One Way to Sell Property and Wrecks of Local Notices
The Davenport item notes Mrs. Magdalena Thode dropped an injunction against H. Weiss over Rockingham road saloon consent, then Weiss bought Thode’s adjoining property and secured consent. Other items report bail forfeiture totaling 2415 dollars, saloon fines shared with attorney, and a district court spree closing three saloons with injunctions. Also covered are deputy appointments, a milkwagon wreck, five lectures, obituaries, and local civic actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Thode
H. Weiss
Rockingham Road
Fred Vollmer
Bollinger
Civic Federation
Reddebaugh
Leon van Hein
John C. Davenport
LeClaire
W. F. Mayes
Pleasant Valley
S.S.S
Nature
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Democratic Reform Proposals Face 1912 Tariff Clash
A political opinion piece argues Democrats must address immediate economic issues rather than focus on candidate selection. It highlights tariff revision, interstate commerce powers, labor laws, and financial reform as urgent tasks, noting divisions within the party and naming figures like Andrew Carnegie and Frederick Lynch in tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tabor
Democratic Party
Nurse Endorses Father John’s Medicine By Doctor’s Order
Miss Ella M. Wood, nurse from Guilford Connecticut, testifies she has used Father John’s Medicine in numerous cases under physician orders. She praises its benefits for lung and throat troubles and urges others to use it as directed for specified ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Ella M. Wood
Guilford, Conn
Guilford
Conn
John
Political Theatre and Postal Debate Echo in Public Letter
A reader comments on Carter's postal savings bank bill and Burkett's warnings as the Aldrich currency commission delays financial legislation. The piece suggests a public audience is misled by political performance and hints at strained party strategy in a Republican-led era. The letter ends noting two frankers held up for postage, with unreadable names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theater Republican
Carter
Burkett
Carter Postal Savings Bank
Aldrich Currency Commission
Washington
New Year Socials and Visits Highlight Local Notes
The Baptist ladies hosted a well attended New Year dinner raising 26.25 dollars. Local residents Elmer Reynolds and Hattie Hill visited at Jank Reynolds home. Nellie Alschlager stayed with cousin Carrie Freyermuth. Several young women spent New Year’s Day at Sade A and Katherine Kleist homes. A. Bowser returned from 10 days in Redding Town. C Kelsey of Fedora visited old friends before a Letts trip. Bernie Reynolds family visited Nelson Miller in Wrayville. Bridgie Ferry from Rock Island also returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Reynolds
Hattie Hill
Rock Island
Jank Reynolds
Nellie Alschlager
Carrie Freyermuth
Jessie Beadle
Mildred Vanatta
Clara Foster
Agnes Stewart
Louise Foster
Verna Stewart
Sade A
Katherine L. Kleist
A. Bowser
Redding
C. Kelsey
Fedora
Oak
Lida
Letts
Bernie Reynolds
Oretta
Dallas
Local social notes and arrivals across the region
Brief visits fragment family gatherings and calling hours with Bryars Watson at Epworth Meigs Hays teaching in Andalusia and revival services led by Rev. Richardson. Measles cases include Miss Ethel Kennedy and siblings. Dan Bartlett hosts New Year’s Day reception. Kennedy family dinners noted with multiple relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
John Hays
Meigs
Andalusia
Ethel Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Carroll Kennedy
Kenneth Powell
Eliza
Dan Bartlett
Janes Kennedy
Sam Bornff
Boyd
Macy Bornff
Mary Kennedy
Hazel Dell Tents Nearby Crowd Lat Eliza Friday Night
A fragment notes a hazy scene at Hazel Dell with about one tent and an estimated five people in the Lat Eliza area Friday evening. Details are incomplete but imply a small gathering after sunset near Lat Eliza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza
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Davenport
Harry J. McFarland
Board of Supervisors
Professor Shaw
David William White
Clyde King
H. B. Betty
Tom Galvin
Henry J.orenzén
Frank Martens
C. L. Galvin
Joe Traeger
Herman Lemm
Hugo H. Stahl
Joseph Wagner
District Court
O. H. Schrum
A. C. Martens
Charles J. Hild
Lara E. Parker
Fred C. Naeve
J. J. Marinan
Phil A. Loehren
John Wyland
Daveee Academy of Sciences
Grand Opera House
G. R. Shields
W. M. R. French
Chicago Art Institute
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Philippines
T. H. MacBride
University of Iowa
Valley of the Rhine
Walter Ross
Scott County Farmers
Chamberlain
Northwestern Consolidated Milling
East Moline
Eureka Fire Hose Company
Chicago
Helen Leber
Nellie Kincade
Toledo
Ohio
Laura Fay
Nevada
Towa
Florence Ranschler
Denver
Colo
Helen Huntoon
Third Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Moline
MacBeth
John G. Darius
Moline Wagon Company
Bridge Lane
Rock River Bottom
Mr. Carius
Wagon Company
Sumners
John G. Carius
Germany
America
Ida Roe
William Carins
South Moline
Anna
Hall
Fay
Washington Post
Taft
Temples of Justice
Burton
Foraker
Judce Taft
New York
Charlie
Joe Forrker
Charles
Enorgh
William Gether
All Good Fellowship
Gurion
Cleveland
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Treasury
Willis J
Ways and Means
Hancock
Carnegie
Ways and Means Committee
Frederick Lynch
St. Paul
Canada
Lynch
Andrew Carnegie
Republican
Capitol
Tom Carter
Montana
Elmer Jacob Burkett
Nebraska
Mutual Loan Company
People’s National Bank
Foster
Polo
GoLp
Universal
Forest H. Montgomery
Commercial National Bank
Til, Universal Adding Machine Company
St. Louis
Orcipal
Benjamin Zollner
Bryars Watson
Edward Reynolds
Copperas Creek
William Meyer
Muscatine
Iowa
William Workman
Lee Freise
Sweetland Center
Freise
August Anderson
Thomas Watson
Epworth
Hazel Dell
Dr. Martin
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