Island Arsenal at Rock Island Fort and Armory Plans
A 1875 overview details Rock Island’s fort and arsenal on the island near Moline and Davenport. It outlines Fort Armstrong history, island defenses, and the ambitious two story Joliet stone buildings, shop A through D, and power dam with Joliet stone walls. It notes Col Flagler and Col Davenport, the worker force around 180, and proposed annual appropriations for shops, offices, and power transmission to mills and armory.
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Vox Tieditus
Berg Ot Ue
Dave
Joe
Ystebedouse
Patel
Wien
Rodman
Bigutedat
Secretary of War
Tom Weresheps
D. W. Plager
Fry
Tur Review
Col. Flagler
Otmer Beit Ding
Dasyenport Bruiga
PHL
Waller Power
Arsenal
Sylvan
Aoex Island
Joliet Atone
Davenport Bridge
Rock Island
Davenport
Congress
Rip Van Winkle at Post Office Hall to Open Week
Moline hosts a drama night with Rip Van Winkle performed in English at Post Office Hall on Tuesday evening. Henry Marnet leads a cast including Conrad Grantz and August Meidke with good advance ticket sales. If crowd size grows, further performances may follow.
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Rip van Winkle
Davenport
Rock Island
Mr. Marnet
Fatal Orchard Accident Claims Mr Soloman Yost
Mr Yost a longtime Rocky Tillind county resident died after a tree fell on him while he worked on his Hampton area farm on Wednesday. The incident left little time for aid. The town remembers him as a familiar farmer.
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Cook County National Bank
Allen
J. P. Howerton
Manhattan
Riley County
Kansas
Wells
Athletic Club
Bret Harte
Harte
Wm. St. Edwards
Moline
Luah
Hemenyway
Lubdell
Lucius Wells
Hampton
G. R., Albert
Henry Wells
Thomas Bailey
Lenry Fitch
Lucius Wells, Jr
A. Sailor
Soloman Yost
Rocky Tillind B County
Canal expansion push tied to Rock Island convention
A Rock Island Illinois convention urged Congress to extend the Illinois and Michigan Canal from Hennepin to the Mississippi River. Delegates named include Joseph Utley Dixon Illinois James Allan Geneseo Illinois Captain T J Robinson Red Island Iowa Hiram Price and Wadde Mo Potter Davenport Iowa with John C Dore named to cooperate.
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Rock Island
Ill
Congress
Sinois and Michigan Canal
Hennepin
Mississippi River
Joseph Utley
Dixon, HL
James M. Allan
Geneseo, LL
T. J. Robinson
Red Island
Hiram Price
Wadde Mo Potter
Dravenport
Iowa
Claiegyro Board of
Dr Boschee’s German Syrup Popular in U S Market
Three years after its US introduction from Germany the cough remedy Dr Boschee’s German Syrup reports widespread use with 300000 sample bottles distributed yearly and nearly 1000 druggist letters praising its throat and lung benefits. A sample bottle is offered by Dr J W Morey for ten cents and a regular bottle for twenty cents.
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Boschee
United States
Germany
Welland
J. W. Morey
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