Officials and Council Confer Over City Depot and Right of Way
City leaders and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific officials discussed a new depot and a 1600 foot right of way on Front Street. The deal would require paving, a 300 foot long depot, and two extra tracks to handle growing traffic, with final terms to be returned to Chicago for approval.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
C. A. Goodnow
Linn Street
Rock Island Road
Brook Street
Milwaukee
Front Street
Broadway
Hershey Avenue
Sycamore
Orange Street
Front
Chicago
Constable Appointed to Fill City Vacancy
The board of supervisors appointed J. A. McCormick of this city as constable to replace the late Harvey Warner. A resident for 18 years, McCormick assumed duties immediately. the city now has two constables, McCormick and Luther Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
J. A. McCormick
Harvey Warner
McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Luther Woods
City People and Visits Feature Local Day
Gret Dalton of Letts and H F Babbitt of Conesville visited the city today. Miss Anabell Little of Idaho left for Ottawa Illinois after a few days with Miss Bess Jarvis on West Third street. Mrs Fred Giesler Mrs Wm Kennedy and daughters left for Eagle Point for an outing with Mollie Wiles joining tomorrow for a stay and several days outing. The gentlemen plan to join them tomorrow evening after business.
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Anabell Little
Idaho
Bess Jarvis
West Third Street
Ottawa
Illinois
H. F. Babbitt
Conesville
Fred Giesler
Wm. Kennedy
Eagle Point
Mollie Wiles
BARKEIS Grain and Produce Market Prices
Grain and produce prices listed for corn oats wheat rye barley hay hides eggs butter lard potatoes pears apples and onions with varied per unit or per business measures across the market. Prices include corn 13 66c oats 30 32c wheat 55 60c and creamery butter 20c per pound among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Clay East Hill Knee Se Prop Telephe Notions
Unable to determine readable facts from provided OCR fragment. Unable to extract clear event, names, or places for a proper summary.
Fattening a Tunisian marriageable girl for betrothal
A Pictorial Magazine report describes a Tunisian practice where a betrothal to a man chosen by others forces a young woman into a lengthy fattening process. Silver shackles bound to wrists and ankles enforce bulk, with parents and fiancé guiding weight gain until she fits the restraints. If unfit, the fiancé may cancel. Stoutness reportedly hastens an engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Pictorial Magazine
Alexandrian mathematicians And poets of Alexandria
The passage notes Pappus and Theon with Hypatia as a key figure, mentions Hypatia’s death and lack of surviving works, and recalls Alexandria’s role in supporting science literature and the arts. It also names Ptolemy Philadelphus befriending Callimachus, and highlights poets Lycophron and Theocritus and their celebrated works.
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Pappus
Theon
Hypatia
Kingsley
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Callimachus
Alexandria
Lycophron
Cassandra
Theocritus
Niece Mary and Hal's Toy Monkey Delight Auld Gentleman
An elderly man recalls his niece Mary and her boy Hal as he shares a humorous note from Hal thanking him for a wind up toy monkey. The eight year old expresses affection and ties the toy to memories at his uncle Ned’s house.
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Mary
Hal
Ned
Mamma
Goodby
Pittsburg
Hidden Inlets Feed Michigan From Snowbound Rockies
The article argues Michigan lacks visible inlets and is replenished by melted snow from the Rocky mountains. Water travels through tents and crevices into caverns at mountain roots, sinking four thousand feet to a gravity incline that reaches Chicago and the lake region, supplying ongoing flow and evaporation. The theory, though labeled proved, links Rockies snowmelt to Lake Michigan’s water balance.
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Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Charles Reade at Work and a Pleasant Smile
A London Telegraph note recalls Charles Reade at his desk with placid happiness as he writes a sheet of foolscap in a large schoolboy hand. The scene suggests he is shaping thoughts while playfully scaring a criticaster with precise language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reade
London Telegraph
Republicans Plan Ward Caucuses Tonight for Delegate Selection
Republicans will caucus in city wards at 8 o clock to pick delegates for the county convention at the courthouse the following Saturday September 13. Democrats schedule a county convention September 20 to choose a ticket with few candidates in sight and some talk of John F Devitt for county attorney. Congressional plans center on Wade for Congress with Wade likely to be nominated by acclamation at Iowa City next Wednesday.
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Court House
Wolford
Cone
John F. Devitt
Wade
Congress
Iowa City
Judge Wade
Funeral service held for Stella Marie Martin
The Episco pal church on East Second street hosted the funeral today for Stella Marie Martin born December 20 1882 in Muscatine died after a typhoid illness. Rev Joseph DeForest of Davenport led the service as Rev F F Beckerman was absent. She leaves her parents Mr and Mrs James K Martin and sisters Mamie and Florence with many friends honoring her memory. pallbearers included Tom Wilson Paul Mittlander Wilbur Stein Will Tiecke and Will Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Marie Martin
Episcopal Church
East Second Street
F. F. Beckerman
Joseph DeForest
Davenport
James K. Martin
Oak Street
Muscatine
Mamie
Florence
Tom Wilson
Paul Mittlander
Wilbur Stein
Will Tiecke
Will Knight
Roosevelt sails to Jersey City amid health notes
Oyster Bay report says President Roosevelt and his party left on the yacht Sylph for Jersey City at 9 am. The president shows a markedly darkened face with jaw swelling subsiding. Cortelyou has recovered. The traveling party remains largely unchanged from the New England trip. Before departure, a floral wreath was directed to Chicago to rest on Craig's coffin.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Jersey City
Cortelyou
New England
Chicago
Craig
Hanging committee men seek artist hinted by landlady
An anxious scene unfolds as the old landlady warns the artist to stay inside, mentioning a crowd of men seeking him and claiming to be the hanging committee, per the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Mrs Daut Goes to Colorado Springs to Visit Daughter
Mrs. Fred Daut departed last evening to visit her daughter in Colorado Springs Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Daut
Colorado Springs
Colo
Young Couple Wed in Buffalo Prairie Parish Parlor
Lawrence R. Johns on and Miss Della May Moorehead married Thursday afternoon in the matrimonial parlors of Justice of the Peace H. S. Howe. Both are from Buffalo Prairie Illinois and will start housekeeping on a farm owned by the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence R. Johnson
Della May Moorehead
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Howe
Buffalo Prairie
Illinois
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Corall Wright
Ioan
Gret Dalton
Letts
Barkeis
P. O
Muscatine, la
C. O. D. Grocery
Clay
East Hill
Caucuses
Lect
Art
L. Cohn
Roeloff, Tiger and
Boss
Stardard
Rix. Kixpt & Co
Lincoln J. Carters
Barnard’s Laundry
Sycamore Street
D. McCurdy
Eaco
J. W. Lindle
Ira Hendrix
N. Rosenberger
Grand Opera House
Alli
Rube Welch
N. Y. Journal
Miss Kitty Francis
Annie Yeaman
N. Y. World
Hahn Bros
A. Welk
Grocer
Fifth
Mulberry Streets
Sam Morris
Moses Levi
Dewey
Seat Sale
Camberlin
Kinpt & Co
Solwcoy Eve
C. J. Carpenter
E. J. Carpenter
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