Berlin Quiet Amid German Capital’s Busy Pace
narrator describes Berlin as quiet compared with Chicago and New York, noting strict order, limited hours for business, absence of newsboys, and use of automata for newspapers. He visits technical high schools, praises German efficiency, then rides an underground elevated line, visits the zoological gardens, and observes open city life with beer, parks, and music stands before bidding good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Chicago
New York
Paris
Beriih
Germany
England
Zoological Gardens
Empire
Dixon Rock Falls Electric Railway Co Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation filed in Circuit Clerk Gamble's office set up Dixon Rock Falls and Southwestern Electric Railway Co. The initial board includes Maxson Goodell McNeil Leitch and Sheldon all of Rock Falls. Principal office listed in Rock Falls with fifty year duration and capital stock of 50000. Planned electric railroad from Dixon to Rock Island and by laws dated August 3 filed.
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Dixon, Rock Falls & Southwestern Electric Railway Co
Gamble
QOE
Dixon
Lee County
Rock Island
Board of Directors
Rock Falls
East Moline Bank Issues Papers for New Institution
The state auditor issues papers for organize the State Bank of East Moline in Rock Island listings. Capital set at 25000 with ten percent surplus and share limits of ten per investor at 100 each. Stockholders include Phil Mitchell E H Guyer J A O Neil Dan Mc Neal Myron Jordan and others. Site and opening date not yet determined.
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State Auditor of Public Accounts
State Bank of
East Moline
Phil Mitchell
B. J. Mitchell
E. H. Guyer
Rock Island
E H Guyer
J. A. O'Neil
Dan Mc Neal
Myron Jordan
A. L. Vernon
A F Ryan
E W. Hurst
Charles Mce Hugh
O. R. Chamberlin
H B Sudhow
R. S. Silvis
T. J. Gorman
Fred Titterington
J. H. Long
Wm. Golden
C. C. Carter
J. W Johnson
K. P. Anderson
H. 8. Cable
Ira Carr
B. D. Connelly
C. E. Case
A. C. Dart
W. H. Edwards
C. H. Pope
H. E. Curtis
W. EB. Taylor
I S White
Anderson
H. Lewis
M. J. Morris
H. A McDonald
E. A. Sould
Steel Mill Case Stopped as Chancery Referenced
Rock Island court sent the McCaskrin mayor contest to a master in chancery after ruling a hearing in open court would be impractical. Frank Anderson vs Republic Iron & Steel Co was halted when the jury was discharged and the case stricken from the trial list. Several chancery cases were likewise called and stricken under the rule as contempt and divorce actions proceed.
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George Washington McCashrin
Rock Island
Master In Chancery
McCaskrin
McConochie
Euclid
Frank Anderson
Republic Iron & Steel Co
Andrew Dexter
Adair Pleasants
B. H B. L & Law Assn
Blackman
Walter Johnson
Fred Hass
D R. I
N. W. Bridge Co
Ida May Chambers
Chas
Chambers
Nellie E Fleischman
Jos. S. Fleischman
H. S. Springer
Wm. A. Johnson
August Merel
Louise Merel
Irene Mae
Shelly
Milton J. Shelly
Wao
Debaters chosen for Augustana Luther College joint event
A preliminary contest at Augustana chapel on Saturday selected three debaters to represent Augustana in a joint debate with Luther College of Decorah Iowa. The topic was Resolved That reason is a greater factor than impulse in shaping destiny.
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Augustana Chapel
Augustana
Luther College of
Construction Underway for Davenport Ice Harbor Project
Work began Friday on the Davenport ice harbor at Grand Island lower end between the island and the Iowa shore. A $15,000 federal appropriation granted after rivermen urged the project will allow completion by season end, protecting boats from ice logs and improving river navigation.
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Davenport
Congress
United States Engineers
Grand
Offerman's) Island
Iowa
Moline Loss Boosts Chicago as Union Offices Move
The International Blacksmiths union ordered removal of its head offices from the Mail building, Moline to Chicago, at the Har mony Hall convention in St. Louis. President John B Slocum and Secretary Robert B Kerr were re elected for two years. Slocum’s salary increases. The move ends the Moline presence after years.
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Moline
International Blacksmiths’ Union
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Harmony Hall
St. Louis
John B Slocum
Robert B. Kerr
Slocum
Kerr
Slocums
Ladies of the Gar
Miss Frances Head Weds George A Pennock in Rock Island
Miss Frances Head became the bride of George Alger Pennock Friday evening at the Head residence in Rock Island. The Rev W S Marquis officiated with Mendelssohn’s wedding march. The couple will reside after December 1 at 929 Second avenue Rock Island after a wedding tour thru the East. Pennock is mechanical superintendent at Rock Island Plow Co and from Weston Massachusetts. Miss Head is a Rock Island High School graduate with musical talent.
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Frances Head
George Alger Pennock
C. B. Head
Rock Island
W. S. Marquis
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Mendelssohn
Clarence Schroeder
Bessie Mirfield
H. H. Hubbard
Pennock
Second Avenue
Rock Island High School
Rock Island Plow Co
Boston Institute of Technology
Weston
Mass
Kansas City
Rival phone battle looms as injunction sought
Central Union Telephone Co seeks a circuit court injunction to block Union Electric Telephone Co from building a line from Rock Island to Milan. The dispute centers on franchise terms and county rural service, with both sides maneuvering over rights of way and street paths in Rock Island and Milan as construction continues in the interim. The court extended answer deadlines and kept status quo until the injunction hearing.
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Central Union Telephone Co
Union Electric Telephone Co
Bell People
Twin Cities
Twin-City
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Central Union
Union Electric People
Rock Island
Milan
Twin-Cities
Bell
Twelfth Street
Aiken Street
Ninth Street
Sears
Mannot
Gest
Union Electric
Circuit Court
Union Electric Co
University Graduate Admitted to Local Firm
N Alfred Larson, a graduate of the university, was last spring’s exam recipient and recently admitted to Sturgeon area. Kes Rock Ia! nun ber art a ges Pn.
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N. Alfred Larson
Ulinots Ata University
Venta By
Sturgeon
Crime rise in East St Louis tied to St Louis exposition
Belleville report notes East St Louis crimes up to 26 of 29 indictments in four months as the St Clair county grand jury investigates the June 6 lynching of teacher David S. Wyatt. Court docket exceeds 800 cases as Judge Burroughs orders a sweeping probe.
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Belleville
Ill
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
St. Louis
B. R. Burroughs
David S. Wyatt
Botanic Blood Balm Claims Cure for Rheumatism and Blood Ailments
Advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatic and blood disorders. It cites relief from back and shoulder pain, stiffness, breathing issues, and catarrh after using Blood Balm, claiming many long-standing cases were resolved when doctors and patent medicines failed. Includes pricing and sample offer details.
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Botanic
Buttle
Imedical
Resiby
Atlenta
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Cervin
London
Dixon, Rock Falls
Southwestern
East Moline Bank
Auditor of Public Accounts
The
Savings Bank
Motine Trusts Savings Bank
U. S. Wright
Ainsworth
M’caskrin
Chancery Side
Demurrer
Offerman’s Island
Convention of International Blacksmiths’ Union
Miss Head Bride OF
Geo. Alger Pennock
Dewend -Kuschmann
Third Avenue
Illinois
First National Bank
Moline, Illing
J. M1. Gould
J. T. Browning
O. H. Drarg
Deere & Co
H. A. Barnard
Barnard & Leas Mf
T. M. SehLer
D. M. Sehler
Gillmore
Cashier
Guulp U. G. EL Sohrbeck, Sohrbeck Bros
Walsh
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