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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
5
Charles Skinner and Carrie Thorn were overcome by coal gas in a residence. Others fainted from fumes. The pair were resuscitated after strenuous effort by bystanders and medical personnel.
Five people escaped fatal coal gas exposure at 810 Sixteenth Street when James Skinner awoke to shut a register. Miss Carrie Thornbloom and Charles W. Skinner nearly died, with Eric Lindgren and Mrs. Lindgren assisting after others fainted. Doctors revived the group. the gas source was the furnace.
Tottles talks about something that augurs for another matter while Sie A dismissively calls him a bore in a brief exchange.
Crop Correspondent Thomas Campbell notes oats at 25 bushels per acre and 50 percent quality. Potatoes run 70 percent of normal, hay at 1 1/2 tons with 80 quality, apples 20 percent, grapes 90, cabbages 85, onions 100 and tomatoes 90 percent of full crops.
A list of marriage licenses includes W Julius Van Eckhautte of Moline with Leonie Depont of Rock Island and many other couples from Moline Rock Island St David Booth Rock Island Denver Chicago and more. The text notes a ceremony at the home of Mrs Emma Carter in Rock Island officiated by Rev G S Sherwood with a small gathering afterward.
October 24 marks the war department date to turn water from Sterling feeder into Hennepin canal. Major Riche proposed the date as convenient since the Upper Mississippi Improvement association convention ends October 23. Governor Deneen plans to attend and speak. Milan hosts canal opening events October 21. Notable attendees from the Moline convention include Charles A. Eckman and Miss Selma A. Anderson, who married at the Swedish Methodist parsonage with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home.
Misa Belle Hotchkiss comes back from Chicago Saturday night to aid her ailing mother Miss Mabel. Shresales of Freeport, C., accompanied her for the trip and visit.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions Mrs James FP Donakue in a local record. Details are unreadable but the name appears as a key person in this brief clipping.
Chairman Carey of the Board of Supervisors appoints delegates to attend the annual state convention of supervisors county clerks etc in Chicago October 8 9 10 and 11. Delegates include C E Whiteside and Charles Hogberg of Moline T R Lees of Coal Valley Charles Oswald and Eugene Ramser of Rock Island. County Clerk Hubbard also to attend.
Judge Ramsay reconvened the air cult court at 2 pm. Four true bills were returned including Charles Dickerson for criminal assault on Joulsa Motley and three against Will Reese for abduction and supplying liquor to a minor. Sixteen additional cases were ignored including a series of larcenies and a deadly weapon assault.
Minnesota governor and leading Democratic figure John A. Johnson will headline the Lyceum winter course at Augustana College with a talk on A Man's Value to Society. Other attractions include Donbar company October 7 and Katherine McCoy November 7 with season tickets priced at 1.35 and single tickets 50 cents.
Ten room house and lot two blocks from post office with some modern features. Rents for 30 dollars a month and is suitable for boarding or rooming house. Good investment and cheap if taken soon. Address D2 care Dispatch.
A brief satirical dialogue portrays Pat and an anonymous speaker debating sobriety and truth. The exchange uses dialect humor to question drinking and honesty with a light social edge reflective of Irish character studies.
James J LaVelle longtime manager at the Rock Island Argus died September 26 after nearly two years of illness. Born August 28 1869 in Rapids City he rose from reporter to business manager and secretary treasurer of Potter company. He is survived by brother T F LaVelle and held many local and press society memberships.
The Rock River clam beds have been diminished by dredging, threatening the shelling season as many workers struggle to earn more than two dollars per day. Nearby reports touch on Japanese immigration tensions and other 1900s era notes.
The Tri City Press Club hosted a dinner for the Mississippi River Commission with Ralph Cram as toastmaster. Guests included Representative Burton, General Mackenzie, Senator Newlands, Senator Warner, and Gifford Pinchot. Burton outlined the commission’s aims to conserve resources, improve waterways, and aid national prosperity, with focus on the Mississippi River.
A poem recalls a scene of a million diamonds twinkling on trees and maidens hoping for jewels. Sunbeams strike and steal the glittering diamonds, leaving the scene suddenly empty of their bright magic.
McCarthy and Tri City Companies submit bids on the bluff project but the committee rejects 18th Ave bids. The lowest paying bid is $25 apart from the estimate, and final contractor selection awaits.
The Unitarian church women announce a rummage sale in the church basement on October 10 in Moline. It promises a fine display of surplus clothing and bric-a-brac tables, inviting contributions. Coffee and refreshments will be served in the afternoon and evening.
The Christian Science group will hold Sunday morning services at the Unitarian church after October 1 with afternoon sessions and Wednesday evenings moved there as well. Reading rooms will open daily 2 to 4. Members report growing interest and invite all to attend, while a light exchange hints at local tensions.
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