Pricey coal fuels rail chokehold, calls for reform
In Moline, amid a vast coal field, prices soar from eleven cents to fifteen cents per bushel and freight costs spike. The letter argues railroads control coal supplies, curb competition, and push costs higher, urging cheaper routes and breakups of carrier power. It notes hard coal from eastern mines and Pennsylvanian pricing, plus CRI & P and Peoria routes influencing rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle
Moline
Pennsylvania
Pennestvans
West Western
Eant
Peoria
Chicago
Peoria RR
CRI & P
Governor Pardons Two Men in Joliet Case
Gov Cullom pardons Joseph Green and Francis Morrell after their highway robbery case. Bound over after a preliminary hearing, they pleaded guilty at the January term and received ten years in Joliet State Penitentiary. The pardon for Green cites consumption and a desire to send him home. The piece humorously urges Cod Liver Oil for inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov” Cullom
Joseph Green
Francis Morrell
Moline
Esq . Swander
Joliet
Green
Lodge Report From German U O U D Conrad Grantz
Conrad Grantz reports to Moline Grove No 26 A U D that the lodge organized Jan 30 1872 now has 48 German members. they have paid 3727 75 to benefit funds and 4675 for sickness aid plus 152 67 for funeral expenses and 6024 50 to the state mortuary fund totaling 3374 68 outside small incidentals. they have received 2000 from the state mortuary fund for four deaths and about 900 on hand. member death benefits include 50 to widows and 1000 to a member’s family, with 5 weekly during sickness or accident until return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Grantz
Moline Grove
U.D
Suk
Grand Grove
Grove
Bear attack kills Fritz Wolfkan in Black Hills hunt
A letter from John Carlson, dated Central City Dakota, reports Fritz Wolfkan formerly of Moline killed by a bear while deer hunting in the Black Hills. Wolfkan and a companion followed a bear trail, joined by J. Waton, and within a thicket the bear charged. Weaver fired, both climbed trees, shots fired, but Wolfkan suffered grievous injuries and died. He was 28 and had come to this country from S70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carlson
Central City
Dakota
Fritz Wolfkan
Moline
Black Hills
Wolfkan
Weaver
J. Wateon
Wateon
Wolfman
East Moline Annexation Debate Sparks Local Letters
A reader letter from East Moline residents challenges a Union article urging annexation to the city. The letter argues residents oppose expansion, cites street and sidewalk conditions, tax impacts, and warns of misleading claims about majority support.
East Moline Should Join Moline City, Urges Local Paper
A Moline paper argues East Moline should join the city corporation. It says locals will better manage public affairs, warns against outside influence, and notes East Moline’s population over 1000 and voting strength could trigger a new ward when re districting next spring.
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Dispatch Beleves
Zens
Union
Moline
East Moline
General City Corporation
Wheelock
Trunks and Umbrellas Featured at Elirsch’s
An endless assortment of trunks valises umbrellas and canes fills Elirsch’s display attracting shoppers seeking travel and fashion accessories at the city store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elirsch’s
Coal hauler assault case in Davenport to face judge
Oscar Wiley and James O Day, coal haulers for Michael Crow of Davenport, attacked a man after a midnight trip to Moline. O Day fled, Wiley pursued by wagon. officers arrested Wiley near Deere Company. Wiley to appear before Judge Grover Tuesday at 2 pm on state and city charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wiley
James O'Day
Michael Crow
Davenport
Asl
Moline
O'Day
Wiley
Deere & Co
Pierce
Henderson
Kittleson
Calaboose
Juahes Grover
Tragic death of C and N W railroad worker near Clinton
Thomas Cowley brother of Geo Tuffley, a five year C and N W railroad employee between Clinton and Boone Iowa, died after a week of illness on a train. He was single and to marry soon in Racine Wisconsin. His parents were notified and joined the burial party. the railroad furnished free transport for the body and relatives to Racine where he was buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cowley
Geo Tuffley
Clinton
Boone
Iowa
Racine
Wisconsin
Tuffley
R. R. Co
Water supply plan for Moline and Rock Island
Citizens discuss creating a private corporation to build joint pumping works on the river bank above Mohne with reservoirs on the bluff. Water would be supplied to both cities at a fair price, aiming to prevent abuses and ensure efficiency, modeled after Davenport. The proposal calls for council ordinances and thorough discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island
Mohne
Davenport
Hats and Historical Notices at Hirsch's The Peoria Papers
The item mentions Hirsch's Hats and caps in Peoria with the Peoria Journal of the 19th century. It notes anniversaries and1919 era editors including Col Pickett of the Rock Island Register, later of Paducah and Lincoln Nebraska. It reflects on Pickett's career and local ties to Moline and Brown Mapes. Gentlemen's neckwear new styles at Simon Hirsch's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria Journal
Charles H Dean
Peoria Democratic Press
Washington Cockle
Stephen A Douglas
Springfield
Douglas
Peona Register
Thomas J Pickett
Col Pickett
Rock Island Register
Ilinois State Senate
Moline
Chase Ainsworth
Government Island
Brown Mapes
Hemenway
Col
Pickett
Louisville
Paducah
W. Vinton
Lincoln
Road improvements spark praise from Moline residents
Citizens who once criticized Rodman avenue now defend the expenditure as wise and payback evident in rising property values. Officials are praised for prudent public works as meetings at local churches promote confession of sin and invite all to attend ongoing religious gatherings led by Rev Burhams and Rev Terrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rodman Avenue
United Brethren Church
P C Burhams
Free Methodist Church
J G Terrill
Salve advertised for skin ailments by Richards & Lohrbeck
An antique trade notice promotes a skin salve claiming effectiveness for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a price of twenty five cents per box and lists Richards & Lohrbeck as sellers with an unclear address line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards & Lohrbeck
Wee Wa
Mrs C Starr Returns from Columbia vicinity
Mrs C Starr came back from Herkimer County New York after eight weeks with her aged father Rev Ben McKeon of the Free Will Baptist Church. The old minister died at 81 and was buried beside his father and grandfather Rev John Williams, a five generation remove from Roger Williams.
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C. Starr
Columbia
Herkimer Co
N. Y
Ben McKeon
Free Will Baptist Church
John Williams
Roger Williams
Providence
Rhodesland
Mr. Starr
P R Reed
FF Clapp
la Maille
Ill
Clapp
Clapps
Barnard
Procession of Farm Wagons Delivers Pork to Packing House
A Wednesday morning parade of 14 farm wagons carried 7 live hogs to JOS Gilmore's packing house from Jacob Weaver's. The animals weighed about 300 pounds each, totaling 22 500 pounds. Valued at 425 per hundred, the lot brings close to 1 000 dollars, enabling operations at Jake Weaver's farm for some time.
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Jos Gilmore
Jacob Weaver
Main St
Jake Weaver
Aluminum Moline mills idle as water falls and ice forms
Low water and ice halt both Moline saw mills temporarily. Dimock Gould & Co workers dig a channel while Keator & Son expect about two more weeks of work. The season has been unusually good with few accidents and promising profits from lumber. A caucus is called to choose a ward four alderman candidate for December elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Dimock, Gould & Co
Keator & Son
Local notes from Rock Island visitors and area updates
Rock Island visitors include Chas Allsbrow and Mrs Blanchard with kin from Wheatland and Kenton, sharing reminiscences. Sermon times shift at the Methodist church to alternate Sundays starting Nov 21 with Rev Bentley as pastor. Mrs I C Lewis improves after illness as coal trade at Happy Hollow remains brisk and Savanna bridge project nears completion. Congressman Farwell’s ship canal plan is hoped to succeed, and Baptist services continue with Rev HOSPP Warren. Sabbath school led by Deacon I D Edwards.
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Chas Allsbrow
Rock Island
Blanchard
Wheatland
Iowa
Chas Arenshield
McCance
Kenton
Ohio
Arcnechield
Dave
Methodit
Bentley
I. C Lewis
Hunter
Happy Hollow
Savanna
M & St P
Lanark
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Congressman Farwell
Lasalle
Mississippi
Moline
Baptist Church
Hos PP
Warren
I. D Edwards
Hammock’s Wild Way Tops Cleveland News Oddities
An Illinois exchange recounts Elis Hammock's reckless wind driven stunt that toppled Justice Irwin, with notes on St Jacobs Gil and warnings about rheumatism and other diseases from the Great German Remedy as a local motto rub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
J S Irwin
St Jacobs Gil
Woodbine
Deacon
Dr Kine's New Discovery Promises Swift Lung Relief
Suffering readers are urged to try Dr Kina's New Discovery for throat and lung ailments. Richards & Lohrbeck's drug store offers a free trial bottle, with a regular bottle priced at $1.00, claiming hundreds of cures where other medicines failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Kine
Dr Kina
Richards & Lohrbeck
Remedy for Pain with St Jacobs Oil Cited
The notice praises St Jacobs Oil as a cure for pain and mocks growling. It also mentions Postmaster Hemenway publishing the address of three Swedish individuals with registered packages, leading to the discovery of two of the parties involved in a public matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Jacobs
Hemenway
Remarkable Kidney Pad Ads and Cough Syrup Promotion
An advertisement highlights the Excelsior Kidney Pad with claims of its benefits explained to Mrs Win E McKech nie in Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup for bronchial issues and colds. The ad cites Go on advice and urges readers to try the syrup priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win E McKechnie
Toledo
Ohio
J Ro Cairns
Sewanee Co. Mich
Turk
Winter Preparations and Local Trade Report
The piece notes a seasonal slowdown due to cold weather while farmers prep for winter and grain buyers handle remaining potatoes. It highlights local merchants A Cobb, Parker, Brookmin, Mosher Brothers, and others stocking dry goods, groceries, boots, hardware, lumber, and harnesses. It also praises doctors, the An dalusia House, Tululu harbor securing, and the public school under teachers McPhail and Morehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Viola
Ruby
Wide Wilson
M Boney & Co
Cobb
Parker
H Brookmin
Mosher Bro
A W Smith
Ed Strohmin
Thompson & Smith
Andalusia
Cunningham
Tululu
Bromly
McPhail
Morehouse
No stone unturned B and O touts new sleepers
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad pledges superior service on the Chicago to East route with lavish spending and palace sleepers. The new cars boast higher seats better ventilation and spacious smoking areas to enhance passenger comfort on through trains.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Thanksgiving Advice and Parish Life in Griggsville
The writer, Chapin, near Jacksonville at the CB & Q junction, shares Thanksgiving reflections from Griggsville visits. He cites Leigh Hunt on diet and exercise, urges digestion through activity, praises clean towns like Briggsville, notes Catholic and Protestant community strength, and closes with a call to temperate living and gratitude.
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Chapin
Jacksonville
CB &Q
Moline
Leigh Hunt
Griggsville
Ape Hunt
John Quncy Adams
Potomac
Briggsville
Good Old
Fourth ward meets to nominate Alderman candidate
Republican voters of the Fourth ward will meet at Timm's Hall Saturday evening at 7 30 to nominate a candidate for Alderman in said ward to fill the vacancy caused by A P Fisk moving from the ward. The election will be held Dec 1. Everett WheeLock Ward Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
Timm’s Hall
A. P. Fisk
Everett
Wheelock
Cethlonon Ceenaa
Trains Increase to Fifty-One Daily With Dining Cars
A transit notice states through trains rise to fifty-one daily with Sundays included. The 51s M train on the B and reaches Washington a night earlier than 5 16 Pom schedules, while Chicago lines outrun 5 15 Pom trains. Dining cars and sleepers are added, promising taste and elegance aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Curcaco Capitalists Plan Elegant Private Hotel
Curcaco capitalists propose building an private hotel at an estimated cost of 500000 dollars. The plan highlights an upscale project aiming to attract travelers and boost local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcaco
Markets Report Prices Rise Across Local Staples
Local markets show high prices for staples with hay at 14 dollars per ton and corn around 31 tons per bushel. Slaughter hogs fetch 450 dollars, beef cattle 275 to 426, and chick en prices retail at 10 cents. Butter two cents per pound, eggs 22 to 26 cents per dozen. Chicago wholesale wheat 96 cents to 1.12 per bushel, oats 3.70, rye 8 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comrad Grantz
Rock Island
Chicago
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