Ice House Fire Ravages Four Buildings Worth Thousands
Incendiary origin suspected as fire destroys four ice houses along the river, injuring prospects of cheaper ice. Nine other houses saved. wind from the southwest aided fire crews, with Central and No 3 departments responding and multiple hose lines used. Ice valued at about 18 000 dollars. the four buildings insured for 500 dollars each but no ice coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molines
Channel Ice Co
Twenty Third
Twenty Fifth
With Point
Death of Mrs H H Sickels Former Moline Resident
Mrs H H Sickels longtime Moline and Geneseo resident died at Mt Anthony hospital in Leavenworth on Wednesday evening. Born in Moline July 14, 184? she married in Moline and lived here most of her life. Survived by Horace Welle, Steketas, and other relatives. remembered by townspeople for her long life in the area.
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Wella Sickels
Moline
Mt Anthony Hospital
Leenver
Mareh le Bhe
Tanaar
Horace Welle
Steketas
Frederick Ho Nye
Idala
Reuben Fo
Bertoat
Mole An
Wagon Plant Expansion in Southwest Aims to Boost Output
The Wagon Co plans an addition to its Southwest plant to relieve the convention caused by the corps order. The new brick structure will raise output by about a quarter and cost $25000. Arkapas will gain the largest wagon manufacturing facility in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumit Wagon Co
Teen & Co
Arkapuas
Program of Tri-City Laymen Portraits Missionaries
Top row shows Bishop W. B. Lewis Sioux City Iowa former Epworth Seminary president and now Methodist bishop George Heber Jones Korea missionary Rev M D Eubank M D China Bottom row features Dr Cornelius Patten American Board president Rev Homer C Stuntz of Porcine Raned of Math and S Earl Taylor New York City general secretary Layman's Missionary Movement George Sherwood Eddy India vat.
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Lewis
Sioux City
Iowa
Epworth Seminary
The
Methodist Church
George Heber Jones
Korea
M. D. Eubank
M. D
China
Cornelius Patten
American Board of ‘Foreign Missions
Homer C. Stuntz Mapeigtont Gerratayn
Porcine
Methodist
Philippines
S. Earl Taylor
New York City
Layman’s Missionary Movement of
George Sherwood Eddy
India
Sketches of Noted Participants in the Convention
A provisional program for the Tri City Laymen Missionary movement convention is outlined with speakers from New York Davenport Shanghai and India. Key figures include W H Strode Homer Stunts Earl Taylor and George Sherwood Eddy with topics on world missions education and church leadership.
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Tri City Convention
Laymens Missionary Movement
Davenport
Homer
New York
Christun
Gieorge
Sherwood Moldy
Chino M DD
Bubank Lada Amenica
Laneheon
Syetemn
Earl ‘Bavier
Marquis Rock Island
Robert M Harrah Claimed by Death at Home
Robert M Harrah died at 3:30 am Friday at his parents home 702 Sixteenth avenue after a long illness heart failure was the cause. Born August 2 1887 in Burchard Nebraska he lived in Maine to attend school and Augustana college before illness interrupted his studies. He served as assistant superintendent of the Second Congregational Sunday school and was active in church youth work. Surviving are his parents two brothers Ward and Parl and a sister Lottie.
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Eubank
Demone
Dro Fu Bank
Toni
Coen
Christ
Mip-Yang
Tyooten
Mon Yang
Deteor
Tetro
David
Aso
China
Fubank
America
Torooin
Ching
Fea
Shanghai
Jdans
St Wes
Far East
Matendalis
Ceoperation
Weith
Heath
Robert M Harrah
Sixteenth Avenue
Vok
Robert Malcolm Harrah
David A Harrah
Oh O
Burchard
Neb
Maine
Augustana College
Second Congregational Sunday School
Young Japles Society
Ward
Parl
Lottie
Nominee Declines Salve After Ward Convention
Albin H Anderson, First ward alderman and People's Party nominee for assistant supervisor, declines the nomination after being sidelined at the ward caucus. He told Dispatch by telephone he would not be placated or misled and slipped out before his name was heard. Peter R Ingelsor also abstained from the convention and rejected the use of his home as a campaign venue.
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Albin H Anderson
People's Party
People's Convention
Anderson
Albin Anderson
Peter R Ingelsor
Justice of the Peace
Fire destroys Rock Island coal chutes in West Liberty
A blaze March 17 at West Liberty destroyed Rock Island coal chutes. About 125 tons of coal valued around 310000 were consumed when an oil room torch toppled and ignited the fire. Dispatch Short adds results.
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Rock Island
West Liberty
Settlement Reached in Edna Miller Case over Coal Yard Train Injury
Edna Miller, then 10, was struck by a Burlington train in Moline on April 1, 1907 while gathering coal in the yards, losing a leg. A jury verdict was instructed for $400 in a March 17 settlement arranged by attorney W R Moore.
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Edna Miller
Moline
Burlington Road
W R Moore
Sodini Target of Suit for Divorce in Rock Island
Mrs Bernice L. Sodini filed for divorce from H A Sodini manager of the Family and Barrymore theatres and Aer dome in Canton. An injunction restrains disposal of theatre interests. Co respondent is Nellie Weaver of Rock Island. The case cites alleged infidelity cruelty and lack of support.
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Bernice L. Sodini
Sweeney & Walker
Rock Island
H A 80Dini
Barrymore Theatres
Ramsay
Sodin
Aerdome
Family Theatre
Canton
Sodini
Nellie Weaver
Weaver
Augstana Edges Lombard In Intercollegiate Debate
Augustana college defeated Lombard college of Galesburg 2 to 1 on the centralization of power in the national government. Debaters Elmer Olsen Backman Ryden for Augustana argued the affirmative with nine federal measures cited. Lombard team Brigham Rowland Wright failed to refute eight points. A post contest banquet followed at N Harper house.
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Augustana ,College
Lombard College of Galesburg
Augustana
Lombard
Augustana Debating League
Eld
W .B. Brigham
R. M. Rowland
Quincy Wright
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
W .K. Hill
Carthage College
Maynard
Monmouth College
R. Galer
Mt. Pleasant
A W Kjellstrand
N. Harper House
Ross
Monmouth
Galer
Andreen
Kjellstrand
Lombard, Monmouth
Northern Illinois
Charles Quinn Burned in Brooklyn Gasoline Explosion
Charles auige of 1816 Fifteenth street suffered serious burns when a gasoline explosion in a railway shack near Brooklyn at 3:00 AM on March 17 injured his hands face neck and head. He, two companions survived. Quinn was hospitalized in Brooklyn then taken to the city hospital for treatment. Mr and Mrs H Cable returned from a trip to Washington Florida Cuba New Orleans and Texas.
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Charles Auige
Fifteenth Street
A& m
Brooklyn
Ila
Quinn
Rock Island Railway Co
City Hospital
Perry Wessel
H. Cable
Washington
Florida
Cuba
New Orleans
Texas
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South India
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Edinburgh
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