The Last of the Permit Sundays End in Violence
Bruce’s slide into hard drinking and religious defiance culminates in a chaotic Hill brothers ranch gathering. Bruce wounds the Duke during a shootout and later torments himself with Psalm singing as authorities and friends confront a deteriorating life at the Stopping Place.
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Moore
Thas
Noble
Hill Brothers
Baseball Nine
Bill
Noble Company
Domino
Hill
Sery
County Approves Three Brick Paving Petitions
Assessments for brick paving on Eighth street from Third to Fifth Avenue, Fifth to Eleventh Avenue, and Eleventh Avenue from Ninth to Thirteenth Street were confirmed in county court. Work may start this fall but could extend to spring. asphalt on Eleventh Avenue will be let October 12, with partial Fifth Avenue asphalt in use and Twelfth Avenue concrete laid.
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Eighth Street
Third
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Eleventh Avenue
Ninth
Thirteenth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Read That Again A Farmer Values His Illinois Farm
An Illinois farmer revisits a real estate description and realizes his land's worth to him. He decides not to sell after recognizing he has long sought such a place. The tale warns that booster prose elsewhere often overlooks one’s own surroundings.
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Illinois
West
Foster Warns of Manipulated Crop News
Weather prophet Foster claims Sept. 24 and 28 frosts damaged the corn crop and says reports praising a good harvest are manipulated to trigger sales of old corn and boost railroad stocks. He urges farmers to avoid rushing into grain sales and notes the crop is short. Date October 5, from Washington.
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Foster
Washington
Davenport Weather Summary Reports Unusual Rainfall and Frosts
Observer Shelter reports last month double the average rainfall for 33 years totaling 7.09 inches. Temperatures ranged with a 64 degree normal, coolest September since 1838 at 68 and warmest 72 in 1897, with two light frosts and no heavy frost. Across the year, precipitation far exceeded normal by nearly five inches, contributing to 14 clear days, 6 partly cloudy and 10 cloudy.
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Davenport Weather Office
Record of unusually large Rock River corn ears in 1903
W H New of Bowles place southeast of the city brings two ears of Rock River bottom corn. One ear measures 9 1 4 inches with 22 kernel rows, the other 9 1 2 inches with 28 rows. Grains total 1878 and 1379 respectively. Kernels are uniform though small, both ears well matured. If representative, Rock Island county corn seems out of harm's way this season.
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Rock River Bottom
W. H. Newtons
Bowles Place
Iowa
Rock Island County
Cady Wins Men’s Handicapped Golf Trophy on Arsenal Links
John D. Cady defeated W. L. Velie 2 up 1 to play in the Arsenal links men’s handicap final. Cady aimed for Mitchell’s low 81 but finished two over bogie at seventeen, leaving Mitchell as season low-score record holder with 81 and 84 marks rising again. Season concludes with cups to be awarded as featured golf season notes credit Mrs C P Skinner as ladies champion and Mitchell as no-handicap men’s champ.
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John D. Cady
W. L. Velie
Arsenal Links
Mr. Cady
Leon Mitchell
Rock Island
Mitchell
Cady
Island Links
C P Skinner
Moline
J. D Cady
Gladys Green Dives into Mississippi and Is Rescued
In Rock Island near Ninth Street, Gladys Green an inmate at Ruth Fairchild's home attempted suicide by jumping into the Mississippi. Passerby George Whiteman pulled her from the water ten feet from shore. She cited shame and unfulfilled financial hopes as motives and was taken home to Davenport by her brother.
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Ruth Fairchild
Mississippi
Rock Island
Ninth Street
George Whiteman
First Avenue
Gladys
Davenport
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