Regular City Council Meeting of November 6 1882
The Moline council heard reports from the Leavenworth Bridge Co and granted extensions for a Rock River Bridge span. Dru McKinnie gained sewer access from Rodman to Main, Merchants Electric Lights got five year pole and wire rights, and a cows-at-large repeal was approved. A revised horse and cattle impoundment fee schedule was enacted. Telegraph wire, railroad track, and gas contract investigations were authorized. Regular bills were approved and the meeting adjourned.
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Hill
Leavenworth Bridge Co
Rock River Bridge
Dru McKinnie
Rodman Avenue
Main Street
Merchants Electric Lights Co
Petitiom
Alermson Weigell
Moline
Unanimous Rose Bridget
Oakley
Western Union
Knox
Grape Rail Road
City Council
Nation
Woodward
Fire and Water Committee
Vohdy
Weassal
Autesaal
Weasel
McMann
Finance Committee
Aldennan Woodward
Mei C Fouiett
Local court fines and detains several defendants
John Connell pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct and was fined $3 plus costs. Williamson faced a charge for selling chickens not raised by him and received $5 and costs. Chan Sandstrom, charged with stealing three watches and cash, admitted guilt and was bound over in $200 to the Grand Jury, then jailed for lack of funds. Sandstrom, a young Swede, awaits state court while in jail.
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John Connell
W. Williamson
Williamson
Sr. Williamson
Moline
Chan. Sandstrom
Slough
Bandstrom
Sandstrom
Crystal Wedding Surprise for Rhodenbaughs Fifteenth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J N Rhodenbaugh of Bowling township were surprised on their fifteenth wedding anniversary when neighbors organized a Milan visit. About 3 pm guests hosted a meal with music and dancing. gifts included a mirror and hanging lamp. Rev A R Morgan of Orion gave the speech. 123 adults attended the celebration.
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J. N. Rhodenbaugh
Bowling Township
Milan
A. R. Morgan
Orion
Iron Moulders Union Ball Planned for Thanksgiving Eve
The Iron Moulders Union No. 287 announces its eighth annual ball at the Opera House on Thanksgiving evening November 29. Strasser's orchestra will provide the music. The event aims for a successful night with a large attendance and social prominence expected.
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Iron Moulders Union
Denen
Strasser
Riverside Cemetery Receives Major Water and Road Upgrades
Riverside cemetery plans extended roads around the bluff and a new brick cistern fed by a hillside spring. The project includes new pipes hydrants and a top tank driven by horse power, with Peter Lofin building the cistern and Jonathan Hunteon supervising.
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Riverside Cemetery
Peter Lof
Jonathan Hunteon
Last Run of a Mott & Winter Team Ends in Tragedy
The Mott and Winter teamsters on Rock Island streets drove a pair of horses into a runaway near Peal’s saloon. After multiple near-misses amid Rodman and Railroad avenues the lead horse fell and died from injuries on the track. The other horse survived. the wagon was damaged and the injured animal, valued around 150, could not be saved.
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Mott & Winter
Rock Island
Chas. Peal
Wella Street
Wm Eckerman
Rodman Avenue
Railroad Avenue
T. M Jones
Dr. McKinnie
Charlie Mapes
Terra Firms
Charles Street
A Bold Thief Steals Rocking Chairs From Store
At about 8 p.m. Frank Johnson of Samuelson Johnson heard a front desk alert from a girl that a man took two rocking chairs from the store. The thief headed up Rodman Avenue before witnesses could pursue, and officials warn to watch valuables as many strangers crowd the town.
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Frank Johnson
Samuelson & Johnson
Httle
Frank
Rodman Avenue
The Biter Bitten at Halloween Mischief
A Stewartville resident who planned to pepper visiting boys with a pistol mishap dropped the weapon and it fired on his ankle. The shot wounded him, and he has limped since. He claims a rheumatic attack, and his wife is unaware of the true cause of his limp.
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Stewartville
Barber Shop Change at Market Square
Mn Epwako E Lxanv takes possession of the Market Square barber shop formerly run by Joe. He will operate with an easy shave service and invites patrons to visit.
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Epwako E. Lxanv
Rket Square
Joe
Progress in Roller Milling and Farming Shifts
The piece explains the gradual reduction roller milling improves middlings output and flour quality, contrasting with old millstone methods. It notes Professor Tobin's microscopical findings and surveys evolving farm life from crafts and labor to educated farming, improved homes, and increased intellectual approach to agriculture.
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Tobin
Louisville Polytechnic Institute
Tarace
Kentucky Millers’ Association
Indianapolia Journal
The spinning jenny and cotton gin change Massachusetts farming
The text explains how early industrial inventions freed labor for machinery manufacture, shifting workers from farms to mills. It notes farmers losing labor to factories, causing neglected farms and a decline in rural life as production moved to cash wages and exports.
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Massachusetta
Masaschusetta
Massachet
Varnish Antics at Milwaukee Church Sunday
A Milwaukee church on vacation varnished seats leaving sticky surfaces. During hymn time the minister read the lines while a chair crackled, deacons stood with noises like distant artillery, and the audience rose in a jittery, rattling scene as the choir sang Hold the Fort.
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Milwaukee
Mexican Banks and French Concession of 20 Million
In February Mexico granted a concession to French bankers with a capital of 20 million dollars. The move followed earlier funding and allowed French participation in Mexican banking.
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Mexico
Bedouins of the plains and dangerous cowboys alive on the frontier
A portrayal of cowboys labeled Bedouins of the plains stresses recklessness and danger. It notes brutal ethics, heavy drinking, and improvised wealth. occasional piety exists among some who pray amid bawdy company. It highlights horse training and lariat methods, with vivid anecdotes of bulls and bears and rough life in Wyoming.
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Missou
Pete
Windy Jim
Plains
Sodom
Wyoming
Our
Denos Herald
Bank Cashier Confesses Cashier Fraud and Vacation Receipt
A bank cashier and two directors reveal a scheme that defrauded the bank of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. The cashier admits false entries spanning fourteen years and agrees to take a six week vacation after a $500 advance. the group considers pardon and prison options.
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Ashier
Wal
Unclear Legal Notice of Marriage by Executor
A fragment indicates an author married his two daughters to certain men and, in doing so, deemed any civil or religious ceremony unnecessary, mentioning M. Exrzin Recta, the npr.
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M. Exrzin Recta
The
Npr
Exhibition of Lariat Skill Draws 10000 at Austin
An AX exhibition of skill with the lariat in Austin Texas drew about 10 000 spectators. Ten cowboys competed for a silver trimmed saddle valued at 8000 dollars, awarded to the roper who threw a steer in the shortest time. The victor finished in one minute and forty five seconds.
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Austin
Tex
Man in Manitowoc Seeks Fatal Drug at Drug Store
A man in Manitowoc requested a drug to speedily kill his youngest child, claiming fourteen offspring and fearing the survivor would be misfortune. He did not obtain the drug.
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Manitowoc
Kingdom Come
Barroom Talk Foreshadows Prohibition Debate
In an Indianapolis bar a group of men debated politics and liquor. One speaker said he would support prohibition only if drunk enough to vote the Democratic ticket, claiming it would prove a need for protection.
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Indianapolis
Longtime Vermont Couple Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Hurd, Beengin county, Vermont, marked their seventieth wedding anniversary in Sandgate. Ages now 81 and 87, they remain active and reside in their original home, displaying two goblets, two saucers, and two aprons from their wedding as mementos.
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Sandgate
Josiah Hurd
Beengin County
Vermont
Chicago Market Report November 1982 Wheat Prices
Chicago market notes show wheat prices eased for No 8 MMA cash and No 3 spring, with prices for rye and Timothy steady. Livestock receipts fell with hogs weak to lower, cattle mixed, and sheep activity limited as markets opened.
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Chicago
yoRk
Botterdy
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New England
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Sea Geen
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Chotee Dairy
Chicago Market
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Tee Sa
Weber Er Eee
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Bhan
Robert Knowles
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