West End housing plans and city items in Rock Island
Eli Mosenfelder secures terms for a two story ornate dwelling in Columbia Park. Plans by Mosenfelder & Kohn call for a three store block on Third avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. Local laborer John Hilfrich suffered a scalp wound after a fall from lumber. City actions include street work contracts to Edwards & Walsh for Seventeenth street at 19000 dollars and police/poormaster appointments disputed by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Mosenfelder
Messrs. Horat & Peterson
Columbia Park
Messrs
Mosenfelder & Kohn
Third Avenue
John Hilfricth
8. C. Plummer
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
American Medical Society
Seventeenth Street
Rock Island
Edwards & Walsh Construction Company
Berea
R Wheelan
Medill
J i Liddera
M Kautz
D MeCarthy
Hanna
John W Day
Rock Island Improvement Association
Ougreasman Post
Rockeland
Henry Treman, Jr O
George McMaster
Huntington
WoMa
Anna EF Ainsley
New York
Majestic
Durham
Oyland
Alice Carlton
Omaha
Mra W Hl Cook
Peter McDonald
Dunlap
Pete
Phe Awitthmen
Sata
The Two Strange Beds and a Railroad Mixup
A Chicago Record tale recounts a moving couple who discover mismatched beds shipped by rail. The husband, after arranging the new home, learns the high bed and the small bed do not belong together, forcing a clever fix with joined head and foot boards. The episode ends as the tracer confirms the swap and restores the couple’s own beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Tim
giIance
Willson
New Yorker Adviser on American Women Abroad in Rome
Special correspondence from Rome notes a New Yorker’s counsel to his daughter on ladyly conduct abroad. It surveys American girls in Europe, contrasts behavior with Europeans, cites a Chicago liaison near Como, and discusses the Prince of Naples and court life as seen by visitors.
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Greene
Fourteenth Street
New York
Naples
Lizzie
Europe
Prince of
Queen Margaret
King Humbert
Rome
Are
Joan of Arc
Church of Rome
Sehoreb
Collins
St. Collins' Church
Chicago Herald
Missing Man Returns As Wife Attends His Funeral
A body found in Bridgeport canal was identified as Fritz Kurz by his wife Kate Kurz of Philadelphia. A telegram later claimed Kurz was alive at a relative's home in Norristown, causing a dramatic reversal at the planned funeral and leaving mourners stunned as the widow faced her husband alive.
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Canal
Bridgeport
Tkiy
Kate Kurz
Fritz Kurz
Karz
Philadelphia
Mra Karz
Waldrick
Mr Kurz
Mra Davis
Mra. Davis
Mra Kurz
Kate
Norristown
Kara
New York
Inventors barred from flying patent claims by office rule
The London Standard notes the U S patent office will not consider flying machine patents unless a working model proves operability. It argues inventors must actually fly before protection, while criticizing the flood of impractical ideas. Also reports Billingsgate Market shifts to Shadwell due to tolls and rents, with high charges and crowded stalls.
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United States Patent Office
Renda
Patent Office
Aeronautics
Bilingsgate
Billingsgate
Shadwell
London Standard
Washington Gossip on adjournment and Industrials chaos
Washington gossip outlines hopes to adjourn by June 16 as pressure grows for action and health officials warn against industrial movements toward the capital. The piece details Coxey’s protest camp, sewer cleanup, and Admiral Skrett’s background plus a broad view of presidential popularity trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxey
Washington
Corey
South
Coxey
New York
Oman
Political announcements for Rock Island County office seekers
A list of candidates announces intent to seek Republican nomination or renomination for county offices in Rock Island County. Names include Marion Be Sweeney, Lucian Adams, Thomas Campbell, CF Gaetjer, Zuma, CEokle Lambert, Pred Titterington, Henry Vieriegch, W J Gilpin, BM Kien, W C Harding, Conrad Schneider, Ed Kittilsen, Edward B Kreis, Hjalmer Ko, and others for County Judge, Representative, Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools, Sheriff, and County Clerk with convention conditional notes.
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Filly
Marion
Sweeney
Lucian Adams Hate
General Assembly
Thomas Campbell
Sherebds
Rock Island Realty
Republian
Henry Vieriegch
W J Gilpin
Schouls
Republican County Convention
Ony Friends BM Kien BK
Eck Island
W C Harding
Burtons
Achoala
Southwesi
David Sears
Sears
Rock Island County
Republican County
Robert Lynn
Rock Island
L F Crallf
Rock Inland County
Conrad Schneider
Kittilsen
Fch
Edward B Kreis
Hjalmer KO
Wealthy No-Interest Poses Dilemma for Banked Funds
A New York Herald article laments idle cash hoarded by the rich as banks offer little to no interest while savings banks claim plenty of funds and safeguards. An official notes money is kept as a courtesy to hold funds for customers, not to earn profits, leaving legitimate investments scarce.
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New York
Harald
Rogers Drury’s Cherry Tree Financed His Funeral
In Webster County Kentucky Roger Drury grew a cherry tree from a seedling fed by his own fruit. The tree yielded money over decades and funded his funeral expenses after a long illness in his sixtieth year. Correspondent Henderson Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Drury
Webster County
Roger
Henderson
Impresario in Milan bans repeats to stop encore demands
An Italian theater impresario in Milan forbids singers to repeat any numbers while inviting fans to list requests at the box office for an encore paid for again. Since the rule began no one has used the option, and performances proceed without encore interruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Vezin
Milan
London News
International police rewards spark reciprocity debate
Informal diplomatic talks in the United States focus on English police rewards for American fugitives. Four cited cases Lynch, Sheig, Kahne, and a Detroit forger illustrate rewards not paid. Officials warn nonpayment strains cooperation between American and English police forces.
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America
Chupbal Tiene
Lynch
Massachusetts
Sheig
Minneapolis
Kahne
Wisconsin
Detroit
London
Chicago Tragedy: Carrie Wendell Kills Detective Royal
Carrie Wendell of Mayatoketa Iowa shot and killed J P Royal, a Rock Island detective, at the National hotel entrance in Chicago. After the act she wounded herself, intending suicide, and claimed Royal was the father of her child and had promised marriage. Royal's wife and three children reportedly appeared at Thanksgiving, affecting Wendell's state of mind. Wendell had worked as a railroad detective for years, alleging Royal borrowed funds under a marriage pretense and failed to repay.
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Chicago
Como
Rome
Carrie Wendell
Mayatoketa
Iowa
J P Royal
Rock Island Road
National Hotel
Clark Street
Post Office
Miss Wendell
Royal
Lfe
Rock Island Railroad
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Noigustana College
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Hoeed
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