Fined for Speeding and Local Transfers in Quad Cities
Officer Randolph arrested R A Watros at Second and Rock Island for speeding. He paid a $1 fine plus costs after a trial with defender F D Letts. John Korn leaves Rock Island for Quincy to head a new Korn Baking branch. I Charles Korn will manage Davenport's Rock Island unit. Mrs Frank Snell sprains her ankle on a Bridge Line car at Second and Main. Tri City Railway announces new cheap rate for Rock Island Moline Davenport riders with 10 cent transfer tickets valid 45 minutes. City accepts Tri City Railway ordinances allowing interurban Muscatine service. construction to begin soon. Obituaries note Joseph Waters of Kansas died at 55 at 1023 Brady Street. Frederick Henry Bock, born 1854 in Germany, dies at Davenport. funeral Tuesday at 2 pm from home, burial at Mount Mount Fairmount.
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Randolph
R. A. Watros
Mr. Watros
Second
Rock Island
Watros
F. D. Letts
Quincy
John Korn
Range Baking Company
Korn Baking Company
Toflay
Charles Korn
Davenport
Rock Isid
Middle West
Main Streets
Frank Snell
Tri-City Railway Company
Moline
Watch Tower
Mc Mine
Joseph Waters
Brady Street
Kansas
Frederick Henry Bock
Telegraph
Gut Ranzow Oldenburg
Germany
America
Eugina Hohnsbeck
Henry
Lena
Rose Bock
Edna
Laura
Harry
Bertha Bock
Minnie Willroth
Charles A. Schenebricker
Woodmen
Republican Party
Charles
Charley
Second Avenue
Central
Will of S. B. King filed for probate in Fergus Falls
The Ottawa landowner S. B. King, owning 5185 acres valued at 128424, filed for probate. He left most of his estate to educational institutions, with $100000 to a nephew and $10000 to several others. Sixty thousand funds a high school, 50000 supports a YMCA, 40000 funds a hospital, and the remainder forms a trust for education of worthy young men, with trustees selecting beneficiaries excluding theology.
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S. B. King
Ottawa
Ill
Fergus Falls
Minx
Minn
Otter Tail County
Two Moline Teachers Resign From Manual Training School
J S Carroll and Maud H Rose, both faculty at the manual training school, have resigned to seek other fields of labor next school year. Rose plans to return east. Carroll has not announced future plans. Board to consider replacements at next meeting amid a wave of changes.
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Manual Training School
J. S. Carroll
Maud H. Rose
Carroll
Miss Rose
Moline
Board of Education
Chords and Discords Misstep in Economy Tale
A Valley Clarion inspired ramble recounts Rev T Johnston’s Portland Presbyterian assembly lodging, the charitable fund for delegates, and a raft of small town anecdotes. It tracks Ben Noble’s buggy ride, Dad Hawkins as tent drummer understudy, and Charles Schenebricker’s patience with a humorous telephone tale. It closes with Philander O’Brien’s return to railroading near Davenport and a nod to old regiment mates.
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Citi
The Making of Lenses in Astronomy
The article highlights the central role of lenses and optical trains in astronomy, noting the precision and skilled labor required. It explains long production times for large lenses, such as a thirty inch glass taking a year to grind and polish, a two inch lens needing days, and a forty inch object glass possibly taking four years or more if issues arise.
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Kansas City Star
Persian Jests and Odd Pranks From a Persian Jester
A Persian jest recalls an ugly man in a mosque praying to avoid hell with a sharp observer noting his frightening countenance. Another tale features a man with a grotesque nose wooing a woman and describing himself as patient and devoid of lightness, prompting her blunt reply about bearing afflictions.
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Joe Miller
Bohemian Rings and the Roulette Ball at Monte Carlo
A Bohemian jeweler explains wedding rings worn by Bohemian couples and how rings are altered or replaced when lost. The piece then shifts to the Roulette Ball, recounting how it slips from a croupier and leads to a surprising chain of losses, ending with an Englishman swallowing the ball by accident.
Tea in Paraguay and a Duke of Wellington remark
A London bystander describes Paraguayan tea drinking with pumpkin goblets and palm leaf tea used for fever and rheumatism. A second Duke of Wellington quip notes how living under his father's fame left him colorless and overshadowed. Another exchange runs a hotel clerk remark about an actor.
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Second Duke of Wellington
Mfe
Bernal Osborne
Baronet actor encounters Juliet balcony implication
Fragmentary dialogue references a famous actor at a balcony scene and a hotel clerk asking for cash in advance. It also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy offering a money back guarantee after two thirds of a bottle if not satisfied and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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First Congregational
A. M. Hubbard
Juliet
Barne
New York Journal
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Fairmount Cemetery
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G. H. Chase
J. N. Pierr
E. A. Pierr
Charles Kneberg
G. H. Lohrbeck
Rufus Walker
Ada Stephens
Robert Rank
Congregational Church
A. S. Wright
E. B. Knox
Rank Bros
Lbrary
J. M. Holt
C. A
Zen
Portland
Johnston
Clarion
Chicago University
Lem Tuttle
Ben Noble
Ren
Dad Hawkins
Dad
North Pol
Philander O’brien
Harper House
Philander
O'Brien
Weston
Ing
Mexico
Wright
Alaska
Wilbur Emil Ivins
St. Paul
Milwaukee
North Pole
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Company
Michigan and
Jackson
Washburn
Crosbys
Goldmedal
Gov Menal
Harper’s
New York Sun
Newbro's
Herpicide
Newbro
A. F. Rageat
M.E. Church
Loveland
Fla
Mae McDonald
Main Street
Jacksonville
Wm. Gibson
Denance
London
Paraguay
China
Brazil
Mr. Barne
Romeo
Everyouere
Stearns
Electric Paste
H. E. Casteel
Pres
M.S. Heagy
V.P
H. E. Simmon
Cash
OUR
Etravagange
Central Trust & Savings Bank
Walsh
Dr. Walsh
A. B. Waits
Laddedale
Iowa
J. Maroff
Wilton Jec
Ucart
Wm. Thorne
Savannah
Hy! Williams
Clarksdale
Chicago Medical Institute
Third Street
McCullough Bldg
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