Knight of the Grip Seeks Penny in Hotel Harms Tax Tale
A gray haired traveling man nicknamed the Knight of the Grip pursued a penny through Hotel Harms as long distance telephones rang. The article explains a new wartime one cent tax on long distance messages, payable by patrons or via collect telegrams, with monthly statements by companies and coin boxes collecting the tax at the call.
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Grip
Harms
Bell
Uncle Sami
Uncle Sam
Rock Island
German Gunnery Damages Arras Belfry and Poincare Home
Paris reports that during the Arras bombardment 24 shells struck the Hotel de Ville belfry, a 240 foot tower, with restoration noted in the 19th century. A Sampigny home of President Poincare near St Mihiel was ruined, shelled 48 times over two bombardments, leaving Le Clos house a heap of ruins.
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Paris
Arras
Hotel de Ville
Sampigny
Poincare
St. Mihiel
Lorraine
London Times
Meuse
le Clos
President Poincare
Professor Handles Belgian Relief Fund Ration Display
A western university official overseeing the Belgian relief fund attracted sizable donations by weighing the day’s three ounces of flour allowed in the famine district and displaying it in a small bag.
Davenport Hermit Soldier Earns Pardon After Long Struggle
Charles Owen once jailed for manslaughter in the 1911 shooting of Jim Kane in East Davenport was pardoned by Governor Clarke after prior parole and release. The case drew broad sympathy. Kane died from an initially minor flesh wound. Owen, a Civil War veteran, is about 65. Meanwhile Chief Denger saved 50 000 chickens at the Bell Jones ice cream and chicken factory after an ammonia pipe burst, with worker George Gothers overcome and aid arriving quickly.
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Charles Owen
Jim Kane
G.w.clarke
Owen
Board of Pardons
Scott County
Charles Griik
Fort Madison
Kane
Lindsay & Phelps
East Davenport
Denger
Fire Department
Bell-Jones
East Fourth Street
George Gothers
Gothers
November Weather Highlights Show Record Low Rainfall
November brought high temperatures and unusually low rainfall with only 0.24 inch total precipitation and 67 percent possible sunshine. Observer J M Sherier notes 16 clear days, 5 days with precipitation, and minimal snowfall, with yearly excess reaching 860.
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J. M. Sherier
Village Fire Chief Praises New Headgear Amid Repair
Air was pumped in from outside through a tube as he blocked the valves. Chief Denger noted the new headgear works fine. Deputy treasurer R. F. Bruce named first deputy by Clerk Emil F. Schroder. Albert Martens remains second deputy under Schroder. Harry Carstens becomes third deputy and is also Germania Life Insurance cashier. Laura Parker continues as stenographer. J W Arthur alias Claud Porte released from reformatory after forging a check at the New Kimball hotel March 19, 1910.
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Denger
R. F. Bruce
Emil F. Schroder
Albert Martens
Harry J. McFarland
Schrader
Harry Carstens
Carstens
Germania Life Insurance
Laura Parker
J. W. Arthur
Claud Porte
Anamesa
New Kimball Hotel
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted for All Ages
Advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as safe for adults and children, claiming benefits for indigestion, appetite, growth, and digestion. Encourages free trial by mail and notes boxes cost 50 cents.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Davenport Man Gets Seven-Year Sentence And Fine Details
Dec 2 here yesterday. Arthur was sentenced to seven years with a reduced term for good behavior. In Davenport, building activity shows slight loss with 41 new structures started, inspector Graham reporting fees collected, nuisances abated, and several buildings deemed unsafe, while a new pest dubbed violet root fungus disrupts alfalfa fields in the county. Masons plan a Christmas tree event and local officials schedule talks on business character at the Y M C A. Obituaries note Elmer Ellsworth McBride of Walcott and infant Raymond Nelson, with funeral rites held in Davenport.
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Arthur
Davenport
R. ©. Graham
Graham
Ete
G. R. Bliss
Farm Improvement League
Charles W. Lau
Elmer Ellsworth McBride
Walcott
Iowa
Muscatine
McBride
Marguerite B. Opel
Mildred
Charles
Franklin
William
Bankers’ Reserve Society
Fraternal Aid
The
Presbyterian Church
Raymond Nelson
Fred Nelson
Marquette Street
Johannes Kroever
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