Classic Revival Stone and Granite Pile Plant Purchase
United States firm pays 110000 dollars for a plant to house the Mo line branch of the Post Office Department, signaling a facilities expansion.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
2
Post Office Building in Moline Completes Grand Marble Look
The new Moline post office at Eighteenth Street and Third Avenue is practically complete after a year and a half of work. It represents a $110,000 government expense to provide a model 20th century facility with shower baths, secret passages for inspectors, and ample space for staff and public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Dispatch
Moline
United States Post Office
Eighteenth Street
Third Avenue
Moline Post Office
Post Office Department
U. S
Post Office Building Shows Grecian Classical Style
Describes a government post office on a 120 by 150 foot lot facing Third avenue. North Carolina granite base Indiana Minestone upper structure copper roof 60 by 100 feet with a basement and mezzanine storage. Features include metal shelving vaults lookouts to monitor clerks and a furnished postmaster’s private room with Wilton rug and quartered oak desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
United States
Socrates
North Carolina
Postmasters
Vaulted Arch Lobby At Post Office Building
The lobby reveals Caen stone and Italian Verona marble with white Terrazzo floors. It features a vaulted arch ninety five by fifteen feet with two revolving doors to Third avenue and Eighteenth street, bronze hardware, plate glass, and a large exterior eagle. Marble wainscoting, nickel trimmed fixtures, and extensive heat and lighting systems characterize the post office facility opened after delays in construction. James Devault & Son built it for $82,230, with multiple sub contractors and a government inspector overseeing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caen
France
Third Avenue
Eighteentho Street
Nts
Uncle Sam
Rock Island
Davenport
Eighteenth Street
United States
Saen Atone
James Devault & Son
Canton
Special meeting called by Moline Plow Co to increase capital
Notice a special stockholders meeting for Thursday October 27 1910 at 10 am in Moline Illinois office 1410 3d avenue. The agenda requests approval to raise capital from 7000000 to 9000000 dollars and any other business as needed by the Board of Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Plow Co
D. C
3D Avenue
Moline
Ill
Deere Implement Company
Molino
Tiinoia
The
John Deere Plow Company of
San Francisco
Recorder of Deeds
Rock Island
William Butterworth
John D. Sibley
Bethany Home Tag Day Promotes Charity Drive in Moline
The Bethany Home annual tag day is set for Saturday October 15 to raise about $1000 for homeless and neglected children. Women from Moline and Rock Island join the effort following a YMCA building campaign with a “tempest in a teapot” theme. Fifty seat tags cost five cents each so twenty thousand tags are planned and ward leaders will be named soon. Government officials note this granitoid sidewalk is the first of its kind in Moline and the best sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Moline
Rock Island
Plana
Expenditures for New Post Office Falls Short of Appropriation
A government report shows the $110,000 appropriation for Moline's new federal building left $11,000 unspent. The building is largely complete with $99,000 used. $12,000 remains available for future emergencies or repairs. Total costs including the lot, construction, and equipment reach $106,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Moline
Post Office Department
General Postal Department
Chief Bisant Home Negro Goes to Jail
John Johnson, colored, arrives with Chief Bisant from Sheridan to face murder charges in Edward Wyman case. Johnson admits plan to hold up Wyman with Virgil Ellis, claims Ellis fired the fatal shot. Wyman's body to be exhumed for bullet search. Also reports a Burlington freight- passenger wreck near Dooley Neb with four tramps blamed for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisant
Sheridan
Wyo
John Johnson
Edward Wyman
Johnson
Virgil Ellis
Wyman
Ellis
Sherdan
Ti Chief Bisant
Dooley
Neb
Burlington
McCaskrin Receives First Mayor Reprimand
George W. McCaskrin was rebuked by a vote at the last court meeting. He had ordered an entry in the records that critics said justified his stance on recent law and order actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McCaskin
Neith McCaskrin
McCashrin
Peter
Complete Arrangements For King’s Daughters Convention
Committees in charge meet at the Manufacturers' hotel to finalize plans for hosting delegates during the upcoming King’s Daughters convention in Moline. The entertaining committee asks members to host delegates, while the union provides noon meals and Friday supper. a Davenport circle invitation is noted. The visiting nurse report shows 136 patients, 701 calls, $167,465 in collections, and ongoing use of tents, linen and hospital rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Daughters
Manufacturers’ Hotel
Yesterd
King’s Daughters
Davenport
Ericson Memorial Fund
Marcia Gould
Formal Ballot Announced At State Convention
Minutes describe informal ballot plans for state officers and new officers presented. A luncheon, memorial services, consecration and communion, hymns, and an executive committee meeting followed the convention closing in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bleedon
Tevates
Ottumwa Moline Engine and Pump Co Formed in Illinois
Secretary of State Rose granted a license to form the Ottumwa Moline Engine and Pump Co of Moline with capital of 100000. Founders include J M Johnston R A Clifton and Jay A Barnard. The group declined to discuss ties to the Moline Pump Co or future Iowa incorporation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Moline Dispatch
Rose
Ottumwa-Moline Engine and Pump Co
Moline
Capital Stock
Object
General Manufacturing
J M Johnston
Peek & Dieten Law Firm
R. A. Clifton
Moline Pump Co
Jay A. Barnard
Ottumwa-Moline Engine Pump Co
Sean
Ottumwa
Iowa
Aledo Man Wins By Lot In 83rd Senate Nomination
Springfield dispatch reports the state canvassing board chose Peter Rungdahl of Aledo as the Democratic nominee for the 83rd district senator after a tie with John Day of Moline. Day was among the defeated candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo Man
Day
Springfield
Fot
Peter Rungdahl
Aledo
John Day
Moline
Rock Island Mayor Kisses Actress On Stage
Rock Island Mayor George Washington McCaskrin and friends watched The Gay Morning Glories in Moline. He publicly kissed a young dancer during the performance after she invited interaction, drawing cheers and playful shouts from the audience as a return engagement was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington McCaskrin
Anayor
Rock Island
Moline
McCaskrin
Mabel Mailuma
One Thousand Signers Push for City Commission Vote
In Rock Island, about a thousand residents signed petitions to place the commission form of government on the next ballot. Organizers plan to continue circulation for good measure to ensure a strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Additional Deputies Named by Kittilsen
Milo Grimes of this city and W. H. Brough of Rock Island have been appointed deputies by Sheriff Kittilainen. More deputies were needed because of criminal cases on trial in the three branches of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Grimes
W. H. Brough
Rock Ieland
Kittilaen
Strawberry Plants Bear a Second Crop
John Beck of four miles southeast of town found his strawberry vines produced a second crop. He picked three quarts of berries from a small patch, noted for their delicious flavor though out of season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beck
Horns as a Marker of Evil, From Shakespeare to Modern Thought
No man is inherently evil but the devil can be recognized by his horns, a line attributed to Shakespeare-like sentiment. The quote reflects a belief in visible signs as indicators of malevolence and suggests a warning about discerning true character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
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G H Libby
Moline Club
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Juliet
Central Council
J. A. Clark
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Silver Cross Chapter
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Galena
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State Savings Bank and Trust Company
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