Rock Island Man Dives Daily From Ferry Dock Into Mississippi
Chris Solbrig a 22 year old hotel kitchen worker at the Colonial rocks Rock Island every afternoon at 2:30 diving from the ferry dock into the Mississippi. He swims several blocks along the ice cold river each day since June 1, saying he enjoys the cold plunge and plans to continue until stopped. His brother Charles is Davenport amateur aviator recently injured. Thor Norberg also swims in winter months.
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Rock Island
Chris Solbrig
Colonial Hotel
Solbrig
Amana
Iowa
Harms
Milwaukee
Seventeenth Street
Argus
Chris
Charles
Davenport
Thor Norberg
Augustana
Moll Norberg
Unique Plan for Protecting Safes in Davenport
In Davenport merchants and professionals pad signs on safes declaring This Safe Is Not Locked to deter would‑be safe blowups after recent robberies. Other items note Rose George seeks 3,000 damages from Simon Ziffrin for injuries from a May automobile accident at Second street and Western avenue. Dr T W Chandler named assistant veterinarian in Scott county. Lucy Sutton seeks divorce from Charles Sutton amid cruelty and desertion. Supervisors to be bonded at 5,000 each. Davenport bread line opens at Salvation Army with 125 sacks of flour donated for Christmas baskets. Thief captured by broker at the Security Building and handed to police.
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Davenport
Rose George
Simon Ziffrin
George
Second Street
Western Avenue
Chandler
T. W. Chandler
Henry Hell
New Liberty
Scott County
Salvation Army
Brady Street
John Hess
W. E. Weeks
Western Flour Mills
Many Endorsing the Hamill Bill in Rock Island
The Rock Island branch No 292, National Association of Letter Carriers, expects swift action on the Hamill bill this session. Endorsements flow in from local groups including C W Hawes Camp 1550 M W of A Camp 85 W C W Tri City Typographical Union Rock Island County Medical Society Rock Island Camp 29 MW of A and Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes Division 313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Rock Island
National Association of Letter Carriers
Hamill
Civil Service
C. W. Hawes Camp
M. W. of A
Tri-City Typographical Union
Rock Island County Medical Society
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
Divorce Suit and Local Obituary Notes
A divorce suit is filed by Anna Joens against Samuel Joens on grounds of cruel treatment and drunkenness. Obituary records include Mrs Minnie S Rogers who died after a paralytic stroke at 1022 West Ninth Street, aged 38, with funeral at her parents home and interment Oakdale cemetery. Also noted are death reports for H M Spratt at St Luke's hospital, and Mrs Agnes Dawson whose body arrived from Oskaloosa for Davenport services.
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Anna Joens
Samuel Joens
Jin District Court
Minnie S. Rogers
West Ninth Street
Rogers
Scott County
Presbyterian Church
Militant Society
Walter Rogers
Harned & von Maur
Walter E. Rogers
Alice
Henry Dunker
Nettie Knapp
Gaines Street
Oakdale Cemetery
H. M. Spratt
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Spratt
New York
Scot County
Pleasant Valley
Davenport
Agnes Dawson
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Bowling & Horrigan
Derailed Freight Delays Geneseo Traffic and Local Happenings
Freight No. 90 was derailed about three miles west of Geneseo on CRIP road causing morning delays. The Chaperone of Campbell's Isle will be staged at Armory Theatre Friday night by the Silvis Shops Glee Club featuring 53 on stage. Roy Luther family moved into the William Holzinger house and other local changes include Joe Bondi remodeling the B Lacher building to open a fruit and confectionery store. Hoof and mouth disease cleanup proceeds on nearby farms while cattle were culled at William Painter farm. Spencer Anderson of Moline bought the Wigwam cinema and will run it in first class style. Orville E. Boverd of Davenport was buried after services in Geneseo. Minstrel show by Geneseo township high school drew a large crowd.
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Trafic
Silvis
Campbell's Isle
Armory Theatre
Silvis Shops
Roy Luther
William Holzinger
Grant Olsson
William Painter
P. J. Stack
Rock Island
Geneseo
Spencer Anderson
Moline
W. R. Goble
Orville E. Boverd
Davenport
Rev FE
Oakwood Cemetery
Geneseo Township High School
Lecture on Birds and Bird Music at High School Friday
Henry Oldys, lecturer and bird musician, will present a talk on birds and their songs with reproductions at the high school building Friday evening December 11 at 8 o'clock. A lecture adds to the Victrola fund and Stewart Lodge No. 92, A F and A M, will hold its regular meeting Friday evening December 11 to elect officers for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victrola Fund
Henry Oldys
Stewart Lodge No. 92
A. F
A. M
Thanksgiving Visits and Local News Reach Quad Cities
Wa ter town visitors Mr and Mrs Ira Richards and daughter Mrs Ernest Gerkin join friends and relatives in the area during Thanksgiving week. Many residents travel to Port Byron Erie Cordova and Rock Island for family gatherings and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Richards
Watertown
Ernest Gerkin
Norman Marshall
Charles Eipper
John Gerkin
East Moline
John A. Liphardt
Hillsdale
P. Mahlstedt
Lucy Ashdown
Erie
Sophia Banker
Lena Schroeder
Port Byron
Walter Lundeen
Rock Island
William Eipper
Alfred Carnell
Lillian
Hostetter
Cordova
Claire Golden
Mount Vernon
Iowa
A. E. Genung
Truman Shafer
Horace McRoberts
Cornell
Lucy
Henry Nelson
Robert Marshall
Frank Marshall
Sadie Coryn
Katherine Durbin
Mary Filbert
Joseph McConnell
Charles Ashdown
Ora Johnson
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Mississippi
Boston Edison Company
Tsingtau
Lucy Sutton
Charles Sutton
Board of Supervisors
E. H. Wichelman
Logan & Bryan
Savings Bank
Eee Peai
HE. Cashel
M.S. Heagy
B. Simmon
Cash
Second Avenue
Eighteenth Street
R. I
L.E. West Gum CO
2Nd Ave
East Third Street
Mr. Wichelman
Coe
J. C. Ellingsworth
Rapids City
Ellingsworth
Charles Simpson
Jack Woodburn
Coe Township Improvement Association
Fairfield School
Pyramid Drug Company
Marshall,Mich
17Th St
Quality
Rock Island—Moline
Reliable Loan CO
People’s National Bank Bldg
Rock Island, Ill
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