Goulds water works plan advances in Molline vote
City Engineer Gould presents a comprehensive water works plan centered at Bass Street and the river bank with pumping and settling basins. The proposal includes a rock bed intake, a bluff reservoir, and a main pumping works to supply higher city areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A Gould
Molline
Ould
Masould
Bans Atret
Bluff
Mr Good
Foulside Hyurp
Ifpot
Bass Street
Moser Bank
Perth
Gould
Board election tightens grip on street railway line
The Stack Street Railway company held its final meeting on Wick Island to elect a new board of directors. The old slate led by Warner secured re election as president with a fifth of votes, while Buford Brooks and Mills faced opposition from some Stack holders. Tellers were Wiane Negus Phil Mitchell and J Ross Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winner
J O’giock
Street Railway
Mille
Jackson
Mills
Teller
W L. Coyne
Ins Piace
John Warner
J M Buford
Porter Skinner
W E Brooks
J. Huntoon
J. Ross Mills
Zpany
Gck Island
Mien
Jaoett
J. M. Buford
Wim. E Brooks
Porter Bkinner
Jona
Jl Fntoon
iThe
Warner
Mr. Warner
Wiane Negus
Theeting
Phil. Mittchell
J. Ross Hills
Dial
J. Rose Mills
BE. Brooks
Jackson x
Enterprising Douggis's and A Free Trial of a Cough Remedy
Richards and Lohrbeck, the town druggists, announce a new supply of Dr King s New Discovery. The remedy cures consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever croup whooping cough throat and lung issues. Trial bottle free or regular bottle for one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs Richards & Lohrbeck
Old Settler Nancy Pine Remembered at Grinnell
The article notes the death of Mrs Nancy I Pine age 75 after illness. Burial is from Grinnell schoolhouse Friday at 2 pm with Rev J S McCord to officiate. Pine was an original Rocksnall county settler who moved here about thirty eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. Piper
Foot Tsane
Tim
Exanson
Grinnell
J S. McCord
Nancy I Pine
Rocksnall County
Rock Island Train Robbery Sparks Outcry and Debate
The article recounts the Rock Island passenger train robbery at Winston Station Missouri, noting the deaths and widespread fear, and criticizes Missouri authorities for not pursuing the criminals. It also mentions the 38th anniversary of the Old Fellows Order and its charitable work, plus unrelated items on electric bitters and school improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Winston Station
Missouri
Iroutier Kill & Rancho
Ate Coe Hh
U.S
United States
Chicago
Den
New York
England
Leeds
Manchester
Odd Fellows
Wisconsin Governor Deploys 350 State Militia in Eau Claire
A strike in Eau Claire ends without violence after Governor orders 350 militiamen to enforce order. Police actions calm streets, workers resume tasks or leave town, and life returns to normal with authorities credited for prompt, bloodless resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astra
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Foundry and Machine Shops Williams White & Co Build New Extension
The Williams White & Company machine shop adds a new extension to reach 225 feet in length. They ordered large new machinery including a ten ton planer for eighteen foot iron bars and a twenty nine foot bed length lathe with a thirty inch swing. They still encounter work that dwarfs these machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams, White & Company
Heder Woolt secures six year lease on Nourse property
Heder Woolt has secured a six year lease on the Nourse property opposite the C B Q R passenger depot owned by Mrs J M Porter. The site will be fitted as a newspaper coal yard and will soon offer both hard and soft coal at low prices. Roscoe Conkling was in Washington and met Mrs Garfield. Archbishop Manning of Westminster criticized the Land League in London, drawing disapproval from the Pope who supports authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heder Wool T
Nourse
J. M. Poreter
Dinner Lande
Opposig
Ife
Newspargee
Cakarsal Mannine
Westminster
Land League
London
Gen Henderson and the Trotter Dick Lloyd Sale
The Union reports Geo W. Vinton sold the racehorse Dick Lloyd trained by Gen T J Henderson to Lyman Howe of Creston Iowa for 1100 with a 2 28 mile test in presence of the buyer. A Rock Island note claims 1600 sale to a Mr Howe, raising questions about the trainer and sale amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Henderson
Moline
Geo W. Vinton
Dick Lloyd
T. J Henderson
Lyman Howe
Creston
Iowa
Howe
Prophetstown
Gen Henderson
Rock Island
George W. Vinton
John Henderson
Mr. Howe
Town
Fair Grounds
Congressman Sienderson
Union
Rheumatic Diseases Remedy Claims Kidney-Wort Action
The piece asserts rheumatic diseases stem from torpid liver and castive bowels with foul blood. It promotes Kidney-Wort as a remedy that restores healthy action of secretive organs and eliminates the rheumatic poison, usable in liquid or dry form.
Real estate transfers filed at Quincy McNeil abstract office
The record lists transfers from July 22 1831 including Cyrus Dickson to Margaret Cleland lot 9 ee 4 Wm Dickson's Milan addition for 2 dollars William Coyne to John C Sharpe lot 5 block 3 Milan 800 Peter Scherer to Gebnard Raible and Gustav Stengel two lots in Thompson Wells Rock Island 20 feet lot 10 and 1 3 lot 11 block 10 Nee Wim Kay to Martin Rettig tract in ne 6 acres 36 1y 1d 315 Wim Hay to Martin Rettig tract in ne sec 30 18 re 324 Saml DD Weaver ty to Fas M Mahaffy se see 16 4 ow 600 Christ Dindinger by Master to Louis John F and William Dindinger lot 6 block 12 Spencer Case Rock Island 1018 47 James Taylor to Lauren Moore w nw see 13 16 3w 7000 Harley Haines by Master to Harley Haines lot 1 block 9 Milan 260 44
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Cyrus Dickson
Margaret Cleland
Wm. Dickson
Milan
William Coyne
John C. Sharpe
Peter Scherer
Gebnard Raible
Gustav Stengel
Thompson & Wells
Rock Island
Wim. Kay
Martin Rettig
Wim. Hay
Weaver
Fas. M. Mahaffy
Christ. Dindinger
Louis
John F
Wiliam Dindinger
Spencer & Case
James Taylor
Lauren Moore
Harley Haines
Block 9
Faith in a Flag Bitters Cures Wife After Long Illness
A Detroit Free Press reader recounts a decade of bedridden illness for his wife. After trying many remedies a U S flag with Hop Bitters changed everything. Two bottles cured her and cost two dollars proving folly pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Detroit
Mich
Free Press
Perry Merriman Recovers Lost $25 From Street Theft
Perry Merriman misplaced a $25 package on a city street after leaving Deere's shop. He traced the matter by interviewing witnesses near Mrs. Nye's and C W Lobdell's residence, leading to the arrest of two girls who had picked up the package. One confessed and the other returned the money, ensuring Merriman recovered his funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere
Perry Merriman
Perry
Perry Woll
Keep Your Girls Home at Night in Davenport
A Davenport marshal warns of rising danger to young girls from night roaming and urges strict home discipline. Parents are blamed for letting daughters under 15 wander after dark, risking seduction and disgrace, with similar concerns in Moline and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Democrat
Davenport
Moline
Sanford Radical Cure Promises Quick Disease Relief
An advertisement touts Sanford Rad ical Cure as a complete external and internal treatment for catarrh with a $1 package price. The claim asserts it cures all symptoms for self and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Fire Loss Figures Across Multiple Firms and Cities
Fire damaged Cassard Brothers and Co pork packing and lard refining in Baltimore with adjacent property loss listed at 100000 dollars. Wilmington Delaware saw Piney and Tones shipyard burn with losses over 100000 dollars. A Malden Massachusetts rubber bee and shoe factory reported 70000 dollars lost. A Richmond Indiana furniture factory and a Halifax Pennsylvania tannery and stables also show substantial losses. An Afton New York hotel and business building burned with about 7000 dollars lost.
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Cassard Brothers & Co
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Piney & Tones
Malden
Mass
Richmond
Ind
Halifax
Afton
N.Y
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HE Mqgline Review
Dispatch
Molin
Rive Sl
Henry Street
Petlow Henry Street
Elenrsy Street
Sk Druggists
Ofagh
the Street Railway
Douggis
Post
Sovepont
America
The
Jacobs Oil
Roscoe Conx
Washington
Garfield
Parker
Fapro Orete
the Glass Works
Atkinson
Watson
Frank Anderson
Porter's Rhine
Blanchard & Bailey
Bailey
Sohe Varie, Es
S. HV
West
God Dickinson
Chas Atkinson
Kansas City
Colorade
Turney
Jon Motte
Feehan
Prand
Hans Erickson
H. F Thomas
Thos. Yates
Stewart & Montgomery
G Salisbury
Richards & Lohrbeck
John Lynd
Davenport Gazette Co
Quincy McNeil
Alonzo Derrick
Muir
Gen Neves
France
Paris
Troy
S Jacobs OI
A. Vogeler & Co
Haltimore
U. 8
Moline.ill
Mark
Adot
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