Coal shortage looms in tri cities commerce and drills
News from Moline Rock Island Davenport reports a looming coal shortage as winters scare margins. Dealers say no long term contracts, rising car shipments, and storage limits strain heating supply. Prices hold near four to four and a half dollars a ton with storm risk. Local factories stock no storage capacity, relying on car delivery for daily needs.
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Tri-Cities
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Middle West
Illinois
Burlington
People’s Power Co
Telegraphic markets report on hogs cattle and stock prices
Hogs receipts 18 000 steady to strong close light 8 65 9 10 heavy 7 80 8 95 mixed 8 05 9 05 rough 7 90 8 00 cattle receipts 8 000 weak sheep receipts 35 000 weak New York stock market mixed bank and commodity quotes with various percent changes and broker notes from H J Toher & Co. brokers.
State contracts set for charitable institution food supplies
Illinois boards award quarter long contracts for staples such as rolled oats cheese sugar coffee tea and fruits to Chicago and downstate firms including Quincy Grocery Co Water town hospital plans to receive hake prunes and other provisions for 1615 daily meals from storeroom to table Dr Crooks notes yearly totals and vendor coordination across state institutions Chew ing and smoking tobacco contracts awarded to Peoria Quincy and Winchester firms.
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State Board of Administration
State of
Watertown Hospital
Crooke
State Board
Watertown
Crooks
Hog Culture Special Plans for Illinois Visit
L. M Allen of the Rock Island lines announces arrangements for Breakfast Bacon specials in Minnesota and Missouri. A hog culture train completed a successful Iowa tour and was sent to Nebraska. Illinois plans are not definite yet, but the agricultural department work will continue.
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L. M Allen
Rock Island Lines
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Rock Island Road
Nebraska
Ilinois
Mr. Allen
State Union Formed for Illinois Barbers
Twenty eight thousand Illinois barbers organize a state body named Journeymen Barbers' Association of Illinois. The Rock Island meeting at Hotel Harris effected the move. Officers include President J E Strait and Trustees F W White of Moline and others.
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Daily Dispatch
Illinois
Journeymen Barbers’ Association of Illinois
Rock Island
Harris
Union Barbers
State Federation of Labor
International Organization of Union Barbers
Three Saloon Cases Continued to Now
City Attorney Ben S Bell reports ten day continuances for saloon violation cases including defendants Wolstencroft Schmidt and BE Johnson. The Jones family distraction and missed witness led to further delays as Bell vows to push to county court for maximum fines and possible supreme court review.
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William Schmidt
BE Johnson
Ben S Hell
Wolstencroft
Emma Jones
Ben DeJaeger
Mra Jones
Bell
Justice Courts
Supreme Court
Annual meeting program of Rock Island district women missionaries
The thirty second annual gathering of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society in the Rock Island district will meet at First Methodist Church Rock Island starting Thursday afternoon through Friday evening November 4. Mrs J S Cumming is district vice president. The program lists split lectures reports and activities including literature usage and committee appointments with several branch meetings and a memorial hour.
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Andrew
Sixth Avenue
Sweden
America
Charles Hillstrom
Anna
Arthur
M. W. Burg
Denver
Swedish Lutheran Church
Foreign Missionary Society of
Rock Island
The
Womang Foreign Missionary Society of the
Rock Island District
First Methodist Church
Eli Mattison
FE J Sloan
Moline
Worlds Missionary Conference
F J Robinson
Addie Snider
F Jo Giddings
Mra
Giddings
MFP
Lackland Practical
E K Shawl
LaFayette
Sf Stattattear
EB Chester Dwight Childrens Hour
Adda E Muse
Robbers wreck vault but fail to open safe at Galva bank
Robbers damaged the vault of the Galva State Bank in Galva Iowa today but could not open the safe. They reportedly secured some money before fleeing, leaving investigators to search for clues.
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Galva
Towa
Galva Btate Bank
Tva
Zuma Zume Te Of October 26 County Superintendent Forguson Visit
The article lists local residents and events, including visits by County Superintendent Forguson to Zuma schools, extended stays in Malta by Mr and Mrs Schafer, a 2nd birthday party for Dan Sachin, a wax ween surprise, a typhoid fever outbreak affecting Dolly Brandt and family, a dinner hosted by Mrs Mannie Wainwright, a variety shower for Miss Fannie Franklin, and the arrest of John Tarter for driving on a sidewalk with a $3.80 fine.
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Forguson
Zuma
Sati Schafer
Malta
Ham Schafer
Beal
Hennive
Nebranka
Minnie Wainwright
Dolly Brandt
Dolly
Colorado
Mannie Wainwright
Sadie Anthony
Woman Threatens Suicide After Harassment and Affair
Flossie Pilgrim, 25, pleaded she would kill herself if her ex husband Edward Milgrim stopped pestering her. She drank a bottle of camphor and alcohol at 411 Brady Street, survived after Dr James Dunn treated her for nearly three hours. The row involved her sister Melva Morgan, Pilgrim, and another young man, with Pilgrim urging a return to him and the woman resisting.
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Flossie Pilgrim
Edward Milgrim
Brady Street
James Dunn
Melva Morgan
Mr Pilgrim
Itta
Pilgrim
Om Waltresa
YMCA Building Fund Prepayment Suggestion Circulates
The YMCA building fund sends circulars to subscribers from the recent campaign. Letters propose accepting prepayment or full payment on installments due November 1 with a two year term. Treasurer’s address listed for payments at Sixteenth Street or the old YMCA building.
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Wits
Walkera
Sixteenth Street
YMCA
Elevator Destroyed. Loss Estimated at 3500 Dollars
A large elevator and a corner owned by Jo FP Turner of Cambridge at Wearner nine miles south of here were totally destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 3500 dollars with insurance. Cause believed to be a spark from the locomotive of a southbound Burlington train.
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Jo FP Turner
Cambridge
Wearner
Here
Tris Speaker Makes Multi City Tour
Tris Speaker former Boston Red Sox star is making a long stopover tour by Velie auto from Boston to Texas via Moline. He has reached Cleveland and will spend two days there before continuing to Chicago and Moline, arriving around the end of the week.
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Tris Speaker
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Texas
Moline
Cleveland
Chicago
Hampton News Notes and Social Visits
Hampton residents report guests from Davenport Kansas City and Dubuque. Local events include a singing program at the Methodist church, a ladies union meeting at Anna Adams home, a handkerchief sale at the town hall, and visits among neighbors and relatives across the region.
Circulate Petitions for Rock River Drainage Scheme
A drainage committee plans petitions calling for draining Rock River from Dr A H Arp’s farm east to Milan seven miles west. They seek government aid and signers from property owners representing one third of the property or half the owners overall. Work likely will not start for a year due to court proceedings and winter water conditions.
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Milan
Drainage Committee
Cl Jamison
John Wecker
H Arp
W Ot Velie
Br A
M Beal
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Tavis
Illinois Baptist State Assoc elects officers amid debate on higher criticism
The Illinois Baptist State Association elected officers including Moderator Rev M Tague and Assistant Moderator Rev E V Lamb. Dr W A Matthews of Chicago delivered the principal address opposing Higher Criticism, calling Baptists to stay loyal to church tenets and maintain faith amid heresy. A resolution commending Matthews's theological stance was adopted.
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M Tague
Dur
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Hle
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