Theatrical Trust Plans Midwestern Chain of Theatres
Klaw & Erlanger Frohman syndicate plans to own or lease theatres from coast to coast, investing twenty five million dollars to build or acquire venues in the Midwest and other regions. A. L. Erlanger will head the Midwestern company with directors including Charles Frohman and Henry W. Savage.
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United States
Kiaw & Erlanger Frohman Syndicate
Theatrical Trust
Atlantic
Pacific
Vancouver
Winnipeg
New Orleans
Galveston
Hapantes
New York
Chicago
Middl West Theatre Company
Klaw & Erlanger
Charles Frohman
Nixon
Joseph Brooks
H. H. Frazee
George W. Lederer
F. Ziegfeld Jr
Wagenhals & Kemper
Joseph Weber
Joseph M. Gaites
Augustus Pitou
Frank McKee
Henry Miller
Henry B. Harris
Middle West Theatre Company
A. L. Erlanger
A ‘ Hayman
Marc Kiaw
Henry ‘W. Savage
William Harris
David Belagzco
Daniel Frohman
George Cohan
Frederic Thompson
Middle West
Southwest
Northwest
West
Forgery Arrest Follows Disguise as Day Labourer
San Bernardino California May 26 Jease L Jones charged with cashing bad checks for thousands of dollars in Vandalia Illinois has been arrested in an disguise as a day laborer in an unknown location. Police report the suspect used a laborer cover to conceal the crime and was captured after a failed attempt to flee.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Jease L. Jones
Vandalia
Ill
Local court actions incur fines and jail time in Rock Island
Judge Olmsted presided as Thomas Carroll and others faced larceny and theft charges. Carroll paid 100 dollars plus costs for stealing rosaries from a barber shop. Lightfoot and Williams were fined 25 dollars each and jailed to work off the fines for bicycle theft. McBride received 25 dollars and release on good behavior after a lengthy jail stay. Hogan faced 100 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct while Brown got 10 days for malicious mischief. Mager Manufacturing owes 855 dollars plus 371.90 court costs to Lewis Roofing with a sheriff sale planned June 4 at 2410 Third Avenue Rock Island. Sheriff Kittilsen transported Wesley Rounds to Pontiac Reform School after pleading guilty to larceny for stealing a fur coat from Dr. Morgan’s office in Moine.
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KR. W. Olmsted
Thomas Carroll
Rock Island
Jesex Lightfoot
George Williams
William McBride
William Hogan
Charles Brown
Bix Nen
Mager Manufacturing Company
Lewis Roofing Company
Third Avenue
Kittilsen
Pontiac
Wesley Rounds
Fred Welcher
J. W. Morgan
Mo- Une
Pontias Reformatory
Lay
Conan
Telegraphic Markets Review Hogs Cattle Sheep and Stocks
Hogs receipts 21 000 closed steady light 9.20 9.50 good heavy 9.15 9.50 mixed and butchers 9.20 9.50 rough 9.16 9.30. Cattle receipts 4 000 closed strong. Sheep receipts 12 000 closed steady. New York Stock Market lists numerous declines and gains across majors including Union Pacific 184 8, Steel pref 26 118% United States Steel 1.40 8S% Reading 2.16 168% Rock Island pref 89 etc. Multiple railroads and industrials show mixed movements with figures such as New York Central 120% Missouri Pacific 72% Great Northern 135% Northern Pacific 181% Louisville & Nashville 147% American Smelters 79% Canadian Pacific 197% Pennsylvania 184% National Lead 77% Chesapeake & Ohio 87% Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1% Baltimore & Ohio 14% Atchison 100% American Locomotive 47% St Paul 129% Republic Steel pref 97% Southern Railway 21%
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New York
Union Pacific
Steel
Rock Island
Chicago & Northwestern
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Missouri Pacific
Woman of 91 S¢eke Divorce
Appleton Wisconsin May 36 Mrs George Parmann aged 91 filed for divorce from her one year husband accusing cruelty She had appeared in a justice court and had her husband placed under $1000 bond to keep a detention
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Appleton
Wis
George Parmann
Justice
Insurance scandal looms as Rock Island grand jury probes Tribunes
The Rock Island county grand jury begins a probe into alleged $1,000,000 looting of Fraternal Tribunes and American Home Circle funds. J F McBride, Arthur Caldwell and Marguerite McIlvain are summoned. Illinois inspector Lucius Prouts cites irregularities and double salaries amid a prior divorce of the circles.
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Rock Island County Grand Jury
Illinois
J. F. McBride
Supreme Tribune
Fraternal Tribunes
Arthur Caldwell
Springfield
Marguerite McIlvain
Farmers’ State Bank
Auburn
Rock Island
Tribunes
Tribunes’ Reserve Fund
Chicago
Lucuis Prouts
Illinois State Insurance Examiner
Prouts
State Insurance Department
Harms
Sectes
Apaign Renee
Three Men Arrested in Davenport Bridge Car Injury Case
Three men Walter Pauleca James Helmka and William Schroeder were arrested after an assault on Harry Lindt of Davenport last Sunday evening on a Rock Island Bridge line car. Lindt suffered a skull fracture and lay at St Luke's hospital Davenport. Bond set at 5000 each. unable to post, they were jailed awaiting further hearing.
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Walter Pauleca
James Helmka
William Schroeder
Neem
Harry Lindt
Davenport
Rock Island
Lehnert and
Kell
Helen Blair
Ben F. Schriver
Sindt
St Luke's Hospital
Fraternal Tribune Reserve Fund Loot Probe Expands
Rock Island grand jury investigates alleged looting linked to Fraternal Tribunes former officers and merged orders. McBride arrives to testify about coverups and missing reserve funds while payments to former leaders and doctors surface in a widening scandal involving the American Home Circle and related orders.
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Fraternal Tribune Reserve Fund
McBride
Rock Island
Grand Jury
Tribunes
Supreme Tribunal
Magill
K M Whitham
Aledo
Supreme Tribune
A L. Craig
Chicago
Railroad Officials Visit Moline in Private Car
A. J. Earling president and E. W. Mc Kenna vice president of Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railways led a party in a private car visiting Moline. They met with Deere & Co, Velie Carriage Co, Moline Plow Co and discussed expanding factory trackage and a possible trolley freight system. The delegation then continued to Davenport Clinton Rock Island and Chicago.
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A. J. Earling
E. W. McKenna
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
BE. W. McKenna
Earling
Moline
McKenna
Chicago
Minneapolis
Aberdeen
Manilla
Savanna
E. R. Morrison
O B Grant
Davenport
D. R. I & N W. Railway Co
Moline Plow Co
Deere & Co
Velie Carriage Co
Moline Wagon Plant
William Butterworth
Deere & the
Moline Wagon Co
Deere & Mansur Co
Welle Carriage Co
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Clinton
Chicago & North Western
Sunday school convention planned at Hilledale
Zuma May 26 A Sunday school convention will be held at Hilledale Sunday afternoon and evening May 29 BE. M McMurphy is building an addition to the house occupied by Mr Van Develder John Clogsey is doing the carpenter work and Mr Kerr the mason work. Mrs Mainie Wainwright has received a message that her father is very ill. William Parker is hauling outs to Watertown. Mrs Rose Donahoo of Moline is spending the week with relatives.
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Zuma
Hilledale
BE. M McMurphy
van Develder
John Clogsey
Kerr
Maxon
Mra Mainie Wainwright
Very Rick
William Parker
Watertown
Rose Donahoo
Moline
Wo Mutua
Ella McMurphy
Sundas Alonzo Dunbar
Bina
Grace Martin
Hans Brandt
Johnson
Port Byron
Marian Walkers
Rock Island
Great Northern Plans 860 Mile Montana Extension
The Great Northern announces an 860 mile extension from Haucks Montana to Mondak with branches to Lewistown and Great Falls. Right of way work has begun with claim agents in Lewistown Mondak and Great Falls areas and condemnation actions possible if needed. The route would open fertile lands and boost agricultural prospects along the new line.
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Haucks
The
Great Northern
Mont
Billings & Northern
Lewistown
Mondak
Montana
Willow Creek
Munsellshell River
Great Falls
Miners in Illinois Expected to Return to Work This Week
Springfield reports that by week’s end thirty thousand miners in Illinois may resume operations after a miners' convention. A national board plan allows individual contracts with operators, paving the way for a restart under established wage scales.
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Illinois
Filinois
Springfeld
Dan Clark
Walker
Natonal
Lewis
Tnes
Operatora Fo Fone
Stperstets
Assen Diathen
Obituary notices from Rock Inland area deaths
Richard Kvearckl son of Mr and Mrs Herman Whitehead of 13343 Forty second Street Rock Inland died Tuesday afternoon of pneumonia. Mrs Latte Iverson died Wednesday afternoon at 4 15 at the home of her daughter Mrs Anthony Laurson 1517 Twentieth Avenue. She was born February 2 1935 in Sweden and came to Moline from the old country. Her husband died in 19 he. The children who survive are Mrs Faron Dahl and John Robyerson Maurice two months old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Von Pars. Raymond Honoah aged one year passed away at 1 30 this morning after a brief illness from croup. Funeral services at 9 a m tomorrow from the residence. burial Riverside cemetery.
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Richard Kvearckl
Atel
Herman Whitehead
Forty Second Street Rock
Latte Iverson
Mra
Anthony Laurson
Twentieth Avenue
Sweden
Sind
Moline
Maurice
Charles von Pars
Second Street
Bert Honoah
Fifth Avenue
Raymond
Croup
Riverside Cemetery
Prisoner Enjoys Mountain Day Out With Sheriff
Denver May 26 A pleasure trip through the mountains marked Huntley s first day in the custody of Wisconsin sheriff who arrived to take him back for assault charges Sheriff Johnson eager to see the mountains while he had the chance passed the prisoner along as they traveled in custody to the Badger state.
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Denver
Col
Huntley
Wisconsin
Badger
Johnson
Humtley
East Moline Brings New Brass Works Industry
East Moline will soon see a new industry the East Moline Brass Works to manufacture brass parts for automakers. The factory at First Avenue and Fifth Street covers 40 by 40 feet with a machine shop and foundry and will be ready July 1. F J Friedesley leads the venture after prior experience in brass and recent work in Rock Island.
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First Avenue
Fifth Street
East Moline
East Moline Brass Works
F J Friedesley
Friedesley
Rock Island
Glidden Tourists to Have Military Escort
The Iowa governor grants Major Davidson of the Northwestern Military Academy permission to escort Glidden tour travelers with two Cadillac automobile balloons as a mobile, rapid fire unit. The unit will travel the state and report to the War Department on the feasibility of army use in wartime.
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Iowa
Northwestern Military Academy
Davidson
Mitary Academy
Highland Park
War Department
Army
Hillsdale Social Notes Chronicle Local Visitations
Miss Mabel Bracker returned from Urbana Wednesday as Mrs Alvin Frela and son Richard visit relatives in Erie. Miss Laura Sellmer offered to foe her scholars. Miss Cory Clapper left for Montana. Mrs Sibley of Prophetstown joined her sister. Mrs Hanson visits relatives in southern Kansas. Mrs Donahoo and daughter Mildred visited in Erie. Many locals attended a musical by Miss Liphardt at Joslin Friday evening. Mrs John Dalley and Ruth of Josie called. Jamen Donahoo of Moline town visit. Mrs Alex Asin downs celebrated 79th birthday with hundreds of cards from relatives and friends. Port Byron visitors, Miss Selimer of Moline, and others noted.
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HilLsdale
Mabel Bracker
Urbana
Alvin Frela
Richard
Erie
Laura Sellmer
Linare
Cory Clapper
Tues
Montana
Sibley
Prophetstown
FBI
Hanson
Kansas
Donahoo
Brig
Jasper Sella Ts
Frank McConnell
Amt Thompson
Leon
Mildred
Mitel
Frerete
Hudson
Miss Liphardt
Joslin
Woodurn
Rock Island
Nhvonaa
Wuestiay
John Dalley
Ruth
Josie
Nilon
David
Jamen Donahoo
Moline
Alex Asin Downs
George Brandt
Wend Frank
Port Byron
L. F. Giles
Bar
Selimer
William Feaster
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Tricity House
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Canton
Aurora
Joliet
Freeport
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Keokuk
Muscatine
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Forger
California
Ened
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Chicago Grain and Provisions
Ribsa
Mayee
Chicago Livestock
Grids Fury
Tnto Beation
Examiner Pfouts
Tribune- Home Circle
American Home Circle
Home Circle
Tribune
Toster
Supreme Tribunal of the
John ¥.McBride
Ike
Elias
Ivan
Heldon
Eto
Harry Sindt
Save Law
Mr. McBride
Fred W Potter
Freeport Life Endowment
Independent Order of Mutual Aid
Farmers’ Federation
Church Alliance
American Home Circle Nights of the Globe
Fraternal Crystal Life
Royal Benefit
Knights of the Globe
W W. Krape
Krape
Old Colony Company
Order
7Th Ward
Edgewood Park
Seventh Ward
Heads of Milwaukee System
Pance
Dave Adame
Joslin Ben Qsbornu Jis
Clyde Wake
Walter Mannix
Merv Sylvester
Cathy
Dmalts
Stumdas
Cora Skelton
William Cox
Seventh-street Boys
John H. Hauberg
Luther League
Richard Whitehead
Mre
Lottie Iverson
Maurice von Parys
Raymond Hannah
E. J. Friedenley
Agency
Dale
Frank Rhode
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