Good Man for Coach in Davenport High School
Davenport announces the hire of E W Nixon as athletic director and history teacher for the next school year. Nixon, 25, 5 ft 11 in, 170 pounds, from Marissa Illinois, is a Monmouth College alumnus and ex captain of the Monmouth football team noted for basketball, baseball, and track prowess. He previously led St Matthew's College Burlingame California teams and is expected to bolster Davenport athletics. Also reported is the death of A A Adams in Davenport after heat exhaustion and related legal notices involving Nels Petersen, alleged to act under a Civic federation to harm liquor dealers, along with growth prospects for Bettendorf and local public works plans.
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Davenport High School
E. W. Nixon
Nixon
Marissa
Monmouth College
University of Illlinois
Monmouth
St. Matthew's College
Burlingame
Cal
Watertown Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Luther Peterson of Beardstown visits relatives in Watertown. A 29 member Methodist Aid group spent a day at the Milan parsonage with dinner and music. Numerous locals, from Sears visitors to Davenport contracts, enjoyed gatherings, birthdays, and club meetings. The M. T. Aid plans an ice cream lawn sociable on August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lewis
Mary Ryan
Fred Graham
Niagara Falls
Methodist Aid Society
Watertown
Milan
Rock Island
Maggie Hostetter
Andalusia
Mary Scane
Bruce Ellis
Ottumwa
Iowa
Davenport
Henry Iliff
Comanche
Jn Watertown
Florence
Edward Axelson
Hilma Anderson
Zuma
S. P. Cosner
Thimble Club
Husted
Elgin
John Crawford
August Peterson
Chicago
Fred Chidister
Libbie Driggs
Canton
Charles Boden
Moline Hospital
James Smith
Mineral
John Wilcoxson
Arthur Lyons
Springfield
Linda Letsch
Waterloo
Fannie Casper
Watertown Hospital
Reynolds
California
Guy Nicholson
Texas
H. Harb
Crooks
Nellie Kopp
Colorado
New Mexico
J. O. Geisler
M. T. Aid Society
Left in Lurch and Other Local Incidents
Police arrested and jailed 19 year old H M Burch after a marriage and subsequent bankruptcy of goods bought on installments. Axel Nelson who was shot earlier has left hospital for home. Frank Duncan arrested for disorderly conduct after an alleged assault on Magnus Peterson on Mud Island. Rene Vianene, farmer on Forty first street, injured in a runaway near Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street. Rock Island railway at Silvis begins building new engines and plans an office and planing unit. Obituary records note the deaths of infant Richard Theodore Abraham and Santel Joseph Van Mortel.
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Lurch
H. M. Burch
Frank Duncan
Magnus Peterson
Peterson
Duncan
Mud Island
Moline
Rene Vianene
Forty-first Street
South Moline
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Street
Vianene
Rock Island Railway
Silvis
G. W. Seidel
Rocky Island Railway
Richard Theodore Abraham
Aaron G. Abraham
Sixth Avenue
Santel Joseph van Mortel
Odiel van Mortel
Eighteenth Avenue
Victory in Fedora as Dr. King's Cure Debuts
In Fedora Tennessee the town rejoices as C V Pepper reports life saved by Dr King s New Discovery for lung hemorrhages after weeks of illness. He claims the remedy let him work again. The product treats coughs colds bronchial issues hay fever la grippe and asthma. 29 cents to 1 dollar with trial bottle free and guaranteed by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fedora
Tenn
Dr. King
Tragic Journey Ends In Grim Home Return
A New York woman on a business trip with her husband plans to visit friends midway home. After discovering he left for New York, she continues northward alone, changes trains twice, and witnesses a coffin being loaded onto the northbound train at each stop. At Jersey City the coffin crosses the ferry in a hearse, with one white and one black horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
Undertaker Delivers Husband From Train In New York
A woman, returning home, is told by an undertaker at her apartment building that the body he carries is of a man who died on a train near the city. He reveals the deceased is her husband, and she faints. The scene unfolds as she learns the grim coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Sarah Cashman
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Miss Cashman
New York Press
After Hours and a Church Dues Debate
A factory owner once offered workers wages if they attended church, and a worker asked about overtime before the sermon. Separately a pamphlet extols Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria and related ailments, praising its effectiveness and urging purchase for 50 cents with drugstore guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
London
FAIR EXCHANGE PROMISES RELIEF FOR WEAK BACK
An Illinois resident touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back and kidney pain after years of discomfort. The ad urges readers to buy the 50 cent remedy from local dealers, with Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo listed as U S agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
M. Felix
Fifth Avenue
Ill
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
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Brady Street
Kellogg
A. A. Adams
Adams
E. J. Koelle
Hines & Murray
Walter H. Petersen
Nels Petersen
Civic Federation
Scott County
Bettendorf
C. B. Stout
Tipton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Luther Peterson
Beardstown
W. M. Willis
Sears
Axel Nelson
Aoe
Hostetter
Mr. C. Marsh
Keystone, Ind
Commonwealth Edison Company
Michigan
Jackson
Washington
Potomac
R. M. James
Loudlen
S. C
Fair Exchange
Illinois
Central States
Milwaukee
V.n.mercer
Third Avenue
Old
West
George W. Swigart
Northern Michigan Line
Elegant Lake Steamships
Manitou
Rae Issouri
Mack- 20 Island
Northern Michigan
Imhall Lines
Lakuperior
Twater Lelandington
We’ Volx
Bac Church
G.P.A. Oftie
St. Imnace
Manut
Amona
Pasmauco
Tay
Cheboyg
Great Lakes
St. Bridge, Chien
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