Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 1, 1907 NOTABLE EVENTS IN DAVENPORT DURING THE YEAR 1906 JUNE 1. Mrs. A.K. Fahrner died in Los Angeles. Harmonie annual concert- Chris Anderson soloist. 3.. First public concert of season at Central park. At Schuetzen park, 6 to 8:30 a.m., Pentecost concert. 4. Talbot's "Fighting the Flames" stranded here. 5. Albert Petersen's band opened summer concert series with record breaking attendance. 6. City council adopted ordinance charging license fee of $10 a day of itinerant doctors. 7. Nicholas Kuhnen died. 8. Mrs. J.D. Unangst elected department commander of the Women's Relief Corps of Iowa. 9 W.M. Butterworth won handicap golf match; J.D. Cady rounded the links in 84. 10. Spring Street chapel sold to United Presbyterians. 11. "After conferring with the president," I am coming, wired Secretary Leslie M. Shaw to anti-Cummins men; sensation at the White House, and Shaw hastened to explain. 12. Several business blocks burned at LeClaire. 13. Secretary of the Treasury spoke in Davenport in interest of the anti-Cummins fight. 14. Rough houses at Republican caucuses in several wards, owing to Cummins-Perkins fight. 15. Coal dealers of Iowa and Nebraska in convention here. 16. Republican convention opens with a riot and Cummins and Perkins delegations are both named. 17. "Nigger", canine assistant-in-chief to Police Matron Hill died. 18. Colonel Blunt issued orders for small cars and light loads on Rock Island viaduct until rebuilt. 19. Judge Bollinger ruled on Marengo mayoralty contest, seating A.M. Henderson. 20. Sixteen marriage licenses in one day, breaks the record. 21. Geo. E. Halt and Lester R. Cruetz of Moline, left the tri-cities for bicycle tour around the world. 22. General manager of Milwaukee and Burlington roads here to talk about union depot. 23. Grand Army men presented Colonel A.L. Mitchell a gold badge. 24. Edward Hoffmann shot John Esberg and Paul Ross. 25. The Democrat issued big edition dedicated to "Greater Davenport". 26. Edward Hoffmann came home from Chicago and gave himself up for Esberg murder. Big Trade Excursion left Davenport for Grinnell, Osckaloosa, etc. 27. Mayor McCaskrin of Rock Island arrested for tearing up railroad tracks. 28. Eddie Hoffmann held to grand jury, without bail, for John Esberg's murder; Ross recovering. 29. Joe Galligan knocked out "Kid" Farmer in first round in fight in Davenport. 30. Rev. J.P. Ryan pauses in wedding ceremony to deprecate in sermon the hysterical wedding celebration. Ninety-nine marriage in June-breaks report. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/ Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm