Fire destroys Urania steamboat at Muscatine
The Urania, a Burlington trade packet built two months ago, burned at Muscatine on Thursday evening. Captain W P Blair and crew saved passengers who were ashore. most freight saved. Insurance covers $12,000 while damage is about $10,000. underwriters pay 90 percent of repairs, leaving $4,000 to the carrier.
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Tri-City
Burlington
Landing
Urania
Carnival City Packet Company
Muscatine
Arcania
W P Blair
Davenport
Rock Island
Peter Pfaff
Louis Engiln
Blair
Cincinnati
Carnival Packet Company
Synagogue Corner Stone Laying Set for Next Sunday
The Beth Israel synagogue corner stone on 22d Street and 3d Avenue in Rock Island will be laid Sunday afternoon at 2 30. Master of ceremonies J J Taxman will oversee. State's Attorney Weld and C Searle of Rock Island along with Rabbi W H Fineschriber of Davenport will give addresses. The congregation invites the public to attend. it marks the first synagogue in the twin cities.
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3D Avenue
Rock Island
J J Taxman
S Lewis
Weld
C . Searle
W H. Fineschriber
Davenport
Cordiully
Twin Cities
Chuck-Luck in Saloon Echoes Woodman Picnic
William J W Hoskins a bartender at William Hegenberger 8 saloon on 1sth afrert Rock Island swore out a warrant before Magistrate Johnson charging his employer 8 brother with stealing his trunk. The hearing was continued with bond posted. Hoskins quarreled with the Hegenbergers and also charged William Hegenberger with running a buckluck game in his saloon during the Moodmen doings in Rock Island when about every old Chin War allowed to am at large.
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William J W Hoskins
William Hegenberger
Rock Island
Johnson
Hosking
Hegenbergers
Social and Dance at Plettshall Ad Monasion Incents
The Lady Maccabees host a weekly social and dance event at Plettshall Ad Monasion Incents tomorrow night. Ice cream will be served and all friends are invited for Her Sake and Wagner.
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Lady Maccabees
histFridayv
Plettshall
Sonora Riches in Minerals Attract Development Plans
Eugene Biddison arrives from Chicago en route to Nogales to promote a mining and manufacturing expansion in Sonora led by a development company with Gov. Torres as a stockholder. The firm already built a foundry and machine shop and plans no smelter, citing rich ore and new fuel supplies to unlock a boom while noting low Mexican labor costs and high turnover among workers.
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Rock Island Union
Eugene Hiddison
Chicago
Nogales
Sonora
H F Knox
Biddison
Mission East
Gov Torres
Hiddison
United States
Vuoke
Local Social Notes From Galesburg and Rock Island
Galesburg visitors include Mr and Mrs C W Taylor en route to Chicago to see their son R H Taylor manager of Wagner Opera House Officer and Mrs Chris Kuttler depart for Cleveland to visit relatives and attend the Pan American exposition. Billy Patterson of Geneseo visits Moline. Thellee n, Augustana College correspondent, returns to duties after teaching in Ottumwa. Dr Cox receives Cantalope crate from mother in Rockyford. Worthy Dart of Rock Island returns from the west with H Sanford due home soon. Mrs Br Wollsted and children return from Lewiston. Rock Island couple William Riley and Anna Smith marry. Abigail O Connell hosts 17th birthday. Ladies Missionary Society hear Oscar Swanson talk on India. Boltons return from Kewanee wedding of Miss Lucy Bowen and Leo Lowe with Lohengrin march. Yellowstone Park trip planned. First of series of organ recitals at Augustana College by A D Rodfors. Rock Island officer McCarthy takes ten days’ vacation to Chicago with son. Joseph Rank returns home from Germany aboard Maria Theresa. Chas W Youd and wife celebrate their paper wedding with cards and prizes.
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Hazel
Allie Bolton
Augustana College Students Hold Reunion in Ottumwa
Angus tana College students from Rock Island enjoyed a reunion and social at the Swedish Lutheran church in Ottumwa. The event featured a literary program with singing, readings, and addresses, followed by refreshments. The group planned a pleate in the city’s near end for further fellowship today, with many attendees listed.
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Ottumwa
Augustana College
Rock Island
Swedish Lutheran Church
Bibble
Gunberg
Bjorkman
Ludvig Sander
E. Bengaton
C A Halberg
Emma
Anna Anderson
Augustana Theological Seminary
J E. Lorimer
Anne Elizabeth Anderson
Emma Anderson
Messrs
C A. Halberg
S. E. Telleen
P FE. Peterson
A Sander
C L. Sander
JE. Burnstedt Bengston
C A Johnson
A. E. Telleen
J O Kindastrom
Kinering's Encylopedia Hustle on South Side
A book agent tackled a deaf old man to sell an encylopedia. The man resisted, muttering he would not want an encylopedia and that it would look nice in his time of life. The piece also notes lines about decorum and charity, with a digression into local grocery orders at Wilsons Ad enue.
Railroad notes advertise wide ranges and special fares
Hedged rates from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy lines cover Homeseekers tickets to nearly all points north and south with trips on September 3 and 17 at one fare plus two dollars for round trips. Special summer rates to Colorado Utah Black Hills and Minnesota apply to the first ten days of September. extra low one fare round trip. plus schedules to Cleveland San Francisco Springfield St Louis Fort Worth fairs and WCTU convention. also train from Moline Sept 9 with eight other daily trains. Dr King New Life Pills praised for health boost and energy.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R R Homeseekers
Colorado
Utah
Hiack Hills
Minnesota
Cleveland
Ohio
G. A
San Francisco
Cal
Springfield
Ill
St Louis Mo
Ft Worth
Texas
WCTU
H . Fristor
Certain Cure for Dysentery and Diarrhoea
A reader from New Albany Bradford County Pa recounts using Chamberlines Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to complete a bicycle trip after sudden illness. He also credits one dose with curing a later bout of dysentery and notes local sellers F J Clendenin and B Heimbeck stock the remedy.
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F. L. Taylor
New Albany
Bradford County
Ward
Laceyville
F. J Clendenin
B. Heimbeck
Red Men of King Philip Hold Dance at Athletic Park
A large crowd attended a Red Men of King Philip camp gathering at Athletic Park on the city’s eastern edge. Brav es in dress and squaws in disguises joined a bonfire, tom tom music, and a two step style dance show, with a street parade planned for tomorrow night starting at the Red Men club rooms.
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Athletic Park
Freed
Pocahontas
Two New Suits Filed Against Railroads This Week
Today W R Moore sues the C. C. & Q. Rail road for 10000 dollars and Ida Cherry initiates lace proceedings against the Tri-City Railway Company and M J McEntry.
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C., 8. & Q. Railroad Company
Ida Cherry
Ilice
Tri-City Railway Company
Picturesque Pan-American Route to Buffalo Travel Plan
Promotes a summer travel route from Chicago to Portland and Boston via Port Huron Toronto and Montreal. Travelers can use magnificent Pullman Venti blue drawing room sleeping cars departing daily at 3 03 p m starting June 2 for summer tourism along Muskoka Ka wartha Lakes St. Lawrence River and White Mountains to the Atlantic Coast resorts. For tourist publications contact City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Clark Street Chicago.
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Buffalo
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Chicago
Portland
Boston
Port Huron
Toronto
Montreal
Clark Street
Out of the Ordinary Family Notices and Whist Query
A fragment mentions a West Virginia Methodist minister’s wife with three marriages and a growing brood of Robins Sparrows and Quayles. It adds oddities about hawk avenue Eagleville Canary Islands and a lyre bird relative. Also a Liverpool Post correspondent asks about a hand with all trumps in whist and a drug store note urges Perry Davis Pain Killer.
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West Virginia
Partridge
Robin
Quayle
Quayles
Ewan
Jay
Hawk Avenue
Eagleville
Canary Islands
Liverpool Post
Perry Davis
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Hlair
Pilot House
Beth Israel
Wagner Opera
Bondenin
Heinbeck
Chuck
Social and Dance
Eugene Biddison
Mechanic Artu
Olog On
Sonata
Boy’s
Fifteenth Street
MecKinnie Block
Ng Pants
Che
Chris Kuttler
Robert
Billy Patterson
Geneseo
Moline
O A. BE. Thelleen
Daily Journal
Telleen
Worthy Dart
BD. H. Sanford
W Olmsted
Lewiston
William Riddley
Anna Smith
W. F. Schroeder
John Hallgren
Sweden
William Riley
Annie Smith
Abigail O'Connell
Abigail
So-ciety
Second Congregational Church
Oscar Swanson
India
A. D. Rodfors
Officer McCarthy
Rock Inland Force
Will
Joseph Rank
Germany
New York
Chas W Youd
Victor Shellene
Joseph M. Kinstry
Forber
Youd
Kinerings
Wilsons Ad
Enue
P Railway
Dr. King
F. J. Clendenin
Ursus
Lodge
Red Men's Club
1Bth Street
16Th Street
6Th Avenue
38D Avenue
W R. Moore
Peter Resell
M J McEntry
Candies
Hotel Sommers
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