Chandler offers to sacrifice estate to creditors in three-bank collapse
O V Chandler and wife of Macomb pledge all to creditors to settle debts from the Macomb Colchester Bardolph bank failures. A creditors committee will manage assets including stocks bonds and railroad holdings to keep the estate out of court, with surplus to Chandler after claims totaling 920000 are paid. The move aims to save as much of the Chandler fortune as possible while avoiding involuntary bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. V. Chandler
Macomb
Colchester
Bardolph
Macomb and Itletog
Ghandtor
W. H. Hainine
J. W. Wynne
John Finley
Commercial Bank of Peoria
Sro
Chandler
Macombs
Bardolph Institution
Hig Real Estate
Coal dealers urged to stockpile now to avoid future shortages
Railroads including Rock Island Frisco Great Northern and Northern Pacific urge wholesale and retail coal dealers to lay in supplies while prices are low and cars available. Rock Island uses about 7000 tons daily Frisco about 4000 and railways warn of a coal famine if supplies are delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Road
Northwest
Watertown Fair Dates Set For Hospital Event
Dr W L Taylor of Watertown hospital sets September 4 5 and 6 for the Watertown hospital fair a new feature to show the scope of work of state institution patients Governor Deneen may attend opening Exhibits include farm stock horses produce and handiwork with a factory display in furniture clothing shoe repair printing and more The fair aims to raise funds for patients and record improvements such as a 40 by 120 foot concrete vegetable vault a 40 by 80 foot industrial building and a $100000 sanitarium project with July start Also scheduled Fourth of July events at Wagner opera house featuring Mahoney vs Arnold and other entertainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EL Taylor
Watertown Hospital
Taylor
Deneen
Watertown
Water Town
T H McMichael
Monmouth College
Albatross Passes Largest Inland Transport Vessel Ever Built
The Albatross, built by Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works for the Queen and Crescent Route, is 805 feet long and 90 feet wide with a 1500 ton steel load and a capacity of sixteen railroad cars. It navigated toward Vicksburg and faced possible lightering at Keokuk and Des Moines rapids as crews prepared for potential water-stage delays. The $150,000 craft, launched December 1908, may require towing barges if water is too shallow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island
Dubuque
Louisiana-Mississippil Transfer Company
Vicksaburs
Migs
Delta
Uaid
Keokuk
Killeen
Steve Dolson
George Galloway
Ike" Burnas
Des Moines
Woman in Watertown Adjudged Insane Attempts Suicide En Route to Hospital
Mrs. Cora Fleming of Watertown tried to choke herself with a handkerchief while being taken to Watertown hospital for treatment after being adjudged insane. Sheriff Kittiison acted quickly with the driver to prevent the death attempt. She had been discharged from Watertown hospital on March 18, 15065. Arthur Lamprecht, 12, was declared delinquent and sent to Glenwood school as an incorrigible youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Fleming
Watertown Hospital
Kittiison
Arthur Lamprecht
Glenwood School
Infant dies in accident on Twenty third Street
A nine month old child named Janes Cromwell Myers of Mi and Mra Fred Myers of 616 Twenty third Street died after a narrow escape when an accident occurred about half an hour earlier. The report notes the infant’s parents and address in a terse local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes Cromwell Myers
Mra
Fred Myers
Twentythird Street
Muscatine Excursion Brings Woe to Many
A Muscatine buttonworkers outing to Davenport on June 19 resulted in two deaths and nineteen arrests. Civil war veteran John Roth was run down by a train near Crescent bridge and died, while Theodore Krell from Davenport died of heat prostration. Eighteen men and one woman were jailed by Davenport police for drinking laws violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
John Roth
Crescent Bridge
Theodore Krell
Local marksmen compete at Rock Island practice shoot
Company F of Moline and Company A of Rock Island faced off in a Rock Island Armory practice shoot on June 20. The Moline team won with 422 to 894, with individual scores listed for each company. The event precedes the regimental shoot at Camp Lincoln next month and funds were raised to buy a cup for the winning team, plus a medal for the top scorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island
Armory
Camp Lincoln
Gmmpany
Itinerary Outlined for Elks Excursion Train
The Elks announce a special train trip from Moline to Philadelphia July 13 14 with stopovers at Saegertown Cambridge Springs Jamestown Lakewood Mt Pisgah and Switchback. Tickets extend to July 31 with options to return by July 15 or extend to July 3 via Philadelphia validating agent extension.
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East
Saegertown
Cambridge Springs
Jamestown
Lakewood
Chautauqua Lake
Mt Pisgah
Moline
Philadelphia
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago & Erie
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Road
Bethlehem
Reading
Elks
Atlantic City
Eity
New York
The
Tennis of
Davenport
C W Sandstrom
Harold F Henenway
J R Mahoe
Roy Kracke
W A _ Stoecks
George W Scott J. B Grabbe
Fred Bird
John Benedict
H C McClurg
Rock Island Iodge
Wm Dunn
E. J Sommers
Robert Rexdale
B. F Koox
Franz Hoppe
Davenport Considered Caps on Saloon Licenses
Senator J DeArmand proposed a limit on saloon licenses in Davenport, seeking one license per 600 inhabitants amid concerns over saloon dominance in Davenport and nearby towns. The council rejected the resolution 8 to 3, noting Davenport currently has 188 saloons, roughly one for every 200 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J DeArmand
Davenport
Dubuque
Fragmentary note on a child and a father’s work
A damaged OCR fragment shows a line about a child being shunned and a sentence fragment mentioning a father who works for a trusted establishment, with illegible surrounding text. The readable portion hints at social exclusion and parental connection.
Kee Over Sixty Years
Fragmentary OCR text appears to refer to an elderly or longstanding figure, with garbled phrases about years and experiences. No clear names, places, dates, or events are recoverable from the readable portions to form a concrete news item.
Bishop Hartzell 10 Found New Mission to Africa Tour
Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell plans a 10 000 mile mission tour visiting France and Algiers in September after attending the North German conference in Berlin. He aims to establish a major mission in French territory on Africa's north coast with Protestant support and has raised funds at the world Sunday school congress in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Algiers
Joseph C. Hartzell
Nancy Hartzell
Methodist Church
Berlin
Africa
Frenaa Jerritory
Rome
Ina&ohe Ahh
Vialla
Era
Hartzell Epelks
Hartzell
Mra Hartzell
Dernberg
German Africa
London
Evangelical Alliance
Tragic double suicide near Belleville ends Hampton girl life
Cora Miller, 18, of Hampton Township, and her lover George Bullock died by suicide at Triangle Lake near Belleville on June 19. A note from Miller spoke of dying for love. Bullock’s note claimed he would follow her. Miller's funeral was held at the Baptist church in Watertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Miller
Hampton Township
Moline
Belleville
George Bullock
Bullock
Lena Miller
Hampton
Henry
Cella
Martin Kilgaard
Campbells
Miller
Triangle Lake
Henry Mier
Miss Miller
Mise Miller
Watertown
Haxtipton
Open Hickory Grove Camp Meeting August 9
The Galesburg district Swedish Methodist church sets its annual camp meeting at Hickory Grove near Galva from August 9 to 18. Moline Epworth league will run the restaurant at the grounds under agreed terms. Prof Emanuel Hillberg of Evanston will speak on personal work and Mrs Chindwall of Chicago will perform on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Swedish Methodist Church
Hickory Grove
Galva
Moline Epworth League
Emanuel Hillberg
Evanston
Chindwall
Chicago
Davenport Pioneer W. K. Haight Dies at 75
W K Haight, noted Davenport businessman and founder of Sears Frizzell Co., died of heart trouble at 75 after a week of frail health. He moved to Davenport in 1855 with I H Sears and built a hardware and leather business. He leaves no children, survived by brother in law Charles KL Crapo and a housekeeper at 229 Bridge Ave. The Rev S G Hagglund has accepted a pastorate in Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
W. K Haight
Haight
I. H. Sears
Troy
Sears
Perry Streeet
Second
Third Streets
Sears, Frizzell & Co
Inlaw
Charles KL Crapo
Bridge Avenue
Mr Haight
Steel mill to close for inventory and repairs
East Moline based Union Malleable foundry will suspend operations for inventory and repairs after a record year. The 12 inch mill idle for two weeks. about 735 workers affected as other departments follow with a planned restart in early July. Deere firms and Moline Plow Co. also set to shut after next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundry of Iron Works
East Moline
Sylvan Steel Mill
Union Malleable
Deere & Co
Moline Plow Co
Deere & Mansur Co
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O.V. Chandler
Fire House
Rethel
Nebraska
Joliet
Wagner Opera
Walsh
Singaoe Risa
Queen and Crescent
Vicksburg
Memphis
Tenn
Moling
Patterson Reeve
QL al
Grean Scene
Rutherlin
Johnson
Eyscee
Cox
Aaveveeseesn
Cecsevare
Fick Island
Cook
Ceuceeet
Blakeamee Eve
Hall
Ereeeeees
Sounders
Kee
Bishop Hartzell
Abyssinia
Menelik
Transvaal
George
Set
Prof
Hiilberg
Mre. Chindwall
W. K. Haight
Leather Concern
S G Hagglund
Bethesda Church
South Chicago
First Lutheran Church of
Sylvan Plant
Dispatch
Aubteets
Inter-Gceaw
Ansociated Press
New York Sun
New York World
Woline Review-Dispatch
John Deere
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