Davenport marriage licenses and new theatre planned in Davenport
The district court issued licenses for Harry M. Lange of Davenport to wed Daisy M. Green of Long Grove and Harry E. Harned of Jeffersonville VI to wed Lydia A. Finger of Davenport. Davenport plans a $120,000 vaudeville theatre on Third and Ripley, designed by Rapp Bros. of Chicago, opening about Sept. 1, with local promoters Walsh Lane Reed and Blanchard. A gasoline explosion damaged a car owned by Peter Kloppenburg at Locust Street. Scott County elected hospital trustees organized and invited real estate offers for a site near the city. Merle Hibbard and widow Anna Hibbard, both with separate ties to Des Moines, wed in Davenport. Obituary for Martha Dawson, 53, at 1623 West Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Lange
Davenport
Daisy M. Green
Long Grove
Harry E. Harned
Jeffersonville, VI
Lydia A. Finger
Thomas J. Walsh
Dick R. Lane
Reed Lane
Harry Blanchard
Chicago
Third and
Ripley Streets
John Schuett
Walsh
Rapp Bros
United States
Majestic
Venice
Paris
George Rapp
Peter Kloppenburg
Locust Street
Merle Hibbard
Anna Hibbard
Rock Island
Des Moines
W. R. Maines
Hibbard
Leonard Street
Clarence J. Hibbard
Despised by camera, Morgan kin featured in local note
The text recalls Elizabeth and Mabel Morgan, daughters of Herbert Sat terlee, mirroring their famed grandfather John Pierpont Morgan in disliking the photographer. It also blends obituary notices for Myrtle Whalen of Tipton, Iowa, and biographical notes on marriages and siblings, plus a sprawling column on Mexican unrest, pulque taxation, and wartime cartridge use, referencing Madero and Huerta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Mabel Morgan Satterlee
Herbert L. Satterlee
John Pierpont Morgan
Mexicans Leave their Old Homes Exiled to the North
Mexico City reports thirty thousand Mexicans left for United States homes last year. Local press warns against false promises luring laborers across the border. Some papers explain the exodus by seeking higher wages in railroads cotton fields and northern industrial centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Madero
Puebla
Hidalgo
Tlaxcala
Mexico City
Department of War
Germany
United States
Huerta
Battle of
Bellano
Moline Plans Parcels Post Service and City News
Postmaster Foster outlines parcels post rollout starting Jan 1 with one auto delivery in Moline. A substitute worker will supervise routes. initial parcels to be dropped at the post office only. later substations may receive parcels. Also reports accidents, assessments, and city officials at Springfield convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
A. L. Peterson
Moline
M. R. Carlson
Clark G. Anderson
G. A. Shallberg
Springfield
Illinois Commission Government Association
Carlson
Cuticura Blemishes Cure Ad Claims Relief
A 1912 notice from Benjamin Pamage recounts eczema starting on the scalp and hands, spreading to feet and legs, with severe itching. After trying various remedies, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment per directions and was cured in about three weeks. Sold worldwide with liberal samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanter Ave
Detroit
Mich
Benj. Pamage
Apprehension over garbage disposal at tenement used for arrest
The back yard became a dumping ground for garbage and dishwater causing foul stenches. Liquids reportedly seeped into G M Gould's shop cellar leading to his arrest. Obituary: Mrs Jennie Lawson Miller died at 2 pm after a long illness, born Moline 1860 March 7, lived in Chicago 25 years. She leaves brothers Henning Fe bian Edward Lawson and sisters C V Johnson and Mrs Frank Ahlberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Gould
Gould
Jennie Lawson Miller
John A. Miller
Miller
Moline
Chicago
Henning Lawson
Febian Lawson
Edward Lawson
C. V. Johnson
Frank Ahlberg
Illinoisan Ends His Life in Texas
Cottula Texas December 28 H O Minnis of Taylorville Illinois a former member of the Illinois legislature was found in a room with his throat cut Despondency and ill health are believed to have caused Minnis to take his life Seattle The Hamburg American Steamship company will establish a trans Pacific freight service linking Singapore Hongkong Manila Kobe Yokohama and Puget Sound ports and Portland Ore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottula
Texas
H. O. Minnis
Taylorville
Ilinois
Minnis
Seattle
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Singapore
Hongkong
Manila
Kobe
Yokohama
Puget Sound
Portland
Ore
Munyon Rheumatism Remedy Ad Urges Trial
A vintage advertisement by Munyon promotes the Rheumatism Remedy, urging every chronic rheumatic to discard medicines and insist on this product. It guarantees a refund if unsatisfied and notes the remedy contains no salicylic acid opium cocaine morphine or other harmful drugs, priced at 25 cents and sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Mungen
Suits Skirts and Coats Featured in Wardrobe Display
A listing highlights pressed suits skirts coats jackets dresses and waists from a local dry goods store. The notice emphasizes quality tailoring and ready to wear items for the season with a nimbly curated array for women’s apparel.
Insurance Directory and Loan Firms Listed
Directory item lists firms in insurance and loans including Hubbard and Tom Krell E H Maucker W C, Columbia National Life of Boston, Continental as Hughes Pratt Illinois Life Ins Co, Metropolitan Life, New York Life, plus Cut Rate Loan Co Fidelity Loan Co with brief company names and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance—Life
Columbia National Life (of
Boston
Continental AS
Hughes & Pratt
Illinois Life Ins. CO
Metropolitan Life
You
NEW York Life
CUT Rate Loan CO
Fidelity Loan CO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martha Dawson
West Seventh Street
Grandpa Morgan
Missouri
Lincoln
Neb
Joseph Dawson
Mary Dawson-Wilke
Ollie Green
St. Louis
James K. Palmer
John Palmer
St. Joe
Jeffries Palmer
Kansas City
Catherine Ford
Mia
Robert Rebner
John Puls
George Ford
Manhattan
Kan
Edward Ford
Elmer Ford
Stanwood
Iowa
New York
J. P. Morgan
Mabel and
Elizabeth Satterlee
Egistered
Louisville
U. S
John Skamoger
Quincy Street
East Moline
Silvis
Skamoger
Mo -Mae
William Raithel
South Rock Island
Velie Motor Vehicle Company
R. C. Cole
Ed Mathew
Fifteenth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Theodore Skrevanos
Blaschke’s Steam Ihe & Cleaning Works
C. Karmback
Chee Up
West
Mueller
3Rd Ave
Batchelder, M. D
Tri-City Adv. CO
Staudamar, G. P
Cline & Shaw Fuel Co, Collieries Sales CO
Tri-City Coal CO
Hubbard & Tom
Ludolph, W. L
Schroeder, C. J
Wilson
Miss Blanche
Real Estate—Lands
Hubbard
TOM Hughes
Pratt Krell, ER. H
Liberty Mfg, CO
Life
Sun Son
Attorneys-At-Law
Saesces
Black Hawk
Antoine LeClaire
Rock Island County
American Publishing CO
Not Inc
Rock Island, Ill
Telephone W
Springfield Coal
Bert Carhan
Mgr
Third Ave
Chicago Medical Institute Express Co
Salas W
Third St
Adams
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