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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
2
Between 6 and 9 Saturday night Herman Boettcher at 1105 Browns Street was robbed of a lady's gold watch and chain. The same suspects are blamed for other hill-area break-ins as Davenport police struggle to stop the spree.
Wald contests the election of Harry J. McFarland, Charles Like contests the election of Frank Holm, Charles Schick contests the election of Julius Sander and R. K. Brownlie contests the election of J. G. Dutcher. Obituary record notes Andrew Rankin Rambo dies at 1108 Perry street after paralysis linked to a street car accident three years prior. He was born in Davenport on May 11, 1843 and served as a private in the 45th Iowa Infantry during the Civil War, living in Davenport his entire life with his sister Mrs. L. A. Desaint.
The Illinois Davenport Grand and Moline listings show December engagements for the Dalgry mple Comedy Company and Virginia Harned in The Love Letter. Other venues feature The Real Widow Brown Sergeant Kitty Ikey and Abey Miss New York Jr Innocent Maids Peck's Bad Boy Oriental Burlesque and The County Chairman.
A special twenty eight car train left Moline by Burlington for John Dunn Sons in New York carrying Good Enough sulky plows for Argentine orders. Boxes are to reach Buenos Ayres by January 10, one of the season’s largest Moline factory exports.
In Rock Island county court a series of probate actions are reported. Final distributions for the estates of Andrew Kline Johanna Lindell and Floy M. Hosford, with executors discharged and estates closed. Claims in the estates of Peoples Savings bank of Moline Wisconsin and Henry H. Chase approved in class 7 and 1, with special administrator appointed as needed. Supplemental reports and state inheritance tax filings noted, conservators inventory approved, new bond for Martha O Foss guardianship, and licenses to wed for Ernest Johnson Osco and Edith Hullgren Ophiem Illinois listed.
A compact record lists John Olsen and Helen Peterson from Moline along with Raymond J. Ricketts from Drury Kate Watson and Walter Bonell and Della Watson from Drury in Iowa. The fragment ties to Wis and Muscatine areas, indicating regional associations.
November was near average in temperature with a mean of 38 degrees and rainfall totaling 2.11 inches, 0.86 inches above typical. The month's high reached 71 on the 6th and low 17 on the 2nd, with a daily range peak of 26 on the 9th and a minimum of 4 on the 11th. There were 6 clear days, 9 partly cloudy, and 15 cloudy. A note on health and laxatives follows.
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