 000 and hog and sheep markets closing strong steady. firm tone across light and heavy classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H J. Toher & Co
Main Street
Davenport
Iowa
Advertised Letters at Moline Post Office
Unclaimed letters listed include Leo G Abiteman Lloyd Allen John Anderson Charley Bush Sherman Benedict Mary Barry Miss Bell Brown Misa Nancie Bremmer Ralph Crosby Clifford Colling Mrs W Cartter George Colvin Miss Iva Corman Rudolph Claeys Rene Dickson C B Esichfeld John Forsythe Ben Fults Mrs Anna Field May Greene J J Gregory Mre Gertie Hellgren Harry Hallsman Mra Ellen Holm Annie Johnson Axel A Joineon Robert Kessler L M Kellogg Carl Mulder Charles Moran Wm McRider Robert Larseon Nils LaMar J W Putman Ross Pfeuffer Leo B Poston Everett Reinsberg Philip Sofney Mrs Oscar Schwartz Otto Wickstrom Alber Wilson J R Wiborg Wilbert Young Mrs Frank A T Foster P M Rochester N Y June 9 At today s session of the congress of the playgrounds association several ref ect tears...
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Moline
Abiteman
Leo G Allen
Lloyd Anderson
John Bush
Charley Baker
Sherman Benedict
Mary Barry
Bell Brown
Misa Nancie Bremmer
Ralph Crosby
Clifford Colling
W Cartter
George Colvin
Iva Corman
Dock Claeys
Rudolph Chooge
Rene Dickson
C B. Esichfeld
John Forsythe
Ben Fults
Anna Field
May Greene
J J Gregory
Mre Gertie Hellgren
K T Hallsman
Harry Hodges
Mra
Ellen Holm
Annie Johnson
Axel A. Joineon
Robert Kessler
L. M. Kellogg
Carl Mulder
Charles Moran
Wm. McRider
Robert Larseon
Nils LaMar
J. W. Putman
Ross Pfeuffer
Leo B. Poston Everet Reinsberg
Philip Sofney
Oscar Schwartz
Otto Wi
Seventh Street Grading Near City Limits Underway
Under Henry C. Klehm oversight Seventh Street grading progresses rapidly toward the city limit. Weather supports teams as they prepare to haul rock onto the road soon and finish the improvement project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klehm
Henry C. Klehm
Seventh Street Road
Coal Valley May attendance records and upcoming picnic observed
Coal Valley May attendance shows many pupils with perfect or no tardies in both Primary and Intermediate rooms. Principal notes yearlong perfect attendance by Edwin Martin and others. school closes Friday for a community picnic on the grounds amid visits, travel, and local events including a ball game win and visitor arrivals.
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Edwin Paul Clyde Henderson
Vernon Nichols
Norman Wilson
Kathryn Martin Steel Baraks
Howard Ellis
Lila Cartsa
Violet Branberg
Odessa Cook
Arnold Gregg
Harold Hass
Roy Sommerson
Clark Nelson
Lillian Hayes Harvey Halley
Ernest Krapp
Lewis Cook
Nellie Sees
Edwin Martin
Lilian Hayes
Edwin Paul Howard Hillis
Clyde Henderson Harvey Bailey Gan ix
Ototea
Cock Singer
Kathryn Martin
Norman Wilson Vernon Nichols
Coal Valley Public School
T R. Leesworth Cable
Sherrard
Fred Gregg
Wm Connley
Wm Cornell
Eastern Star Lodge
Coal Valley
Weege
Chicago
Rock Island Moline
Milan
Orion
United States
Brady
Springfield
David Kueh
Sadie I’arker
Streator
Fast Moline
Corden
Dakota
Hillier
C L Nelson
Farmington
Lo M_ Nelson
Montana
Henry Ellis
Fritz Krapp
Robi Hass
G B Krapp
T R. Lees
Rock Island
Krapp
Lees
New Auto
Coal Vaile
Rock Island West
Misa Minnie Hranberg
Sunny Hit
Mins Annie
Sharp
Tri-city
Mra West
Mra Glunt
John
Harry
Grant Edna Dalmego
John Haddick
Nichols
Jonnie
Roland Travis
Lawrence and
Emmett
Bushnell
Tarvis
Joseph Peters
Hall's Catarrh Cure Seeks Proof Across the Country
A historic claim promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo as a constitutional remedy. The advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal treatment and offers a $100 reward for any failure to cure, inviting readers to request testimonials and circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Chenery & CO
Pela
Aesentats
Survey Ordered by Road Promoters for Interurban Line
Milwaukee Construction plans a preliminary survey this week for an interurban line from Sterling through Erie Hillsdale Waterown to Moline. Backers estimate $10,000 for surveys and right of way as financiers are sought. a stretch by Joseph Wright already exists between Genesea and Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Moline
Rock River Traction Co
Milwaukee Construction Company
Milwaukee
Joseph Wright
Rock Falls
R. Woodburn
E. C Donahoe
Hilledale
Morrison
Erie
Hillsdale
Watertown
Prophetstown
Gienesea
Zuma Children Day Exercises At Rose Hill
Local report notes Zuma community held children day exercises Sunday evening at Rose Hill with large attendance. Several residents and visitors are listed including Mr and Mrs Ed Waterwright in Voline and Mrs Mamie Wake in Fort Hu ron, plus Vera Mumma visiting Barstow and other locals in Joslin and Moline.
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Zuma
Ed Waterwright
Voline
Mamie Wake
Fort Huron
Vera
Albans
Sylvester Dally
Rose Hill
Henry Hrant
Genesey
Nellie Wainright
Joslin
Henry Mumma
Charles Edward
Moline
Misa Vera Mumma
Juli Fennkiin
Barstow
George Wainright
Ira Wainright
Linnie Tally
Rock Inland
Wiliam Fibert
Mr Filbert
Youth Injured in Fall From Train Near Nahant
William Payton aged 18 was riding a freight train from Norway toward Davenport when he fell from the car at Nahant at 4 this morning. He suffered a fractured skull but his condition was not fatal and he was taken to Mercy hospital in Davenport. He cannot recall the accident and thinks he may have been beaten or pushed.
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William Payton
Norway
Emma Wooten
Davenport
Nahant
Mercy Hospital
Payton
Poet Laureate and McLean County Clerk Hassler Dies at 64
Charles C Hassler, 64, McLean County clerk and poet laureate of the Modern Woodmen, died at his Bloomington home. A G A R veteran and playwright, he was honored at head camp events since 1897 and survived by daughter Mrs F Ho Boetje of Rock Island. He planned a trip to Rock Island before death.
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Jennie Lindblom
Constant Lindblom
Twelfth Street
Kalmarian
Sweden
Anna
Delia
Raymond
Hannah Almquist
Anetta Peterson
Tilda Berg
Gust Berglund
Riverside Cemetery
Henry T. Stoaks
Twenty-fourth Street
Rock Island
Stoaks
St Anthony's Hospital
Lucy M. Negus
Srx
Frank, Donahue
Io James
Grinnel
Horace J. Askaloosa
Leander C. Grinnell
Ilo
F. Barnard
Malcolm
Iro
Delmar Newton
Red Deer
Dan Charles
Albany
Ore
Linnie B. Spiritwood
N D
Chipplannock
W G. Oglevee
Charles A. Henning
Arizona
America
Ernest
Robert
Carl
Mabel
Andrew Anderson
Bilvis
Olson
Topeka
Kas
F. 2. Shalt
Hiverside Cemetery
Boetje
Bloomington G. A. R
Charles C Hassleer
Mclean County
Bloomington
Hassler
Findis
Grand Army of the Republic
Republican Party
The
Woodmen Society
Dubuque
F Ho Boetje
Eigteenth Avenue
Moline
Local Hampton Social Notes and Nearby Visits
Hampton residents and relatives visit on Sundays. The Daly and Colia families travel from Port Byron and near Moline to see kin. Several local residents pass exams for employment and plan church events, gatherings, and town hall activities.
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Hampton, A
Sylvester Dalley
Port Byron
Collla
Moline
Bank of England Lowers Discount Rate to 2 1/2 Percent
London curbs discount rate cut as the Bank of England reduces the rate from 2 3/4 to 2 1/2 percent today. The move signals tighter monetary policy and aims to influence lending and prices in the postwar economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank OF England
London
Marcent Todaw
Agreement Reached on Lundell Block Indemnity Plan
Interested property owners met to approve widening Fifth Avenue from Fifteenth to Eighteenth Street. Lundell aims to move the building front ten feet south if the bond is signed protecting him if the project fails. About 3000 dollars is estimated for the alteration.
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Fifteenth
Eighteenth Street
Lundell
Fifth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
William Butterworth
Fair home grown crop of berries on market
Strawberry growers report a good local supply described as home grown quality and selling at about 15 cents per box. They expect ripening weather to sustain the market, with raspberries and blackberries promising well and some grapes available as the main local fruit crop comes in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
staFe Davertistigetor
Drainage Ditch Contract Set for July 2 Letting
The No 4 drainage district between Barstow and Carbon CHM has prepared to award a drainage ditch contract with July 2 set as the opening and awarding day. Wallace Treichler of Rock Island oversees the project which calls for about 136000 yards of excavation at an estimated cost of 18000 dollars. The work will drain a large area now low and marshy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 4
Barstow
Carbon Chm
Bida
Wallace Treichler
Rock Island
Marriage Licenses Listed From Quad Cities Area
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs from Moline Davenport and nearby towns. Names include James Gordon Skinner with Myrtle Heath Young and Harry Van Wasberghe with Helena Ciernaert, among others from Davenport Rock Island Moline and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon Skinner
Myrtle Heath Young
Moline
Harry van Wasberghe
Helena Ciernaert
East Voline
Henry Steffensen
Katherine Karfffman Toeth
Davenport
Wola Edlane
Nsean
Omaha
Mies Huth Fos Quackenbush
Martrtreante
Alfred Jerdin
Harriet Goulding
Knoxville
William Willhoft
Mady Roberts
H Hen
Fire destroys Bowser Brothers Button Co plant in Buffalo
Flames swept the Bowser Brothers Button Co factory in Buffalo Iowa this morning at 2:80 o clock destroying the plant and machinery with losses estimated between 1600 and 1800 dollars. The Bowser family previously operated the business at the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Bowser Brothers Button Co
Bowsers
Busineda
Arllalle
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Wiley
Telegraphic Markets
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Rochester
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Congress of the Playgrounds
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Francis Branberg
Elizabeth Lees
Minnie Porschke
Hugh McGimpsey
Iva Frederick Harold Connley
Melvin Woolley
Emma Nightingale
Marie Hintz Blanch Murphy
Alice Murphy
Henry Nightingale
John Glant
Alice Hintz
Margot Cook
Janie Nichols
Grace Kracklow
Julia Frederick Edwin Martin
Miss Edna Dalinege
Rock River Traction Company
Geneseo
Mumma
Osborn
Charles Walthen
Arthur Cook
John Swank, Jr
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Wm. H Dew
MW. A. Port
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Columbia Mohr
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Farour
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Sa Veda
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Ther Farm
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Sandas School
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William Mishop Jr
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Mantet Smith
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J E Maxwell
Silvis
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Clara Holland
Carbon
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