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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
4
The Johnson Bursell and Lundeen Pitman marriages were celebrated in home settings with family and friends present. George Edmund Holt and Jennie Bird Cox wed at the bride’s parents’ home with a large reception and plans for a Chicago wedding tour following.
Miss Aleora Cooksey of 626 Sixteenth Avenue hosted friends who surprised her for her 17th birthday. The Sacred Heart School in Davenport took 300 students to the Watch Tower for a morning outing led by Rev Bishop Cosgrove and several clergy. Cardinal Gibbons elevated Henry Hogan and John Glenn from Davenport to priesthood at St Marys Cathedral in Baltimore. Thomas Rooney and Daniel Neenan were inducted as subdeacons. Mrs L. L. McCoy of Moline returned home after visiting. Edna Meter hosted the B B S Club gathering at her Sixth Avenue home in honor of her birthday.
Magnus Sandine, 83, foreman at Moline Furniture Company, died last night at 814 Fourth Avenue after an epileptic seizure and heart paralysis. Coroner’s jury found death due to cardiac disease from repeated epilepsy attacks. Sandine, born in Sweden, lived in Rockford before moving to the boarding house. survived by a daughter Pearl and two brothers.
Bridal luncheon hosted by Mrs. L A Schmidt on Second Avenue features several ladies. Notices announce Dr Charles E Kahlke of Chicago and Agnes Lyall Crawford of Berlin Wis to wed on June 21 and sail for Europe late June. Jessie M Teska wed Thomas E Young at Teska home in Rock Island. Young works on the Chicago board of trade. Maggie Hall hosts a family reunion. Eric Anderson and bride return from Chicago honeymoon. Andrew Bodine recovers after a Kokomo accident and resumes duties at the local sanitarium.
Dr. Morgan reported three smallpox cases this afternoon. The patient identified is John H. Maresh, married, of 1721 15th Avenue. Quarantine measures have been established and no explanation is given for the infection.
Judge Gest ruled retroactive application of a change in Woodmen of the World membership rule in favor of Mrs Christine Wieland. The $2,000 policy plus interest yielded $2,488 after deducting forfeited dues, with appeal noted by J W White and Jackson Hurst Stafford. Cases in other courts dispute the ruling's interpretation.
Judge Adams in the county court awarded custody of Wallace Smith, 18 months old, to the Union Mission. The mother Agnes Smith cannot support the child, earning only a living through housework. A good home is believed found for the child.
The Moline State Savings Bank relocates to the corner of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street with O F Anderson in charge. The bank features a Mosler screw door safe and modern, burglar proof equipment. previous descriptions noted its fine apparatus.
The Argus reports a deep rift between Mayor Knox and department heads including Chief Darnell and Waterworks Superintendent Bancroft. Alignments shift around McCaskrin’s mayoral bid, with Kenned y seen as a key challenger. The turmoil leaves Knox and his allies struggling to hold unified control.
A Boston man who married a sickly rich woman finds happiness after she is healed by Dr. King's New Life Pills. The remedy, claimed to cure jaundice biliousness fever and ague and various stomach troubles, is advertised as gentle yet effective and sold at Clendenin's drug store.
Notice states Dr W L Straw will come from his camp to his Rocky Mountain Tea center and open his office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during July and August, bringing a note of joy and a home remedy for happiness. The message is attributed to F W Uhrus.
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