Davenport Deserter From Navy Reported
Mayor Beckers has learned from the commander of the U S S Constellation that Davenport resident Gilbert Frank Burns is a deserter from the navy. The Davenport Supervisors vote to donate 250 to the Davenport Visiting Nurse Association after a committee pleaded their cause. Dr W F Speers is named City Physician pending council approval. April post office receipts total 10 487 44, up 1 230 10 from last year. A boy is seriously hurt after a trolley wire accident and a horse reaction. doctor expects recovery. The Davenport police report 168 April arrests, three bound for grand jury. Anna Elizabeth Whiting and Albert Fayerweather Afong wed at Grace Cathedral. honeymoon to follow then return to Davenport. Joe Gannon, a grocery delivery boy, injured by a broken trolley wire tied to a passing interurban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
U. S. S. Constellation
Newport, R. I
Gilbert Frank Burns
Davenport
United States Navy
Board of Supervisors
Scott County
Police Department
Grace Cathedral
Love
Anna Elizabeth Whiting
Albert Fayerweather Afong
Honolulu
F. B. Whiting
Perry Street
W. H. Whiting
Mr. Afong
Joe Gannon
Frank A. Martin
Joe
Third
Perry
Rock Island
Big 1. & I. Interurban
Conditions on the Isthmus of Panama criticized by observer
A writer describes deporations at Cristobal jail, pay delays for black canal laborers, and red tape blocking material sales. He cites a Chicago contractor and flawed commissary practices, noting improvements yet urging congressional change to lower costs and curb abuse while detailing projects like a new cold storage warehouse and distribution system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristobal
Washington
Connelly
Chicago
Colon
Burnett
Congress
United States
New York
Vandals Attack Homes as City Sees School and Political Moves
A crowd of about twenty boys vandalized the homes of Dr. Wyland and Mrs. Osborn on Sixteenth street, destroying flowers, garden hoses, cinders, and dirt on porches. Other items note crowded classrooms in several subdistricts, a Peoples Party caucus nominating Henry Hansen for alderman, and local residents recounting experiences in California and the canal zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wyland
Mrs. Osborn
Sixteenth Street
Peoples Party
Pahl's
Henry Hansen
Peoples
Alderman Lundquist
William Efflandt
Theodore Colberg
Rock Island County Court Notices and Real Estate Transfers
Probate and guardianship actions with inventories filed and approved. sale petition for ward's real estate. estate claims in Dina Buncher matter. annual admin report filed. list of real estate transfers including Flora Hadsell, Darwin Resser, James Donovan, Christina Johnson, Arthur Chapman with specified lots and prices. Deaths from appendicitis noted. advertisement for Dr King's New Life Pills by Martz & Ullemeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
E. £. Parmenter
August Steenberghe
Charles McDonald
Guardian
Ward
Dina Buncher
Mathias Buncher
Flora E. Hadsell
M. E Church
J. W. Spenker
R. T
Darwin E. Resser
Fred N. Resser
Smith & White
Moline Heights
James C. Donovan
David Cramer
Ipart
Christina Johnson
Otto
Miathilda Wilson
S. W Wheelock
Moline
Arthur B. Chapman
Amos R. Anderson
Candee
Dr. King
Martz & Ullemeyer
Burlington Accommodates Interscholastic Meet
Burlington railway officials and Military Tract Association meet organizers say events at Galesburg will finish by 4:30 PM to allow Rock Island and Moline travelers to catch train No 47. If needed, the evening train may be held briefly. Special coaches will run on the 6:45 AM outbound and on No 47 for the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railway
Military Tract Association
Galesbury
Rock Island
Moline
IGIRLS DRINKING IN SCHOOL Peoria Pupils Said to Have Become Addicted
In Peoria Illinois on May 3 reports claim high school girl students are addicted to whisky with rest rooms serving as drinking spaces. Faculty confirm abuse and say whisky has been dispensed for medicinal purposes. A female teacher alleges the course was set by a school board physician. A private room called the rest room is said to host the orgies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
G. T. Smith
Lincoln
Irving
Seventh Street
Lincoln School
Peoria
Old age remedies and digestive aid advertised in Argus
An advertisement fragment touts Newbro's Herpicide to combat hair loss and claims digestives aid from Kodol for dyspepsia. It promotes relief from indigestion, stresses stomach health, and notes availability through druggists with The Argus as the newspaper source.
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BOS Ic
the Saturday Evening Post
Curtis Publishing Company
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Madame Nordica
Apollo Club
Kimball Pianos
Kimball
Mme. Nordica
Waldorf Hotel
Messrs. W. W. Kimball Co
London
Kimball Company
Lillian Nordica
Second Avenue
George Coyne
Twenty-third Street
Rosk Illand
W. F. Speers
Speers
Post Office
Isthmus
Panama
San Jose
C. L. Carlton
Carlton
California
Carlson
Moliner
Otto Klowann
Kiowann
Watertown
Canal
Martinique
Canal Zone
Jamaica
Woodworth Clum
Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
T. H. Thomas’ Pharmacy
Mrs. Pinkham
America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ante
Made In
New York City
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Iment
Danderine
Rrator
Mowlton Danderine Co
Harper House Pharmacy
Burlington
Igirls
Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
T. H. Thomas
THE
ARGUS
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