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Tragic Riverside Fire and Local Notices Highlight Busy Week
A sequence of accidents and deaths dominates the page. Annie Pars, a small child, dies from burns after a kerosene lamp incident while visiting her grandmother in Cox Creek. the grandmother Michie Allison is severely burned trying to aid her. Thanksgiving grief follows as police officer A B Kelsey’s wife dies after long illness. Obituaries note James Henderson, a steamboatman from Rock Island, and upcoming civic items include repair notices for the Moline rail crossings and municipal debates on land use and public health.
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LaPorte
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