Eleventh Annual Report of Moline Library Board
The Moline Library reports rising juvenile circulation totaling 6 190 and adult 8 277, with monthly book additions since June raising total holdings to 6 103. Financial notes show 2 336 40 funds available, expenditures near 1 007 53 for the coming year, and potential funding gaps unless private support or larger city appropriations are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Library Fund
Epsid
Library
W.S. Mack
L. D. Dusn
General Library Circulation Statistics Report
The report shows decreases in fiction and other books in the General Department with 533 and 451 figures respectively. It lists percentages for circulation changes, book removals, departmental decreases, and attendance metrics including daily and monthly circulations and averages.
Rock Island Arsenal Bills Advancing and School Election Results
The sundry civil appropriation bill moves Rock Island projects forward with $55,000 for Iron finishing shop in shop 9 and $50,000 for armory shop K, plus $50,000 for storehouse 4 and $10,000 for machinery and fixtures. Other allocations include $18,500 for water pool work and $9,000 for bridge maintenance with $250 for sheer booms. In school news, Rock Island elected two board members John Barge and Morris T. Stafford defeating Donaldson and Cleveland amid 400+ votes. Darge 236, Stafford 214, Donaldson 212, Cleveland 185.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsenal
Rock Island
Rock Island Bridge
Board of Education
John Barge
Morris T. Stafford
David Donaldson
H. C. Cleaveland
Darge
Stafford
Donaldson
Cleaveland
A Hard Working Fellow Sees Hard Times At A Factory
A street scene shows managers dodging many callings while patent hawkers press for deals. A gray haired inventor touts a stump pulling machine, another pitches a hay stacker, and sharp buyers rush to claim the day. The piece argues no job is truly easy and success comes from effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.cerd
Lumber, Bolt and Screw
Pay for Extra Duty in Army May Cut Desertion
A Washington special reports the Senate added an amendment to the army appropriation bill to pay enlisted men 50 cents daily for extra duty as mechanics clerks and 35 cents for laborers and teamsters. The provision, funded at $250 000, aims to curb desertions by compensating labor performed beyond enlistment terms, addressing long standing discontent over unpaid extra labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Army
Congress
Fraud Exposed In Don Carlos Ranch Ponies Scam
W. C. Thede uncovered a clever scam after replying to a Leon Springs Texas ad as B. H. Van Raub. A printed circular promised free ponies to agents with terms via a herd book sold for $1. A handwritten postscript added a thirty five cent book offer and cash only instruction, revealing a counterfeit printing job. Readers are warned no money will yield any goods.
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W. C. Thede
Leon Springs
Texas
B. H. van Raub
van Raub
Don Carlos Ranch
United States
Mr. Thede
Thede
Untitled Postal Letter Remarks Describe Fraud Accusation
A back of envelope note alleges Van Raab was a fraud, with the message This man is a d-d fraud Look out for him written in pencil. The mark appears to have been made by the postmaster or someone who handled the letter, violating postal laws but deemed understandable in the case.
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van Raab
Mr. Thede
Drowning of 9 year old Charley Larson at local tail race
Charles Larson aged 9 years 2 months drowned in the river tail race near Deere & Co and Moline Wagon Works while bathing with Eddie Peterson. Grandparents and grandmother Mrs Larson mourn his loss as the body remains to be found with searchers nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Larson
Charley
Sixth Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Eddie Peterson
Deere & Co
Moline Wagon Works
Swedish Baptists Hold Illinois Association Session
The Illinois Association of Swedish Baptists is in session in this city since Thursday. Rev. Hay of Chicago, Home Missionary Society secretary, spoke entertainingly yesterday and was highly praised. Rev. E. Landal of Chicago preached well last evening. The association closes today with a 10:30 sermon by Rev. E. Wingren, 2:30 general service with remarks and songs, and 7:30 preaching by visiting clergy.
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Illinois Association of the Swedish Baptist Church
Hay
Chicago
Home Missionary Society
E. Landal
E. Wingren
Suit for Damages Over City Excavation Injury
P. J. Ross sues in the Circuit Court seeking 5000 dollars for injuries from a fall into an excavation at the southeast corner of Fifth and Levlaire streets on November 26, 1683. The city allegedly left the site in a dangerous condition. The petition was presented to the Council February 6 and referred to the claims committee for adjustment. the April 2 meeting reported adversely on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
P. J. Ross
Fifth and Levlaire
Committee On Claims
Unintentional Penny Slough Cause Lays Waste Crops
A young Moline woman is credited with unintentionally causing a rise in the lower Rock River by stepping into Penny Slough, diverting water into the Rock. The damage affected vast corn and small grain acreage. the only penalty was to send the cause home the next day. J J Kirby and family, recently in Clinton, visit old friends in Moline before moving to Marionette Wisconsin to join a large local manufacturer. They plan to depart Friday for Milwaukee then Marionette. The assessment adjustment committee led by City Clerk Follett, Supervisor Vieriech, and Assessor Waters finished adjustments with twelve complaints, five justified. The process sparked broad resident interest and general satisfaction with the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Kirby
Clinton
Moline
J. E. Poole
Milwaukee
Marionette
Wisconsin
Mr. Kirby
Follett
Vieriech
Waters
Strawberries Picked At Ben Simpson Farm Saturday
About 1800 quarts of strawberries were picked at Ben Simpsons farm on Saturday by harvest crews.
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Ben Simpson
Norway and Sweden face constitutional clash with King Oscar
Norwegians confront King Oscar over vetoed bill allowing ministers in Parliament. Impeachment and trials shake the government as editors face imprisonment for publishing a critic’s letter. Norway's push toward republican governance intensifies amid a fragile union with Sweden. Meanwhile Sweden debates land tax cuts as royal supporters resist.
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Oscar
Norway
Sweden
Supreme Court
Bjornstjorne Bjornsen
Denmark
Comical Commuter Tales On A Detroit Line
A passenger on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern train in Ionia gives evasive noncommittal replies to a curious fellow traveler about Michigan life and politics, then reveals a disguise as an Ohio resident jailed for horse theft. A conductor recalls a Bethlehem station incident involving a jolly traveler chasing a lost valise.
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Detroit,Lansing & Northern Road
Lonia
New York
Michigan
Ohio
Ionia
Detroit
Jones
Globe
Bethlehem
Thief Valise Joke Revealed In Farcical Exchange
A Boston Globe excerpt recounts a comical scene where a valise change hands amid a mistaken theft allegation. The old man’s prank and the ensuing laughter reveal the misunderstanding as a joke among the participants.
Counterfeit Watch Leads to Loss on Detroit Train
A young man on a Detroit bound train offers his watch as security for twenty dollars to reach Detroit to aid his dying mother. The watch proves counterfeit and the man with the four dollar face pockets both the watch and a bad bill, deceiving the other passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Detroit
Beardu
Detrost Bree Press
Accidental Injuries and Local News Items Collected
Miss Erixon suffered facial injuries and a fractured chin after fainting at the cash office while on duty. Elmer McGill, aged 183? eldest son of Jas. McGill, died suddenly and was known as Dr Davidson’s office boy. Davis & Company blasting work on Second Avenue improves water pressure while Deere & Co plans the annual company picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AK. Bryant
Deacon Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Elmer
Jas. McGill
Moline
Dr Davidson
Davis & Company
Second Avenue
Dimock & Gould’s
Third Avenue
Eighteenth Street
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Library Board
Hen Henson
Gen'l
Joy
General Department
Sun Bee Aed
Gen'l. Dept.h
Juy
Sunuars
C. W. Lobbett
L. KE. Fish
KS . Ee Ee
Wheelock Fund
Adaenes
Candee
Candee Cal
Balanee
Eeeesewer
Lundahi
H. Velie
B.T
Eneral
Swedish Baptists
Wien
la Bionacia
Wasel
Ward
Boston Globe
Mieg Hildegard Erixon
N. Cheator &Uco's
Miss Erixon
Erixon
F. W. Mollander
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