Davenport News Briefs Include Marriages and Local Incidents
Licensed to Wed records list several Davenport and Rock Island couples awaiting licenses. Delirious prisoner Arthur Gall required ambulance transfer to St John's ward after threats at the police station. Miss Augusta Blunck died from blood poisoning after a pineapple preparation scratch. St James hotel fire caused hundreds in losses. Obituaries note James Kononos and Christine Eckmann funerals. Harry Mitchell returns from Indianapolis. Sunshine Club disbands for summer.
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Arthur Gall
St John’s Ward
Dixon
East Moline and Clinton Visit In Iowa Notes
East Moline residents Margaret Willey and Margaret Sackville spent Sunday in Clinton Iowa. Mr and Mrs Carr of Dubuque are stopping at the City hotel. Attorney and Mrs A B Johnson are the parents of a son born Tuesday. Mr and Mrs R W Reeves are visiting friends in Galva. Mrs C J Garrett and daughter Mabel returned after visits in Kentucky Indiana and Chicago. She was accompanied home by her uncle for an indefinite stay. Emme Kelley visiting sister Mrs George Baker for two months returned to Cameron Saturday. Fred Wells enjoying a visit near his mother from Independence Iowa. Ruth Norton left Wednesday for
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Margaret Willey
Margaret Sackville
Clinton
Iowa
Carr
Dubuque
City
A. B. Johnson
R. W. Reeves
Galva
C. J. Garrett
Mabel
Kentucky
Indiana
Chicago
Emme Kelley
George Baker
Cameron
Fred Wells
Red
Independence
Ruth Norton
Muscatine Visitation and Local Socials Reported
Foster Mr and Mrs Henry Bopp of Wrayville spent Sunday in Muscatine. Charles Mewes Sr is in a critical condition. Mr and Mrs Thomas Watson entertained several Muscatine people at their home Sunday. Mrs Frank Vanatta entertaining her mother and sister from Oklahoma. Robert Workman and sister Miss Lillian and Miss Mildred Vanatta attended the graduating exercises at Buffalo Prairie Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bopp
Wrayville
Muscatine
Charles Mewes Sr
Thomas Watson
Frank Vanatta
Oklahoma
Robert Workman
Lillian
Mildred Vanatta
Buffalo Prairie
Illinois Farmers' Institute recommends six agricultural books
A committee of three Farm Institute directors reviewed nearly all competing titles and selected six works deemed true and practical for Illinois conditions. The list includes Lipman on bacteria, Henry on feeds, Hopkins on soil fertility, Fernow on forestry, Mumford on beef production, and Plumb on farm animals, with prearranged discounts for prepaid orders.
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Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Illinois
Frank I. Mann
Gilman
A. N. Abbott
Morrison
Charles W. Farr
Chicago
University of Illinois
Farr
University of Indiana
Cook County
United States
Lipman
W. A. Henry
Hopkins
Fernow
Mumford
New Jersey
University of Wisconsin
Cyril G. Hopkins
New York College of Forestry
H. A. McKeene
Springfield
Foremen Gather at New Shops in Silvis
Foremen of the departments at New Shops in Silvis convened to discuss workflow and coordination amid ongoing renovations and department reorganization to improve efficiency and output.
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Silvis
Fully Described Awful Pains Woman’s Cardus Remedy Ad
Mrs. Dorma A. Smith of Pizarro Virginia states she suffered years with severe backache and bearing down sensations until Wine of Cardus provided instant relief. The ad claims Cardus is a specific remedy for women and a tonic to improve strength appetite and complexion. It lists druggists as the source and urges women to try Cardus for female troubles and general wellness.
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Pizarro
Dorma A. Smith
Cardus
Local Social Notes and Minor Incidents in Moline Area
Banquet at Soward Hurley home in Moline last Tuesday. Mrs. Pomeroy spent last week with Mrs. Allison near Carbon Cliff. Mr. Rogers from the power house visits Denver for a short vacation. Mrs. Jorgensen and Iowa child visited Mr. Carlson’s family last Sunday. Methodist Ladies Aid met Wednesday afternoon. James Phelp and cousin Mary Carroll visiting Cambridge, Nebraska. Little John Brown burned his hands spilling carbolic acid.
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Pomeroy
Allison
Carbon Cliff
Rogers
Power House
Denver
Jorgensen
Iowa
Carlson
Crowder
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
James Phelp
Mary Carroll
Cambridge
Neb
John Brown
Peck trial ends with hung jury in perjury case
Syracuse June 29 The jury in the case of William H Peck former secretary of the People's Mutual Life Insurance association and league charged with perjury reported it could not reach a verdict and was discharged. The panel had been out since Saturday with a split of 11 for conviction and 1 for acquittal. Peck was indicted for perjury in an insurance department examination claiming his contract with the company was a valid claim while knowing the contracts were of no value.
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Peck
Mutual League
Syracuse
N. Y
William H. Peck
People’s Mutual Life Insurance Association and League
State Insurance Department
Big Timber Is On Fire in South Dakota
The worst forest fire of the season broke out yesterday afternoon near Deadwood South Dakota outlining heavy smoke and scorching flames threatening timber stands and nearby areas with firefighters deploying to contain the blaze as winds shift in late June.
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South Dakota
Deadwood
S. D
South
Mystic Fire Rages North Five Miles From Sturgis
Fire near Sturgis intensifies as flames sweep north over five miles. Fort Meade soldiers battle the blaze that began Sunday, with patrols reporting increased strength and spread.
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News OF the Neighbors
Davenport
Henry Poell
Edith Hildebrandt
Charles A. Nichols
Hazel G. Grigsby
Morten Davis
Emma Hayes
Rock Island
George W. McDowell
Elizabeth Wiland
LeClaire Township
Scott County
Holmes
William Z. Brown
Columbus
Ohio
Third Baptist Church
D. A. Holmes
Lafayette
Augusta Blunck
August Blunck
West Second Street
Miss Blunck
Max
Gustave
August
St. James
James Kononos
Boles Undertaking Company
Matherville, IL
Boles
Oakdale
St. Luke’s Hospital
Christine Eckmann
John Eckmann
Louise Eckmann
Otto H. Eckmann
Gustave H. Eckmann
Hulda M. Murphy
West Fourth Street
Fairmount Cemetery
Jonesville
Mich
Harry Mitchell
Indianapolis
Sunshine Club of the
Christian Mission
East Moline
Jge
Mutual Loan Company
Peoples National Bank Building
Phone West
Foster
Agricultural Books
Chamberlain
Swedish Methodist Church Building Committee
Henry Eckland
Kewanee
Im Anderson
Victor Palmgren
Moline
John Anderson
Count de Buisseret
Notte
Manufacturers
Central Park
Central Park Pavilion
Organization of National
Belgian-American Association
Third Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Count Buisseret
Altar Society of
Sacred Heart Church
Marseilles
Louis Brice
Harry Bushno
Swan Troop
Bovgs
Neate
Taataane
Tomens
Ma Fx
Toe
Sea Seat
Emreguese
Omaha
Minneapolis
Department K. Segerstrom Piano Manufacturing Company
Lillian Parks
Levi Bannister
Walcott
C. M. Stewart
Donahue
Miss C. Claussen
Eldridge
Emilie Nielsen
Warren Street
Harry Wood
Thirty-ninth Street
Ralph Graham
Twenty-sixth Street
C. M. Heeney
Utica Ridge Road
Dora Stromburg
Cedar Rapids
Twentieth Street
Iil
Soward Hurley
Atte Cine
Clinton St
Newark
N.Z
Atlanta
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