Bridge contract awarded for Rock River span at Hillsdale
Eight bids were opened for the Rock River bridge project to connect Rock Island and Whiteside counties. The St Louis Bridge and Iron Co won with a bid of 29 899, beating Clinton Bridge and Iron Works by 109 and others. The steel Baltimore type spans total 259 feet per main span with 100 foot approaches, to be completed by December 1.
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Rock River
Hillsdale
Rock Island
Whiteside
Court House
Wood
Pruesing
JOM
Hutchinson
AE Parmenter
C. R Demon
Matt Welber
Whiteside County
Missouri Bridge and Iron Co
Clinton Bridge and Iron Works
Cts
St Louis Brite and Iron Co
Clinton
Baltimore
Daughter Reunites With Father After Years Apart
Claudia Piebler, left motherless nine years ago after her mother’s death, finds her father who left after her mother’s death. The brief reunion occurs as the father travels to Rock Island to care for his daughter now grown. He is described as a kind Mason and plans to locate in Rock Island.
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Claudia Piebler
Moline
Mother
Porter's
Second Avenue
Rock Island
A .Ne Mason
Sam K Young Forms Coal Co and Leases Fones Ground
Sam K. Young establishes S K Young Coal Co and leases the Fones ground for five years, the site of the former Fones and Erickson coal business. He plans to begin operations around June 1 with a large stock and a general fuel business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam K. Young
S. K. Young Coal Co
W. B. Fones
Fones & Erickson
Scott's Emulsion Promises Fleshing Benefits for Wasting Illnesses
The advertisement touts cod liver oil as a flesh builder and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a tastier alternative. It claims doctors prescribe the product for wasting diseases, coughs, colds, and bronchitis and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne in New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Boys organize crusade brigade in Moline to beautify city
A boys brigade formed from Third Fourth and Seventh wards meets at George Stephens residence to pledge civic beauty and cleanliness duties. About seventy five will report next Friday to start work with Chief Kittilsen and the street and alley committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stephens
Nineteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
Kittlsen
Whoaill
L . Kuhn
Improvement League
F. G. Allen
Kittilsen
James Pearson
L. D Dunn
W . Bennett
Moline
Seventh Ward
Aged Lady of Carbon Cliff to the Asylum
Mrs Sophia Bandlow aged 70 of Carbon Cliff was adjudged insane by a county court jury and committed to the Jacksonville hospital then to Watertown hospital later. She had been discharged as cured in 1895 and remains under treatment for mental illness. John Haight of Buffalo Prairie was also committed to Watertown asylum. his mania is religious in nature and he has a brother in Watertown receiving care.
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Sophia Bandlow
Carbon Cliff
Joseph DeSilva
Geo. H Chase
J E Mitchell
F W Kautz
H A Beck
George H. Kelmer
Bandlow
Jacksonville Hospital
Watertown Hospital
John Haight
Buffalo
Praiie
Watertown Insane Asylum
J. R Hollowbush
A H. Hilder- Brandt
Wood Hubbard
W. F. Davis
Fred Ohlweiler
Jacksonville
Watertown
Bones of Gigantic Animal Found on Princeton Farm
On a farm eleven miles NW of Princeton and six miles SE of Walnut, G W Black's son W Foster Black found immense teeth and a tusk while digging after high waters exposed a six foot trench. The teeth weigh 3.75 pounds each and the tusk measures six inches in diameter and three feet long. The animal appeared two to three times larger than an elephant.
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G. W. Black
Princeton
Walnut
Mr. Black
W. Foster Black
Black
Patrolman Carl Oscar Rose Dies After Illness and Poisoning
Carl Oscar Rose former Moline police officer died at his home 1313 Thirteenth avenue after typhoid fever and blood poisoning from a tooth wound. Born April 24 1868 in Sweden he lived in Varna Independence and Moline. Survived by widow five children two brothers and four sisters and his father at Varna.
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Thirteenth Avenue
Death
Carl Oscar Rose
Sweden
Varna
Independence
Ill
Moline
Dimock Gould & Cossaw Mill
Nira
Grace
Hazel
Pearl
Carl
Axel
Prescott
John
Gustafson Winona
Hanna
Evans Station
Ella
Florida
Lizzie
Var
June temperatures to average above normal predicted
Weather forecast from Washington D C by W T Foster outlines a sequence of warm and cool waves across May 28 to June 11 with potential frost in the north, heavy storms later in the period, and a general return to near normal by June end. He advises northern corn belt farmers to plant after mid May and offers a weather chart by sending a 1 cent stamp.
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Washington
W. T Foster
Pacific Coast
Rochies
Great Central Valleys
Eastern States
Rockies
Corn Belt
W. T. Foster
Hox
Washington, D. C
Winslow's Soothing Syrup Sold Worldwide
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for children teething gums wind and illness. It claims the product soothes the child, softens gums, and is the best bottle remedy available, sold by all druggists worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Vertae
Draggate
Bricklayers Strike at New Shops Over Wages and Materials
Heavy rains delayed work at New Shops while 30 bricklayers from the Geo. B Swift Co struck for 60 cents an hour, citing rough mortar and sand as slowing progress. Company officials say union wages are 30 to 60 cents based on scale, and many workers have gone home, with some wanting to return but management undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B Swift Co
Donaldson
Burglars Take $12 Cash and Clothes from Dye Works
Burglars entered Firkins and Hester's Moline Dye Works on Fourth Avenue by a broken upper sash and stole $12 and several clothing items including a clay worsted suit and green trousers. They closed the window as they left. A brown dress suitcase belonging to George Elmore of Milwaukee was found abandoned later in a cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firkins & Hester
Moline
Fourth Avenue
George Elmore
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Tracks
Twentyfirst Street
Union Mission Bazar Realizes 240 Dollar Profit
A Union Mission bazar held in Rock Island last week earned 240 dollars. The profits were split between the Moline and Rock Island sections after a meeting to settle accounts. The organizers thanked Turner hall for the venue and contributors including Mr. Totten and Zedeler's orchestra for support and donations.
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Union Mission Bazar
Rock Island
Moline
Turner Hall
Totten
Zedeler
Old Infirmary Steward of the County Dead
James 8 Robertson longtime superintendent of the county infirmary died Thursday at his Davenport home after a long illness. Born in Pennsylvania in 1851, he moved west in 1876, taught in Andalusia, then led Coal Valley’s infirmary before later working in Davenport and Council Bluffs for farm implement firms and Igwa Rubber Co. His widow two daughters and one son survive.
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James 8. Robertson
Davenport
Mr. Robertson
Pennsylvania
Andalusia
Coal Valley
Council Bluffs
Iggwa Rubber Co
Aid
Galesburg W C T U Protests Interscholastic Meets
The Galesburg chapter of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union adopts a stepwise resolution denouncing interscholastic meets as demoralizing and urges mothers and educators to oppose such events while seeking support from state and national W C T U bodies. The Chicago proposed meet under the University of Chicago is singled out for condemnation.
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Galesburg
WCC. T. U
Chicago
Cincinnati
Rock Island Saloon Licenses Rise as May List Grows
Rock Island reports 88 saloon permits for the half year starting May 1, seven fewer than last May amid a new moral standard. Mayor McConochie recalled William Curran’s license after issuance and refund. License No 1 is Lothar Harms Buffet Hotel Harms. Joseph Decker closes the list at 88, previously linked to Moline closure after a murder near Decker’s joint.
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Rock Island
William Curran
McConochie
Lothar Harms
Harms
Joseph Decker
Decker
Moline
Wessel
Bradley
Cure for Eczema and Skin Ailments Promoted by Blood Balm
An old advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal skin cure. It claims internal use purifies blood to heal eczema itching humors pimples carbuncles and ulcers and promises a healthy skin glow. Sold by Druggists for $1 with free sample and advice, including Battles Pharmacy in Moline.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Moline
Battles’ Pharmacy
Fifteenth
Fifth Ave
160 Acres Farm Land For Rent Near Coal Valley
Rental listing for 160 acres of farm land located four miles southwest of Coal Valley with improvements available. Property details indicate a alee at 1012 First Avenue Rock Island area, suggesting contact or location notes for prospective lessees.
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Coal Valley
Inalee
First Avenue
Rock
Ground not found to oppose Judge Carter in 1903
The Argus and other democratic papers fail to sway support against Judge Carter. The counties chose delegates at regular conventions or via county committees for the 1903 supreme judicial district, unaware of future boundary changes. Rock Island county acted through its committee, and no one protested. Republicans are urged to reelect Judge Carter for his nine year record and judicial experience.
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The
Argus
Carter
Fourth Supreme Judicial District
Rock Island
Demurrer Filed in Rock Island Election Contest
A demurrer to George W McCaskrin s contest of Rock Island mayoral election was filed by Searle Marshall for Mayor McConochie asserting lack of equity jurisdiction and insufficient proof. The court heard Gowling v Rock Island & Peoria Railway Co that morning and adjourned after noon due to J S Robertson s death.
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George W. McCaskrin
McConochie
Rock Island
Searle & Marshall
MecConochie
McCaskrin
Gowling
Rock Island & Peoria Railway Co
J. S. Robertson
J. T. Kenworthy
Rock Island Road Again Promotes Leon M Allen
L M Allen general passenger agent east of the Missouri River has jurisdiction extended to include lines west of the river. The order gives him control of virtually all passenger business for the road. He was formerly Davenport division agent and has risen through the ranks.
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L. M. Allen
Rock Island Lines
Missouri River
Mr. Allen
Davenport
Real estate report cites 238 empty houses in Dixon
A Dixon real estate agent states the city currently has 238 vacant houses, suggesting sharp residential decline and surplus inventory in the area.
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Dixon
DIES ON PLEASURE TRIP Drowns two men in Illinois River
James Bushno former Rock Island resident drowns on the Illinois River near Peru while returning from a Chicago to New Orleans trip. His wife and friends aboard a cabin boat saw the incident as a skiff capsized. Bushno, about 41, is to be brought to Rock Island for burial. In Cable, Charles Fall, a coal miner at Cable Mines, drowns after stepping into a deep hole while seine fishing with three others. his body was recovered and prepared for burial in Sherrard. He leaves a widow and one daughter. Fall was about 40 and well known around Cable and Sherrard.
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Charles Fall
Cable
Edwards
Fall
Hom
Sherrard
Rock
James Wardley
Rock Island Bridge
Davenport
Don Mullane
East St Louis
Molin er Missing Fear Of A Tragedy
Bartholomew Trumble a 75 year old Deere and Co foundry employee has vanished from his Fifth Avenue home since last Friday morning. He is described as childish and often ill, with no known threat to leave. His son fears he wandered to the river and fell in. Police have no clues. information should be sent to Deere and Co foundry or Trumble’s son.
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Bartholomew Trumble
Joseph Trumble
Deere & Co
Fifth Avenue
Bat Ca
M Trumble
Trumble
Elks Plan to Organize State Lodge in Illinois
A June 2 meeting in Bloomington will gather representatives from sixty Illinois lodges to form a state lodge modeled after Indiana Texas Kentucky and Montana. All lodges in the state are expected to be represented to discuss organization.
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ELKS
Illinois
Lodges of
Ilinois
Bloomingto
Indiana
Texas
Kentucky
Montana
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St. Louis Bridge and Iron Co
Bureau County
Oscar Rose
Foster
Pleasant Valley
Firkins & Hester's
University of Chicago
Joe Decker
Lark Fae
Madame
Judge Carter
Rock Island Road
Leon M. Allen
Miner
Edwards River
James Bushno
Illinoig River
Moliner
West Fifth Avenue
Feede Eatom Success
Milo B. Swyens & Co
Washinevon
Charlton Nursery
Rochester
N.Y
Parker
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