Arrest Shocks Davenport as Piano Man Faces Serious Charge
News of the neighbors reports Davenport police holding William Spence a 45 year old piano salesman on a grave charge for enticing girls aged 10 to 12 into his Harrison street room. Several young victims confess to police and Spence is held without bail for grand jury consideration. Also locally noted are a missing 14 year old boy John Bose Sr’s son thought to have joined an excursion. onion king Henry Schutter will. near auto fatality in Mayville. and obituaries.
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William Spence
Alo Harrison Street
Spence
Harrison Street
John Bose
Kohrs Packing Company
John
Dee
No. 12
Canning Works
Henry Schutter
Pleasant Valley Township
Onion King
Scott County
Harry J. McFarland
Louise Schutter
Valley City
Frank
Willam
George
Charles Schutter
Earl Clendenin
Morrison
Kathryn Willey
Viola
Ill
Fred McAfee
Cable
Pershing J
Pershing
Dakota
Will Stevenson
Cambridge
Cragan
Sherrard
Fred Hoesli
John Frieland
Shelby
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Gorman
Mrs. Murphy
Mayor Shumway
Galesburg
H. D. Browning
Mack Myers
Davenport
Dr. Browning
Sixth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Mr. Myers
Moline
Faisal
Moline Ferry Franchise May Be Extended
Prospects suggest the Moline Bettendorf ferry may not begin next spring due to trouble chartering a steamer amid lock-entry hazards. The west lock may be extended at Major Riche's recommendation to relieve conditions, with franchise expiry Oct 1 and possible early-spring operations if extended. If not, a temporary ferry may operate.
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Moline
Bettendorf
Major Riche
Southern Illinois Studies Forest Preservation Plan
Southern Illinois studies forest condition to form plans preventing total timber destruction crucial to local industries. The survey covers Johnson and Williamson counties, Illinois River regions, and mining timber needs, plus tax assessment of forest land. Dr. S. A. Forbes leads the investigation with the state biological survey in cooperation with the forest service.
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Illinois
Johnson County
Ozark
Williamson County
State Experiment Station
S. A. Forbes
State Biological Survey
The
Forest Service
Federal Court of Appeals backs safety appliance law victory
Aug 25 1908 in St Louis the United States court of appeals fully reverses lower court rulings in two cases government versus railroads. The Denver and Rio Grande and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe cases uphold Congress safety appliance acts over common law “reasonable care” standards. Advertised list and travel ads follow among various notices and testimonials for products and medicines.
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Federal Court of Appeals
St. Louis
United States Court of Appeals
Congress
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Court of Appeals
Denver and
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Salubrin antiseptic products marketed for wounds and mouth care
An advertisement promotes Salubrin as a versatile antiseptic for wounds contusions burns insect stings and swellings plus Toilet Salubrin a fragrant mouth wash for skin mucous membranes and teeth cleaning. Prices listed 50c per bottle and 75c per bottle with usage directions provided.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Adverts Survive Testimony
A 1990 era ad claims Doan's Kidney Pills quickly relieve kidney distress. It cites Doan's reputation through a Rock Island user, Charles Greves, and general testimonials from families in Sweden and Palmer Iowa. The ad urges Harper House pharmacy and other dealers to stock the product priced at 50 cents, distributed by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY.
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Red Island
Doan
Charles Greves
Third Avenue
Moline
Dean
Rock Island
Harper House Pharmacy
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
New York
United States
Markets reveal mixed futures and grain receipts
Wheat and corn futures show varied quotes with September and December deliveries. Hog and cattle markets start soft while sheep hold near steady. Receipts today list wheat 143, corn 590, cattle 6,500, hogs 10,000. Omaha and Kansas City sales reported, with stock quotes from New York showing mixed gains and losses across rail and utility issues.
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Omaha
Kansas City
Texas
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Local Market Conditions Report from Rock Island
Today's wholesale prices in the Rock Island market list provisions and produce with eggs at 1744 cents per dozen for fresh. Live poultry hens eight cents per pound and springs fifteen cents. Butter 20 cents, lard etc. Potatoes fifty five cents and onions from fifty to sixty cents. Grain corn eighty cents, oats forty to forty six, wheat thirty nine to ninety. Forage timothy eight to nine dollars, prairie seven fifty to nine, clover ten to eleven, straw six fifty. Coal lump fourteen cents per bushel and slack seven to eight cents.
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Rock Island
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Maysville
Mr. Tedman
Frank T. Logan
Republican Central Committee
Chicago
Logan
Mercy Hospital
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Petersen
West Seventh Street
Second and
Western Avenue
Max
Wheatland
Iowa
Jake
Fritz
Robert L
Philip Cronk
West Burlington
Frank Farage
East Moline
Mary Jane Gentry
St. Luke’s Hospital
Des Moines
Burlington
Myrtle Street
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John W
Ed Nason
Milwaukee
Frank Gustafson
Nason
Grace Gibson
Board of Local Improvements
Fourteenth
Sixteenth Avenue
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Garfield
Charles Anders Johnson
Moline Plow Company
Eighteenth Avenue
Sweden
America
Clara Anderson
Southern Illinois
Kingsford
T. Kingsford & Son
Oswego, N. Y
National Starch Co
London
Fred Curtis
O. E. Child
Edward Cline
Lizzie Crawford
H. Cline
Stella Cooper
Lee Cook
V E Vriese
Walter Freeman
A. W. Freeman
George Gilbert
Eugene Gaunt
John Halspeimer
W. H. Hughes
Nellie Hamberger
John Harris
W. Johnson
John Johnson
Louise Kelly
Irene Keller
Louie Kleinfall
Edmond Landayt
Emma Miller le Roy F. Pierce
George T. Platt
Selma King
A. L. Sederholm
Ernest Snider
Luther Scrmens
Carl T. Spofford
John Stuart
Grace Stevens
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O. J. Thompson
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F. W. Winslow
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Mae Williams
Rev. L. Winton
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Central Vermont
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Boston
Grand Trunk Railway
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Quebec
Portland
George W. Vaux
Adams Street
Charles E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Chamberlain
H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
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Swedish Evangelical Church
Palmer
Liverpool
U. P
U. S. Steel
Reading
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New York Central Lines
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Brooklyn
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Michigan Central
Warren J. Lynch
Williamson
Second Avenue
17Th Street
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Eorrle
Rock Island, Ill
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Tri-City Loan Co