Society Wedding and Club Notes From Davenport
In Society’s Whirl today a Davenport cuisine club gathers with Miss Helen Steb m8. Kiechler Miller wedding and BMcVarths Martigelli nuptials noted. The Clionian club met at 723 Brady street with Mrs Maria Furdy Peck. federation plans discussed and Uskal program dropped. The Miss Renwick reading on Japanese Art and Miss Madge Martineli singing Ave Maria marked the gathering. The bride and groom, both active in local circles, will reside on Arlington Avenue in Moline. A farewell for a local resident drew many friends bearing baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuisine Club
Helen Stebm8
Kiechler-Miller
Seetty Euchre
Theophilus
Outhig
Bmcvarths-Martigelli
Clionian Club
Maria Furdy Peck
Brady Street
Davenport
Robert H. Nott
Waller
Chontan
Renwick
Margaret Renwick
Recital by Rudolph Toll Draws Davenport Audience
A well attended Unity Hall recital by Mr Rudolph Toll in Davenport pleased music lovers. He was joined by Mrs Ludo Bieling-Starbuck on piano and several others including Hugo Toll and Alfred Mueller. The program featured works by Wieniawski Brahms Dowell and Beethoven with vocal and instrumental pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruudolph Toll
Unity Hall
Thvenport
Davenport
Tn East
Ludo Bieling-Starbuck
Pinto
Pauling Weeks
Brahms
Chadwick
Tyes
Dowell
Tuesday Club Meeting on Expositions at Miss Preston's
The Tuesday club met at Miss Lillie Preston's home in Davenport to discuss architecture and the St. Louis fair. Leader Mrs. Swiney is away in St. Louis, with Russ Hirschl delivering her paper The Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Mrs Stephens presented Arts and Crafts at the exposition and Miss Louise Swaser compared Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Preston
Ida
Davenport
St. Louis Fair
T. O. Swiney
St. Louis
Russ Hirschl
XN. S. Stephens
Louise Swaser
Philadelphia
Chicago
St Louis
Mrs Robert Ficke Hosts Luncheon for Miss McManus Before Wedding
Mrs Robert Ficke entertained at a Davenport luncheon for Miss Florence McManus at 2020 Grand Avenue. Eight covers, carnation decorations, and rice treat bags at each place card signified the upcoming nuptials as Miss McManus becomes Mrs McGustav Ficke tomorrow. Attending were Mrs Price Burrows, Miss Janet Chambers, Mrs W F Speers, Miss Florence McManus, Miss Helen Dodge, Miss Paula Frutmy, and Miss Agnes Ficke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ficke
Florence McManus
Grand Avenue
Davenport
Miss McManus
McGustav Ficke
aPrice Burrows
Janet Chambers
W. F. Speers
Helen Dodge
Paula Frutmy
Agnes Ficke
Miss M'Bride Entertains for Miss O'Hare
Miss Joanna McBride hosted Monday evening in honor of Miss O'Hare of North Platte Nebraska who was visiting at the home of Mr J D Leuer Becker fints Davenport Cards dominated the evening with high score prizes awarded to Miss Helen Kelley and Mr James Feeney first prize and Miss M Feeney and Mr W H Kane second prizes Miss O'Hare a skilled musician performed piano selections afterward light refreshments were served by the hostess
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna McBride
O'Hare
North Platte
Neb
J. D. Leuergem
Becker Fints
Davenport
Helen Kelley
James
Feeney
Prias
M Feeney
W. H. Kane
Cle Ganss
L A Glub Club Meeting At Mrs Blair’s Home
Mrs Walter Blair hosted the L A club at her Petervary Devonport home. Members studied Russia topics with papers on The Topography of the Country by Mrs Mankey and The Government of Russia by Mrs J McDonald. A discussion followed and a social time concluded the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Blair
Petervary Fats
Devonport
Rossia
Mrs Peck Del Egate to St Louis for DAR Day
Maria Pandy Perk Louisiana Purchase Exposition DAR regent and Dal Recommittee member will leave Tangport for St Louis to attend DAR Day exercises on Tuesday Oct 11 at the exposition. Delegates from across the United States will arrive by special train from Washington and connect with main routes. St Louis chapter will greet visiting Daughters Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jira
Maria Pandy Perk
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jeavel. Tayenport
D. A R
United States
Washington
T. Loris
Adler Hosts Davenport Jewish Benevolent Society Meeting
Mrs E P Adler welcomed members at 217 East Fourth Street Davenport for a Jewish Women’s Benevolent Society gathering noting the group’s charitable Davenport work. Afterward the hostess served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Adler
Benevolent Society
Adler
Jewish Women’s Benevolent Society
East Fourstewish Street
Davenport
Ths
First Meeting of the Girls Literary Society
The first meeting of the Girls Literary Society at Meline Fish School was held Monday afternoon. Readings by Rae Rosenstein Georgiana Beuster and Rundalk opened the program before a business session that renamed the club the Agoreriz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meline F Ish
Rae Rosenstein
Georgiana Beuster
Rundalk
Agoreriz
Moline King's Daughters Hold Luncheon Talk
Mrs. H Bennett entertained the Silver Grasses of the Moline King's Daughters at her home Monday afternoon. Plans were made for a luncheon to be served on election night, followed by a talk by Miss Jones on the work of the visiting nurse.
Danson Rook Nuptials Solemnized at Two
Samuel K Dan son of Princeton wed Martha E Rook in a small ceremony at St Pal s English Guth bian church parsonage at 2 pm officiated by Rev W H Blanche. Attendants were Charles Rook and Jeanne Wendt. Couple to reside in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel K. Danson
Princeton
Martha E. Rook
W. H. Blanche
St Pal's
Charles Rook
Jeanne Wendt
Riess Celebrate Tin Wedding at Rock Island
Mr and Mrs Riess of 2714 Seventh Avenue Rock Island celebrated their tin wedding anniversary Monday evening. A large number of neighbors attended the tent wedding reception and presented many tin gifts. The event featured refreshments after the festivities and a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. and
Mrs. Riess
Tin
Bris
A. I. Riess
Seventh Avenue
Rock Island
Luppi
Hosses
Rae Vita
Personal visits and travelers in Rock Island region
A flurry of visits and departures marks daily life in Rock Island and nearby towns. Residents from Duileage to Davenport, Moline, and Chicago stop by friends or excursions at the St Louis fair, with many traveling to Omaha, Colorado, or Port Byron. Several local families host or farewel their guests while planning brief returns and future gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Fanning
St. Louis
Rock Island
Belle K.eymp
R. NR
E of
Aching
Boy 5 Fatally Shoots Sister in Chicago Home
Five year old Jacob Dittle took a revolver from a cabinet and fatally shot his three year old sister Mary at their West Ohio Street home. The bullet hit the right temple and she died two hours later during a burglary game the child was playing with the gun.
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Jacob Dittle
Mary
West
Ohio
Strett
Sevens Club Annual Program on Walter Scott Studies
The Sevens club in Moline presents its annual program pages detailing a fifteen year history and a study plan focusing on Walter Scott. Entries list weekly lessons on Scott novels and poems, Scotland, historical context, and character analysis, with leaders, reading, and member roles.
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Ibs
Moline
Walter Scott
Zusson
Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Lasswade
Asheatie
Abbotsford
MR AND MRS BATTLES ENTERTAIN AT CARDS
Mr and Mrs C E Battles of Moline hosted a card party for friends. Six hands were played with prizes awarded to W L Gatsort of Rokfshind and Mrs W Atherolf. Mr Henry Rohrer and Mrs Jo Bolton tied for one half honors, and August Carstens won the consolation trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Battles of
Moline
W. L. Gatsort
Rok Fshind
W. A. Therolf
Henry Rohrer
Joh Bolton
August Carstens
Mr Thomas W Carthy Married at St Marys
A large wedding at St Marys Davenport witnessed the marriage of Miss Eleanor Martinelli to Thomas McCarthy. The ceremony began at eight o'clock with Rev Father Ryan officiating. A nuptial high mass followed as guests praised the event and presented gifts.
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St. Mary's Bunk
Davenport
Eleanor Martinelli
Thomas McCarthy
Father Ryan
Lottie Holmes
Dubleon
Grinnell
Quick Justice Ends Fast for Frank Shorts
Fibourne HL and Frank Shorts face quick justice after resisting police. Shorts was arrested, jailed, convicted, and fined five dollars. The entire process took about three minutes, with Chief Davis presiding as magistrate and caretaker during the brief proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fibourne
Frank Shorts
Ellek
Davis
Names in a Miss Lave BE Swan Event Program
A fragment listing attendees and participants includes Miss Lave BE Swan Mrs C H iovent Privileged Members Mrs W B Stevens Las Cruscis New Mexico Miss Byington Henolohi H L Sirs Broxsen Albign Stig Mrs Watlige Mrs Torbert Syracuse N Y Mrs Forbes Rocklum Muss Mrs Wood Marion John Miss Saamsa St Louis Program Committee Miss L E B Swan Miss Ruth Moek Mrs Fabion Lawson.
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Lave BE. Swan
C. H
W. B. Stevens
Las Cruscis
New Mexico
Byington
Henolohi
H. L Sirs
Broxsen
Albign
Stig
Watlige
Torbert
Syracuse
Forbes
Ruth Moek
Fabion Lawson
From Workhouse to Palace in Bucharest Rise of London Girl
A London girl born in destitution rises from Edmonton Poor Law School to governess duties at Bucharest Palace. Educated through self study and continental languages, she gains trust of a French mistress, then the crown princess of Roumania, earning a high post overseeing palace duties as she moves from workhouse struggle to royal service.
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London
Edmonton
Bucharest
France
Paris
Roumania
ASK GOVERNOR TO LAY STONE Rockford Oct
The laying of the new city remergions will be under city administration. The judiciary committee approved a plan, with Alderman Kimball reporting the panel favors a civic event rather than fraternal orders. Mayor Jackson was named chair of a four member committee to organize the ceremony after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Kim‘ball
Jackson
Married man who shot her arraigned for marriage
Chicago A married man who shot a 17 year old girl has been freed, as the county judge dismissed the case against the wounded survivor's lover Josef Nemorava. While he awaited trial, Misa Kousek secured a tumbagy license and planned their marriage at 26 Nutt street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oc i
Bessie Housek
Josef Nemorava
Nutt Street
Nemorava
Misa Kousek
Jafl
Fatal fight with robbers in Sierra Madres
Report from Casa Grande Mexico says fiscal guards fought a desperate battle with a band of robbers west of El fore. Several guards were killed. Two bandits were wounded and captured after the raid resisted arrest.
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EL Paso
Tex
Casa Grande
Mex
Sierra Madres
Fore
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims Raymond Nold at 10
Raymond Nold aged 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Nold, was killed near Joslin Tate when his uncle William Nold discharged a gun caught on a willow branch. The boy walked ahead of the party including a Chicago guest. coroner’s verdict rendered. funeral arranged privately at Leonard Meghartner’s home in Rock Island.
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Raymond Nold
George Nold
Justin
Joslin Tate
William Nold
Will Nold
Chicago
Banry
Rock Island
Eckhart
Fuera
Leonard Meghartner
Fifth Avenue
Coghlan Succeeds Rodgers as Navy Yard Commandant
In Brooklyn on Oct 5 Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan was installed as the new commandant of the navy yard, succeeding Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers. The transition included a thirteen-gun salute, flag handover from the Hancock, and a ceremony with marines and a band at the Lyceum headquarters. Flags of four rear admirals, including Barker and Sands, fluttered as national airs played.
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Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Frederick Rodgers
Joseph B. Coghlan
Rodgers
Hancock
Coghlan
Lyceum
A. 18
Barker
North Atlantic
Cogitlan Land
Sands
Coast Squadron
McCabe Store Anniversary Marked In Roel Iskind
The McCabe department store in Roel Iskind celebrates its 34th anniversary today, marking more than three decades in operation under current management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolay
McCabe
Roel Iskind
Hydrophobia Death Of Chicago Boy
Chicago October 5 A disease diagnosed as hydrophobia caused the death of eight year old Frank Lewis of 682 Shetfield avenue five weeks after he played with a dog that licked a small wound, infecting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Lewis
Shetfll Avenue
Lewis
Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky shakes up interior ministry
In St Petersburg on October 5, Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky, newly named minister of the interior, moves swiftly to implement his policy. Assistant ministers who opposed Zemstvos are shifted to idle posts, and several Plehve lieutenants are displaced. Bunakoff and Martinoff, Voroneze industrial committee members exiled to Siberia, are allowed home. An order suspending Sunrise Jewish organ Plehve blocked is reversed.
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St. Petersburg
Svia
topolk-Mirsky
Zemstos
Council of the Empire
Plehve
M. Bunakoff
Martinoff
Committee En Ture
Voroneze
Siberia
Plehva
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Kansas women clubs meet in Sterling district event
The federation of women's clubs of the Seventh congressional district gathers in Sterling for a three day event with prominent state women expected. A reception and luncheon will be served at the Masonic temple tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Kas
Get
Federation of Women's Clas
Seventh Congressional District
Russie
Masonic Temple
Norwegian Bark Sir John Lawrence Wrecked Near Frederickstad
The Norwegian bark Sir John Lawrence from London struck swollen rocks near the harbor at Frederickstad and broke up. The crew were drowned. The vessel, of 3,062 tons, was built in Liverpool in 1859 and owned by O. L Reed of Tonsbers, Norway.
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Frederickstad
Norway
Sir John Lawrence
London
Hartor
Liverpool
O. L Reed
Tonsbers
Low Rates to the West on Base September to October
Announcement of reduced travel rates to the West for a window from September 15 to October 15. Provides routing and booking locations including the Ticket Office at 305 Brady Street and the Depot on Perry Street. Includes directions to inquire at the base transport office for full information.
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Brady Street
Porry Street
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