Auto stops cars on Third Street chaos after crash
A car crashed into a trench on Third street between Rock Island and Iowa streets, blocking the street car system from 10:30 to 11:20 pm. The street car wrecker had to be called and the vehicle pried from the tracks before service returned. Nearby, a union picnic drew about 50 people at L. L park with McCausland’s brass band and Le Claire orchestra performing in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto
Third Street
Rock Island
Iowa
East River Street
L. & L Park
Sunday School Association of
Princeton
le Claire
Butler
Pleasant Valley
Lincoln Townships
McCausland
Hillsdale News Briefs and Local Visits Across Towns
Hillsdale residents host and visit relatives in Rock Island Milan Canton Morrison and Geneseo while planning trips to Milan camp meeting. Several Rock Island and Port Byron visitors drop by Hillsdale and area, birthdays celebrated, and a storm kills three horses on a nearby farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gould
Edgington Township
Resignations, verdict upheld, and obit noted in Moline
Pastor Rev Walter H North resigns from Plymouth Congregational East Moline effective Sept 1 to accept a pastorate in Little Falls Minnesota. Appellate court affirms $10 000 verdict against Republic Iron & Steel in Strafford case involving a teen worker. Obituary records Mrs Peter Langbehn of Moline aged 68 survived by five sons and five step sons. Life treasurer E J Lewis of Peoria dies by poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. North
Plymouth Congregational Church
East Moline
North
Congregational
Little Falls
Minn
Plymouth Church
Moline
Russell Strafford
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Supreme Court
Young Strafford
Sylvan Steel Works
W. R. Moore
Peoria
E. J. Lewis
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Boost Appetite
Detroit's J. H. Seitz reports improved appetite and digestion after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He notes relief from bloating and a pleasant bowel movement. Price 25 cents. Samples free. All druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. H. Seitz
Detroit
Mich
Death by poison suspected in Peoria saloon incident
A Peoria man, described as a 2nd de jBree Mason and a prominent lodge member, died last night by taking poison in a saloon. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Ance Company of
Peoria
Local Notices from Andalusia Area Readers
Numerous visits and visits by relatives are noted across Andalusia and nearby towns. Names include Mrs J L Meurling Sherrard Mrs Am ale Spickler Miss Maggie Hoffister Port Byron and many others with travel to Muscatine Davenport Rock Island Kalona Nes Moines and local farms. The column records short social updates and a medical care note for Fay Cole including a nurse arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Meurling
Sherracd
Amale Spickler
Maggie Hoffister
Port Byron
Fred Hoffister
Hannah Burmeister
Davenport
Louis Burmeister
Veraichler
Sherrard
O. BE. Brown
Manola
Iowa
Bernard King
Muscatine
Miss Titterington
Rock Island
Fay Cole
John Heintermeister
Kalona
Edward Simmons
Rocknd
Mia
Ed Wenks
Nes Moines
Quarterly meeting and local social notes in Zuma
A Sunday Zuma report notes a Rose Mull Sunday evening meeting with Elder Boggess delivering a sermon. Miss Echo Alisbrow of Root Island visited Miss Mamie Wake, and Mrs. George Ellingsworth with her children hosted Mrs. Albert Hereen’s family. Miss Mamie Lebrandt visited cousin Mrs. Dave Setzer, while Ella Savage and her daughter from Port Byron stayed with Mrs. William Dow. The item closes with the sudden death of Justin Ingram, longtime Zuma resident.
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Rose Mull
Boggess
Echo Alisbrow
Root Island
Mamie
George Ellingsworth
Moline
Albert Hereen
Mamie Lebrandt
Dave Setzer
Ella Savage
Port Byron
William Dow
Justin Ingram
Zina
Home made quilts and time valued by American women
Statistical Sam extols home made quilts as priceless, arguing that 30 million quilts embody overtime labor worth about 675 million dollars. He compares Rockefeller wealth to the labor of stitchers, notes patterns like big star and box quilts, and recalls quilting bees as a past social staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
D. Rockefeller
United States
Sam
Orient
John D. Rockefeller
Local obituaries and notices from Zuma area
Morning visitors mark a week of family news as Percy Ingram of Coe township mourns at Zuma Methodist. Ambrose Sears was ill last Saturday and Mrs Nan Wake retires from Mo ling visiting relatives. Clarence Walthers returns from DeKath where he attended school and will become high school principal at Sandwich HL in September. Mr. and Mrs Seymour Butcher visit relatives in Stetbenville Ohio. Mrs Clyde Wake suffers stomach trouble. Mos Bernard Karr visits her parents and returns to Rock Falls.
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Hampton
Minnie Transon
John Butter
Urbana
Arthur Ewing
Fuller
Ptown
A. Cc. Baron
Tom Cole
Nellie
Rock Island
William Douglass
Denver
Cole
E. L. Hanson
L. A. Giles
Geneseo
Paul Osler
Peoria
Hanna Johnson
Joseph Nickerson
Port Byron
Hillsdale
Rock River
Louis Bender
John Dillon
Bessie Washburn
Blanche Mercer
George Brandt
Percy Ingram
Coe Township
Zuma Methodist
Darehay
Ambrose Sears
Nan Wake
Moling
Zuma
Clarence Walthers
DeKath
Walthers
Sandwich
Seymour Butcher
Stetbenville
Ohio
Clyde Wake
Mos
Bernard Karr
Samuel Beal
Rock Falls
Coal Valley Baseball Rivalry Ends in Rain Delay
Coal Valley and Wyoming played a 5 to 5 tie after nine innings when rain halted the game Sunday at Wyoming OL. Two Coal Valley residents R Park and wife, returning from a trip to Moline in a car, crashed at Prick's hill. Mrs Park escaped injury but Mr Park suffered a fractured arm. They have since returned to Coal Valley.
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Coal Valley Baseball Club
Wyoming
Focal Boys
Coal Valley
R. Park
I. Nitz
Moline
Prick’s Hill
Park
Chicago
Mehan
Miss Mehen
Cuba
WC Swank
Taylor Ridge As FP and Local Names Feature Visit
Young and George Richarts left Oklahoma last Monday while John Daily of Port Byron visited with his brother G C Daily. Miss Bertha Reis of Peoria is visiting, as the notes hint at a series of regional exchanges and personal greetings.
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FP. Young
George Richarts
Salubrin and Mrs Heintermeister News and Proposals
Salubrin antiseptic remedies offered at 50c and a mouth wash version at 15c per bottle. Listings include local visits by residents and social notes. Mrs Heintermeister visiting Milan. Miss Repine visiting Rock Island. others travel to Chicago and Grinnell. Also endorsements for Dr King’s Pills and Chamberlain’s remedy for chronic diarrhoea.
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Edward E. Henry
United States Express Company
Chicago
Chamberlain
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
Ohio
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Charles J. Swan
Jamestown Road
Council Bluffs
West Third Street
Joe Loehrn
Swan
Matthew Willer
Davenport Water Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Fred Lambach
P Atry
G. A. Moffatt
Dubuque Road
J Rescue
Mr. Gardner
Academy
Harry Entrikin
Canton
M Maud Passmore
Ephraim Ropp
Mary Tilmer
Missori
Henry Hutton
Peterson
Peter Langbehn
Sixth Avenue
Langbelm
Holstein
le Many
America
Conrad Quade
Quade
Peter Langhehn
John C
Henry
George
Herman
Otto
Peter Jr
Frank Langbehn
Sie
Eastern Star
Davenverein
Jack
Ehec
Croatia
Coroa Aio
Andalusia
Bogengon
Taylor Ridge
W. F. Crawford
Gus Heintermeister
Milan
Fiora Repine
Robert Miller
Grinnell
Nellie Hayes
Last Thesday
Ladies’ Aid Society
Herman Hofer
M. Roberts
Ina
Mt. Carrall
Charles E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
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