Death of Benjamin F. Sperbeck Shocks Moline Community
The community mourns Benjamin F. Sperbeck aged about 43 after a fall at the new heater mill. He leaves a wife Maggie and four children Clara Etta Arthur and Frank. Sperbeck, born 1841 in Dunnesburg New York, served in the war and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow at his residence.
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Benjamin F. Sperbeck
Duenesburg
Schenectady County
New York
Maggie Marcellus
Poughkepsie
Clara
Etta
Arthur
Frank
Sperbeck
Moline
First Baptist Church
Local Notices From Colona Update Movements and Plans
Colona report notes Frank Dunlap and family left for Nebraska with Wick Dunlap and goods. W. W. Warner proposes building a cheese factory as a project. A meeting was held, and Abell was asked to contact soon about arrangements. The text references coal planning and election-like reminders amid scattered names and locations.
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Frank Dunlap
Nebraka
Wick
F. Eddie
Hohannes Baum
Bell
W. W. Warner
Nbs Ng Abell
Unfortunate Accident at Ott Anderson’s Mill
A rare accident occurred at Keator’s mill when Ott Anderson was struck by a platform higher than expected. Benj Boerbeck observed a similar tension pulley as Bir Beck. Anderson fell hitting his back and hips, pain mainly in the hips. He is confined but not expected to worsen.
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Ott Anderson
Keator’s Mill
Benj. Boerbeck
Boerkene
Bir.beck
Anderson
River navigation opens as ice clears with warnings
River traffic prepares as ice breaks up at Chippewa and Dubuque with levels rising at St Louis and St Paul. Officials urge readiness for opening river business by tomorrow morning and list juried entries for mayoral and circuit court panels.
Davenport Business College Tops All Departments
The Davenport Business College is described as the most successful school, claiming first place in all departments as evidence of its superiority.
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Davenport Business College
Land excursion to Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota
A land excursion trip is offered for buyers to Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota. The venture departs Tuesday evening April 1 with free fare. Interested parties are urged to call or write Mxxax and HoLtanp for details.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Mxxax & HoLtanp
County Republican Convention Chooses Delegates
Delegates gathered at Rock Island courthouse to elect a central committee and select delegates to district state and congressional conventions. Names span Rock Island Moline Andalusia Port Byron and others with W. O. Bennett chairing and J. W. Simonson secretary.
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Black Hawk
F M.lindall
J K McMichael
A R Brown
Niles Kehoe
Sydnor
W B Girton
Samuel Heath
Wm Doonan
Drury
Louis McGreer
Cordova
Leander Baker
Edgington
James Ganley
Hampton
Fred Hoffstetter
Thomas Dunaway
Samuel Beggs
John Gribbon
Moline
John Aswege
W H Kitcharde
C G Erickson
Thomas Hines
Port Byron
James Tubbs
Rock Island
Samuel Segrist
E Waltman
J P Drury
Phillip Fuhr
John T St Clair
John Anderson
J W Welch
Wm Roth
O A Barnhart
G W Battles
Julius Junge
Wm Gray
South Moline
B B Skeely
H L Hemenway
Samuel Suman
South
Jacob Miller
CE Case
L F Harson
Geo
E Barth
C Plummer
A Ross
John Wargock
Howard Wells
Andalusia
E H Bowman
Coe
H F Hollister
Thos
McCall
Buffalo Prairie
E W Miller
W B Bruner
Sam'l Devinney
Zuma
Fred Osborn
Coal Valley
Thos. Martin
Thos Campbell
Bouth Moline
M Y Cady
EB Atkinson
J M Gould
H A Ainsworth
C F Grantz
J M Beardsley
MM Sturgeon
C T Walker
John Reimers
L ‘F Harnon
Republican County Central Committee
Henry Carse
Fred Donkman
R Freek
Canoe Creek
G W McMurphy
John Armstrong
Valentine Reed
A A Jones
Robert Patterson
J Entnkin
W R Moore
Henry Clark
William Payne
F E Rogers
J C Johnston
South Rock Island
David Sears
H Cos
Montgomery
Adam Failing
W C Bennett
J. M. Gould
Wm. H. Gest
Qur
Congress
J. M. Beardsley
Republican City
E. D. Sweeney
W.B. Ferguson
Adderman Reimers
Parmenter
Capt. Peetz
Col
Henry Curtis
W. J. Whitman
John Bladel
Hiram Darling
J.D. Warnock
George Schneider
David Donaldson
G. AH
Stoddarding
Hugh Rilsten
Fowharet
David Bowen
A J. Cook
W. McMast
J. R Mills
A. J Cook
Collector
Fred Krell
City Central Committee
Eagle foot captured at Rapids City prompts taxidermy talk
Letter from Barros Orry dated March 21 1884 presents Sam Davis in Moling Illinois with an American Eagle talon found after a capture on March 18. The talon measures about six feet six inches tip to tip and the eagle reportedly weighed around twenty pounds. The note suggests preserving the specimen by an experienced taxidermist if not damaged.
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Sam Davis
Rapids City
Mr. Davis
Barros Orry
S. Davis
Moling
Ill
John Drvnergy
Tragedy at Reese Home Ends in Death After Poison Attempt
Mrs. David Reese died after taking rat poison Rough on Rats at her home. Dr W K Sloan treated her but she expired before a second physician could arrive. Coroner Hawes impaneled a jury and investigated the death amid local political proceedings.
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W. K. Sloan
David Reese
Eighth Street
Twelfth Acne
Hawes
PS McGlynn
Foreman
Gus Klepper
Ed Kittleson
L F Cralle
Robi Ellis
Frank Anderson
Ice Breakup Moves Down the Mississippi River
Broken ice formerly serving as a winter crossing between Rock Island and Davenport shifts downriver near 8 AM Sunday. The winter track from Seventeenth Street to Main Street now lies opposite Twelfth Street, Rock Island, with ice piled high at Buford Company works and near Offerman's head. A long lift reached the Diamond Jo freight house foundation but caused no damage.
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Gulf
Rock Island
Seventeenth Street
Main Street
Davenport
Twelfth Street
Buford & Company
Offerman
Strott
Trom
Ig Asa Ag
Poison death linked to Rough on Rats case report
Witness accounts describe Mrs Reese taking poison in a domestic tragedy in which the coroner and jury ruled death by Rough on Rats poison, with causation linked to ill health and domestic unhappiness. The narrative includes witness testimony from neighbors and the coroner’s follow up.
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Seer Sree
Herelf
Jeannette Miser
Mrs Reese
Annie Bohn
Reese
Rock Island Township Convention Held at Turner Hall
The Rock Island Township Convention was held at Turner Hall in Rock Island. Attendees gathered to discuss local governance and community matters.
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Rock Island Township
Township
Rock
Turner “Hall
Struck It Rich From Texas Wealth Feud
A message from Capt. R R Martin reports Dave Singer has left for Texas and will arrive soon with an estate valued at 224000 dollars. He is to bring five horses and stable room is needed. The county Sunday school executive committee met at Dr J W Stark's office in Rock Island to plan a convention on May 1 and 9 at the Baptist church.
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Harson
Smith
Harnon
Geo. Palmer
Merrit Goble
Buffalo Prairie
Wm McLaughlin
Coal Valley
John T Hass
Fred Freeberg
Coe—P Engdahl
J A Johnston
Wm Drury
Isaac Foster
Edgington
W J Clarke
W W Elliott
Geo Cropper
Hampton
lIra Smith
Delaney Cook
J C Willamuth
Claus Schate
Clement Cushman
F L Chick
Geo McNabney
John D Frels
Moline
H W Olney
Ed McGraw
James McBurney
Whitmore Doolittle
John C Peterson
Port Byron
James Bell
Rock Island
Robert Ralston
James Hardin
L H Dudley
A H Hampton
Louis Range
J F Robinson
J H Kauffman
Peter Fries
South Rock Island
Henry Sears
Zuma
Wm E Cox
R. R. Martin
U. S
Davenport
Texas
Dave Singer
Dave
Levi Cralle
County Sunday School Association
J. W. Stark
Baptist Church i
Drsj W. Ee
LW. Reed
Jicw
Elcl
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Rock Taland
W. J. Entrikin
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W. R. Moore
J. C. Johnston
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