Bride from Moline Weds Poet John Van Cheney in Manitou
John Van Cheney poet essayist and Chicago librarian, married Mrs Sarah Barker Chamberlain formerly of Moline now of Buena Park Chicago in Manitou on Saturday. The couple plan a two month tour of Colorado and California before returning to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Cheney
Newverribrary
Chicago
Manitou
Col
Sarah Barker Chamberlain
Moline
Buena Park
James F Ponder
Richard Syke
Cheneys
Colorado
California
Clara Dunne
Masonic Hall
Chamberlain
Mr Cheney
Albert Bo Cheney
Boton
John Vance Chene
Hope Cheney
Virginnia Hell
John Vance Cheney
Cheney
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Ufe
Barker
Snither H Barker
Tom H Chamberlain
Burington
Hathaway, Soule & Harrington
Aberlain
Will of Paul Rettich Probate Proceedings
Will of the late Paul Rettich of Island admitted to probate in county court on July 9. Equitable distribution ordered among five children Elizabeth Neuffer Anna J Rettich Jacob Rettich Frederick William Rettich and Amalia Stelzner. John Ohlweiler named executor without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Rettich
Island
Tor
Elizabeth Neuffer
Anna J. Rettich
Jacob Rettich
Frederick William Rettich
Amalia Stelzner
John Ohlweiler
Machinists Form District Council Across Three Cities
Thirty five delegates from machinists unions within two hundred miles of three cities met in Industrial hall Rock Island and formed a district council to supervise machinists’ work except railroad shops. E C Berry was temporary chair and G C Smith secretary. Officers elected include President E C Berry and Vice President John Cutler. A constitution was drawn for submission to the grand council and next meeting set for Rock Island on the second Saturday in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
E. C Berry
G. C Smith
Moline
John Cutler
Des Moines
G C Smith
G P Reimers
Rockford
Grand Council
The Instinct for Dolls in Young Girls
An essay from Good Homekeeping discusses how children imitate and replace maternal care through dolls. It notes a child’s six year old desire for a doll resembling a mother, the lure of wax figures, and the shift to better-suited toys as tastes develop. The piece frames affection as impressed by imitation rather than created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larce
Good Homekeeping
Birds Use Tools and Cause Effect in Food Gathering
The passage cites examples of birds exhibiting cause and effect reasoning from diverse species. Crows drop shellfish to crack them on rocks, South African birds clip insect wings to drop prey, and squirrels peel chestnut bars by letting them fall. Burroughs notes a dissident behavior of washing bread before eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froude
South Africa
John Burroughs
Century
Two Sunsets Per Day At Leek England
The town of Leek in Staffordshire claims a unique double sunset caused by a jagged western mountain. After sunset and gas lamps lighting, daylight reappears when the sun shines through a mountain opening, yielding a second sunset as night settles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leek
Staffordshire
England
For Her Own Relief
Mrs Sububs tells her husband she will let the maid take a vacation for a couple of weeks. He objects saying the maid is not entitled to time off. She asserts the reason is her own need for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sububs
Mr. Sububi
Blockhead and Genius Share An Odd Birth Fact
A terse aphorism notes that the blockhead and the genius are alike in one respect both were born that way. The quip hinges on nature over nurture suggesting inherent traits shape intellect and error.
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Blockhead
Augustana Board Elects New Treasurer and Custodian
The Augustana board elected A G Anderson of Rock Island treasurer and Eric Gustus of Moline chief janitor to oversee buildings and grounds. The old Hull house becomes a chemical and physical laboratory for college work and the pre medical course next year. A jubilee fund of 250000 dollars for the college’s fiftieth anniversary in 1910 is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustana Board of Directors
A G. Anderson
Rock Island
Eric Gustus
Moline
J F Lindblom
John P Magnuson
St Peter Minn
Augustana College
Hull House
John Ericsson
College Hill
Ericsson
Union
W C Bennett
L. S McCabe
Prof Zedeler
Twin Cities
Brakeman’s Fate Triggers Widow’s Suicide in Iowa
The widow of Brakeman William Eischer, killed in an accident at West Liberty Iowa, shot herself Tuesday night at her parents' home in Victor Iowa. She and Eischer wed secretly in Davenport on May 1. she was 19 and deeply grieving. Her father John Hughes, a Victor stock buyer, is named in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Eischer
West Liberty
Iowa
Theirl
Eischer
Davenport
Victor
John Hughes
Local Livery Owners Reward Firemen for Barn Fire
L D Edwards owner of City livery and express barn and C C Cox operator of the business sent substantial tokens of appreciation to firemen for saving the building Sunday morning when the Blackwell barn adjoining burned. Edwards gave $10 and Cox $5 to swell the firemen benefit fund as adjusters arrived to set the loss on the Blackwell barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Edwards
City Livery and Express
C. C. Cox
Blackwell
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Cox
Burlington Train Narrowly Misses Disaster on Bridge
Tuesday morning a Burlington southbound passenger train No. 1 rode a spur while entering the Cres cent bridge from Davenport. The engine No. 921 flange mounted the rail, the wheels dropped to the ties off the rail, a timber rode the rail on one side, and the train paused just before a potential fall into the slough. Two people were injured a Davenport boy, Walter Robinson seven, with a deep gash, and a stranger en route to Quincy, both hurt in the jolt.
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Burlington
Crescent Bridge
Davenport
Bob McQuade
Walter Robinson
Quincey
Oddities in Pet Names Across Cultures
A columnist notes how terms of endearment vary by nation. French favorites like my little pig and my little puppy contrast with American or German usage. a German general reportedly called his wife my little kernel of coffee, ending in divorce and a sharp tongue remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narcisse
Duck
Walton
New York
Presa
Sustaining Diet Claims for Hood's Sarcapdrilla
The piece argues the medicine acts as a sustaining diet beyond a blood purifier and tonic. It claims Hood's Sarcapdrilla eases heat, improves sleep, and helps prevent illness during hot days, especially for readers with weaker health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Lynching Threat Foiled by Deputy in New York Mob
In Albany July 15 a deputy sheriff smuggled James Little a 10-year-old boy from Summerhurst New Jersey to avoid a lynching after he allegedly assaulted Emma Cole an 11 year old girl near New Baltimore. A mob of Coxsackie moulders and river men sought the boy, who confessed the crime and was imprisoned. The Cole child is seriously injured but may recover.
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Albany
N. Y
Coxsackie
James Little
Summerhurst
N. J
New Baltimore
Emma Cole
Joseph Cole
Oxsackie
Roy Cutler
Summer van Loon
Catskill
Cole
Tea leaves for eye treatment advised against by oculist
An oculist tells a patient that self treatment for conjunctivitis can cause harm. Old wives remedies like tea leaves may provide relief but often lead to complications. Hot water with a cloth is typically sufficient. salt offers no real benefit for eye lotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Milan Bridges Hold Key to Interurban Plans
Milan readers hear that Rock Island may fund rebuilding to attract an interurban rail line from Galesburg to Monmouth via Milan. Illinois Electric Railway seeks Galesburg franchise next Monday, with Monmouth rights secured. Prospects hinge on bridge strengthening or reconstruction, with Moline support for government bridge access as the viable entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Electric Railway Co
Galesburg
Monmouth
Twin-Cities
Kansas City
McGeehan
New York
Hitnels
Aledo
F H Caldwell
Milan
Rock River
Moline
Rock Island
Tri-City Company
Tri-City
Sam Pasco arraigned on forest fire charges in Lake George
Glens Falls July 15 Sam Pasco was arraigned in Warren County court at Lake George on charges of setting forest fires during early June. The accused faces a single count for burning timber and is held for further proceedings.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Sam Pasco
Warren
Lake George
Pasco
Ling
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Sadie Barker Chamberlain
Manitou, Col
E. C. Berry
Council of Machinists Unions
Miles
Augustana
Jublice Fund
Gustas
A. G. Anderson
Caltech
John Ericsson Day
Widow
Messrs. Edwards and
Cox
City Expresse
Burlington Train
Bridge
Hope
Iinois Electric
Illinois
Western
Humphreys’ Meliss Co
Coe. William & John
Hull Bros
Fifteenth Street
Dewend-Kuschmann
Third Avenue
Moline, Illinois
Dr. Walsh
Walsh
J.‘E. Walsh
McCullough
Third ‘Street
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