Ohio and Illinois readers note local events in 19th century update
Brookfield Missouri welcomes news of a new baby to Mr. and Mrs. George Bartlett formerly of Moline. W E McCrea reports a May 20 voyage from Southampton. Comstock trains for Dubuque bout with Evan Lewis. Steve Walters markets a patent dishwashing machine claiming two minutes for a full load. The oldest living twins, Mrs. Matteson and Mrs. Clark, born 1802 in Rutland Vermont, survive. A Davenport citizen faces a petty knife theft in a drug store. Sparrows and canaries intrigue Belmont restaurant patrons. Second Congregational church elects officers including Wm Gamble clerk, deacons Hiram Darling and others. Geneseo July 4 visit invited to witness monument unveiling. Moline Post to join with own fare. Weyerhaeuser seeks mill site near Memadji river with 100,000,000 feet timber. plan to build logging railroad if not secured. Tyler McWhorter donates 1200 specimen geology collection to University of Illinois museum. Joseph Garland of Coal Valley dies at 71 of bowel inflammation. City Traveling Men's Protective Association holds Davenport meeting. Vinegar Smith elected president, J L Regenitter sec./treas.
Rock Island notes on church fund, trials and society
The Island paper reports a Baptist church project to fund beautification with a $2,000 goal and a front window scene of Christ's baptism. It covers depositions in a lumber case between Barnes & Co. of St. Louis and the Union Pacific, a dike dispute on Canoe Creek, a Kingsbury assault charge and fine, Internal Revenue stamps sales, a sensational pierce in a saloon, alumni reunion, and two marriages including Mr. and Mrs. Bailey of Brooklyn and Milton Howard Smith and Mrs. Wilson, with local social color.
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W. E. Mason
Chicago
Billy
Knowles Hall
Island
Messrs
G. Kelley
J. Carroll
M. Lyon
U. P. Railway
G. H. Barnes & Co
St. Louis
Railroad Company
Barnes & Co
Kingsbury & Son
Squire Wivill
Mary Ludkie
Kingsbury
Eunice
Second Avenue
Abrs. Ludkie
M. Lee Galt
Rock Island
Harper House
Lulu Carlton
Clara Peetz
Enis Spaulding
Slattie Craw
William Bailey
Brooklyn
David Hawes
Third Avenue
Kh. F. Sweet
Darkey
Milton Howard
Second Congregational Church Organized at Hitchcock Memorial Chapel
The Hitchcock Memorial chapel hosted the formal organization of the Second Congregational church on Sunday afternoon with 36 charter members. Twenty six denominated letters and ten joined by confession of faith. Rev. C L Morgan attended and recounted the union of two Sunday schools into one. A recognition service is planned for Friday June 1 with clergy and lay delegates from Rock River Association churches.
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Hitchcock Memorial
Second Congregational Church
Depens
Pon Conession of Faith
C. L. Morgan
Rock River Association
Canada Mourns Sir John MacDonald Death
Ottawa reports the death of Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada’s foremost statesman. Messages of condolence flood in from Queen Victoria and others as the nation grieves for the late premier. Funeral plans include lying in state at Parliament, service at St Albans, and interment in Kingston.
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Sir John MacDonald
Westminster Abbey
Toronto Evening Telegram
Ottawa
Jerusalem
Enghring
Parliament Hill
Parliament
St. Albans’ Church
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kingston
Lady MacDonald
Queen Victoria
Balmoral
Sir John
Canada
Lord Salisbury
England
Eternal Sleep at Last at Loosedock
The aged premier Sir John MacDonald died peacefully at 10:15 with Lady MacDonald and family by his side. City bells tolled as news spread that the beloved leader was gone, and Lady MacDonald fainted in grief after her vigil.
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Ottawa
Gnt
John McDonald
Canada
Earnscliffe
John A. MacDonald
Sir John
Tanly MacDonald
Hugh John MacDonald
Huelon
United States
Leas
John Thompson
Premer
Lo Osedock
MacDonald Stout
Lady MacDonald
Remier
Chat- Sant
House of Lords
Illinois House Advances Bills on Saturday Session
Springfield June 8 The Illinois House met Saturday with a slim quorum and advanced multiple appropriation measures. Bills for Jacksonville deaf and dumb asylum Champaign university and Normal university buildings passed to third reading while other measures moved to second reading including a farm for Lincoln Institute and a legal Labor Day designation.
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Springfield
Tls
Jacksonville
Normal University
Amlo
Northwestern Inwauwe Hospital
Kew Iusane Hospital
Senate
Lincln Institute
Billy
Uman Mius
New Orleans clash ends in gunfire between Dupree and Dr Oliphant
The Dial States proprietor George W Dupree and Dr Oliphant, president of the board of health, exchanged gunfire after a public dispute over board conduct. Dupree was wounded in the jaw. Oliphant’s employee allegedly used a knife during the altercation. The injury to Dupree is not considered dangerous.
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New Orleans
George W Dupree
Elftars
Dial States
Dr Oliphant
Board of Health
Nichols
Oliphant
Dupree
Dupre
Dr Oliphants
Rmsa
Oliphants
Monument to Gen Hartranft Unveiled in Norristown
A large crowd of veterans and civilians gathered in Montgomery cemetery Norristown to unveil a memorial to John F Hartranft twice governor of Pennsylvania and Union Army officer. The National Guards funded the monument with Gov Pattison presiding and Gen Snowden Latta addressing the crowd. Miss Margaret North performed the unveiling.
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Norristown
Neestown
Pennsylvania
John F Hartranft
National Guards of Pennsylvania
Gren Hartrannft
Montgomery Cemetery
Gov. Pattison
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