Personal arrivals and visits from Moline area society
A long list of visitors and residents, including J. C. Rockwall arriving from Texas, Mrs. Will Corbin and two children in town, Leroy White family visiting in Geneseo, Henry Specht starting work in town, and many others visiting relatives, celebrating anniversaries, or illness notes across Moline and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Rockwall
Qounedi
Molina
Texas
Will Corbin
Carbon Cliff
G. B. Hill
Leroy White
Geneseo
Twinam King
Harry Wetzell
Peoria
San Antonio
Tex
Cecil E. Barth
Helen Nicholson
Alexandria
Ind
P Matthews
May
Grip
Beam
Northwestern Iowa
A. J. Butter
Fifth Avenue
John Smith
Olen
Henry County
Moline
Bennett
G. W. Fuller
L. P. Savage
Morrison
Pierre
Sophie Liljegren
Swedish Methodist Church
M. Liljegren
Charles Chester
San
Charles
Anna Rylander
J W Anderson
Eighth Street
Canada
Detroit
Chicago
O W Heald
California
Ruth Hamilton
Odell
Port Byron
Ira Ella Brown
Stuart
Mra
B F Duncan
Gladys
South Bend
Doctor Greener? Nervara remedy by mail to heal nerves
Thousands with vague ailments can learn their true condition by writing to Dr Greene at 35 West Fourteenth Street New York City. He answers by letter with plain explanations and a plan to get well at no charge, via his mail consultation and the Nervara nerve remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Greene
West Fourteenth Street
New York City
Sa “Fee
Roll Call At Baptist Church Adds Members
From Thursday night at the Baptist church supper was served, seven new members were received, five were baptized, and forty new members joined since January, bringing total membership to 331 in a prosperous condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Noted Canajoharie Customer Praises New Discovery
D W Fuller of Canajoharie N Y says Dr King s New Discovery always gives the best results in his house and he would not be without it A Dyke man ratskill N Y also extols the remedy calling it the heatcou h gemegsi he has used it for eight years and it has never failed to cure claimed ailments A free bottle is offered at Van Clendenin s drug store with regular prices of 50c and 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polmiea
California
Pight
Dewitt
Creiger, Jr
Chicago
Naval Militia
Bennett
Henry Wynes
Little Blue Line
Tinley
Town
Beam
Rolfe
Garner
Ottumwa
Chas
Kerns
O. M. Hill
Josephine
Cincinnati
Bill
Miss Hill
O. N. Reed
A.J. Butter
Evening Dispatch
Charles Reese
J. W. Atkinson
Charley Lindburg
Port Byron
H. A. Fay
L. P. Savage
Iowa
Carl Kjellander
Harry Rose
Ben Tyrrell
New Haven
Conn
D. W. Fuller
Canajoharie
N. Y
Dr. King
A. Dykeman
van Clendenin
Kaine
Ogi
Hove P
Fiat
Board of Education Committee
August Sanden
Ericsson
John Forsberg
W. J. Fraying
Ooal Valley
B. B. McKeever
Garfield
Scott County
Moline
Waco
Tex
Galveston
Davenport
J K. Emmet
Mary Haggin Stevens
Fritz
Burtis
Collie
Emmet
Local items mingle with notices at Davenport fair and city events
Recounted incidents include births, deaths, civic meetings, and plans for dances and fundraisers. The Davenport fair debt, bar testimonials for Judge Smith, and upcoming dances feature alongside rail and foundry work changes, train schedules, and regional notices about weather and health.
Icebox assault at Jim Cronin's saloon shocks city
Colonel Slupsky known as a school board reformer allegedly trapped F C Howard in an icebox of Mr Cronin's establishment after a dispute over drinks. Howard, surprised, later met Congressman Frank, and both sides planned to settle the matter at Slupsky's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Cronin
Abe Slupeky
School Board
F. C. Howard
Howard
Pauline
Slupsky
Abe
Scott
Darky
Jim
Mr Howard
Wr Ul
Congressman Frank
Qreat Beott
Turner Building
Nat Frank
St Louis Globe- Democrat
Tragic Zoo Incident Echoes Through London
London reports a bizarre tragedy at the zoo where a nine foot boa constrictor swallowed its eight foot mate after both were fed pigeons. The survivor is described as swollen and guilty looking, with a sinister expression observed by a London correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bondon
American social swirl myths and marriages in New York gossip
In a lively society note from New York, Cholly Knickerbocker reports on Mrs. McCall and Mrs. Robert Abbe visiting George Vanderbilt at Asheville, amid rumors of a Belmont era marriage to Miss Palmer. The piece also notes Thomas Nevins failing to buy Killenclade in Ireland while Earl of Fingal remains resilient, and alludes to rumors and social judgments in high society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STS
Rsorean
Seeley
Hell
Mac
McCall
Robert Abbe
Courtland Palmer
Five Palmer
George Vanderbilt
Asheville
N.gc
Palmers
Vanderbilt
Miss Palmer
Thomas Nevina
Killenclade
Dublin
Earl of Fingal
Nevins
Cholly Knickerbocker
New York Recorder
Boots and Boots Theatrics at Lady Burlesque Trial
A New York Stand ard report recounts Miss Madeline Shirley as burlesque artist and opera singer who, in a Philadelphia production, refused to pay for boots and tried them in court before Judge Bitner. The scene drew astonishment as she demonstrated improvised footwear and tights on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Shirley
Stiner
Townsend
New York
Shirley
Dicheamsker
Robinson Cragoe
Philadelphia
Bitner
Miss Shirley
New York Standard
Inert Solvent Quip From Youth's Companion
A fragment cites James B. Buckham in Youth's Companion noting that the solvent is inert. The brief appears as a clipped quotation emphasizing scientific or educational content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamea B Bockham
Sheriff Redgrave stories from British Columbia frontier
In Donald British Columbia near the Columbia River the famed Sheriff Redgrave recalls a grim anniversary. He recounts two perilous episodes: a grizzly encounter that killed his comrade when a single gun misfired and a小 smallpox outbreak among Caribou Indians where a drastic, now-legendary plan led to the disease’s disappearance.
Indian Mortars and Nipmuc Mills in Worcester Area
An excerpt from the Worcester Gazette describes Nipmuc tribal corn mortars and soapstone vessels found in Millbury Sut ton and near Kitville. It notes groves and hilltop sites used for drying corn and a watering trough used for generations on a local farm near Ramshorn stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin ‘Chrirch
Anna‘Win
Philip
Nipmuc
Grafton
Haranamisco
Kitville
Keith Hill
Nipmucs
Millbury
Sutton
Worcester Gazette
Birthplace of Hiram Powers in Woodstock Vermont
The article describes Woodstock Vermont as the birthplace of sculptor Hiram Powers. It notes a ruined foundation and chimney overgrown by vines on the old Powers homestead site overlooking a valley and the Ottaquechee River. The piece recalls Powers as America's early great sculptor whose youth hinted at his later Greek Slave work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Powers
America
Woodstock
Vermont
Ottaqueeches
Powera
Boston Commonwealth
Legacy of Michelangelo across art and eras
The text surveys Michelangelo as painter, sculptor, and architect and notes his long study of anatomy, grand pope Julius II tombs, and The Last Judgment. It recalls Queen Victoria’s long reign and changing world leadership, ending with remarks on U S presidents including Van Buren, Tyler, and Cleveland in a Kansas City Times context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angel
Julius II
St. Peter
Rome
Victoria
England
Gladstone “Turquie
Balicbury
van Buren
Wom
United States
Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Kansas City Times
Markets in Moline and New York Report
Financial notes show mercantile rates and bond bids in New York while Chicago grain and produce quotes reflect November settlements. Live stock at the Chicago stockyards lists hogs, cattle, and sheep ranges with receipts and price bands along with a dental advertisement ending the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cai
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Bunds
Pacific
Chicago Grain and Produce
Chicago
Yulua
Lloss
Western Rangers
Marriage Licenses Granted in Rock Island and Nearby Areas
Local records show numerous marriage licenses issued across Rock Island, LeClaire, Moline, and surrounding communities. Names include Amanda H Wiggins, Mary L Jennings, Luella Pponn, LeClaire residents, and additional couples listed in the county clerk's docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock In
Ai Ip
Winegel
Amanda H. Bte
Wiggins
Mary L. Jennings
Ei Smith
Moline
Mia
Angelinx
Rajitya
Remar
Rock Island
Luellapponn
LeClaire
Owa
Ora N. Johnson
Hillsdale
Harriett
Stella Gloger
Waterown
Lizj. Chassen Z Y. Oberstaller
Lizxte
Probate notices and estate actions summary
Probate filings include distributions and receipts for Juergen Bhiers and Anna Schaibie claims. estates of Olof Edlund Adam Alday Carl Almgren Swaon Palmgeist Wm Garshall Anna Schaible Henry Omslaer John Seuss J S Matthews and guardianship for minor heirs of Ann Guyer. Appointments, bonds, sales, and inventory actions approved or ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juergen Bhiers
Olof G Edlund
Anna B. Schaibie
B.F Knox
Adam Alday
Mary Alday
Will
Carlj Almgren
Johanna Almgren
Swaon Palmgypist
O. P Shalin
Andrew Lindgren
Nela G. Johnson
Appka
Wm. Garshall
Anna M Phillips
Catherine Phillips
Anna
Schaible
Henry Omslaer
John Seuss
J S. Matthews
J. W Drury
Ann. Guyer
Albert Dinger
Property Transfers and a Masons Meet in Rock Island Area
A listing of property transfers across Moline Rock Island and South Moline with multiple deeds, parcels and buyers including Poole Stewart Trenkenschuh Cooke Prouty Johnson Donovan and Sonneville. The Masons Lodge No.67 of Rock Island held a meeting in Rock Island with about two hundred members present, conducting third degree work followed by a banquet hosted by Eastern Star members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E Poole
Mattie E. Poole
Andrew Friberg
Moline
Jacob Stewart
Mary Swinburn
Stewart
South Moline
George W Trenkenschuh
Amelia
Pollard
Waber & Peetzs
Rock Island
Frank
Cooke Fred C Prouty
Molne Building & Loan Association
John W Johnson
Blk S
Moline Ae Power Co
Boney
Joseph Bowser
Joseph Kioner
David Walker
Sey Nwig
Hawovb Johnson
Cornelius Donovan
Webb
H Guyer
George E Bailey
Edgewood Park
Louis
John Tetens
N Brashar
Sanderson
Brashar
John Farber tolTda May Cole
Uwit
Anastacia Murphy
Olive
Gilbert Petty
Coal Valley
Heagy
John A Mobris
Hampton
William Dr Dry
Samuel Peterson
Mason
Milan
Coot
A.k & AM
Eastern Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mia Wallace G Skidmore
Dan Fisher
St. Joe, Mo
Groevy
H A Fay
de Witt, Is
L. P Savages
Frank Wall
Williams, White & Co.'s
Minnie Rodelius
H Clay Waller
Stewartville
Wyanet
Waller
T. B Willson
O. BH. Tainter
Church Building Society
H. L. Bullen
Congregational Church
Gun Ford
Swedish Olive Lodge
Axel Swanson
Springfield
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
W. A. MacBeth
Manufacturers
E. Noreling
Vasa, Minn
Augustana College
Burlington
Arcomaittes Ap
Hieliquenoures
New Seay
Reynolds
Harry Wotnell
Peterson Bros
Knox County Bar
Orentz
Moline Camp
M. W.A
ER. P. Smith
Rock Telaid
Savanna
O. O. Strom
Augustana Seminary
McPherson
Kan
Davenport Fair and Exposition
Rachel Bunker
Baptist Ministerial Association
Calvary Baptist Church
O. P. Sowers
Elmer Littlefield
Vallie Parker
H. E. Barber
Company F
Kohler
Messrs
H B Hubbard
John Rinck
Robert Malcolm, Sr
Charles Hendricks
Everts Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Barnard & Leas
Leonard Book
Nelson
Seventh Avenue
Mr. Nelson
Lincoln
Neb
Rufus Walker
Onarga
Kas
O'Meara
Frank Walker
J. A Harrington
August DeMuellenaere
Daebellishn
J.D. Shaffer
J. F. Lardner
Deere & Co
O. O. Smith
Congregational Church of the Redeemer
North Side
Ayer
Colonel Slumky
Ios
Opera Bouffe Brimger
Qhildren
Taike
Misa Fadd
Emma
Sreten Ae Og
Sheriff Redgrave
Columbia River
British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Donald
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Sheriff
Oshibou
Ayamerve
New ‘York Sun
Michael Angelo
Queen Victoria
New York Financial
Board of Trade
Igo
Park—Novemer
Burbank
Hobrona
Cape Cod
Parkhurst
Barre
Hood
N. Parkhurst
Gealer
C. S. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Cacre
Turee
Or Gaye
Hutton
L. D. Oe Co
Kankakee
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