Improve the Streets and Issue Bonds, Say Local Business Men
A Dispatch interview finds city business men broadly favor issuing bonds to finance street improvements. Proposals focus on macadamizing with local labor, short work days, strict supervision, and ensuring all money stays in the city. Estimated bond capacity around 30,000 to 40,000 with a reserve for emergencies. two dissenters noted.
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Dispatch
Henry Hoffman
Hoffman
W. E. Tolles
Gilmore
Gen. Clendenin
Henry Hull
George Wood
Ed Wiese
Gqorge Dunn
George Kelly
George Kerbst
A Ramser
H. Sandstrom
K E Witter
W Odell
G H Edwards
E A Pierr
L B Mapes
L Horenstein
Oscar Peal
George Benson
Iron
Ita
West End notes and town briefs from Rock Island
A roundup from the West End covers mayoral inaction on slot machines, local resignations, new residents, a fatal illness, and a church funeral. It reports robberies, thefts, and arrests on Ninth Street, boardroom plans for a public building, a boy’s accidental injury, missing deckhand Monty, and political activity by the Lincoln Club with new members and an auxiliary plan.
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Union
Medill
James Maucker
Rockieland
August O. Wehling
Manhattan
W. T. Boughton
Edgington
Rock Island
Cheney, Kes
Bridget Hannegar
Thos. Davis
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
A. Rose
Magnus Huber
Ninth
Eighteenth Avenues
South Rock Island
Willie Sigmund
Sigmund
John Holdorf
Ninth Street
Schneider
Misa Il
Brennan
Harry Bevep
James Howard
Marshal Sexton
J M Beardsley
Lee
Hock
Hia
F J
Monty
Chaves
Warn
Frank Monty
la Crosse
Lincoln Club
Flambeau Club
Burglar Intrudes at Johnson Home on Fourth Avenue
A burglar entered Guat A Johnson’s residence at 2362 Fourth Avenue through a pantry window last night. Mrs Johnson woke and grasped the intruder’s wrist but dozed off again. The thief searched downstairs, opened the kitchen lamp, left the beans missing, and trampled a flower-bed while exiting. No money was taken. The clipping also promotes Backlen’s Arnica Salve with a 25 cent price.
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Guat
The Artist Recital At Harper's Theatre Delights Moline
A large crowd attended the artist recital at Harper's Theatre on Monday evening under the Amateur Musical Club. Vocalist Mrs. Catharine Fisk of Chicago and instrumentalists Mrs. Frank Gates Allen of Moline and Mrs. Ben Cable of Rock Island gave a program of Beethoven, Gounod, Bach, Robus, Chadwick, Chopin, Meyerbeer, Paderewski, Massenet, Schubert and more. Encores and sustained applause followed each superb performance.
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Moline
Harper's Theatre
Catharine Fisk
Chicago
Frank Gates Allen
Ben. T. Cable
Rock Island
Robi
Chadwick
Narcisaus
Laddie
Mia Ben T Cable
Paderewski
Massenet
Thirty-Five Complete Novels Offer From Household Topics
A promotion advertises thirty five complete novels bound with a year's subscription to Household Topics for 80 cents. It lists titles by Stevenson, Etta Pierce, T Calder, Hugh Conway, redane G ron, Marion Harland, Amanda M. Douglans and others. The package includes stories of love adventure and travel and offers swift delivery to New York City via P.O. Box 1159.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Etta Pierce
Ninetta
T. Calder
Dora Thorne
Hugh Conway
Marion Harland
Amanda M. Douglans
Topic Pad Co
P.O
New York City
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Grippe Cure
During the grippe season, users of Dr King’s New Discovery showed speedy recovery and avoided after effects. The remedy is claimed to help throat chest and lung diseases and even long standing asthma and hay fever. Free trial battles at Clendenin's drug store.
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Dr. Greane
West Fourteenth Street
New York
Greene
Moline Transport and Navigation Co Plans Steamboat
Incorporation papers are due soon with 9000 stock pledged by prominent citizens. The vessel, a 22 by 80 foot steamboat, will operate mainly as a pleasure boat and tow other craft when not in use. Features include a lower deck cabin, upper deck estate rooms, a dynamo, and electric lights, targeted for completion by next navigation season.
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Moline Transportation and Navigation Co
Etary
Dr King's New Discovery Ad Offers Refund Trial Bottles
The advertisement guarantees Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and chest troubles with a money back refund if no benefit after a fair trial. Trial bottles are free at Clendenin's drug store. Large sizes cost 50 cents and 1.00.
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Dr. King
Dr King
Clendenin
Social and personal notices from Wisconsin to Ohio items
Personal notices from Saturdays and Mondays Evening Dispatch detail travels visits and local activities.J.B. Oakleaf returns from Wisconsin. Clay Forrest visits Davenport links. Albert Carlson visits from St Charles. Mrs. Higby and daughter Joe visit Hanna Wyoming. Charles Host back from Nebraska to strengthen Highland gun club. Mrs. McKinley returns from Chicago. various other visits and illnesses. A few society items include a large dancing party hosted by Miss Dora Bobke and plans for theater work by Joan R. Cumpson.
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J.B. Oakleaf
Wisconsin
Clay Forrest
Bronx City
Robert Oakley
Albert Carlson
Moline
St. Charles
D. Higby
Capt. J. Q. Wells
Joe
Hanna
Wyo
Charles Host
Nebraska
Davenport
Evening Dispatch
M. R. McKinley
Chicago
J.C. Pratt
Hammond
Ind
Dora Mumm
Louise
California
Elizabeth Gamble
Frank Stofft
Geo B. Smith
Dora Bobke
Eighth Street
Tuesiv
Anna Suman
Muscatine
M. A McDonald
John Connell
Fourteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
McDonald
T. H. Thomas
Rock Island
Morris Rosenfield
Philadelphia
Diana H
H. Welie
William Bobb
Barnard & Leas
Fungs
Illinois
Marine Plow
Sanford Larnon
A F
Ed. Cumpson
Witt & Davis
Cumpson
Alfred Lindwall
Adam Dick
W Skidmore
L. E Waterman
Elizabeth Iamble
Dre Morgan
Whiteside
George Whiffin
M H White
Moline Plow Company Loses Suit Against Carson
Special Master Commissioner W W Merseman filed a report in Omaha on the case of Moline Plow company versus Amaziah L Carson. The contract from 1894 is valued around 965000, with Carson claiming 42000 from the prosecution. The report finds Carson was induced by fraud by Moline stockholders but did not know of their deceit.
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A. L. Carson
Desolition
Omaha
Neb
Omani
W. W Merseman
Moline Plow Company
Carson
Moline
Acquittal in Cedar Rapids telegraphers case shocks miners
Jury finds Grand Chief Ramsay not guilty after a twenty two hour deliberation. Mesaba Range miners report fifteen hundred on strike as powder magazine is broken open and fourteen kegs seized. Sheriff and deputies rush to the scene amid threats of further violence.
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Moline
Cepan Karing
Ramsay
B ,C
Financial notices and property transfers in Moline and Rock Island
Series of property transfers in Moline and Rock Island including Nels J Carlson by executor to Fritz A Swapson on 37 Old Town Moline for 1800 dollars and S F Odell to John P Odest on A Griffiths Co's add Moline for 2000 dollars. Also lists extensive stock market updates, grain prices, and a public funds statement from Hamp ton Town Supervisor. included are election notices and candidate announcements for Rock Island county positions.
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Fritz
Swapson
Old Town
Moline
S F Odell
John P Odest
Griffith & Co
EE Thompson
Simon Marple
Ey Ney
WC Faulkner
M A D Stanley
Sarah A Ellis
Rock Island
John Heck
C F Hemenway
McCains
Irene Moore
Chester Li
Nbridge Pt
H Rasmussen
R Rasmussen
East Moline
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Eklund
Swan Larson
Gieorge
Bennon Polit
Sabdiv South
Christopher Pollen
Mary Jane
Dike
Richard Hull
Penldty
Eis Nicholas
Cumber
Wainwright Penny
Hampton
W KK Carey
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Ageral
Tae
Jamis Windies
Eis
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Eles
Howe
Parks
Pisani
Mengton Halt
Umspate Publishing C
Carey
IMG
Corbin
Crawford
IBVE
John Vo Mont
John A M
August Kirtley
Pald
Ed Hamyton
Board of Health and Auditing
I. S
Shefer
Rock Island County Republican Convention Delegates Planned
Voters in Rock Island county are asked to send delegates to a county convention at the Rock Island Court House on May 22 to nominate candidates for County Judge Sheriff Treasurer Superintendent of Schools and to appoint delegates to state and congressional conventions. Delegates are allocated by township and presidential vote with additional at large representation. Officers include Chairman and Secretary with meetings to set ballots and plans for June conventions.
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Taylor
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Colona
Henry County
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Hudson R. Taylor
Baxter
Vincent A. Baxter
Maggie Baxter
Fourteenth Street
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St. Mary's Church
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Ston'clockaw
Argo
Springfeld
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Ptort
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Hoek
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