Taft Visit Hinted as Tri-Cities Event in June
Secretary of War William H Taft is likely to visit Geneseo Davenport and Rock Island during the week of June 12, with possible inspection of Rock Island arsenal and an entertainment program planned by the Press club. The event would include Edward Griggs lecture and a dinner featuring Geneseo humorist H. L. Kiner.
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William H Taft
Tricity Press Club
Taft
B. F Tillinghast
Davenport
Allison
Cties
Rock Island Arsenal
Press Club
Harris
Rock Island
Edward Howard Griggs
Griggs
H. L. Kiner
Geneseo News
Wr Kiner
Geneseo
Kiner
Christian
Mr. Kiner
Father of
Waters
the Tri-Cities
Strong Talks by Party Candidates at City Convention
At the republican city convention last Friday speakers urged party unity and integrity. Henry Gripp pledged to serve the people and resist dictation, while Schallberg praised strong party discipline and called for a big victory, noting Swedish extraction and long party service. Carlson promised continued faithful service if reelected, with Bo hman, Hogberg, Whiteside, Swannann and Hamilton also voicing loyalty and readiness to work.
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Henry Gripp
Shallberg
Ciy
Ogung Ward
Kittilsen
Repubicans
C G Hogberg
E Whiteside
A G Swannann
R W Hamilton
Republican Party
Mr Swanson
Lundell Buys 16th Street Corner for 8300 Dollar
T E Lundell acquires the southeast corner of Sixteenth Street and Fifth Avenue from Dr Dunn for 8300. The lot fronts Fifth Avenue 80 feet and Sixteenth Street 100 feet. An old frame house now stands on the property and Lundell plans to replace it with a brick business block, signaling a major improvement to the city’s downtown streetscape. H H Morgan represented Dr Dunn in the deal. Lundell intends the purchase as an investment and has not set a construction date.
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T. E. Lundell
L. D. Dunn
Sixteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Lundell
H. H Morgan
Dr Dunn
Lundell
Fragmentary OCR Note Yields Little Coherent Detail
An unreadable OCR snippet appears with stray letters and symbols. No identifiable names places dates or events are readable to form a summary.
Rock Islander 4 SES Gaspipe Assault Case Bound Over
John Golden of Rock Island aged 22 bound over to Scott county grand jury for allegedly assaulting travel ing man Harry Jones outside Lahrmans hall Davenport after following a woman who had attended a dance. Golden struck Jones with a gaspipe during a late night confrontation. Jones hospitalized but recovering.
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John Golden
Rock Island
Scott County Grand Jury
Harry Jones
Jones
Lahrman’s Hall
Davenport
Golden
Rive
Lahrman's
Joss
Grocers Form City Mutual Interest Group
The organization of the grocers of the city into a mutual interest group was completed at the Retail Merchants’ association headquarters on Sixteenth street Tuesday with twenty members present. John Swanson was elected president and L R Gaylord secretary. Meetings will be on the second Tuesday of every other month to discuss issues affecting grocers. No public business was conducted beyond officer elections.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Associaton
Sixteenth Street
John Swanson
L. R. Gaylord
West End Club Secures Quarters for New Athletic Facility
Quarters above Brunstrom drug store at Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue secured by the West End Athletic Club. Plans call for occupancy by the next meeting on Thursday March 28. The club will offer reading rooms, a gymnasium and baths, with furnishings bought immediately. A summer baseball team will form, manager George Berndt authorized to sign players from the club. A schedule with amateur teams will be arranged as membership nears one hundred.
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Brunstrom Drug Store
Sixth Street
Fourth Avenue
West End Athletic Club
George Berndt
Burglars Thief Fine Furs From Bennett Store
George Bennett's fur shop in Rock Island was entered about 2 on Tuesday morning. Between 800 and 1000 dollars worth of furs and gloves were stolen. The burglars used a bay horse wagon to haul the haul, entering through the transom and making off before officers arrived. A hotel worker spotted the wagon and alerted authorities too late.
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George Bennett
Rock Island
Tyte-Phist raises wages as clock slows in debate
A humorous exchange in the Chicago Tribune comments on compensation and longer hours. An officer questions corporate greed as Tyte-Phist and Co. boost pay by a cent yet demand extended shifts. The quip highlights strain between workers and management over time and value.
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Tyte-Phist & Co
Tyte-Phist
Chicago Tribune
Wreak at Ith Fo Nee Hpit 6 Nua Ances
Wreak at ith fo nee Hpit 6 nua ances details appear in the fragment. The readable items note a health care setting with references to dates and places, though most specifics are obscured.
Mrs Bryant Leaves Home After Mental Breakdown
Solicitous friends report Mrs R C Bryant widow of a Maline pastor is in an insane asylum on Long Island while her children live with their Columbus grandmother. Once pursued grand opera dreams, deceptive letters and threats accompanied a costly, unfulfilled plan to secure funds from relatives.
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R. C. Bryant
Moline
Long
R C Bryant
First Baptist Church
Maline
Long Island
New York
Brynots
Columbus
Bryant
Europe
J M Gould
Mia Gould Wan
Fire damages Jerry Biases residence on Second Avenue
A Wednesday afternoon blaze in the roof of the Jerry Biases home at 1932 Second Avenue caused an estimated loss of 300 to 400 dollars. A defective flue started the fire, destroying a large part of the roof and damaging bedding and clothes stored in the attic. The loss is insured.
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Jerry Biases
Second Avenue
Joss
Scarlet fever outbreak traced to party attendance
Dr R C J Meyer health commissioner reports a serious scarlet fever outbreak in the east end traced to a birthday party. Seven families are affected as children attended before clear symptoms appeared, highlighting contagion once symptoms begin and the need for precautions.
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East End
R C J Meyer
Fourth Avenue
Hand Injured Worker in Railroad Mishap At Rock Island
R C Hartgrove of Galesburg suffered a serious left hand injury in a railroad accident Wednesday at 9 am. He rode on an extra freight train between the engine and tender and the mishap occurred near a curve opposite Thirty eighth streets on Rock Island. He was treated by the company surgeon at Weat and sent home to Galesburg.
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R C Hartgrove
Galesburry
Thirty Eighth Streets
Rock Island
Galesburg
Prof Bessey to Be Chief Speaker at Augustana Festival
Preparations are completed for the Linnaeus festival at Augustana College near Karl von Linnarius. Prof Io Bassen of the University of Nebraska accepts the invitation to speak on Latin names in botany. Other speakers include FE Ko Putnam of Davenport and Dr Reedberg of New York. Walter M Chandler returns to Augustana on Friday night to discuss humorous experiences abroad.
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Avugwustany
Karl von Linnarius
Io Bassen
Universty
Nebraska
Ress
Botan
FE Ko Putnam
Davenyport
Davenport Academy of Science
Snetor
Leland Stanford University
Reedberg
Botanical and Zoological Garden of
New York
Raes
Linowet
Sweden
Averem
Walter M Chandler
Christ
al Rustana
Mr Chandler
Cortics
Death Releases Reminiscence of Late Congressman B. F. Marsh
The reminiscence recalls late Congressman B F Marsh amid notes on his allyship with colonel Marsh and a former ally William J Bryan. It recounts political loyalties across silver monetization debates and a personal story about Marsh sending a greenback to a supporter after his house burned.
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B. F. Marsh
Quincy Herald
William C Thompson
Littleton
William J Bryan
B. F Marsh
Congress
Bryan
Billy
Abo Lincoln
General Griot
Black Jack Logan
Johnny Bull
Silver
Rocky Mountains
Property Owners Seek Injunction Over Marquette Street Paving Bid
Davenport residents oppose city action on Marquette Street paving bids. They allege pre bid agreements aimed at keeping prices high and accuse McCarthy Improvement Co of prior failures and favored handling by officials. The dispute centers on Sixteenth Avenue paving and contractor competition.
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Sixteenth Avenue
Davenport
McCarthy Improvement
Olson
Barber Asphalt Co
Barber
Fifteenth Street
Mearths
McCarthy Company
Davenport Marquette Street paving bid controversy emerges
A petition filed in Seart county by Josephine McCullough on behalf of Davenport property owners accuses Davenport contractors of bid rigging and city officials of failing to secure lowest prices for Marquette street paving. The suit seeks an injunction to halt bids under the new asphalt ordinance while objections from several owners are voiced.
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Ain
Othe Construction
Davetupert
Moline
District Court of
Seart County
Josephu
Marquette
Aremt
Davenport
Pavfre
Dot
Ery Council of
Marquette Street
Josephine McCullough
Call for bids on new lodge block building
Ground will be broken next month for a three story brick lodge block at Thirteenth street and Fifth avenue. Swedish Olive Judge of Odd Fellows announces plans by Whitsitt Drury for an 80 by 100 foot building costing about 35000 dollars with bids to be awarded within two weeks and work to start in April if bids do not exceed 35000 dollars. Justin Lindgren will head coach at U Minnots for the 1907 football squad despite rumors of his replacement after a poor St. Ni fall.
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Olive Judge
Odd Fellows
Thirteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Whitsitt & Drury
Justin Lindgren
Moline
Umnots
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Arsenal
Maxe
Pon
Tri-Cities
Tr-Ony Press Glub
Henry JL. Kiner
Gulf
Northland
Southland
Tri
Paul
Minne
St Antone
Kilkenny
Carlson
Schallberg
Manly
Bohman
16Th-St
Bth Avenue Corner
Dr. L. D. Dunn
Rock Islander
Ses Gaspipe
Grocers
West End Club
Brunstrom Drugstore
Bennett Store
Entrance
Transom
Island
Children AT Columbus
Ohio
BUSEY
Burlington
Prof. Bessey
Augustana
Karl Linnaeus
Tom Jefferson
Washington
Colonel Marsh
Uncle Billy
Swedish Olive
5Th Ave
13Th St
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