Watertown Hospital Seeks Two Doctors and Two Internes
Visiting board of Watertown State Hospital urges rebuilding the amusement hall destroyed by fire in December and the hiring of two additional physicians and two internes. The report notes 1420 inmates with strong cleanliness standards and staff diligence as it requests added medical staff and a timely reconstruction.
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Watertown Hospital
State Charities Commission
J. W Simonson
Port Byron
W C Galloway
Aledo
Mary Stephens Huntoon
Moline
Watertown State Hospital
Watertown
Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities
Springfield
Board of Charities
J. W. Simonson
W. C. Galloway
Sec
Hoopeston a City Without Saloons for Years
A 32 year record of Hoopeston in Illinois with no saloons highlights early growth from 1871 to 1877 1870s reform and city charter. It notes population gains 1272 in 1880 to 3823 in 1900 and 1910 projections, plus municipal improvements including streets parks churches schools and a Carnegie library funded by philanthropy and local savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoopeston
Greer College
Carlson Building Contract Won for East Moline Factory
Axel Carlson awarded contract to erect a brick saw tooth factory building in East Moline for Mo line Pressed Steel Co. The plant, on ground west of Root & Van Der Voort, will cover 100 by 60 feet with 20 foot teeth. work starts within ten days and finishes in sixty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Carlson
East Moline
Moline Pressed Steel Co
Fred A’ Lundahil
Hast Moline
Root & van Dervoort
Isa
Rock Island Mayor Closes Two Chop Suey Cafes
Rock Island Mayor McCaskrin shut two chop suey cafes on Eighteenth Street between First and Second Avenues after suspicions arose that the proprietors harbored women.
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McCaskrin
Rock Island
Eighteenth Street
First
Second Avenues
Meat prices rise and farmland costs lift long-term outlook
A Prairie Farmer article by A N Abbott warns meat may remain expensive as land values rise and costs grow. He notes stationary producing areas and growing population push farmers to seek fair returns, with meat possibly becoming a luxury for many and overall production costs climbing across wages taxes and lumber.
Mules Die In Fast Moline Train Collision
Two valuable mules owned by McCarthy Improvement Co were struck and killed by the Golden State Limited eastbound at Ninth street in East Moline. Driver Alfred Corbett narrowly escaped. Frank Lambert warned him as the passenger train approached. The mules and wagon were demolished and gravel scattered along the right of way. Local officials plan action to enforce flaggers at Ninth street crossings. Mules valued at 660 dollars. wagon and harness 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy Improvement Co
Golden State Limited
Ninth Street East
Alfred Corbett
Corbett
Frank Lambert
Corbett Corbett
Filesnth Street
Sevscra
East Moline
Ninth Street
Plumbers Seek 50 Cent Daily Wage Increase in Moline
Local No 211 of the United Association of Plumbers Steam-Fitters and Helpers votes to raise the minimum wage from 2.50 to 4.00 daily effective May 1. About forty to fifty workers would be affected across seven heating and construction companies as master plumbers review the new wage scale.
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Peeeses
Sourte
Moline Plumbers
Steamfitters
United Association of Plumbers Steam-Fitters Land Steam-Fitters' Helpers
Moline
Moline Officials Oppose Porte Cochere Plan at Rock Island Depot
Moline city leaders, acting as a committee of the whole, tabled a Rock Island Railway request to build a porte cochere at the depot. They argued spending on the present station would delay a future, proper station for the city’s freight and passenger needs. The committee unanimously ordered the petition filed without endorsement.
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Rock Island
Moline
Rock Island Railway Co
Fourth Avenue
Jones
General Construction
du Moline
Woman Suffrage Talk Urges Rights For Women
A large crowd gathered at the Unitarian church for a Woman's National suffrage event led by Mrs. Mally Price Cook of Davenport. She argued women are economically and domestically dependent, urged legal rights, and claimed voting would improve public services and protections for women and children.
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Molly Price Cook
Unitarian Church
Mally Price Cook
Davenport
Riplring Spring
Grace Shear
Mra Rose Mans
Cook
Suit Over East Moline Fire Dismissed by St Louis Court
Four insurance companies removed from a $11,000 suit filed by Haffner & Co of St Louis. The case arose from the Leenknecht block fire in East Moline last October that destroyed stock in Haffner’s branch clothing store. The St Louis court dismissed the case, ending claims against the insurers.
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Haffner & Co
St. Louis
Leenknecht
East Moline
St Louis
Balfnee
Tak Moan Raat Malone
Mondays
Typhoid Fever Fatal to Sherman Anderson
Sherman F Anderson of New Wind sor died at city hospital Saturday after two weeks of typhoid fever. He came here December 1, 1909 and was 22, working for Deere & Co. He leaves parents, a sister Mabel and brother Arthur of New Windsor, and belonged to Swedish Lutheran church and Good Templar lodge.
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Sherman F Anderson
New Windsor
City Hospital
Deere & Co
Mabel
Arthur
Swedish Lutheran Church
Good Templar Lodge
Harry Joseph Tates
Death of Pastor Sandahl Revered Swedish Lutheran Leader
Pastor Sandahl longtime Chicago and Riverside area Lutheran church figure dies at home in Chicago Feb 22 after two years of declining health. Born in Sweden May 6, he immigrated to America settling in Woodville Henry County. Funeral services held in Chicago and remains brought to Riverside cemetery for interment. survived by widow and five children.
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Sandahl
Tla
Chitage
Augustan
Ciienge
Thssnoate
Augustarum College
Anguntana Collage
Res HO Linde
Swedih Putheran
Saondehl Wea
Chefstaale
Sweden
Amerton
Wood Tulldo
Henry County
Augustan College
Paxton
Augustana College
Rook
Johnston
Lizzie Bergblog
Thin City
Princeton Tl
Trinity Church
Chicago
Fle
Pasar
Nebo Swedinah Futheran Church
Riverside Cemetery
Lawsuit Seeks 10000 From Wagon and Rock Island Roads
In a Friday circuit court filing Martin Miletz as administrator of Martin W. Miletz estate seeks 10000 from Wagon Co The praetipe and from Rock Island road in connection with a February 1907 crossing accident that killed Albert B Erickson. Charles A Larson as administrator of Erickson estate filed a parallel action this morning, with jury selection underway and trial set to open Monday.
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Praetipe
Moling Wagon Co
Martin Miletz
Martin W. Miletz
WR Moore
Charles A Larson
Albert B Erickson
Countywide effort urged for tuberculosis hospital plan
Representative H Wheelan of Rock Island argues a countywide one mill tax for a phthisis hospital would lower per capita costs and better serve Rock Island patients. He says countywide funding could finance a suitable site and full equipment, with future cost reductions as patient numbers grow, and advocates submitting the measure at the fall county election.
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H. Wheelan
Rock Island
Petitye
Ballon Chia
Wleehin
Wheelan
Kurt Hille
Burns Fatal to 3 Month Old Baby in Rock Island Tragedy
The three month old daughter of Mr and Mrs August Poelvoorden died at St Anthony hospital from burns received February 16. Martha aged 6 years died in the same incident. two daughters perished while another sister remains severely burned and hospitalized. The family was washing at a neighbor's home when the fire occurred in the kitchen with four children present. A little boy escaped unharmed.
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August Poelvoorden
Thirty-ninth Street
Rock Island
St. Anthony's Hospital
Poelvoordens
Martha
Poelvoorden
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Bulley
Europe
Charles W. Warner
Daily Chronicle
James Galesmi
Weeingly
American Can Co
Sprague Can Mach Co
Alleabie Iron Works
Finois Canning Co
Hoopeston Canning Co
Horse Nail Co
Methodist
Presbyterian
Christian
United Presbyterian
Baptist
Catholic
Christian Science
United Brethers
Free Methodist
Holmess
Sprague Canning Co
United States
Penses
Carlson
A. N. Abbott
Whiteside County
Prairie Farmer
Maline
Mrs Cook
Sherman Anderson
Coates
Pastor Sandahl
Phthisis
Sloan
L. Betasy
Scranton
Slean
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