Davenport May Petition Controversy and Alumni Program
Davenport boards hear petitions signed by over 6000 voters for liquor consent contending old petitions still run two years while Civic federation argues they would permit saloons to operate five years longer. Alumni association outlines program for meeting with speeches and performances. Also reports on a domestic incident, four Davenport playgrounds opening, an auto accident in Milwaukee involving a Davenport resident, and weather folklore notes from London Answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Davenport
Civic Federation
Betty & Betty
The
Federation
Forgetmenot legend and ancient temple lore in a single screed
A mixed Victorian-era column recounts the origin tale of forgetmenot from Myosotis with a knight’s sacrifice, then traces the biblical timeline of Solomon’s Temple from Solomon’s era to Titus. The page closes with an advertisement for Perry Davis Painkiller claiming broad use and a 70-year record, touting 35 and 50 cent bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Moline News: Robbery and Local Incidents in brief
A Norwegian immigrant, Edward Petanek of 622 Highteenth Street, was robbed and beaten on Wighteenth Street near the Moline Plow Company warehouse between 11 and 11:30 p.m. He was left insensible and later found a black eye and head bumps. A separate accident reported: William Terpis, a Greek foundry worker, was struck by a descending elevator shaft, suffering a scalp wound requiring ten stitches. Other items include city politics, a nuisance lawsuit over a dead horse, and an upcoming school board election notice for Rock Island with Frick's livery stable as the polling place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee News
Robert Andresen
Milwaukee
Joseph Garowski
R. Andresen
East Water
Wisconsin
Garowski
Enest
Thirteenth Street
Andresen
Davenport
Iowa
Edward Petanek
Highteenth
Street
Wighteenth Street
Moline Plow ‘Company
Petanek
Burlington
Desaulniers & Co
William Terpis
Moline [Plow Company
Rock Island
Ill
Board of Education
Frick’s
Third Avenue
Fourth Ward
George W. McCaskrin
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island Ordinance Demands 5000 Bond for Cement Walks
An ordinance requires builders of cement sidewalks in Rock Island to file a 5000 bond with the city to cover faithful performance, protection of excavations, and indemnification against damages. A separate 5000 bond guarantees five years of sidewalk repair, both bonds subject to mayoral approval. bonds may be combined to total 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McCaskrin
City of
Rock Island
Ilinois
Board of Local Improvements
Born in town claims remedy saves life in El Paso
Ennis Bros promote Chambe Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Rener as a trusted cure used since youth at Narcoosee Wisconsin and elsewhere. They report strong local success and state the remedy is sold by all druggists. Lark's Cruises of the Cleveland figures in a maritime ad for the Amberg-American Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Des Moines
el Paso
Texas
Narcoosee
Wia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Davenport High School Alumni Association
George Edward Marshall
Frank Betty
Alice Mueller
Clara Maase
Arthur P. Griggs
William Arrould
Gaines Street
Arnould
Stapleton
Mueller
Saengerfest
Old High
Lincoln School
George H. Richey
Amy Lee
Old No
Harrison School
West Fourth Street
Ella F. Cordes
Mueller Jet
Saengerfest Hall
Spencer Glaspell
Monroe School
West Third Street
JH. Crann
Huldah H. Janssen
Bollinger
London
A. F. Thomson
Mills
Fehivatry
Amess
Solomon's Temple
Temple
Jerusalem
Solomon
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Zerubbabel
Pompey
Herod B
Titus A. A
Wellville
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
U.S. A
V. Ed [Hee
Moliné
Moline
South Moline
Hampton Townships
Scott Kennedy
John Ewert
Ewert
Kennedy
Silvis
W. E. Whiteside
A. H. Kohler
Kohler
Carbon Cliff
Carbor Cliff
Whiteside
M. T. Rudgren
Washburn
Crosby's
Meo
Lark's
Cleveland
Aamberg-American Line
York
Spi Ae
Madeira
Egypt
India
Ceylon
Burma
Java
Borneo
Marquette
Marquette Cement Mfg. Co
Marquette Building
Chicago
la Salle
Rock Island Land & Gravel CO
Rock Island Distributors
Revero
CHANNON @ DUFVA
West Seventeenth Street
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