Demagogue Plea Fails to Rally Mayors and Voter Turnout
In a listless convention, Mayor Olson seeks reelection amid muted enthusiasm. The People's Nominees are named with Ed Coryn as secretary and Henry Vierich reappointed chairman. George Morgan and others contest for roles while local disputes and a police case close the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vierlch
Warren
Flueer
Frank
George Morgan
Assesao
Morgan
Samue
George
Samuela
Wnanimous
Henry Vierich
Henry
Ed Coryn
Louis Chase Ends Life by Shooting Near Cedar Rapids
Louis Chase 22 a former East Moline resident, shot himself in the head at a stone quarry near Cedar Rapids. He had been treated for melancholia at Watertown hospital last year and earlier attempted suicide in East Moline. His body was found by track worker William Cejka. a .38 revolver lay beside him. He worked for Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids.
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East Moline
Cedar Rapids
Louls Chase
Mondy
Watertown Hospital
Chase
Iowa City
Oklahoma
George H Wright Chase
William Cejka
Northwestern Railroad
Death claim filed over Einfeldt railroad death
ONeill, administrator of Athard Einfeldt's estate from Rock Island, sues Davenport district court for 15900 to 15000 dollars claiming the brakeman died July 22, 1905 while on a boxcar being switched. He fell at the brake wheel when the engine bumped the car, was thrown to the track, run over, and crushed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Oneill
Athard Einfieldt
Rock Island
Davenport
CR 1 & F
Young Mans
Einfeldt
Zuma Ladies Host Surprise Visit and Local Happenings
Local notes report Mrs A Wainwright’s home attacked with wood chopped and meals shared in a surprise plan led by Zuma residents. Other items include John Noah relocating to raise chickens, Easter program setup in Zuma, Rev A A Waters speaking on temperance, and residents visiting Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline.
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Roy Dallew
Jo T Frels
Lyman Datley
Olorado
Zuma
Wainwright
John Noah
Zeroy
Loskers
Mamie Wakers
Davenport
Rock 'Steud
Rebekah F Erwards
Greenfield
Simon Michaels
Ladies and Society
Mumma
Watertown
Martha Matthews
Oliver Moody
Nebraska
Port Byron
Lem Carr
A Waters
Jnd Watowright
Rock Island
Setzer
John O'Hara
Canoe Creek
Lilie Walthers
Moline
Infant's remains found in Rock Island ravine
Two schoolchildren discovered an infant's body in a ravine at Forty fourth Street and Sixteenth Avenue. Dr C T Foster deemed the child had lived, with a blood-stained cloth nearby and signs of brutal handling. Police lack a clue to the mother or attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty Fourth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Rock Island
C T Foster
Red Men May Buy John Deere Block in Moline
The Red Men of Moline discuss purchasing the John Deere building for 35000 dollars with a 3900 cash payment and 90 90 yearly installments at five percent. The four story block on May Purchase Third avenue and Hall Seventeenth street would gain a home with options for finished rooms or a banquet hall. A committee will study the proposal and report at next Friday’s meeting.
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Moline
John Deere
Third Avenue
Hall
Seventeenth St
Fbe Morgan
Ruste
C Ho Deere
Seventeenth Street
M Y Cady
Batchelor Red Men
G A Shallhbere
Oscar Heberman
Andrew Olson
Baker
Ls M Magul
Lodge
Walter Thompson
King Philip Tribe
Baker Biron Avery
D A Holmeren
al Lindvall
Shallberg
Max Rosenfield
Christison
Charles Seaholm
Oscar Eckrman
Henry Viertch
Otto Nelson
Fred Hol
E E Morgan
L M Magill
Indiana
Johnson
Clib Room
Walla
Alleged Petition Fault in County Nominating Meeting
Citizens' caucus in Hampton nominated W T Carey for supervisor amid controversy over petition validity. Critics say the five percent rule requires 23 names but only 22 appeared, prompting potential legal challenges. Local party slates across Coal Valley and Edgington reflect a wide field of candidates and cross-ward competition.
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W T Carey
Hampton
Ci Tzens
Bilvyia
Mr Carey
Silvis
Carbon Cliff
Watertown
People's Ticket
People’s
Coal Valley
Chase Children Soundly Beaten by Two Drunk Men
Two men from Coal Valley beat by Fred Daebelliehn and another after chasing children near Prospect park. The assailants attempted a bottle club but were overpowered. Three piles of lumber fuel at Rock Island Fuel Co. yards burned for about 760 dollars, with insurance covering the loss near the Standard Oil cloth factory.
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Coal Valley
Prospect Park Caribe
Prospect Park
Fred Daebelliehn
Rock Island Fuel Co
Rock Island
Standard Table Ojlcloth
Passing of Another Sturdy Group Member John Curtis Dies at 80
John Curtis, over 80, died March 13 in Hineda ti. He belonged to a sturdy band of English emigrants who settled in Welton Clinton county Davenport Rock Island and Moline. Notable names in the group include Thomas Dunn Edwin Pester John F Johnson Christopher Buck and Christopher Pester with Mrs Buck and Mrs Pester among those who visited and later died. Curtis built a lumber business in Chicago and recently visited the three cities, speaking warmly of old friends.
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John Curtis
Hineda
England
Welton
Clinton County
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Thomas Dunn
Edwin Pester
Mre McGlyon
Ogden
John F Johnson
Walter Johnson
Rock Island Union
Christopher Buck
Melton
E H Pester
Christopher Pester
Willams, White & Co
Denver
Buck
Mr Pester
John Britton
Mr Curtis
Chicago
Rehearing Filed in Lee v Republic Iron and Steel Co
Counsel for both sides request a rehearing in the supreme court of Frank A. Lee v. Republic Iron and Steel Co. Moore seeks to affirm the circuit court verdict of ten thousand dollars. The steel firm aims to overturn the prior ruling. Moore seeks to uphold it.
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Supreme Court
Frank A. Lee
the Republic Iron and Steel Co
W. R. Moore
Moore
Circuit Court
Abe Docial
Princeton
Davenport
Kansas
Marquette Third Vein Coal Co
W A Rosenfield
Boost in pay for more Silvis men
Rock Island railroad shops at Silvis raise wages by 11 percent to 2 cents an hour for six hundred workers not in a specific craft including helpers and common laborers. In February fifty three engines were repaired costing $66,400 in motive power and car departments plus $10,000 in stores payroll, total $76,400. With a ten hour day and longer month March is expected to set a new record.
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Silvis
Rock Island Road
Seidel
Wire Nail Found In Cow's Heart In Mourning Farm Loss
John Christiansen of South Mafino mourns a valuable young Holstein cow taken sick six weeks ago. A veterinary surgeon could not determine cause, and the animal was euthanized by Davenport Rendering Co. A slender wire nail was found in the heart with no clear theory of its entry.
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John Christiansen
South Mafino
Christianson
Davenpot Rendering Co
Wagon Prices to be Given a Boost
The National Wagon Makers association near Chicago voted to raise wagon and buggy prices this spring if raw material and transport improve. Forty seven members from many states attended at the Auditorium Annex. Unseasonable southern weather and timber shortages prompted the move, with a plan to press Interstate Commerce Commission for relief.
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National Wagon Makers’ Association
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
North
Northwest
South
Interstate Commerce Commission
Turkey Gobbler Parade Sparks Thanksgiving Talk
A duck notes the rakish strut of a young turkey gobbler as the wise goose warns that Thanksgiving day nears. The scene suggests a playful holiday mood captured in a Philadelphia Press classified fragment.
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Philadelphia
Suffering at East for Mrs Atkinson
Mrs. Sarah Moore Atkinson died peacefully at Tri-City sanitarium after fifteen weeks of valvular heart trouble. Born January 6 1843 in Whitesboro New York she moved to Moline in 1874 with husband James W Atkinson and left a son who predeceased her. Survived by stepmother and four brothers she was active in charity WCTU and Sunday school and left a memorial for her husband. Her life reflected Christian service and she will be missed by many across the country.
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Sarah Moore Atkinson
Tri-City
Atkinson
Sarah Moore Savage
Whitesboro
N. Y
Moline
James W. Atkinson
Lucy Savage
Wm. E. Savage
Springheld
F J Savage
C H. Savage
Neosho
R. H Savage
Clinton, Jr
North Dakota
Bia
Home Study Club
Sanitarium
WCTU
Greek's Leg Severed in Rock Island Yard Incident
A Greek man, unnamed, was struck by a switch engine in the Silvis yards of the Rock Island road near 8 pm Sunday. His right leg was amputated between the ankle and knee, and he suffered a severe skull injury. He was taken to city hospital for treatment. Authorities believe he walked from East Moline toward the plant, stepped onto a track to avoid a train, and did not notice an approaching engine on an adjacent track.
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Rock Island Road
A. H. Arp
East Moline
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Coryn
Charlie Goldstein
Frank Gustafson
Steve
Goldstein
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Oson
Ed Jones
W H. Christison
Natick Yards
Anton Froyd
William Effandt
Effandt
Billy Wilcox
Wm Efffandt
John Hauberg
Reynold Johnson
F E. Samuels
Wm Warren
Fred Sundeen
MW Battles Jr
F H Kracke
Henry Quade
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Saylieton
Charlvoerg
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Aldru
Ghill
Uncle Frank
Thomas J Welcher
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Sears
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Peart
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Tony
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Tren
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Hast
Louis Chase
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44Th Street
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East End
Morgan Trustee
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Supervison
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Citizens
T J Murphy
William Adams
Albert Blazer
Charles G Buck
Herman Hinetz
John Morass
Coal Valley Democrats
K_ tees
H F Long
James Lees
Robert Sackville
David Wetzel
G T Krupp
Black Hawk
Frank McMichael
Joh Criswell
Oscar A Peterson
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A Brown
Black Hawk Democrat
F H Harris
Ray Fitzpatrick
James H Dickson
Charles Weigel
George Griffin
Edgington
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J H Watterson
Philip Crabs
Perry Davis
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George Mayhew
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J E Lee
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