Verdice Smail awarded $300 in 15,000 damage case
The 15,000 damage suit of Matthew Melvin v Red Jacket Manufacturing went to the jury Wednesday evening and yielded a $300 verdict after a 6 to 6 split. Attorneys plan a motion for a new trial. Also reported are guilty pleas and sentences for two prisoners, a resumption of work at P N Jacobsen Jr cigar factory, and a Elks convention plan to send a special train from Davenport. Obituary notes John D. Smith’s death in Grinnell.
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Matthew Melvin Ve
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Melvin
Barker
William McDonald
William Henn
Joseph H. Soll
Chicago
Anamosa
Board of Pardons
Roy Powelson
P. N. Jacobsen, Jr
Elks
George W. Scott
Waterloo
June with whom he had made his home since last fall
Fragmentary line notes a person named June who shared the subject's residence from the previous autumn, indicating a domestic arrangement that began in fall. The readable text provides no further context on identity, location, or events surrounding this living situation.
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June
Steel nets to shield warships from torpedo attacks
Narragansett bay test demonstrates steel nets absorbing Whitehead torpedoes at 30 knots. The Morris torpedo boat fired within 800 yards. net remained intact, quivering but undamaged. Navy plans rapid outfitting of battleships cruisers with nets before Suez voyage.
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Narragansett Bay
Newport Dispatch
United States Navy
Morris
Suez
Chance for Teachers in Philippines Mission
Frank R White of the government public school service in the Philippines travels to Washington to recruit about 250 teachers for the islands. He will interview officials and select willing men and women to teach. Positions pay 900 to 1500 dollars per year and he prefers more men but aims to sail a full cargo of both sexes in a few weeks.
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Frank R- White
Government
Public School Service
Philippines
United States
White
Washington
Insular Bureau
War Department
Civil Service Commission
Nebraska
Islands
Ban on Merry Widow Hats In Church Sparks Debate
Rev An ton Kuhls of St Marys Catholic church in Kansas City Kansas bans The Merry Widow hats describing them as out of place with the crucifix and warns rear seating crowds cannot see the sanctuary. He bars hats with two foot brims and offers to collect them at the sexton.
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Anton Kuhls
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Kansas City
Kan
Kahls
Dredging Work in Moline Harbor and Local Notices
The Mogul dredge operates off Sixteenth street klarifying a channel to improve steamer landings for excursions and freight barges. Fifty saloonkeepers post bonds and licenses. the mayor will review them. Alumni banquet set for May 29 at Manufacturers Hotel for the class of 1908. Moline domestic science school to close May 8. equipment offered to Womans Club and Iowa City schools. Margill to deliver Memorial address on Decoration Day. Bishop Fallows to speak at Rock Island arsenal. Langbehn bakery foreclosed. S S Berry unhurt after a fall from Elm street car. Obituary notes Mrs. John Anderson of Maywood, formerly Emma Engmark.
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Mogul
Moline Harbor
Sixteenth Street
Albert K. McCurdy
High School Alumni Association
Manufacturers’ Hotel
Moline Training School
Mesdames
Emily McCurdy
Kate Gleason
Woman’s Club
Mesdames McCurdy
Gleason
Iowa City
Retired Man Praises Cooper Medicine’s Stomach Cure
A retired Everett Massachusetts businessman writes that a Cooper medicine cures his long term Bright’s disease symptoms and kidney trouble within 24 hours after reading an article. He says his wife’s stomach distress and nervousness also improved and endorses the remedy. The Harper House Pharmacy offers to describe the record to interested readers.
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Cooper
FE. H. Lambert
Francis Street
Everett
Mass
Lambert
Bright
Harper House Pharmacy
Caution in Fire Insurance Choices Emphasized
Property owners are urged to examine the financial strength of insurance companies and the standing of local agents before purchasing coverage. The article notes that a strong insurer and a trustworthy agent can protect homeowners and potentially save money in a loss situation.
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Davenport
Tri- Cities
Louis Wirtz
Iowa
Lanis
John D. Smith
Scott County
Grinnell
W. K
Young Men's Clothes
Ederheimer, Stein & Co. Makers
Ederheimer- Stein
the Clothier
Chance
Kendrick
Moline
Rock Island Arsenal
Sons of Veterans
Aiet
Grand Army
Bishop Fallows
H. W. Langbehn
Fifteenth Street
Ina Langbehn
S. S. Berry
People’s Furniture & Carpet House
Elm Street
John Anderson
Anderson
Maywood
Emma Engmark
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
W. C. Maucker
Fire Insurance Agency
Maucker
Insurance Commissioner of
Ilinois
I Ancven
Minuch Ins. Co
Germany
Commercial Union Assurance Co
England
Franklin Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Fire Association of Philadelphia
German American Insurance Co
New
London Assurance Corporation
Fourth Avenue
Knabe
D'Albert
Lotten
Second Avenue
Rock Island
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