City Council Adjourns Without Quorum
In regular session on Monday Jan 2 1882 Mayor presided. Aldermen Stoskopf and Waddell were present but no quorum existed so the meeting adjourned to Wednesday evening Jan 4 1882. Attest W Clare City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brendan
Stoskopf
Waddell
Sprainl Mrmline
Hartman
McCoy
Ald, Wagner
Taggart
Malleable Iron Works
Ald
Wagner
Ald. Hartman
Adjourned 1882 city council meeting records actions
The January 4 1882 city council adjourned meeting notes approvals of Dec 6 1881 and Dec 9 1881 minutes. licenses granted to H Smiths Double Uncle Tom’s Cab for one evening. street opening petitions. licenses transfer requests. enforcement of peddler ordinance. finance and street reports. various claims allowed and committee actions recorded. A later note covers February 1 1889 discussions on salaries and Steamer No 2 repairs and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Stoskopf
Taylor
Waddell
McCoy
Wagner
A. V. Richards
H. Smith
Uncle Tom
Edward Manion
Ald. Taylor
J. S. Gates
J. Young and Son
Zartman
Ald. Stoskopf
Ald. Waddell
Committee On Finance
Ce Heen
Ald
Ald. Wagner
G. W. Oyler
J. P
Michael Cowley
Michael Cosgrove
Richard Sheridan
P.O
Geo. W. Oyler
J.P
Finance Committee
J. Bowers
R. Weisenbach
Geib
Justice Geib
ER. S. Chamberlin
D. F. Shirk
Heard
Shirk
Geo. Weaver
A.V. Richards
Bridge Street
Ald. Hartman
Jonah C. Boynton
J.weishar
Mra
Qhl
Navy
Ald. McCoy
Committee On Fire
Germania Band
J. J. Koehler
Kohler
Spring Street
D. A.‘ Knowlton
Knowlton
Chamberlin
Weaver
BO N Gartman
City Police
Sheridan
Bowers
D B Breed
City Treas
W C Clark
J C Kean
Waddell Bros
Jas Bowers
R Weisenbaugh
Julius Segers
Stover Mfg Co
R_L Cummings
J W
Elst
W Richards
Treeport Gas Co
Telephone Exchange
Bergman & Dorman
Garfield
Ins. Co
Policer Department
Kundinger & Hart
Flias Perkins
Stephenson Street
Channel Tunnel heading advances at Shakspeare's cliff
The Channel Tunnel works near Shakspeare's cliff report rapid progress with the first quarter mile completed. Boring rate averages 36 feet per day as the soil dries and springs disappear. About eighty men work in two shifts, with plans for an extra shift. Sunday work focuses on extending the double line of metals for debris trolleys. Boring extends several yards under the sea toward the Admiralty pier at Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspeare’s
Admiralty
Dover
London News
Young West settler becomes city undertaker on low pay
A young man who moved West years ago now works as an undertaker in a large Western city, earning seven dollars a week and living on ten dollars weekly.
The Potato Crop Opportunities Across Regions
The article argues that the potato crop can be highly profitable in northern states and territories with suitable soil, noting that land with little prior cultivation yields the best quality due to higher potash content. It cautions against drought-prone areas, warns Southern states and Kansas against profitable production, and suggests late varieties may be more profitable for market as they store and transport better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
States
Kansas
The
New York Sun
Charles Dudley Warner
Saratoga
Shakspear
Mortality Among Circus Men in Havana Death Report
Signor Sebastian, famed circus horse trainer and rider who rode multiple horses, is reportedly dead in Havana from yellow fever on the 17th. His career spanned Van Amburgh's and Barnum's circuses, with family ties to Italian circus leaders. A groom notes others ill, including Wooda Cook and Bob Stickney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor
Sebastian
Havana
van Amburgh
Barnum’s
van Amburgh’s
Dockrill & Lyon
Signor Quigliena
Italy
Bob Stickney
Wooda Cook
Cook
John Robinson
Wooda" Cook
Mme. Tournaire
Equestrienne
The New Hoop Skirt Fashion Question
The article discusses crinoline evolution with a single steel band for back fullness to replace the antique tourniere and notes that proper placement is essential for graceful drapery while cautioning against careless adjustments. It includes a medical endorsement from Edwin Clay and a humorous domestic anecdote about an oversized apple pie, plus an advert for Kenne Spavin Cure claiming to cure 829 horse spavins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Hour
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Molal, Connell
W. Clare
Ald. McGoy
Connell
Georgia
Peoria County
Ill
Commissioner of Agriculture
Scotland
Poultry Monthly
Boston Herald
Edwin Clay
Nova Scotia
Jong
Fellows
Tee
Stephenson
Chicago
Kendall
Rdinary Offer
Freeport Journal
Journal
Inter Ocean
the Journal
Freeport, Ill
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