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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1908

Page

2

DeArmand Out for Congress and Local Court News

Davenport local notes recount J A DeArmand’s bid for Congress on the Democratic ticket as well as arrests and preliminary hearings. Reports cover a bank cashier case against McCully, a high court notice about an estate, and plans for a large teachers convention in Davenport with officials prepared to host delegates. Obituary items list Mrs Amutte Neuhaus and Wilhelm Tateke among Davenport residents, plus an advertised letter list and city notices.

Squaiwastern Iowa Davenport Chetty Avallemy of Sciences Hillary Rogwen Sirsegal Ee Street Railway Company Ani Ol Bers Amutte Neuhaus D. i Neuhaus Paverparl Mepey Mis Newhais Ormed Davenport Wilheimind Tateke Ald Ot Davenport Tie Sariday Hee Uivey Buseh Thilysareks Jiepengert Vile Street Miss Orth

Japanese Bayonet Talk Dominates Army Gear News

A Tokyo to Washington dispatch describes a new Japanese army bayonet five inches longer than the current design, with a tapered point and grooved back, plus a broad cutting edge and distinctive guard. Nearby items note a Versailles-style lobster restaurant plan in New York and various local happenings in Moline, including obituaries, fires, and club formations.

Tokyo Washington Wales

Adage by John W Gates on worn clothes sales tone

John W Gates argues that when Americans wear old clothes it does not take long to restore business. He cites early assets and Witte pills as easy to sell by all druggists and urges plew usage.

John W. Gates John W. Gaites Lng

Wreckers Fundy Wight Cause a Testigy Ship Obstruction

A garbled note describes a wreck attempt and a legal objection affecting a vessel or voyage. Names and precise actions are unclear, but authorities respond to stop the obstruction and ensure safe passage.

Jotiel Folkt

Train wreck near Lockport prompts injuries and inquiry

A freight train on the Santa Fe line near Lockport derailed striking ties and loosened rails. Front end of the engine smashed. Injured crew members reported but not described in detail. Also noted are opaque historical asides on math teaching, temperance beliefs, and colonial impressions from the period.

Santa Fe Lockport A

Fragmented OCR note hints at cipher and pursuit

The readable lines show garbled text about a cipher and a pursuit, mentioning multiple times and near completion. No clear names, dates, places, or actions emerge beyond the sense of decoding a cipher and following a trail.

Marion City Marshal shoots two in street confrontation

Marion Illinois February reports that City Marshal Willa Aber shot and killed Raines and Frank Blake during a street encounter after attempting to disarm a man. Grugan Huter and others were present. a coroner's inquest cleared Aber. Bond set at 5090 dollars for Kennedy Laxwire Cough Syn.

Marion Ciy Willa Aber Ra ‘Ines Guen Frank Blake Miele Grogan Keey Gulickins Mitthes Sim Almey Huter Blake

Uncle Joe's Story of the Queen Bee

A narrator explains bee society likening a hive to a city with twenty to sixty thousand inhabitants led by a queen. The piece details swarming, hive construction, drone roles, nursing bees, wax production, and the queen’s life cycle from laying eggs to eventual death, with notes on bee vision and behavior.

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