Butler Club Formed In Moline To Back Ben Butler
A local meeting at Murphy’s ball organized the Ben Butler Club of Moline. Officers elected include President Lawrence O’Neil and ward vice presidents. The group pledges support for Butler in the presidential race and aims to boost Republican competition in the area. The club plans regular Thursday meetings and aims for about sixty members. A July 17 18 regatta date change was ratified by telegram.
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Murphy's Ball
Butler Club
C W. Schlegel
Ben Butler
Moline
United States
J. Hepburn
Messrs. Schlegel
Helburn and Tunney
Lawrence O’neil
First Ward
Cosnér
J W Spencer
Almgren
J Miller
J Hepburn
C W Schlegel
John Hemmingson
Blaine and Logan Club
Blaine Club
Blaine
Republican Party
Logan
Grand Stand Contract for Regatta Awarded to Lundquist
The regatta grand stand contract goes to Andrew P. Lundquist for 1640 dollars. The structure will be 252 feet by 32 feet, with one foot wide seats and a foot rest, seating about 8500. Regatta dates eyed for July 17 and 18, pending advice from Chicago. Sylvan crew urged to train harder or withdraw.
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Andrew P. Lundquist
Glover
Death of Charles A. Benser
Charles A. Benser died in Elster Germany after health decline noted since a Dresden letter dated May 22 He was born in Saxony about forty eight and lived in Rock Island since 1862 He served as vice president and treasurer of the Moline Wagon Company and left a wife and two adopted children.
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Morris Rosenfield
Charles A. Benser
Elster
Germany
Benser
Europe
Rosenfield
Dresden
Fiddler
Mount Moritz
Mr Benser
Saxony
Pittsburg
Rock Island
Moline Wagon Company
The Champion's Victory in a Buckeye Binder Trial
A June 16 1894 report describes a field trial of the Light Champion twine binder versus Buckeye. The Champion bound a tight sheaf, cut low, and handled tangled rye better while noting the binder's light balance and easy pull. Foy explains Champions use strong malleable iron steel and hardwood components.
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Buckeye
Pollertinnce
Foy
Campion
Last Meeting of Equal Suffrage Convention
The final session at the rink featured Rev. C. L. Morgan opening with prayer, Rev. W. Langdon Sanders delivering an entertaining address, and Rev. B. F. Tallman arguing for the Righteousness of the Claim. A eulogy on woman by Morgan closed the program as attendees felt the time well spent.
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Rink
C. L. Morgan
W. Langdon Sanders
B. F. Tallman
Canvassing for Hennepin canal supporters grows in Davenport
The Davenport Gazette notes a defeat of the Hennepin canal clause via a separate vote tactic in the River and Harbor bill. It reports committee plans for a mass meeting in one week, recruitment of speakers, and mobilization by Republican groups including Swedish Republicans and workingmen, with Blaine and Logan as focal figures.
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Hennepin Canal
Davenport Gazette
House
Willis
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
T. J. Henderson
J. H. Murphy
Kentucky Bourton
Rivers and Harbors
Carlisle
Kentucky
Messrs
Sam Randall
A S Hewitt
Cox
Holman
Frank G. Allen
Emory A. Storrs
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapida
John Green
Davenport
Blane
Logan Boon
Moline
James G. Blaine
John A. Logan
Liberal League to Elect Officers Tonight in Moline
The Liberal League plans a meeting this evening to elect officers and organize. It claims to promote education and independent thinking without opposing the Citizens League, which it calls a good movement, while stressing enforcement of right laws and liberal ideas.
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Liberal League
Moline
Citizens League
Citizens League 18
Alarmed Family Reunites After Apparent Abduction
Mrs Johnson wife of Gus Johnson recently released from asylums was thought lost when she and her young daughter vanished during a visit to Otto Johnson’s home. They reappeared safe at friends on the bluff after about nine o’clock.
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Johnson
Gus Johnson
Asylum
Uenav? House
Blaine and Logan Club Forms Glee Club Committee
An executive committee meeting at Browning and Entrikin's office appointed J. W. McPherson, W. T. Ball, Ed. Keator, Jerry Busey and Wesley Martin to organize a glee club. Golden, Swander and Andrews named a committee on.
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Blaine and Logan Club
Browning & Entrikin
Messrs
J. W. McPherson
W. T. Ball
Ed. Keator
Jerry Busey
Wesley Martin
Messrs. Golden, Swander and Andrews
Local chatter hints at land jubilee and civic plans
Arrangements for a land jubilee and new sidewalk on the Keator House Block are discussed. Citizens predict Moline and Bluff areas will boom with civic clubs and public works. The piece notes tax debates, fire ordinances, proposed hose company, and local political maneuvering amid community events.
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Keator House
Hat al Hurley
Daisy
George Bauch
Moline Turnera
Pat Moline
Cullom on the Canal and Senatorial Talks
Senator Cullom replies to citizen letters about the Hennepin canal noting plans to meet with Senators Logan and Allison to decide next steps. He laments the House’s removal of canal funding and vows to persevere, while Wing of Wing o Finke dies in Savannah after brain fever. Finke had been editing a Dennison, Texas paper.
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Maj. Beardsley
Cullom
Hennepin Canal
Logan
Allison
House
J. Q. Wing
Wing O& Finke
LeClaire
Savannah
Finke
Dennfson
Texas
Democrats Nominate Ward Committees For County Convention
A Moline city Democrats gathering at Peal's Hall nominated ward delegations to the Rock Island county convention. Officers named included D. W. Gould as chairman and C. W. Phillips secretary. The committee selected H Hanneicke Ben Perego Alfred Celine from the first ward and others from remaining wards. Adjourned with South Moline Democrats electing Jacob Weaver president and W A Christison secretary.
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Peal's Hall
Rock Island
Eugene Lewis
D. W. Gould
C. W. Phillips
Lewis
John Hanneicke
I'bos
Trumbull
Geo. Adelman
Claus Reimers
Moline
H Hanneicke
Ben Perego
Alfred Celine
A Busch
Thos. Trumble
N H Cederburg
Eugene Wis
F Christianson
Piper
Fifth Ward
F. Christianson
A. R. Bryant
Bryant
Horace Greeley
Lester
Geo. Thompson
South Moline
The Political Pharisees in the Gilded Party Reform Debate
The piece denounces rival reform cliques in New York and Massachusetts as political Pharisees who desert theRepublican Party when inconvenient and seek influence by attacking the party from outside. It criticizes their pretensions and calls for accountability among delegates and leaders.
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New York
Massachusetts
Republican
Democratic Party
Fourth of July plans and local updates in Carbon Cliff
The community notes Prof Owens increases teaching to six days a week showing commitment to the school. A strawberry festival is planned next Thursday night to benefit the M E church. The Argillo Co ordered twenty car loads of brick, and William Carey is building a brick kiln in Iowa for Charley Fullerton. Rev McCown preached at 11 due to Children’s Day at the Valley postponed after the Skinner accident. June 15, 1884.
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Owens
Rwee Wm
M. BE
Argillo Co
William Carey
Iowa
Charley Fullerton
Hampton
Iowa Encampment Delayed by Rain in Dubuque
A Dubuque dispatch reports rain all morning at the Iowa encampment delaying activities and deterring visitors. Officials say if weather clears the program may extend one day, but mud and wet grounds threaten attendance and financial prospects. The National Rifles of Washington were expected to arrive tomorrow.
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Dubuque
National Rifles of Washington
Encampment Plans for Illinois Militia Ahead
The Iown encampment of state militia will occur at Dubuque Lews this week with an anticipated grand time. Orders soon arriving for the Illinois militia encampment set for late July. Company F expects an improved program and the season promises to be better than previous years.
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Dubuque
Lews
Company F
Moline Malleable Iron Works Nears Startup
The Moline Malleable Iron Works poised to begin operations next Monday after preparations. Managers report a strong start with coal coke and iron supplies on hand and the payroll totaling over 9809 dollars already paid to workers.
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Moline
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W. R. Moore
Regatta Association
Mian
Emerald Club
Boat Club
Frank Gould
Hanning Lawson
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Democrats
Peal's
Storrs
Pharisees
Tilden
Hancock
Butler
George William Curile
Curtis
Tribune
Moses
Thagnagogs
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