Chicago editor notes political raids and party clashes
A letter to the Dispatch editor critiques Mayor Harrison as he raids gambling dens, praises his actions against crime, and discusses Democratic and Republican maneuvers. The piece references figures like McDonald Mackin Oglesby and Vanderbilt, remarks on Blaine, Curtis, and Schurz, and notes gas prices, Edith Fairsligte, and local social details.
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Harrison
Democratic Party
McDonald
Mackin
Carter Harrison
Chicago
General Oglesby
Democrats
Rock Island
Pat O'Mara
Howe Ee
Moody
Sankey
Blaine
Republican Party
Tooleytreet
England
Curtis
Balters
Inter Ocean
Tribune
Northwest
R. R. Cable
Vanderbilt
Rock Island Road
People’s
Will
Edith
Henry Fairsligete
Sareeteres
Gough
Theentral Music Hall
War Over a Hat Ends With Prank Gone Wrong
Walter Tolles and Sunt Davis share a room near the Tie Disrarei office and clash over a Dilaine and Logan hat. Sam, trying to avenge the hat, blocks doors and beds with blocks, but the plan backfires. Sam ends up tired after visiting the house until 1 am and finds a nailed pillow awaiting him.
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Walter Tolles
Sunt Davis
Tie Disrarei
Walter
Dilaine
Logan
Sam
Tisiok
Davenport High School Class of 184 Graduates at Burtis Opera House
The Davenport High School class of 184 held graduation at Burtis Opera House on Friday afternoon. It included 28 members, 20 girls and 8 boys, with Jennie French named valedictorian. She performed Home Sweet Home at the piano with Halberg variations.
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Davenport High School
Burtis Opera House
Send Davis
Grace Crisell
Carrie Schultz
Maggie Monroe
Mary Borgus
Maggie Dixon
Dolly Lopez
Annie Shaw
Hattie Bryan
Sadie Whitmarsh
Libbie Anderson
Nettie French
Hattie Blaxsim
Margaret Barrette
Correct at Last Insanity Trials Lead to Asylum
Alfred Olson was arrested in Moline for alleged insanity and judged sane in court. He then went to Davenport where he was again arrested for insanity and undressed in court, leading to his commitment to Mount Pleasant asylum. Charles Seaton travels to meet his sister Nellie Seaton in town for a Sunday visit.
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Alfred Olson
Moline
jrWhen
Het
Davenport
Mount Pleasant Asylum
Charles Seaton
Cambridge Prairie Chief
Nellie Seaton
Iotowns
Deere & Co Picnic Draws Two Thousand To Deere Grove
A company picnic for Deere & Co employees drew an estimated two thousand visitors to Deere's Grove two miles east of town. The event featured a Deere band, a Daisy switch engine, ample coffee and sandwiches, dancing, and public praise for community health and park ideas.
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Deere & Co
Deere
Daisy
Tounds
John Deere
Moline
Mae Care & Cent
What Does it Signify and the Ferry Blockade
A citizen argues the repeat crossings of a bridge by daily laborers prove a ferry monopoly harms workers. He questions winter service, calls for affordable transport, and highlights how bankers, lawyers, merchants, and printers must walk or pay high tolls, urging action for the public good.
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Conrad Grantz
John Mueller
Davenport
Hale Repudiates Republican Party and Warns of Southern Oligarchy
Edward Everett Hale was asked by the New York Independent to repudiate the Republican party in the coming presidential election. His response argues that a Democratic president could still enable Civil Service reform, while a Republican win would bring a Republican Congress. he warns of Southern oligarchy regaining power through New York wards and stresses the global stakes of the political split.
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Edward Everett Hale
New York Independent
New York
Republica Congress
Carlisle
Blaine
Munificent Offer for City Park Emerges at Council Meeting
Parry Williams urged the City Council to study a park in city limits. Wheelock signaled willingness to donate most of his land for park use, pending similar talk from Stephens. The report urges action to avoid community censure.
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Parry Williams
S. W. Wheelock
Donata
Disratcn
Wheelock
Mr. Stephens
Williams
Death by Suicide Shocks Rock Island Community
Jacob Zeigler a longstanding Rock Island resident and cooper by trade killed himself at about 2 PM after a period of strange behavior. He owned a home at 2205 Fourth Avenue and ran a saloon afterward in the front of his residence. he left no known note and the inquest found suicide as the cause. Zeigler was reportedly well off financially and the act was attributed to mental perturbation.
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Rock Island
Jacob Zeigler
Zeigler
Liberal League meeting at Turner Hall discusses halls and policy
The Progressive Liberal League met at Turner Hall with fair attendance. A committee was tasked to secure halls at reasonable prices and report to the executive committee. Several speakers defended liberalism as moral action and duty and an essay by O. W. Warr was ordered published as a leaflet.
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Turner Hall
Messrs
Warr
Phillips
Progressive Liberal League
Molina Plow Company
Geo. Stevens
Jay
Blaine
B. F. Buvier
Ama
Earth
God
D. W. Phillips
O. W. Warr
John
War on Rates Settled in Chicago Meeting
A meeting convened yesterday in Commissioner Carman's Chicago office aimed to settle the dispute over upper Mississippi river traffic rates. Officials and stakeholders discussed proposals to resolve the rate differences and restore orderly navigation.
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Washburn
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
MilwWatchee
St. Paul
Northwestern
Minneapolis & Omaha
Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern
Burlington & Quincy
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Illinois Central
Carman
Illinoia Central
St. Louis
Diamond Jo
Thelinois Central
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mississippi River
Diamond
Claeses
Iowa
the Tribune
Diacusaion
Chican
Census Count For No 1 District Noted Incomplete
The census for No 1 school district shows figures for males and females under six and aged six to twenty one inside and outside city limits. Totals indicate 1100 in the district with 92 outside the city, and district No 1’s census remains partially unfinished.
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Tos
H. D. Hatca
Canaries Gift Echoes Hirsch’s Warm Spot For Boys
Simon Hirsch receives a serenade from the Light Guard band and a birdcage with two canaries as a token of friendship. Charles Ogden, band leader, presents the gift amid the players’ appreciation in an evening event.
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Simon Hirsch
Light Guard
Mr. Hirsch
Charles Ogden
Hirsch
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