Horse Killed in Runaway and Local News Roundup
A horse owned by A Wood Creamery died after a runaway on Harrison street when a broken shaft caused the horse to bolting. The driver Will Scholzen was injured but not seriously. Also: bootlegging case bound over, wagon mishaps on street cars and hayload fall injuries. Robert Colwell, veteran master mechanic in the glucose industry, died in Chicago.
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A. Wood Creamery Company
Will Scholzen
Harrison Street
Fifteenth
Sixteenth Streets
Robert Colwell
Chicago
Colwell
Glucose
Davenport
Corn Products Company
Moline
Union Journeymen Barbers
Standish Gift: Estate To Knox College In Galesburg
Dr and Mrs V N Standish donate nearly their entire estate to Knox College valued at 85000. Galesburg officials say deeds are unconditional and immediate possession is given. Standish longtime educational supporter linked to Lombard College and municipal work. family origins in Iowa. Ennis Bros advertise Cham bersole Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with local testimonial.
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Thomas McClelland
Knox
Standish
Galesburg
Lombard College
Iowa
Des Moines
el Paso
Texas
Narcoosee
Fla
Ennis Bros
Moline Plants to Add Night Shift and Summer Shutdowns
The Republic Iron and Steel Sylvan mills will run a night shift starting Monday due to high orders. The season ends June 30 with a one to two week shutdown for machinery repairs, then possible quick resumption if demand stays strong. Nearby shops plan extended layups in June and July for electrical shutdowns.
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Sylvan Mills
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Moline
Deere & Co
Moline Plow Company
Heat Not an Obstacle in Way of Success of Exposition at Seattle
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle will be comfortable in summer despite heat elsewhere. Seattle’s sea breezes and Puget Sound climate keep the city cool, with mountains and lakes providing fresh air. Towering fir skyline and carefully placed trees shield buildings, while old ivory colors reduce glare at the world’s fair.
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Pickwick
Jesant
London Mail
Seattle
Far Northwest
Expedition City
Puget Sound
Cascade Mountains
Phitheater
Pantaloon Gown Reveals Trousers at Fifth Avenue Show
The new feminine gown blends directoire style with pants as the skirt parts above the knees to reveal trousers reaching to the shoe soles. Made of light olive chiffon brondcloth with a 56 inch train and heavy embroidery, it uses twelve dozen self colored buttons and a front seam to create a pantaloon look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
New York
Directoire
A Splendid Bluff in a Cab Fare Dispute
Sir Walter Besant once settled a cab fare dispute in novel fashion. He paid 3s 6d for a ride from Piccadilly to a suburb, the driver demanded 5 shillings, Besant refused and suggested a fight as a retort, a humorous boast reflecting his wit.
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Walter Besant
Piccadilly
Besant
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Joseph Oppelt
Muscatine
United States
A. G. Bush
United States District Court
Thoensen
Boies Street
Rockingham Road
Hoon
Mercy Hospital
Gus Seaman
C. W. Ford
Brubaker
C. W. Hoffman
Hoffman
Denver
Frank Jordan
Clinton
Saratoga
Knox College
Neal van Dervoort
Moline Automobile Company
Crown Point
Ind
Ruth Sheeley
Mrs
Earl Sheeley
Nineteenth Street
Salem Lutheran Church
Eighteenth Avenue
John Westberg
Oscar Peterson
Alfred Oberg
Carl Engh
C. J. Youngberg
Fred R. Young
Sixteenth Street
Paul TH. Lorenz
Tetter
Chamberlain
M. H. Rodney & Co
Almond
Ala
THE
ARGUS
Michigan & Jackson Blvds
Ing District
Junkin Advertising Agency
Newbro’s
Herpicide
J. R. Johnson
Reformatory
Jonesboro, Tenn
A. G. Wetherly
T. H. Thomas Drug Store
Herpicide Company
Detroit
Mich
Priestleys
London
Priestley
Hamburger Bros. 6 CO
Baltimore
Victrola
Melba
Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Century
Body's
McClure’s
Munsey’s
Scribner's
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