Davenport Notices and Civil Suits Hit Davenport
Allen Edleman, by Ralph Williamson, sues Western Union for 500 dollars over a misread telegram ordering cattle shipped to Welton, Iowa but read as Wilton, Iowa. J H Cooley sues Armour & Co. for 1900 dollars over alleged breach of contract. A rock quarry worker, H Duyirch, injured near Ainsworth, Iowa, fractured left leg. he’s at St Luke’s Hospital. People's Construction wins Belle Fourche irrigation project contract. work to start in spring with two years to finish. Obituary notes Adolph H Luethgens, 50, died of paralysis at 2027 Dixwell Street. survived by wife Elizabeth and children Christ and two daughters. Knights of Pythias member.
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Allen Edleman
Ralph Williamson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Rice Brothers
Kansas City
Welton
Iowa
Wilton
J. H. Cooley
Hillsdale
Fred Vollmer
Ainsworth
H. Duyirch
Rock Island Road
Davenport
St. Luke's Hospital
Dakota
People’s Construction Company
Belle Fourche
Dixwell Street
Adolph H. C Luethgens
Germany
Lodge No. 50, Knights of Pythias
Elizabeth
Christ
Roosevelt Informed On Taft Record Cont'd Letter To President
Frieda and Myrtle discuss railway labor issues and judge Taft's wage decisions. The author cites Taft’s 1869 wage cut to one dollar a day in Thomas vs Cincinnati etc. and argues Taft favored receivers and overtime without pay. Questions raised about justice, labor rights, and consistency among federal judges.
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Grace Land
Grace
Brotherhood
Judge Taft
United States
Taft
Fuller
Thomas
Cincinnati, New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway
Federal
November Weather Averages From 37 Years Of Records
Weather data compiled from 37 years of records by Observer Shelter shows a normal November temperature of 38 degrees. The warmest month occurred in 1902 at 46 degrees and the coldest in 1880 at 31. The record high was 78 on November 1, 1888, and the record low minus 10 on November 29, 1891. Precipitation averages 1.80 inches with eight days at or above .01 inches. greatest monthly precip was 4.70 inches in 1879 and least 0.18 in 1904. The 24 hour snowfall record is 4.4 inches on November 27, 1892, with nine clear, nine partly cloudy, and twelve cloudy days on average.
Corn Crop Yields and Prices Reported for County
Crop Correspondent Thomas Campbell reports October closes with corn at 40 bushels per acre and 80 percent quality. Oats average 28 pounds per bushel, Irish potatoes 75 bushels per acre at 90 quality. Apples 60, grapes 100, pears 50. Corn 65 cents, wheat 80, oats 48, rye 68, Irish potatoes 56, hay $7.50 per ton. Also a testimonial on Electric Bitters from David Parker of Fayette New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Campbell
Thankless Board Duties Prompt East Moline Member to Quit
East Moline butcher G. Stange announces he will resign from the East Moline board of education at the next meeting after facing constant faultfinding from the public. President B. Aldrich may also resign as other members show waning interest despite serving without pay. Also reported are bridge repair delays at Campbell's Island due to timber and cement shortages, a project needing about a month with 15 workers once started, and low water allowing cofferdam-free work. In Iowa City, J. E. Ford, longtime head clerk at the Square Deal shoe store in Moline, will leave to join L. J. Benda in the local shoe business. Additionally, R. A. Ebbert will quit as traffic manager of the Hickman Ebbert company of Owensboro, Kentucky, effective November 1, having been a founder and longtime manager for the firm and previously with the Moline Wagon company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Stange
East Moline
Board of Education
East Moline Board
D. Aldrich
Campbell's Island
Interurban
Iowa City
J. E. Ford
Square Deal
Moline
L. J. Benda
Moline Wagon Company
Death of Former Owensboro Resident Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson, aged 31, died suddenly in Mexico City from pneumonia. A former Owensboro resident, he left ten years ago for Dallas with the Texas Moline Plow Company and for the past four years worked as a bookkeeper for the Sugar Plantation Company of Mexico. He had made no plans for the future. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Anderson of Fifteenth and a half street received word yesterday.
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C. P. Anderson
Edward Anderson
City of
Mexico
Texas Moline Plow Company
Dallas
Sugar Plantation Company of
Taft Campaign Feuds and Rallies Across States
News briefs recount Taft attacks on trusts led by Rockefeller, Roosevelt’s reactions, and campaign stops in Buffalo Utica Danville and Batavia. Reports note Taft and Sherman appearances, audience reactions, and Cannon defending his actions regarding the Littlefield bill amid church criticisms.
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Taft
Gompers
Buffalo
Sherman
Utica
Jim
Majestic Theater
Orpheum
Majestic
Orpheum Theater
Batavia
Cannon
Danville
F. M. Bristol
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indianapolis
Littlefield
Methodist Church
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Frieda
Myrtle
Hamburg
Roosevelt
Campbell
David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Newbro’s
Herpicide
Newbro
Newhero
Mmi
Au Suny
Edna D. Allen
Syracuse, N. Y
The
Herpicide Co
Dept. N
Detroit, Mich
T. H. Thomas
Edna D. Ailen
UDG Cael
Washburn
Owensboro
Bryan
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Mutual Loan Company
People’s National Bank
M. A. St. Clair
Eskdale
W. Va
Cardui
Dr. Martin
Ave
London Rds
C. S. Mdaniel
Harry Wallenwaber
R. Brown
Connecticut Mutual Life
Muscat
New Dminage District
Safety Building
McDaniel, Wullenwaber & Brown
Old Phone
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