Rock Island district appoints 1904 ministers and temperance resolutions
Special from Monmouth Sept 28 lists Rock Island district clergy assignments for the Central Illinois conference with presiding elder J W Frizzelle and many church placements. A board of commissions will decide next meeting site amid talk of Twin City location. Temperance resolutions back total abstinence and oppose saloons and the canteen, urging Hepburn bill and opposition to opium trade in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Rock Island
Central Illinois Conference
Bishop McCabe
Presiding Elder
J W. Frizzelle
Aledo
A. Z Gilmer
Alpha and Alo
S Busby Atkinson
D T Wilson
Bradford
J F Cullom
Buda
Vincent Aten
Cambridge
W. H. Witter
Corona
D S Andrewartha
Eric
E. W. Thompson
Galva — Alex. Smith
Geneseo
G. C. Shaffer Hampton
T. J. Wood
Hillsdale
E. E. Meecham
Illinois City
E L. Sheppard
Keithsburg
J W Ferris
Kewanee
R. A. Brown
la Fayette
C. F
Viola—S P Archer
Woodhull
F E Shult
C O MccCullough
R. B Williams
Richard Crews
Crumbaker
Williams
Moline
Twin Cities
Lmit
J G Evans
N G Brown
General Conference
National Congress
Capitol
Congress
Philippines
Temperance Conference Leaders Endorse Local Option Push
A church conference urges unified temperance action. It backs Anti-Saloon League efforts, calls for broad distribution of prohibition literature, and proposes appointing a conference temperance secretary to organize statewide work. It demands lawmakers who will enforce local option laws and pledges strong mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Conference
Friends of Temperance
Anti-Saloon League
J. G. Evans
R. E Buckey
L. T. Gumbar
J G. Evans
Conference Society
W. H. Anderson
House Committee
Deferred Southwest Train to Wait for Track Work
The Chicago to Kansas City train on the Milwaukee Road is delayed until about November 1 as crews settle the new track for fast service. Freight between Chicago and Kansas City began Monday, adding about twenty trains daily on the D R I and NW lines, increasing local traffic duties. The railroad has added switch tracks and rails to extend several miles of track, doubling the capacity of the local yard by regrading to create a gravity yard layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Souther
Talline and Deere & Co
Huntoon Takes Quarterback Hopes At State University
Harry Huntoon of Moline shows growing form as Illinois State University considers him for quarterback. He starred on the scrub team last day as varsity fell 12 to 6, after earlier halves in two varsity games this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Huntoon
Illinois State University
Huntoon
Woodruff
Illinois
Princeton
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Meet Planned in Davenport
Captain Lon Bryson of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association issues a public message explaining the Davenport convention to discuss river depth goals. He argues benefits extend to merchants manufacturers and farmers inland from the river and cites transportation rate data and Major Townsend’s report as supporting material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Bryson
Upper Mississippi Association
Upper
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
Davenport
Mississippi River
Congress
Mississippi
St. Louis
Chicago
R. Macd. Townsend
Quincy
Ill
Lon. Bryson
Reports of Judge Scott’s Trouble Not True
Aledo Democrat reports friends of Judge Guy C. Scott deny rumors that his eyesight failed and prevented reading. The judge says he can see fine, though a lingering cold causes tired eyes, and he does not read long at a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy C. Scott
Aledo Democrat
Chicago
Supreme Bench
Italian gunman wounds Davenport boy in neck
Antonio Floria, an Italian, shot and seriously wounded Claude Minear on East River and Front streets in Davenport Sunday afternoon. After a possible confrontation with the boy and his brother and a colored woman, Floria fired four times without apparent provocation. one bullet struck Minear in the neck, with the boy clinging to life amid the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Floria
Claude Minear
East River
Front
Davenport
Minear
Floria
Farmer shoots a wolf near Davenport in Pleasant Valley
Herman Lafrens, a Pleasant Valley farmer, killed a wolf on the way to Davenport with a stray rifle. He presented the pelt at court to claim the usual bounty of five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Davenport
Herman Lafrens
Pleasant Valley
Enport
Pearls trade group suggested along the Mississippi River
Eastern buyers allegedly plan a consolidation to cap pearl prices in towns along the Mississippi. Muscatine dealer Phil Mackey doubts the scheme’s value and says he has not been approached. Frank Koeckeritz, also wary, says conditions in the river valley may not justify the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Phil Mackey
Muscatine
Frank Koeckeritz
Koeckeritz
Mississippi River Valley
Retirements in Local Mail Service After Long Service
Jerry Kelly resigns after more than five years delivering in the city postal route. Postmaster McKinley accepted the resignation effective Oct. 1. Frank Wilson named to succeed and awaiting Washington confirmation. Kelly, living at 1510 Eighth avenue, served the east-end route most of his tenure and plans a period of rest before deciding future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Kelly
Uncle Sam
McKinley
Frank Wilson
Washington
Eighth Avenue
W C T U County Convention Elects Officers and Department Heads
The W C T U county convention in Joslin elected officers and thirteen department superintendents. Mrs J F Huntoon became president after Mrs Rose Donahoo declined the post. Miss Ella Taylor was named corresponding secretary. The meeting commended progress across the county and sent sympathy to Mrs Mary E Metcalf and the Gaylord family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joslin
J. F. Huntoon
Moline
Rose Donahoo
Mattie Taylor
Rose Simonson
Port Byron
Ella Taylor
Rock Island
Trowbridge
Hillsdale
Laura, Dailey
Hampton
Adams
Molline
J. W. Atkinson
Jilia Dow
Zuma
Flower Mission
Tillbrook
Daphne
A. Heald
McGovern
Mary EB. Metzgar
Rose Sioenger
Maria Edwards
Mer Sree in Eo tera gt ms Fibs
Mer and Sree appear in a cryptic fragment from an era page, noting fibs and a possible error in a meteorological or financial table. The readable words hint at names and items but lack clear event or date context.
Have Permanent Home at Suburb Rock Island
A brief notice states a person has found a permanent home at a suburb in Rock Island. The fragment confirms relocation and residence details without further context.
Will Canvass for Funds for Union Mission Farm Home
The Union Mission plans a city wide charity drive to fund its permanent farm home on Silvis farm at Aiken street. August care for 38 children strained by small Rock Island quarters prompts a canvass of the twin cities for subscriptions to cover board, clothing help for widowed mothers, and ongoing expenses. Cash preferred with receipts. pledge cards accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Mission
Silvis
Aiken Street
Rock Island
Twin Cities
Judge Dismisses Drainage Case Over Pump Issue
In Whiteside Whiteside county court Judge Ward dismisses the Meredosia swamp drainage petition for want of jurisdiction. The case centers on a 8000 acre drainage and levee district along the Mississippi and the pumping station that backs water onto land when river levels rise. The petition sought to dispense with the pumping station rather than dissolve the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Whiteside Court
Whiteside County
Meredosia Swamp
Rock Island County
Mississippi River
Death summons for L J S Greene Davenport pump chief
Lourde J. Greene sales manager for Red Jacket Pump Davenport died from gangrene and blood poisoning due to an ulcerated tooth after two months of typhoid fever. Former Rock Island Novelty Works worker and Red Jacket salesman, he helped secure the Iowa Implement Dealers convention in Davenport and led efforts to bring 1000 dealers to the tri cities. He was about 30, unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lourde J. 8. Greene
Red Jacket Pump Company
Davenport
Jill
Greene
Rock Island Novelty Works
Red Jacket Company
Tricity
Iowa
Tri-Cities
Moe
Burglar Employment Bureau in Clinton
Clinton So Sept 25 The Clinton county grand jury returned twenty five indictments for robbery against Daniel Murphy a prominent young man and seventeen against Michael Conroy a saloonkeeper. Murphy bonds set at 265 000 and Conroy at 17 000. George Barker a convicted burglar provided testimony detailing the crimes and long running plan to bring burglars to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton So
Clinton County
Daniel Murphy
Michael Conroy
Murphy
Conroy
George Barker
Crandall Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charges
Walter K. Crandall, embezzling mortuary clerk of the Woodman Society, pleaded guilty to four indictments and received a one to ten year sentence. Judge Gest struck twenty three indictments on defense motion. Crandall allegedly took about $12 000 from the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman Order
Walter K. Crandall
The
Woodman Society
Crandall
Gest
Elks Plan Charity Fund and Surprise Treasurer’s Toast
Local lodge of Elks last week initiated a charity fund funded by fines to aid city charity workers. The meeting featured a surprise from treasurer John H. Mueller, who arranged a private orchestra engagement and led a social, with city leaders and about two hundred members toasts and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge of Elks
John H. Mueller
Ogden
Mueller
The
Elks
Kohler
Olson
L. M. Magill
Bissell
Methodists Split on Cumming Reinstatement at Monmda Conference
At Monmda, a heated Methodist conference debated Frank H. Cumming’s reinstatement after years from ministry over alleged immoral conduct. The presiding bishop’s right to vote in a tie was challenged and an appeal to the general conference filed. The Rock Island district list of assignments followed, with multiple pastors returning to prior charges and several changes in presiding elders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmda
Frank H. Cumming
Tthe
Hei
Methodist Church
Ching
Earnly
Cummin
Ming
Gumming
Central
Illnois
Monm
Rock Island
Galesburg
R. E. Buckley
J. H. Ryan
F. W. Merrell
Monmouth
J. D. Calhoun
Knoxville
Kankakee
J. F. Robinson
A. H. Smith
Bradley
Loda
J. A
Metzgar Named to Illinois Frances Willard Statuary Commission
Governor Yates appoints Mary E. Metzgar of this city to the Illinois commission for the purchase and erection of the Frances Willard statue to be placed in Statuary Hall Washington. Other members named include J. J. Mitchell, S. M. Fry and W. R. Jewell.
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Yates
Ilinois
Frances Willard
Mary E. Metzgar
Illinois Commission
Frances E. Willard
Washington
J. J. Mitchell
Cage
M. Fry
Hvanston
W. R. Jewell
Danville
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A. E. Loder
Edw. Morten
Milwaukee
Brands
Judge Scott
Boy
Alken Street
L. J. S. Greene
Clinton
On Dist
Los Angeles
Savings Bank
Hmoline Trusts Savings Bank
Cornsham Stree
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