King Ole Travel Library distributed by Swedish consul
Ten sets of travel libraries in mahogany cases labeled with royal monograms are sent by the Swedish consul from the State Bank of Chicago to Swedish American societies churches and colleges. The program aims to educate Swedes in religion history science and literature with distribution planned nationwide and a central office possibly in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
State Bank of
Chicago
King Oncar
Qoserar II
Washington
Anton Almaquist
Magnus Hedenberg Hembere
Idndgren
Thaventusx
M Hosendahl
Karl Warburg
E A Karlfeldt
Real estate transfers listed in local notice
A scanned record lists numerous real estate transfers and deeds in Moline Rock Island Andalusia and surrounding areas. It names buyers sellers trustees and amounts including several quit claim and trust deeds with prices such as 2900 2700 3275 190 and 650 and notes dates across Adamsville South Moline East Moline and Oakwald additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tras
Sarah Co Sten Kittery
Andalusia
Adamsville
Mellie Fle
Dravid Steckran
Ter Sarah Sterkman
Edwad Bruwalder
Fekhart
Hl Cloth Co
Sarah Keils
Nancyesomh
Hale
Sheppard
EA Lundberg
Nela Duiva
Rose
Chas
Pope
Jennie Ro Owen
East My Jieew
Wi'marten
John Looney
Jet
Highland Park
Rock Island
Telpenstell
Chan ‘Wayne
Greg Wet
Vwilare
Rneynolds
Cornelia E
C. Frithiof I Andstrom
Sophie
Lindstrom
Paul Gallup
Lower
Ald Rock Island
Henry H Kuehl
Anna Carrin
Roglyn South Moline
Fast trains north and south cut out
Through service between St. Louis and St. Paul via Peoria and the three cities will be discontinued when the new time card goes into effect. The Rock Island road ends its affiliation with Chicago and Alton, restricting St. Paul service to the B C R N via West Liberty and Burlington. The through line was first class with baggage car smoker diner chair car and observation car. The Minneapolis to St. Louis schedule had the northbound Minneapolis limited leaving St. Louis at 2 16 pm reaching St. Paul at 8 am. southbound trains left St. Paul in the evening arriving in St. Louis at 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Paul
Rock Island Road
Peoria
Cities
Chicago and Alton
St Louis
Minneapolis
Rock Island
Insolvent Iowa Plow Plant Faces Sale Doubt
Morrison Manufacturing Co Fort Madison closes in August 1904 and may be sold to Moline Plow Co or Collins Plow Co of Quincy. Insolvencies reach about 410,000 with assets potentially covering this if unfinished goods are developed. Creditors may operate the plant briefly to use on hand materials.
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Plow Co
Quincy
A Stephens
Collins Companys
Post Office Reports October Mail Weights and Return Coupons
The Moline post office handled 40 635 pounds of mail in October across first through fourth class and equipment weighed 8778 pounds. Return coupons are available for foreign mail, cost six cents each, exchangeable for five cent stamps in Europe and many countries in South America, Corea, and Japan.
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Moline
Igre
Europe
South America
Corea
Japan
Sleep of Death for Miss Sarah Stoddard
Miss Sarah T Stoddard daughter of Mr and Mrs G M Stoddard died Tuesday at 3 p m at the family home 1636 Twelfth Avenue after a long illness She was a stenographer for the H W Cooper Saddlery Hardware Co a Moline High School graduate and active in the First Congregational Church She was widely liked for her kindness and had many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah T Stoddard
G M Stoddard
H W Cooper Saddlery Hardware Co
Twelfth Avenue
Moline High School
First Congregational Church
Sylvan Steel Wheel Plant Closes Citing Low Demand
The Sylvan Steel Wheel plant closed Monday due to a lack of orders and a general downturn in business activity. Officials expect the idle period to last about a week while operations normally run day and night. The Mutual Wheel Co. has shifted its plant to an eight hour basis.
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Mutual Wheel Co
Phonograph stolen from Mecca saloon in Rock Island
Clarence McClarren of the Columbia Phonograph Co. set his phonograph and records on the saloon floor. After a meal he found the outfit missing and notified police. Detectives Cox and Burk saw three men carrying the items on Seventeenth Street. they dropped the goods and fled when approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McClarren
Columbia Phonograph Co
Mecca
Rock Island
Cox
Marshal Burk
Seventeenth Street
Second Avenue
Bond Protects Woodmen Deposits After Chariton Bank Tragedy
Officials of the Modern Woodmen of America in Rock Island say a $1 3 million bond covers the society s funds on deposit at the Chariton bank where Frank Crocker cashier died. The $350 000 deposit was part of the society s holdings, with no anticipated loss. Representatives include Tru man Plantz of Warsaw Illinois head attorney, C H McNider Mason City Iowa, R R Smith Brookfield Missouri, and A N Bort Beloit Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman of America
Chariton
Iowa
Frank Crocker
First National Bank
Crocker
Rock Island
Woodman
Attommey Truman Plantz
Warsaw
Ill
C H McNider
Mason City
R. R. Smith
Brookfield
A N Bort
Beloit
Wis
Davenport Banks Refuse Special Employee Pay Checks
The Tri City Railway attempted to pay workers with cashier checks drawn on Citizens National Bank in Davenport but Rock Island banks refused to accept them. Circulated locally, the checks replaced cash for 5 10 15 and 20 dollar amounts with no ID or endorsement required. After banks balked, the company paid the remainder in cash and arranged immediate cashing of the special checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City
Citizens’ National Bank
Davenport
Rock Island
Rock Island Banka
Case Against Morris Peterson Dismissed
The case against Morris Peterson age 10 involved with George Boyle Jr 16 over serious charges about Thelma Bradley was dismissed on Tuesday by order of the state’s attorney.
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Morris Peterson
George Boyle Jr
Little Thelma Bradley
Officers Ordered to Washington Board for Physical Disability Review
Twelve army officers from major to colonel were ordered to appear before a retiring board in Washington on November 12 to determine fitness for retirement due to physical disability after a controversial equestrian test. Lieutenant Colonel Frank B. Hobbs, Rock Island Arsenal commander, was among those advised not to attempt the ride, yet remains fit for service with no imminent retirement expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Washington Barracks
Frank B. Hobbs
Rock Island Arsenal
Hobbs
Memorial Grieg Tribute Planned by Svea Singers
Prof John Ortengren, noted chorus leader and baritone, will solo at the Svea Male chorus concert November 19 at First Congregational church. The program honors Grieg who died recently and features Grieg's Land Lighting, with orchestral and vocal aid from Miss Housel and Prof Emil Larson.
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John Ortengren
Svea
First Congregational Church
Ortengren
Svea Singers
Grieg
Sveng
Sveas
Miss Housel
Emil Larson
Augustana Conservatory
Daring Hold Up at Davenport Saloon Foiled
A daytime robbery at Fred Oelker's saloon on Main Street Davenport failed after a stranger used a revolver to demand cash. He fled with $50 from the till and $200 in specie from a drawer, but was chased to Front and Main streets and captured. The man, calling himself W Wright, refused to reveal his residence.
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Fred Oelker
Main Street
Davenport
W Wright
Correct times to lift or remove a hat cited
The Wichita Beacon notes etiquette without authorities, listing occasions to lift or remove a hat by gesture. It covers mopping the brow, taking a bath, eating, going to bed, taking up a collection, hair trimming, shampooing, and even standing on the head as examples.
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Wichita Kas
Beacon
Cemetery board eyes fence work and land expansion
The cemetery board adjourned to inspect season improvements and study OH11 work behind the retaining wall near the soldiers' monument adding about 1600 square feet for future platting. They budgeted 1263 for walls filling terraces and pillars as treasury grows toward next summer.
Fund subscriptions aid hospital nurses drive in New York
A Western visitor to New York postponed aiding the nurse association fund while a highwayman demanded money in a bold robbery attempt. The fundraiser lists subscribers including John Volk and Charles McHugh with amounts ranging from five to thirty dollars as the drive seeks to ensure the venture’s success.
Larkin Wins Suit Against City Over Damages
Mrs Mary A Larkin wins damages for a sidewalk fall on 5 Avenue Rock Island Illinois injuring her two years ago The circuit court awarded 2000 which the judge reduced to 900 The appellate court affirmed and denied a certificate of importance allowing a further appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court
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Ottawa
Rock Island
Supreme Court
Mary A. Larkin
Circuit Court
Gest
Milnois
Man Loses Thumb At First Joint In Shop Accident
Ben Covert of Fourth street and Eighteenth avenue sustained a crush injury at the Silvis shops on Rock Island road Tuesday morning. Dr H Anp reports the thumb required amputation at the first joint due to the severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Covert
Fourth Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Rock Island Road
Laundry tycoon made millions selling buttons
In a puzzling twist a businessman amassed wealth from selling discarded garment buttons rather than from washing linens. The odd fortune arose from repurposing buttons torn from clothes, a venture that surprised many who assumed laundering would be the family’s only hustle.
Banker in Saginaw Reported For Lawbreaking
A note recalls a local banker who ran a bank north of Texas and broke the bank amid a legal clash. He kept his cell door shut all night, yet he donated to the church. He attended Sunday services in front, and the community says he will be missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Texas
Metropoll
Another Trust Gone Wrong
A fragmented OCR note reports three pages of confusion around trust matters involving named parties. The readable text hints at disputes and possible mismanagement but lacks concrete details or dates to confirm actions.
Dixon and Sterling Chase Canal Legacy in 1907 Letter
SB. F. Shaw of Dixon Illinois notes the role of Dixon Justin Stevens Major Allen and General Henderson in starting the Rock Island to Illinois River canal project. He credits Dixon citizens for early support while Sterling opposed the plan. The piece recalls publishers Davenport Gazette and Rock Island efforts in November 1907.
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Dixon Telegraph
Hennepin Canal
Lowad
Chicago Tribune
Shaw Aays
Thomas J. Henderoot
Princeton
Caakl
Congress
DeWitt Clintons
Maj. Allen
Geneseo
Henry County
Justin Stevens
Bureau County
Ilinois
Thomas Benton
Rock Island House
Rock Island
Mississippi
Davenport, Jr
Startling
Russell
The
Gazette
Illinois River
Davenport
Rock River
Dixon
Sterling
Allen
Joseph Utley
James L. Camp
H. T. Nob
Iowa
Major Allen
Thomas J. Henderson
Marriages licenced in three Illinois towns and Iowa
Peter A. Peterson of Chicago and Emma A. Aron of Moline. Frank H. Lee and Nellie Hewitt of Rock Island. Fred H. Done and Ada Steiniges of Clinton Iowa. David W. Dehisten and Anna V Anderson of Rock Island.
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Peter A. Peterson
Chicago
Emma A. Aron
Moline
Frank H. Lee
Nellie ‘Hewitt
Rock Island
Fred H. Done
Ada Steiniges
Clinton
Iowa
David“W. Dehisten
Anna V
A Anderson
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King Ole
Sweden
Mooo Rosendahi
Arebacoloist
Craveler
Lyme Po
Jariains
Wesels
Wessels
Peter Foose Kleuter
Vasal
Edward H
Preble’s Savings Bank and Trust
Oakwald
St. Louis-St. Paul
Alton
Morrison
Steater
Moline Plow Co
Collins
Nnde
J Bo Mor
Rion
Island Depot
Des Moines
Phil
Ippines
Will Morrison
Sleep OF Death
Miss Sarah Stoddard
G. M. Stoddard
Coopers
Fee
meneLack
Basle
Chariton Bank
Wood
Augustana
Kansas
Treasury
Athletic
Sexton Franz Swanson
Gardner Dixon
Sarah Atkinson
Pete
John Volk
Charles McHugh
Ceseuens
Davis
New York
Christian Register
MS. Larkin
CITY
Appellate Court
Banker
Bill
Paitivtul Bend
Hepa
Stig
Fite
SB. F. Shaw
Dixon, Ill
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