Power Plant on Edwards River Tests Turbines
Ed wards river turbines tested under steam and found satisfactory. Four engines with 512 horsepower boilers will supply 10 000 horsepower for the Rock Island lines. Electric service planned to begin by December 1 from Monmouth to Fourth Avenue Rock Island with tracks laid and car barns under rapid construction. Representative from Westinghouse oversees work in Monmouth.
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Dispatch
Rock Island
War Department
Rock River
Hennepin Canal
Charles Keller
United States Engineers
Monmouth
Fourth Avenue
South Rock Island
Edwards River
Montana
Northwest
Aledo
North
Yoer
Reed
Kirker
Westinghouse Company
Telegraphic Markets and Stock Listings Summary
Hogs receipts 20000 and cattle receipts 6000 with weak close. Sheep receipts 15000. New York Stock Markets show mixed to lower prices with diverse moves across major rail and steel firms including Union Pacific Reading Northern Pacific and U S Steel with varied percentages. Copper and other metals also listed with mixed activity.
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New York Stock Markets
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
U. 8. Steel
Ewe
Rock Island
Chicago & Northwestern
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Louisville
Nashville
G. F&f
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Borie
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cesses
Brooklyn
Republic Steel. Com
Southern Railway
Ieee Teper
HJ. Toher
Geb
Minimum ages around the nation and parental guidance urged
The article notes district of Columbia 20 as highest minimum age and Oklahoma Nevada 16 as lowest, with 19 states having no fixed minimum. It cites Francis Blair on supervising youth, stressing shared amusements and parental chaperones for safe outings, and warns against unsafe venues for high school girls while proposing harmless substitutes at home.
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District of Columbias
Okishawn
Nevada
S. Daily Dispatch
Ilinois
Union
Oklahoma
District of Columbia
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Educational Press
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Francis Blair
W. F. Motter
Ottawa Township
Fisk
Bool Sega Gulas
Chapé Ee Gil
Paving Improvement Hearing On Monday In County Court
Hearing on legal objections to the Fourth Avenue pavement project from Thirty fourth Street to the eastern limits will resume at 10 Monday forenoon in the county court. Attorney C J Searle, representing the property owners, requested the continuation due to duties in the circuit court.
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Fourth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
C J Searle
Three County Officers File Bonds in Rock Island County
S. J Ferguson county superintendent of schools H B Hubbard county clerk and John Rinck probate clerk have qualified for their offices and filed official bonds. Ferguson posts 20000 dollars Hubbard two bonds 10000 as clerk and 5000 as clerk of the county court Rinck the first probate clerk in the newly created Rock Island office bonds set at 5000 dollars. Other officers elected will file bonds in a few days.
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S. J Ferguson
H B Hubbard
John Rinck
Rock Island
Delegates Named for National Rivers and Harbors Meet
Thomas Wilkingon of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement association names delegates for the National Rivers and Harbors convention in Washington on December 7 8 and 9. Delegates include Moline F G Allen W E B Brown John Day H C Fliat A T Foster C F Grants H J Gripp M J McEntry J H McKeever and William A Meese Rock Island M P Ana V
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Thomas Wilkingon
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
Washington
Moline
F. G. Allen
W. E B. Brown
John Day
H. C. Fliat
A. T. Foster
C. F. Grants
H. J. Gripp
M. J. McEntry
J. H. McKeever
William A. Meese
Rock Island
M. P
A. V
Argillo works walkout continues as wage dispute lingers
At Carbon Cliff Argillo employees demand twenty cents per hour with no backdowns as management sticks to a two cent cut. Four to five workers remain on site while many idle men seek other jobs, and a winter shutdown at the plant seems likely.
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Argillo
Carbon Cliff
Titterington
Man Sought Here Departed for Chicago
Police seek Michael W Gubko of 306 Third Avenue after a consular message from Chicago cites his wife in Russia and notes she has heard nothing for a long time. Investigators believe Gubko left for Chicago about two months ago.
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Michael W Gubko
Third Avenue
Chicago
Gubko
Russia
Advertised Letters at Moline Post Office Week Ended November 16
List of unclaimed letters at the Moline post office for the week ended November 16 includes Ernest A Anderson, Wilfred Ainsworth, Wm Butter, H B Blackstock, Mrs A Blohm, Herman Baceing, John Fierge, George Fooney, Howard Gewell, Frank Imer, H J Johnson, Emil Lash, Mrs Ada Post, Mrs 8 S B Ralph, Dwight Rice, Miss Maude Wells, and others. Deliver at once or call for pickup.
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Moline
Otto Wilson
Miss Maude
BE. Wells
N. O. Weatling
George Wenthworth
Robert
Last River Trip This Week By Carnival City Steamer
The Steamer Black Hawk will make two more trips this season between Davenport and Burlington before winter quarters. It departed yesterday for Burlington and returns tomorrow morning with the final voyage set for Sunday afternoon and Davenport harbor docking. The season saw steady service despite low water and earlier losses of the Helen Blair and Wenona incident closures.
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Black Hawk
Carnival City Line
Winter Harbor
Daily Dispatch
Carnival City Packet Line
Burlington
Davenport
Helen Blair
Rock River
Wenona
Pontocauc
Ill
Keokuk
Canals Boost Grain Output and Coal Transport at Sterling
Shipments of 28 000 bushels per month move along the canal toward Sterling with 27 000 bushels monthly for the open season. Manager Boyden notes no Sterling elevator plans yet until dam and lock completion. The Marquette mine near La Salle and Sterling facilities could lower coal transport costs to about twenty five cents per ton once barges loading and storage are improved.
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Nepin Canal
Sterling
Tidinoia
Sterling Milboyden
Marquette
la Salle
Arstrict
Tas Plana
Illinois
Temperance worker Sarah Holman dies at 95 in Meth Temples
Mrs. Sarah A. Holman of Peoria longtime temperance activist and philanthropist dies at Tri-City Sanitarium after a life of fundraising for temperance causes in the mountains of the south. Grandchildren arrive to claim remains. will and plans for charitable gifts loom. She celebrated 95th birthday on July 6.
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Sarah A. Holman
Peoria
Tri-City
Holman
Battle Creek
Chillicothe
Professor Starr Plans Korea Study Trip For December
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago will depart December 22 for Korea to study the inhabitants. Manuel Gonzales, a companion from prior trips, will accompany him as part of Starrs ongoing comparative research following his work in Africa and Japan.
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Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Korea
Manuel Gonzales
Btarr
Africa
Nextco
Japan
Bruner Announces Six Deputies for Sheriff Elect
Os Bruner sheriff elect reveals six named deputies Chief deputy George Siemens and deputies Whit Miller Walter Kittlgen Jon Brooks William Brough and Juke Wigere, forming a new inner command.
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OS Bruner
George Siemens
Whit Miller
Walter Kittilgen
Jon’ Brooks
William Brough
Juke Wigere
Ban on Smoking Aimed at Attracting Women Voters
Seattle November 47 The first legislation from the woman suffrage amendment was introduced in the city council to prohibit smoking in polling places during general or special elections. The ordinance seeks to make the election booth more inviting for women voters and election officials.
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Seattle
Washington
YMCA Fund Reaches 40000 in Burlington
Burlington citizens contribute to a $125000 YMCA building fund with $40000 raised so far. The drive includes school boys and laboring men pledging varied amounts, including a $10 street pledge and a schoolboy $36 commitment.
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Burlington
Carload of Pianos Shipped by J Peterson Co
Seventeen pianos, an entire car load, shipped from the J Peterson company at Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue to a Portland Oregon piano dealer. The Molne instrument is proving popular on the coast with large demand. This is one of the biggest orders ever sent to a dealer at one time. The Portland dealer expects rapid sale and big follow on orders. The factory operates at full capacity and year end reports likely to mark a banner year. A wrestling match remains upcoming in Central Park between Andrew Steelhammer and Charles Neff.
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Portland
J Peterson
Central Park
Andrew Stee!hammer
Charles Neff
Journey Hale Round World Started to Aid Family
Mrs Knanishow the widow of a Lutheran missionary travels from Tiflis toward the Twin Cities to reach her four children. She aims to secure return funds and shelter, with church aid arranged as authorities confirm the voyage and expected arrival within two weeks, touching New York Chicago and other ports.
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W Foxs
Aroantisha
Tifuk
Rosalia
Mia Woon Shu Han
Mra Knanishys
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
John B Hawly and Edith Vertman of South Rock Island appear in the marriage license notices alongside Louis A King of Philadelphia and Edna H Davis of Moline, and Thomas W Maher with Louise M. Philipa, both of Moline.
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John B Hawly
Edith Vertman
South Rock Island
Louis A King
Philadelphia
Edna H Davis
Moline _ Thomas W Maher
Louise M. Phil
Ipa
Molina
Milk can radiator proves novel fix after train wreck
J Fred Brown of Martelle replaces damaged Velie radiator with a large milk can. He mounts it aboard his car using garden hoses to supply and return water, driving to the Velie plant for repairs amid curiosity from factory heads and mechanics. The motor runs but no cooling water storage remains.
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Brown
Welle
Velice
Betdes
Rose
En Naer
Was the Moon Eclipsed in Local View
The moon may have passed through a total eclipse about six o clock last evening but the event altered nothing for residents of Moline. The sky stayed gray and cold for almost two days and weather reports fought persistent clouds. By this forenoon a clear pattern emerged though the atmosphere remained unsettled with an azure sky now visible.
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Moline
Wlenmienta Co
Peoria Dependent Seeks Aid In Rock Island Care
A Peoria city dependent arrived in Rock Island seeking aid after being found ill with throat trouble and tuberculosis like symptoms. He received initial assistance and was moved toward county infirmary care as his county takes on the expenses.
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Rocke
Peoete
Solde
Peo
Ds Stor Om
Hier
Rock Island
Divorce Plea Notes Cruelty and Drinking Habits
Mrs Elsie Tubbs of Cordova files for divorce from Lawrence Tubbs alleging drunkenness and cruelty since 1900. Attorney H. M. Cashrin represents her in the circuit clerk’s office with custody considerations mentioned for the couple’s offspring.
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Elsie Tubbs
Cordova
Abs
H. MG. M.cashrin
Lawrence Tubbs
Ong i
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J Peterson Company
Tory
Seventeenth Street
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Tiflis
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Perma
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