Alton considering new line to Council Bluffs from Lacon
Chicago Tribune notes Chicago and Alton Railroad weighing a direct westward link from Lacon to Council Bluffs to counter St Paul projects. The plan would cut distance to Council Bluffs and enhance value of the Lacon line despite currently limited use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Victor
W. Rouse & Son
Washington St
Peoria
Main
Fulton
Steamboat Landing
Rock Island Depot
Whitefield local notes and social chatter update
A detailed Whitefield column describes a rainy evening, recent social events, and neighborhood happenings. Mentions thrashing progress, Tim and Maggies household, Flora, Flora's place, and residents like Tanglefoot, Monahan Brothers, Higgins, Jasper Brown, Mr Hofer, Jack Harney, Ellie, Sadie, Hattie B, and Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Tim
Emma
Tanglefoot
Monahan
Maggie
Mike
Flora
Charley
Jessie
Higgins
Burson
Jasper ‘Brown
Mr Hofer
South Whitefield
Jack Harney
Ellie
Sadie
Hattie B
Chillicothe
Jack
Hopewell News Briefs and Local News Snippet
Hopewell notes Mrs Ann Bullman suffers a chin gathering and Mr Ramp’s house is freshly painted. Freeman’s man wounds a boy with a scythe, sending him to town for stitching as others fall ill. Fires, thrashing seasonal talk, and local gossip follow with births and visitors from Pontiac, Iowa, and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mary Mex
Crooks
Annie Belford
Streator
Hopewell
Fitzgerald
Jason
May Smith
Frantz
West
Wm Norton
Nebraska
Shope
Eddie Walker
Henry V
Chicago
Samuel Russel
Wm W Feezer
Frank Ramsey
Lacon Dexter
Local notes from Chillicothe and area reflect actives and school opening
Community items report Mrs Bodkins resting with friends in Chillicothe while Joseph Clark and Simeon Doyle head to Nebraska for land exploration with Tecumseh as a goal. Rev Holsinger starts evening meetings next Sunday at the schoolhouse and fall term opens Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodkins
Chillicothe
Joseph Clark
Simeon Doyle
Nebraska
Tecumseh
Ey. Wilson
M. E
Cotney
Sutton
Springfield
Oak
Joseph Pointner
Kansas
Edwards Co
Rev. Holsinger
John Powers
Mellie Bunn
Sparland
Henry County notes and family tragedy mix with community updates
The column records a Wichita telegram delay reporting Harry’s death, his widow and two children left behind, and Mrs Ham’s rush to reach him before burial. It covers local church supper proceeds, Old Settler events, road work by H C Hailey and J G Williams, and a bootleg of new buggies and carriages. It notes several residents’ social antics and political mentions, concluding with a snapshot of Mitch Lash and B Mitchell improving the Magnolia office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham
Wichita
Kansas
Harry
Henry
M. E
Frii
Lacon
H. C. Hailey
J.G. Williams
G. W. Hillabrand
L M Kays
Harvey Morris
Fannie
Henry Morris
G. O P
T. F Lash
Magnolia
Mitchell
Magnolia House
Mitch
8. B
Rutland Visitors Named in Palatine Report
Jessie Dales of Rutland visited Mouny Palatine with Ardella Crittenden and Blanche Kelso of Putnam. The piece notes upcoming duties for the lecture association and mentions no temperance meeting last Sunday. It criticizes unsafe fashion rules and urges abandoning them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouny Palatine
Jessie Dales
Rutland
Ardella Crittenden
Blanche Kelso
Putnam
Unventilated Rooms and Luxury Habits Warned By Professor
The speaker, addressing concerns about health and urban decay, lists harmful living habits from late hours and rich meals to alcohol and tobacco. He warns that neglect will ruin homes and lead to a cemetery overrun by locust bush unless action is taken soon. The warning targets fashionable living and medical dependencies as contributing factors.
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Geary Republican
Chicago Tribune
Chicago & Alton
Council Bluffs
St. Paul
Kansas City
Alton
Council Bluffa
Eugene Louis
Marshall County
Belle Plain
G.I.N .Q
Er. J. S. Bane
Portland
Union Church
E. C. Coutlet
la Rose
Nettie Dillinger
L. C. McMurtrie
Geo
W E. Cook
A. Smith
M. E. Church
Eureka
Beverrick
Bell Plain
Lockett
The
Baptist Church
Albert Jones
Security Live Stock Insurance Co
Bloomington
John Winters
Thomas Ellis
Melvin
Edward Green
E.e.smith
Kentucky
Texas
Charley Gapen
Grant
J. D. Stack
Stire
Gell
Cutter
Storm Lake
Stack
Mary Hetherington
A. L. Short
Robert Thomas
John M. Strawn
Niagara Falls
JJ . Thompson
Geo Treakle
California
Arthur
That Place
Arrivin
Doran
T. A. Blackman
Sparand
H. Barr
Erastus Johnson
London Mills
T. W., Button
Titusan
Fairbury
T. E
Gaspen
Olive Phillips
la Prairie
J.E. Saggers
Emma Bower
Charles Hoadly
Toulon
William Berwick
Frank Martin
R. Frisbey
H. B. Gallup
Ohn Gripe
He, Orce
Saratoga
Im. Keenan
Reo Star
Mark
Quincy
Contsa
TYE Charles A. Youeler Company
Daltimore
Maryland
Man and
Beast
R.M. Stevens
Henry Republican
Geo Bart, Jr
Yourscience
Sears
AF. &A. Moo Merny Lodge
Regulator Building
Avery
Marshall Lodge
Compdatory City Bakery
Marshall
Cuarton Topaz
W.O.U
Our Lady of Perpetual
H.C. Koch
A.M. Pool
CAN and Insurance Agency
Carate
Frry and
Lirk Insurance
Repuiloan
Fred S.potter
Ttorney
Roma
Republican
Becond Street
P.S. Perley
LAW and Notary Pub Lc
Edward Stroot
Eriely
Eyeley
Grosser
A. H. Kinnear
Gresser
Calla
W. H. Jones
Third St
City Drug
C B Durfee
M. D
Edwards and
Third Bts
F. A. Hamilton
Meaty. Rosdor
F. Taylor
Putnam County
Ill
Oasis Promart
Snyder
Denmer Dei
W. H. Kister
Rohde & Riehm
Dealera In
New York
Ad Rohde
Bruiway
Main St
Peoria. Ill
Catare Boni
Sra
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