Local Dispatch Briefs From Davenport and Moline
Friday notes Davenport and Moline scenes with resignations and arrivals. Erick Anderson quits the Twelfth street crossing as of last night. several sailors return from sea duty aboard Amphitrite. Lieut Marvin Lyon arrives feeble after illness. John Welch confronts conservatorship after a disputed marriage estate. A steamer Pilot sinks on a Le Claire sand bar. more locals travel to Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Omaha for work, funerals, or fairs.
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Mra
Cowley
Little Son
Omaha Keir
Erick Anderson
Twelfth Street
Ska
George Sophy
Wm. West
J. R. Casper
John Kurtenacker
Robert Reid
Monmouth
Laeut
Marvin Lyon
Rock Island
Dean
John Gilmore
Davenport
Harry Ainsworth
Mendota
Thither
Fulter Gifford
Coaltown
William Foley
Foley
Porter
McNulta
Chicago
Moline
John (Poodle) Welch
Magistrate holds Levens for bastardy charges
Magistrate Stafford sent Gus Levens to county court to answer the bastardy charge filed by Alma Fransin. Katharine Kall, 67, died of pneumonia after a weeklong illness. five sons and two daughters survive. Several local legal and civil actions are noted including arrests, parole updates, and municipal matters.
Local Notes From Colona Township October
Colona area notes report Mr E S Kane and son Clifford visiting Moline on Tuesday. Fred Stormeiater has spent a week grinding cane and making sorghum molasses. Mrs Ed Cain visited Mrs Mary Cain. August Koehn left his home. Clarence Kahne visited Hazelton Iowa to see his uncle L J Kane. A farewell party was held Tuesday May 10 for Aim and party. Amasa Pomeroy of Orie visited Colona Thursday. Corn was threshed Wednesday and Thursday, with fronts appearing, and corn fodder prepared for the season. Maggie Bell of Cable visited friends in Colona.
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Colona
Corona
E. S. Kane
Gon Clifford
Moline Tuesda
Fred Stormeiater
Mary Cain
Koehn
Clarence Kahne
Hazelton
Iowa
L. J. Kane
Ae Arewell
Baum
Mise
Jini Swanson
Hi Rey Misa
Kate Swanson
Carbon
Clift
A. Gransall
Amasa Pomeroy
Orie
Colona Th
Nellie Step Ellis Art Named Bertha Pirates of Raplas City
Fragmentary OCR notes mention names Nellie Step Ellis Bertha and a reference to Raplas City with pirate imagery. No coherent event details or dates are readable.
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Raplas City
Mrs. R. R. Sherrill and Miss Ziegler Visiting Galesburg
Mrs. R R Sherrill and Miss Hattie Ziegler are visiting in Galesburg. The pair are seen sight-seeing and meeting local residents during a temporary stay in the Illinois city.
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R. R. Sherrill
Hattie Ziegler
Galesburg
Local Social and Crime Notices From Quick Ledger
Miss Elsie Fleming remains sick while Mrs. Lyford of Coe is gravely ill at home. Mrs. Alfred Spaid heads to Omaha for the exposition then to return. Mrs. J. Thomas departs to Lemoille Iowa after visiting here. Ed Adrian and George Brandt arrest for maltreating Mrs. E Case’s dog. trial before Justice Whiteside on Saturday. Prof. Roger of Port Byron academy attended the Rock River Association at Annawan this week. William Clark injured by a falling extension ladder while painting the L. S. Pearsall store building. George Newton of Moline moves into George Dodge’s house and will take over Normand’s meat market next Monday. Elmer Johnson and Miss Bertie Adams wed at the Adams home in Rapid City.
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Elsie Fleming
Lyford
W. H.lyford
Coe
Alfred Spaid
Omaha
J. Thomas
Lemoille
Iowa
Ed Adrian
George Brandt
E. Case
Justice Whiteside
Roger
Port Byron
Elmer Johnson
Bertie Adams
Bert Adams
Rapid City
Local Notes and Business Moves
Fred Wendel travels to Chicago for embalming coursework. Julius McNabney returns from a state trip. Low river water linked to malaria in the area. Maggie Newell visits parents in Clinton and leads the telephone office there. Kessler’s boat fleet, with 400 to 500 workers, stops at the rapids en route to Quincy for dam contracts.
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Hampton
Fred Wendel
Chicago
Julius McNabney
Maggie Newell
John Newell
Clinton
Iowa
Kessler
Quincy
Illness and social visits in Clinton region
George Parks is very ill. Mrs. Frank Wilson visited friends at Clinton this week. Mrs. G. H. Gager is visiting relatives at Clinton this week. The Rev. J. Q. ASA entered into his duties as pastor the M. E. church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Haynes drove to Cambridge last week for a visit to relatives. Mrs. Lambert Lisst and daughter of Elgin were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Heany last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Plymire returned Saturday evening from York Pennsylvania where Mr. Plymire had been ill of typhoid fever. The crystal wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marshall was remembered by many of their friends who gave them a pleasant surprise at their home Tuesday afternoon.
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W.b.watt
Dallas
Texas
J. J. Enderton
Davenport
New York
Army Hospital
Ponce
Della Neimeyer
Sears
August Neimeyer
F. J. Clendenin
Springfield
D. J. Foster
Princeton
Ill
Foster
Joseph Feeley
Moline
U. S
Bancroft
Feeley
Barnard & Leas
Harrison Street
Naval Reserve
U. S. S. Puritan
Robert Sutherland
H. A
F. A. Schroeder
Port Byron
William Hoyt
Chicago
Henry Hanson
Grant-Galena Co
Dubuque
C. W. Heald
Ohio
Lizzie Bingham
Ruth
Thomas Devenish
Reese
E. A. Edlen
Norway
Wyland
Edlen
Fifth Avenue
Charles Lippincott
Bride
Stephens
Rock Island
Nick Newcomb
John McPartland
Moline Navigation Co
George M. Waters
Harmony Lodge
Robert Reid
Robert
Turkelson
E. P. Mitchell
Dr. Morgan
W. J. Entrikin
D. O. Reid
Davis Co
Dean
Rock Island Baseball Park
Rush Medical
Iowa University
Arsenal
Mrg
Peirce
C. P. Skinner
J. C. Horney
J.D. Cady
Frances Blunt
W. BE. Martin
O. C. Horney
Mias B. C. Chambers
T. S. Stanley
Mc- Mune
Klondike
McKinnie
Reimers
Library Street
Grimes
Aiatant
State University
Michi
Lors
Champaign
Willams, White
Berg Sonntag
Bare Rt
Binal
Temple
Eajary
Ida Hin
Will Wernick
Cent
Baengerléat.Misé. Sonntag
Terment
Frankfort
J. W. White
M. Quackenbush
Woodmen Executive Council
Oscar N. Grube
Company H
Fiftieth Iowa Infantry
Camp McKinley
Des Moines
F. W. Grube
Ottumwa
Medill
Porter Skinner
Agnes Swanson
Gus. Swanson
E. N. Bonnell
Rock Island Board of Education
Kemble
Sup-Pends
Edward Tindall
Twelfth Street
Fourth Avenue
John W. Carse
Frank Downs
John
George Parks
Frank Wilson
Clinton
G. H. Gager
J. Q. Asa
M. E
A. S. Haynes
Cambridge
Lambert Lisst
Elgin
W. C. Heany
W. H. Plymire
York
Moon Aids the Weak Through Restored Vitality, Dr. Greene Claims
An advertisement argues low mood from sickness drains strength and that recovery soon follows with expert care. Dr. Greene of 148 State Street, Chicago, offers free consultations by letter to treat weakness and ge bility, promising guidance and cure.
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Greene
The Joyful Feeling From Genuine Syrup of Figs
An ad extols renewed health and internal cleanliness from Syrup of Figs. It denounces cheap substitutes and urges buying the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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The
California Fig Syrup Co
Rioting in Virden Prompts Gov. Actions Against Imported Laborers
Illinois Governor denounces coal company leaders for importing laborers from the south, vowing riot prevention measures. He orders Adjutant General Reece to deploy Captain Craig and troops to Virden, disarm armed individuals, and bar unloading of imported laborers within city limits. He accuses the company officers of murder and says they will be indicted by Macoupin County grand jury.
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T.C. Lourk
Luking
Virden Coal Company
Winchester
Alabama
Reece
Craig
Galesburg
Sons of Veterans’ Regiment
Pana
Virden
General Reece
Captain Craig
Illinois
Macoupin County
Riot Threat Prompts Sheriff to Seek Troops in Virden
Sheriff Davenport sent a cable to Governor Tanner reporting a thousand armed outsiders assembling in Virden to trigger bloodshed. He warned his life risked and appealed for immediate troops. The governor replied he would not send troops while coal companies import labor.
Inquiry and Chronic Ills Through the War
A commentary on the War Department inquiry, noting blame and innocence in investigations. It warns of widespread illness outside the army, urging readers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to restore strength and blood, claiming it treats stomach, liver, and bowel derangements and aids dyspepsia and indigestion.
Republican Committee Plans Four Week Meeting Series
The republican committee plans several watch meetings over the next four weeks. One meeting will be addressed by Congressman Prince and another will feature a speaker from outside the district. Several distinguished men are being sought for the latter event.
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Republican Committee
Prince
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