Trains and notices from the East West Express era
Schedule notices show East West Day Express and Night Express train times from C R I P depot with notes on mail deposits and service to various rail lines. Additional items include local business updates, school vacation dates, and residents moving or renewing residences.
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East Weat
C R I &P
Pitte Street
Thec R I & P
Chicago
C M &St P
M & St P
Theo Kk
I &P
C K I &P
KI &P
Thec
M & St
Gould & Co
Local notices and appointments mark city dealings
A surge in express shipments signals Moline industry strength with hotpay goods and luxury items at Gould & Co. E A Mapes is appointed deputy and bailiff after posting a $1000 bond. Henry Gilkyson arrives to cover his father’s railroad death expenses. A December 14 wedding of Mr and Mrs W G Morris is noted along with the coroner's lighthearted mail.
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Henry Gilkyson
W G Morris
Swedish culture grows in Molline as editor notes shift
Airs M QOsuorwn received 50.06 for fire loss from W H Carpenter a former Moline businessman now with Sherer Shirk Co. John Erbst suffers leg injuries from falling ice while employed by Dimock Gould Co. Swiss-heritage notes, Leap Year reminder, birthday gift to Ed Berry, and assault on Joan Kisor with local fines referenced.
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John Erbst
Dimock, Gould & Co
Erbst
Dana
Ed Berry
E J
Perry Warren Charged as Noted Davenport Thief
Perry Warren, caught in Davenport with a diamond glass cutter stolen from relative C.T Warren of Moline, is described as a professional offender. He has likely committed more offenses than most men his age, and calls grow to permanently curb his opportunities for mischief.
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Perry Warren
Davenport
C.T Warren
Ele
Burglary Clues Tie Jewelry Theft to Rodman Shop
Police report brace and chisels found after a jewelry store burglary identify stolen tools at John Benson’s wagon shop on Rodman avenue. Benson says thieves likely connected to the Lindwall break in. investigators seek the wagon makers to locate the jewelry thieves. The Vin ton vs Deere case testimony from Kansas City moves toward Rock Island County Circuit Court.
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Lindwall
John Benson
Rodman Avenue
Geof Vinton
Deere & Co
Kansas City
Branch House
St Louis
Rock Island
Public Health Society Formed in Aurora Illinois
A group of civic leaders in Aurora Illinois organize a society to promote public health through education on drainage sewerage water supply and food adulteration. The organization will discuss reforms and publish results for public awareness and better sanitation. The item also mentions local endorsements for Dr Simon sen chiropodist and a humorous anecdote about a lost gold cane with initials L H observed by The Dispatch staff.
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Mississippi Valley
Aurora
Ill
County Judge Adams urged to improve letterhead printing
A reader criticizes Lucian Adams for using blue turkey-buzzard letterheads with his official imprint. The note asks him to discard the trash and visit the Dispatch office to print a more dignified stationery, praising his legal knowledge and judicial balance.
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Lucian Adams
Atlantic Monthly notes and local society items
The piece lists Atlantic Monthly features January offerings with marriage in Germany and travel pieces along with poetry by John G Whittier and other reads. It covers Loper manufacturing election results, officers named J Hi Brumbaugh and others, 65 lodge members, and Dr Dre Morey returning from the American Medical Association session in New Orleans with plans for convention reports and regional observations.
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J Hi. Brumbaugh
W Suman
W G
Geo Waters
R S
G G Griffin
C A Wheelock
S Atwater
James Murphy
R.S Conger
W Spaulding
D Young
Dre Morey
New Orleans
American Medical Association
Spearing
Moline
Davenport
Local items and incidents from Milan Davenport Rock Island
News notes report a lynx shot near Milan, a Davenport court insanity ruling, a death in Davenport from heart disease, and a priest death in Mercy Hospital. Also listed are a Bowling resident in Colorado, Milan lodge officers, a fatal fall on Big Island, mining work at Coal Valley, wolves seen on Rock River bottom, and a Sterling branch poultry packing business.
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Pairie Fitz Patrick
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Wm Humphrey
Wo. Brasher, JR
Bowling
Poncho Springs
Colorado
Eureka Lodge
Milan
W.M
G M. Dickson
S W
W. L. Heath
J. W
R. P. Dart
F. M. Young
R. B Olmsted
F. H. Harris
Walter L. McLauGuin
Big Island
Rock Island
Coal Valley
Black Diamond
Henry M. Tindall
Rock River Bottom
Henry
Jostin
Sterling
Messrs
Ae & Dow
Death on the Rail A Mysterious Tragedy in Moline
A well dressed man, about 60, was killed instantly when a switch train of the C R I & P crossed him between two tracks near Atkinson street in Moline. The inquest found accidental death with railroad employees exonerated. The man carried $258.27 cash and $590 in bank certificates in his name. Coroner Morris received the body and shipper details to Muscatine, Iowa.
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C.M & St P
Rock Island
Atkinson Street
Morris
Barnard & Leas Mf Co
W Sickles
Foreman
I Cassell
A. P Smith
K A Norling
J. G. Salisbury
H T B Kelsey
Dunn
Merchants National Bank of
Death of Lake township man eyed as possible suicide
The Muscatine Journal reports a Lake township man Gilkyson died after being crushed between trains. Neighbors say he was troubled by family issues including estrangement from his wife and a recent threat of self harm. Coroner testimony and local coverage raise suspicion of intentional self destruction rather than accident.
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Muscatine Journal
Saya
Scott
Wilton
Gilkyson
Philadelphia
Lake Township
Moline
Foul Murder Reported Near Colona and Moline Bluff
A telegram to Levi Cralle from Colona mentions the murder of Thos Dilly a farmer near Colona and the probable murder of Mrs Dilly. Mrs Kelso’s brother and Mrs Eastman and Mrs O Neil kin to local residents are noted. David Kelso travels toward Colona as details remain scarce with claims of plunder and two watches recovered.
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Levi Cralle
Colona
David Kelso
Moline Bluff
Serious case near Briar Bluff shocks Colona region
Report details Thos Dilly fatally shot in head while his wife suffered severe injuries from a shovel blow. Mrs Dilly is hospitalized with hopeless prognosis after 15 skull fractures. Dr Albert Arnold named as a possible ex-husband suspect. locals seek reward and gubernatorial help to catch the killer.
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Thos Dilly
Briar Bluff
E. J. Eastman
Djilly
Albert Arnold
Iowa
Dilly
Colona
Dillys Buried Together After Briar Bluff Crime
Mrs Dilly died of injuries from a Briar Bluff incident and both spouses will be buried in Western Cemetery near Orion on Saturday at ten. Mr Dilly, born January 20 1836 in Virginia, was nearly 45. Mrs Tilly, born 1845 in Pottadam New York, married Dilly in 1876. Dilly leaves three children Minnie 12 Willie 16 Bertie 6 from a prior marriage. One laborer in the case has been arrested by Officer Ball and Geneseo jail. Governor Cullom offers 200 for arrests. Colona residents add, Henry County Board may add.
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Dilly
Briar Bluff
Western Cemetery
Orion
Mr Dilly
Virginia
Rock Island County
Mre Tilly
Pottadam
New York
Minnie
Willie
Bertie
Ball
Geneseo
Cullom
Colona
Henry County Board of Supervisors
Cambridge
Bar fight at Victor Becks saloon ends with fines
About seven oclock Friday evening James Maucker Herman Kale of Rock Inland and Chas McAffee of Davenport entered Victor Becks saloon on Main street asked for a drink. Beck refused and the men assaulted patrons and left toward Rock Island. Police pursued capturing Kale, Maucker and McAffee taken to the calaboose. Fined by Esquire Grover for drunkenness and assaults with additional fines for each attacked.
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James Maucker
Herman Kale
Rock Inland
Chas McAffee
Davenport
Victor Beck
Main Street
Kale
Henderson
Pierce
Maucker
McAffee
Calaboose
Esquire Grover
John Kiser
G. H. Cederquist
William Schroeder
The Best Salve for All Skin Ailments Promised
An old advertisement proclaims a salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores fetter chapped hands chillblains corns and other eruptions. It guarantees customers satisfaction in every case.
Death by own action of John W. King
Near noon Monday several young men hunting found the body of John W. King suspended from a tree in Hawk Hollow. A coroner's jury led by Morris concluded the death was by self hanging caused by long standing troubles with his wife and sons.
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John W. King
Hawk Hollow
Morris
O. Lester
E. J. Entman
Levi Cralle
F. H Plummer
Dr. J . Cook
John Lusk
Knox's
Death by suicide ends Irish German born craftsman life at 58
The body of John W King, a German born Catholic who worked in Deere & Company and the Moline Wagon Company, was found after he killed himself. He left notes blaming domestic troubles and work pressures, saying life was full of sorrow, and asked for peace. He was 58, with a wife and 9 children. The coroner’s jury quoted his son’s harsh remark, and King was buried at Riverside Cemetery after his body lay at the Knox home.
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John W King
Knox
Ife
Deere & Company
Moline Wagon Company
Ed Parsonage
Anderson
Iinois Infantry
W. Kina
Henry
Riverside Cemetery
W. A. Meese
See the Conquering Hero of Pain Relief
The Cleveland Penny Press highlights St Jacobs Oil as among the period’s most remarkable remedies. Leonard Swett of Chicago calls it the most thorough conqueror of pain he has known.
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Cleveland Penny Press
St. Jacobs Oil
Leonard Swett
Chicago
Odd Fellows Sociable at Hall over the Post Office
Odd Fellows' Sociable Lodge No 485 plans a Christmas night event to unite members and families citywide. Members are urged to bring wives children and lunch baskets. the Abt Quartette will provide vocal and instrumental music to ensure an enjoyable evening.
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Odd Fellows
Order
Abt
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Joliet
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Review- Dispatch
Gerard W Harrert
Straight Creek
Simon Kerns
Henry Street
B.C Woop
Bertha Way
Maine
Rock Island & Pacific
Milwaukee
Paul
Gould & Co’s
Perkit’s
E A Mapes
Reid
Warner
Illinois St
Bell and
Spencer Streets
Kelsey
L. MaxFizLp
Mississippi
Gilbert
Simon Hirsch
Gould & Co.’s
W.H Carrpenter
American Whip Company
Sherer, Shirk & Company
Carr Eric Johnson
Galva
Molmne
Jons Trapaer
William
Snow Hall
Worcester County
Maryland
Wil Farrow
Joan Kisor
Main St
Mr K
Mr. K
Chesters
Valley
Keep
Harwood
L. H
Atlantic
Germany
John G Whitter
Houghton & Company
Boston
Rien
California
Clendenin
Post Office Drug Store
Morris & Co. Keater
Bucklen’s
Arnica
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