Davenport Briefs and Local Notices From Davenport News
A Davenport compact summary notes court matters set for Tan 20 and ongoing civil actions, local business ads, residents visiting relatives, city council session tonight, and a list of residents and professionals with brief updates. Includes property transfers, warranty deeds, and municipal inquiries about sidewalk grants.
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J. Evans
Brady
Chesey
Brady St
C. Meyer
New Wall Paper
Coul’Co
Henry Floegel
R. & Moore
Ames
Nagel
West Fourth Street
John Saum
Kellogg, In
Bers. W. N. Shaw
Farnam Street
Josephine Lake
Clinton
Davenport
Mystic Wockers
Lake
Esveral
Davenport Lodge
Home Guard of the World
Harry Hamann
N. H. Nuetlér
Saretary
Davenport Sugar Company
Mercy Hospital
Mogonie Femme
Recorders Office
Peter Fink
Matilda Christana Fink
East Davenport
Joseph. Dotan
Daugster
Grace
Josepine Vallner
Leon
Crete
Neb
Worl
Airs
John Terpecek
West Thirteenth
Harvey D. Mack
Csarsten N. Petersen
Waterman Ig
Des Moines
Lane & Waterman
J. C. Hall
Fred W. Neal
Colling
Chitage
Aidewates
Chicago
H. Rosenthal and Sons
George W. Meyer
Idw
Tagne Petersberger
Goertler
Glucose Company
Bollinger
Murphy & Susemihl
Ely & Bush
Plaintif
Juniors to Meet on Decorating Turner Bell at Dreflen Fort
The upper junior class of Daven fort high school will hold a Friday meeting to complete final arrangements for decorating Turner bell for the commencement exercises. The class has a recent custom of winning decorating duties for the graduate event.
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Davenfort ,High
Uate
Frances Bevisars Maria Bevisars obituary note at Beham
Fragmentary obituary mentions Frances Maria Bevisars Bevisars connection to a home and a college team in Birmingham. It references a bequest of fifty thousand dollars to establish a school of cookery and cites New York Herald as the source.
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Bevisars
Frances
Maria
Simerat
Bmham
Parker Will Case in Supre me Court headline
Oral arguments were heard before the supreme court in the Parker Will case. Waterman represented the appellants and Chamberlin the appellees. The dispute centers on a common law marriage and whether a son could inherit under the will from Parker's housekeeper. The district court sided with the son. the supreme court will issue its opinion in about three weeks.
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Ghamberlin
Rat
Moines
Supreme Court
Parker
Will “Cape
Waterman
Iset
Waterven
Thair
Bryan to Lead Not? College President? Chicago Project
William J. Bryan spent a day with trustees of Illinois college as they urged him to become president. He declined due to other commitments but agreed to assist in boosting the school. A trustees' committee was formed to seek a new president and sever ties with Chicago University. Bryan spoke to students and a mass meeting outlining future policy. he would return around January 30 to outline a work plan.
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Jacksonville
William ‘J. Bryan
Bryan
Ehior
Chapel
Chicago University
C. W. Barnes
William J. Bryan
Richard Yates
Owen BP
Mr. Bryan
Hifcots
Commissions to Be Reduced for Plate Glass Insurance
Representatives of plate glass insurers in New York met to discuss forming a bureau to regulate broker commissions. Proposals included capping commissions at 38 1-3 percent with 40 percent for branch managers. Debate focused on governance, definition of branch managers, and member limits. Some underwriters signaled support for the plan.
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New York
le _Tieeteng
Calliats Glass
Sapeatty
Blans
Illinois stock men to meet in Urbana at College of Agriculture
The American Breeders' Association and the Miners Live Stock Breeders' Association will convene their annual meeting in Urbana at the College of Agriculture starting January 44 for four days. Eminent national speakers will discuss Illinois farming topics, with practical breeders also contributing. Prof W M Hays serves as secretary and plans a strong program. Passenger association offers one fare plus 26 cents round trip from all Minnesota points.
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Urbana
Miners Live Stock Breeders’ Association
College of Agriculture
W. M. Hays
Department of Agriculture
American Brcehers’ Association
Reward Offered for Park Slope Firebugs in Brooklyn
New York Jan 18 The national board of fire underwriters offers a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the firebugs terrorizing the Park Slope district. The reward covers June 20, 1904 to Jan 18, 1905, during which twenty two incendiary fires were recorded in Park Slope and Brooklyn.
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New York
Brown
Brooklyn
National Board of Firs
Park Slope
Where Violins Are Made in Marknekirchen and Surrounding Areas
A historic district near Marknekirchen supports a violin industry with about 15 000 residents devoted to instrument manufacture. The passage notes the range from youngest to oldest workers, and mentions Prince Eugene of Bavaria as a patron and painter. He now reveals his identity and exhibits in Paris studios.
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Marknekirchen
Thig
Eugene of
Bweich
Kitz Dacer
Bla Band
Ome Paria Studia
Hla
Knights and Ladies of the Golden Precept Meet at Clinton
The supreme lodge gathered yesterday in Clinton with about ten attendees from Davenport. A new member rate increase was approved to fund a reserve and disability benefits, and a ten-year audit praised the order’s finances. Officers and directors were elected, Davenport receiving recognition through Dr T Lindley and H Shaw, followed by a banquet showcasing the order’s secret rites.
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Supreme Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of the Golden Precept
Clinton
Daverpor
Celemies
C. Lindley
Board of Supreme Directors
Wantitton
Gil Fonds
G. A. Bavith
Daniel Skinner
R. A. Eberhardt
T. W. Jovex
Supreme C
T. H. Shaw
Davenport
Supreme Monitor
Bila Nichols
Wileton Junction
Iowa
Supreme
Des Moines
Supreme Sentinel
Wittlart Bastart
Supreme All
H. Griswold
Perry
Maj
George DM. Kellogs
Sioux City
Tow
Fees Clinton
Jows
Lindley
E. A. Ties
Lows
Cred Longfellow
Matrion
Towa
Lina
Prema
Galdies
Davesport
Harmony Lodge
Davengart Lodge
Robert Shipman Adopted and Name Change to Wall
Robert Shipman has been adopted by Charles Wall and his wife of Davenport. Papers filed in the recorder's office show Edith Shipman releases all claim to the child. The mother consents to changing the child's name from Robert Shipman to Robert Wall.
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Robert Shipman
Charles Wall
Davenport
Edith Shipman
Recorder’s Office
Robert Wall
South Carolina Insurance Rates Seen Drop After Repeal
C E Johnson of Charleston, president of the South Carolina Association of Local Insurance Agents, reports letters from tenants about rate changes since the repeal of the anti compact law. He notes declines in rates for dwellings, schools, churches, and mercantile risks, with about 70 percent seeing lower rates and around 5 percent higher. Slightly more than half report lower rates on hazardous manufacturing risks, while nearly half report higher ratings in that class.
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Columbia
C. E. Johnson
Charleston
South Carolina ‘Association of Local Insurance Agents
Weiss Wants Me and Curtis Arrested in Marston City Case
Marshalltown Ia Jan 18 a report on the Weiss Curtis case notes a warrant for the arrest of Ube, Curtis is linked to the Nickel Plate line with ties to Omaha. Weiss allegedly married Curtis’s sister in Minneapolis to place a detective on Weis’s trail. A woman detective named Roberts helped trap Weiss. she traveled to Marshillitown with Weiss and officers hid nearby. Curtis seeks to use the episode as divorce leverage, accusing Curtis of perjury over a lewdness warrant and claiming his wife does not want divorce. Mrs Wells, known in Omaha society as Miss Curtis, is central to the dispute.
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Marshalltons
Curtis
Weis
Roberts
Marshilitown
Weles
Thoms
Weiss
Wells
Peotaksent
Omahs Society
Miss Curtis
Grip Col ds Lexative Bromo Quintae Remedy Note
A fragment references Bromo Quintae as a worldwide cold and grip remedy. Mentions removal of the cause and a signature line for H. W. Grove. The legibility is limited and details are sparse.
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H.W. Grove
Tennessee bachelor tax proposal targets ages 23 to 50
Memphis, January 18. A bill by Representative Rawls seeks an annual bachelor tax ranging from 50 to 250 dollars, based on age brackets 23 to 50. If enacted, a single man would owe about 3,950 dollars by age 50, with exemption after 50.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Rawls
Tore
Harchelors' Club
Markets of America daily market and prices report
Chicago and Liverpool market summaries show wheat and corn receipts and prices across multiple exchanges. Cattle, hogs, and sheep markets are mixed with gains in some regions and steady to strong in others, while Liverpool grain reports higher wheat and mixed corn prices and primary receipts and exports details.
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Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
U. S
Liverpool
Jan. AL
Northwestern
Laatch
Minneapolis
Duluth
Indian Music Lecture Planned by Charles Lumming
A free lecture titled The Music of the Southwest by Charles Lumming will be held tomorrow evening at Science Hall Seventh and Brady Streets. The event, under the American Archaeological Association, aims to preserve Indian musical traditions with photographs and recordings.
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Charles Lumming
Science Hall
Seventh
Brady Streets
Euounkis
Soclery
Lucius
Boston
Valoda
Iowa State University
Archaeological Association
Thia Elty Beter
Infidel Enters Church Falls Dead in Aisle
Winamac Indiana January report says Richard Bossy, a known infidel, entered Wilder’s Wilder Bear parish Methodist chapel during a sermon by evangelist James McCarey. He collapsed and died in the aisle after a brief confrontation with the minister’s warning about salvation. Hundreds soon gathered as news spread.
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Winamac
Richard Bheesy
Tey
James McCarey
Bossy
Wilder
Staton
Congression
Mr McCarey
Wright
Blanford Held to Jury on Murderous Assault Charge
Colfax Iowa January 18 Chan Blanford received a preliminary hearing on the murder assault charge against Mell Slaughter. He was bound over to the grand jury on a $1,000 bond with the defendant presenting evidence. Principal witness Meir Slaughter testified he heard the assailant's voice and identified it as Blyaford's.
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Colfax
Chan
Blanford
Mell Slaughter
Meir Slaughter
Blyaford
Teacher Lost to Fullback Warren Knowlton Plans Marriage
Warren Knowlton former Gopher football fullback, once engaged to Gayle Hamilton of Dubuque, finally pressed his suit and plans to marry. Knowlton, a New York resident, rose from childhood admirer to fiancé as reported from St Paul.
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Warren Knowlton
St. Paul
Minu
Maying
Gayle Hamilton
Dubuque
K University
Minnesota
Knowlton
Knowlton Gow
New York
Dollar Worth Free Trial of Rheumatic Cure
A long promotional piece touts Dr Bhoop's Rheumatic Remedy, detailing how rheumatism arises from poison in the blood and how the remedy cleanses poison and dissolves crystals. The author claims extensive testing and offers a one dollar trial to sufferers worldwide, asserting relief and permanent benefit.
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Raye
Germany
Rhoop
Unclear Open Offer With Spelling Errors And Requests
A fragmented notice urges writing MID for a free AOL Gar package order and mentions sending an order for a drugglar for acceptance. The text promises no conditions and asks the recipient to write, claiming a free rheumatic Deside aid will be sent. Author signs as Shoop with a Fatier address and box number.
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Fatier
Preliminary oratorical contest slated for Feb. 3
Towa City seeerts the Northern historical league contest with six local speakers and topics ranging from John Paul Jones to Grant the Peacemaker. The winner earns 50 dollars and all expenses to Evanston, with a possible further 60 dollars if they place at the Evanston meet, funded by Frank O. Louden.
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Towa City
University
Northern Historical League
Evanston
Floyd Douglass
Des Moines
Bishet Atlcs
Hy C. Anderson
Oelwein
Iowa
John Paul Jones
Arthur Gordon
Iowa City
William E. Gladstone
Justus N. Baird
Keosanqui
Alfred
P. E. McClenahan
Winterset
Grant
A. S. Heyden
Eldon
Robert J. Swalpe
Couret Blutts
CG. L. Vestal
Muscatine
N.O. L
Frank 0. Louden
Dlinois
Radium as Ruler of the Stars
Philadelphia reports Prof. Monrge B. Snyder asserts radium exists in the solar photosphere and emanates in the corona and auroral earth streamers. He links universal celestial radioactivity to energy gradients and periodicity, forecasting absorption and emission patterns across celestial bodies. He will present his first paper on universal celestial radioactivity before the American Philosophical Society next Friday.
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Philadelphia
Monrge B. Snyder
Paradelphia Observatory
Célestia
New Store
Ruebulae
Siyder
American Philosophical Society
O'Brien Murder Case Scrambles Through Sioux City
Sioux City police work nonstop over twenty four hours tying leads to the O'Brien killing mystery. Detectives Richard and Follis linked O'Brien to a saloon near Virginia and Fourth streets on Thursday where he was alone before a fight involving John Hayes and Billy Odett. Officer Short described a stranger with O'Brien on Fourth Street, while ex-convict D R Stickmeyer was detained for witness review at police headquarters.
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Sioux City
O'Brien
Richard and
Follis
Niele Nelson
Sa Joop
Virginia
Fourth Streets
John Hayes
Jai
Billy Odett
Hey
Short
Fourth Street
D. R. Stickmeyer
Anamosa
Colfax Improvement Plans Include Hotel Erection
The inexact Colfax notice describes a proposed tanking and glock national peak holders project with a hotel building by proprietor L. W. McNear. It envisions many small homes and cottages erected as part of a large extension and modernization effort.
Diamond Brooch Recovered From Gutter After NY Opera Night
New York police recovered a lost diamond brooch valued at 7500 dollars after a theatergoer dropped it in the gutter outside an opera house. Detectives Funston and an associate traced the item to a carriage on West Eighty Ninth Street where a woman and escort alighted. The owner believes it fell from her person during the rush to the carriage, and the brooch was found intact.
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New York
Oper Hansa
Crosapaag
Dimond
Eighty-ninth
Denly
Anere
Flere
Upngot
Heaviest Girl In The World From Kentucky
A Kentucky girl named Mimelle is described as weighing 270 pounds at 15 and four months. She is very active physically and mentally bright for her age. Her parents say she has gained eighty four pounds in three years and her doctor notes normal weight for her family. Her brother is mentioned as ordinary.
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Me Mimelle
Kentucky
Jena
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