First Fetal Accident-Cap Davenport Fireman Dies In Runaway Truck
Davenport news recalls the death of fireman Tom Cunningham after a collision on Fulton avenue near Jordan and Eastern. He died of internal hemorrhage, age about 27, survived by wife and three children. He joined Oct 1, 1893, later captained hose company No. 3. The incident occurred around 11:30 AM as the fire truck swerved to pass a car, the wheels struck the rail, and the driver was thrown. The horses continued until Christie street, stopped by Ea Hall at the tiller. Also reports juries and other local notices including Henry M. Lee’s death in Syracuse and Mrs. Cerelia A Sutton’s sudden passing in Davenport.
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Cap
Tom Cunningham
Jobo
Tom
Company No. 1
Hose Company No. 3
Harr von and
Twelfth Street
Lombard
Ripley Streets
Fulton Avenue
Jordan
Eastern Avenue
Cunningham
Christie Street
Ea Hall
Cuticura Remedies Saved Her Life
A mother recalls applying Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent to her six month old with eczema. After using four ointment boxes and two soap cakes, the child improved markedly with no remaining humour. The testimonial urges others with similar distress to try Cuticura products.
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G. A. Conrad
Lisbon
N. H
Five Years Later Cure Confirmed for Skin Disease
A claim is made that a cure has been permanent for six years with no relapse. The writer endorses Cuticura products for skin ailments in babies and mothers, praising instant relief, refreshing sleep, and gentle, economical treatment in warm baths and ointment. The text touts purity and price, with garbled ad text fragments.
Irish immigrant contractor John Killeen dies at Davenport home
John Killeen born March 1828 in Roscommon Ireland died Sunday at his Harrison street road residence near Duck Creek. He came to Liberty township Iowa in 1846, later financed a cavalry company for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war he returned north, farmed in Scott County, then moved to Davenport. Funeral held this morning with remains sent to St Louis for interment.
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John Killeen
Harrison Street
Duck Creek
Mr. Killeen
County of Roscommon
Ireland
Liberty Township
Mississippi
Louisiana
Scott County
Iowa
Killeen
Davenport
St. Louis
Municipal Matters in Rock Island on December 18 1905
City council met at 8 oclock with Mayor McCaskrin presiding and all aldermen present. Minutes approved. Petitions from property holders near Forty nth street and Fifteenth avenue for a streetlight referred to fire and light committee. Emil Van Dale claim discussed. Petition from Line Heating & Construction Co for sewer connections referred to sewer committee with power to act. Ordinance committee urged to report emergency resolution for hook and ladder truck and for fire alarm system, both adopted unanimously. Carl Grams claim on Fourteenth avenue referred to finance committee and board of local improvements. Sewer committee reported granting sewer connections. report adopted. Adjournment set for 3 oclock Tuesday afternoon to consider location of the new pump.
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Rock Island, Hl
McCaskrin
Fortylth Street
Fifteenth Avenue
Emil van Dale
Line Heating & Construction Company
C. H. Deere
Ald. Wilson
Aid. Wilson
Ald
Anderson
Carl Grams
Fourteenth Avenue
Finance Committee
Board of Local Improvements
Blochlinger
Sexton
Tren Lensehah
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Advertised Relief
Cracked hands and rough skin find cure with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. An occasional application keeps skin soft and smooth and helps eczema cuts burns boils and related itching. The genuine salve provides immediate relief and is sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Injured in Auto Spill and Local Obituaries
Editor Arnold of the Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal is hospitalized with a broken ankle after a spill during a Watertown road ride with W. H. Van Dervoort and his brother. Also reported are a Post Office gross receipts total of 28,649 for the year ending June 30, 1905, and a prairie fire near East Moline. Obituaries note George Tatnall of Pittsburg, Henry A. Taylor of Lafayette, and Mrs. John Effland of Moline with survivors and funeral details.
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Arnold
Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal
Watertown Road
Moline Automobile Company
W. H. van Dervoort
Moline
Postoffice
Post Office Department
Father John's Medicine Promises Cures and Nourishment
Advertises Father John's Medicine as food for blood and tissue that cures consumption, checks wasting, nourishes the body, makes new tissue, and heals the lungs. Sold for sale by T. mn. Thomas.
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Father John
Rock Island County Court Actions and Real Estate Transfers
Probate reconservatorship for Harvey F Herron with George E Bailey as conservator. Estate claims for Julia Clark and Frank D Scheible estates. hearings and administrator reports approved. Guardianship closed for Wilbur Brown minor heirs. ward Anna Pauline Brown discharged. Real estate transfers include Kohler to Parsons in East Moline. Olson to Losie in Rock Island. Brusso to Brusso in Andalusia. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea advertised.
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Rock Island
E.E. Parmenter
Harvey F. Herron
George E. Bailey
Julia Clark
A M. Beal
King's Daughters
Henry Sheesley
H. B. Engle
Frank D. Scheible
Otto Scheible
Benjamin Chayvetter
John B. Christy
Anna Hosette
Robert Wadsworth
F. W. Rank
David F. Kuhl
Wilbur Brown
Guardian
Anna Pauline Brown
A. E. Kohler
Lillian E. Parsons
Thulin
East Moline
Olof Olson
John H. Losie
Roxie Brusso
Robert Brusso
Charles Brusso
Andalusia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duggleby Bros
Lewis Roofing Company
Henry M_ Lee
Bishop Lee
Lee
Iowa State Bank
Shivenper National Bank
Syracuse
Cerelia Antoinette Sutton
Job Sutton
LeClaire Street
Pleasant Valley
Music Books
Second Avenue
Knabe
Kurtzmann
Schaaf
Tottens
Victor
Edison
Illinois
Municipal Matters
East
Second
Fifth
George Tatnall
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Mr. Tatnall
Pittsburg
G. A. Stephens
Moline Plow Company
Henry A. Taylor
Lafayette
Ind
Taylor
John Effland
Sixth Avenue
Holstein
Germany
Charles Effland
William Chase
Theodore G. Effland
Henry Hass
Joseph Effland
Andrew Dorman
George Chase
Henry Exbom
Mn. Thomas
Hollister
H. Thomas
Pharmacy
Water St
Chicago, Ill
James S. Kirk & Company
Silbernagle
New York City
Fred Bleuer
Rock Island, Ill
West Seventeenth Street
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