Davenport Notes: Falls, Fire, and Legal Rows Across Davenport
A Davenport carpenter William Block fell ten feet while constructing scaffolds at St Katharines hall and was taken to Feckding House with fractured ribs and possible internal injuries. A three year lease dispute shifts car shop space to Rock Island, prompting dismantling. A West Tenth street fire damaged by 50 dollars. assistant chief Heney sprained ankle. A costly breach of promise suit filed by Fowler against Mason. A 17 year old is jailed for alleged assault on a 5 year old. Local obituaries report Lydia Ehmsen and Sammel F Cowdery death. A Davenport Malting board meets to replace Oscar Koehler. Fire and gasoline explosions injure Mrs Razen. W S Holbrook opens a large new furniture store at Second Street with extensive stock and four-story building.
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William Block
Garstang & Valentin
St. Katharine’s Hall
Feckding House
West
West Tenth Street
A. D. Corbin
Mike Heney
Central Fire House
Holbrook
East Second Street
Tri-Cities
Exe Furniture
Hallowe'en card party and weddings in Moline
Members of the Swedish Olive lodge plan a Hallowe'en card party at Swedish Olive hall on Friday October 31 with dancing to follow. Tomorrow evening the first wedding at Mission Tabernacle will unite Carl Erickson and Miss Rose Kropp in holy matrimony by Rev J M Eggan.
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Swedish Olive Rebekah Lodge
Swedish Olive Hall
Mission Tabernacle
Carl Erickson
Rose Kropp
J. M. Eggan
Union Malleable Hrea
East Moline
Axel Bergstedt
Young People’s Society
Bergstedt
North Park Theological Seminary
Chicago
Martin Eggan
Ephraham Olson
Misses Gustafson
Emma Anderson
Cv. Eggan
Moline Monitor Club
Vorwaerts
First Baptist Church
Sue Howell
DeWitts Little Early Risers Liver Tonic Ad
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as an effective liver medicine that cleanses poisons gently and provides a tonic effect. It claims to cure biliousness torpid liver and prevent fever and emphasizes it as a reliable choice when doctors fail. Burdock Blood Bitters is also pitched for dyspepsia constipation and systemic vigor.
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DeWitt
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Illinois Theatre
Chamiberls
Walker Whiteside
Alare
James H. Wallice
Illinois Smorer
Tlllinois Theatre
Dave B. Lewis
E‘g Production
Josh Spruce
Illinois Smoker
California
Califor
Homeseekers
H. D. Mack
Eighth St
Davenport
Tri- City Railway Company
Scetterman Brewing Company
Street Car Company
Rock Island Street
Rock Island
Robert D. Fowler
Sadie A. Mason
Lane & Waterman
Fowler
West End
Tom Sherman
Louis Hasek
West Seventh Street
Mundt
Julius Lischer
Sherman
Hasch
Lydia
Andrew Ehmsen
Western Avenue
Willie
Maggie
Mary
Frances
Charlie
Lillie Bayles
St. Anthon
St. Marguerite’s Cemetery
Sammel F. Cowdery
Mercy Hospital
Company C
2Nd
Iowa Infantry
Runge & Petersen
August Wentz
Oakdale Cemetery
Henry Karwarth
Carroll Bros
Frank J. Lanigan
Charles Falkner, Sr
Capt. Falkner
Davenport Malting Company
Oscar Koehler
Hugo Koehler
St. Louis
Herman Wulf
Thempany
Presieut
George Mengel
George Klindt
Henry
Port Home
Nicholas Razen
Main Street
Razen
Moline
Etta Beal
Freda Nelson
Princeton
James Nelson
Ed Coryn
Belgium
France
Ald. Coryn
John A. Dolan
Brook
Chris Dolan
Myra Carson
J. W. Warr’s
Walter
Zeke T. Porter
Evening Leader
Lexington
C. W. Sandstrom
Blue Grass Country
Henry Traftz
Madison, Wis
L. E., Fish
Abe Lincoln
First Avenue
Sixteenth Street
W. M. Dow
L. B. Price
Carlmark
Rose
Don
Charles Nelson
Nelson
Billy
Gust Ed & Son
Moline Wagon
McEnery & Lindberg
Third Avenue
National Founders’ Association
Iron Molders’ Union of North America
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
John O. Thompson
Chris F. Henry
Rockford
C.F. Henry
Thompson
Djeenry
Wessel
Barber Asphalt Company
Geneseo' J
Nels Carlson
Seventeenth Avenue
Stedeford
Deposit Co
Pittsburg
Candy Cathartic
Rmady Camaway
Chivers
Montreal
New
Ark
Young Mens Christian Association
Rock Island, Hil
Entertainment
The
Lotus Glee Club
Elias Day
MR. Day
John Temple Graves
Graves
Edwin Weeks
John B. Demotte
Russell H. Conwell
MR. Conwell
Ar Association
Nineteenth Street
Illinois Theater
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