Reid and allies win reelection amid election turf wars
The Dispatch defends D O Reid and Simon Hirsch as they secure reelection to the Rock Island County Board of Supervisors amid claims of legal disputes over salary terms and ongoing political faction battles. It notes past controversies, patronage fights, and the Union’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. QO. Reid
Board of Supervisors
Sweeney 73 Jackson
Ian
Reid
Kile M. Reid
Rock Isd
D O Reid
Jim Ballard
Andalusia
Rock Island
Union Island
Union
Dr. Reid
Moline
Rock Island Union
Eld
Dispatch
J. O. Raid
Simon Hirsh
J O Reid
Ths Dispatch
Simon Ilirsch
Rift in Political Allegiances Plagues Captain Timm's Standing
A letter laments Captain Timm abandoning the Republican fold for unknown associations. It recalls his Davenport post office role and questions his political loyalty while urging support for established business candidates. The writer portrays Timm as a wandering figure unsure where he belongs.
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Captain Timm
Davenport
Ttaly
Armory Hall
Cat Wanderer
Timi
Pttbrook
Ward politics and looming danger in city election chatter
The article notes tepid reactions to Timm's appeals and suggests the 4th ward's heft could have changed Reid's fate. It highlights Captain Reid's precarious position amid heavy ward dynamics and potential political peril from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rind Lad
Hirsch
Timm
Reid
Ried
Cost of Scheol Books Dangers to Public School Pupils
The letter argues that the cost of school books imposes undue burden on families. It condemns cheap ill made volumes yet high prices, the need for multiple readers and spellers each term, and frequent changes in textbooks. It calls on School Boards to curb unnecessary changes and demand reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee
Conkling and Garfield Clash Over New York Nomination
A political report states Senator Conkling and allies will oppose the confirmation of Judge Robertson as collector of the port of New York. The piece argues merit should decide the nomination and urges consideration of New York’s two senators’ views without party quarrels. It notes Conkling may oppose the nomination openly and signal opposition to future New York appointments made without his consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conkling
Judge Robertson
New York
Garfield
Platt
Robertson
McVeagh As Civil Service Reform Target in Senate Fight
A critique of Attorney General McVeagh and his stance against Chandler for Solicitor General. The piece labels McVeagh as egotistical, narrow, and detrimental to reform efforts, arguing he would weaken rather than strengthen the administration and cabinet breadth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVeagh
Civil Service
George Wm Curtis
Horace White
Chandler
Blaine
Senate
Pullman Parade Car Plant Opens in Illinois Town
The Pullman Parade Car Company finished a vast new works near Chicago to manufacture its cars with an enormous Cortiss engine on display. The Philadelphia Centennial exhibit piece weighs 3500 tons and was moved here for exhibition with hopes Gen. Grant would start it as in 1876. Miles Fahnie Pullman and Geo W Pullman are named in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman Parade Car Company
Cortiss
Chicago Dispatch
Philadelphia
Gen. Grant
Miles Fahnie Pullmer
Geo. W.pullman
Senate Iron April 1 Debate Returns to Personal Clash
The Senate session featured heated exchanges between Hoar of Massachusetts and Lamar of Mississippi over national unity and sectional strife. Dawes recounted a Massachusetts man persecuted in Mississippi, Logan and Butler clashed personally, and Mahone defended himself amid Voorhees criticism. The confrontation nearly turned physical before Mahone concluded and the Senate adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Hoar
Massachusetts
Lamar
Mississippi
North
South
Mahone
America
Dawes
Logan
Ilinois
Butler
South Carolina
Voorhees
Indiana
Virginia
Philadelphia Telegraph
Farmers Protest Barbed Wire Patent Monopoly
A Des Moines meeting denounces Washburn Moen & Co for owning all barbed wire patents and seeks Supreme Court relief. Delegates urge Congress to modify patent laws to curb corporate extortion and back candidates pledged to relief for farmers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn, Moen & Co
Des Moines
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
By Way of New Orleans Shows Barge Line Power
The Mississippi Valley barge line moved enough grain from St. Louis to New Orleans in the first three weeks of March to require five daily trains of fifteen cars at 30,000 pounds each if by rail. This illustrates that barge firms rival full trunk-line railways and that several lines operate similarly.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis
United States
Delegation Seeks More Maryland Federal Appointments
A delegation of colored men from Maryland waited on the President on Saturday and asked that their race receive more consideration in federal appointments in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Arnica Salve Advertised for Wounds and Ailments
Fragmentary ad copy touts Budkian's Arnica Salve for cuts sores ulcers rheum and other complaints. The unclear text references a product claim and dismisses rival formulations in a historic newspaper fragment.
Gladden's Grove Democratic Club Calls for Separate Education
A Fairfield South Carolina club declares in a Greenville Daily News report that Democrats should control school staffing and tax policy. They urge no more radical teachers, advocate educating only Democratic children, and propose nationwide club support to press legislators to change laws.
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South
South Carolina
Greenville
S. C
Daily News
Gladden’s Grove Democratic Club
Fairfield
Democratic Party
Snow Storms Cost Railroads Heavy Winter Battle
The Northwestern Christian Advocate notes railroads spent over 300000 dollars fighting snow since October. Plows weighing up to 48000 pounds, aided by up to six locomotives, battled a 52 foot drift that toppled a 128000 pound plow. Wind piled snow back after each clearing, with nine trains and 9000 workers employed through the winter between Chicago and Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Elgin
Hennepin Canal Convention Planned At Davenport
The Hennepin Canal Executive Committee met at Harper House Thursday afternoon. Members from Geneseo Dixon Davenport Moline and Rock Island formed finance invitations and advertising committees. A convention is set for May 25 26 at Burtis Opera House Davenport with aims to promote canal construction and cheaper transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin Canal Committee
Hennepin Canal Executive Committee
Harper House
J. M Allan
Geneseo
J. L. Camp
Dixon
Edward Russell
Davenport
Charles I. Deere
Moline
T. J. Robinson
Rock Island
Burtis Opera House
Messrs
Robinson
Russell
Deere
Allan
Camp
Mesers
Garfield
Windom
Lincoln
Washburnes
Tloratio Seymour
Logan
Henderson
Farwell
Submerged Mandan Town Beside Bismarck In Ice Flood
A Missouri River flood submerged Mandan across from Bismarck with six feet of ice solid over town. The Northern Pacific railroad lost about 25 000 ties and timbers. few goods saved. About 400 people homeless. water declined leaving many buildings dry. Estimated total loss ranges from 150 990 to 175 000 dollars.
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Mandan
Bismarck
Northern Pacific Railroad
Political clash over civil service in Mc Veagh era factions
The text accuses Attorney General Mc Veagh of belonging to a tight civil service clique with Horace White and George Wm Curtis and opposes nominations not aligned with civil service principles. It urges the president to dismiss such officials and notes talk that Conkling will gain support from fifteen Democratic electors to oppose Judge r’s confirmation for the Port of New York amid Blaine’s appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVeagh
Patuiere
Horace White
George Wm. Curtis
Conkling
Port of
New York
Blaine
Lane Victorie Family Ties Highlight Minnie Macomb Marriage
Minnie Macomb daughter of Col J N Macomb, long head of Rock Island engineer department, married in Philadelphia to a grandson of Judge Richard Peters. She hails from military stock, granddaughter of Major General Alexander Macomb, with ties to Commodore Rogers and Senators Whyte and Butler.
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lan'Victorie
Minnie Macomb
J. N. Macomb
Engineer
Rock Island
Philadelphia
Richard Peters
U. S. District Court
Miss Macomb
Moline
Engineer Department
Army
Alexander Macomb
England
George Prevost
Plattsburg
Lake Champlain
Joseph Brown
United States Army
Commodore Rogers
John Rogers
United States Navy
Pinckney Whyte
Maryland
Matthew C. Butler
South Carolina
No Name Series praised as popular low-priced novels
Roberts Brothers publishs No Name Series with about twenty volumes priced at one dollar each. Don John is a domestic sketch set in England. The authors’ names remain a secret. the series aims for broad appeal. Sold by R. Crampton in Rock Island.
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Roberts Brothers
Boston
Igh John
England
R. Crampton
Rock Island
Senators of the Empire State urged on nominations
The piece argues New York Senators should be asked about state nominations. It warns against nominating Robertson for a lucrative federal NY post and cautions the administration not to oppose Republican representatives or tensions with them.
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Empire State
Republican Party
Ohio
Maine
Robertson
New York
Society Organized in New York to Prevent Street Accidents
A New York City society aims to prevent street accidents by notifying police to telegraph each incident to its headquarters. Distinguished committee members include Governor Cornell, William M. Everts, Judge Noah Davis, and Surgeon Hammond. The group plans loans or donations to the injured, to prosecute offenders, and to require illuminated carriages at night and controlled brakes.
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New York City
Cornell
Wm. M. Everts
Noah Davis
Hammond
Virginia chivalry sparks a duel over insult
Friday confrontation between Dan Voorhees and Mahone triggers talk of a duel as passions flare in a Virginia style feud. The incident echoes broader tensions and the difficulty of restraining heated rhetoric amid political and social rivalries.
Northwestern Convention call to press river and canal upgrades
The Illinois and Mississippi River and Canal Improvement Commission issues a call for a Western Convention at the Curtis Opera House Davenport May 25 1881 to plan federal action for the extension of the Illinois and Michigan Canal from LaSalle to Rock Island and toward a continuous water route to the Erie Canal and Atlantic Ocean. Delegates are appointed by state Governors Boards of Trade cities Farmers Alliances and local groups with a rollout of responsibilities and officers listed.
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River and Co I
Great Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
West
Lakes
Ocean
Congress
Northwest
Rock Island
Upper
Mississippi
Ilhridig
Hennepin
Illinois River
Mississippi River
la Salle
Chicago
Erie Canal
New York
Atlantic Ocean
North-West
Curtis Opera House
Davenport
Farmers’ Alliance
Farmers’ Club
M. Allan
Geneseo
Pres. E
A Democratic View of Mahone Sparks Bourbon Wrath
The article argues Mahone acted rationally since entering politics and says Bourbon anger stems from losing Senate control. It claims Bourbon leaders had warned against him and now blame him for attempting to save the Bourbon House they foresaw as doomed. Chicago Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahone
Virginia
Senate
Withers
Bourbon
Kellogs
Chicago Times
Corrin Seeks Senate Seat Against Butler
Fragmentary report notes 1D T Corrin of South bnacentone challenging Butler for the U S Senate seat. Text hints at no reopening of the case and mentions Gov Curtom’s visit to Wastmalens with vague suggestion of succession in two years.
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T. Corrin
South
Bnacentone
Butler
U.S. Senate
Gov. Curtom
Wastmalens
U.S
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Dart
South Africa
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