News of the Neighbors from Davenport a Chicago death and more
The Davenport column reports Richard Halverson a 31 year old drug store employee and brother to Davenport residents died by his own hand in Chicago. It covers an arrest warrant against Deputy Marshal Matt Lamb, a gang of crippled men eyed by police, obituaries for Mrs. Johanna Burk Seymour L Preston Elizabeth Gallagher and Miss Margaret O Shaughnessy, and notes on massage origins and a railway chase tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Chicago
Richard Halverson
J. J. Lewis
Howell Street
Lena Halverson
Englehart and Hammer
Main Street
Davenport
Lunger
W. W. Lunger
William Henry
LeClaire
Matt Lamb
Fifth Ward
Johanna’ Burk
Edward Burk
East Sixth Street
O. W. Ferm
Oakdale
Mercy Hospital
Seymour L. Preston
Ohio
Guaranty Mutual Insurance Company
sAt Mercy Hospital
Elizabeth Gallagher
Margaret Marie O’shaughnessy
Ripley Street
An O’shaughnessey
Yewport
John O'Shaughnessy
Stockton and
Darlington
Darlington Station
London Standard
One Hundredth Anniversary of Jefferson Davis Birth
Confederate veterans across the south plan commemorations for the 100th anniversary of Jefferson Davis born June 3. A general order by Stephen D. Lee praises Davis for bearing hardship with fortitude and calls the southern people to observe the milestone as tribute to a “great statesman and patriot.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
South
Richmond
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
What, begging again in Bond Street West End Branch
A witty exchange echoes through Punch as a secretive caller claims a morning delivery in the city and is directed to the west end branch in Bond Street. The joked meeting underscores the era’s brisk social banter and streetwise wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond Street
West End
Seven Moline Teachers Resign En Masse
Seven Moline public school teachers tendered resignations and had them accepted by the board. Salary raises were approved for Miss Julia Gettemy and Miss Eva L. Pratt to 1000 a year. Diplomas awarded to kindergarten class Mabel Lundberg Luella Jones Nina Lemmon. Kohler to tour Europe for three months. Muscatine excursion drew about 200 riders. Miss Selma Anna Carlson wed Gustav Adolf Johnsen. Industrial theater to remain closed until Labor Day. Infant Jule LaVear dies. brothers and sisters mourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Board of Education
Julia Gettemy
Eva L. Pratt
Mabel Lundberg
Luella Jones
Nina Lemmon
Novel Aid for Cupid Seventeen Girls Form Dot Society
Seventeen New York women incorporate as the Dot Society to defer marriage until each has a $500 dowry. They own land at Northport, plan a farm life, and will fund a house and farming implements with shared capital. Led by Miss Albin Newlin Brown, they defend the move as prudent, not anti marriage, aiming to sustain the colony after couples wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Society
Fair Maids
New York
New York State
Northport
N. Y
Albin Newlin Brown
New York City
Dot Socie
Charlotte M
Jobson
Boston
M Elizabeth
Gardener Philips
Philadelphist
Miss Brown
New York American
Europe
Emilations
Ind
Dowries and Dizzy Plans for a New Farm Society
A group of young women aged eighteen to twenty three discuss forming a "Dot society" to pool earnings from eight hour daily work for the general fund while maintaining individual accounts for other work. They plan a self run farm with a no admittance policy, and will replace any member who marries. A Hamburg effort uses a steamship disinfector to fumigate ships for rats using gas mixtures. many rats have been found dead after treatment. Advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promotes stomach health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Society
New York
England
Hamburg
Nocht
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alvin Fengler
Dubuque
John W
China
Stowe
Tre Inholders
Upholders
Curviers
Toystars
Lorimars
Pattenmakers
Elizabeth
Charles I
London Chronicle
Bennett
Sporting Goods Store
Rock Island, Ill
Cardus
J. L. Broadhead
Clanton
Ala
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Walsh
Trent
Oved
Ean
Dr. Walsh
Chicago Medical Institute
West Third Street
Iport
Iowa
Harper House Pharmacy
Kohler
Axel H. Kohler
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Mes Line Retail Merchants’ Association
Muscatine
Rock Island
H. A. Sodini
Industrial Theater
Jule
August LaVear
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street
Hollister
Harper House
Price
Fryer & Co
Great Lakes
LaSalle
S. F. Boyd
Davenport, la
F. H. Plummer
Second Avenue
Rock Island, Il
Dr. O. M. Myers
L. S&s. McCase & CO
McCase’s
Rock Island Safety Building
Safety Building
Knabe
Totten
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!