Committee Forms to Solicit Funds for Armory Project
A representative meeting at E. E. Morgans office appointed a four member fundraising committee to collect money for a County F testimonial and armory improvements. D. C. Daggett was elected chair with W. F. Eastman as secretary. an executive group will manage receptions for Company F and allied naval units. The effort seeks about 400 to finish lockers and related needs, aiming to raise funds locally in Moline while noting broader support for a permanent armory for five local military companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Morgan
Company F
D. C. Daggett
W. F. Eastman
A. R. Bryant
Rosenstein
F. Hemenway
Arthur Stephens
Golivit
A R Bryant
William Butterworth
Daggett
Desraret Ledra
Distvict
Gen Olendenin
Disratcn
Moline
Seventeenth Street Precipice Triggers Farm Rig Crash
Farmer Peter Nelson driving into town struck a jump off caused by paving excavations on Seventeenth Street. While turning around his rig tipped after a horse fell from the bank, the buggy tongue broke, but no major injuries were reported.
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Peter Nelson
Seventeenth Street
Despotism and reform in late nineteenth century debate
A lengthy discourse argues that law and order must be upheld even amid tyranny yet warns tyranny grows from despotic control over labor and capital. It urges citizens to rally by the ballot, study unrest causes, and seeks united action to avert broader oppression while criticizing entrenched money power. The piece also covers local social events and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of Labor
Wetan
Hon Min Jaskaon
Union
Calf with Two Bodies and Double Spine Born on Davenport Farm
A calf with two perfect herds, two necks, and a double spine joined at the tail was born last Saturday on John M. Friday’s farm five miles from Davenport on the Blue Grass road. It lived only a minute or two and is now with a taxidermist awaiting bids from side show managers.
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John M. Friday
Davenport
Blue Grass Road
Canoeists Plan River Outing Toward Lake Popin
Messrs George Waters F E Howe Charlie Dunn and H B Wells plan a pleasant late season voyage by steamer with canoes up the river to Lake Popin or beyond then return for a fortnight of cruising. A Cheyenne dispatch notes the district court has appointed a conservator to attend the affairs of Mrs Emma J Nagle daughter of Mrs B Honsman of Rock Island who is no longer capable of managing her affairs.
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George Waters
F. E. Howe
Charlie Dunn
Wells
Lake Popin
District Court
Emma J. Nagle
B. Honsman
Rock Island
Two Sun Spots Linked to Heat Wave in 1887
The article recalls a 1887 episode of extreme heat and a red sun with a large black sun spot visible at dawn and dusk. It notes a later heavy rain, reports two spots visible with a field glass, and ponders electric origins and a possible link to the period’s intense heat, asking where local scientists are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Gofle
Jae
Local union leaders travel to Chicago to testify in Debs case
J W Burke president of the local American Railway union and C Waterans chair of its strike committee went to Chicago after a summons to testify in the Debs case. The report notes various social and civic events including marriages, reunions, business contracts, and a public speech by General Wilson advocating free silver, road bonds, and populist planks.
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J W. Burke
American Railway Union
Waterans
Chicago
Debs
Martin Gross
Long’s Grocery
Nineteenth Street
Rock Ireland
E. W. Hurst
Rock Island
Hurst
Edson
Rye Beach
N. H
B. T. Cable
F. L. Foulds
Harper House
St. Louis
H. Treman & Bons
Horst & Peterson
Third Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Carey-Gormley
Katherine J. Cary
L. Cary
James B. Gormley
St. Joseph's Church
Thomas Mackin
Twentieth Street
Wilson
Market Square
Sermon Sparks Uproar at Swedish Church Strike Conflict
Reverend H O Lindblad faces uproar from strikers after preaching an impartial sermon urging workers to choose safely and not enter hazardous areas. Strikers threaten punishment, plan to muzzle the preacher, and crowd his home as he defends nonviolent pastorship. Florist William Knees expands greenhouses to meet rising demand and improve facilities ahead of winter trade.
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H. O. Lindblad
Pullman
Roseland
Herald
Lindeblad
Thomas W. Heathcote
Elim
Atrikera
Wiliam Knees
Bluff Florist
Tragic Death as Boy 2 Is Fatally Struck by Streetcar
Theodore Paulsen aged 2 years 8 months was fatally injured when he ran toward a Davenport streetcar on Third Street near Fillmore. The motorman reported that after the bell rang and the car halted at the crossing the child darted into its path and was dragged under as the car stopped. A crowd gathered within minutes and the boy was taken home.
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Theodore Paulsen
Davenport
Third Street
Fillmore Street
Change in Train Dispatch Office at Davenport Depot
The transfer of the train dispatcher's office to Rock Island will shift duties to the Davenport depot ticket office. The present force becomes a day and night operator who will also sell tickets, displacing Charles Anderson as day agent and J. B. Stresper as night agent. Parenport may soon be a fiscal station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Davenport
Charles Anderson
J. 8. Stresper
Parenport
Fisgal
Irrigated Melons Promise Drought-Free Season on Muscatine Island
Muscatine Island farmers combat drought by sinking drive wells and powering steam pumps to irrigate dunes of melon, maize and sweet potatoes. Windmills may replace steam engines to cut costs as hydraulic pumps deliver water across fields.
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Mauscatine Island
Muscoutine Journal
Costa
America
Inquest Held Over Miss Lyda Lanham Death
An inquest led by acting coroner 8 H Weed found evidence of a troubled mind but stopped short of clear cause for Miss Lyda Lanham’s death. She obtained laudanum and strychnia and died after taking rat poison, saying she would find it in her bosom. Her funeral followed at the iron cemetery Minnea Nellie and Jennie Anderson served as pallbearers, as Moline fire department runners prepared for the state tournament.
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Lyda Lanham
H Weed
John Mandel
James W. Karshay
Patrick Vracey
Henry Turney
Frank 8S Bennett
Charles Rendelmann
Miss Lanham
Mary Lanham
Dame
Iron
Minnea Nellie
Jennie Anderson
Anna Campbell
Lazie Mascall
Alicea Kershaw
Honor Sherrill
Promised Salve for All Skin Ailments Sold by Wm Clendenin
Advertises a universal salve claiming to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold at 25 cents per box by Wm Clendenin.
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Wm Clendenin
Lint letters remaining in Moline Rock Island office list
A garbled post office notice shows names and counts for the week ending Thursday July with several unreadable names including Danielson Johnson Davis Lave Jeno Jonason Ford Johnson Minn Goodwin Schontan Simmons and others. It requests callers to say advertised and give the date of the first matters.
Bullmont Sold to Chicago Horseman for 2000
Bullmont the Moline-Rock Island pacer, winner of the Detroit race last week, was sold Tuesday to Chicago horseman Dickerson for 2000 by wire. The four year part owner Theodore Stenger says non-owners should not keep racehorses, and Bullmont is entered in a 2000 purse today with the prize going to the new owner if he wins.
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Bullmont
Moline-Rock Island
Detroit
Chicago
Dickerson
Theodore Stenger
Pullman Sleeper Surcharges and Porter Pay Criticized
An ex-conductor recalls harsh charges on Pullman sleepers and claims patrons subsidize porter salaries through high rates and dictates on meals. He urges boycott and cites Debs as rallying support, urging Mr Pullman to reform practices and admit workers’ rights.
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Pullman
Webs
Debs
Moline
Justice
J P Bubpsoe
Hill and Cleveland clash as tariff bill fights unfold
Senate political maneuvering pits Senator Hill against the tariff bill while he lines up with President Cleveland. A funeral for Hans Tolfsen is also noted, with Swedish and English rites and a large turnout. The ad shows Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and diarrhea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hill
Senate
Cleveland
Hill
New York
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Moline Plow Co
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Sam T. White
Fresport
Ill
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Omaha
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Ind
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Jamestown
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W Va
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Texas
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Parson Lindeblad
Muscatine Island
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Eighteenth Avenue
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Edward Olson
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