City Aldermen Meet Amid Budget Talks and Ward Election
City proceedings recounting approval of fire department coats at $5 each, a report on house numbering, and a fourth ward special election with 182 votes for Waters. Mayor Knox retired. Alderman Waters qualified after a provisional tally and clerk confirmation.
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Caynes Bald van
Szantel
Wessel
Simon
Fire Department
Ford
Knox
Ald. Wilson
Ham Kennedy
Waters
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Church Trustees Oppose Rebuilding of Moline Skating Rink
Swedish M. E. church trustees at Sixteenth street and Fifth avenue clash with Moline Roller Skating Rink Co over reconstruction plans. They urge no rebuild arguing evening services and rink use moral concerns while warning of possible injunction. Both the rink and church are cited as social aids and detractors claim saloons complain of lost business.
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Sixteenth Street
Fifth, Avenue
Moline Roller Skating Rink
Western rail pass agreement renewed at Chicago meeting
The general managers of western rail lines renewed the pass agreement in Chicago on Friday Oct. 13. The pact limits issuing passes west of Chicago and St Paul to curb freight rebates. George M. Bogue named arbitrator to consult with nonmember roads. 1000 mile tickets discussed with two cents per mile east of the Missouri river and higher west of it.
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Chicago
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St Paul
Minneapolis
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George M. Bogue
Missouri River
Model Store Tour At Bluff Drug Store
Dispatch representative toured the Bluff drug store last Friday led by proprietor Dr. H. W. Carter. The new shop features a plainly furnished patient area, a northward laboratory for chemical work, and a comfortable elegant office near the store, signaling neatness durability and care.
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New Bluff
H. W. Carter
Tri City Principals Meet On Geography and Relief Maps
The Tri City Principals Association held its third meeting of the year at the Board of Education in Rock Island at 10:30. Principal F L Hatch of Moline presented a paper on Geography and aPolcnnw in these Schools, sparking discussion on relief maps and their use in teaching. Several Davenport and Rock Island leaders supported relief maps for clearer concepts, with plans for future history discussion. The meeting adjourned at noon. The State Grant Badge of I O O F will hold its annual session at Peoria November 18 to 20 to vote on bereftite pay reductions and a state asylum, with representatives named.
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Board of Education
Rock Island
Bowman
Davenport
Kemble
Nagel
Hatch
Mack
Molind
S. 8 Kemble
Birkbatric
I. O
Ilidots
Peoria
Publia Library Reads October Audience Notes
Readership at the public library shows adult and youth engagement with new selections and ongoing programs. The library also reports steady demand for children's books and quiet study spaces as the month progresses.
Two young men wed aboard train to Chicago
An onboard wedding on a moving train united Bob Ayers and Emma Tegget as Rev. W L Pride, delayed by a sister's illness, performed the ceremony mid voyage between Davenport and Chicago. Passengers celebrated as the couple continued to their honeymoon.
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Jubilec Hall
Fred Westerberg
Bath
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Fire alarm system for cities proposed at water works
An early plan suggests a city wide electric fire alarm linking water works to fire stations via indicator boards and bells. Stations would transmit the fire location to water works and engine houses, enabling rapid dispatch and ward signaling.
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