Death pact ends in Boston and New York tragedy
Crester Weed and Benjamin J Riley, friends from Boston and Brookline, traveled to New York to end their lives by poison. Weed died after taking morphine despite Riley's attempt to help. The pair had planned the act after Christmas, but political and legal fallout followed. The J T Robinson ferry remains ice bound between mid river and Crescent bridge, trapped by ice with its engines running and coal running low.
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New Fore
Crester
Weed
Boston
Benjamin J. Riley
Brookline
New York
Riley
Orestes Weed
Nathaniel Tufts Dsteer Company
Bernard Riley
Hartford
Crescent Bridge
J. 'T. Robinson
Hoatman’s Island
Gort
Liem
SIO THERS OF MISSION HOLD REGULAR MEETING
A workers’ meeting at the People’s Union Mission was held yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock. A large crowd attended and four programs were presented, followed by refreshments. Dr OC M Like of the high school faculty gave an engaging Christmas talk. Miss Greene sang piano solos, and Mrs Mans and Mrs Greene supplied and served refreshments. There is a plan to feed hundreds of young people next Sunday at 2 o’clock p m. The dinner aims to provide a New Year’s meal for every poor child in the city, funded by the local Elks Lodge.
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People’s Union Mission
OC. M
Jliss Greene
Samwday
Vincent Glynn Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Vincent Glynn son of ex Supervisor Glynn and brother of Dr C E Gis remains in Meier hospital after an appendicitis operation performed yesterday. The procedure was successful and he is now on the road to recovery.
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Vincent Glynn
Glynn
C.E. Gis
Meier Hospital
Mr. Gisax
Stage Robbery in Mexico: Bandits Steal $14,000
Mazatlan Mexico December 29 stage robbery reports bandits held up a stage coach near the town at eight o clock and secured fourteen thousand dollars in cash from the passengers and crew.
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Mexico
Mazatlan
Mex
Suit Brought for Full Payment of Note Against Ice Company
The Horde Clark Sons Co. files suit against Crystal Ice Co. on a promissory note for 4500 with interest,? and attorneys' fees. The case will be reviewed in the January term of court with Murphy & Suse as attorneys for the plaintiff. Papers were filed today in the clerk's office.
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Horde Clark Sons Co
Crystal Ice Company
Murphy & Susemid
Marriage Licenses Issued by Clerk Today
Marriage licenses were today issued by Clerk Jess Thordsen and Fazet Wade, both of Davenport. Charley Scheel and Lihte E. hae of Davenport were also given licenses.
Contest Filed Over House Seat in First District
Hallmore Michigan December 29. Congress member Williant Jackao republican filed formal notice that A Smith democrat would contest the seat in the Ninth Congress for the First District of Mary Inns. Jackson alleges that tobacco and goods were misnamed in the ballot.
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Hallmore
Williant
Jackao
Fas
A. Smith
Mary Inns
Jackson
Bipartisan Colorado board urged to hear governor contest
Denver seeks a six member bipartisan commission to hear evidence examine ballots and report to the supreme court over who is entitled to Colorado governor. Alva Adams and allies accuse cloaked frauds while insisting every ballot box in Denver be opened and counted. The court refused Beshear election appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court
Alva Adams
Adams
Aupremé Court
Supreme‘court
Raid in county shakes Walworth seat fight in Aberdeen
Thirty men from Selby seized records in Bangor the county seat of Walworth county, transporting them to Selby after a raid that surprised Bangor residents. Selby had lost the November contest and vows to continue the courthouse seizure and move.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Selby
Bangor
Walworth County
General Electric Asks for Injunction in Lamp Case
General Electric of Schenectady files suit in federal court seeking an injunction against Tri-City Electric and Moline Lamp Co accusing infringement in incandescent lamp details. Case set to convene April 25, with Moline Lamp Co acting as manufacturer and Tri-City Electric as agent in the locality.
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General Electri¢ Company
Schenectady
Tri-City Tiectic Company
General Electric Company
Tri- City Electric Company
Moline Lamp Company
Tri-City Electric Company
Mark H. Branin
Jaies Kunkel
Focal Company
Des Moines
Electic
Moline Limp Company
Undelivered Christmas Parcels Due to Address Gaps
Hundreds of parcels arrived at the post office this Christmas with all but twenty delivered or called for. Most undelivered items lack street addresses, hindering locating the intended recipients. The list names Hers Schmidt & Son, Mrs Dora Ewers, Dolly Giles, Miss Hanna Bates, Kelley Metcalf, Miss J ODonnell, Miss Carville Lee, Maude Drimmond, Miss Belle Morgan, Mrs Alma Schiapp, Miss Mary Hogat, Mrs Louiza Behrens, Violet Eberhard, Mrs Mabel Welch, Pearl Palmer, Bert Kennedy, H Weik, Walter Kringle, Henry Berger, Louis Coaling.
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Post Office
HH. Schmidt & Son
Dora Ewers
Dolly Giles
Hanna ‘Bates
I” Kelley Metcalf
O’donnell
Carville Lee
Maude Drimmond
Afiss Belle Morgan
Mirs
Alma Schiapp
Mary Hogat
Louiza Behrens
Eberhard
Mabel Welch
Pearl Palmer
Bert Kennedy
H- Weik
Walter Kringle
Henry Berger
Louis Coaling
Maque Committee Meeting at Turner Reports Delayed Music Arrival
The Maque committee in charge of Turzér mazquer ade preparations met again to hear subcommittees. Stage committees requested more time pending the arrival of music that has been sent for.
Clerks Convention Opens in Joliet Illinois
The third annual convention of circuit clerks and recorders of Illinois opened in Joliet yesterday afternoon. Delegates discussed required legislation and the need for civil service reform.
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Jolet
Joliet
Circuit Clerks and Recorders of Miiseis
Thirty Days For Stealing Kiss
James Robinson has been jailed for thirty days for kissing a girl against her will in Mobile Alabama on December 19.
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Mobile
Aie
James’ Robinson
Boiler explosion kills six at Chehalis sawmill
Six workers died and three bodies were recovered after four boilers exploded at a Whiville sawmill thirty miles west of Chehalis, Washington, yesterday afternoon. The incident prompted rescue teams to continue search for the remaining victims.
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Chehalis
Wash. Dev
Whiville
Bethlehem Young People to Hold Meeting
The Young People's society of Beth Lehem church will hold its meeting postponed from last Tuesday. The program will be given and then they will watch the old year out adjourning at midnight.
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Young People’s Society of BethLehem Church
Bridal Night Special Meeting Agenda Held by City Council
City council scheduled a special session tomorrow night to address several matters including the appointment of appraisers for opening up street access to Fejevary Dare. The notice emphasizes timely action on the listed issues.
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Ub Street
Fejevary Dare
Coroner's Jury Finds Shippy Fatal Elevator Accident
The coroner's jury in Davenport Iowa concludes Daniel Shippy died when he was caught by the elevator weight in Armour & Co. packing house's fauling department on East Fourth Street. The inquest describes the shaft, a narrow passage, and the weight trapping his head as he leaned over to retrieve a shovel.
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Daniel Shippy
Poultry Packing House
Armour & CO
East Fourth Street
Fauking
Armour Packing Company
Davenpore
Scott County
Iowa
Walcott
Illia Wilson
Roddewic
Armour Plant
Shippy
Charles Scott
Scott
Man gets thirty days as result of assault
James Morris was in police court this morning charged with assaulting Berta Liggett in her Front Street home and was given thirty days. He is a painter who gambles for money and followed her around the room before striking and dragging her. Assistant Prosecutor Murphy presented Berta as evidence of Morris's violence. Judge Finger sentenced him to 30 days, keeping Berta safe for a month.
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James Morris
Gerta Ligectt
Front Street
Mortis
Berta
Morris
Courr
Murphy
Judge Finger
Berta Liggett
Justice Roddewig officiates at marriages
Justice Roddewig officiated multiple wedding ceremonies yesterday in Davenport Maquoketa and nearby towns. Couples William Fred Engel and Dora Detet senior, Schocker and Anna A Phies, Thordson and Hazel Wade, Miotie Marmetke and Willis Werner, and Chas Schiele with Lite E Ohde were joined in marriage, with residences listed in Davenport and Maquoketa.
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Wiliam Fred Engel
Dora Detet
Sen
Davenport
Justice Roddewig
West Piessact Street
Etry Schocker
Anna A ‘Phies
Maquoketa
Jest Thordson
Hazel Wade
Husband cuts wife clothes to tatters in Davenport
Andréw Burray, a Rock Island dining car worker, cut his wife’s clothing to tatters at their Stott street home. A warrant was issued for his arrest and placed with Constable Fallidar, but Burray fled before capture. If he returns to Davenport, he will be arrested.
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Andréw Burray
Rock Island
Hisz
Stott Street
Third
Murray Weil Rogdewig
Fallidar
Murray
Chirage
Davenport
Sistler
Deed of trust dispute between Crystal Ice firms and German Trust
In Davenport a deed of trust dated January 1 1895 secures 60 bonds of 50 each for a cold storage plant. The German Trust Company sues Crystal Ice Cold Storage and related firms to determine bond value and redeem the deed. Transfers occurred to Crystal Ice Company in 1910. Attorneys Lane and Waterman represent the plaintiff.
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German Trust Company
Crystal Ice & Cold Storage Company
Crystal Ice Company
Glenwood Ice Company
Igt
Davenport
Crystal Sea Cotadab
J. B. Brockman
J. W. Watek
F. Bredow
Emily D. Bollinger
H. T. Peebles
J. F. Bredow
Lane & Waterman
Death of Bloomington woman from Halloween porch accident
The Bloomington resident Ms David Law died from injuries received on Halloween night when boys piled rubbish on her porch. She went to the front door to learn the cause and fell, sustaining fatal injuries. The incident occurred December 29.
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Bloomington
David Law
Ater
Farmer Victim Of Check Scam In Minneapolis
Adam Minneapolis dispatch reports Tultas Redmond a farmer lost 12500 bushels of wheat after accepting checks signed Joan the Baptist Adam and Pose Plus. He fled and filed complaints with local authorities as of December 29.
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Minneapolis
Mizin
Tultas Redmond
Joan” the Baptist
Adam
Britain Takes Islands Promising Tegni and Manchu Governance
Fragmentary report states Great Britain moves to administer distant islands with native chiefs reportedly consenting to a Tegni and Manchu style governance plan.
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Britain
McWourne
Austrtia
Dow
Great Britain
Fongo Islands
Suit Filed for 5000 Damages Over Defective Sidewalk
Caroline Felger sues the city of Davenport for 5000 dollars claiming a defective inclined sidewalk between Filmore street’s west side and Clay and Marshall caused a fall on September 21, 1904. She alleges permanent injuries and confinement to bed since the accident, seeking 6000 45 dollars in damages.
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Caroline Felger
Davenport
Plainlif
Filmore Street
Clay
Marshall
Steinhauser sues for $120.50 over stanhope sale
Max Steinhauser brings suit against George Diederich claiming an account of $110.50 for a stanhope purchased and assigned to Steinhauser. The petition alleges storage and care for five months at $2 per month, totaling $10, with demand for judgment for $120.56 plus costs.
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Aftermoyen
Suoger
Max Steinhauer
George Diederich
Steinhauser
Medvicu
Stanhope
Steinhoper
Home Guards of the World Plans Public Installation
The Home Guards of the World held a large meeting and initiated a new class of candidates. They voted to hold a public officer installation next Thursday January 5 at the G A R hall, with music and dancing afterward, and to change meeting times to the first and third Thursdays each month.
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Home Guards
G. A.R. Hall
Part of Olaf Neilsen Estate Sold at Trustees Sale
At a trustees sale of Olaf Neilsen's effects, bankrupt, Peter Jansen bought the stop and lot formerly occupied by Ali Neilsen for 450 dollars. Two other city lots were offered but not sold, so the sale was postponed for higher bids.
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Olaf Neilsen
Peter Jansen Boezht
Ali, Neilsen
Matinee of San Toy Declared Off At Theater
The matinee of Sam Toy was canceled this afternoon due to a delay from arriving Work ngerew. Players arrived on time but weather caused a setback to the scenery, prompting the matinee to be called off. Manager Hindt says the performance will be given as announced this evening.
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Sam Toy
Bert
Hindt Gays
Academy Meeting Notice at Davenport Academy
The Davenport Academy of Sinnaeves will hold its vegan meeting tomorrow evening at 7280 o clock at the academy building. Grand Central Tea relocates to 222 Harrison area. Both phones listed.
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Davenport Accademy
Sinnaees
Bulldine
Grand Central Tea
Harrison
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General Elektric Company
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