Davenport News Briefs Include Union Treasurer Arrest
Davenport items report W K Benegar treasurer of Team Drivers local 583 jailed on $500 bond awaiting preliminary examination on larceny by embezzlement charges. He allegedly took $20 from the union. Also noted are a Davenport trade excursion plan for Aug 23 24, a roustabout robbery aboard the Dubuque, Major Hayward's Europe return, P T Walsh elected to Scott County Savings bank board, Dr E O Ficke apprehending a buggy thief, and Quinn jailed for stealing a coat.
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W K. Benegar
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Roddewig
Benegar
P. T. Walsh Bank
Scott County Savings Bank
P. T. Walsh
F. T. Blanck
E. O. Ficke
George Quinn
Quinn
Ficke
Mt. Ida
Simon Vann
Markets Update Chicago Aug 10 Cotton? Wheat and hogs price shifts
Chicago market notes show wheat ranges from 71% to 79% with September and December figures, corn around 49 to 50 and oats near 21 to 32. Hog receipts surge with 24,000 hogs and a weak to 10 cent lower open, cattle strong, sheep steady. New York stock quotes list U S Steel and Reading among others. Provisions and live stock prices in Rock Island show chickens and eggs, butter, lard, potatoes, cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain prices for the day.
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Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
New York
U. P
U. S. Steel
Reading
Rock Island Common
Southern Pacific
N. Y. Central
Missouri Pacific
Erie
T. C
Atchison
Locomotive
Sugar
St. Paul
Copper
Republic Steel
Southern Ry
Rock Island
Moline Park Plans and Local News Highlights
Work starts next week on Sylvan park development and Observation park at Fourteenth street and Eleventh avenue to test a children’s playground concept. Druggists agree to extended Sunday and holiday closing hours from 12 noon to 6 pm, except November to February when 5 pm openings prevail. Two men injured in a runaway accident on Fifteenth street near Eighteenth avenue. Dr. C A Peterson and John Ekelin were dragged but only Peterson was badly shaken. Knights of Columbus tri city initiation to be held in Mol ine this fall, with plans for many candidates. Opera house cleaning and renovations underway in preparation for September opening. Mrs. Carrie West, 96, dies at daughter’s home. Sweden-born resident had 11 children and 20 grandchildren. A new pict ure enlargement scam is targeting Moline residents. Cox family reunion proceeds despite rain, with about 80 attendees. Electric Bitters praised by E H Wolfe of Bear Grove for curing kidney trouble and general debility.
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Sylvan Park
River Front
Observation Park
Fourteenth Street
Eleventh Avenue
C. A. Peterson
John Ekelin
Ekelin
Dr. Peterson
Hans Peterson
Fifteenth Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Peterson
St. Anthony's Hospital
Carrie West
Ingrid Berger
Sixteenth Avenue
Sweden
Moline
Berger
Hannah Olson
Peter West
John West
Chicago
Bertha West
Experimental Macadam Road Costs $2500 A Mile
The Illinois State Highway Commission advances several experimental roads, including a Salem stretch where a 14 foot wide 8 inch deep macadam road shows the value of proper equipment. Costs per mile estimated at 2500 dollars, with stone from the state rock crusher and freight by rail. Also notes John M Greer drag road near Salem praised for efficient maintenance and long use. Charles Baldwin touts Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets for constipation and digestion.
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State Highway Commission
Salem
Salem Township
Highway Commissioners
Charles Baldwin
Edwardsville
Chamberlain
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Davenport
Charles, Steel
Davenport Commercial Club
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Northwestern
Henry Green
Dubuque
Lew
Green
L. Fox
Fox
John Green
Europe
E. B. Hayward
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
England
Paris
France
Germany
Groces
Genessee Pure Food Co
Leroy, N. Y
Second Avenue
Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Cincinnati
Louisville
W. A
Ben Elp
AL Us
St. A
Gamrett
Gene Mem
W. ©. Rinearson
G.P. A
U. S
Knights of Columbus
Tri-City
Order
Tri-Cities
Opera House
Cox
Campbell's Island
E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Iowa
Hartz & Ullemeyer
B. R. Tillman
United States
Mt. Pleasant Park
Clinton
Rock Creek
Wapsie
State Commission
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Menard
Illinois Southern Railroad
John M. Greene
Greene
Angus
Minnetonka
the Garden of Love
Bowlby
Totten
Music House
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