Davenport News Recaps Local Incidents and Social Events
A sweep of items from Davenport and surrounding areas covers accidents, marriages, and society notes. Highlights include a compound arm fracture from a rope incident, a stabbing outcome update, marriage announcements, travel and work moves, burials, court actions, burglaries, a child rescued from a freight car, and social club planning for autumn events. Major names include Miss Zonica Johnson, John Line, Mrs. Williams, S. Savage, and Rev. M. Sandell as part of ongoing local interest.
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Mary Busenbark
Cambridge
Ee Ee
Bhs
Esa Lenee
Geneseo
Mist Zonica
Johnson
John T
Jem McCorrison
Eorge A. Hines
Ant
Illinois Central Railroad
Moline
J. Keester
Company F
New Orleans
Company Cable
Piffany
Connecticut
Washington
Capital
Mr. Cable
Mas Wiliams
Rock Island
St Davenport
Williams
G. Scholes
Rising City
Neb
Upper Iowa
Thirvenug
Peterson
Is—Forman
Dav
Jiade
Council notes clash over street rail sidetrack and posters
Unofficial council notes recount heated debate on denying a side track crossing Twenty third street to block box cars and preserve a ditch. Officials clash over Postal Telegraph night office terms, bill posters ordinances, and paving Nineteenth Street with calls for drainage districts and timely action.
Local businessmen urge open telegraph line against city hurdle
Businessmen argue the city council should not block the Postal Telegraph Cable Co. from building through Moline. They warn a monopoly by Western Union could worsen and say open access would boost facilities and competition as the Postal line expands with demand. Public sentiment favors allowing outside capital to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-third Street
Lovejoy
Rockford
Fifteenth Street
McBeth
Twenty
McBeth and Gould
Aeloona
Police Postal Telegraph Co
Chadwick
Aldermazn Fones
Moline
Rock Island
Wagnerville
Western Union
Vinton
P’ostal Telegraph Cable Co
Ce Ee
Musicale at Home of the Stephens Trust
The second musicale in a series at Sixth Avenue home of Misses Stephens drew a delighted young crowd. Performances included piano solo by Nellie Stephens, vocal by Daisy Bullen, flute by John Samuels, vocal by Agnes Barnard, piano by Miss Huntoon, and a recitation by Mamie Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Sixth Avenue
Misses Stephens
Nellie Stephens
Daisy Bullen
John Samuels
Agnes. Barnard
Turning Back the Pages of 1855 Two Cities Directory
Davis presents a relic from 1855 by Wm B Spencer, a small Moline Rock Island directory with 188 pages. It lists county officers and early businessmen, with Moline at 1968 inhabitants and Rock Island at 4144, plus manufacturing figures and product types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Moline
Rock Island
Spencer
John M. Gould
George W. Pleasants
J. B. Danforth
Republican
Benj. Harper
Harper
Aseiatis
Paige Industries
John Deere
Death of Mrs Nancy Donnan Brings Local Traces of Early Ireland Settlement
Mrs Nancy Donnan aged 65 died in Ewart Poweshiek County Iowa. Her remains were taken to the Homestead Cemetery Rural township for interment beside her husband. The Bonnan family settled Rural township in the 1840s and helped establish the U P church at the Homestead Cemetery. Their daughter Mrs McGonagil, present at her mother’s bedside, had recently visited two injured sisters from a railway wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Donnan
W. A. McGonagil
Ewart
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Moline
Homestead
Rural Township
Bonnan
Ireland
U. P
Homestead Cemetery
McGonagil
Unclaimed Letters at Moline Post Office 1891 List
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Rock Island county Illinois post office for the week ending October 8 1891. Names shown include Middleton Jan, When calling for above please say advertised and give list date. Journal entries note mailers Jom M Horr P Mi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island County
Jom M
Horr
Fish in Rock River Stocked by U S Fish Car
The United States Fish Commission carNo 1 visited Rock River Tuesday afternoon to stock the stream with bass and perch as part of a Iowa tour. Capt F P Hagan Homer Graves and William Britton direct the operation. After Rock River the car will proceed to Quincy and a stock car will head to New Mexico streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Fish Commission
Rock River
Rock Island
Iowa
F. P. Hagan
Baltimore
Quincy
New Mexico
Knights of Pythias Aid Geneseo Lodge Inauguration
About thirty five members from St. George Lodge in Utopia and Knights from Rock Island and Davenport assisted Grand Chancellor Scherer in instituting Utopia Lodge No 810 at Geneseo. The new lodge started with thirty eight members and officers were initiated. After a late supper at the Geneseo House, the group returned to their cities at 3 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George Lodge
K. of P
Rock Island
Davenport
Geneseo
Scherer
Utopia Lodge
Knights of the Three Cities
Parker's Patent A Compressed Spring Motor Revives Small Machinery
A. S. Parker of 2209 Seventh Avenue has invented an automatic compressed spring motor to run fans pumps and small machinery. The device uses springs to power a gear train and pulleys and is offered in several sizes with a claim of low cost to install and operate versus water or electric motors. Parker is working with Williamson Bros. on Railroad Avenue and has demonstrated a model capable of powering a fan set. larger units are planned to replace windmills for pumping water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Seventh Avenue
Segur
Ania Wate
Walker
Williamson L Bros
Railroad Avenue
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Endorsed for Dyspepsia in Lowell Ad
Testimonial from M Nutts of Hecho Lowell Massachusetts credits Ayer's Sarsaparilla with curing two years of dyspepsia and liver complaints after apothecary recommended it. The user reports a $3 cost and declares the medicine now a family staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Summer St
Lowell Mars
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Bune
Comatory
Ibvasys
Pegan
Port Byron
Bureau
Chicago
Halsted Anne
Ager
Alstrict Court
Scott County
William Houghton
Jeff
Galesburg
Fred Matteson
Young People’s Society of the
Swedish Lutheran Church
Moline Kitchen Garden
Mother Goose
Goslings
Ike Hart
Squire Vivill
Ike
John Kelly
Kelly
Grand J
M. Sandell
Strom
Sweden
Mr. Sandell
H. O. Lindeblad
A. W. Ostlund
St. Peter, Minn
Sandell
Are
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W.A. Giles
P. J. Wagner
Giles
Wagner
Jacob B Giles
Panteras
Mam
Digpanyskain
Frank Anderson
Oakleaf
Bill Poater
Wessel
John Cady
Weasel
Nineteenth Street
Sugar Hollow
the Musicale
Bvenning
The
Mince Stephens
Moline and
ROCK /SLAND
Mrs
Jan
Tedell
Jno Trulson
Monroe
Jos
Pack
Fish Commissions
Utopia
Knights of
Parker's
Hood
Sersaparilla
DE. J.C, Ayer . CO
Lowell
Mass
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