Mississippi River McKinley Bridge Opens in St Louis
Missouri Governor Hadishy and Illinois Governor Denen dedicate the McKinley electric bridge over the Mississippi in St Louis before about three thousand people. The $4.5 million structure carries two railway tracks and two roadways across eight thousand feet, with a 65 foot total width and a 50 foot clearance at high water.
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Louis
Hadisy
Missouri
Deneen
Clinofe
Mississippi River
Sisre
Bedford Nunestone
Ralph Modjeski
F. E. Washburn
Modjeski
Electric railroad plans stretch from St Louis to Chicago
The McKinley system aims to build an electric railroad spanning St Louis to Chicago, with lines reaching from Peoria north to Morris and Joliet, plus a Streator link to Illinois Traction. The network includes electric lighting, heat plants, streetcar lines in 22 cities, and sleeping cars under patents owned by the company. H B Chubbuck, Peoria, serves as vice president and manager, noted for supervising the St Louis bridge project.
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St. ‘Louis
Tilisons Traction
Ery Staathons
City of
St. Twelfth
Washington Avenue
Senger
Eriare
Aii
Gerne Ste al Cane
Goreer
Interatbesi
Danville
Urbana
Crane de Decatur
Bloomington
Pearis
Lincoln
Springfield
St. Lewis
McKinley
Jectric
Inlinois
Iowa
Kansas
Pullman
H. B. Chubbuck
Peoria
United States
St. Louis
Tragic Train Fatality: Santo Dies After Attempting to Board Freight
Joseph Santo 28 of Keokuk dies after attempting to board a westbound Rock Island freight in Davenport. Companion LeRoy Johnson warned him. Santo ignored the warning, was dragged under wheels, both legs severed, and died at St Luke's Hospital. Father Charles Santo traveled from Keokuk to claim remains.
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Dispatch
Joseph Santo
Keokuk
Rock Island
Fifth and
Taylor Streets
Davenport
Luke's Hospital
Santo
Muscatine
LeRoy Johnson
Johnson
Charles Santo
Local Socials and Church Services Reported
Mrs. H Odell hosted guests including Mrs Nelson Mrs Hogue Mrs Keene and Mrs ODonnell plus Mr and Mrs George Reynolds who moved to the Oltmann dwelling near David Cooks Grace Bebson visited the Dirrees in Watertown Rev Smedley of Rock Island preached at the Methodist church last Sunday and will return next Sunday Charles Hill came from Moline to visit relatives Wilber Cook of Bettendorf and family were Sunday guests.
Vote Totals Reported in Rock Island County Caucus
Rock Island County officials released official results from Tuesday's vote. Republicans lead in multiple races with James McKinney winning Congress and Frank A. Landee top Senate. majorities shown for county offices include probate judge clerk and treasurer along with several party-designated candidates.
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Daily Dispatch
Canvens
Rock Island
James McKinneey
Clyde H. Tavenner
Smalel S. Chapman
Milton L. Morgill
Frank A. Landee
Peter Ringdall
Robert G. Summers
Louis F. Haemer
Thomas Campbell
Frank E. Abbey
Henry L. Wheelan
Clyde BH. Duke
Chas. Black
Louis O. Johns
Allen H Mertz
Benjamin 3. Bell
Dudley Marshall
Samuel D. Marchant
Theodore Au
Bherig
Remy
Cornelius Donovan
Forest Young
Pho
Ernest Fechner
Wh. H Whiteside
Edward C Coryn
J. A. Pauly
Charles Gantert
Samuel J Ferguson
Nellie Seighartner
Telegraphic Markets Chicago Live Stock and Stocks
Market brief from Chicago lists hogs receipts 16 000 with prices 7 70 to 8 15 and 7 65 to 8 27 for others, cattle 7 000 receipts and sheep 27 000 receipts with steady to weak closes. Stocks cited include Reading 150 5 Rock Island pref 62 5 Northern Pacific 115 and American Smelters 77 with various rails and industrials.
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Union Pacific
U .8. Steel
U. 8
Steel
Rock Island
Chicago & Northwestern
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Missouri Pacific
Rere
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Sesco
Louisville & Nashville
Ck Ok
Pennsylvania
Chesapeake & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Baltimore & Ohio
Atchigor
Eeces Csoceree
American Locomotive
Seveecaese
HJ. Toker & A
Bea
Rockford Manufacturers Vote for M M A Officers
Sue Rockford Woes reports the nomination of P A Peterson of Union Furniture Co for president of the Michigan Manufacturers' association with a ticket including W H Burn Henry Q Herget S M Hastings and several Chicago and Illinois directors. The nominating committee and six board members' terms are noted. The annual meeting and dinner on December 12 in Chicago will feature speakers Woodrow Wilson Governor Stubbs and Prof John B Scott.
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Daily Dispatch
P. A. Peterson
Union Furniture Co
Rockford
Minoig Manufacturers’ Association
W. H. Burn
Sturges & Burn Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Henry Q Herget
Pekin Stave and Manufacturing Co
Pekin
8. M. Hastings
Moneyweight Scale Co
LaVerne W Noyes
Aermotor Co
John
Wilder
Wilder & Co
Julius W Hegeler
Hegeler Bros
Danville
John F Wolf
L. Wolffufacturing Co
Edward N. Hurley
Hurley Machine Co
John L. Hamilton
Hoopeston Horse Nail Co
Hoopeston
A. G. Orendorff
Parlin & Orendorfft Co
Canton
W D Brereton
Western Stoneware Co
Monmouth
C. S. Brantingham
Emerson- Brantingham Co
Automatic Sprinklers Installed At East Moline Plant
An extensive sprinkler system similar to those in Morine area factories is being fitted in Marseille company’s new East Moline plant. The $50 million facility will have automatic protection on every floor of the finished goods warehouse and four story shop, with a raised water tank and city hydrants supplementing fire protection. Installation by Moline Heating & Construction Co. will finish in nine days, amid rush hours requiring night shifts in the wood working shop and overtime in machine and sheet metal shops.
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Moline
Marseille Company
East
Moline Heating & Construction Co
East Moline
Police exchange shots with desperat e men at car raid
Rock Island police and four unknown men, caught entering a car laden with hides bound for Twin City Rendering, exchanged about twenty gunshots at 1130 last night. Four men escaped. police believe one was wounded. Fred Krueger, watchman, and his son helped defend the scene after officers arrived.
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Rock Island
Twin-City
Railroad man Elliott dies in railroad circles noted
Peoria Illinois November 10 Ashley J Elliott a 49 year old prominent figure in railroad circles and manager of the Illinois Iowa demurrage association is...
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Peoria
Ashley J. Elliott
Raillway
Iowa
Moving Pictures in Sherrard Fail to Entertain
Hugo Hossig and Claude Moore tried to show a moving picture in Sherrard Mercer county leasing the opera house. They wired the town power plant causing a 260 volt fuse to blow plunging theater town and venture into gloom. After police intervention power was restored and the pair left, with Bell predicting they may study electrical engineering before a second attempt.
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Daily Dispatch
Sherrard
Mercer County
Hugo Hossig
Claude Moore
J H McBride
G M Bell
Hugo
Claude
West
Bell
Moore
Houssig
Engineer Clark Andersons Sidewalk Grades Impress at Erie Convention
City Engineer Clark G. Anderson presented his paper on sidewalk and curb grades before the seventh convention of the American Society of Municipal Improvement in Erie Pabay. The discussion drew notable attention in engineering circles and was printed in full by Municipal Engineering of Indianapolis Engineering-Contracting of Chicago and Good Roads of New York.
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Clark G
Crazed Patient Shoots Doctor then Kills Self in Chicago
An infuriated patient fired three times at Dr Jacques Hollinger, Swiss consul’s brother, in the Schiller Building and then killed himself. Dr Hollinger, an eye ear and throat specialist, was wounded but expected to recover. The assailant Louis Martin, from Kansas City, had been in Chicago for treatment.
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Chicago
Jacques Hollinger
Arnold Hollinger
Schiller
Louis Martin
Kansas City
Hollinger
Martina
Berger Opponent to Contest His Election
Milwaukee reports Victor I Berger held a slim plurality of about fifty one votes. Republican Henry F Coch ems threatens to demand no recount. Waukesha county boosted Cochems with 3410 votes to 861 for Berger. Green Bay shows Kuestermann ahead in the Ninth district. Marinette ward uncounted 34 straight Republican votes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Victor I. Berger
Henry F Cochems
Green Bay
Kuestermann
Konop
Marinette
Parallel Is Drawn By Blair
State superintendent Francia G Blair argues for well equipped teachers the same as well supplied farm hands. He urges furnishings, proper rooms lighting heat and tools to ensure successful schools and student outcomes.
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Blair
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Francia G Blair
F G. Blair
Pepper's Plurality Estimated at 2500 in Scott County
Charles Grilk, Davenport attorney, defeated for congress in Iowa's Second District by Democrat Tom Pepper. Pepper's plurality estimated around 2500 as Democratic sweep across county tickets persisted except for Auditor race won by Republican Ed Collins over Alban Harrusan. County ticket details include Treasurer Ben Fontaine, Clerk Frank Holt, and others.
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Charles Grilk
Congress
Iowa
Davenport
Tom Pepper
Muscatine
AF Dawson
Demun Rath
Scott County
Collins
Nomad Nee
Alban Harrusan Farty Ines
A Ballul
H Th Hoettger
Thomas Griggs
General Assembly
Ed Collins
Ben Fonnette Clark
Harry J M. Farland
Bhens
Louis Eckhardt
Frank Holt Attornes
Fred Vollmer
Abouls
A M
Conmpton
F E Rudolph
Charles Rich
Juliis Sander
Herry Schroeder
Four Wills Admitted to Probate in Court
Four wills were admitted to probate in the county court today. The Ebeling will names the widow and two children as beneficiaries with a reversion on remarriage. the homestead stays with the widow. Ida C Evans heirs are her daughters Mary and Mattie. Martin C McCall leaves his estate to his widow Mattie C McCall. Amay C Noble names husband Gottlieb Nebie as beneficiary.
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William Ebeling
Mattie C. McCall
Amay C. Noble
Rock Island
Gottlieb, Nebie
Missionary's Widow to Come to America from Persia
The Augustana Synod Home Mission Board agreed to support Mrs. Sarah Knanishu widow of a Persia based Lutheran missionary. She will travel to the United States arriving in spring, likely to join Grace Lutheran Rock Island. The board notes her husband Knanishu died near the Persian border shortly before Dr Boas’s Batum visit.
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Home Mission Board of Augustana Synod
The
Lutheran Church of America
Augustana Book Concern
Sarah Knanishu
Persia
Augustana College
Knanishu
Urmia
Synod
Rock Island
America
Home Mission Board
Urmita
United States
Twin Cities
Grace Lutheras’ Church
Kaantehu
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Knanishus
Jesus of Galilee
Mr Knanishu
Hoth
Reys E. K. Jonson
Chicago
P J Brodine
Orton
LL A. Johnston
Moline
L. G Abrahamson
Lindberg
Fonn
Andrew Peterson
C A Larson
Adolph Hanson
Los Angeles Population Surges 211 Percent in Ten Years
Census bureau reports Los Angeles Cal population rose from 102 479 in 1900 to 315 189 in 1910, a 117 percent increase and the largest gain among Pacific coast cities. Fort Dodge Iowa reaches 15 643 residents, up from 12 162 in 1900.
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Los Angeles
California City
Coast
Fort Dodge
Washington
Cal
Census Bureau
Hockies
California
Fort Datdge
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Hera
Marseilles Co
Morine
Thurstivenn Daily Dispatch
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