Fire destroys two houses and damages third on river road
A Friday morning blaze at Thirty fourth street and the river road destroyed two homes and damaged a third, causing over $5000 in losses. Ed Kittell and Ed Lauer narrowly escaped. Morgan property saved by firefighters. The Kittell and Lauer houses were uninsured or lightly insured, with authorities probing possible incendiary causes.
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River Road
Ed Kittell
Ed Lauer
Norh
Kittell
Ed C. Mueller
Mueller Lumber Co
Lauer
Nelson's Grocery Stock Assigned and Closed Out
Ed Nelson the Sixth-avenue grocer assigned his stock to Arthur Kelly of the John F Kelly Co Davenport and retired from business. Kelly will sell for creditors and may close out the groceries on hand at retail if needed. Nelson left for Chicago to visit his sister and has no immediate plans.
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Ed Nelson
Sixth-avenue
Arthur Kelly
John F. Kelly Co
Davenport
Murphy buys library of Judge Parmenter in Rock Island
Attorney J F Murphy of Rock Island buys the late Judge Parmenter’s library, about four hundred volumes, to move to Murphy’s office in the Mitchell Lynde building. The library will be returned to its former room in the Parmenter office area after dissolution of Murphy and Witter. Brunswick billiard hall on Sixteenth Street reopens under Frank Donahoo after closure. ownership unchanged.
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J F Murphy
Rock Island
B. B. Parmenter
Judge Parmenter
Murphy
Mitchell & Lynde
J. F Witter
Brunswick
Sixteenth Street
Third
Second Avenues
C J Wright
Frank Donahoo
Assessor Changes for 1906 Tax Returns in Rock Island
Rock Island county implements the 1906 revenue law requiring separate valuation of land and improvements starting April 1. The change, plus updated assessor books and board of review duties, aims to streamline real estate taxation and reduce treasurer workload.
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Rock Island
Board of Review
Rock Island Safe Deposit Vault Co Brings six story office block plans
Contracts totaling 150000 for a new seven story Rock Island office building have been awarded to H W Horst for carpentry C J Lapkin for masonry and F Brown & Co for reinforced concrete. Architect Corvin of Moline designed a fireproof structure with 190 offices two elevators a large safety vault on the first floor and ample light and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Safety Deposit Co
O. Z Cervin
Rock Island Safety Deposit Vault Co
Third Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Rock Island
H. W Horst
C J Lapkin
F Brown & Co
Corvin
Moline
Union Store Sold to Liebsohn Bros of Grundy Center
Liebsohn Bros of Grundy Center took possession of the Asion store Friday and will operate it under a short lease with a longer option. The stock was purchased and the building to be overhauled into a leading city store. The firm, long established in retail, is reputed as good business men and may remain indefinitely if supported.
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Clebsohn Bros
Cineataed ihiort ade Bit Reta ESS aT tee
Fragmentary OCR text provides limited readable names and phrases. The item appears as a damaged film or theater note with unclear event, place, or date details. No coherent facts or identifiable entities can be confirmed from the fragment.
Wilde Hour In Jail And $0 Fine For Milde
Herman Milde former constable of Moline was denied a new trial in circuit court. He was found guilty of false pretenses for charging a East Moline woman $12 to “get her out of trouble” with no real danger. Judge Gest imposed a $10 fine and an hour in jail. A second indictment for extortion was quashed. An appeal is noted in the Minnie Coulter suit against Travelers Protective Association with damages $5000 and an ensuing appeal.
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Herman Milde
Moline
Jagde Gest
Milde
East Moline
Gest
Minnie Coulter
Travelers’ Protective Association
Dry Goods Store and Growth Plans for the Village
Sherrard and Cable men invest 1475 in Silvis realty with plans for a large spring business block housing a dry goods store possibly linked to Davenport's J C Petersen. Two hundred residences are planned, a sash and dubbr factory starts, a brick residence and shop rise on Henry Quade’s lot, and a seventh two story brick building nears completion for W H Dumbeck and post office quarters. Township officers vote April 2 and village election is the third Tuesday with one anticipated ticket.
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Sherrard and Cable Men
Silvis Realty
J . C. Petersen
Davenport
Henry Quade
Moline
First Avenue
Fourth Street
Gallager & Dougherty
Dougherty
Arsenal
W H Dumbeck
John W Johnson Named Republican Alderman Candidate
John W Joanson of 1529 Thirtieth avenue has been named as Republican candidate for alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the withdrawal of C Jarlmark. Johnson has ten years with Barnard & Leas Bug Co, previously worked at H T Moss clothing, and is president of the carpenters union. He is described as well qualified to represent the rapidly developing Sixth ward in the city council.
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John W Joanson
Thirtieth Avenue
C Jarlmark
Johnson
Barnard & Leas Bug. Co
H. T Moss
Carpenters’ Union
Knockemus Wins Suit Over Wagle Note
Justice of the Peace Harvey Williams ruled Saturday afternoon in favor of Henry Knockemus of Zuma township to recover 101 dollars alleged as due from Cor Delia Wagle. The note for 209 dollars created by Knockemus was sold to Port Byron State Bank and garnishment against Wagle was sustained.
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Justice of the Peace
Harvey Williams
Henry Knockemus
Zuma Township
Cordelia Wagle
Knockemus
Rock Island Road Held Gully for Death of Passenger
Coroner jury near Davenport indicts Rock Island officials for negligence after Patrick J. Kiley was crushed by a moving train at the Davenport depot amid attempts to board. Mrs Kiley testified train crew promised longer stopping time. Porter testified similar. Damages in such girders accidents have been rare, but a suit is expected.
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Rock Island Road
Davenport
Patrick J. Kiley
Rock Island
Kiley
Davenport Station
Los Angeles
Cal
Boston
Mass
Riley
Kileys
Rock Island Arsenal Men Form Civil Service Retire ment Group
Five hundred Arsenal workers organize the Rock Island Arsenal branch of the United States Civil Service Retirement Association. Officers elected include Cornelius J Brown as president and George Patterson as vice president. The group seeks retirement pay after a service period for federal employees nationwide, with about fifteen hundred eligible at Rock Island Arsenal.
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Rock Island
Cornelius J Brown
Davenport
George Patterson
Walter Thompson
Moline
Paul McSteen
Rock Island Arsenal
Arsenal
Custom House Treasury
Post Ofice
Short-Change Artists Plead Guilty in County Court
Joseph Simpson and J A Martin pleaded guilty to theft charges from Rock Island and Moline businessmen. Judge Ward fined 50 dollars and costs each and sentenced them to one day in jail. Simpson also admitted a second theft of five dollars from John Ditch. similar fines and jail time imposed. Otto Nelson of Moline Plow Co receives a diamond stickpin as company recognition for his ten years as foreman in the cultivator department.
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Joseph Simpson
J A. Martin
Rock Island
Moline
Carl Storr
Ward
Simpson
John Ditch
Otto Nelson
Moline Plow Co
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