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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1909

Page

2

Stranger Dies in Davenport Heat After Panicked Flight

Frank Kellogg a 30 year old Chicago native, driven insane by heat, fled through East Davenport Monday afternoon. Police chased him to St Johns hospital where he died at 5 30 pm. Kellogg carried 45 dollars. he sold photo buttons during firemen's week and had sought a permit to canvass.

Frank Kellogg East Davenport Eastern Avenue St. John’s Hospital Kellogg Chicago Davenport City Hall East Rial Mary D. Rehling Warren Street John H. Rehling Ed Juksch M. J. Gadient William Timmeyer Louis William Kahl Rockingham Road Mr. Kahl Germany America

Hillsdale Notes On Residents and Visitors

Hillsdale community notices list visiting relatives from Rock Island Anawan and Milan and Port Byron residents in town. The piece records dozens of casual movements, short trips to Moline Morrison Geneseo and Chicago, and social events including a local sociable, ball games, and preparations for travel to New York and Nebraska. It also mentions street numbering debates and a new trolley sightseeing plan in the area.

Main Street D. J. Flannery Joshua Dillon Rock Island L. F. Giles Annawan M. J. Yolton Port Byron Hillsdale Justin Dailey Grace Dillon Moline Edward MacMurphy Nebraska George Liphardt Wesley Milan Sopha Musfeldt William Kempster Flora Crook New York E. F. Hovard Chicago William Sheppard Faye Martin Edna Frells Jane Atkinson DeKalb Hanna E. L. Hanson Homer Sell Albany Charles Wake Charles Robinson William Sands Geneseo Homer Palmer George Oliver Seattle Wash West Lillian Crompton Port Burton Glen Butzer Morrison Sterling Zuma George Brandt Peoria Mary Sell Julia Cowley Sands Frank Errett James Dillon Errett Chris Dillon Eva Byars Helen Erie Charles Zeller William Sutley Mable Carthy Davenport Charles Tanner John Hahn William White John Liphardt Bessie Martin Frank Dillon Charles Nicholson Fourteenth Streets South Moline Central Park Fifteenth Street Twenty Third Avenue Las Fourteenth Street Thirty Fourth Avenue Sixteenth Street Thirty-fourth Avenue Committee of the Whole For R. S Haney Silvis Feteruary Park Watch Tower Long View Park Haney East Moline First Avenue Twelfth Street First Twelfth Board of Local Improvement Paddock Seventeenth Street Rock Island Tracks

Russian Emperor and Nicholas Cruise Off English Shores

Emperor Nicholas and the Russian monarch toured English coast aboard the king's cutter Britannia while Iswolsky and Sir Edward Grey discussed diplomacy on the yacht Kinorn. The day included yacht racing with Hispania winning a 15 meter prize among nine entrants. Crowds grew large prompting the grand duchess to use a carriage. a banquet for the king and queen followed aboard the Standart in Cowes on August 4.

Emperor Nicholas Russia Brittania Iswolsky Edward Grey Spain Hispania Cowes

Counties Endorse Their Favorites

Mercer county Republicans instructed Fourth judicial district delegates to back Jo William T. Church of Aledo for the state supreme court. Monmouth Warren county Republicans urged delegates to back J. R. Brown of Monmouth to succeed the late Judge Guy Scott. At Kewanee National Tube Co began night shifts in malleable and nipple departments at its large plants.

Aledo, i Mercer County Yester Ide Fourth Judicial District Macomb Jo William T. Church Aledo State Supreme Court Monmouth Warren County Fourth Judicial Committee J. R. Brown Guy Scott Kewanee National Tube Company

Night Double Shifts Return Since Panic of 1907

The article notes that night double shifts resume following the panic in 1907, marking a return to extended labor hours after the financial scare. It emphasizes the historical context and the immediate impact on workers and businesses.

Anniversary Celebrated United States Revenue Cutter Service

Washington observes the 119th anniversary of the Revenue Cutter Service with full dress ships muster and a reading of the service history by executive officers. The day includes athletic events and amusements, with travel advice urging Chamaberlain’s remedy for travel diarrhoea.

United States Revenue Cutter Service Washington Revenue Cutter Service

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