Thought Methodist Pastor Mistaken for William Jennings Bryan
May 7 report from St. Paul notes confusion among Tesans over Rev. Jamieson of St. Paul being mistaken for William Jennings Bryan. Jamieson, visiting El Paso for health, was greeted warmly by a man who mistook him for Bryan, then corrected him. Both men resemble each other in height build and appearance, prompting amusement among Bryan supporters.
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William Jennings Bryan
St. Paul, Minn
Will Jennings Bryan
Rev
V Jamie Son
St. Paul
Tesans
Bevan
Jamieson
el Paso
Bryen
Mr. Bryan
Rev. Jamieson
Mr. Tiyan
Bryan
County Tax Proposal Draws Farmer Protest in May Vote
J G Osborn decries a single special county tax on the May 6 ballot urging farmers and voters to oppose the measure. He accuses the county board of minority rule, warns of continued overspending, and calls for marking no on the special tax to rebalance public trust.
Retrenchment urged at county level to curb taxes and delays
J. B. Osborn argues for decisive retrenchment starting at the supervisors' room and calls for a clear state law. He contends that bond and special tax measures should require a majority of all votes in a regular election or a majority of votes cast in the last state election for special ballots.
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J. B. Osborn
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Court House Records
Transfers show various deeds in Rock Island and Moline areas including James Currey selling multiple parcels in sections 7 and 16 2w to different buyers for sums from 1 to 1 000 dollars. Other entries name Henry Eifert, Anna Eifert, John W Quinlan, Arthur S Benson, and Chippiannock Cemetery Association among numerous parties with parcel details and prices. The list concludes with a note that all the news all the time.
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James Currey
May EK. Norton
Catharine Wochner
Thomas Currey
Frank E. Curre
Chartle
Joseph Nyenhuis
Jasper E. Hauck
Sarah E. Crabs
Old Town
Reynolds
Clarence C. Wilmerton
E. L. Denniston
Highland Park
Rock Island
Elmer L. Denniston
John T Shields
Stavenport
Frank F. Vogel
John W. Quinlan
William E.bailey
Smith
Moline
August Eifert
Anna Eifert
Charles E. Sharpe
Henry Eifert
Fuller & Bauman
John Kifert
Les Swanson
Hannah Aram
Edith H. Aram
I. H. Guyer
Charles H. Lippincott
East Moline
Edith Alan Baker
Arthur S. Bent
Henry Fluegel
Eva K. Cohn
Peter
Pitt
Gilbert
Belle Sible
August Silliman
City East Moline
Chippiannock Cemetery
Burlington Woman In Search Of Mother In Illinois Ohio And Germany
A Burlington reader Mrs Minnie Shepherd requests help locating her mother Pauline Stubaus who reportedly died in the east in the 1930s. She names connections in Des Moines Chicago Hanover Germany and Oxford Ohio and asks newspapers to publish details to reach Kaellermann the sister of the mother’s first husband and her aunt who raised her.
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Burlington
Iowa
Argu
Pauline Loppies
Serbaus
Mary King
Des Moines
Oregon
Hanover
Germany
America
John Termann
York
Ohio
Sie
August Stubans
Oxford
Chicago
Mary J. Alexander
Kaellermann
Pauline Stubaus
Tam Hunting
Minnie Shepherd
Father John's Medicine Ad Promises Cold and Throat Relief
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a pure food remedy for those run down, claiming cures for colds throat and lung troubles without morphine or dangerous drugs. It emphasizes safety and restorative benefits.
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J. G. Osborn
Port Byron
the Argus
Dawson Millinery Company
Eighteenth St
Court House
THE
ARGUS
Simon & Landauer
Davenport
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Chambertin
John
Mills Lasalle Iil
Army
Navy
Public Reclamation Service
Uncle Sam
Marquette Cement Mfg. Co
Marquette Building
la Salle, Lil
Rock Island Land & Gravel CO
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island Distributors
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