Local Affaire and Public Notices from Rock Island Area
A collage of items including lectures by Theodore Tilton and Rev D B Byers, a First Presbyterian Church supper, and commercial ads for Best & Morgan and binding work. Reports on Mississippi bridge discussions, Sunday liquor enforcement in Racine, West Virginia expenditures, and railroad leadership changes. Local mishaps include a fatal grinding accident in Rigin and a burn death in Galena. Also notes on polling outcomes, sales in Shannon and Florence, and cholera prevention urging cleanup nationwide.
Shall We Have Another Railroad
Vigorous survey work is under way to locate the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad from Chicago to the Mississippi River with an ultimate link to continental lines. The route shows a path near Freeport, prompting Freeport citizens to decide if the line should pass through their city while promising rich agricultural lands and new east west connections. Citizens are urged to push for location of the railroad.
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Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Chicago
Mississippi River
Trans-Continental
Savannah
Mississippi
Byron
Elgin
Freeport
Elgin Watch Factory
Temperance Discourse Praised by Rev Wm Aug Smith
The pastor of the First Methodist Church delivered a powerful Sunday evening talk in favor of temperance. He argued for the new liquor law, citing US census facts on deaths and costs from intemperance and its social harms, leaving a deep impression on a large audience.
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Wm. Aug. Smith
M. E
H. Crews
Embury M, EH
Illinois
Ohio
Accident at ledge mine saves Robb near smothering
On February Monday near Carroll County, William Robb and John Davis mined for lead at James Fisher’s ground, northwest of the city. Robb’s shaft collapsed burying him, Davis failed to control the windlass while Buckwalter, nearby, descended to dig Robb out. Robb recovered enough to resume work. embankment then caved again. Separately, Marvin Hughitt named as General Superintendent of Chicago and Northwestern Railway, succeeding Gault, after a career with Minors Central and Pullman Car Company.
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Nuanty
Wm. Robb
John Davis
James Fisher
Robb
William Buckwalter
Buckwalter
Mr. Robb
Carroll County Mirror
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Marvin Hughitt
Gault
Hughitt
Minors Central Railroad
Pullman Palace Car Company
United States
Chicago Journal
Anniversary Banquet at the Brewster House
The Washington birth anniversary was celebrated at the Brewster House with a grand, highly praised banquet hosted by Gates and Burton. About 150 couples attended the supper and speeches in the dining hall and parlor, featuring toasts on The day we celebrate, Our flag, and The North-West, with remarks praising local enterprise and adopted citizens. The event concluded with dancing around two in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brewster House
Gates
Burton
Heidsick
Cronkrite
J. W. McKim
Freeport
Jere Pattison
Republic
Board of Supervisors
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
Lafayette
Ireland
America
James I. Neff
Mr. Gates
Teachers Institute at Dakota in the M B Church
A Dakota Teachers Institute held Saturday the 14th met despite wet weather. Sessions covered primary grammar, sentence definitions, spelling, geography, proportional analysis, fractions teaching, and history. The group endorsed teacher control of property and expressed commitment to diligent study and future exams.
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M. B
Dakota
Kleckner
Cain
Fap
Hays
Bordner
Sunderland
Poffenberger
Preston
M. Garver
America
M. M. Ganver
Death by suicide near Macomb sparks railroad appeal
Andrew Allison, a bachelor about 60 years old, living near Macomb, cut his throat last Monday, leaving property valued at 125000 dollars. Citizens of Freeport are urged to act to save a proposed A and PLUG KR railroad, with a call to respond immediately or the railroad may be lost to the city.
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Andrew Allison
Macomb
Tobacco prices reported for Morseville crops
A Galena Gazette correspondent from Morseville notes tobacco buyers busy as farmers forward crops. Prices range from four to eight cents per pound, with Michael Simmons selling all at eight cents. Appleby, Byrum, Lepper, and Seevy sold within the same range. some small lots bring very low figures while a few were reported at fourteen cents.
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Galena Gazette
Morseville
Michael Simmons
Messrs
Appleby
Byrum
Lepper
Seevy
Pecatoxica and a City Struggles With Liquor
A snow storm blurs a town as youths aged 12 to 14 obtain liquor by posing as medicine buyers. One collapses after drinking, risking death. the city votes to close saloons and enforces fines. An incendiary fire at an old brewery adds to a month of sorrow as pastors rally congregations.
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Pearcy
Boot and Shoe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local Affaire
Minois
Cal
Best & Morgan
Theodore Tilton
Wilcoxon Opera House
D. B. Byers
Salem Church
Wm. Walton
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Common Council of
Racine
West Virginia
Lightfoot
Pheonix
Rigin
Galena
Bernhard Behler
I. E. Warey
N. A. Straw
Shannon
Geo. B. Nelson
Florence
Oregon Guard
Mt. Morris
M. W. Hughitt
Hingis Central Railway
North Western Railway
John C. Gault
Jtughitt
Chicago & North- Western
Trading Railway of
Embury Sociel and Literary Society
Messrs. Ford & Wise
Emerson
A. Pelton & Co
Burdett
Munbury M. J
Union
Anti-Temperance Party
J. C. Kean
Saratoga
North-West
L. W. Guiteau
Mexico
Lhe
North- West
Rosenstiel
Mr. Rosenstiel
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ifo
Warren Sentinel
Horse Thief Detective Association
Rush
Stockton
Brad Way
Teachers’ Institute At
A. & Plug KR
Breeport
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