Body Found On Shore With Clue to Identity
A body found on the shore shows death by its own action. A pocketbook containing a charm and faded flowers is the only item aiding identification, offering a slim clue to the deceased's kin.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
2
Revolver Found Nearby Body in Illinois Riverbend
A young man’s body with a .32 caliber revolver near his temple was found Sunday afternoon by Ben Houck of Watertown in willows along the Mississippi opposite Zach Einfeldt farm. The death is ruled a self-inflicted tragedy. identity remains unknown despite clothing and possessions offering few clues. An inquest returned the verdict of suicide, with Coroner Eckhart directing further attempts to identify the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Mississippi
Watertown
Ben Houck
Eckhart i
Mr Houck
Zach Einfeldt
Mi Houck
Ulmners
Frank Lovey
Hawk Farm
Houck
Savey
Horch
Houck Heenck
Manne
Nestle
Eckhart
R Ammerman
T J Stanley
Walter Sehave
John Sehave
J H Allsbrow
Matt Coburn
Lodertaner Allgbrow
Sale of the Marquette property is confirmed
The Princeton Michigan circuit court on September 18 confirmed the receivership sale of the Marquette Third Vein Coal Company by Walter A Rosenfield. Attendees included Hurst of Rock Island and F H Cooper of Kansas City representing the New York Trust Company, plus the Walsh Brothers of Davenport. Shaker screens and four boilers were installed in anticipation, with plans to produce 1200 to 1500 tons of coal daily under the reorganized name The Marquette Third Vein Coal Mining Company, capital stock $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Walter A Rosenfield
Marquette Third Veln Coal Company
Hurst
Rock Island
F H Cooper
Kansas City
Kas
New York Trust Company
Walsh Brothers
Davenport
Springfield
Marquette Thind Vein Coal Mining Company
Waterways Commission Guests of Press Club
The inland waterways commission will visit Davenport Arsenal and Moline on September 29. Members include Chairman Theodore E Burton Senator Francis G Newlands Senator William Marner Senator John I Bankhead General Alexander Mackenzie Fo H Newell Gifford Pinchot and Herbert Knox Smith. The Tri-City Press club hosts a 6 PM dinner at the Rock Island club with a river trip from Davenport to Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col . Mackenzie
Davenport Levee
Davenport
Arsenalland
Moline Rock
Moline
Rock Island
Theodore E Burton
Ohio
Francis G Newlands
Nevada
William Marner
Missouri
John I Bankhead
Alabama
Alexander Mackenzie
Fo H Newell
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Herbert Knox Smith
Thieves Loot Gunberg Bakery on Fourth Avenue
Thieves entered Bo Gundberg’s bakery between Fifth and Sixth streets after closing Saturday night and opened a desk to steal $7400 in gold and silver. residents report porch furniture thefts nearby. a leather chair and other items were found or missing as the break-in prompted a neighborhood disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Gundberg
Fourth Avenue
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Atole
T.e
Sone Cine
Samidas
Pittthreenne
Barnard
Bere
Raonda
Avelys
Fragmentary family relations in a Washington Star excerpt
A garbled OCR passage describes a blended family with children from multiple marriages and various household roles. It includes phrases about a woman and her children, a man’s first and second wives, and a character named Uncle Eben remarking on others judging him. The fragment ends with a line about expectations and proving himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Bhuchand
Eben
Washington Star
Erection of East Moline Church and School Begins
Work has started on a two story 36 by 80 foot building on Bluff Road east of Thirteenth Street to serve as a church with future use as a parochial school. Father Van Steppen leads the project with a 90 family congregation and plans include a nunnery and priest housing as the broader scheme unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
Bluff Road
Thirteenth Street
Father van Steppen
Belgium
Rock
Sland
Daniel Knowlton Rests After Memorials For Civil War Vet
Friends honor Daniel Knowlton at funeral services held from his son in law Walker Kent's home with Rev J W Edwards officiating. Iron Molders union and G A R members led at the grave. Knowlton traced to Mayflower 1620 and Colonel Thomas Knowlton of Bunker Hill fame. He served three years in the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery and lived thirty years in the city after earlier stints in Fort Atkinson and Whitewater Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Daniel Knowlton
Inlaw Walker
Kent
J W Edwards
First Methodist Church
Iron Moldere Union
Graham Post
Knowlton
Thomas Knowlton
Bunker Hill
Francis Knowlton
Rockford
Fort Atkinson
Whitewater
Wislie
First
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
Rural township funds sought for Tom Moline road
A committee was formed to canvass funds for building a road in Rural township of Valley townships. The group aims to raise about 15000 dollars, with early subscriptions needed to start project headway. First solicitors are WM Butterworth L C Blanding and C F Anderson, who will begin shortly. The larger committee will organize further fundraising efforts after next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Valley
Wm Butterworth
L. C Blanding
C. F Anderson
New Fall Hat Inquiry Sparks Seasonal Forecast
A light exchange attributes a request for a new fall hat to casual weather musings. The Houston Chronicle notes patience as a plan for deciding on fall attire and seasonal readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny
Houston Chronicle
Sues for 80000 for death of Rock Island engineer
Mrs Bridget O'Brien administratrix of Cornelius T O'Brien's estate sues Rock Island road for 80000 claiming negligence led to her husband's death on November 9 1906 at Ataus Iowa. He was struck by a mail sack protruding from an iron crane while riding in the engine cab and killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget O’brien
Cornelius T. O'Brien
Rock Island
M. V. Gannon
Lane & Waterman
Rockieland Road
Ataussa
Iowa
O'Brien
Masons Present Titus With A Silk Umbrella
Ex Senator G W Titus of Muscatine, who spoke at the annual Masonic picnic for Scott and Rock Island counties in August, was surprised in Davenport last week. A Davenport attorney had invited Titus for a conference, and a committee from the two counties presented him with a silk umbrella with ivory handle to honor his address. The inscription read From the Masons of Rock Island county, Iowa and Scott county, Iowa. A silver IDE encircles the lower part of the idle bearing Titus' name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G W Titus
Muscatine
Scott
Rock Island
Davenport
Titus
Murphy
Rock Island County
Scott County
Iowa
Securt Sty Securt Sty New Planter Patent by Crisman
Alonzo Crisman of Rock Island has secured a patent on a four-wire check row planter that replaces wires with a third wheel to prevent misalignment. He has received offers from multiple implement firms and may manufacture the device himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo . Crisman
Rock Island
M. Crisman
Surprise wedding for Eric Severin and Grace Atkinson in Moline
Eric P Severin and Grace Atkinson were married at 8 pm Thursday by Rev D S Andrewartha at the Second Methodist parsonage in Moline. The ceremony was a planned surprise with about two dozen friends at the depot offering rice and old shoes as a send off. The bride, daughter of Elizabeth Atkinson, is a Union Electric Telephone Co operator. the groom is Matilda Severin's son and a noted local musician. They honeymoon in Minneapolis and St Paul and will live with the groom's mother after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric P Severino
Grace Atkinson
Moline
D S Andrewartha
Second Methodist Church
George M Baker
Slater
Severin
Union Telephone Co
Rock Island
Elizabeth Atkinson
Railroad Avenue
Union Electric Telephone Co
Matilda Severin
Fourth Avenue
The Arrival in a Poem of Courting
A playful exchange unfolds as a poet asks for a couplet from a fair maid. She responds with a blush and a shy smile, signaling mild interest in composing verse together.
Prompt Answers Judge Prisoner and Police Exchange
The editor notes a terse exchange with a judge and two policemen. A prisoner asks what brought him here and mutters about being drunk. The two officers respond tersely, and the editor records the odd exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeu
McKinley Interurban Eyes Chicago Peoria St Louis Line
Rumor says the McKinley syndicate plans to buy the Chicago Peoria and St. Louis line between Peoria and St. Louis to run as an interurban from Rock Island to Peoria and already surveying Freeport. It would cut losses on passenger service, add express and freight, and control terminal facilities to expand toward St Louis via the merchants' bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Interurban
Chicago, Peoria
St. Louis
Peoria
McKinley
Rock Island
Freeport
C., P and St. L
Chicago
Springfield
8St. Louis
McKinley Company
Alton
Pekin Union
St Louis
Merchants’ Bridge
Rock Island Post Office Adds Two Carriers
Postmaster H A J McDonald announces two more carriers for Rock Island, effective October 16. Lacille Ege and William McLain will become regulars, with Joseph Willmer as first substitute. Sears’ Mr Mitchell will handle the South Rock Island rural route while carrier Joseph Burghardt recovers. Total carriers rise to eighteen to improve city service and provide two deliveries daily in outlying areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H A J McDonald
Rock Island
Mdonald
Lacille Ege
William McLain
Joseph Willmer
Mr Mitchell
Sears
South Rock Island
Joseph Burghardt
Ellen Terry's birthplace claim in Coventry
Chicago Daily News notes two Coventry homes claim to be Ellen Terry's birthplace. One house reads This is the birthplace of Miss Ellen Terry, the opposite house proclaims This is the original birthplace of Miss Ellen Terry, reflecting local legend in the English city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Terry
Coventry
Miss Ellen Terry
Chicago Daily News
Barrister Ball Player Suffers A Bad Injury
The Rock Island lawyers, after a summer winning streak, lost to Woodmen office 15 to 4 at Island City park. Sam Dart badly wrenched his knee and retired, while Larson suffered a split hand requiring four stitches. Anderson and Sample pitched for Woodmen, Hogan caught. A D Johnson pitched for the lawyers. The game ends the season for both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Woodmen
Sam Dart
Larson
Sample
Anderson
Ho- Gan
A. D. Johnson
Iawyers
Island City Park
Ten Hours in a Coffin Frat Initiation
A Dubuque high school student Roy Lorraine endured ten hours in a coffin as part of a frat initiation. He was gagged bound and driven to a rural cellar where candles flickered as he lay in the coffin overnight awaiting release by friends at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGatcheon
Dispatch
Dubuque
Roy Lorraine
Lorraine
Candlea
Brother of Yardmaster Cries Attract Attention After Train Crash
William J. Planigan, 19, a new St. Paul railroad employee, was fatally struck on the Nahant Yards near Davenport during a night switch shift. He severed one leg and was crushed other, dying at St Luke's hospital two hours after the 2:45 accident. He was the son of Daniel J. Flanigan and brother of John J. Flanigan, yardmaster for the St. Paul in three cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Nahant
Davenport
William J. Planigan
St. Paul Road
St. Luke's Hospital
Daniel J. Flanigan
West Fourth Street
John J. Flanigan
Davenport Girl of Eight Is Declared Delinquent
An eight year old Davenport girl named Idm Davis, daughter of Mr and Mrs L Davis of 517 Perry Street, is described as a kleptomaniac. She has been placed in a Rock Island home but continued stealing from her family and was returned. A petition asks Scott County District Court to declare her delinquent and dependent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Idm Davis
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Harper
Nervey
Philadelphia Press
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Reorganized Corporation
Three Cities
Rock Island Club
The
Inland Waterways Commission
Tri-City Press Club
Missisippi
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Cal
Tkinsen
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Anc
Mayflower
America
Fender
Cornaline O’brien
Rock Island Road
Masons
Dav
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Securt
McKinley Sistem
Interurban Syndicate
O. P
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PT Ngai
Sevexs
B.C
Hoime
Brat
Barrister Ball
Attorney Larson
Rock Island Lawye
W. J. Flanigan Watally
Parm
Inter Ocean
Associated Press
New York Sun
New York World
Meline Review-Disputes
Bath
John Deere
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