Fire destroys Moline skating rink and Murphy’s restaurant
A Thursday night blaze leveled the Moline skating rink and heavily damaged Murphy’s restaurant on Fifth Avenue. Firefighters saved nearby Browning’s house and Samuelson & Johnson’s store room as flames fed by wind raced through the two buildings. Officials estimate losses around 4500 dollars with rink company insured for 1500 and plans to rebuild the rink moving forward.
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Murphys Restau
Fifth Avenue
Rink
J.T. Browning
Murphy's
Samuelson & Johnson
Browning
Loas
Moline Skating Rink Company
Gould, Hemenway & Walker
Swedish Church Trustees Oppose Rebuilding of Skating Rink
The Swedish M. E. church on Sixteenth Street and Fifth Avenue asks the Moline Roller Skating Rink company not to rebuild the rink. They threaten to test an injunction if reconstruction proceeds while noting the rink benefits local youths and reduces saloon activity, hoping for an amicable settlement.
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Moline Skating Rink Company
Moline
M. E. Church
Sixteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Moline Roller Skating Rink Company
Ndt
Western railroads renew pass agreement in Chicago meeting
General managers from western roads met in Chicago on Friday October 13 to renew the pass agreement and set it to take effect immediately where possible. The pact bans passes west of Chicago and major hubs to curb favoritism in freight rates while allowing discussion of 1000 mile tickets at two cents per mile east of the Missouri river and higher west. George M. Bogue appointed arbitrator to liaise with nonjoining lines.
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General Managers of
Western Roads
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
George M. Bogue
Missouri River
Model Store A Digpatch Visits Bluff Drug Store
A Digpatch representative toured the new Bluff drug store last Friday guided by proprietor Dr. H. W. Carter. The store shows neat, durable fittings with new bottles and well assorted stock. Behind the shop are laboratories for chemistry and manufacturing, while the elegant office room and the doctor’s residence above the store enable round‑the‑clock service. The Dispatch congratulates the doctor on his model establishment.
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New Bluff
H. W. Carter
Dispatch
Fragmentary OCR Entry Yields Fragmented News Note
The readable text shows garbled phrases and missing context about a possible news item. no clear people, places, dates, or events can be determined from the fragment.
City Council Notes Elects New Alderman Waters
The adjourned City Council meeting approved minutes from October and November, read petitions for a new eight foot sidewalk on Second Avenue and Seventh Street, and heard reports from city officers. Alderman Waters was declared qualified after a wartime adjournment, with the Fourth Ward special election results showing 182 votes for C. O. aes.
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Albert Haller
Second Avenue
Seventh Street
Ald
Wilson
Weasel
Fire and Water Committee
Als, Wessel
Simon Hirsch
Fire Department
Knox
Sam Kennedy
C.C. Waters
Committee On
Fourth Ward
Warr, Wella
Claefest
C. O. Aes
O. C. Watera
Geography as a Science in Public Schools debated at Rock Island
The Association held its third meeting of the year at the Board of Education rooms Rock Island at 10:80 today November 8 called to order by President W H Hatch. Principal H D Hatch Moline presented a paper on Geography as a Science in the Public Schools. Debate centered on relief maps with two maps from Moline on display.
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Board of Education
Rock Island
W. H. Hatch
H. D. Hatch
Moline
Bowman
Davenport
Kemble
Nagel
Hatch
Mack
Kirkpatric
State Grand Lodge session to meet in Peoria
The State Grand Lodge of I O F of Illinois will hold its annual session in Peoria on November 18 19 and 20. Discussions will address reducing sick benefit payments and plans to build a state asylum for invalids and aged members. Delegates from three city lodges are Griffin Kunkle and Andrew Anderson.
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Minois
Peoria
Griffin
W. Kunkle
Andrew Anderson
Grand Lodge
Public Library October report shows rising readership
The librarian notes October’s books borrowed reach 1220 volumes with 656 adults including 425 fiction and 504 juveniles with 428 fiction. Visitor count hits 2101, up from 1910 prior month, reflecting growing interest in reading and library visits.
Runaway carriage injuries in Moline youths
Two young men from Moline were riding in a carriage when the team was frightened and the rig overturned. One sustained a severe scalp wound the other was badly bruised. The accident occurred late last evening and the full extent of injuries is not yet known.
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Moline
Augustana Gymnastics Exhibition At Jubilee Hall
The Augustana College class in gymnastics held an exhibition Friday night at Jubilee hall directed by Dr. Fred Westerberg. The program featured jumping, class drill and standing on the parallel bars. J A Enander of Chicago spoke on Gustavus Adolphus, linking his reforms to the wider Reformation. he was noted as a fluent and well informed speaker.
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Augustana College
Jubilee Hall
Fred Westerberg
J. A. Enander
Hemlandit
Chicago
Gustavus Adolphus
Enander
Married on the Train On the C R I and P train a couple wed
A Newton Iowa couple, 5 H Ayers and Miss Emma Tagget, were married on a Chicago bound C R I and P train. The ceremony occurred on the moving train near Davenport after a minister Rev W L Pride briefly joined them but rushed to tend a sick sister. The couple continued to Chicago as husband and wife.
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Newton
Iowa
Chicago
Illinois
H. Ayers
Emma Tagget
W. L. Pride
Davenport
Fire Alarm System for Citywide Rapid Fire Response
The article advocates a centralized electric fire alarm network linking twenty five city fire stations to a water works center. An indicator at the center shows which station is alerted, with a whistle signal to identify the word and an engine house indicator to direct crews. Estimated cost under $8,000 plus wiring and poles.
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Obisey Bay
Eta
Ofaire
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Mr. Murphy
Reomplian
Mrr
Frank
F. W.gould
Louis ‘Arp
Dr. Wessel
Los8ea
Vison Heyes
Council Notes
Waters
Tri-City Principals’ Association
the Public Library
Corres
Pondence Soli
T. Richter
West Second Street
Smith & McCullough's
East Second Street
Cameron & Son
Third Street Hatters
Vanfcis
Second Street
Davenpor
INS
Urapert
DON & Hadsell
18Th Street
Ill
John Wofrrseers
Woline
Ave
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