Davenport Daily Rail Schedule Notice
Train times and departures from the C R I & P depot describe Day Express and Night Express to Chicago and Milwaukee with remarks about baggage and departure preparation. Notices indicate which lines run on Saturdays and Sundays, upcoming Sunday departures from Chicago, and general travel guidance.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Patl
PAS AM
SABOM
Pitts Street
Mall
NoTres
Burglary Foiled at James Shaw Store on Wells Street
Officer Lee discovers a broken back window at James Shaw store, one intruder inside and another signaling outside. The burglar escapes through the front door, pursued by Lee and fellow officers but not captured. Shaw reports only $2.00 missing and credits Lee with preventing a heavier loss. Also notes new Main street sewer cistern and pipe size upgrades.
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Lee
Wells Street
James Shaw
Pierce
Kettleson
Mr. Shaw
Main Street
German Lady Wins Release For Her Geese
Police converged on a flock of geese violating the local ordinance. A rood German owner asked a railroad conductor near the depot for permission to pet her geese. The conductor told her to inform Fred Asterlund to release them, and she recovered her geese and thanked the conductor who she mistook for the city marshal.
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Fred Asterlund
Mrs Pierce Opens Dressmaking Shop on Bass Street
Mrs A S Pierce returns from a six week eastern trip studying fall and winter styles and opens a dressmaking establishment on Bass Street near Ed McGraw's grocery. She invites old customers and new patrons, aiming to continue her well known Moline reputation.
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A S Pierce
Andalusia Letter Attacks Local Tax Payer Bleeding Shyster
A teathy letter from Robert Ross of Andalusia criticizes a county politician dubbed a shyster for draining taxpayer funds. The writer questions Andalusia’s reputation for backing Ballard as its counts representative and suggests alternative candidates such as Dr Cozad Sam Boney or John Bulfum.
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teatHy
Robert Ross
Andalusia
Ballard
Dr Cozad
Sam Boney
John Bulfum
City Begins Durable Street Work With Drain-Supported Crossings
Mayor Wheelock oversees street improvements adding underlaid drains at key crossings to channel surplus water and eliminate dangerous ditches. Officials say solid, costly upfront work proves cheapest in the end.
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Wheelock
Streeter's vulgar speeches spark protests in Rock Island
The Greenback candidate Mr Streeter faced accusations of vulgar language and smutty stories during a city speech in Rock Island. Several attendees left the hall, prompting a reminder that wit must not sacrifice decency for an audience.
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Streeter
Rock Island
Apples Weigh Heavy in Local Office Visitors
The Palmyra township apples weighing up to nineteen ounces drew attention at the Sterling Gazette office. The Dispatch also notes receiving several apples last week from Mr. Palmer of the county weighing as high as 22 ounces. The office remained sturdy against the onslaught of fruit.
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Gazette
Palmyra
Sterling Gazette
Palmer
Women and swearing mocked by local courtroom notes
Magistrate Grover catalogs September fines totaling 49 95 with 13 40 suspended and 85 65 paid for minor offenses. A retail plug for Hirsch's hats and caps appears alongside an upcoming speech by Gen Stephen A Hurt at Peal's Hall in Moline.
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Poriws
Grover
Stephen A. Hurtbut
Peal’s
Moline
Stephen
Autumn Comes With Gentle Sunshine And Vivid Foliage
The locality enjoys a rare spell of ideal autumn weather with genial sun and a gentle breeze. Smoke lingers over hilltops while foliage shows vibrant colors and the air feels healthful with every breath.
Worker Injured in Mill Accident at Dimock Gould & Co
A gang sawyer at Dimock Gould & Co was pulled into machinery this morning. His clothing entangled, he suffered major tearing of garments and multiple bruises with possible internal injuries. He was taken to his home in Rock Island for medical care.
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Lod Ftoover
Dimock, Gould & Co
Flo
Rock Island
Andy Gilmore Remembered in Joplin Farewell
Mr and Mrs Andy Gilmore have located in Joplin Missouri. Gilmore was known as the founder and proprietor of the Milan Journal and later connected with the Moline Review. The tribute notes he was a good man and should keep his fingers on a lead pencil as long as he lives.
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Joplin
Andy Gilmore
Surgeon Removes Encysted Tumor From Adam Glace Eye
Dr Dunn operated this afternoon to remove a large encapsulated tumor from the left eye of Adam Glace of Dimock, Gould & Co. The patient endured the painful procedure well and the tumor, half an inch in diameter, was removed intact without rupturing the sac.
Visitors from Plow City Bring Music to Capers Residence
A number of colored people with the Plow City Band visited Mrs John Capers last evening and surprised Miss Lizzie Robinson from Chicago. The evening featured vocal and instrumental music and a recitation. Miss Robinson departed for Chicago this morning.
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Plow City
John Capers
Lizzie Robinson
Chicago
Arrest of Otto Hidelund in bonus snuff case near river front
On Wednesday A Hors arrested Otto Hidelund, accused of operating a bonus snuff and tobacco factors line along the river fronting the city. He was taken to Chicago this morning to answer the charge before the United States Commissioner.
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A. Hors
Otto Hidelund
Chicago
United States
Street work aims to improve Bass Street by church
Street Commissioner Shallberg macadamizes Bass street along the Congregational church. The church plans to lay drain tile along the gutter to provide an even and easy approach for teams arriving at the church.
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Shallberg
Bass Street
Congregational Church
Pritts Announces Return to Vote on November 2
Laurin Hiram Pritts writes from Washington to Deacon Richards that he will be home to vote on November 2 and that Pitts is employed in the auditor's office, owning property in the First ward and always voting for presidential candidates.
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Laurin
Hiram Pritts
Deacon Richards
Washington
Pitts
Merchants urged to advertise in rival papers
The writer argues that Moline traders lose business to Rock Island and Davenport because they do not advertise in those towns' papers. He asserts customers tend to shop where they are invited and suggests local merchants should place ads in neighboring newspapers.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Truesdell Addresses Dem Rally Then Makes Milan Stop
Mr Hi Lewis accompanied Hon B Truesdell by buggy to the Island on Wednesday. He then visited Rock Island and Milan where he spoke last night. The Milan meeting is likely his final Democratic rally in this county.
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Hi Lewis
Truesde
Truesdell
Rock Island
Milan
Garfield and Arthur Flag Flies Proudly Over Main Street
A splendid Garfield and Arthur flag waves along Main Street, seeming to take pride in its noble duty as the breeze toys with its fabric. The banner bears gallant names, inspiring local onlookers with a sense of community pride.
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Garfield and
Arthur
Main Street
Republican support urged for stability and growth
The column urges business leaders to back Republican rule to maintain the country’s prosperity. It calls on Moline to show support for the Fourteenth battalion, notes local officers and a governor's staff presence, and mentions church service changes with Rev E C Freeman. A note about Dr Cook’s improved car coupler and a new model shipment to Chicago is included amid other miscellaneous items.
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Dr Cook
Chicago
Rock Island notes show deaths arrests and civic events
Local items report three deaths in Rock Island and police making thirty two arrests in August. The column notes school enrollment, church relocations, land offers, marriage licenses, sales tax stamps, a steamer drowning case, theater plans, and political club activities in the Rock Island area.
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Durine
Rock Island
Everiit
Embankment Work Accelerated by Rock Island Route Cars
The city of Rock Island employs sixty men to widen the embankment across the slough. The Rock Island and Peoria Railway Co furnishes twenty patent gravel cars instead of flats, enabling rapid unloading by a snow plow like device drawn by a locomotive. This innovation cuts labor and time, shortening completion to about one month.
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Rock Island
Rock Island & Peoria R. R Co
Union
Peoria Road
Cr.i & P
Unsuccessful Search For Louis Bysinger After River Accident
Wednesday search efforts on the river by W J Browne and others failed to locate Louis Bysinger who fell overboard returning from a Republican meeting in Minoc ity. The Garfield and Arthur club funded the search and urged help for the deceased’s destitute parents. The event is described as tragic yet not politically charged, with a call to avoid sensational distortions by critics.
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Tuk Garfield
Arthur Club
Lewis Bysinger
Bysinger
Viola
Andalusia
Rock Island
Turner Hall
Garfield and Arthur Club
Herbert Nourse
Glee Club
Moline
W J Browne
Louis Bysinger
Republican
Minois City
Abell
The
Argus
Doubt Cast Over Tie Argus Claim On Viola Tragedy
The advocate attacks an assertion that Bysinger was a Democrat and hired to board the steamer Viola, suggesting the claim aims to blame others for the drowning. The writer insists Bysinger acted of his own free will, noting if a Democrat he erred and if the fall was accidental, no one bears responsibility, though the loss is regretted.
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Eiker & Dindinger
Second Avenue
Rock Island
Capt. Jones
Louis Bysinger
Viola
Rural
Samuel Adams
Jas. Cook
R. L. Bollman
J. C. Warnock
Major Grout
Moline
Major Beardsley
Tie Argus
Bysinger
Weyerhaeuser & An
Illini Leaders to Speak in Peoria and State Fair Notes
Governor Cullom and General Logan scheduled to speak in Peoria while Illinois fairs face mixed results. The Norfolk cotton steamer Isaac Bell burned, Cincinnati raises funds for a West art museum gift, and Milwaukee jury fails to reach a verdict in a murder case.
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Cullom
Peoria
Logan
Champaign
Isaac Bell
Norfolk
Cincinnatti
C. W. West
Milwaukee
Oe Robinson
Lord &*Co.4
New York
Willow Ware
Baltimore
Richmond
Robert Burns
Dental Park
Vms Curtis
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Moline, Ill
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Rock Island & Pacific
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Grant
Warren
Ohio
GovuLp & Co
Roc River
SS. Wallace
Cratica
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Salisbury
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Foundries
Ed McGraw’s
Coverdale
Newcomb House
Kennedy's
Clendenin’s
Henry Mars
Penny Sloughers
Straw
Cincinnati
Ohio Dental College
Barney Cleaveland
Charity of Friends
Jor Miller
Morris’ Old Drug Store
Mr. Bardenweaper
Knell
Temperance Billiard Hall
Main and
Atkinson Streets
C.H. Deere
New England
Mc- Pine Plow Company
Ovr
John Dickson
Malan
W. J Entrikin
Illinois City
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Conn
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Moline Building and Loan Association
Ira Whitehead
John Cleland
Lon McLain
Batallion
Moline Republicans
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Wixon
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Morris
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W H Edwards
John Deere
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Clendenin
New Garfield
Arthur Ag
W R Moore
Moline Plow Co
Moline National Bank
Gro Watixer
R.H. Moore
Fairfield
Iowa
Fairfield Journal
Otr Methodist
J. 8. McCord
Moline M. E
Mr Barnard
Bro. Ross
Disratcu
Hirsch’s
M. E. Church
E. C. Freeman
Minneapolis
Ap Fine! Line
GR Parmer
Onarga Ills
H.C. Wivitt
Carroll County
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B McCanky
Ife
Sruipen
Blanchard & Bailey
Milan Road
Ninth Street
Fourth
Sixth Avenues
J M Beramsrey
W J Entrikin
Coal Valley
James Horan
Donaldson
Reuben R. Roth
Lydia V. Vandiveer
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Nettie Buck
George Stearns
Kate Fassnacht
Haney L Scart
Internal Revenue
Millard DD Bruce
Mary Lewis
Swan P Johnson
Ida Almeted
Winfield Scott Mumma
Myra I. Wilson
Coe County Creek
DoNa Alpson
Edwin G Frazer
May E Bryant
Thomas B Hanley
LeClaire
Flora M. Free
Port Byron
Thi Umon
Louw Colgrove
Oregon
Jowan T Raymann
Harper's Theatre
J S McCord
A R Morgan
Aledo
Mr . McCord
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