Rock Island gathering prep for Illinois Labor Federation meet
Labor union officials arrive in the tri cities for the Illinois State Federation of Labor sessions to be held in Rock Island October 17 to 21 with 350 to 490 delegates. Edwin R Wright leads as federation president and discusses the commission report on death and disability cases and convention plans. Notable attendees include John H. Walker, H J Conway, and Raymond Robins, with women delegates led by Mrs. Raymond Robins. The event coincides with the Woman's Trade Union Labor League meeting and local Davenport unions taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
State Woman's League
Dispatch
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Edwin R Wright
State Federation
Wright
Employers’ Liability Commission
Harper House
John H. Walker
United Mine Workers
Davenport
Tri-City
Woman's Trade Union Labor League
Trades Union Movement
Raymond Robins
Illinois
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mrs Kopp
A 1909 public statement from Mrs Charles Kopp of Molice Illinois touts Doans Kidney Pills as curing kidney trouble. She reports relief within a month and, by January 1910, still recommends the remedy, stating it will cure any kidney disorder. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo sells the pills for 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Charles Kopp
Street Molice
Til
Doans
Jercho's
Doan
Kopp
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Midland Races at Springfield Fair End in Carelessness
In a twenty mile auto race at the Springfield fair grounds on Saturday the Midland racer driven by Ralph Ireland failed when the gas line ran dry. Oldfield led early but Ireland had moved ahead before the eighth mile. officials cited carelessness in refilling the gas supply as the indirect cause of the Midland’s loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Fair Grounds
Ralph Ireland
Ireland
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Itia
Midland
Library Board Routes $3000 Mortgage Payoff and Heating Project
The public library board approved paying $3000 toward the library mortgage leaving $6000 debt. About $5000 is on the Fifth avenue property and $1000 on the library building. The board also approved renting the upper floor to Rosemitten Works and a heating plant contract with Lockhart Co. A vacancy to be filled by Mayor Olson follows Rev Robert Henry’s renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focal Lebrary
Public Library Board
Fifth Avenue
Brary
Public Library
Harry Ainsworth
Coryn
Vierich, Mullane and Bank Library
Library
Fifteenth Streets
Rosemitten Works
Lockhart Co
American Ideal
Robert Henry
Olson
Cordova News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Edward Windells improves this week and Annie Bigelow is out after a two week sickness. Road north of town needs attention as about ten teams work there. Dr Freek and wife travel to Vien tana for a month or six weeks and Dr Bruner will care for Freek’s patients. A box social at Frank Zimmerman’s farm raised 1760 for a new basketball team. Comrade Price from Marshalltown visited Jasper Forsythe and others. James Sallows returned from three months in Montana and Washington. Government forces began cutting willows on sand bars above town. more help is needed. White Sox beat Erie 11 to 10. Herbert Curtis visited home. named mail carrier in Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Windells
Annie Bigelow
Freek
Vientana
Bruner
Port Byron
Frank Zimmerman
Cruse
Davenport
Marshalltown, Sr
Jasper Forsythe
James Sallows
Montana
Washington State
Prominent German resident dies in Rock Island area
William Ebeling a well known German resident of the city died at his home 1206 Fourth avenue He was born in Germany February 18 1857 came to the United States in 1875 and worked as a machinist in ten shops in the city He leaves a widow and children George A August E Millie and Jeona plus three brothers and a sister Also Henry Kinner former Rock Island alderman and sand and gravel company director died at 645 fourth avenue Rock Island He was born November 27 1849 and spent most of his life in Rock Island He leaves a wife a son and three daughters and various business involvements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ebeling
Fourth Avenue
Germany
Turnett Society
Order of Eagles
George A
Muscatine
August E
Millie
Jeona
Albert
August
Otto
Chicago
Anna Kohl
Moline
Henry Kinner
Rock Island
Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company
Kinner
Milan
Elizabeth Rutherford
Winner
W M Kinner
T J Medill
P. E. Beam
Portland
Ore
Henrietta Kinner
The
Sand & Gravel Company
Black Hawk Building and Loan Asociation
Rev Mr Smith to Lead Hillsdale Circuit Sermon at Zuma
The Rev Mr Smith will preach his first Zuma sermon Sunday morning and returns next Sunday evening at 7 30. Various local families attend events and trips with notes of cement walks, a state fair visit, and a can social at Mrs Minnie Wainwright’s. The Zuma WCTU elected officers led by Mrs D W Mumma with Carrie Eckstrom and Goldie Walthen among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Hillsdale
Zuma
Dan Noah
Frank Wake
Frank Shafer
James Sears
Zuma Wctu
I. W Mumma
D W Mumma
Carrie Eckstrom
Goldie Walthen
Ella McMurphy
Lulu Wainwright
Frank Searle
Joslin
Minnie Wainwright
Ira Wells
Nebraska
Chris Guildenpfenning
Germany
Henry Brandt
Canada
James Walker
Lewis Dungan
Indiana
William Mumma
Bethlehem
Nan Wake
Galesburg
Henry Mumia
Mary Talbey
Charles Whittler
Kansas City
Lucy Hill
Moline
Minnie Hinzen
Grand Mound
Iowa
Clyde Wake
Death of Herman Liphardt Sr at 72 in Hillsdale area
Herman Liphardt Sr aged 72 died at 5 Wednesday morning at his homestead one mile south of Hillsdale after fifty years in the county. Survived by widow Mary and four daughters Mrs William Elpper Hillsdale Mrs Ida Drake Washington state Ella and Matilda at home. brother John and sister Mrs Henry Banker Hillsdale. He amassed considerable wealth during residence. Secretary Ralph W Entrikin of the board of education begins a two week vacation period granted by the board at a recent meeting. He plans a vacation trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Liphardt Sr
Hillsdale
Germany
Mary
William Elpper
Ida Drake
Washington State
Ella
Matilda
John
Henry Banker
Liphardt
Ralph W. Entrikin
Board of Education
Mr. Entrikin
Explosion at Eldorado billiard hall causes major damage
An explosion from a kerosene stove at 706 Eighteenth Avenue Eldorado billiard hall and lunch room caused $300 damage to the building and $400 to stock and fixtures. Conducted by Charles Styvaert in Premblay block the stove blew under a counter, shattering plate glass windows. Several patrons were present but no injuries occurred. an insurance adjuster was to assess the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado Billiard
Eighteenth Avenue
Charles Styvaert
Premblay
English Bride Joins Moline Man In New York Wedding
Former Cornwall resident Jas Lambrick and English bride Norah J. Bartlett were married Wednesday evening at the YMCA building in New York City after her arrival from England. Lambrick returned to Moline with his wife Saturday. They plan to reside at 611 Forty-third Street, George Thomas home, after a brief period apart. The couple offered few details beyond confirming a cross continental romance that began before Lambrick departed England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas Lambrick
Cornwall
England
Norah J. Bartlett
New York
Lambrick
Thomas
Forty-third Street
Crowe seeks fresh start on water wagon
Pat Crowe, former bandit and actor turned evangelist, applied to the Neal Institute in Davenport for treatment to quit drinking. He agreed to a three day ant booze diet, saying he no longer wants to drink and hopes the program will break the hold of alcohol and help him become a better man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Neal
Pat
Pat Crowe
Neal Institute
Patin
Cook on Helen Blair Dies Buried at Home
Fred H Foy, a colored cook for six years on the Carnival City steamer Helen Blair, died Sunday in Mercy hospital Burlington. Born in Moline June 16, 1868, he is survived by his parents a brother John and a sister Frances. Remains returned to Moline for burial Tuesday afternoon with the Masonic lodge in charge of services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H Foy
Helen Blair
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Ilo
Moline
John
Frances
Masonic Lodge
Local doctors hear Cotton speak in Rock Island
The Rock Island County Medical Society will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday evening October 11 at the Manufacturers' Hotel. Dinner at 6:30 precedes a talk by Dr. Alfred Cotton of Chicago, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, on Medical Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island County Medical Ety
Manufacturers
Alfred ©. Cotton
Chicago
Ilinois
Indicted Rock Island Saloon Keeper Sold Liquor to Minors
Henry Tanghe, owner of a Rock Island saloon at 4101 Fourteenth avenue, was indicted on six counts for selling liquor to minors and for keeping his place open on Sunday. The indictments tie to the murder of Frank Dunbar on Sept. 11. Also named are minors tied to the Dunbar case and a gang member who admitted plotting the murder at the Tanghe saloon. Twenty cases were certified to county court, including Tanghe's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Dispatch
Henry Tanghe
Fourteenth Avenue
Rock Island
Grand Jury
Frank Dunbar
Dunbar
Andrew DuBurg
Tanghe
Jake
Henry Schafer
John de Poover
Frank Martens
Proper Dierickx
Coal Valley September scholars listed for attendance
Coal Valley Oct 4 complete list names of scholars who were neither absent nor tardy in September. Primary room includes Murdock Lees Nightingale Cook Murphy Murphy, several Hintz, Krapp, Kraklow, Sackville, Hays, and Lee s, with teachers and a long roster. Local social notes mention missionary meeting at Mr and Mrs Isaac Bailey Rural, and various visits and incidents around Coal Valley and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Valley
Coal Valley High School
Leonard Murdock
Elizabeth Lees
Emma Nightingale
Margaret Cook
Blanche Murphy
Alice Murphy
Emmeline Hintz
William Boney
Edwin Martin
Julia Frederick
Alice Hintz
Dorothy Hays
Jennie Nichols
Edna Dallneg
Roy Bonnig
Clarence Bonnie
Arnold Gregg
Cla Nelson
James Craig
Lester Stevere
Clyde Henderson
Harvey Bailey
Mabel Sackville
Lela Lees
Roy Sommerson
Vernon Nichols
Katheryn Martin
Laura Kraklow
Lila Carlson
Eugene Platt
Isaac Bailey
Rural
Mrs West
Grant
Frank Killing
Chicago
Boliman
Geo. McCandlas
Mra Morgan
Laura McCandlas
Frank Wilson
Gertrude Bedford
Wilson
Burns
Pennsylvania
West
Emma Iees
Silvis
Longstaff
Oskaloosa
Davenport
J E Thompson
M G Bedford
Murphy
Iown
Fred Willhouse
Dr. Myers
G. B. Krapp
Mike Dallinger
Mr. Krapp
Guy Hutchison
Robert Hass
Margaret Pryce
Order of Eastern Star
Geo. Park
Ruth
E. J. Normoyle
Dorothy
William Callahan
Inez Stacerofski
Clarence Stacerofski
Mr Flack
Rock Island
Starofsky
de Jaeger
Moline
Jacob Stacerofsky
Walter Weaver
Harry Dack
South Rock Island
Good Game. Matrimonial scheme yields brief payoff
In a light hearted exchange, Grace sent fifty cents to a matrimonial agency to be introduced to a handsome football player. Hisie asks if she regrets the expense, Ethiel quips she got her halt back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Grace
Hisie
Ethiel
Veterans Through E. E Morgan Office Pensions Paid
Sixteen answer taps in pace year government to direct 65 000 000 in next ten days. Quarterly pension payments to veterans and women of nos and have veterans of sixteen central states now between federal building Chicago. Charles Bent United States pension agent and assistants busy receiving pension certificates. Over the next ten days more than 3 000 000 will be paid to Civil Mexican Spanish American wars 1812 and Indian wars veterans. Morgan has received 132 thus far. sixteen file certificates and two local pensioners will get 72 dollars, several 60, with other amounts 36 to 45 and 50. In Chicago 1601 fewer pensions will be paid than last year. 2723 veterans in the state died last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Nois
Central States
Batlding
Chicago
Charles Bent
United States Pension Agen
B. E. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Stanley Skinner Receives Promotion at Swift Packing Co
Stanley Skinner formerly of this city has been promoted by Swift Packing Co in Chicago and transferred to New York to head the West Chester market, one of the Swift concerns largest commission houses. He departed Saturday for the new field and begins Monday with a higher salary. Mrs Skinner and the children are in Tuscola visiting relatives and will move east next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Skinner
Swift Packing Co
Chicago
New York City
West Chester
Swifts
Kinner
Boy Aviator and Wire Fence Mishap in Davenport
William Gorman, 13, son of Davenport hotel owner James F Gorman, built a monoplane flying machine. He was to test it at Duck Creek with about 500 spectators, but a barbed wire fence caused a leg gash that prevented the flight. The craft was wheeled home. another test is planned after recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gorman
James F Gorman
Davenport
Duck Creek
Woman in jail attempts suicide after drink of medicine
Lottie Franklin, colored, jailed on larceny charge, tried to end her life Tuesday night at 11. Her screams drew inmates and aid. She drank strong medicine used for exterior treatment, left a note to husband Jean Franklin that read Just disgusted, that's all. She will live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Franklin
Jean Franklin
Manufacturing firm to change name to Sechler Implement and Carriage Co
At a Tuesday meeting the board of directors unanimously voted to rename the concern D M Sechler Implement and Carriage Co. President T M Sechler said the change reflects the full line of goods as humane by the firm, noting they produce farm implements beyond carriages. Stockholders will be asked to ratify the decision as repairs and improvements continue at the plant office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noéon PD. M. Sechler Carriage Co
D. M. Sechler Implement, and Carriage Co
T. M. Sechler
Sechler
Marriage Licenses Listed for Milan Davenport Areas
A compilation of marriage licenses shows couples from Milan Davenport Rock Island Moline and surrounding towns. Names include John A Forgy with Marion A Trus son and many others pairing residents across Illinois and Iowa with varied hometowns such as Milan Moline Davenport Rock Island and Letts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Forgy
Marion A. Trusson
Milan
John Danielson
Bertha “d Hummel
Fred
Tuck
Rock Island
Esther Berger
Moline
Oscar H. Dodge
Candan
Ore
Phenia B. Fry
Letts
Iowa
G Z. Barrick
Nemaha
Mary E. McCreery
Clinton
Eugene Miller
Dora Boston
Davenport
Leroy
Grey
Caroline
Withers
Charles W Kennedy
Ninetta
Goff
South Rock Island
Frank Pellegrini
Chicago
Irene Pucci
Forrest H. Grover
Canton
Agnes O. Sohlberg
Raymond B. Summers
Misa Althea
Ash
Raymond E. Swartley
Sterling
Ida May Payton
John Riexinger
Montezuma
Minnie Morehead
Ilinois
Alfred H. Lau
Gertrude E. Rohde
Edward van de Putte
Julia Geerlinck
Ralph L. Sisson
Ethel J Yetts
Parlor Decor Color Choice Cited In Home Finish
An architect asks Nurich for a parlor color choice as finishing touches go on his new residence. Nurich replies they must be red to match his wife’s red plush photograph album that sits on the parlor table.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. R. Wright
Mrs. Robins
YMCA
Ill Lock
Lockhart Con
Rose Mitten Works
Lockhart
Cordova
White Sox
Erie
Sox
Herbert Curtis
Herbert
Turners
C. E. Evans
Travure
Eldorado Billiard, Hall
Ocean
James Lambrick
Miss Bartlett
Eng
East End
Crowe
Cook
du Burg
Ted
Frank
E. E- Morgan
Eacec
Dirca
Lance
Moline Frists Savings Bank
Savings Bank
Rock Island County
Sey Averitt and
Sth 'Sebget
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