Belt Breaks Overhead Injuring Deere & Man Coat Worker
Jules Chelsthom of 509 Nineteenth Avenue was seriously injured on a woodshog drum at Deere & Man sur Coat when a broken overhead belt swung into his left arm. The arm was torn off. collar bone and shoulder blade also broken. He was treated at City hospital and is said to survive. Chelstrom, about 27, is married with one child.
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Jules Chelsthom
Nineteenth Avenue
Deere & Mansur
Chelstrom
Single Engine Hauls Record 1236 Cars in Rail Yard Run
An illustration of railroading grit shows a Rock Island Illinois division train from Blue Island to Moline covering seven hours with 1236 cars 106 loads and the rest empties. Coupling failures caused sections to break away delaying recoupling and two crew members quit at Moline. Meanwhile a new furniture house moves into Second avenue space formerly W A Dierolf. J C Billings pivots to local operations from Alpha.
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Moline
Blue Island
Rock Island
Second Avenue
Fifteenth
Sixteenth Streets
W. A. Dierolf
Dierolf
Tor
J C Billings
Alpha
Death by self destruction at Davenport cemetery
The body of 39 year old Jacob Heidenrich was found in Davenport city cemetery beside his parents grave with a bullet wound over the right ear. An inquest heard he had recently twice attempted suicide in California before killing himself with a 32 calibre revolver.
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Jacob Heidenrich
City
Davenport
Heidenrich
Jacob
Wm J Ritter
West St Paul House
California
Pastor Hoffsten Declines Call. Grace Lutheran Event Triumphs
A Grace Lutheran church concert celebrated lifting a $5,000 mortgage after a year of work. Rev C E Hoffsten declined Trinity church Chicago’s call and will remain at Grace. Wennerberg chorus, Miss Hilma Carlson, Miss Selma Rundquist, Miss Julia Biloff, Miss Nicoline Zedeler, Miss Evald, Mra J A Bexell, and Prof Wahlberg performed.
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Grace Lutheran Church
C E Hoffsten
Wennerberg Chorus
Augustana
Dudley Buck
Hilma Carlson
Lorlef
Selma Rundquist
Julia Biloff
Galesburg
Anna Ewald
Chicago
Travers
Hunt
Nicoline Zedeler
J B Oakleaf
Pastor Hoffsten
Trinity Church
Woul
Lorlel
Miss Evald
Mra J A Bexell
Miss Zedeler
Prof Wahlberg
Miss Byloff
Interurban Cars Proposed From Milan to Rock Island
Attorney C J Searle describes two lawsuits involving interurban service over Milan bridges. The Tri City Co has agreed to 5 cent fare to Rock Island and Moline, and to furnish Milan connections for interurban lines. Officials are urged to extend toll bridge provisions and consider a loop linking Milan Rock Island and Moline for through service.
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C J Searle
Sears
Milan
Tri-City Railway Co
Tri-City Co
Rock Island
Moline
Tri- City
Moline Business Association
Moline City Council
Moline Rock River
Peace Move Eases Sears Milan Transit Tangle
A new Tri City Railway Co order lowers Milan line fare to 5 cents and allows transfers between Milan and Rock Island Moline lines. Residents of Sears and Milan gain transfers to and from city lines, creating a unified fare system with a 6 cent system-wide transfer to Watch Tower or Milan.
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Milan
Watch Tower
Tri-City Railway Co
Illinois
Tri- City Railway Co
Sears
Moline
Rock Island
Trolley line to connect Galesburg and Chicago gains pace
A Princeton Illinois dispatch reports Princeton granted a franchise to Illinois Valley Traction to operate trolley service. A Galesburg to Kewanee link may extend to Princeton, creating a continuous 180 mile electric line to Chicago. Possible links with Geneseo Sterling and Dixon could follow.
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Princeton
Ill
Ilinois Valley Traction Company
Galesburg
Kewanee
Marseilles
Joliet
Chicago
Geneseo
Sterling and Dixon
Moline
Union Label League To Be Started Here
Steps to form a Woman's Labor league were taken at the Tri City Labor Congress. Application blanks will be distributed to unions and members signers will recruit family support for unions made goods to attract women shoppers. President Gompers may be asked to deny a charter to a proposed Central Labor union. W H Allum resigned as treasurer but his resignation was not accepted. James Shannon of Rock Island faced grand jury charges and pleaded guilty to a minor offense.
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Woman's Labor League
Tri-City Labor Congress
Congress
League
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
Davenport
Labor Congress
W.H. Allum
Barbers’ and Harness Workers
James Shannon
Rock Island
Steamer J. S. Escapes Wreck in Gale at Rock Island
Captain John Streckfus's J. S. pleasure steamer, fresh from Keokuk, broke from moorings in a fierce gale at Rock Island harbor and drifted toward government island. It grounded on the sandbar near the island, narrowly avoiding disaster with six aboard including agent F. R. Hopkins and family. The crew woke to the hit and summoned help.
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John Streckfus
J. S
Rock Island
Keokuk
Nineteenth Street
Government Island
F. R. Hopkins
Trunk line enters Tri-Cities via rail exchange rumor
North state papers report a possible Milwaukee and Illinois Central exchange to open access to the tri-cities. A line between Savanna and the river may figure, with Milwaukee seeking Madison and Dodgeville branches from Freeport in return. Iowa routes Sabula to Clinton and DRI NW could be involved, fate of Clinton access debated.
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Tri-Cities
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Here
Savanna
Central
Madison
Dodgeville
Freeport
Chicago
Iowa
Wisconsin
Port Byron
Kansas City
Sabula
Clinton
DRI & N. W
DRI & NW
Burlington
Davenport
March attractions announce spring city events at multiple halls
Public school calisthenics and a concert head the March lineup at Industrial hall on March 27. On March 28 a Mask hall by F A of A at Metropolitan hall and the Last dance of season by Stewart camp M W A. Also March 28 a Swedish Ball at Central Park hall by Jolly Threes. March 31 Leola council card party and dance at Masonic hall. April 9 the Third annual military ball by Canton Moline No 60 PM at Skinner Annex.
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Industrial Hall
F. A. of A
Metropolitan Hall
Stewart Camp
Central Park Hall
Jolly Threes
Leola Council
Masonic Hall
Canton Moline No. 60
P. M
Skinner Annex
Colligan retires as city editor of Argus
J M Colligan resigns after five years as Rock Island Argus city editor to pursue metro opportunities. E B Buffum promoted from Argus reporting staff to succeed him, and F H Hatton moves from Davenport Leader to the Argus.
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J. M. Colligan
ARGUS
Rock Island Argus
E. B. Buffum
The
F. H. Hatton
Dispatch
Davenport
Colligan
Five Cambridge Bank Robbers Plead Guilty
Five men connected to the February 3 Cambridge First National Bank heist pleaded guilty in circuit court before Judge Gest. Indeterminate sentences to Joliet Penitentiary max twenty years. $8,000 recovered after vaults blown by explosives and quick Deputy Swain-led capture.
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First National Bank
Cambridge
Gest
Charles K. Ladd
Kewanee
Illinois
Joliet
Ladd
Swain
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Cambridge Robbers Move to Joliet Penitentiary
Five bank robbers who pleaded guilty to blowing up the First National Bank in Cambridge traveled through Moline to Joliet penitentiary under guard of Sheriff Stiers and Deputy Swain. The group named Hull Bush Johnson Martin and Leonard sat shacked in the Rock Island train smoker, appearing pale and calm. Pinkerton reports describe two as young and the others as tramps, not highly skilled bank robbers.
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First National Bank
Cambridge
Moline
Joliet
Sheriff Stiers
Swain
Hull
Bush
Johnson
Martin
Leonard
Rock Island
Yegmen
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Altho
Revival Services Spark Interest in Rapids City
In Rapids City on March 26 Mrs Bab cock reports strong revival progress with eight decisions last night and praise for growing interest in Hampton’s road improvements amid previously poor conditions. Also noted: Orville Hofstetter and bride moved to Watertown. Mr and Mrs Jesse Tyler welcomed a new son. W A Lindstrom of Rapids City married Cora Johnson of Sherrard in Davenport with Bethlehem Congregational officiating. couple to live in Peoria with groom working as a Rock Island railway employee.
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Rapidy City
Davenport
Cora Johnson
Sherrard
Ethlehem Congregational Church
A. H. Drake
Harrison Atre
A. Li Lindis
Rockielead
Peoria
Combination car ready for interurban road service
No 10 a new interurban combination car with express and passenger compartments arrived Tuesday evening and will be mounted on trucks soon. A third is express space, the rest for passengers with cane seating. Four more cars remain to be delivered. they seat eighty four each and were shipped March 16.
April temperature to mean tardy spring forecast
Washington DC March 24 forecast by W T Foster notes disturbances across the continent from March 26 to April 9 with warm and cool waves bringing variable temperatures. April generally below normal with brief warm spells, frost risk in vegetation, and a mid month shift toward warmer readings. Foster promises a weather chart on receipt of a scent stamp.
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Washington, DC
W T. Foster
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Great Central Valleys
Meridian 88
Moline
W. T. Foster
Washington, D. C
Milan Seeks Electric Street Cars Across Bridges
Milan residents, pleased by reduced street railway fares from Moline and Rock Island, push to extend the electric line to the village. At a Monday night meeting, attorney C. J. Searle and T. J. Medill of Rock Island explained Tri-City Railway’s plan to run electric cars to Milan once the bridges are repaired and strong enough to carry them.
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Milan
Moline
Rock Island
C. J. Searle
T. J. Medill
Tri- City Railway Company
Builders abandon Roe Island site for car shop
The Kar builders examined the Roe Island area for a potential car shop and capital but have given up the location, deeming it hopeless and deciding not to proceed with building their factory nearby.
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Atte
Roe Island
Beall Local Option Law Upheld by Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Beall local option law in a Cambridge case involving a saloon keeper appealing a prison sentence. The legislative committee in Springfield reported the bill favorably after a narrow vote with amendments allowing future resubmission by anti saloon areas.
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Committee On Elections
House of Representatives
Springfield
Smejkal
Rinaker
Stewart
Norden
Mr. Norden
Morris
Hughes
Beitler
Pendarvis
Webster
Wallace
Wilkerson
Gray
Smerkal
Taggart
Corigan
Iserman
Landmesser
Supreme Court of Ohio
Cambridge
Ohio
Mystery over missing Moline Plow Co worker
Henry Claussen a beamfitter at Moline Plow Co has disappeared after Friday noon remarking he would rest. He last was seen at John Tallberg’s 425 Tenth street home where he boarded for six years. He wore working clothes and carried a notable sum of money.
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Henry Claussen
Moline Plow Co
John Tallberg
Tenth Street
Rock Island High School Class Day Plans Set
The Rock Island high school graduating class will hold class day exercises on Thursday June 4. Dr Marquis has accepted an invitation to preach the baccalaureate sermon on May 31 at Broadway Presbyterian Church.
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Rock Island High School
Marquis
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Best Time for Purifying Your Blood Warns Hood's Sarsaparilla
The ad claims now is ideal for blood purification as the system acts to remove impurities. It links facial eruptions to a cleansing need and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as remedies for this cleansing phase.
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Hood
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Grace Lutheran
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Rapids City
Faster
House Committee On
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