Man Limbs Amputated In Farm Shredder Accident
William S. Wining, owner at Silvis farm near Garden Cliff below Carbon Cliff, lost his forearm after his mitten caught in a corn shredder while feeding the machine Thanksgiving morning about 10. He was freed, taken indoors, and doctors amputated the arm four inches below the elbow. He is resting and has a wife and children.
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Silvis Farm
Garden Cliff
William S. Wining
Silvis
Mr Wining
Hunter and Beal
Wining
Burglars Blow Open Geneseo Post Office Safe
Burglars entered the Geneseo post office early Tuesday morning and blew open the safe with explosives securing $100 in cash. Stamps and registered letters remained untouched. A summer overcoat used to muffle the explosion was found abandoned. No clue to the perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneseo
Posto
Ash
Kit Carson Kiley Dies in Davinport Lunch Tragedy
Nick Kiley known as Kit Carson dies during lunch at the Silver Moor restaurant in Davinport. River man John Petersen witnesses the choking event after a beefsteak lodging in the throat. Coroner Lambach and Dr J S Bowman report death by strangulation from the incident.
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Nick Kiley
River
Kit Carson
Silver Moor
East Second Street
Davinport
John Peterson
Peterson
Kiles
Kiley
Winona
Flick & Johnson Company
Riley
Petersen
Lambach
E. ©. Kiley
Dubuque
Missing Linus Johnson Leaves Home After Illness
Linus Johnson, aged 30s, living at 716 Thirteenth Street, wandered from home on November 9 and has not been heard from since. He suffered a year of illness and despondency, may have left to work on farms, leaving his wife and three children under eight in destitute circumstances. His wife seeks any news.
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Linus Johnson
Thirteenth Street
John Frederick Riegler
Alvin Funk
Seventeenth Street
Mr. Riegler
Alt Baiere
Germany
Butler County
Ohio
Moline
Hamilton County
Funk. Johnson
Desertions Prompt Multiple Divorce Suits In City
Mrs May Marshall sues for divorce claiming desertion by Robert Marshall in 1596 and seeks custody of two children. August De Levire seeks legal separation from wife Caroline De Levire alleging infidelity and custody of their child. Mrs Berger sues Herman Berger for divorce on grounds of drunkenness and cruelty.
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May Marshall
Robert Marshall
Rock Island
Victor de Mister
Hewnusport
Ind
de Levire
County Court Jurors Drawn for Next Monday Panel
A county court panel listing jurors drawn on Wednesday includes Bowlang George Kilgore Edgington Edgar Kell Hampton F L Chick Moline Joe Krone WE Sutherland Moses Ross Otto Mumm Oscar Gulber Charles Crutz Oscar Sanvelson Peter Benell Frank Clark Rural C F E Gabrielson Rock Island F T Roseberry G F Lambert E F Hellpenstell Peter Widdell Joseph Gutzweller William Fluegel H G Brunswick EF A Quinlan G H W Ashorn Andrew Carl John Siedentuss C S Tolliver Fred Schutt H Avery Thomas Murdock South Rock Island August Hangen T Dougherty George Wittick South Moline M B Hunter August Naeve
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowlang
George Kilgore
Edgington
Edgar Kell
Hampton
F. L Chick
Moline
Joe Krone
WE. Sutherland
Moses Ross
Otto Mumm
Oscar Gulber
Charles Crutz
Oscar Sanvelson
Peter Benell
Frank Clark
C. FE. Gabrielson
Rock Island
F. T. Roseberry
G. F. Lambert
Union Label Prevails Over Buck Stove Goods Sale
Iron molders and stove mounters unions adopt resolutions praising Young & McCombs of Rock Island for stopping Buck Stove and Range Co. goods after investigating manufacturing conditions. The resolutions commend the merchants to labor and friends for favorable consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young & McCombs
Rock Island
Buck Stove and Range Co
Lillie Biggs and Silas Haker wed in Stewartville ceremony
Last evening at the bride’s uncle H E Biggs home in Stewartville Miss Lillie Biggs the popular telephone operator married Silas S Haker a well known young man of Stampton Rev J F Robinson officiated The ceremony featured chrysanthemums a wedding march and a serenade by young men After reception the couple will visit Chicago then establish housekeeping in Hampton where the groom is in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H E. Biggs
Prospect Park
Lillie Biggs
Silas S. Haker
Stampton
J. F. Robinson
Oscar Wilson
Anna Segur
Baker
Chicago
Hampton
Dr Bull Cough Syrup Promises Cure for Croup
A claimed cure for croup touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a helps to save children amid many homes desolated by loss. The ad style notice urges parents to trust the remedy as a great restorative.
Trial of saloonkeeper for selling liquor to minors
In county court on Friday, Joe Huber, owner of a Moline avenue saloon, was found guilty of selling liquor to minors after a noon verdict. C F Mueller, also charged, was acquitted. The case involved intoxicated youths who could not recall purchases. A third defendant, William Corcoran, a Rock Island barber, faced trial on related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Huber
Moline Avenue
C. F. Mueller
Mueller
William Corcoran
Rock Island
Davenport High school routs Muscatine 66 to 0
Davenport high school football team defeated Muscatine on Saturday with a 66 to 0 scoring margin. The dominant win caps a high school football game featuring strong defense and explosive offense from Davenport.
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Davenport High School
Muscatine
Double Wedding at Wright Home in Seventeenth Street
A pair of sisters Ella Wright and Emma Wright married Emil W. Brookman of Rock Island and Edgar W. Wilson of Moline at 320 Seventeenth Street. About one hundred guests witnessed the ceremony in pink and white decor with smilax and chrysanthemums. The brides wore white taffeta gowns. the groomsmen included Henry Oldefest Frank Efflandt Alvin Kneeberg. Miss Winnes served as maid of honor. The couples head to new homes on Nineteenth Street and Fourth Avenue respectively.
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C. W. Wright
Seventeenth Street
Ella
Emma
Emil W. Brookman
Rock Island
Edgar W. Wilson
Skogh Sisters
Smandolin
C. EF. Robinson
Olive Ray
Henry Oldefest
Frank Efflandt
Alvin Kneeberg
Nina
Maysia Wright
Miss Winnes
Cincinnati
Luella Soderstrom
Emma Peterson
Mrs Wilson
Nineteenth Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Mroonnd
Brookman
Wilson
Third Avenue
Local couples listed across Illinois and Iowa
A string of names appears from several Illinois and Iowa towns including Portland White side county Aledo Mercer county Reynolds Lincoln Neb Chicago Moline Davenport DeWitt Rock Island Rock Island Moline Rock Island Moline Moline Davenport Moline Moline Moline Rock Island Moline Rock Island Moline Des Moines Davenport Rock Island. The list pairs numerous individuals by location and surname in a potential matrimonial or social register.
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John E. Johnson
Portland
Whiteside County
Hannah Johnson
Aledo
Mercer County
Frank Clark
Sadie Covell
Reynolds
William D. Thomas
Lincoln
Neb
Rose Gusliner
Chicago
Oscar B. Anderson
Anna Dpd
Thor
Moline
James Mackin
DeWitt
Iowa
Hannah Nagle
Davenport
Julious Ver Choore
Matilda J. Mortier
Rock Island
Edgar H. Wilson
Emma Wright
Cream Balm advertised remedy for chronic nasal catarrh
Ely Brothers advertise Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for chronic nasal catarrh and colds. A small amount placed in the nostrils relieves inflammation, cleanses, heals, and cures, with immediate relief and vanishing of a head cold. Sold by druggists or mailed from New York for 50 cents.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Port Byron Academy Students Publish The Academy Record
Port Byron academy students once again publish the Academy Record, a school bulletin featuring student work, activities, and notices from the Port Byron community.
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Port Byron Academy
Academy Record
Fleet to Quit Moline Not to Winter Above the Bridge
The Capt Townsend engineer fleet that wintered above the Moline bridge will move this winter anchor below the bridge instead. Major Blunt refused permission to stay above, citing a narrow shallow channel and reduced water flow that forced steam power last winter. Milan is named as the harbor future, with Arsenal activity and ice-dam questions blamed for water scarcity.
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Arsenal
Moline
Gordon
Milan
Labor notes roundup of unions and co operative results
New South Wales has 42 co operative societies and unionists run co operative glass plants. The Onward Labor club of New York marks 60 years. Nashville printing must display union labels. Bloomington clerks refuse Sunday work and a clothing merchant paid a $25 fine for Sunday opening. Glasgow street railways, city owned, charge 1 to 5 cents fares, average 1 14 cents, four year profits $500000, sinking fund $60000 yearly, last year passengers 106344437.
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Bloomington
Glasgow
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises One Hundred Dollar Reward
Advertises a reward for any catarrh cure failure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. Includes endorsements from Toledo druggists and statements of reliability. Endorsements claim credibility and offer testimonials, plus price of 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Cat & Truax
Calding
Kinnan & Marvin
Obituary notices and deaths in Rock Island area
The obituary chronicle records William Whiteside dying at 6 p m at 2403 Sixth avenue after three months illness from bowel trouble. Funeral at Zuma Methodist church followed by 7:55 C B Q train. Whiteside born June 6 1826 in Lancashire England lived in Zuma township and Moline as a farmer. He served on Zuma township board of supervisors and supported Republican politics. The notice lists nine children and extended families across Zuma and Moline, with numerous marriages and deaths noted among relatives. Additional obituaries include Ivo De Goethals and W H Wilson, plus Amelia Berg and Margaretha Bensonberg, among others, with births, marriages, and burial details.
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William Whiteside
Sixth Avenue
Zuma Methodist Church
J. F. Robinson
Rock Island County
Whiteside
Elizabeth Robinson
Lancastershire
America
Atlantic
New York
Sarah
Illinois
Peru
Zuma Township
Moline
Congregational Church
Abraham Lincoln
Board of Supervisors
Nessie
Alonza Dunbar
Zuma
William H
Joslin
Joseph W
William
Frederick J
Robert
Rock Island
Christopher C
Charles E
Roland N
Margaret L
W. C. Heam
Death of John W. Boyles Former Moline Engineer
Meagre details reach Mo line friends of John W. Boyles the locomotive engineer once known in Moline and South Moline. Mrs Boyles widow reports he died in Pittsburg of paralysis and was buried there Tuesday. He and his wife visited the east when illness struck him and after leaving South Moline farm he worked as a locomotive engineer then went south where he perhaps married. His home recently was in Alabama. Readers recall letters from him in this paper in the last few years.
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John W. Boyles
Moline
South Moline
M. J. Sutley
Chas. Chapman
Boss
Alabama
Dispatch
Illinois Glee and Mandolin Clubs Delight University Audience
A large crowd welcomed the Illinois Glee and Mandolin clubs for a memorable concert. Soloists Applegate and Hasson impressed, the mandolin group excelled with flute and guitar support, and the college songs drew the most fervent recall. The event, a financial success, honors Mesdames Gould and on for bringing the clubs. Decorations featured the American flag and university banners, with Mr. Cady credited for the tasteful display.
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Illinois University
Illinois Glee
Sousa
Rubinstein
Messrs. Applegate
Hasson
Mesdames Gould
Beethoven Club
Mr. Cady
Crescent Bridge Progress Promises Completion by Next Year
Frank P. Blair states the Crescent bridge project should be finished by January with three spans and two piers remaining for the main structure while the pony bridge substructure nears completion. The fifth span near the draw is done at 365 feet and a new sand pump for the dredge suffered a boiler dome crack under cold water pressure.
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Rock Island
Frank P. Blair
Crescent Bridge
Walsh
Willow Island
Blair
Capt. Schricker
The
Lone Star
Chicago
Death rate from stomach troubles rises amid adulterated food
The article warns that rising stomach illness is linked to tainted foods and calls for pure food laws. It condemns alum as a harmful additive used to whiten bread or boost baking powder, claiming it damages the stomach and blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
God Bless Our Council Praise Poem for City Leaders
A reverent tribute extols the city council and the mayor for their actions and virtue. It lauds their efforts to protect the community from wrong, versus strong forces, and to aid residents especially youths and families. The piece envisions the leaders as virtuous guardians now and angels in the hereafter.
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Trafic
Council
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ROB Geneseo
Agnat de Levire
Stewartville
Evening Dispatch
Wilson-Wright
Brookman-Wright
Labor Notes
New South Wales
Onward Labor Club of
Union
Nashville
Claude Oscar
Abraham Johnson
de Goethals
Ivo de Goethals
St.Anthony’s Hospital
W. H. Wilson
Cambridge House
Cambridge
Mr. Wilson
Fourth Avenue
Seventh Street
A. Swinburn
Twenty-fifth Street
Mr. and Swinburn
Berg
Amelia Berg
Charles Berg
Deere & Mansur Co
Seventh Avenue
Ea Loken
Sweden
Iiea
Rockford
Bensonberg
Margaretha Bensonberg
C. Bensonberg
Hampton Bluff
Barstow
Wollenheim
Hampton Blue
August Bensonberg
Clarkson
George R. Clarkson
Moline Pump Co
Rock Falls
Mr. Clarkson
Scotland
Keystone Co
Sterling
J. F. Boynton
Ump Co
Klein Henry Klein
Henry Trefz
Mary F. Spohn
Marion
Iowan
Klein
Andrew Larson
Anderson
Cyrus Walter
Charles Anderson
Moline Bakery
Glee and Mandolin Clubs
Jan. J
GOD Bless Our Council
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