Davenport Notes and Local Courts Stir Davenport
Davenport notes cover multiple civic items from June through July including marriages licenses, lodge meetings, concerts, and arrests. Edgar Sebmitt and Minnie Eris, plus Carl Grauhehn and Maria Johnson, received marriage licenses. legal cases include Edward Sebmitt and Minnie Eris, and George Gross and Alvina Flindt. Fire alarms, arson and larceny cases involve J M Hartady’s room, J Kannenberg, and a Five Points store burglary. Community events feature Odd Fellows, Knights of Columbus, and Grabbe’s orchestra at Turner hall and Hibernian hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Tyimie
Hugo Simon
Arthur Museulrider
St. Lowis
East Davenport
Saclulints
Hest Davenport
Attegonom
Fairbanks
Pink
Joseph Rosenfield
The
Rosenfield
D. Ly McNary
Chi
United Presbyterian Church
Mee
Ruth
Winera
RD Kennill
Mae
Roth
Valeria
Winona
Davenport
Knights of Columbus
Deng Heidl
Judge Tames
Bollineé
Galena
Taige Lesle B. Puterbaugh
Peoria
Judge Gest
Rock Island Arsenal
J. M. Hartady
Twenty-first Street
H. E. Brown
Rock Island High Cour
Walter Kapnerberg
Moline
Pontiac
Pargienter
Bin
Tarceny
Five Points
Kannerberg
Edward Holland
Bloomington
Il Springfield
Sexton
Holland
McQuade v. railroad case motion to dismiss denied
The court overruled the motion to dismiss in the case of McQuade v. railroad after prolonged argument. Attorneys Lan and Waterman represented the defendant, who sought to remove the case from the jury on grounds of insufficient evidence. A second afternoon session featured further testimony from the defendant’s side.
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McQuade Va
C. B
Lan & Waterman
Aretorneys
Northmeu
Hous
Grand Jury To Meet Again In Scali County
The Scali County grand jury adjourned last evening and will reconvene at 10 oclock tomorrow morning. Several jurors must attend to private matters today. It is uncertain whether an indictment will be made this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scali
Founsylvents
John Dui
Allegheny City
West Virginia
Copestoga
Contsinga
Brown Case Postponed To Tomorrow Morning
The case against Harry Crown for disturbing the peace near Sereth and Main streets last Monday night was set for trial in Thilise Fingers court but has been postponed to tomorrow morning.
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Harry Crown
Sereyth Smd
Fingers Court
Smernins
Mechanics’ Lien Filed Against Nielsen and Strahmer
Kenry P. Kong hing filed a mechanics lien against Olaf H. Nielsen and Frank J. Strahmer for 350 dollars. Attorney Adbert Huber represents the plaintiff.
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Kenry P. Kong Hing
Olaf H. Nielsen
Frank J. Strahmer
Adbert Huber
Judgment Notice Bryan Hall v. W H Tuehl June 40.52
Transcript of judgment filed in district court from Justice Raddewis court. Judgment amount is 40.52 dollars.
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Bryan Hall
W. HB. Tuehl
Raddewis
Resigns as Justice of the Peace in Blue Grass Township
A. W. Schmidt, Republican nominee for justice of the peace in Blue Grass township, has resigned. M. B. Morehead has been named in his place to fill the vacancy.
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A.W. Schmidt
Justice of the Peace
Blue Grass Township
Morehead
Milwaukee Judge Rules City Contracts Must Go To Lowest Bidder
Milwaukee October 12 Judge Halsey in the circuit court held the eight hour law exemption for city contracts legal The judge states the city charter requires contracts to be awarded to the lowest bidder and upholds that provision in the Milwaukee case
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Milwaukee
Wis
Halsey
Circuit Court of
Lady Curzon In Serious Condition In London
London October 12 Lady Curzon remains in a serious condition after a mixed illness. Official sources say she is not improving and medical staff continue careful observation. The public has been kept informed through routine bulletins from the hospital.
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London
Property Conveyed to Roland Harned in Davenport Transfer
Jane Rhodes executed a warranty for 5000 dollars conveying part of block 13 Fulton’s addition to East Davenport. The parcel begins at the northeast corner of the block, at Mississippi avenue and Second Street, runs 128 feet south, 150 feet west, 128 feet north, and 150 feet east to the starting point. Roland Harned to take possession. April 1903.
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Jane Rhodes
Iesa
Roland H. Harnen
A. 2
Fulton
East Davenport
Missssippi Avenue
Serond Street
Hirned
Apel
Change at Illinois as injuries shake team balance
Orbally notes minimal gains as Indiana looms with cooler weather and calls for a brace. Scrubs matched hard, backs underperformed, Heldick left the squad as Meld candidate Meld Meld Bateman faced family illness and withdrew.
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Orbally
Fham
Indiana
Wade
Pains Theen
Heldick
Bateman
Hazelwood
Yale Scrubs Score in Scrubs Varsity Tilt
New Haven Conn Oct 12 Tripp a former University of Chicago player twisted his ankle in yesterday’s game against Springfield training school. Coaches aim to play him if possible as the scrubs face the varsity for the first time this season. Veeder from the varsity mishandled a punt that bounced into his own goal and Forbes blocked.
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New Haven
Tripp
University of Chicago Bard
Springfield Trining School
Scrubs
Veeder
Forbes
Women Talk Missions Opens in Rockford
Rockford Illinois October 12 19 The thirty tenth annual convention of the northwestern branch of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened here on Tuesday. Local attendees and delegates gathered to discuss mission work and support efforts abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Women's Foreign Misionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Ebiveh
Cup for Freshman Crews at Yale Fall Regatta
New Haven October 12 A silver cup valued at 150 offered by George St John Sheffick as a permanent trophy for each year by freshmen crews from the academic and scientific departments at Yale. The fall regatta on Lake Whitney will be held next week Saturday with more freshmen reporting for practice than ever before.
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New Haven
Goito
George St. John Sheffick
Yale
Lake Whitney
Bad floods near El Paso devastate region
Floods in the El Paso area are described as the worst in state history. Towns are cut off from telegraph and telephone lines, homes are carried away, railyard traffic is paralyzed, and mail delivery has ceased due to the disaster.
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el Paso
Tex
Henry G C Payne Estate To Family In Equal Shares
The estate of Henry C. Payne valued around 600000 will be split evenly between widow Lydia W. Payne and sister Mrs Imogene P Cameron of Taunestown New York after probate. Trusts named executors will distribute funds in three years with annuities totaling 7000 to Lydia Payne 1000 to Mrs Cameron 850 to Margaret Jones 300 to Diana Bower 5000 to Louise tones and 3100 to W H Cameron. St Pauls Thumb Milwaukee receives 1000 for burial care.
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Milwaukee
Wiset
Henry C. Payne
Lydie W. Payne
Imogene P. Cameron
Taunestown
N.Y
Iydia W. Payne
Cameron
Margaret Jones
Alece
Diana
Bower
Fort Adama
Mass
Aguuar
Woman Sues Husband for Recovery of Large Sum
Frances Levering Prouts Rogers of Wilkesbarre files a suit through brother George Prouts against husband Joseph Brooks Rogers of Knoxville seeking $10,000 she gave him before their 1904 marriage. She claims he converted assets and fled to Chicago with $20,000. all cited as defendants for attachment.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Frances Levering
Prouts Rogers
Geo. S. Prouts, Butt
Wilkesbarre
Jaeph Brooks Rogers
Macrrige
Roesers
Chicago
Probing Poison Puzzle in Lexington Grand Jury
The Lexington grand jury resumed its Mulligan poison investigation with a substitute member for Irvine after a recent discharge. Former Judge Mulligan, Mrs Mulligan, their son Dennis, and Emma Morton the colored cook appeared before the panel as the inquiry continued amid sensational developments.
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Lexington
Get
William Irvine
Jude Parker
Fdgs
Bulligan
Mulligan
Jaror Trylne
Gore
Mulgan
Mra. Mulligan
Detnis
Emma Morton
Gift of Brroderick statue to be unveiled in Washington
In Washington on November 18 a. lixette statue of Broderick the Great will be unveiled on the esplanade of the Army War College. Attending will be President Roosevelt, Cabinet members, the diplomatic corps, the army chief of staff, and army and navy officers. The statue arrived days ago and will be shipped to Washington soon.
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Washington
D. C
William
Broderick the Great
Woman Claims Kinship to Gen Lee in Larceny Case
Gertrude Lee, asserting direct descent from Confederate General Robert E Lee, appeared in Harrison Street police court on a larceny charge. She allegedly stole a suit case with clothing valued at 20 dollars belonging to TR Russell, a Denver resident. The case is set for October 18.
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Chicago
Gertrude Lee
Robert BE. Lee
Harrison Street
Russell
Denver
Fratete Street
Red Men Meet At Kewanee Powwow
Red Men from the northwestern region will attend a large powwow in Kewanee. Plans have been under way for a monster celebration. The main feature is a sham battle between veterans of the leather stocking era and Company K of the Sixth Regiment, Illinois National Guard.
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Kewwaner
Mitwate
Sinois National Guard
Girls Given 14 Years Each for Complicity in Crime
Belleville UL October 12 The jury yesterday found Nellie Gardner and Mabel Wrighe guilty of complicity in the murder of John Dunlay and fixed their punishment at fourteen years each in the penitentiary. The girls are 13 years old.
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Belleville
Gaey
Nellie Gardner
Mabel Wrighe
John Dunlay
Lowden Praises Deneen At Chicago Charter Rally
Col Frank Lowden addressed a lively crowd in Simawieh on October 13 praising Deneen and urging a new Chicago charter. He spoke on trust taxes and other issues and urged the election of Denress for his fitness and capabilities.
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Simawieh
Til
Col. Frank
Lowden
Chicago
Denress
Cuts her throat in street in Salt Tale City Utah
Mary Burton a 16 year old daughter of a prominent broker was attacked on Main Street by an unknown assailant who slashed her throat with a knife before bystanders intervened. The assailant escaped.
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Salt Tale City
Utah
Mary Burton
Platt
Main Street
Union Veterans in Session in St Louis Encampment
The nineteenth annual encampment of the Union Veterans union met in St. Louis Missouri. A telegram from President Roosevelt was received and a reply sent in return as part of formal greetings to the gathering.
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Union Veterans IN Session
St. Louis
Union Veterans’ Union
Roosevelt
Rockford loses league bid as Peoria awarded franchise
Springfield hosts a league meeting where Rockford is ousted and Peoria wins the franchise. Officers re elected include President Boward Bolland Davenport’s James T Hayes as vice president and Wolke as secretary treasurer.
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Rockford
Springfield
Clits
Jengus
Abe Leland Beteh
Boward Bolland
Oy Wilson
Decamr
Iaser
Lowen
Umes
Gedar Rapids
Hock Island
Decatur
Olbera
Reckford
Dubuque
Cedar Raplis
Yotiog
Reckford Tex
Peoria
Witie
Imatey
Ureve
Yoland
Noe
Janus T. Hayes
Davenport
Wolke Wilsen
Lévéry Teu
Ted
Tendanes
Leland Hotel
Filipinos to Church Schools at Notre Dame and beyond
The Roman Catholic press argues that Catholic institutions discriminated against 190 Filipino students drafted under government education laws. Col Edwan Luther will visit Notre Dame to arrange entry for fifteen Filipino youths into Notre Dame and affiliated schools in Austin Texas Cincinnati Portland Oregon Watertown Wisconsin.
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Notre Dame
Flipinn
Unite
Coleonel Edwan Luther
Notre Dame University
Austin,Tex
Cincinnati
Portland
Ori
Snd Watertown
Wis
Public library balks at Riis Life of Roosevelt purchase
County Cluffs Ta Oct 18 The public library board debated whether to buy Jacob Riis Life of Roosevelt. Of six members one favored keeping the book while five voted against the purchase citing cost.
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County Cluffs
Publc Library Board
Jacob Riis
Roosevelt
Union Men Sentenced in Three Month Jail Terms
New Haven Conn Oct 12 Hight union teamsters convicted last spring on charges of conspiracy in connection with a three man strike were sentenced to three months in the county jail.
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New Haven
Coan
Staike
Illinois Mine Shut Down Brings 200 Miners Out
Springfield October 12 Century Coal at Tower Hill closes indefinitely by order of management throwing about 200 miners out of work. Only the pomp men are we work.
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Springfeld
Century Coal Company
Tower Hill
Baptists Choose Bristol for 1905 Meeting
Knoxville and Bristol prepare as the Ger ain Baptists of the United States announce the 1905 gathering will be held in Bristol Toup with 20,000 visitors expected from across the country.
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Knoxville
Tym
Gerain Baptists
United States
Bristol
Toup
Senaatay
Counim
Hammond at half back in Michigan practice move
Yost reshuffles after practice naming Harry Hammond of Chicize as right half back for the Cardinals game today. Beechler’s injury prompts further changes as Schulte remains center despite calls to swap him elsewhere.
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Aba Arbor Mich
Yost
Harry Hammond
Chicize
Tom Hammond
Hammond
Chloe
Telf
Gianam
Hanmonil
Harry
Beechler
Schutte
Schulte
Markets of America reports brisk commodity receipts and mixed livestock bids
Chicago market notes show wheat 38,000 bu and corn 66,000 bu deliveries with oats and barley also listed. Hogs opened weak to 1.50 lower, cattle steady to firm, sheep strong, with regional hog and cattle totals in Omaha and Kansas City. Prices for wheat and corn futures given, plus assorted grain and livestock figures across multiple grades.
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Chicago
Sheen
Omaha
Kamsis City
United States
Yaris
Texas
Alueie
Liverpool grain and New York stocks report fragment
Opening wheat prices rise 14 3-Sc, corn up 1-8c, Chicago receipts and exports shown with wheat and corn clearances. New York stock close lists numerous rail and steel names with mixed moves. Fragmentary OCR preserves names and figures from the day’s economic roundups.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Northwestern
Mineanalis
Duluth
Davenport Police Weigh Bloodhound Purchase
The Davenport police discuss the potential purchase of four pairs of bloodhounds at a quoted cost of 180 dollars. No final decision has been made.
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Davenport
Bankers Plan One Big Banquet Tomorrow
About eighty bankers signaled plans for a single annual banquet at Grand Isle. Afternoon activities include bowling and baseball with low cards and prizes. A special Davenport and Seburhan railway car will transport attendees, arriving around 4 30.
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Grand Isle
Davenport and
Seburhan
Yale Stars Injured in Practice at New Haven
Two Yale key players Tripp and Rozaback sustained injuries during today's drills in New Haven. Rozaback, ill since Saturday, will be able to play versus Springfield tomorrow, while scrubs won 2 0 on a safety end of practice. Coaches Frank Binkey George Goss Ned Frnss Mitchell Rafferty supervised as varsity efforts stalled with three kicks blocked by the scrub unit led by former Wesleyan captain Forbes.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Tripp
Chicago Bay
Rozaback
Springfield
Frank Binkey
George Goss
Ned Frnss
Mitchell
Rafferty
Varsity
Scrubs
Wesleyan
Forbes
Hea Wateran
Ralph Kinney
Beveridge Speech Crowds Out Olympia Backlog
In Toganstort Indiana on October 13 Senator Beversons spoke before about 4500 people. An estimated 2000 were unable to gain admission to the Olympic venue. To prevent overcrowding a measure was used delaying late arrivals and saving a portion of the throne from the crowd. The senior urged Parker as a man of convictions and suggested he would have spoken earlier if recognized by the people.
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Toganstort
Ind
Beversons
LO O’glock
Parker
Lawyer's Forte Boomerang Brace for Divorce in Austin Court
Terre Hume reports that attorney Austin Eweet faced multiple divorce suits in Joel courts, more than any other attorney. Tiawire filed for divorce alleging cruel treatment and secured a decree granting ownership of the couple's residence.
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Terre Hume
Austin Eweet
Uie
Joel
Bringlas Mory
Tiawire
Uke
Endow July 4 Celebrations in Bozeman Montana
Bozeman receives a will directing the city to use its income for annual Fourth of July celebrations. The item includes extraneous, nonessential text about stories and a drudge of anecdotes, with unrelated misprints and stray phrases.
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Bozeman, Mont
N. Tilton
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S. J. Evans
Brady
Sebick’s Express & Transfer Co
Anderson’s
Brady Street
A. OQ
Berboth
Theodore E. Nath
Alice Feeney
Hconse Book Binders Union
Reid Itel
Columbian Bell
Davenport Ledge
Odd Peltons
Ely
Nagel’s Art Stone
West Fourth Street
Dirs
Garnett Crane
Algona
Gellas
Chas. Mallory
Camanche
Tit
Frank Wright
CH. Caswell
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Charles Brentwell
Colo
Philinda Wright
West Liberty
Noth
Davenport Loge
Elks Duwid
BP A
Northwest Daresport
Turner Hall
Grabbe
Jauek
Drastic Workers’ Lodge
Hibernian Hall
Athenanean Society of the
High Schol
Yestern Bay
Therlave
Griswold
Wnion Ko
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
Labrmase
I, Grabbe
Ving
Atiwet
Tremont Avenue
Howe
Gribbe
Tolin L. Welte
Tudge Walle
Clinton
de. Moines
Aupremie Court
Mr. Welle
Georgetown Wniversity
Roge Island
Ed Butler
Vegrans Cy
Butier
Jota Considine
Herman Wilmus
Leway Igtin
Amel Peterson
Davesport Grant
William Gully
Ben Gully
Harry Hingsworth
Frank Gully
EU Puikett
Bert Howard
Hears Richie
Olson
Ritchie
United Presbyterian
Sixteenth Stract
Eighth Avenue
Alek
George D. Cutte
HLA
Louis Rosemstein
Robert Levell
Hoffman
Walter W. Kannenberg
H. O. Kannenbergs
Zaid
Kannenberg
Cacl Selin
Pontias
Brown
Roland Harned
Illinois
Henry GC. Payne
Gen
Lee
Kewanee
Owden
Deneen
Dubdeue
Rockford OY
Mockford
Clavis
Pat Gul
Markets OF America
H. J. Tober & Co
Day—' Inport
Telephone
North 407
New York
Gag
Way
Rn & P
Car
Republic Steel
Merublie Steel
Comin
PeNie
Beveridge
Endow
Beltte
Dover
Philadelphia
Leiger
Ibie
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