Personal notices and travels from Friday Dispatch
Ey on Friday's Evening Dispatch. Misa Katie Allen of Green River is guest of Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Beam. Prof. Nook and wife from Geneseo Normal visit W. T. Ball and wife. Miss Nellie Chaney leaves for Normal to attend school. Charles Swanson and family from Ceresco Neb. attend sister Lindgren's funeral. Grace Huntoon travels to Oberlin Conservatory for music. Various residents and visitors referenced with moves, visits, and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Katie Allen
Green River
W. O. Beam
Nook
Geneseo Normal School
W. T. Ball
Nellie Chaney
Charles V. Swanson
Ceresco
Neb
Lindgren
Grace Huntoon
Oberlin
Ohio
Conservatory
I. W. Read
Baptist Association
J.C H. Read
Chicago
Robt. H. Fairburn
Abingdon
W Wi Fowle
Stewartville
Roy Fairburn
Lewiston
G. Twomley
Hillsdale
Mich
Henry Hall
Nineteenth Street
Hall
Mine Tlenrietta Climan
St Charles
Moline
Steasat AE Leford
Mra Bennett
Mra
Frank Bennett
South Dakota
Mise Fyndothkin
Ober Hin
Conservatory of Music
Will Bennett
Berlin
Mra Jo Poote
Mo Springer
Mer Springer
IUM
Mo Hine
Mra Poole
Machael Hartzell
Joseph Wearley
Frank
San Francisco
Joseph Hartrell
Bia
Pacife
Colorado
Kansan
Rose Hantey
John Zeak
Muscatine
Schroeder
Rock Island Methodists
Flrst
F. W. Merrell
Demorest
First Methodist
Elva Bouth
Milan
Rosa Wiggins
Eugene Sanders
Katie Wedge
Galva
Grace Bromley
Bertha Johnson
Rock Island
H. A. Weld
Messrs. Wilson
Myera
Davenport
Miss. Wedge
Calva
Misa Bromley
C. E. Adama
Miss Mahannna
McIntire Bros’ Dry Goods
Wilton
Iowa
A.D Sperry
Eliza J. McKinley
John McKinley
Christian Chapel
H. A. McDonald
E M. Cook
Will Johnson
D. B. Shaw
Meta
E. Strate
Robert Rueth
Clara C Mangeleon
Frank P. Gustafson
Cable
Adams
Misa Arlington
Rosanna
Martha Allen
Stephen Spencer
F. W. Eldridge
W H Pope
Alfred Allen
Pleasant Valley
John Allen
Lyonville
Edwina W Stocker
University At
Champaign
George Kerns
Henry Schumacher
Elm Street
Second Avenue
W. B Ferguson
Collier
F. E. Robbins
M M. Sturgeon
J O. Reid
Fourth Avenue
Lincoln
James Mulqueen
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Fulton
Law and the Negro. A Southern View by Charles Applebee
Special correspondence from Lanra argues that white progress shapes Black advancement, outlines three key facts from tours in the Black Belt, and urges self policing by Black communities and reform through limited lynching fear. It cites Ida B Wells and invites English observers to view the South with tempered judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanra
Burlee
Sheridan
Shermans
Blair
Billy Chandler
Scott
Sesson
Coxey
Washington
Texas
Rees
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Black Belt
Four Hundred
Reubens
New York
Boston
Mexico
Ohio
Bennett
England
Ingrlena
Nately
Africa
Jersey
Ida B. Wells
Charles Applebee
Central Sinow Methodistonference Opens Without Bishop
In Lewiston the conference opened with Bishop Mallalieu absent. Dr J S Cumming of this city elected president to serve until Bishop Merrill arrives from Chicago. Rev W H Tark named secretary. About 20 ministers attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iness
Mallalieu
Lewiston
J S. Cumming
Merrill
Chicago
Local Names Listed in Rock Island Area Reunion
Readable fragments show a roster of individuals tied to Muscatine Rock Island Moline and Illinois City with surnames Peak Haney Murray Gustafson Ungqiust Cinstafson Mangelson Donaby Suhj Cracker Hegarty Entrikin Bartlett and others. The OCR provides no clear event or date but indicates a community listing or notice for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peak
Rose Haney
Muscatine
John Murray
Mary Rice
Rock Island
Albert Gustafson
Hilda Ungqiust
Moipe
Frank P .Cinstafson
Clara Charlotte Mangelson Cable
Edward Donaby
Carbon Chiff
Minnie Suhj
Moline Water Cracker
Ilinois
William Hegarty
Atte J. Smith
South Moline
Larry K. Entrikin
Jennie M. Bartlett
I Moline
Democratic Economy Reflections On Fifty Third Congress
The close of the second session of the Fifty third congress shows Democratic governance with higher appropriations but insufficient revenue. Deficit figures for the year ending June 30 1804 exceed 48 million dollars versus 1498 receipts, covered partly by treasury funds and a February bond sale. President Cleveland’s first full year spent 1.296 million more than Harrison era, excluding pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Cleveland
Carlisle
Treasury Department
Harrison
Curious Slug Tracks Found In Cellar Case
A family moving into a house discovered slimy tracks in the cellar. They traced the creatures to a hidden box under a corner, kept in a grass fruit jar, fed scraps, and watched a remarkable six inch length undulate with a chain like motion. The slug’s head and tail shift as the body moves, with clear view through the jar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ledger
Inventor Austin Tyler Proposes 18 Month Calendar
Austin Tyler, noted inventor and iconoclast, unveils an 18 month year with 28 days per month except the thirteenth. The odd day would appear in month thirteen to aid interest calculations. He cites bank presidents' approval and notes Russia uses two calendars. He suggests the odd month be named Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Tyler
Russia
New York
Library Tunnel For Transfer Of Nation's 1,000,000 Books
Plans show a tunnel from the capitol crypt to the new congressional library vaults to move nearly 1,000,000 books. A temporary railway may run inside the tunnel to speed removals, with a pneumatic tube possible for immediate book access once the library is occupied. Work not expected to begin before spring 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
East Park
Congressional Library
Rooma
Berlin
Washington
Pitteburg Dispatch
After Dinner Pills Promote Digestion and Blood Purity
A historical notice extols Hoots Sarcipardium as a cure for many diseases by purifying blood. The description claims its Hood starsapartiia vitalizes blood and presents the pills as the best after dinner aid to digestion and prevention of constipation.
Fragmented Ledger Notes and Market Recap in Distorted Text
The excerpt shows a jumble of names and places, followed by scattered market data. It references individuals like MATTHEW, BRNKY, and others, plus financial instruments and quotations from Chicago and New York markets. The legible portion hints at money rates, currency, and commodity quotes across meats, grains, and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk Financial
New York
Backern
Sigty Dave
Ilver
Pacific
Chicago
Board of Trade
California
Whisky trust demurrer sustained in quo warranto case
Judge Gibbons sustains the demurrer to the amended pleas of the whisky trust in a quo warranto proceeding. Attorney general ordered to prepare judgment of ouster. Decision covers formal matters left unsettled by the main ruling three months ago. Defendants plan to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Dispatch
Cucaca
Gibbons
Whisky Trust
Captured Train Robbers Named by Informant
Memphis Missouri case reports Lincoln Overfield and Charles Abrams jailed awaiting grand jury action. Abrams claims informant McDanisel originated the plan and persuaded others to join. The other robbers remain at large and Abrams’ recovery is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Lincoln Overfield
Charles Abrams
Abrams
McDanisel
In Memoriam Swedish Olive Lodge Mourns Beck and Brockon
The Swedish Olive Lodge No 63 mourns the deaths of Brother Beck and Brother Brockon. Resolutions praise their faithful service, extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families, and call the lodge charter to be draped for thirty days. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the families and published in Moline papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. Beck
Swedish Olive Lodge
Universal Lodge
Brother Bockon
Father
Moline
Pierson
Andrew Lindgren
A Rundquist
KF Linney
Property Transfers in Rock Island Moline and Milan Area
A long list of property conveyances shows transfers between individuals and firms in Rock Island Moline and Milan. Sellers include Nels Pierce Geo Bittinger Hofus A Smith Edwin Prizacil W F Norris and many others with buyers such as Amos Lage J L Goldsberry J B Oakleaf Henry Carstensen and Peter Hein, with amounts ranging from $100 to $1,550 and parcels described by blocks and additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Pierce
GS Lundquist
Laclett Lewis
Pitts
Gilbert & Pitts
Moline
Claus Rlage
Amos Lage
Howard
Rock Island
Geo
Bittinger
J L
Goldsberry
Sey
Hofus Asmith
J B Oakleaf
Moline Heights
South Moline
H Samuelson
J B
Oakleaf
Candee Grove
South Molee
Edwin
Rizacl
Brush
Electric Co
Spencer & Cases
Henry Carstensen
WF Norris
John ‘Truedson
Peter Hein
F Norris
Frank Norris
Guardian
Jacob Wersching
Sarah Werschingt
Joelg Franklin
Barstow
Charles E White
W B Sammel
Smith & White
W Luayne
Adamsville
Milan
Ek M Wilson
AH Guyeret Alto
Katherine
Hock Island
James Clegg
Emma
Moran
Coal Valley
Katherne Til
Industrial Home Association
Wiliam J Gil Allan
Ita
Sinnets
Luvina Hank
AP Briggs
Charlies Sneir
Sarah J. Johnson
Imma Cool
Brigham
Cordova
Wilber Norris
Alte
Wilber F Norris
Plauatdy
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Paspatly
Charles
Mias
Amanda Chingren
Osco
Henry County
Mr. Bedar Wood
Seattle
Wash
C A. Hemberg
Twelfth Avenue
Fred W. Rank
Iowa City
Law Department
the State University
Robert J
Ben Laugbery
Rey Theo Grandin
South Chicago
St Paul
Lara Pierre
Elmer Dick
Skidmore
Thurston
Hicago
Heason
Mr Perkins
Rock Napida
Charles H Ainaworth
Mary Engatrom
Chia
Keyarl Dublin
Minneapolia
Thomas Thomaun
Stewartsile
Fred Sale
Minn
Sterling
T Flegner Deere
Anna Howard
F E Howard
Mra Neilson Chester
Lenesco
Betty
Anna Hokinson
Anna Anderson
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Nason
York Beach
Maine
Reese
Sevanteenth Avenue
Qrompton
Regi
Mlinois Cavalry
McCoy’s Hotel
J.M. Frey
Galesburg
W. J. Entrikin
Clara Anthony
St. Lews
Ida 0
Hultin
Saratoga
Purd B. Wright
St. Joe
David Dilts
Sixth Avenue
Fred Anderson
Charles Erickson
Monmouth
Frandzen
J. A. Kerr
Muncazine
Kerr
Weyerhaeuser & Menkmann Co
Evening Dispatch
J .W. Atkinson
Peter Wadbe
Third Avenue
Lucius Wells
Council Bluffs
Ed Webr
Winterset
A. Barnard
Dubuque
Carrie Sloan
Andrew Hannah
Mauritz Holmgren
Five Points
BK Beers
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York City
Yonkers-on the-Hudson
Colona Coruna
Griffith
Mra T W. Reese
K ER Sale
J A Frazier
T E. Turner
T. W Reese, Jr
Mattie Weed
Port Byron
George Drehmer
John Hillis
Agnes
Mamie
Bechtel
Fairfield
Ruby Madge
Arthur Stites
Davina
Box 310
Prospect Park
Frank C
Thomson
Joseph Weimer
Heary County
Geneseo
Mr Weimer
John Offerle
Johnon
Weimer
Westmoreland County
West End
Crabtree
Elia G. Taylor
Broadway Church
Carrie Gregg
Dell Stone
Dora Lindley
First Baptist
Mra. Hinckley
Central Presbyterian
Miss Lamont
United Presbyterian
Miss Davidson
Ninth Street Methodist
John Reed
Josie Phillips
Lizzie Taylor
Western Association
Qan
Kain
Peoria
Des Moines
Jacksonville
Omaha
Quincy
Batardat
Bt Oer
Omah
Mt Joe
Quincy -Quincy
Peoria- Peoria
Doe
Lincoln J
Jacksonville-Jacksonville
Tiehayt Gattis
Don Moines
Squtpe
Hock
Aland
Inland
St Joe
Wennemday Wamner
Les Moines
San
Authie
Exbom Rt
Crimmins
Haglund If
Christianson
Ellingsworth
Dierolf
Feely
Kippo
Johnson P
Scheffer
B. Laughery
Youngren
Smith
Weber P
J Laughery
Larson
Laughrey
Schoffer
Schaffer
Europe
Condition of the Democratic Party
Darky
LAW and
Ida 1
Wells
DR. Cumming
Stanley
Journal of Education
Webster and Worcester
John
Milwaukee
John Schhomancki
Fourteenth Ward
Head
Paris
France
Sumner
Paria
Womiburno
AH Wendt
Jane C Miller
James H Schlotfeld
O F Anderson
Bil
Wilow
John C Wendt
Moslbne
Ne Moe
Matthew
Cricano
Union
Bhoep and Lambs
Western
McDante
Keral Estate
Ron Odell
Black Hawk Home Building
Loda Assait
Browning
W. J. Roach
Kilbourne
Sarsaz
Wee Pees
Hood
Mrg
Ures
iSigord Jacob Wersceing
Tzaore Farm
Plowman Heights
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