Diary of a rookie in camp up all night and day
A raw recruit chronicles the first day in camp in a humorous diary. He endures sleep interruptions, fatigue calls, drill, mess, and fatigue work while noting missteps, curious officers, and his wish for a normal army life. Names appear as generic soldiers and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabye
Namie
Samson
Bola Jarson
Phat
Ome
Blanco
Miles
Tom Nocely
Scott
Cap
Ceasar
George Washington
Jennie
Gen. Lee
Dennie
Stuart
Fetter
Regimental Dell
Jennnie
Rail line visit hints at Rock Island St. Louis expansion
Chicago officials visited Rock Island as railroad magnates discuss using control of the C P St L to gain a line into St. Louis. The move could explain Peoria rumors of a St Louis to St Paul line and reflects the companies’ tentative plans amid financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Rock Island & Peoria
St. Louis
Peoria
St. Paul
Married July 14 Quiet ceremony at Davenport church
The friends of Fred Kuttler and Edith Beers report a very quiet marriage on July 14 at the Fourteenth Street New Church in Davenport. Rev. Craft officiated with witnesses George Sutherland of Maquoketa and Henry Tagge. The groom is a son of the Kuttler family tied to Healy’s Madi Leas Mfg Co. and the bride is from Stewartville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kuttler
Mise
Edith Beers
Fourteenth Street New Church
Davenpo
Craft
George Sutherland
Maqu Keta
Iowa
Henry Tagge
Kuttler
Healy
Madi Leas Mfg
Stwartile
Rededication of Milan Methodist Church This Weekend
The Milan Methodist church plans a Sunday rededication service to celebrate freeing the congregation from about $4000 in debt. Rev JB Rudder led a two year effort to retire the debt, with Rev WT Milburn scheduled to preach at the morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
JB. Rudder
WT. Milburn
United States Senate
America
Minne tonka to Duluth voyage notes from Sechler in Sault Ste. Marie
T M Sechler writes from Sault Ste. Marie August 29 about a journey from Lake Minnehonka to Minneapolis and Duluth. He describes train and steamer travel, harsh weather, and the Great Lakes locks near Rock Island and Moline. He notes large wharf power, potential mills, and extreme winter temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Minnetonka
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Duluth
Minnesota
United States
Northland
Recluse Doctor Dwells in Timber Hut Near Cambridge
A derelict physician named Dro Farrel lives alone in a crude timber hut east of Cambridge. Once wealthy and respected, his fortunes declined due to drinking, leaving only a horse and buggy. He fantasizes of hosting grand gatherings with notable guests and a city band, but none arrive as his mind wanders through imagined estates. He maintains a nocturnal routine, rising at midnight for coffee and bread before wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island & Peoria
Cambridge
Apain
Foundry Cupola Fire Disrupts Deere & Mansur Works
Fire damaged the cupola at the Deere and Mansur Co foundry forcing workers to quit yesterday. Repairs restored operation today while molders face heat related disruptions. Workers from Deere and Mansur challenge another foundry nine ball time and place to be agreed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere & Mansur Co
Deere & Co
Deere & & Mains
Crowded Schools Prompt Transfers and Building Needs
Board of Education reports high enrollment across nine buildings with Washington and Grant schools crowded. Eighth graders to move to Irving, potential new rooms for lower grades, adoption decisions on readers, and $15 muse fund and fire escapes approved. Anna Gran hired as librarian. janitor T L Thompson named. $2,157 spent on repairs. holiday granted for Tab or Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Missa Anna Gran
Board of Education
Ht. W. Cooper
F. H. Cooper
Ralph Entrikin
E. Heimbeck
IE. H. Sleight
C. N. Boman
Ainsworth
C. F Hemenway
John Swanson
A. J. Smith
H W. Cooper
Washington School
Irving School
John Ericsson
Irving
Washington
Grant
Lincoln
Seventh Street
Garfield
Sixteenth Street
High School
Grant School
Oan Buildings
Prrovbdts
Muse
Anna Gran
Ibra- Tian
Davenport Foundry and Machine Company
T. L. Thompson
Washington and Irving
Tabor
Wild Strawberry Extract Promoted for Infant Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a preventative and remedy for cholera infantum dysentery diarrhea and other summer illnesses, promising quick relief if kept on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
New name for Davenport Rock Island Bridge Co
An amendment to the charter was filed in Davenport changing the company to Davenport Rock Island Northwestern Railroad Co. The capital stock rises from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000. Some see a link to Chicago Northwestern and potential city access via a cut from Sterling or Fulton, but promoters remain secretive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport& Rock Island Bridge & Terminal Co
Crescent Bridge
Recorder’s
Davenport
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railroad Co
Chicago & Northwestern
Sterling
Fulton
Work At The Arsenal At Rock Island
The Rock Island arsenal remains largely unchanged with no confirmed order to reduce the force to 500, and no plans for widespread muster out of troops. Officers may be reassigned to manage ordnance stores, while shop staff stay busy and the arsenal is urged to stay supported as a national pride through continued labor and local cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Arsenal
Ordnance Department
Army
United States
May Amputate Again Seaman Wing Placed Under Surgeon General Notice
David King reports a telegram from the surgeon-general at Key West indicating Seaman John Wing may require a second amputation to save his life. Gangrene from the broken leg recurred, threatening further surgery above the knee if conditions worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John King
David King
Key West
John Wing
Turner Fair to Open New C G Turnverein Hall
At a Turnverein meeting a December fair and bazar were decided to inaugurate the new hall. The building will feature Moline’s largest gymnasium and a 40 by 60 dance hall on the first floor. A committee led by M. Rosenfield will manage the event with Harmes as secretary and Anderson as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Turnverein
Moline
M. 10
Rosenfield
U W. Harmes
C. I. Anderson
Adolph Oppenheimer
Herman Hannecke
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted for Health Appeal
A fragment promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for digestive comfort and overall health, urging readers to seek the product if digestion falters and appetite lags.
Sixteenth Illinois officers and men on the Relief list
Dr C E Whiteside assistant surgeon of the Sixth Illinois and Lt M H Lyon arrived in Philadelphia on the hospital ship Relief from Porto Rico with 244 sick soldiers. The list includes Major Baldwin Lieut Whiteside Lieut Clendenin Lieut Lyon and 11 other ranks plus 22 privates. Four deaths occurred on voyage due to typhoid fever. John C Culves color sergeant died at home from typhoid fever and consumption aged 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Whiteside
Relief
Philadelphia
Porto Rico
James W. Clendenin
Monmouth
Marvin H. Lyon
Moline
James Melliker
Frank Wagner
Martin L. Allpress
Albert O. Renick
Fred W. Taine
Charles Weldon
John Calderwood
Eugene Backius
Jesse G. Hunter
Tour
Eleventh Artillery
Ohio
Missouri Artillery
John C. Culves
Freeport
Tanner
Camp Alger
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Reveille
U.S
Eczema Cuticura
Caneld Dorata
T. Fulabre F'Myant
Bantiago
Stewartville
Milan M. 5
T. M. Sechler
Moliner
North
Mollurn
Government Park
Government Locks
Milla
Milan Methodist Episcopal Church
Clobe
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co
Arsenal
Ghven
Newcomb
Mary Bjurndahl
28Th Ave
Ilinois
Boston
Moline, Ill
Sid Ave
M. H. Lyon
Girs
New York
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Second
Hood
Lindwall's
Anne Delatte
J. F. Lindvall
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