ARMY ADDRESS HONORS COL BLUNT AND ARSENAL LEADERS
In remarks at a ceremony, speakers praised Col. Blunt for developing the Rock Island arsenal and for his landscaping efforts to improve the island and benefit three cities, while General Crozier and others were honored as leading army figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butterworth
Mt. Auburn
Cincinnati
Will Taft
Taft
Colonel Blunt
Rock Island Arsenal
Crozier
Arsenal
Banquet Hall Needed for Swedish Singers Visit
Western Division of Swedish Singers of North America seeks a hall in Moline to seat 1000 for a banquet during their visit next month. Six hundred visiting singers expected as guests of local Olive and Svea choruses. remaining 400 seats offered to local attendees. Only potential site found is Plow Co sample room with limited capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedish Singers of
North America
Moline
Swedish Olive
Svea Choruses
Maine
Banquet Plans Considered For Local Societies
Plow Co on the first floor of the office building south of the office rooms proposes securing a larger banquet room to serve two local societies. Two separate banquets at Manufacturers' hotel and Moline club are considered but likely unnecessary. An extensive program of toasts is planned, driving the need for one large banquet hall.
Moline Young Men Plan For A Factory
Carl Hammer resigns as purchasing agent for Williams Waite Co to start a new venture with Felix Johnson. They form the Moline Mop and Wringer Co to manufacture and distribute a patented map and wringer device in Moline. Johnson's background includes Deere Mansur Western Tube Root VanDervoort plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hammer
Williams, Waite &Co
Felix Johnson
Moline Mop
Wringer Co
Johnson
Deere & Mansur
Western Tube Co
Kewanee
Root & VanDervoort
East Moline
The Snow Bunting
A brief note on the snow bunting or polar singing bird native to Spitsbergen and windswept regions. It describes its nesting sites under rocks and in treeless areas and notes plumage warming for Arctic winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitsbergen
Wova
Winners Named in Rural School Examinations
The county announces top rankings from township final exams held May 10 by County Superintendent J Ferguson. Florence Brasher and Katherine Neuffer lead in South Rock Island and Coe. Bessie Gloor, Herbert Garrity, and other pupils also placed across Cordova Hampton South Moline Coal Valley and Rural districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Brasher
South Rock Island
Katherine Neuuffer
Coe
Bessie Gloor
Herbert Garrity
Coal Valley
J Ferguson
Cordova
Charlotte Smith
Katherine Neuffer
Edna B. Ege
Hampton
Blanche Goode
Thomas Chambers
South Moline
Inez Larson
Black Hawk
South ‘Rock Iglan
Florence Brashé
Fratsie Gloor
Rural
Hazel ‘Atcha
Emma Hausch
Bowling
Florence Johnston
Franciy’ Yisein
Ate Edgington
Margery ‘Fter
Firat
Cartle Pedtson
Andalusia
Charles Bukgorne
Alpha-Cole
Drury—Aréeda ‘Watsbh
Arsenal Kenedy
Wow Stetie Eo
Funeral for John A Fish Held in Chicago
The Dispatch learned from William G. Morris that John A Fish longtime Moline resident died in Chicago and his funeral was held Sunday June 9 at 2 p m from his Grand Boulevard home. The Rev Anthony T Horn conducted the service at Oak Woods Cemetery with several Moline colony members present. Fish and his wife Artie Brooks were prominent in Moline in the 1870s and left a large furniture and art collection upon later resettling in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Morris
Chicago
John A Fish
Moline
Grand Boulevard
Oakwoods Cemetery
Anthony T. Horn
Oakland Methodist Church
R. C. Boyd
Judson A. Root
Moline Colony Attended the Funeral. Mr. Fish
Artie Brooks
Cottage Grove Avenue
Forty-second Street
Horse Kick Fatal to Young Davenporter
George Brandhaven Jr. eight year old son of a Davenport grocer died at St. Luke's hospital after being kicked by a yard roaming horse near the Brandhaven store. The incident occurred while the boy played near the rear yard, the hoof struck him in the body, and he passed away within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brandhaven, Jr
George Brandhaven
Davenport Grocer
Harrison Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Brandhaven
Taft's toast lauds reforms and firm government action
The speaker praises the man who leads by example, urges enforcing law without harming business, opposes government ownership and socialism, and credits a Democratic chairman for prompting the address. He feels unprepared and remarks he spoke longer than planned.
First Honors Fall to Moline Sailors
In Peoria on Tuesday the sail ors of Moline won first honors in a grand military review. Lieutenant Freeman and 36 naval reservists competed with militia companies for a $60 prize for best general appearance in the parade. Freeman's son rode atop the one-pound gun as the sailors received lasting ovations from spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Peoria
Freeman
Naval Reserves
Poldidry
Freémin
Iire
Marga
Fragmentary dialogue from a late nineteenth century scene
An obscured excerpt presents a tangle of speech about money and smoke with characters named Mason and possibly Breddie, Harper's Weekly context, and a shop or social setting. The readable bits hint at negotiation, cheap wares, and a moment of financial frustration.
Chicago man for Willard's Place named Moline superintendent
B B Jackson a Chicago resident and Beloit and Columbia trained educator is chosen to succeed F B Willard as Moline schools superintendent at 2300 salary. He has master of arts and master of education degrees and broad experience as principal and district superintendent in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Jackson
B. Jackson
Chicago
Board of Education
F .B. Willard
Moline
Willard
Seattle
Wash
Jackson
Gerard T Smith
Mo Mae
Beldit College
Watch School
University of Wisconsin
Columbia University
Teachers’ College
New York
Beloit
Hillside Home School
Bayfield
Wis
Hudson, Wis
Winona, Mian
Ashland
Superior
Wisconsin
Points on School Law from Educational Press Bulletin
Summary of school governance rules including secretary eligibility and board ratification power. Covers oath requirements for directors, teacher certification endorsements, bidding to build, nepotism limits, taxable property definition, student admission age, illness time recovery, district boundary changes, and timing of dissolving districts. Includes a quoted Yonkers Statesman dialogue as a non sequitur fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Board of Directors
Rock Island Road Pays Croft $10 281 in Damages Suit
Croft, former agent for the Rock Island road at Buffalo Iowa, receives $10 281 in Muscatine as settlement of a four year suit over the death of his child and injury to his wife when rails on a freight car crashed into Bufflao depot. The Iowa supreme court affirmed the judgment after a long battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
H Croft
Rock Island Road
Muscatine
Croft
Supreme Court of Iowa
Odd Fellows Drill Winners Lead Rock Island Pageant
Canton Moline earned second prize in a competitive drill during the Patriarchs Militant annual session in Rock Island Illinois. First prize went to Canton Eureka Rock Island. The Odd Fellows parade featured six bands and many cantons with Moline heavily represented. Prizes included a $35 canton award and a grand march ending in dancing after a reception and speeches by local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Moline
Department Council of Patriarchs Militant of
Illinois
Canton Eureka
Rock Island
Odd Fellows
Park
Canton Moline
S E Conway
Harris
Rum Selling Prohibited in Town Cited by Catholic Standard
A quoted exchange notes that rum selling is not halted entirely but is strictly prohibited in the town. The remark appears in a historical Catholic Standard context, reflecting debates on temperance and local enforcement.
Interurban Bridge Plan Afoot Over Rock River
A Colona led committee joins the Business Men's association to urge Henry County and Rock Island County to back a bridge over Rock River. Past attempts failed due to funds, but suburban railways may help finance. The bridge would link farmers to both cities, expanding markets for farm and garden products. Henry County funds are tight, prompting local action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colona
Business Men's Association
Board of Supervisors
Rock River
McEntry
Geneseo
Twin Cities
Wanid
Henry County
Drops Dead Working at Watch Tower
James Walsh dropped dead while unloading a motor from a car at the Watch Tower. He and laborers moved the motor about 160 feet to the pumping station. A coroner's jury found death from kidney trouble and heart disease. Walsh, 85, had come from Iowa City five weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walsh
Walsh
Iowa City
Often Enough. Rich Aunt You Only Visit Me for Money
Spendthrift replies that he cannot visit unless money is involved. The dialogue centers on perceived opportunism and strained family ties as financial pressures surface.
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General Crozier
Col. Blunt
Barigquet
Spain
Cuba
Supreme Court
United States
Union
Massachusettts
Hague Court
Congress
The
Talend
Press and Guests
Svea
Olive Singers
Piow Co
Samply
Tequtremedi
Niense
Satine
Arctic
Coe Township
Puplish
Ferpottin
Keys
Eappese
Frente
Pofaformer Moliner
Wwe
Morris
John A.fisk
Moliné
St. Luke’s Hospital
Owen
Mason
Elger
Sata
Harper's
Educational Press Bulletin
Ethel
Yonkers ‘Statesman
Buffalo, To
Moline Team
J W Holstein
C. L. Nelson
J J Hedegaard
Brick Eng Erickson Anderson
James Henry Harris
Canton Star
Harper’s
Vailing On
Rock
Rock Island County
TOWER
State Savings Bank & Trust, Co
Moline Plow Company
Moline, Illinois
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