Williams alias check forger seen by Passaic officials
Police and county attorney expect Passaic county New Jersey officials to pursue L A Williams the check forger held on a 30 day Davenport Scott county jail sentence. Williams known under 23 aliases was arrested at the Boston store while attempting to cash a check. Correspondence from other states indicates wide operation and cooperation from New Jersey authorities.
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Passaic County
N. J
L. A. Williams
Scott County
New Jersey
Williams
Boston
Davenport
Milan Notes and Local Visits Highlight Week
Milan reports J H Gilmore resumes activity after illness with pneumonia. Miss Adda Stone of Rock Island visited Milan friends. W M B society met with Mrs C E Hawkins with good attendance. M S Kent left for several months in Memphis Tennessee. Mrs Tom White and son Ralph returned to Minneapolis after holidays with Mrs Charlotte Goldsmith. Joseph Crawford returned to Chicago for work after holidays. Ben Laflin attends college.
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J. H. Gilmore
Chicago
Ben Laflin
Silvis Social Ties Note Weekend Visits Across Regions
Silvis families hosted relatives from Kewanee and Buda over the holidays while Miss Edith Countryman returned to Town City for university studies. Rock Island shops reopened after a week’s layoff as Silvis schools resumed. The Silvis Business Men's League met at the Y M C A with Clark Corbin and Jamison as speakers.
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Kirkpatrick
Ethel
Edith
Dorothy
Silvis
Kewanee
Edith Countryman
Buda, Jr
Ethel Kirkpatrick
E. A. Hinkley
Shaw
Rock Island
Jessica Don Carlos
Town City
Silvis School
Silvis Business Men's League and Round Table
Clark Corbin
Jamison
Andalusia Social Roundup From Davenport Visitors to New Year Events
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wheelan and two daughters return to Davenport after holidays here. John Burkett and daughter Sadie visit his father Jack Burkett. Chattie Thompson hosts a 16th birthday party for about 30 friends. Helen Cole ill with quinsy. Josephine Strohmeier visits Burlington friends. Seth Leeman and son Harry return from Gilman to relatives Ray Parmenter family. Charles Spickler from North Dakota visits his parents. Cyrus Kennedy of Rock Island visits relatives. Jessie Simpson hosts watch party for 16 on New Year’s Eve. Elmer Lee family return to Rock Island. William Alger moves into Charles Hayes’ Main Street house.
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Ed Wheelan
Davenport
John Burkett
Sadie
Mr. Burkett
Jack Burkett
Chattie Thompson
Helen Cole
Quinsy
Josephine Strohmeier
Burlington
Seth Leeman
Harry
Gilman
Iowa
Ray Parmenter
Charles Spickler
North Dakota
John Spickler
Cyrus Kennedy
Rock Island
Jessie Simpson
Elmer Lee
John Stropes
William Alger
Charles Hayes
Main Street
Revival meetings at German Methodist church in Wrayville
Hazel Dell notes Rev Mr Carwell conducting revival meetings at the German Methodist church in Wrayville. Society dinner at Mrs Dan Bartlett's home on January 1 was well attended. Edna Bartlett invited about 40 friends for a January 1 party at her home. Ed Emmack family and John Hayses were guests at Mrs James Kennedy's home last Saturday.
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Carwell
Wrayville
Dan Bartlett
Edna Bartlett
Ed Emmack
John Hays
James Kennedy
Gold Standard and Monetary Reform Debate
The author argues for ending gold coin as legal tender and explores constitutional limits on currency changes. He favors gradual reforms over abrupt shifts, cites the balance of contracts, and endorses the quantity theory of money as money supply drives value.
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Pai
Court of Last Resort
Congress
The Composite Money Standard by J G Osborn
Port Byron writer argues against the gold standard citing its unequal production and control by owners of gold. He advocates a value measured by labor and a composite standard based on staple farm product prices, preserving the dollar’s name while tying value to utility and welfare.
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Mane
J. G. Osborn
Port Byron
The Price of Peace
The terrible itching and smarting from certain skin diseases is instantly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price is 25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
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Aimberlain
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