Island Will Open Again May Sixteenth as Usual
Local notices report Suburban Island will not close for summer, opening May 16 as usual. Coal thefts surge in Davenport yards with complaints from Tri City Fuel and D R I N W. A $10,000 Streicher suit ends with verdict for defendant after judge sustains motion to withdraw from jury. Squirrels invade store stock with grocer Eldred H Smith seeking killer crackdown and mayor guidance. Obituary: James M Gilloley, born 1852 Davenport, dies in Chicago. survived by Minnie Dermody and three children.
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Emily Streicher
Davenport Brick & Tile Company
Bollinger
Streicher
Stretcher
Peter M. Gilloley
Chicago
James M. Gilloley
Mr. Gilloley
Davenport
Luce & Griggs
Minnie Dermody
Gentry visits Mol ine amid Chicago murder case links
Arthur Gentry, Chicago man whose wife was murdered by Frank Constantine, spent yesterday in Mol ine on business. Locals note George Quade shared rooms with Constantine at the Gentry home, fueling interest in the tragedy.
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Arthur Gentry
Chicago
Frank Constantine
Young Couple Wed In Mercer County Ceremonies
At noon on February 12 Miss Anna M. Brown and James E. Denning wed at the Kimball home in Buffalo Prairie. Rev. N W Thompson officiated with a large attendance and a dinner to follow. The bride, long at the Kimball home, and the groom, son of Mrs. Margaret Denning, will reside on the Denning place. In Taylor Ridge, Andrew Gustaf Carlson and Minnie Sophia Simpson joined in marriage with Myrtle C Simpson and John E Carlson attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Simpson
Taylor Ridge
Andrew Gustaf Carlson
Aledo
Minnie Sophia Simpson
Myrtle c. Simpson
John E. Carlson
Bartonville Fights Bell Company Over Telephone Rates
Bartonville residents clash with the Central Union telephone monopoly over high rates. The village cuts lines to push for Peoria level prices, with residence rates set at 36 dollars yearly and business service at 60 dollars, plus 24 dollars per mile beyond a three mile radius. Trustees demand relief. courts likely to rule amid a costly, uncertain fight.
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Bartonville
Peoria
Central Union Telephone
Real Estate Transfers Record From Court House
Property exchanges include J R Milliken to L F Cralle for two Moline area lots in Donahoo Cosner addition valued at 1090 dollars. Jacob Stewart administrator transfers span multiple Stewart additions in Moline and South Moline, total 19857 dollars. Charles H Deere and others sell part of northeast quarter section 33 18 ln to John D Cady and associates for 1 dollar. Open house announcement and ad copy promote Dr King New Life Pills and Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup with prices and druggist availability.
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J. R. Milliken
L. F. Cralle
Donahoo & Cosner
East Moline
Jacob Stewart
Mary E. Stewart
Stewart
Moline
South Moline
Stewarts
Chamberlin
Healy
Park Place
Charles H. Deere
John D. Cady
Buttermilk Club Plea Draws Vice President’s Attention
Editor Jim Lowrey of the Honey Grover Tex Signal forms a Buttermilk club with 56 members and sends a humorous plea to Vice President Fairbanks. The satire lauds buttermilk as healthful, virtuous, and superior to spirits, urging broad membership and brandy-free cheer.
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Jim Lowrey
Honey Grover
Tex
Dallas
New York Press
Fairbanks
Buttermilk Club
Lowrey
Jim
Signal
Police Dog's Fine Work Triggers Chase in Brooklyn
Inspector Harkins and Acting Captain Funston test New York police dogs near Prospect Park. Patrolman Michael Nicholson, unaware of the trap, sees a plainclothes man bolt from behind a fence at 1221 Ocean Parkway and gives chase. The dog Nogi closes in, trips the officer, and muzzled but still biting the man, showcases the new training in action.
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Nicholson
Parkville Station Responds To Report Of Dog Incident
Residents feared a tragedy as a man could not rise until Nicholson arrived to leash the dog. Calls flooded in to the Parkville station while the on duty lieutenant, unaware of the setup, dispatched a patrol wagon to the scene.
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Nicholson
Parkville
Nogi
Camp for Wolf Hunters in Algonquin Park
A Montreal dispatch reports wolf hunters returning from Kippawa Quebec with two poisoned wolves and one Canadian lynx. They failed to find deep snow or cold enough weather but plan a permanent wolf hunting camp in Algonquin Park for the winter, to be set up next autumn.
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Algonquin Park
Canada
Montreal
Kippawa
Que
New York Sun
L. O. Armstrong
Market quotes and receipts across grains and stocks in Chicago and New York
Chicago market reports show May wheat at 93 1/4 to 93 5/6 with 900% hogs and 1 400 cattle receipts. Cattle and sheep opened steady. hogs ended steady. New York quotes list diversified securities with Copper at 47 and St Paul at 106 3/4, among others.
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Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
U. P
U. S. Steel
Reading
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Atchison
Locomotive
Sugar
St.Paul
Copper
Republic Steel
Republic Steel Common
Southern Ry
Local Market Conditions and wholesale quotations Feb 15
Rock Island market report lists wholesale prices for provisions live stock and fuel. Individual figures cover eggs poultry butter lard potatoes onions hogs sheep cattle and various grain hay straw wood coal and prices per unit. A testimonial from Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin praises DeWitts Kidney and Bladder pills sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
Mr. Barber
DeWitt
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Tri-City Fuel Company
O. B. Grant
Eldred H. Smith
Fifteenth
Brady Streets
Mr. Smith
F. Swensen
Amelia Anderson
Carlson Will
City Council
MacBeth
Twenty-third Street
Twenty-third Stret
Fifteenth Street
Anna Brown
J. E. Denning
Minnie Simpson
A. G. Carlson
THE
Bell Company
Court House
Dr. King
Kennedy
Hostetter
R. T. Moore
Nashville, Tenn
J. K. Allender
Paulding, Ohio
Liverpool
Lyssert
Beecham’s
Beecham
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Pacific Coast States
Idaho
Nevada, Arizona
New Mexico
ATC
EF. A. Riddell
Acent C., B. & Telephone
Walsh
Dr. Walsh
Chicago Medical Institute
West Third Street
Main Street
Iowa
Dr. Martin
Second Avenue
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