Davenport Prize Fight Sparks Iowa Court Martial
The Davenport boxing match between Packy McFarland and Kid Herman triggers a court martial for Captain Kulp of Company B after authorities failed to stop the fight. Receipts reached 11300 dollars. Governor Cummins, incensed, orders charges and potential removal of officials. hearings likely in Des Moines with Major Johnson as judge advocate. Herman and manager Lewis defend the event. McFarland may have fought his last Davenport bout.
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Davenport
O. W’ Eulp
Company B
Adjutant General of
Iowa
Packy McFarland
Kid Herman
Coliseum
James D. Mason
Daniel F. Evans
Cumming
Johnson
Maquoketa
Des Moines
Kulp
Cummins
Logan
Byers
Cummings
McFarland
Chicago
Nate Lewis
Herman Io
Ward of this County Dies at Bartonville
Ward of Rock Island County Peter Paulsen died at Bartonville asylum after being adjudged insane in October 1900 at age 62. He had been sent first to Watertown before transfer, and his home was listed as Rock Island with his wife living there briefly after the confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Ity
Hubbard
Bartonville
Peter Paulsen
Rock Island
Mr. Paulsen
Watertown
Augustana to Meet Luther College Debate in Decorah
Arrangements complete for the annual Augstana college and Luther college debate at Decorah Iowa on December 18. Representing Augustana are C O Henr a ton F A Gustafson and J T Helle. The topic is whether states should adopt optional initiatives and compulsory referendum with Augustana supporting the affirmative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algustana College
Luther College
Decorah
Augustana
Henraton
F. A. Gustafson
J. T. Helle
Bennett Boy Dies After Scarlet Fever Struggle
Theodore Martin Bennett, five, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett of Rock Island, died shortly before 6 on Friday evening at his home 981 Seventeenth Street from complications of scarlet fever. He had previously broken a leg when a heavy box fell on him. Funeral service held at 9 a.m. Sunday at the residence with Rev. Granville H. Sherwood of Trinity church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Martin Bennett
George Bennett
Seventeenth Street
Rock Island
Granville H. Sherwood
Trinity Church
Real Estate Transfers in Rock Island Moline Area
Real estate deeds recorded November 7 to 18 list numerous transfers in Rock Island East Moline and Moline. Transfers involve Guyer Rettig Kerns Carsten Mauker Harder Hall Hayes Field Duncan Frank King Omimee Warner Merrill Connolly Metzger Hunt Kennedy Geiger Dack Walhelm Stockwell Hanson Campbell Shaw Patten Kelly Hibner Swan Leith Walker Wetegit and others with prices from 1 to 7600 dollars across multiple additions and subdivisions.
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Edward H. Guyer
East Moline
Daniel F Krell
Henry
Christine E. Rettig
Huber & Peetz
Rock Island
Kerns
Margaret E. Waters
Old Town
Moline
Chas. H. Carsten
Jas. McNamara
21St-St. Add
Wm. C. Mauker
Rose
Huntoon
Heinrich
South Rock Island
Mary C Harder
John McGinnis
Howard's
Wm. B. Hall
H W McCauley
L. Mosenfelder
Jos. H. Hayes
Alice Weisler
South Park
S. May Fields Duncan
Mia Amea
17Th St
12Th Ave
Claus H Frank
Lena Frank
R I Brewing Co
Lota
William A. Crabaugh
Edgar T King
Bertha M King
Columbia Park
Alber Omimee
Mary
Cramer
Nowy
Mary BE. Warner
Wilmot
Warner
Fanny Warner
Frank C Warner
Lawrence
Wood
Bernard C Connelly
Henry C. Quadp
Stewart
Andrew W .Wilmark
Judson D Metzger
Waterman's Place
Ira Wood
Beardsley & Bailey Co
G. E. Bailey
Guy E. Harrold
Fred Wook
David W Hunt
Daphne L. Heald
Hunt
Midway
South Moline
Andrew O’brien
Elisha Green
I. N
I. N Warner's Fiest Addition, East Moline
Marshall Kennedy
David J Kennedy
Geiger
Fred W Schroeder
A. Geiger
C . Dack
Catherine Veter
Dack
Carl Walhelm
Chas. BH. Hodgson
Ney
Leonard Stockwell
J. Peter Hanson
Brigham
Cordova
Stockwell
Guardian
Ill
John T. Campbell
Jas. Davia
Campbell
Don B. Shaw
Jennie B. Walker
Beardsley
Bailey & Boyles
Earth
Gallager
Amelia K
Oakleat
Rapids City Defends Against Rumors Of Decline
Rapids City, a pioneer settlement upriver from Port Byron, vehemently rejects rumors that its charter will be surrendered and that services will vanish. A Port Byron Globe article had warned of the village losing its map presence, with reports of departing stores, a closed post office, and trains bypassing the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapids City
Port Byron
Popper Dispute Ends With Minimal Damages
Dolan seeks damages over a popcorn popper from Sixteenth Street and Third Avenue stand. After a drawn out dispute and trial before Justice Harvey Williams, Dolan received 1 dollar in damages and costs of 2.60, while the popper’s value is disputed between 50 cents and 19 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Dolan
Sixteenth Street
Third Avenue
Mr Dolan
Mr. Dolan
Alexander Frerksen
Frerksen
Mr. Frerksen
Dolan
Andrew Glede
Wr Frerkgen G. A. Shaliberg
Areking
Attornens
Committee favors outsider for local rating secretary post
A Chicago expert, S. Miller, will continue as local rating secretary of insurance in Moline and Rock Island for now after a committee of sixteen from the state board of underwriters and the field club deliberated. The panel, led by R M Bennett, concluded an outside appointee is preferable though Miller may be temporary as the search continues.
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ER. S. Miller
Chicago
W. B. McIntyre
Field Club
McIntyre
State Board of Underwriters
R M Bennett
Charles Persch
Miller
Can He Master His Task For The Worth Of Labor
A Bulitmore American poem fragment urges the reader to prove worth through action not excuses. It questions whether one will meet the task or fade into history for failing to deliver.
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Earth
Gladys
Algernon
Fall Notes and Poems Across Newspapers
A collage of light verse and notes from the Milwaukee Sentinel Indiana Daily News Houston Post and Life magazine reflects seasonal changes poems about gauzy endings and affectionate exchanges featuring a washerwoman a little girl and a mother. It captures playful literary snippets and quips from late 19th or early 20th century periodicals.
Senator Borgham Rejects Webster Speech Ovations
Senator Borgham questions memory of Daniel Webster's school ovations and declines to make a lasting speech after hearing sample ovations. Washington Star notes the remark and context of political rhetoric.
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Borgham
Daniel Webster
Washington Star
Be Modern Cart Phrase Sparks Precarious Whimsy
The fragmentary OCR reads like playful banter about aging phrases and modern slang. A carnival of clipped lines contrasts old timey speech with emerging automobile era expressions, hinting at changing language.
Illustrated Bites Cartoon Snippet Spars on Dates
A cartoon exchange shows a tension over dating a chicken death. Walter refuses to provide dates while offering vegetables and the customer pushes for a specific time frame, highlighting a humorous miscommunication in a food column.
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Walter
Early Days of Deere Plow and Reform by John Deere
Hon. G W Vinton recalls John Deere entering service in 1857 and refining plow manufacture. Deere overhauled sales from commission to direct cash or notes, expanding shop capacity as western immigration grew. He innovated moldboard hardening, steel casting, and sand molds, facing steel quality battles before helping establish durable steel plows. Deere died May 17, 1886 at 86, with sons Yonh Deere and Charles H. Deere shaping steel plow pioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Deere
G W Vinton
John Deere & Co
Westeward
Mr Deere
F F Smith
England
Nallor & Co
Pittsburg
Jones, Boyd & Co
Jones
Yonn Deere
Charles H. Deere
Inheritance Tax Debate Shapes Political Economy
Harper's Weekly discusses whether inheritance taxes punish the living or honor the dead, weighing economic principles and policy implications in a broad political economy context. The piece frames tax as a measure of wealth transfer, raises questions about fairness, efficiency, and intergenerational justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Harper's
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Indianapolia News
Sun
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Houston Post
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G. W. Vinton
English Steel
Political Economy
Rock Island County
DR. Walsh
Fie
Walsh
Chicago Medical Institute
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Getrelt
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147Th Street
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