Rock Island County History and Local News Highlights
The Rock Island County Historical Society will publish William A Meese Easily Rock Island a monograph of about eighty pages with sketches of early explorations the Sacs and Foxes their history customs and village first settlers causes of the Black Hawk war local army records and a Fort Armstrong sketch. missing details include five halftones. Ward is fined five dollars and costs for assault and battery and plans to appeal Frank Murphy the complainant. a home talent play by the senior class to raise funds for a plane project during February or March. An emergency hospital is to be established for East Moline Rock Island big shops workers to ensure faster accident care at the Athacre tract New Shops victims previously moved to Moline City Hospital.
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Rock Island
Fort Armstrong
Black Hawk
Col
George Davenport
High School Athletic Association
East Moline
Athacre
Moline City Hospital
Obituary notices from Massillon and Moline figures
Word has been received of Migg Cora Piper’s father’s death in Massillon Ohio. Mrs Anna Zetterberg pioneer resident of Moline and co founder of Gustavus Adolphus church died at 407 Fourth Ave aged 86. She helped found the church and later joined Mission Tabernacle after services ended.
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Migg Cora Piper
Massillon
Ohio
Anna Zetterberg
Gustavus Adolphus Church
Third Street
Fourth Avenue
Zetterberg
Falensbro
Sweden
America
Moline
Evening of Magic with Joseffy the Necromancer
An evening of magic by Joseffy the necromancer entertained young people at Broadway Presbyterian Church as the second event in a Young Peoples society course. Tricks included color handkerchiefs that appeared and vanished, coins and a living rabbit from a borrowed hat, slate writing, and a talking hand, with violin selections also performed. An accompanying note promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for bowel issues.
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Joseffy
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Young Peoples’ Society
Bettendorf Axle suit yields 4250 damages
Safie Berry administratrix of Joseph Berry estate wins a judgment of 4250 against Bettendorf Axle company marking a third recent verdict over 4000 for the firm. Earlier claim sought 18000 for the death of Berry’s husband tied to an incandescent bulb incident. Other items note two runaways from Soldiers' Orphans home, a restaurant theft case, the death of Johann Frick at 77, and an ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Safie Berry
Joseph Berry
Bettendorf Axle Company
Sadie Berry
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Ward
Ed Ward
HN. Williams
Scot
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Joseffy, Necromancer
Dr. King
Hartz & Ullemeyer
August Brasca
Eddie Gadiet
Brasch
Davenport
J. J. McCloskey
Baltimore
Perry Street
Justice Hall
Rumsey
People’s Light Company
Byron Hall
Hall
Wolcott
Johann Frick
Mr. Frick
Mecklenburg
Schwerin
New York
Lena Speth
Buffalo
Walcott
Lena Frick
Charles
John
George
Herman Frick
Alvina Petersen
Emma Dittmer
Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
T. H. . Thomas’ Pharmacy
Monster Dissolution Sale
Sommers & LaVelle
Second Avenue
Rock Island, Il
Mufflers
Oxford
Clothing House
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