Davenport Road Blockade Trial and Local Crimes Summary
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad faces a blockading crossing claim at Fifth and Warren streets. Two crew members Force and William Freund are cited for trial. A home burglary on West Third Street nets about 160 dollars in valuables. Obituaries note the deaths of Marguerite Haase, Susan Bealer, and Ruth Minnie Carlson, with family survivors listed.
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Chicago, Hock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Fifth
Warren Stresta
1 Force
William Freund
Tri-City Railway Company
Northwest Line
L. P. Carstena
West Third Street
Claire
Adolph
Walter
Martha
Marie Koch
Joseph Wolf
Marshalltown
Iowa
Susan Bealer
le Claire
Scott County
Buck County
Henry Bealer
A. Smith
T. H. Phelps
Extra
Henry
Ruth Minnie Carlson
Victor Carlson
East Sixth Street
Four brothers and a pond that makes fish ghosts
Dr Francis Ward built a pond with an observation chamber to photograph fish in their natural state. He discovered that fish appear as mirrors reflecting surroundings, effectively ghostly and hard to see except when surface light changes. The report, from London Graphic, notes the unusual insight into fish behavior and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camera Club
Francis Ward
London Graphic
Moline Fire Burns Woman and Standpipe Battle
Mrs W B Whiteside suffered severe burns on hands arms and face when clothing ignited while disposing of rubbish into a furnace her husband attorney W E Whiteside nearby quickly extinguished the flames. A city standpipe site dispute moves to engineer Maury for expert review with a Wednesday visit. Miss I A Blad 19 injured her left hand in a mangle risking amputation at Electric Laundry. Commercial Savings bank opened in Moline drawing long line of depositors with $20000 in early funds. Milk producers protest city inspections arguing only the state can inspect dairies. Obituary notices report Mrs Mary E Ellis Mrs Charlies E B Ziegler and John G Christenson all passing away with details on life and survivors. All the news all the time The Argus
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W. B Whiteside
Sixteenth Street
Ninth Avenue
W. EB. Whiteside
Missillie A. Blad
Fourth Avenue
Mary E. Ellis
Seventh Avenue
Mary Coffin
Troy
N. P
Henry P. Ellis
Phoenix
N. Y
Edna Orvis
Toledo
Ohio
Charlies EB. Ziegler
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Ziegler
John G. Christenson
Twenty Eighth Avenue
Etta
Carrie Christenson
Elmer Heck
Grace Lutheran Church
Rock Island
Chippiannock Cemetery
Local Birthday Party and Community Notes in Silvis
Miss Helen Ball hosted a party for her 11th birthday with games music and supper at her parents home. The area saw Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings including Mrs S J Bull at Osborne Ill and the McKenricks near Carbon Cliff. Roberta Patterson wed Roy Hartman at Rock Island and will live in Silvis. Various clubs and visits filled the week including Eastern Stars Country Club and Women’s Aid dinner raising funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
Hillsdale
Frank Cole
Aurora
Burlington Road
Elza Walker
James Bagley
Rock Island
King
Silvis
Clarence Wencke
al Gregg
Gregg
Larson
George Scott
McLain
Charles Schafer
Zuma
William Filbert
T. J. Schafer
Watertown
J. J. Donahoo
Moline
Lulu Hicks
W. M. Driggs
Joseph Bradford
W. M. Driggs, Jr
Comstock
Peoria
Stewart
Baby
Colin Dewrose
East Moline
W. D. Kitchen
D. Hobbs
W. H. Trevillian
Valley Junction
Iowa
Mary Trevillyan
Olive
Charles Rhodes
C. L. Trevillyan
Anna Carrigan
Marseilles
A. McCullough
P. Cosner
Cosner
A. C. Larson
Snow
Pleasant Valley
Harry Teeter
Edith
Charles Coleman
Carl Woolenzien
August Woolenzien
John Wilcoxson
Ernest Moon
Mineral
Ellingsworth
Evans
Dr. Ellingsworth
Geneseo
Edith Chidester
Ruth Peterson
Helen Ball
S. J. Bull
Catherine
Osborne, Ill
John Brown
William
Charles McKenrick
Carbon Cliff
F. McKenrick
Katie Rasmussen
Charles Alien
Joslin
M. Pennell
Luscina Peterson
Davenport
Erty
Roy Hart- Man
Order of
Eastern Stars
W. White
Pennsylvania
Richard Walsh
Royal Neighbors
Edith Kirkpatrick
Ely's Cream Balm Helps Catarrh Breath Relief
Miserable catarrh sufferers are promised instant relief with Ely's Cream Balm. The advertisement claims it cleanses sore membranes, stops discharge, and relieves nasal blockage within minutes without mercury or cocaine. Easy to apply, it touts quick relief and proclaims fifty cent bottles available from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
H. O. Rolfs
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Ernest
Arthur
Edwin
Frank Axelson
Savanna
William Parker
Eric Lingreen
Port Byron
Bernice
Walter Farber
George Gray
Otto Guckert
Hampton
Walter Scott
John Rosenbohm
Clinton
F. Griffen
Ethel Leonard
Archer
Leola Tower
Monmouth
James Graham
Jesse Smith
Rock Falls
John Corbin
Superior
James Corbin
W. G. Ausbrook
Mrs. Cady
Woodhull
Miles Nicholson
Forrest
Guy Nicholson
Thomas Wilhite
Loretta
June
Milan
C. Vogler
D. Y. Allsbrow
Fanny Johnson
W. F. Filbert
William Pearsall
Otto Peterson
Grant Miller
Scott Allen
Marceilles
Wise
Margaret Peterson
Lyndon
Beecham
City Commission
Maury
Fifth Bank
Commercial Savings
August Link
Bluff
Rock Island and
Henry County Milk Producers’ Association
South Moline Town Hall
Moline Department of Public Health and Safety
E. L. Eastman
Eastman
the &Rgus
N. KE. Fairbank Company
Chicago
Jessie Dexter
Tiskilwa
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
W. Ireland
H. H. Cowles
Woman's Club
James Shangon
Louisiana
Copenhagen
Olen III
Fourth
Brady Streets
Town
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