Davenport Family Tragedies and Tragic Accidents Reported
News from Davenport details Mrs Edward Warnken recovering from gunshot wounds after a husband shot her and killed himself. Separately, Jerry Kre known as Jerry, a Davenport youth, died after being struck by a passenger train near Hope North Dakota. Also reported are deaths in Davenport including George M Painter found dead in bed, a Greek laborer drowning in a Bettendorf pond and Mrs Christina Bervert dying while reading at her daughter's Davenport home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Warnken
Jerry Kre
Hope
N. D
Jaramin Kre
Jerry
Davenport
Montana
Young Kre
Joseph Kre
Fulton Avenue
Kre
Davenport Democrat
East Second Street
George M. Painter
St. Luke's Hospital
Painter
West Third Street
Christina Bervert
Laura Montgomery
Lindhoeft
Germany
John Krambeck
United States
New Orleans
Mississippi
Iowa
British Nobility Beauty Distinct Yet Aloof From Americans
A Davenport newspaper item notes Lady Tarrington a beauty from the British nobility who keeps aloof from Americans in court society. Her viscount husband’s racing interests and royal connections are listed, with family ties to Eleanor Souray and Davenport residence after 1910. Several obituaries and church dedication details follow.
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Lady Tarrington
Eleanor Souray
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Made Them Laugh
A politician told friends I will be honest and sparked loud applause that upstaged the point he intended to make, as reported by the London Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
The Trouble. Miscontented Twin Parisian Punch
A London Punch quip mocks vanity and faces, contrasting a self deprecating remark with a sharper jab at another. The cartoonish line plays on appearance and social snobbery in a witty, clipped verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Perplexed Mabel and Daddy recall a calendar note
In a London Mail tidbit, Mabel asks what she should do on the 14th. Daddy suggests using the tied handkerchief knots, which Mabel says she placed to remember the date.
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Mabel
London Mail
Rheumatism Relief Claim by Madison Man
N B Langley of Madison Wisconsin reports relief from rheumatism in hours after using Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism. He says pain vanished in a few hours and the condition was cured in three days enabling him to return to work. Product sold by Otto Grotjan in Rock Island and Gust Schiegel & Son in Davenport.
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N. B. Langley
Madison
Wis
Otto Grotjan
Second Avenue
Rock Island
Gust Schiegel
Moline Delivers Alfalfa News and Local Conditions
Reports from C R Stephens farm Colona avenue note three acres in fourth year alfalfa reaching thirty inches and approaching bloom, with another three-acre one-year patch highlighting alfalfa’s potential as advocated by farm and crop experts nationwide. Ice cream samples show butter fat deficiencies chiefly Davenport and Sam Pool have low fat but high bacteria counts. W E Hill elected president of Illinois Association of Stationary Engineers at Rockford convention, Gust R Anderson named secretary treasurer. Auto mishap on Thirteenth Street injures no one. William McLean’s car barely damages Redmen building after driver loses control while teaching a trainee. Anson M Hubbard nears 95, marching in Memorial Day parade, a veteran fifer revered in Moline’s history and Poland-born allegiance.
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C. R. Stephens
Colona Avenue
Stephens Place
Stephens Farm
Magomarcino-Grupe Co
Davenport Ice Cream Co
W. &. Hill
Moline
Clyde W. Becker
Illinois Letter Carriers’ Association
W. E. Hill
Deere
East Moline
Ilinois Association of Stationary Engineers
Rockford
Mr. Hill
Anson M. Hubbard
Arsenal Island
Grand Army
Fifteenth Street
Government Island
Poland
Opening of Municipal Market Set for June 16 1913
The municipal market of Thirteenth Street and Fifth Avenue will officially open Monday June 16 1913. Growth of vegetables and farm goods through a grower to consumer system under municipal management is expected to mirror last season’s success. Mayor M R Carlson announced the start and details of regulations will be drafted in the coming two weeks.
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M. R. Carlson
Sae
Thirteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Coal Valley Community Notes and Wedding Plans
A long list of local visits and social events in Coal Valley and nearby towns. Residents and visitors include Mr Nitz H R Martin A Ellis John Studer Drew Donaldson Nellie Mc Gimpsey and many others. Highlights cover school activities picnic Boy Scouts ice cream social and the Moss and Kraklow wedding set for June 10 at the bride’s home. The eighth graders passed final exams while graduation is scheduled for June 4 at the Coal Valley opera house.
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Mr. Nitz
H. R. Martin
A. Ellis
John Studer
Drew Donaldson
Nellie McGimpsey
Mary
Tillie Vigor
Lizzie Warmoth
John Thompson
Tri-Cities
John Carlson
R. McGimpsey
Mary Connelly
Sam Clarence
Elwood Gregg
Carl Bramberg
Margaret Patterson
Rock Island
Bonnie and Sons
Clarence and
Roy
Dr. Myers
G. Sommerson
Justin Washburn
Bardsley
Flaherty
Sherrard
Myrtle Buckley
John Sommerson
Boy Scouts
Irene McWilliams
Myrtle Swanson
Orion
Opera House
Moss and Kraklow
Washburn
Miss Dallague
Brandberg
Snow McDonald
Milan
T. R. Lee
Geraldyne McDonald
F. R. Lee
Maud , McDonald
Kingdom
Peter Stywart
Davenport
Coal Valley
John Neibling
Lindloff
Dick Pryce
Coal Valley Opera House
Ben Sommerson
McGraw
Grace
Moline
Grant Murders Wife Then Kills Self in Temple Home
In a deranged act tied to tuberculosis, Grant shot his wife in the back of the head and then killed himself, as neighbors describe. The story ends with poetic musings and health notes from periodical columns.
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Grant
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Bettendorf Foundry
Bettendorf
St. Alphonsus Church
Joseph Bec
C. SS. R
de Soto Novitiate
Mount St. Clement
Redemptorist Institute
Eeiecer
Edward Muhs
West Second Street
Mr. Muhs
Harrison Street
Ethel
Hattie
Louis
Venita
Roy Muhs
H. E. Muhs
Benjamin
Hayes Muhs
John Young
Gus Karl
Ripley Street
Charles S. Sessler
Washington
George Sessler
Mr. Sessler
Lester M. Diedrich
Henry Diedrich
Edward
Bernhard
Central Union Telephone Company
A. J. Beverlin
Telephone West
William McLean
Redmen
McLean
Sixteenth Street
America
Streckfus Steamers
Nest
Streckfus Steamboat Line
R. J. Vullerton
Locel
Bergen
New York
Rochester
Atfus Hubbard
Hubbard
Anson
Raymond Herbert
Philip Colson
Howard
Tenth Street
E. A. Lagerstrom
Riverside Cemetery
South Bend
Ind
Irving
Victor
Arthur P.zriss
Shelley
Europe
Chicago Journal
Tha Argus
Calumet
France
Beraelf
Adizens
J.V. Pierce
Piere
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