Local Notes From Rock Island Society Pages
This clipping lists dozens of social notices and movements: births, arrivals, departures, visits, and job changes. It mentions Theo Sandberg and family, George Young taking charge of a foundry in Monmouth, Ralph Wickstrom traveling for International Publishing Co, Oscar Molander visiting Port Townsend, and multiple editors and merchants from Des Moines to Davenport planning travel or relocations. It also notes engagements with families moving to California and Nebraska, plus illness, convalescence, and a few marriages and new arrivals in Rock Island and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Sandberg
Fifth Avenue
Philip Heck
Richmond
Ind
George Young
Monmouth
Weir Plow Works
Deere & Co
Ralph Wickstrom
Iowa
International Publishing Co
Louis Bornboest
Glenn Steere
Fort Pierre
South Dakotas
L. P Savage
Sam Gibson
O. R. Bingham
Ruth
O. W. Heald
O. E. White
Clifford
Evening Dispatch
E. J. Baldwin
Nebraska
L. Emery
St. Louis
O. H. Ainsworth
Chicago
Emily G. Anderson
Hartwell
Oconomowoc
Wis
B.F. Martin
Des Moines
P. B. Anderson
Galenburg
Jim Trevor
Crompton
Quincy
Woman's Relief Corps
Frank Druva
Stewartville
Geneseo
Skidmore
Harry Jones
Villars, White & Co
Bettendorf Steel Axle
Davenport
John Cox
Buffalo
William Quick
Colona
R R Bemis
Port Pyron Junction
Rock Island
Missing State Senator O Malley Surrenders in Chicago
The missing state Senator O Malley walked into the Chicago avenue police station today with Chief Brennan, surrendered himself, and requested bondsmen. Brennan says O Malley has been out of the city. Nearby, Sheffield town fifteen miles from Mason Orry Iowa was completely burned last night with losses at least 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Noden
Eleventh Avenue
Morgan
Anna Rosendahl
Lake City
Minn
LaCrosse
Wis
Moline
Emery
East Lake City
San Francisco
Moline Plow Co
Keator
Chicago
California
Marie Price
Kellogg Newspaper Co
Motine Plow Co
W. W. Shepeard
Dimock, Gould & Co
Bagdad
Florida
James McLeay
Miss Mabo
Hartwell
Tiskilwa
Frank Timmerman
Hot Springs
Bert Crowder
Deere & Manatt Foundry
Clarence Nason
Harry Livingston
Seventeenth Street
Rudolph Nitz
Third Avenue
Twinam King
Wititsma, White & Co
Elevator Works
0. W. Heald
Moliie Dispatch
Omreaco
O'Malley
Chicago Avenue
Brennan
O’malley
Mason Orry
Sheffield
Iowa Central Railroad
Hamlin to act as secretary of the treasury six months
President Cleveland designates Assistant Secretary Hamlin to serve as acting secretary of the treasury for six months during Secretary Carlisle’s absence. Carlisle will focus on his annual report while in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Treasury
Washington
Cleveland
Carlisle
Treasury Department
Hamlin
Japanese Army Captures Key Chinese Torpedo Station
A cable from Tokyo reported by the Japanese minister Kurino states that Taleaway was occupied on the 8th instant after destroying Chinese torpedoes. Japanese transports and torpedo boats are anchored in the bay and the torpedo station with equipment, 80 cannon, charts, and telegraph lines were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kurino
Tokio
Taleaway
Fraud Allegations Rise Over Kansas City Election
Returns from official sources flip Jamieson and Soan to Bremmerman and Kesblear in a disputed vote. The Star calls it stolen while the Journal warns of last minute fraud, with Justice Hawthorne doubting the results and Caldwell seeking certificates of election for Bremmerman and Kesblear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Recorder of
W. J. Jamieson
J. W. Soan
Dow
Jamieson
H Bremmerman
Sloan
Joseph Keshlear
Star
Independent
Journal
Republican
Hawthorne
Bremmerman
Kesblear County
Caldwell
Kesblear
Notable Davenport Notices and Local Affairs
Reports include the death of four year old Paula Teschinski after a burn incident in Davenport, rising relief funds for Ferdinand Giese, Alderman Edinger on trial for neglect of duty, and the death of Mrs Caroline Gifford. Also advertised is Dr. Greene’s free letter medical service from New York offering cures without charge, and mentions of local residents’ connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Teschinski
Davenport
Ferdinand Giese
W. H. Kearns
Second Presbyterian Church
Cherokee
Iowa
Edinger
Caroline Gifford
Seymour C Gifford
Carl
Emil Beck
Peter Ecker
Betsy and Alice Fire 12 Inch Guns On Monterey Test
Betsy and Alice, the two 12 inch guns in the Monterey coast defender, fired four times each at Port Angeles targets. Shells traveled across the bay as crowds watched. The trials showed turret motion minimal in rough seas, but doors and glass shattered nearby. four shots remain allowed for a year before the Monterey is retired to refit for Olympia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Alias
Port Angeles
Monterey
Alice
Straita
Kempff
Olympia
New York Sun
Lunatic asylum keepers launch concert tour to raise funds
The New York Tribune reports that Spanish authorities at Alicante's State Lunatic Asylum, lacking funds and remittances from Madrid, sent inmates on a concert tour to sustain the institution. The plan showcases improvised ingenuity for financing in hard economic times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Alicante
Madrid
New York Tribune
Divorce Granted in Cirqquuit Court Case
Judge Glenn Friday granted a divorce to Mrs. Anna Oozatt from her husband William Oozatt on desertion charges. A damage suit by E. A. Eliings worth against the O., R. J. & P. railroad was dismissed for lack of declaration. Arthur Jacobs, missing 14 years old, remains vanished as distress grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirqguit
Glenn
Anna Oozatt
William Oozatt
Arthur Garfield Jacobs
J. 0. Jacobs
Rock Island Business University
Hood
Niagara Falls age estimates reshape lake history
A Pittsburg Dispatch report outlines multiple stages in Niagara Falls development. It traces early river drainage through the Ottawa and Huron basins, alternating falls heights from 200 to 400 feet, then uniting into a single great cataract. Predictions suggest lake outlets may shift toward the Mississippi if trends continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Regent
Huron
Ottawa
Great Lakes
Lasko
Ontario
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Mississippi River
Chicago
Pittsburg Dispatch
Marblelike Trance Seizes Workman in Dayton Trenchdig
In Dayton Ohio a laborer Thomas Pardy suddenly became a rigid statue like figure while removing gravel from a trench. Despite efforts by colleagues and Police Captain Alabnak the shovel could not be freed for over two hours. He was later moved to a hospital and remained largely immobile for days though conscious of surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pardy
Pardy
Ccone
Alabnak
Dayton (O
Anchor nurse threatens open play in billiards debate
Since the Schaefer Ives Chicago match, billiard circles discuss the anchor nurse a new method that locks object balls while cue ball repeats touches. Critics say it dulls action and may be banned like the jaw shot, as audiences crave open play and faster action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Ives
Chicago
Arcmiiag Rons
Andea
London
John Roberts
Veterans rally to rebuke Democratic policy after war
The New York Press reports veterans urge energy on November 6 to rebuke a Democratic policy they say harms Union soldiers. It argues ex Confederates dominate Washington, praising Lincoln era pledges and urging veterans to support the party that stood by the Union and its pension recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Svhose Jeaders
Union
Democratic Party
North
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Paris Fashion Notes: Velvet Motifs Trim Toques And Tea Gowns
Velvet trimmed toques return in fashion with jet pins and gilded accents. Tea gowns and jackets gain favor in France and abroad with lace collars and accordion plaits. Trimmed capes feature velvet motifs, and draped skirts give way to flat panels as new evening wraps emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Kuota
Eatin
Probate notices and estate actions in Rock Island docket
Probate filings include administration grants for Montgomery Johnston and Susan Fuckinger with bonds and guardianship orders. Will probate and letters issued for Adam Alday and Mary Alday, with related notices of sale and appraisals. Real estate and improvement petitions, commissions appointed for cost assessment, and creditor notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M Montgomery
Buza Fenstermacher
Elijah T. Essex
James Hardin
Joseph Kinnan
Adam Alday
Mary Alday
City of
Rock Island
Sixteenth Street
Fourth Avenue
Fifth-and-a-half Avenue
Hugh McDonald
Spencer Mattison
Quarles E
B-Adams
Daniel Mosher
Nelson Mosher
John W Seuss
Pauline Seuss
Samuel Devinney
John Filmer
Jackson Bisant
Consolidation Question Put to New York and Chicago’s Rise
A World newspaper editorial urges New York to consolidate with Brooklyn or lose its claim as the continent’s first city. It argues Chicago will surpass New York in population and power, noting Chicago’s American character versus New York’s immigrant origin. The piece frames consolidation as essential to future national leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weston City
Chicago
New World
Brooklyn
Chicago Herald
Safety In Speed At Lydd Camp Maxim Gun Tests
Experiments with the Maxim gun at Lydd camp used bamboo screens as targets. Higher velocity increased damage though visibility through shields was poor. The article infers that a bullet hitting a non vital human area would be less serious than a high velocity projectile from the lens velocity standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydd Camp
Lem Don
Portable electric batteries for German soldiers reported
The Berlin Exchange notes that German troops may receive compact portable electric batteries weighing about half a pound with a small lamp. The devices would aid men near powder magazines, signaling from balloons at night, and could be fixed to helmets for trench digging after dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Exchange
Remarkable praise for Dr Greene’s Nervara remedy inspires women
A letter from Mrs. B L Taylor of 17 Baker Block Main St, Ticonderoga NY cites dramatic recovery from nervous prostration and dyspepsia after using Dr Greene’s Nervara blood and nerve remedy. She credits five bottles with restoring health and urges others to try the medicine from Dr Greene of New York City who offers free consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Weat Fourteenth Street
New York City
B. L Taylor
Baker Block
Main
Ticonderoga
Dr Greene
Markets and Miscellany From Moline Davenport Region
Market reports from Moline and Davenport cover iron works accident at Eagle Manufacturing injuring James Feeney, plus lists of letters, marriages licenses, and property transfers. The financial section notes money rates in New York and Chicago grain and produce quotes, with Chicago live stock prices and six coinage offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Feeney
Eagle Manufacturing Company
Davenport
Feeney
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Bankers
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oscar Molander
Bolle
Port Townsend
Wash
Warner
Thead LipAl
Seo Rae Pee
TY “Genes
Benana
George B. Perry
Maplewood
Melrose
Malden
Mr. Perry
Ratig
Perry
Swain
Boston Journal
Lizzie Porter
Geneseo, DL
North Side
Mary Fugate
Ida i Norman
Twenty-second Street
Uncle Sam
Lunatics
E. B. Hepburn
Third National Bank of New York
Bankers’ Convention
Moons Mus Balk
Uae
Mvenino Whar
Victor I. King
Galt Rheum
iIntense
Hina Danistants
Taylor and Palght
Miomoe
Medine Hock Island
Coititin Utes
Murray Des Cregee
Pfulie
Peetet
Packer
Modernicas
Thema
Lees
Jehu Herricek
Srepardsan
Hetuars
Hume
William Schaarman
Edgington
Elizabeth Schuessh
George Tray Brady
Homer Tipton
Peter Wildle
Mary Empire
Busan
Rose Et al
Reynolds
Andalusia
Thomas Newton
Albert Lindstrom
Rapids City
Coffield
John Vanper
Pearsall
Wearnail
AP Gartzell
Albert Aswege
Hulda Thomas
JB Hartzell
Alpert Aswege
JB Gartzell
Hester A Rodsell
Old Town of
Coal Valley Mining Co
Emma
Moran
Bix
Coal Valley Mining Go
Coal Valley
Morris S Heagy
E UH Guyer
TeClaire
Geo M Babcock
John Bollinger
Eva Bollinger
Columbia Park
Max Kohn
R A Donaldson
Diez
Thompson
of Trade Today
Brhdal
Union Brook
Texas
Western Rangers
Illinois
Aktterback & Williams
Hedrickse
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