Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 1, 1907 NOTABLE EVENTS IN DAVENPORT DURING THE YEAR 1906 JULY 1. In impassioned address Rev. Mott R. Sawyers laid murder of John Esberg at door of Davenport saloons. 2. H.H. Andersen died. 3. Ellery's band here. 4. A fairly sane Fourth- little rowdyism and few accidents. 5. Washburn- Halligan company planning new warehouse- exclusively announced in The Democrat. 6. Dead body of Rose Earl, inmate of red light district, found near Fairmount cemetery. True name Kate Ryan. 7. Coroner's jury find a Greek, Peter Sardells, guilty of Kate Ryan's murder. 8. George Hoehn, cashier of First National bank, dies. 9. Democrat exclusively announces plans for two enormous buildings at Bettendorf car works. 10. Franchise in Three-Eye league offered for sale by James Hayes. Exclusively announced by The Democrat. 11. Steamer Quincy sank at Trempelean, Wis., at 10:30 p.m. Several tri-city passengers on board. No one drowned. 12. James Lee DeArmand crushed to death by elevator in store of Tri-City Electric company. 13. Martin Smith separated from $500 in diamond deal by trickery. 14. Appraisement of personal property of late W.C. Putnam filed- total, $185,000.36. 15. Elks' special train leaves for Denver- national meeting of B.P.O.E. 16. Dr. A.W. Bowman died. 17. Company B went to Muscatine for a hike back to Davenport. 18. Davenport baseball franchise sold by James T. Hayes to stock company which elected Dan. B. Horne president, Harry W. Phillips vice president, and Wm. Heuer secretary and treasurer. 19. Davenport Elks in parade at Denver won second prize for float. 20. Company B arrived at Davenport after marching from Muscatine. 21. Harvey Lee arrested for committing a long string of Davenport burglaries. 22. Louis Allers died suddenly at Walcott. 23. The Democrat announced the death of Russell Sage. 24. Davenport Turners performed and Gustav Donald delivered address at Muscatine Chautaqua. 25. Edward Jones died after surviving runaway accident several days with badly crushed skull. 26. Big demonstration by Pretzel Alley municipality which re-elects Aleck Anderson mayor. 27. Attorney Ralph Williamson appointed referee in bankruptcy. 28. Louis Schauder Jr drowned in Rock river. 29. Chicago Press club here. Letter carriers picnicked at Linwood. 30. Ringling's circus in West Davenport. Fred W. Vogt dropped dead. 31. Charles Berkell of the Ellie leases ground floor and basement of Germania house for new theater. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/ Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm