Quinn O'Brien to use phonograph in campaign
Chicago attorney and Davenport connection Quin O'Brien, Democratic candidate for Congress in the Ninth district, plans to record his speeches on a phonograph. He will distribute machines to reach distant voters, with talks on national and local issues including a proposed new Chicago charter.
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Quinn O'Brien
Chicago
Davenport
Congress
Record-Herald
Quin O'Brien
O'Brien
Geneseo High School Team Prepares for Rock Island Clash
Geneseo high school gears up for a Saturday football showdown with Rock Island. Captain Goembel leads a green and white lineup as injuries sideline Glenn Baird and Al Biskel, with substitutes stepping in to deliver strong play and crowd support expected on the sidelines.
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Geneseo
Tri-City
Stu
Rock Island
Geteseo High School
Goembel
Glenn Baird
al Biskel
Bu Zrel
Éite
Dubuque Makes Its Last Trip North
The Dubuque will touch Davenport today on its last trip to the north before returning. When it leaves Davenport on Saturday, the final big boat on the upper Mississippi departs, leaving only smaller packets and a quiet river. Capt. and Mrs James Osborn face a long off-season before greeting their river friends again.
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Dubuque
Davenport
Upper
Mississippi
James Osborn
Boris
Rock Island Judge Writes i Docket
Judge Gert entered orders in Buchanan vs Beam overruled motion for new trial. Judgment on verdict for costs and execution. Appeal allowed with bond 150 dollars to be filed within 30 days. Bill of exceptions due in 6 days. Also decisions in Rush & Co vs Lloyd and Gacylord vs Swift Co with various motions noted.
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Gert
Buchanan
Beam
Appellate Court of
Second District Oriitrials
Rush & Co
Lloyd
Anneal
Molion
Gacylord
Swift Co
Murdock
Moore
Cane
Iowa City and Return Football Ticket Offer
Ticket notice for a Davenport to Iowa City and return service on Saturday October 20. Fare quoted as $2.15. Includes round trip for the Iowa City Ames football game. details imply limited seats and specific routing via the RI and P lines.
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Iowa City
Davenport
Geneseo Lad Hurt Carrying Papers After Wrong Bundle
Geneseo on Oct 27 special from The Tri City Star reports Bert Hamman a papers deliverer who collided with a depot post after grabbing the wrong bundle of Chicago papers. He sustained a badly bruised right side and a cut requiring stitches.
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Geneseo
Tri-City
Bert Hamman
Chicago
Will MecBrowne
H. P. Macauley
Moline
Alvert Curl
Newton
Henry Wenke Bes
Henry Ortf
Chas
Rock Island
John Mahle
Hara Tasad
George Breed
St Doniban
A. J. Stiles
Hammond Hospital
Stiles
Miles Carrie Schutter
F. C. Maxwell
Bert Biss
Rice Lake
Wis
St Louis
Rock Island High School Football Plans and Local Events
Krell sought a football game with Moline but was declined due to Moline's heavy schedule. Prof. Hayden goes to the Evans ton teachers institute reception committee. Mr. Brown and Derby headed for Evanston. Darby named referee for Illinois university games. Class photos distributed, a Halloween party for V Y I S and O W L clubs planned, Pitchib reorganized, and the weekly schedule at the school outlined with assemblies, singing, and spelling.
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Rock
Krell
Henrietta Einner
Hallowe’ea Paciy
Morris Cook
Soho
General Assembly
Woman Against Woman at Burtis Tonight
At the Burtis theater the program for tonight features Woman Against Woman with free admission for ladies.
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Burtis
Real estate transfers in Rock Island records include several parcels
Rock Island real estate notices list multiple transfers: Harrington to Anna Harrington for a 24 foot lot in Perecat Add. Bintsean to Harrington for an interior lot in Block 4 Twenty Add. G Taylor to H Digen for mixed lots in Twenty Add. Sorensen to Nellie West for multiple lots in Andalusia. and George Mixter acquiring parcels 2-2 SW and NE 1-4 in a 27,16 area, all with stated consideration amounts in dollars.
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Anna’ E. Harrington
Perecat
Rock Island
Wh . Bintsean
F. Re Hercington
Ie ‘fAdd
Rock Islands
United States
G. Taylor
Wiltinga
H. Digens
PhD Fulir
Sorensen
Nellie EK
West
Andalusia
George Mixter
Ted
Glove Sale Attracts Large Crowds Across Tri City
Crowds surround Hud Marche Glove Sale counters as vendors display about 10 000 pairs priced at 2c 49c 95c 1 15. Eleven salespeople rest while customers buy one to ten pairs. The event mirrors the Bon Marche Paris sale and aims to undercut market value. Harned and Von Maur promote the reductions across three cities.
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Hud
Paria Bas
Tmske
Harned & von Maur
Immoral Resort Figures In Davenport Scandal
Bert Lippert and Della Brown each paid 37.85 to a questionable Davenport resort. Plans to question Judge Fin ger appear tied to the case. Goons danced at John Brubel’s ball Sunday night, Oct. 30.
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Bert Lippert
Della Brown
Finger
Davenport
John Brubel
County Attorney Neal Brings Suit for 5000 Bond
Scott county attorney Fred W. Neal filed against A Beuthien Jacob Ohlson H Bruching Elise Beuthien for 5000 in a bond tied to Arnold Beuthien’s appearance. Beuthien failed to appear and the court declared the bond forfeited after multiple continuances. Elsie Beuthien may pay 6000 if enough property is available to meet obligations. The case ties to embezzlement at New Liberty Savings Bank where Arnold Beuthien served as cashier.
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Scott County
Fred W. Neil
A. Beuthien
Jacob Ohlson
Elsie Beuthien
Arnold Beuthien
Lit
New Liberty Bank
Arnold Beuthten
Antenuptial Contract Between Pecken Schneider and Steffen
On September 2 1904 Dmina Pecken Schneider and Rudolph Steffen signed an antenuptial contract each paying 1. The bride releases her dower rights in Steffen lands and battles and he releases his dower rights in her property. The contract aims to prevent any touching of each other’s property. The contract was filed in the records office today. A marriage license was procured.
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Dmima Peckenschneider
Rudolph Steffen
Steffen
Copper cargo on Northern King tops Great Lakes haul
A Detroit dispatch reports the Northern King carried a copper cargo valued at 850000 down the Detroit River yesterday. The ship loaded exclusively copper ore from Portage, Lake Superior, marking perhaps the richest voyage on the Great Lakes.
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Detroit
Great Lakes
Detmit
Portage
Lake Superior
Grand Opening Of Vantage of Diamond Cut Price Grocery
Tomorrow morning the store will open and be ready for business offering a wide choice of high quality meats at low prices. Thursday Friday Saturday sale items listed with emphasis on discount pricing and thinly veiled celebratory tone.
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Dimantic
sAlm
Frank Smith Ordered To Leave City For Moline
Frank Smith appeared before Judge Finger on vagrancy charges and pleaded epileptic fits. The judge recalled a similar case and ordered Smith to depart for Moline, warning him to stay away from the city. Smith tearfully spoke of a widowed sister and two young children depending on him.
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Judge Finger
Davenport
Frank Smith
Jall
Smith
Moline
Minois
Traveling photograph gallery ties at levee
In Davenport a winter sign appears as two house boats fitted as a photo gallery tie up above the bridge. They sail the river from spring through summer visiting towns for business, offering inexpensive travel exhibitions and home-like stays for under a few hundred dollars.
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Levee
Davenport
Tag River
Farmers' Institute Prizes For State Seed Corn
The Rock Island County Farmers institute program at Edgington on December 6 and 7 features prizes for top corn samples grown from state furnished seed. Awards include a corn planter, riding cultivator, sulky plow, overcoat, and cash. Sessions cover soil fertility hog feeding and beer production with papers by local and Urbana speakers.
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Rock Island
Dee
Henry Brink
A.wood
Institute
Fred E. Crane
Urvana
J. H. Pettit
Chas. Ropes
Hamlet
Orin Phillips
Muale
S.J. Ferguson
M. Gleason
Charles A. Rowe
Jacksonville
Ill
L. D. Wall
Urbana
Great Sensation in Leesville Over Life Saved
W H Brown of Leesville Tenn reportedly survived a near death after using King's New Discovery for Consumption. He testifies it relieved intolerable asthma pains and led to complete cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip. Trial bottles free. price 60 cents and one dollar. guaranteed by Frank Nadler, Druggist.
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Leesville
Tad
W.H. Brown
Frank
Nadler
Lumber Boat Burned on Lake Huron Near Port Huron
The Elza H. Borough, loaded with lumber and towing Our Son, caught fire in Lake Huron about twenty five miles north of Port Huron. The crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat and reached shore safely as flames spread, with the vessel burning near Bannett. Local promotions mention pancake flour for sale at grocers.
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Port Huron
Mich
Elza H. Boroug
Lake Huron
Port
Here
Bannet
Fiumips
Pyawlboct
Great Bankrupt Sale at West End Clothing House Davenport
Due to failure of The West End Clothing House a stock of $35,000 in tailor made clothing hats and furnishings will be sold at 27 percent below cost. The sale begins Wednesday Nov 2 at 410 West Second street Davenport Iowa and runs ten days next door to Falk & Bolte’s Shoe Store. All goods are returnable with money refunded by the trustee.
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West End Clothing Company
Davenport
W. MC Broge
West End Clothing House
West End
West Second Street
Lows
Falk & Bolte
Walk & Belle's Shos
End Clothingouse
Trusten
Iowa
Falr & Bolte
Royal Standard Kersey
Sik Abd Entin
Ardor
Gs 3 Ag
Brock
Accidental Rifle Incident In Montezume Man Killed
Mrs Albert McKeag of Montezume Indiana accidentally discharged a rifle while her husband Mr McKeag cleaned it at home. The weapon fired and killed him as his wife stood nearby on Sunday October 27. No others were harmed in the mishap.
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Montezume
Albert, McKeag
Unclear text fragment about travel and tickets
Fragmentary report notes difficulty with a medical or physical issue and mentions travel options. It states a 4.55 fare to Chicago and return for a Teachers' association meeting with tickets to Chicago and a return date of October 26, 27, and 28, good returning October 31 at the stated rate.
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Chicago
Teachers’ Association
Susan B Anthony Letter Urges Perseverance at Michigan Meeting
The Michigan Equal Suffrage Association held a session in Jackson on October 27. Though attendance was not large, the group displayed strong resolve. The morning featured a letter from Susan B Anthony urging renewed courage in the suffrage movement.
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Susan B.anthony
Michigan
Woman's
Jackson
Mich
Michiana Equal Suffrage Association
Aeeston
Susan B. Anthony
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Hall & Martin
Brady Street
Castor
Joens
Stetson
KNOX
WM. Joens
Geneseo Lad
Depot
Rock Island ‘Real Estate
Coal
Coal_ W. & CLAUSSEN
Neal
New Liberty Savings Bank
Frank A. Martin
Second St
Devonport
Rock Island County Institute
Pious
Second Street
Falk & Bolte’s Shoe Store
Kace Pauls
Minnetta
Montespara
Ipe
Ag‘ic
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