Robbery at Davenport Firm Office Ends in Arrest
A daring Tuesday night heist at Martin Murphy & Jones in Davenport netted about $800 from the safe and $10 plus a watch from Dennis S. Driscoll, once a student with the firm. He was bound and confined overnight and found by a janitor Wednesday morning. three robbers escaped.
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Pavenport
Martin, Murphy & Joneh
Daveport
Dennis S. Driscoll
Illinois
Priva
Driscoll
Murphy
Irish Relief Fund
Chicago Tribune
David Parker
Elies Paddock
Joliet
Parker
Paddock
Metsch
Rock Island
Cincinnati
Chicago
Joliet Penitentiary
Deacon Tyrrell
Moline
E. W. Hurst
Mansill
Jones Donaldson
W. H. Chase and Son
Golden
Colorado
Dickineson
J. W. Morgan
Port Byron
W. L. Mesamer
Davenport
Timpay Hall
Heaplees
John Mueller
Elijah Booth
Greenwackers
Donaldson
W. F. Steinmetz
Myson
State Finance
D. Ova Reid
R. A. Donaldson
Tas
Jas, Kuetsar
Henve
Capt. Woodward
Dahlberg
Keator & Son
Geo. Lee
Tus Review
A.j.smith
Lee
Milton Jones
The
Rock Island Argus
Sheriff Perkins Office praised for efficiency and staff pay
The piece praises Sheriff Perkins and his deputies Ankrom and Miller for prompt and proper work while noting deputy pay of 750 dollars a year each and the sheriff’s 1500 dollar annual salary plus 60 cents daily for prisoner care. It also mentions twelve prisoners in jail and a retirement anniversary for D W Sickels with gifts from friends and family.
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Sheriff's Office
J. KE. Ankrum
Boétiff Perkins
Perkins
Ankrom
Phil Miller
Ankrum
Miller
Cost of Paper Tariff Debate
A discussion on removing tariffs from wood and straw pulps and chemicals used in paper making. The material costs affect newspaper and book prices and thus access to information. Proponents urge free list for pulp and a duty reduction to boost intelligence diffusion.
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House of Representatives
Treasury
Congress
Petition for widening Rock Island Rapids channel
Local citizens circulate a petition urging Congress to widen and deepen the Rock Island Rapids channel in the Mississippi River. The plea cites navigation difficulties, night passage obstructions, and the need for more than 200 feet width to allow steamboats and tows to pass safely, requesting transmission of maps and reports to the river and harbor committee during the current session.
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Rock Island Rapids
Congress
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Prominent Swedish Minister Rev Andraw Audimann Dies
Obscure report notes the death of Rev Andraw Audimann a leading Swedish Lutheran minister connected to Berin and Henry counties. He aided Augustana College Rock Island and preached locally. he left a large family after his wife’s death and remarried, with details of his life and community ties.
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Augustana College
Rock Island
Andreen
Morris
Swedena
Andraw Audimann
Swedens Berin
Henry
Mercar
Oshjory
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Jas J Watks
Fred Cram
Atties Fead
Aost
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Mortu
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Martin Wagner
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Hampton
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Augusta
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John V Cook
Cook
Ile
Board of Supervisors
W. W. Wells
Keator & Son’s
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W. E. Stevens
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