Feud at Fire Station sparks suspension of firefighter
A dispute at hose house No 3 on Harrison street led Chief Stoltenberg to suspend Walter Tichenor after he reportedly waited for Eddie Hall and severely beat him near the barn. Magistrate Roddewig notes Hall’s account and an appeal option exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Street
Fourteenth
Harrison Streets
Walter Tichenor
Eddie Hall
Roddewig
Tichenor
Hall
Harrison
Shanley
John Stoltenberg
Where Are the Old People
A clipped excerpt discusses changing language about aging noting that old terms have become dangerous and less acceptable. It reflects on societal shifts as people resist aging stigma, citing retirees and a broader trend of valuing youth over time. The passage contrasts past and present attitudes toward old age.
East Moline Meeting and Christmas School Treated
Mrs C E Williams hosts her Chicago relatives Aunt Kessler and Grace while Mr Finger from Chicago visits Freeland’s family. Miss Koch and Miss Medill pupils performed at school and Marie Koch returned to Red Oak Iowa. Union Sunday School gave children candy peanuts and oranges after Friday’s Christmas exercises. The Ladies Union held an apron sale and coffee Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Williams
Kessler
Grace
Chicago
Finger Ofhicago
Freeland
New Shops
Ross
Miss Medill
Miss Koch
Marie Koch
Red Oak
Iowa
Union Sunday School
Ladies’ Union
Taylor Ridge Socials and Christmas School Program
Rev J G Jaggers and family drove to Rock Island Wednesday. Mrs Robert Miller visited friends in Reynolds Monday. Mrs John Beird of Champaign visits sister in law Mrs W F Crawford during the holidays. Taylor Ridge east and west schools held an entertainment and Christmas tree Friday afternoon. Mrs Charles Muhleman has been visiting her mother Mrs Dahn of Sherrard. Anna Sibke visiting at Dr Eckhart’s home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Jaggers
Rock Island
Robert Miller
Reynolds
John Beird
Champaign
W. F. Crawford
Taylor Ridge East
Charles Muhleman
Dahn
Sherrard
Anna Sibke
Eckhart
George Ashdown
Rapids City
Walter Winterfelt
Moline
Gladden
James Durbin
Fred Fillmer
Dan Mahlsteadt
Davenport
Bethel Church
William Pettit
Daisy
Nebraska
George Genung
Charles Eipper
Rock River
United Brethren Church
Elias Gardner
Rock Falls
Markets Close Mixed on Wheat Cattle Hogs in Chicago and New York
Chicago and New York trading reports show scattered gains and losses. Wheat futures moved within narrow ranges while hogs and cattle opened higher before slight declines. receipts include wheat 76, hogs 18,000, cattle 4,500, sheep 12,000. London-style secondary listings and stock quotes accompany the day’s activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Kansas City
Local Market Conditions and Notable City Notes
Rock Island markets report wholesale prices on provisions live poultry eggs vegetables and cattle hogs and feed fuel with prices for spring chickens hens ducks turkeys geese potatoes onions and various meats. Notable items include the resignation of P M Price as trade manager for the Moline Plow Company and the marriage plans of Persis Hunt to Joseph Jenkin with ceremony in Moline. An Illinois Straw Products plant sale and a city wolf incident, Christmas event rescheduling, false fire alarms and an obituary for infant Jeannette Evalyn Peterson are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Price
Moline Plow Company
Moline
Price
The
Plow Company
Theodore Starks
Omaha
People’s Power Company
Fourth Street
Fifteenth
FitzGibbon & DeWolf
Train Crew Cleared in Terra Cotta Wreck Manslaughter Case
A jury found the train crew not guilty in Washington on the Baltimore and Ohio Terra Cotta wreck case. The disaster occurred December 30, 1906, killing 43 and injuring 60. Local society notes mention visits, family gatherings, and Christmas events in Rapids City Davenport and Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Cotta
D. C
Loophole Seen In Dram Shop Law Abated By New Act
Illinois liquor interests alarmed by local option clashes over dram shop suits. They contend the dram shop act ceases once local option takes effect, abating 70 to 80 pending cases statewide with claims near half a million dollars. The defense argues suits must end where local option applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Ilinois
Chicago
Goldfield Owners Claim Deportation Attempt Evidence
Goldfield Nevada December 24 mine operators say they will appeal to the president after Washington said federal troops will leave December 30. They will present what they term positive evidence that at least one deportation was attempted by the Western Federation of Miners with four rifles used. A suit against the Western Federation is planned for December 26 in federal court and an injunction will be sought against local union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Nev
Washington
Western Federation of Miners
Western Federation
Miners’ Union
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Charles Woolf
Palmer Jenkins
Darrow
Third Street
Third
LeClaire
Jenking
St. Luke's Hospital
Jenkins Boy
George Eltiman
Sailvorsville
Mercy Cepp
Navy
Scott County
Mercy Hospital
Depp
R. C. Reynolds
Sailversville
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tiave
Ian
New York Press
Washington Star
Louisville Courier Journal
Old Indies
Enug
East Moline
Hero
Taylor Ridge
Vorn
Liverpool
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
U. P
U. S. Steel
Reading
Southern Pacific
N. Y. Central
Missouri Pacific
Smelters
C. F
Penna
Erie
Atchison
Locomotive
Sugar
St. Paul
Copper
Republic Steel
Southern Ry
Timothy Hay
Harper House Pharmacy
DeWitt
Persis ‘Hunt
W. D. Hunt
Eighteenth Street
Joseph Jenkin
Lake Linden
Mich
Henry Harris
East St. Louis
Ilinois Straw Products Company
Sterling, Ill
B. R. Towndrow
Frank, Gould
Charles R. White
Memphis, Tenn
Towndrow
Frank Gould
Middle West
Charles Henderson
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Twelfth Street
South Side
Henderson
Red Men
Santa Claus
Sanford Peterson
Eleventh Street
Jeannette Evalyn
COE
Denver
Col
Democratic National Committee
Denver Convention League
Taggart
Kennedy
Mutual Loan CO
Peoples National Bank
Prrnenenars Island
Belcotone
Perfection
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Walsh
Len
Dr. Walsh
Chicago Medical Institute
West Third Street
Main Street
H.E. Casteel
L.D. Mudge
H. B. Simmon
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Rock Island, Ill
C. J. Larkin, H. E. Curtis, H. E. Casteel
L. D. Mudge
J. D. Mack
John Schafer
M. S. Heagy
H. H. Cleaveland
Mary E. Robinson
W. J. Sweeney
H. W. Tremans
Trust Department
Strayer’s
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
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