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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
5
Park Development and River Riprap Plans Stir Moline Council
The Moline city council discussed park purchases including Hawk Hollow and Barnard properties, and debated riverbank riprapping on Sylvan Park. Officials approved paving ordinances for Eighteenth avenue and Seventh avenue projects and moved to fill a Second Ward vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day
Hawk Hollow
Alderman Day
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Street
Alderman Gripp
Sylvan Park
Barnard
Twenty-first Street
H. A. Barnard
J M. Lindgren
Urbana
Ami
A. H. Selimer
Twelfth Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
11Th
Thirteenth Avenue
Gripp
Second Avenue
Board of Local Improvements
Eighteenth Avenue
Seventh Street
Tenth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Highteenth Avenue
Tricity Railway Coo
Rylander
Board of Local Improvement
Seventh Avenue
Twelfth Street
Fifteenth Street
Aldermin MacBeth
Kent
Seventh
Sixteenth
Twelfth
Seyventh Avenue
Ed. Nelson
Third Ward
Fogelstrom
Alderman Stouffer
Camp Kidwas
Davenport Youth Hurt in Labor Strife in Davenport
A Davenport young man, former superintendent at Moline Automobile Works, was assaulted Sunday in West Davenport amid a strike by four Moline workers and sympathizers. He was attacked on a streetcar returning home from the sand, the clash described as the liveliest in West Davenport in years. He escaped with his life and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Davenport Democrat
Island
Moline
Mo‘me Automobile Works
West Davenport
Baseball It Is In A Sick Day Diary Entry
A fragmentary diary note describes illness and fatigue during a baseball day. The writer mentions feeling sick with a split head and back weakness, delaying or affecting work and games. The text conveys strain and uncertainty about being ready tomorrow.
Cordova Drownings Close Call During River Clamming
In Cordova on Monday Simpson narrowly escaped drowning after a drag hook snagged him during a river clamming scoop. He freed himself and climbed back aboard with effort and quick thinking. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Westervelt hosted an ice cream party Sunday for about 100 attendees. Clyde Marshall of Clinton visited his parents, and a note on farming highlights crops thriving in hot days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Captain Hanks
Nenton Tavenner
Avihig
Cordova Township
Mandell
Mt. Pleasant
Jesus Bryant
Eugene Hoke
Moline
Laula
Cook
Charles Wendt
Barclay
Dubuque
James Green
Hanson
Whiteside County
Con Cool
Chicago
Grandma Robinson
Wiliam Robinson
Mary
Clinton
Peter Swallow
Lambertville
N. J
Cordova
Humphrey
Pastor Wood
Port Byron
Charlies Leslie
Frank Zimmerman
Harlie Spoor
Alm
John Samreltzar
Davenport
James Tew Dorle Spoor
G. B. Spoor
Alfred Smith
Meredosia
Simpson
Solqa-Hoke
Mise
Laura
Alton
Whire
First Contracts for Six Foot Channel Awarded
Government engineers in Rock Island awarded the initial contracts for river improvement under the latest congressional appropriation. The section from Rock Island to Burlington will cost about 40 000 dollars with Captain Kirchner using rock and brush. The Burlington to Quincy segment totals about 44 000 dollars under Captain Fetter. The work aims to create a permanent six foot channel via wing dams and rip rap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Engineers’ Office
Rock Island
Kirchner
Percy Swain
Burlington
Fetter
Gordie Eastman
Quincy
Fifty Years as Engineer on the Rock Island
Charles H Davis of Rock Island, the oldest active engineer on the Rock Island road, will celebrate his golden railroad anniversary on July 15. The New York native, 67, began fifty years ago in Iowa as a fireman and worked up from freight to passenger service, eventually piloting the Rocky Mountain Limited before moving to a Rock Island to Valley Junction run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H Davis
Rock Island
Rock Island Road
Mr Davis
New York
Iowa
Iowa City
Rocky Mountain
Valley Junction
Rev C D Mayhew to Join Silvis Baptist Church
The Rev C Q Mayhew, pastor at Bloomington South chapel and associate pastor at First Baptist, accepted a call from the Silvis Baptist church and will begin July 1. He boosted the chapel's membership from nine to fifty five and has served as a public speaking instructor at Wesleyan University. Before Bloomington he led the Hudson Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Q. Mayhew
South Chapel
Bloomington
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church of
Silvia
Maythew
Wesleyan University
Oaureen
Wee Over Sixty Years Mrs Winslow’s Sooty Byrup
Fragmentary ad text extols Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and pain relief. Mentions widespread use by millions and availability in bottles, with garbled surrounding words from an old newspaper fragment.
Dr Johnston Elected Vice President of Augustana Synod
Dr L L A Johnston pastor of Swedish Lutheran church in this city receives election as vice president of the Augustana synod in session at New Britain Connecticut. He was part of the welcoming party for Baron Herman Lagercrantz minister of Sweden to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. A Johnston
Swedish Lutheran Church
Augustana Synod
New Britain
Conn
Moline
Herman Lagercrants
Sweden
United States
Johnston
Mayor Landers
G. Ohlman
City
Gustav Andreen
Augustana College
A. Scheen
Chicago
Baron Lagercrantz
Oscar of Sweden
Civil War Veteran Struck by Train Near Crescent Bridge
John Roth, a Muscatine veteran of Shelby Norman post, G. A. R., died at St. Anthony's hospital after being struck by the Beardstown train of the Burlington road near Crescent bridge on Rock Island while crossing the tracks. The older man, about sixty, was living in Muscatine for fifty years and was part of a Muscatine Button Workers' excursion. He was unm, and his death follows injuries from the accident yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roth
Muscatine
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Beardstown
Burlington Road
Crescent Bridge
Rock Island
Mann
Shelby Norman Post
G. A
Merchants Seek Progress Fund to Back Legislation
The Moline Retail Merchants association plans a week of subscriptions to a progress fund to reimburse a 3860 advance for state legislation. The campaign urges cash donations to promote bills supporting municipal gas and electricity sales, pure-food laws, quarantine clauses, coal oil and gasoline regulations, parcels post opposition, and other measures benefiting retail interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Retail Merchants’ Association
Burglary Strikes Elderly Widow and Son in Silent Night
Mrs. Josephine Osterman, 80, and her son John Osterman faced a night-time break in at 419 Fourth Avenue. Entry came through a bedroom window while they slept. thieves stole $3 from John and $2 from Mrs Osterman, leaving the pair destitute and in need of assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Osterman
Fourth Avenue
Osterman
John Osterman
Miller's
John
Fisk & Loosley
Milk quality tests show improvement in wagons tested
Twenty eight milk samples were collected from wagons by Dr. A H Arp health commissioner. Tests show marked quality improvement since earlier checks with no sample containing formaldehyde. State standards set solids not fats at eight and a half percent and butterfat at three percent with total solids at eleven and a half percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Arp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Esa
Ie Botton
Seton
Prise
Fer & Hathor
Parke
Olson
Bond
Wade
George Slefken
Alderman Christison
Plow Co. Aske
Moline Plow Co
Eighteenth Wereét
Hospital Board
Alderman Gluesing
Finance Committee
John A Goodmahson
Rock River Bridge
Wow
Womin
City Missionary
Nelson
Council
Camp
Olson Iommediately
Carrie O’connor
O'Connor
Woman's Club
Baseball Itis
Captain Kirchner
THE
C. D. Mayhew
Silvis
Minneapolis
Moline Club
American Union of Swedish Singers
Emma Meissmner
Rosa Grunberg
Monster
Athletic Field
J. M. Farnham
Alleghanies
DR. Johnston
General Assembly
Aith
Buttern&s
Nels Christianson
J. van Hulle
H H Mazweil
H. H Maxwell Ae
H_ Devriege apelaas
Wallaert Seevee Dol
Christopher
Saadde
Kroger
F Anderson Ee
King Wo
Ceee
Geo. Schenner
Wehrend
Carlson Eae Wee
N Rose
Wes
A. Peterson
E. A Beckstrom
Carlson Outers
Moline Capital
Thomas Lipton
State Savings Bank & Trust Co
Moline Plow Company
F. G. Allen
Sol Hirsch
Josephbon
V.pres. HH
F. Vierich
Walsh
Ace & Iy
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