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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1901
Page
7
Text fragment provides unclear references to dates and places with no complete names or context. No coherent event or identity can be confirmed from the readable portion.
Diplomats believe Congress will allow the United States to take possession of the Dantah West Indian Islands St Johns St Croix and St Thomas. The trio covers about 9 000 acres and is mainly settled by free Black sugar cane laborers. Denmark has long paid costs for the islands but their strategic location east of Porto Rico makes them valuable for U S naval bases. Price cited is 3 500 000 dollars.
The New York Medical Journal prints an account by Buffalo doctors of President McKinley’s surgery after his shooting. Dr Edward C. Mann led the operation assisted by Drs Wasdin Wilson Mynter Parmenter E W Lee of St Louis and P M Rixey. The abdomen was opened and two stomach perforations sutured before closing. The president’s condition stabilized as anesthesia wore off and the team concluded the procedure.
A village feast in the Pyrenees depicts celebrate the returning bear hunter with a procession to the town hall. The second item notes Miss Abbie Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller Jr engagement details and hotel shopping for a trousseau amid wedding rumors.
Eminent physicians from the British Medical Institute set up a Rock Island branch at 1700 38th Avenue over Tremann's meat market. They offer three months of free services including consultations examinations minor surgeries and home treatment by mail for all valid patients who call before October 14. The program targets male and female weaknesses catarrh cancer skin diseases and rectal diseases with candid suitability checks and no charges during the period.
Free 10 000 trial treatments of Botanic Blood Balm B B B promote a blood purifier claimed to cure ulcers skin troubles and many ailments. The ad asserts 30 years of testing thousands cured and offers one dollar bottles with free medical advice to Atlanta Ga. address and prepaid medicine.
Railroad notices announce round trip fares to Springfield Illinois for the state fair from Sept 28 to Oct 5 with final return by Oct 7. Several other routes include San Francisco at reduced rates for Episcopal convention and state fairs in Springfield Saint Louis Fort Worth, plus through cars from Moline to San Francisco and stopovers in Colorado Wyoming Texas Montana and British Columbia. Agent H S Fristoe lists details and depot contact at 18th Street and 4th Avenue.
Trains Departing include No 8 to Milwaukee via Davenport and Savanna arriving Milwaukee 3 10 PM and No 82 to Freeport via Davenport Clinton Savanna arriving Freeport 4 05 PM No 6 to LaCrosse via East Moline Savanna departs 7 40 PM No 64 to Dubuque via East Moline Savanna departs 4 15 PM Nos 86 and 32 carry passengers for stations on the Dubuque division with changes at Sabula Iowa Nos 6 and 64 carry passengers for R and W division with changes at Savanna.
The timetable lists No 1 from Peoria to Cincinnati Indianapolis and Bloomington with morning departure 1025 AM and No 3 to Bloomington Springfield Indianapolis St Louis at 633 PM. It notes No 2 to St Louis Springfield Indianapolis Cincinnati at 805 AM and No 4 to Peoria Bloomington Indianapolis Springfi d 145 PM. Daily services vary with connections at Rock Island C R S and P depot and Union Depot Peoria.
A historical timetable lists trains such as No. 1 to Des Moines No. 8 to Council Bluffs No. 11 to Kansas City and Omaha No. 19 to Minneapolis and South Dakota No. 28 Chicago local No. 25 Chicago and Omaha and No. 2 Malland express No. 4 From Council Bluffs to Minneapolis and Kan City No. 6 From Council Bluffs and Denver No. 12 From Ft Worth and Denver No. 20 From Watertown and Minneapolis No. 22 Davenport local No. 24 Des Moines Chicago flyer with daily operation notes and exceptions.
Fragmentary note references the University of Michigan to teach shipbuilding. The text also includes a quoted dialogue about seating and marriage, and a brief NY Weekly mention. The overall fragment hints at discussions around marriage proposals and a university program on shipbuilding.
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