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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1900

Page

2

Local Medical and Professional Directory Listing in Rock Island

A historical listing shows multiple medical doctors and clinics with office hours and addresses in Rock Island. Includes attorneys Mitchel & Lynde, Dr. S. H. Miller, Dr. Foster, and others, plus transportation adverts for freight and passenger services on Chicago Milwaukee St Paul lines and Rock Island & Peoria Railway with schedules and depots.

Frock Island & Peoria Railway First Avenue Tweatler Street ML A. Patterson TMAIN Spreteli Cincinnati Peo Peoria Springfield St. Lee Caule & Sherant

Navy's Aid in Boer War Strength to General White at Ladysmith

The British navy plays a key land role in the Boer War aiding General Sir George White at Ladysmith. Captain Hedworth Lambton commands naval guns and 500 sailors to bolster defenses, while other crews transport heavy 6 inch and 45 to 50 pounder pieces from ships like the Powerful, Doris, Forte, Barrosa, and Philomel to the front.

Ladysmith New York Commercial Advertiser South African Admiralty South Africa Hedworth Lamton Simonstown A. P. Ethelston de Aar Junction Cape Town Cape Colony Naauwpoort Port Elizabeth Free State de Aar Royal Marines John I. Plumbe Royal Marine Light Infantry Colesberg Orange River Pree Hedworth Lambton George White Corps d Earl of Durham Royal Navy C. Beauchamp Seymour Alcester Alexandra Alexandria Tel-el-Kebir Royal Yacht Iss Powerful Lambton Durban Cape Doris Forte Barrosa Philomel White

Fair for fiddlers at Texas real estate convention

Secretary T os Skaggs gathers fiddling fans for a Fort Worth January meeting of the Texas State Real Estate association. Prizes honor shortest and tallest fiddler, oldest and youngest, most positions played, biggest feet, best dancer, and more. Three audience judges will decide. entrants urged to register early.

T.os Skaggs Texas State Real Estate Association Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Sas Fort Worth Fidder

Bravery of Ast Louis Man Stopping Runaway Horse

Private A Opperman of St Louis hospital corps Thirty eighth Infantry distinguished himself on December 1 in Honolulu by stopping a runaway horse that endangered many lives. He rushed out caught the bit and turned the animal into a brick wall, knocking himself down but saving others. Citizens presented him a purse in appreciation.

Opperman Honolulu A. Opperman St. Louis Thirty Eighth Infantry

Alive Though Shot Twice Through the Brain

A Philippine war report notes a marine shot twice in the head at Noveleta. Though brain matter bled and he seemed certain to die, the mail reports say he survived to live with probable mental clouding but able to answer questions logically. Old Fort Crab restoration planned by Daughters of the American Revolution in Troy, New York. English women seek relief by aiding soldiers through bazaars and concerts as a remedy for war anxiety.

Army Bavy Philippines Chicago Tribune Noveleta Old Fort National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Municipal Proceedings From Codwelt Council Meeting

The Codwelt City Council adjourned a regular session with most aldermen present. Officers reported December items. a petition from Central Union Telephone Co. sought pavement work for an underground conduit between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. Several resolutions passed on clerk's office filing, fire department gear, reservoir plans, and street track work. The meeting closed with a quote about readiness for opportunity.

Sesson Spam Central Union Telephone Co Eighteenth Nineteenth Street Second Third Avenue Alterman Heidemann Johnson Wheelan Sederstrata Millernan Olson Alerman Wheelan Sehaster

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