Local notices and births fill city pages
A long column of society notices, births, visits, and illness reports recounts Miss Edith White departing for Chicago, a new baby born to Mr and Mrs Jonneville, various relatives visiting Geneseo and Iowa, multiple trips to Dallas and Minneapolis, medical recoveries, and the engagement of Miss Nellie Stephens to Jobin Samuels. The itemized notes mention local addresses, hospital remarks, and community events across Rock Island and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. BM
Chicago
Edith White
Jonale Nelson
Galesburg
Emma Francissen
Monmouth
Lena Schneider
Carl
J. A. P. Borg
Mgr
Oscar Lundahl
Twelfth Avenue
F. L. Kendall
Woman's Relief Corps
State of Minnesota
Sterling
Kansas City
William Butterworth
Minneapolis
Bloan
Lee Hunt
Evenin' Winpath
A.P. Bergendahl
F. W. Colby
Houston
Tex
Minnie Holz
Hill
Dallas
Elavna Wright
Clara Swanson
Sweden
Railroad Avenue
Eva Entrikin
Conservatory
Oborin
W.B. Rice
Schoo
New York
Attic
W. McMaster
IlUnois
Mary Wenberg
Fred Natt
E. W. Ingalls
Iowa
J. B. Ingalls
J. B. Oakleaf
Mr. Oakleaf
Mound Valley
Kas
Charles Limberg
Charles Bobke
Ernest Peterson
Carl Kjellander
Tomor
Colorado Springs
John Kittilsen
J W. Ellingsworth
White
al Smith
Highland Gun Club
Coaltown
Nellie Stephens
Jobin Samuels
Forty-fourth Street Baptist Mission
Rock Island
W. H. Stickle
Joseph Enderle
The Society Girl Walks With Bicycle Tread
At Fourth and Market I saw about a dozen young women in similar stride like a bicycle tread. The walk appears deliberate to keep pointed shoes from snagging flounces, a slipshod gait compared with earlier fashions. The trend seems a revival of the bicycle style rather than resort fashions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth and Market
Newport
Louisville
Jim Root Quits Acting After Brief New York Run
Jim Root a veteran locomotive engineer who gained fame for Hinckley heroism has retired from the stage after a brief engagement in New York earning 500 dollars a week. He says he dislikes acting, prefers his old night shifts, and plans to resume his work on the St Paul and Duluth line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Root
Hinckley
New York City
Root
St. Paul
Duluth
St. Parl Globe
Two Sticks Death Sentence Roils Deadwood Trial
A Deadwood court sentenced Red Elk known as Two Sticks to hang for the murder of an 18 year old white boy. The crowd cheered as the judge urged execution, and Two Sticks displayed indifferent courage. Crow Dog’s prior case ended in acquittal on appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
United States
Two Sticks
Crow Dog
Dakots
Spotted Tail
Supreme Court of the United States
Crow Dug
Supreme Court
Two Sticka
Custer
Wounded Knee
Todis
Hugo
Deadwood Cor
Chicago Tribune
Two Engagments Rumored In Bohemia Society Circles
The New York Recorder reports two forthcoming engagements among Bohemia's elite. Mrs. Paron Stevens reportedly to wed Mr. Albert Morris Bagby, a Western born musician praised for Liszt tutelage and Waldorf musicales. Miss Olivia Chamberlin is tied to Harper, son of a prominent publishing figure, with Chamberlin noted for beauty and poise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST “S
Paron. Stevens
Albert Morris- Bagby
Baron Stevens
Albert Morris
Bagby
Liszt
Waldorf
Weimar
Haut Monde Wololy
Oliva Chamberlin
Young Harper
Publishing Hovee
Harper
Miss Chamberlin
John Chamberlin
Emily Thorne
Charles B. Thorne
Chamberlin
Ohio
George Work
George de Forest Grant
Francis Sykes
Tam
E. Berry Wall
E. Berry
Walking in the Rain as Outdoor Exercise
A New York Sun excerpt extols walking in the rain as invigorating exercise. The narrator describes practical rain gear, the thrill of wind and spray, and claims walking briskly prevents colds while offering a renewed zest for life.
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Hongland
Mackintosh
New York Sun
Cadiz Town Told As A Prosperous Independent Hub
A commercial traveler lauds Cadiz Ohio as uniquely prosperous with a population near 1800 and four banks totaling 290000 in capital and 175000 in surplus. He notes independence, lack of manufacturing, strong wool region ties, and lists notable natives linked to Cadiz including Edwin Stanton and John H. Bingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tittle
Oadis
Enthusi
Sam
Cadiz
Cadiz Junction
United States
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
John H. Bingham
Cy Young
Bill Watsons
Thom Fellers
Buffalo Bill Summer
Charleg Applebre
Retail bag gag leads to twelve of a dozen
A hurried shopper enters a wholesale shop by mistake asking for a bag. The clerk explains they only sell in quantity. She insists and spots a bag on the counter, remarking that it is the exact one she wants and secures the twelfth of a dozen. Also notes re elected officers of the Woman's Benevolent Association of Kanang City and a NY society rule urging a bicycle groom for ladies riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iy Eken
Buy Wethal
The
Woman's Benevolent Association of
Kanang City
Kan
Mra. Phasbe A.eager
Mra
Buj. Barris
W. H. Ryus
J. C. Martin
New York
Ways That Are Dark and Tricks That Are Not Always Vein
Special correspondence from Rew Haven describes Yale exam period as students gather at Old Yale Hall before many attempt to cheat. Detected methods include concealed slips in hands and cuffs as well as paper scrolls, with strict penalties like failure or expulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rew Haven
Yale
Vanah
New Haven
Return of the Chemise Reappears in Fashion Notes
The article surveys revived chemise fashion using batiste and wash silks as popular undergarments. It describes long versions trimmed to resemble a skirt and varied necklines to fit figures, noting diverse cuts from gathered necks to round necks. It also touches on maize oil content comparisons to wheat.
Public Scandal in Municipal Court Over Vulgar Language
Captain J. B. Smith faced Judge Reid on charges of using vulgar speech on the streets. Doctors attributed his episodes to a throat disorder with involuntary outbursts. he denied intent and planned to seek funds in California. Smith, a former sheriff of San Francisco County, had been confined to an asylum but left and was discharged after an escape.
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Josepher
Wine City Temple of
London
The
Times
Parker
Exhér
City Temple
the Times
Itanya
J. B. Smith
Reid
J. O. Orchard
Captain Smith
Smith
California
San Francisco
Cal
Salem
Tacoma
Stallcup
Abbreviated Telegra ms Highlight Crimes and Oddities
A digest of terse notices recalls hangings in Massachusetts and Ontario, a fire that destroyed Lewiston’s courthouse, earthquake losses in Mexico City, trials and sentences in Joliet, obituaries in Detroit Paris and New York, and assorted incidents from across the United States. Included are a bank cashier missing in Nashua, a Bay County horse thief’s misadventure, a Gorham murder, coffin thefts by an Illinois firm, an estranged husband case in New York, a patent for an express car, and curious local tales from Cleveland to Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel M. Robertson
New Bedford
Mass
Sandwich
la Salle
Taylor
LaSalle
Joliet
Detroit
Lewis T Ives
Paris
Jean Mace
New York
Ramuel
McCawley
Kalamazoo
Henry Harbuck
Collinsville
Ala
Texas and Pacific Railway
Mareho
Tex Frank A McKeon
Indian Head National Bank
Nashua
Bay County
Byron
Coburn
Gorham
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hoerner Moore
Ina
Moore
Pittsburg
Frank Rawley
Lahying
Cleveland
Scotland
Marley
Montreal
Longue Pointe
Canton
China
Inola State Teachers Association
Springfeld
Germany
Gammerdtal Bank of Newfoundland
Firia
Kaschuska
Mme
Nordica
Quebec
Misa Minnie Tressler
Saybrook
Illa
Cologne Gazette
Armenia
Divello Pike
Burdett
N. Y
Cherokee Council
United States
Helen Gongar
Lafayette
Ind
West Bay City
Russell Bros
John Calcutt
George Pfund
Albert Rahn
John Brann
al Heavenbacher
Clifton A. McFoo
St. Louis
McFocee
City Hospital
Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland
Clock for Philadelphia City Hall to be built in America
The Record notes a 27 foot diameter clock face, 18 foot 6 inch length, and near a half ton weight. Commissioners favor American manufacture if possible. A European expert claimed construction would take three years after order.
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Philadelphia
Observations on Reversionary Payments and Odd Anecdotes
A noted English authority debates compound interest with striking examples, citing how a penny at 5 percent would grow beyond earthly measures. The item also recalls a woman humored for buying an unbecoming yellow turban with a shop’s misprinted price tag. A Warsaw woman heals a felon by hot water and carbolic acid then loses the finger to amputation.
Tenth annual Architectural League exhibition opens Feb 15
The Architectural League announces its tenth annual show at the Fine Arts Society building in West Fifty seventh Street New York. Entries due by Feb 6 with a dinner on Feb 18. The exhibit features architectural drawings decorative designs models and related works. The national library main stairway gold and silver medals competition is open to US residents under 25. Top prizes become league property. Hastings Low and Heins head the competition committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Architectural League
Palletios of the Fine Arts Society
West Fifty-seventh Street
New York City
League
United States
Ange
Thomas Hastings
Will H. Low
George L. Heins
San Francisco clergymen mobilize to purify city morals
The Lexow idea has reached San Francisco where clergymen organize a movement to purify municipal morals. The column also reports varied notices from Washington to Indiana, including legal cases, obituaries, and local curiosities.
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Relief for Worn Teachers
An 19th century advertisement urges schoolteachers and others under constant nerve strain to use Paine's Celery Compound to restore red blood cells, boost digestion, and renew vigor. It claims improved color, energy, and mood for tired women, mothers, and growing children, with broad claims for workers in education and commerce.
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Paine
Columbus Columbian coins drive demand and legal tender value
The Columbus souvenir half dollars are legal tender up to ten dollars per payment with strong demand. The 1802 and 1898 coinages total six million pieces worth about two and a half million dollars, while 1893 Columbian coins remain more valuable to collectors. The news item also notes a sensational report about Viscount Drumjanrig and a separate Vogue scandal item.
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Columbus
Treasury
Lady Managers
Chisago Herald
Mixed Commodities and Markets Report
Quotation rounds cover currencies bonds and agricultural goods with unsettled figures for wheat corn and oats. Commodity prices span U S government bonds, silver, and various farm produce alongside Chicago live stock prices and cattle hogs and sheep estimates.
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Burbanks
Hebron
Cape Cod
Bostraine
California
Chicago
Union Stock
Texas
Westorn Rangers
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Brown
Gillmore
George H. McKinley
Nineteenth Street
Moline Pleasure and Mandolin Club
Landey
Levuidvas
Juuucon
Fred Shalene
Arvid Berlin
Henry Laudehoft
Orrigs Warner
Levi Waterman
Geneseo
O. F. Hemenway
Bankers’ Association of
Imaois
John H Johnson
Gust Erickson
Oscar Bergstedt
Gunt Nordstrom
Charles Erickson
Nels Mattson
Wm. Carlberg
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Harper House
Dr. Dann
W. C. Underwood
Beam
Boston
Bell Telephone
Harrison Telephone
Bell Company
William MclIntoeth
Moline
Hanssen
Davenport
Charles Malusosh
Deere & Co
MclIntosh
James
Kewanee
Henry J. Effland
Fourth Avenue
Charles E. Kneberg
Sixteenth Street
Henry Brahl
Tenth Street
Select Knights
Morrison
Harrison
Forty-second Street
Mishter
Benjamin Harrison
Begorra
New York World
Great Britain
Japan
England
Phila
Belectrom
St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Ondine
Berg Meer Terror Cto
Buitrisqueer
Seward
Washington
James G Blaine
David Tuckhorn
Nelson Morris & Co
Rev
T Conway
Scranton
Bronson, Khan
Town
Collister
Sibley and Brown
Northwestern
Boone
Montserra
Keweenaw
Gesu Church
Milwaukee
Claus A Blixt
Catherine Ging
Minneapolla
R R © Doll
Tsant
Charles F Adama
Waterbury
Newark
Charlies N Roberts
Bys
Agi 1
Jor Oy
Aince
D . Caldwell
Frankfort
Whitefield
Ill
David Reynolds
Janesville
Dtls
Electa M Gill
Misa Lucia Griffin
Albia la
James Clizbo
Quincy, Mich
Clizbo
Viscount Drum- Janrig
Marquis of Queensberry
Lee
Bankers
Meg
Sacoup
Wis
Chicago Gratin
Torrested
Isimothy
Denahoo
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