Electric street car trials point to fast suburban links
A first article details an experimental electric street car system running from Seventh Avenue to Prospect Park with Sprague motors, overhead lines, and safety switches. The piece notes rapid, smooth rides, potential power stations, and comparisons to prior mule-drawn service, while denying a Rock Island railway consolidation rumor and citing broader railroad trends toward mergers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pribspect Park
Froeer Hess
Beopia
Ria Motors
Island
Davenport
Johnson
Brash street brawl leaves man with broken nose
Reports describe a street clash where a man was struck on the bridge of the nose twice. Dr. Mlemdug of Port Byron attends injuries. The town notes visits by Kiama Kohler of Moline and Sam Gonlich’s harsh penalties for horse stealing and barn burning.
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Mlemdug
Port Byron
Messrs
Cook and
Gilbert
Justin
Lundahl & Dieroff
Shepherd
Stella Vincent
Hampton
Joslin
W. Hi
Whiteside’s
Alvin
Sudden Death of David T. Snider in Scars
David T. Snider of Scars dies at home from heart disease after a three week illness. Emma Snider finds him unresponsive. Dr. George A. Wiggins and coroner investigate. Witnesses describe prior fainting at a wedding and a barber shop incident. verdict cites heart disease.
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David T. Snider
Emma Sniders
Milan
Ds. Wiggins
Coroper Nlawes
Rock Island
Sears
Spanneling
Messrs Cig
Ilawes
Phil Miller
Lawrence Koriffer
C. J. Sears
William Sears
J.D. Woodruff
Snider
Witness Liter
Aant’s
Aleck
Witness
Meg Ttard
Witters & Phssician
George A. Wigpns
Adroit theft hits Nelson butcher shop on West Third
Christina Nelapu tended Nelson butcher shop on Second Street when she left to use a telephone. On her return a customer entered and she found every cent in the money drawer stolen. She did not see the thief, suggesting a smooth in-and-out act during a brief absence.
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West Third Avenue
Nelson
Second Street
Christina Nelapu
Vo Elock
House of Swan Tropp
Rock Island Groom Weds Miss Hull at Moline Avenue Home
Charles Truesdale a Rock Island grocer married Minnie Hull this morning at the bride’s parents home on Moline avenue Rock Island. Rev. Sweet officiated in a ceremony at 10 o’clock attended by relatives and close friends. The couple left by the noon train for a wedding trip. A fine array of presents accompanied the wedding.
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Whanesaug
Charles Truesdale
Minnie Hull
Oldp. Hull
Moline Avenue
Rock Island
EF. Sweet
Y M C A Official Involved In Seneca Train Collision
General Secretary N W Woodford of the YMCA arrived from Chicago after a train accident at Seneca. Train No 11 was delayed by a hot box repair near Seneca while No 13 and the following train collided. The rear coach of No 11 and the engine and baggage car of No 18 were badly damaged though no one was seriously hurt.
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N. W. Woodford
Chicago
Seneca
Bren
Mr. Woodford
Uae
Dr J H Y Bats Confesses Judgment At Sale & Parklr
Dr J H Y Bats of Sale and Parklr druggists yesterday confessed judgment for 4000 in favor of George South. Sheriff seized half the stock and fixtures and appointed J W Parker custodian pending sale or payment. Public note says the crisis ties to a prior Fowler Optical Co dispute and a note given for goods not fulfilled.
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J. HY Bats
Sale & Parklr
Fowler Optical Co
Wen
McCausland Affair Details After Burglar Shooting
The Tuesday morning shooting of Thomas McCausland in McCausland Iptva left him alive at last reports with slim chances of recovery. His daughter remains at his side as Webb the burglar and his partner John Trengy alias Sun? face questions. Webb admits intruding on the girl’s room seeking a safe combination but not finding it.
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Tharsday
Thomas McCausland
McCausland
Iptva
Pie McCausland
Webb
Jalan Davenport
John ‘Trengy
Sun
Javing
Sini
Sig Pal
Jausland
Ice shipments and local incidents stir Rock Island news
Swan Tropp ships 9000 tons of ice to St Louis this summer with about 6000 tons more due. A 40 ton railroad scale was completed for Moline Plow by Moline Scal js. Several residents travel to California and San Jose, while local legal matters include a dismissed mayhem charge between John Lark and Herman Vanhook. A. Benedict sells his Rock Island store building to mon & Mosenfelder for 13000. Diphtheria cases and a fatality are recorded in the city, evangelist P Sahlstrom preaches at Gustaf Adolf church, and local youth Fred Roseberry is deemed insane. A Gustaf Adolf Orphans’ Name case indicts John Lon. Rock Island Choral Union forms. Salvation Oil ads appear amid straw hat season warnings.
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Fairmont
Fairmount
Seventeeth Avenue
Rock Island Bone
Ranges Garden
Scewartville
Prem Yihesday
John Geisberger
Henry Schumacher
Han
Schumacher
Skinner Block
H. I. Wilson
W. J. Cram
Berrader
Mr. S
Gaisberger
Elsberger
Berger
Schuisted
Geisberger
Mrs Schumacher
O'Neill
Omeer Giesberger
Ile
George Herbst
O'Neil
Swensson
Moline
Yellow House
Railroad Avenue
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Fred McNaughton
George Smith
J. W. Jolnson
Rock Island
Cully Gray
Peter Brentzer
Laura Austin
Gertie Smith
Lena Gray
Mate McNaughton
Fania
Fred
Peculiar Hood's Sapparilla Endures as Superior Medicine
A historical ad praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as peculiar and superior to rivals. It touts its unique combination and proportion of ingredients, claiming long-lasting, notable remedies with unmatched strength and economy. The copy emphasizes widespread popularity and trusted origins in Lowell and other regions.
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Hood
Hove
Barsapayila
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Gratz
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Craught
Evening Dispatch
Rock Island Adrid
Boone County
Iowa
Lou Sardine
Joho
Daylight Robbery
Mracwinlestintl
Cathy
Courdiney Thigment
Swan Tropp
St. Louis
Moline Scal @js company
Moline Plow Company
Thurgton
Victory
California
San Jose
Cal
Ho Jong
Harper House
John Larkin
Cbimbeck
Reck Island
Craig
Elm Street
John Lark
Herman Vanhook
A. Benedict
Messrs. McIntire Bros
Mon & Mosenfelder
Dix
Scaristina
Thomas Greci
Little Daugher
P. ‘ Sahlstrom
Princeton, IL
Gustaf Adolf Church
Teday
Soyiday
Aft. Sahlstrom
Fred Roseberry
Rock Idland
Teis
Blin
John
Lon
Gustaf Adolf
Jamestown
N.Y
Ilo
Heck Lilard Singers
Rock Island Choral Union
J. S. Robinson
George KE. Platt
HS. Bollman
I. G. Hoysel
George E. Lambert
Tood
Lowell
Ahles
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