Milwaukee Road Expands Heavy Engine Freight Through Moline
Three railroads entering Moline rely on heavy engines for freight trains. Since opening the Kansas City line, Milwaukee sends daily from 70 to 88 cars hauled by snort ing moguls from the Iowa division. When Milwaukee adds passenger service, it will use large engines for speedy westbound trains. Burlington also reassigns older dumping locomotives, with 1300 class engines now in use on nearby divisions. St Louis passenger business remains heavy with frequent extra coaches.
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Moline
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Iowa
Burlington
Mall
St Louis
Forty State Districts Planned by Knights of Pythias
Grand Chancellor W G Edens outlines a winter plan to launch about forty districts for Pythian instruction. The effort aims to reaffiliate lapsed members and organize lodges with many young members. Illinois seeks the supreme chancellor post in two years, with Edens hoping a strong Pythian force will lead.
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W. G. Edens
Knights of Pythias
Illinois
Eden
Edegt proposes aiding Rathbone Sister organization
The grand lodge plans to aid the Rathbone Sister by enlisting women in benevolent lodge work and continuing society goals. It lists annual grand lodge expenses at 34,537.18 dollars with 15,500 dollars for holding a grand lodge and estimated next year revenues of 47,988.88 dollars.
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Edegt
Grand Lodge
Rathbone
Edens
Richmond
Virginia
Order of
United States
Canada
Knights of Pythias
Grand Outer Guard of
Tilinois
Last Meet of Season Draws Small Crowd at Rock Island Track
Twin-City Driving association held the final matinee at Ninth Street track in Rock Island on Saturday. Weather kept fans away as 220 pace went to Morey Onward, 240 pace to Lavangadora, and roadster race to King. Second and third place finishers included Billy Raymond and Hi Ball among others. several entries and prizes were noted but details were incomplete due to the truncated report.
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Twin- City Driving Association
Ninth Street
Rock Island
Morey Onward
C. L. Silvis
Billy Raymond
Queen
Geo Huntoon
Moline
Billy the Ghost
Walter Monroe
Davenport
Lavangadora
Perry Merriman
Hi Ball
Hutchinson
Miss Edna
Joe Parker
Ella D
E. Ward
Troublesome Tom
J. Myers
Joe
J. Range
Bob# Kurtz
King
McNutt
4. Tullis
Lil Buckall
Association
Help chapel ready to be used next Sunday
Daniel Gordon turned over keys and became custodian of Help chapel on Twenty sixth street near the former depot. The neat structure designed by Cervin cost about $1540, with pews and a Riverside stove to be installed, and it will host a Sunday school and possibly grow into a church.
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Daniel Gordon
Help
Twenty Sixth Street
First Congregational Church
Gordon
Cervin
Help Chapel
Twenty-sixth Street
Nineteenth Street
Gaage
Man held on charge of attempting to poison child
Tom Connors a drinking man and suspected of mental imbalance allegedly attempted to poison his 2 year old daughter at 1123 Fourteenth Street. He was restrained, arrested, and held to the grand jury on $2000 bond. A doctor found muriatic acid in the water and Connors faces possible inquest into his mental condition.
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Tom Connors
Fourteenth Street
Connors
Bishop Potter Deplores Lack of Large Families
The bishop Potter issues a critique over dwindling large families, urging greater emphasis on sizable households among parishioners. He emphasizes social and religious implications of shrinking family size and calls for community action to support larger families.
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Potter
Funeral Held For Claude B. Cullom At Riverside
The funeral of Claude B. Cullom was held at A. V. Esterdahl parlors Friday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest at Riverside. Friends from Deere & Co. in Wood were among those who attended, reflecting the tragedy described as death by self action.
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Claude B. Cullom
A. V. Esterdahl
Riverside
Deere& Co. Atwood
Hm Seaetee
Illinois property assessments rise seven percent County adds 718002 to Rock Island total
An Illinois statewide property assessment shows an average increase of nearly eight percent over last year. Total property value reaches 208,744,800 with land at 315,403,168 and town and city lots totaling 397,579,149. Rock Island County is assessed at 8,517,246, up 718,002 from last year.
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Illinois
Rock Island
East Rock Island Plats New Town Site With 287 Lots
Filings by M I Mortis J E Reidy and T B Reidy in Circuit Clerk Ganbies office reveal a new town tract named East Rock Island adjoining New Shops. The plat shows 287 lots and marks official designation of the settlement near Moline.
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M. I. Mortis
J. E. Reidy
T. B. Reidy
Ganbie
East Rock
R Island
Moline
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Wilton
Dewend-Kuschmann Furniture Go
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SACOM
Milwaukee Road
The
Schwab
Methlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Trust
J P Morgan & Co
Steel Trust
Bethlehem Company
Dresser and Nixon
Dresser
Nixon
J P. Morgan & Co
Morgan & Co
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States Steel Trust
Héhwab
Ars
Republic
America
NIONE
East Rock Island
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