Local notes and events from Moline Davenport and Muscatine
A jumble of news items from July detailing construction of two new houses for Fairmount Pack, travels of Mr and Mrs James Shaw to Canada, upcoming Blarris Nickie Plite show in Molne, and multiple local incidents. Also reports on mayoral marriages, naturalization, river bridge accident, a toboggan injury, a factory merger forming Muscatine Sash and Door Company, and personnel from Muscatine and Davenport with health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blarris Nickie Plite
Molne
Suicide by Love Shocks Atkinson Woman Miss Leland In Mourning
From the Evening Dispatch a Chicago News telegram notes Joseph Debates a carpenter aged 84 killed himself at Atkinson after proposing to Miss Mary Leland who rejected him. He left money to his sister and took strychnine, his death prompting warnings and grief at nearby homes. The incident stirred Belgians and locals with further rumors about relatives and a European visit planned by Joh Buford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qankses
Joseph Debates
Aickinson
Mary Leland
Hau
Miss Leland
Moline
Moline Wagon Co
Atkinson
Leo DeBates
Maeides
Eleventh Street
Mary Tolman
Leland
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Schillinger Pie
Democratic county convention opens in Rock Island
The Evening Dispatch reports the Democratic county convention convened at Rock Island courthouse at 1 45 pm chaired by George W Vinton. Eugene Lewis was nominated for state's attorney by acclamation with Moline and Rock Island delegations and reporters noting a tight county campaign ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Lewis
Court House
Rock Taland
George W. Vinton
Herbert E Casteel
Winslow Howard
Rock Island
Casteel
B. D. Buford
John Schafer
Port Byron
M J. McEntry
Moline
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Black Hawk
J C. Taylor
Edgington
T J. Medill
Census tally shows district population and school age counts
Mr H E Griffith reports 11168 residents in the district and 11075 in the city. School age totals are 683 boys and 1703 girls, with year gain 667 in city and 6 outside city. Downtown schools report declines in underage pupils and no compensating births. Last year’s ethnic percentages are listed.
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Echeo
H E Griffith
Krifith
Flere
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Says Local Applica
The article argues deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. It claims there is only one cure and that is constitutional remedies. It notes that when the tube inflames, ragged or imperfect hearing results and complete closure leads to permanent deafness unless inflammation is removed and the tube restored.
Utica style tile crossing laid at Five Points junction
A 5 by 4 by 12 inch tile crossing is being installed at Seven Avenue and Fifteenth Street in Utica. The edgewise laying creates a five inch thick crosswalk at 25 cents per square foot, with prior use in Davenport showing good results. A nearby oblique paralleliped gutter tile is also shown behind the Y M C A Building on Second Avenue.
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Utica
Five Points
Seventh Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Davenport
Moline
Y.M.C A
Second Avenue
Siance committee funds for Moline Johnstown relief total
The committee reports 1416.19 dollars raised for Moline Johnstown relief plus 960 cents from Moline Plow Co and George Stephens and Dimock Gould & Co making 2870.10 dollars. This beats June 18 total by 45 dollars due to later subscriptions from Moline Paper Co Pump Co and others tied to a concert and gifts to families. Dr. Weasel holds receipts for the final amounts routed through Wm. R. Thompson, treasurer of the Johnstown relief committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siance Committee
Moline Johnstown Fund
Moline Plow Co
George Stephens and Dimock, Gould & Q Co
Moline
Moline Paper Co
Pump Co
McPherson-Gould Ziegler
Bennett-Moore
Mies Emma F. Stratford
Dr. Weasel
Wm. R. Thompson
Johnstown Relief Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
Barbers Union Formed in Moline Meet at Pershing’s
Barbers of Moline formed the Barbers' Protective Union at Pershing's on Monday with H. K. Altz as president and F. W. Pershing as secretary. An executive committee of three was appointed to enforce the law, and baths will cost 25 cents starting July 9.
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Barbers of
Moline
Barbers’ Protective Union
Pershing
H. K. Altz
F. W. Pershing
Leipold’s
Third Avenue
Perkins
Gua Segur
I. T. Milton
Frank Pershing
Happy Wema Happy Woman Without Bodily Ills
A fragmented line from a historical text mentions a woman named Wema Happy said to be without bodily ills, while another woman is described as having arisen.
Boy Drowns After Canal Swim Near Moline Works
The 12 year old Christie Flick, son of Carl Flick of 526 Railroad Avenue, drowned in the Water Power canal near the Moline Scale Co. Works after swimming with Albert Mueller. The coroner and jury ruled accidental drowning. Funeral held for Christie along with family anguish. Also included are 1887 county mortgage statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics detailing land and building mortgage totals, encumbrance, and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie
Christopher
Carl Flick
Railroad Avenue
Moline
Albert Mueller
Wm. Mueller
Sixth Street
Third Avenue
Wilson Buggy Works
Moline Scale
Albert
Acon
Stewartville
W J. Walton
Sechler Works
E. J. Baldwin
P J Cary
A. Mowrey
N. Starofaky
E A. Ludington
John Schmidt
C. 8. Morris
8 Scale
Carl Puck
Moline Scale Co
Flick
Local Plains Notes on Harvests Fairs and Social Events
Frank Naylor reports several Plano self binders in use and a thriving rye crop. Coal Valley folks celebrate the Fourth in good shape while Presbyterians enjoy a well attended Sunday school picnic. A home game of base ball and a bowery dance in the evening capped a busy day. J H Wilson of Orion shipped a car load of fine hogs to Chicago. Rev Coal Valley July th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Naylor
Coal Valley
J. H. Wilson
Orion
Chicago
Letters Unclaimed at Moline Post Office Week Ending July 4 1860
Remaining unclaimed in the post office at Moline Hock island county Ill for the week ending Thursday July 4 1860. Anderson J A Hensler Mrs Anderson Bg Modieedt Axel When calling for above please say advertise and give date of letter Dax W our P M
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Moline
Hock
Sland County
Ill
Anderson J A Hensler
Anderson BG Modieedt
Axel
Dax W
Fires on the Fourth In Milton Describe Multiple Alarms
Yesterdays forenoon saw two fire alarms within an hour and a third in the afternoon. A two story frame building on Sixteenth Street owned by J. S. Keator and housing W. R. Moore and R. G. Clendenin burned. loss mainly to Moore with Clendenin minor. A second blaze in a rear studio near Atkinson’s photograph shop endangered a child but was saved by quick action. An incipient blaze on Fifteenth Street near the McKinnie block was contained by clerks before spreading.
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Sixteenth Street
W. R. Moore
Ataira
R G. Clenden
Apairs
Keator House
Keator
Robert Clendenin
C. W. Atkinson
Atkinson
McKinnie Block
Fifteenth Street
Chase & Elliod's
Dr A W Jamieson Obituary of a Rock Inland County Settler
Dr A W Jamieson of Richwood Farm in Moline township died at 2 15 pm Monday aged 50 years 4 months 13 days after a long illness from dropsy of the pericardium. He was born in England Feb 25 1839 educated at Edinburgh University 1865 practiced in Canada and came to Moline with his family. He leaves a wife nine children his mother and a sister. Funeral held Tuesday at Bowlenburg church. The piece recalls Capt Francis Dickens who died here in 1886 during a visit to Jamieson.
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A. W. Jamieson
Richwood Farm
Hoath Moline
England
Rock
Aland County
Gilbert Jamieson
Edinburg University
Scotland
Great Britain
Nora Helen Murphy
Derby
Moline
Browning & Entrikin
Sixteenth Street
Jamieson
South Moline
Nebraska
Margaret Eley
Guy
Norman H
Earl
Ada
Blanche
Nora
Louise
Clara
Gracie
Kansas
Ann Jamicaon
Bowlenburg
Steve L Morgan
Francis Jeffrey Dickens
Dickens
Canada
Reil
Campaiign
Northwest
Tomne
Sam Kennedy
Library Hall
Kiel
Riverside Cemetery
Dr Sage’s Vatarrh Remedy Rewarding Claims
The ad touts a $500 reward for a cure of nasal catarrh it cannot cure. It promotes Dr Sage’s Vatarrh Remedy as widely reputed and sold for 60 cents. Describes nasal symptoms ranging from headaches and nasal discharge to deafness and cough, warning that untreated disease can lead to consumption and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sage
Look Out ite on ated 2 Mage a sy B
Look Out for a stray line appears to be damaged OCR. The readable fragments point to a local notice about a correction or misprint involving an event or name. No clear entities or dates are identifiable from the fragment.
Special election urged for Rock Island County State's attorney
Republicans in Rock Island County are urged to vote on July 16 for the vacancy caused by the death of P O Mara. M M Sturgeon, a Rock Island lawyer and party worker, is nominated to fill the post. The circular warns Republicans not to stay home, noting the opposition will try a “still hunt” to win. The coroner's jury blanks out in Chicago on Eleanor Anderson case faulting J G Earl for a dangerous staircase.
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G. W Vinton
B D Buford
Lewis
McEntry
Moline
Lewin
Rock Island
Sturgeon
Rock [sLanp
Ill
Lesy
Rock Island County
Waits County
P. O' Mara
M M Sturgeon
al Wo de Airé
Aod
Kohler
Howard Wells
Bec. Chn
Rep. Co. Com
Chicago
Eleanor Anderson
Davenport
Vernon Avenue
J.G. Earl
Miss Anderson
William Cleaver
Earl
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Mr. James Shaw
Clausso
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Nason
Toh Nahe
Bowling Township
Pearson Bas Ur
Phirty S
Gereral
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Mero Wnx
George Dunn
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Kinley
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Frank
Moodinehart
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Tiny
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Hoy
Pifer
Mity
Gav Ogeshy
Fisher
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J. B. Greenhut
Peoria
Derecrat Gazte
George H. Ballou
New York
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Connecticut
Mrasllou
Feeli Og
Moline Rock River Bridge
Lawrence Ekach
Ben Haverly
Hawk Tower
Mr. Newburgh
Milan
Muscating Manufacturing Company
Rosch & Riner Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Atchison Sash, Door Asd’ Blind Company
Atchison, Kansas
The
Muscatine Sash and Door Company
Muscatine
Messrs
Will Roach
E. J. All
Richard Musser
Mer
Atkinvon Laat
Evening Dispatch
Chicago News
Joh = Buford
Europe
Edward A Sweeny
Fairbury
Nebig
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Uo Geat
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MCA
Hary Stempel
Hockleland
New Orleans
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Danmark
Norway
France
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East Ladies
Johnstown Fund
Wema
Christie Flick
Hook Island
Bureau of Labor Statistica
Rock Inland
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Rena
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Theda Norse
Poarty
Canmaotty
Howe MD
Senecs
Falla, NY
Parker
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Johustown
Joe Oain
Hubbard Broegheode
W.h.parker
Boston
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Philadelphia
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Bueke
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