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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
7
A walk collapsed trapping and injuring nine individuals as bystanders and workers were dropped into an areaway or heap. One woman collapsed from shock and others were treated on site or at nearby hospitals.
A Saturday forenoon crowd of two hundred or more, mostly women, gathered for a 9 oclock sale at the W G Putnam and Co Five and Ten store on Second Avenue Rock Island. A section of flag stone collapsed, injuring nine seriously and causing many minor injuries as shoppers were swept into the areaway.
A damaged report notes a collapse similar to a St Joseph accident where a walk in front of a storefront failed amid a crowd gathering for a sale. The 1906 St Joseph incident caused two deaths and prompted warnings about crowds near entrances.
The wedding of August G Thede and Miss Minnie Lutz took place in Milwaukee on March 18. Thede, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O Thede of Rock Island, works with Central Cotton in Peoria as assistant manager. Lutz resigned March 14 as chief operator of Union Electric Telephone in Rock Island before returning home to Mendota. The couple plans to live in Peoria.
Work begins on the Steamer Pearson to widen the beam by six feet and extend the main deck for a four foot promenade. The passenger barge will gain a second deck with heavier roof supports and railing. The first voyage is June 23 for a Swedish Good Template picnic, with Philadelphia Jack O’Brien seeking a strong London bout.
A flurry of circuit court filings occurred on the last day of May term service. Claims include Carl Muenter seeking 19000 from Moline Plow Co for a drop hammer injury, L J Gamble suing Pittsburg Plate Glass Co for 3000 over faulty paint, and Dan Hartwell suing the Moline Pump Co for 500.
W M LaVenture resigns after two years as assistant purchasing agent at Moline Plow Co to join Jr Case Plow Co Racine Wis He will move May 15 to Racine to assume new duties His two year stay saw his growing prominence and he recently completed a fine residence at Tenth Avenue and Seventh Street confirming his achievement and impending move
Fragmentary dialogue traces a shipboard scene with a captain directing actions it mentions a 12 inch bell and a floorwalker. The text resembles a brief report or gossip note from a newspaper page with garbled OCR.
Fragmentary OCR text questions Wissty about guiding three daughters who stay out late. The ending garble obscures names and details, leaving uncertainty about people and places.
A gas stove in Aldene's tailor shop caused a fire that threatened serious damage Friday night. Harry Mosher, in the Manufacturers' lobby, broke through to help. hotel staff and bystanders used a hose and extinguisher to stop the blaze. Insurance covered the loss.
Ainsworth plans a three story brick business block at Fifteenth Street corner of the alley between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Ground frontage 67 feet, depth 100 feet, full block occupancy. First floor for stores. upper floors likely offices. Architect Q Z Cervin designing. construction to start soon with completion targeted next fall.
Dr. W Foss spoke at Augustana college marking the forty seventh anniversary of the Augustana Synod. He urged greater home mission work and more seminary students, noting growth from 1860 to 1906 and the need to rely on American resources among 2.3 million Swedes in the U S. He warned of laxity and the danger of remaining within a narrow horizon.
A reader quote from the Sydney Bulletin recalls a job offer at a mine turning into a political jab. The speaker boasts explosive experience and jokes about blowing up Europe’s nobility as German competition ends his work. The remark blends labor lore with anarchist rhetoric.
The ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long used remedy for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. It claims popularity with mothers and lists a 25 cent price per bottle with nationwide drugstore availability and a 1908 food and drugs act guarantee.
A newly platted eight six acre Frederickson tract at Colona road and Thirty fourth street near Moline is expected to hit the market next week. The development includes ten acres of broken ground suitable for fruit or poultry and space for city blocks with a third avenue between the two main streets. Deeds recorded this month show Moline real estate activity totaling $21,000, with other notable transfers across the area including properties in Candee Grove and Deere & Co holdings.
Catholic services will begin in Silvis May as a mission of St Josephn and will be led by Father Quin. About fifty Catholic families in Silvis will form a parish and begin erecting a permanent church on Second Avenue and Eighth Street, with construction expected to start in fall and continue next spring. East Moline also plans new church buildings under Father Paceppe this season.
A cited exchange in the Louisville Courier Journal depicts a taunting prompt and reply about drinks before a forthcoming bout. The anecdote frames the warmup as part of an upcoming confrontation, highlighting a brusque, competitive mood.
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