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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
8
Advertisers are urged to send copy for Friday afternoon and under no circumstances after 10 o clock Saturday forenoons. Changes for regular display ads must follow. Changes of display ads by 1 pm. Want column notices by 12 pm. Local notices by 2 pm. Observing deadlines will aid publication. Journal Printing Co.
Local forecast for Moline and vicinity calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with colder temperatures. The Sandstroms thermometer records show 9:00 am minus 49 degrees, 12:00 pm minus 57 degrees, and 3:00 pm minus 50 degrees. the high since yesterday reached 59 degrees and the low was 4 degrees.
Local notes report an athletic exhibition at Turner Hall tonight with another event on Friday evening April 11. The Journal lists various local businesses and upcoming attractions, including contests, sales, and entertainment, in addition to notices on insurance, real estate, and shop promotions.
The second annual western Illinois event will be held at Galesburg on May 10 1902 under Knox College. About 250 high schools from Illinois Iowa and Missouri invited. prizes include 300 in medals and a decorative banner for athletic winners and 60 in money for declamation.
Letters from Mrs Gridley Mrs Longstreet Lucius Gridley Miss Mary Kennedy and Gov Geo W Smith praise Peruna as a tonic and catarrh remedy. They report renewed vigor improved digestion and strong recommendations. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
Special to Journal reports General Wade Hampton died this morning at one o clock in this city.
Eugene F Wade of Topeka Rosa has been selected by President Roosevelt to succeed H Clry Fane as commissioner of pensions. Wade replaces Fane and assumes the role in Washington with a focus on federal pension policy and veterans affairs.
Joseph M Miller former mass instructor under arrest for the murder of Miss Currie Jen nett confesses to committing the crime.
A court in St Joseph Missouri granted a stay of execution for a black youth after the Henry Fletcher case. The teen, 16, faced a murder charge and the delay came as the Journal reported late details from the hearing held minutes after the suspect’s arrest.
The UB Clothing Company advertisement lists spring neckwear priced at a cent with a note about buying tomorrow, though wording is partly unclear and firm details are fragmentary.
Science notes list facts about olive oil freezing at 36 above zero and liquid ammonia at 46 below. It cites 700 plus comets observed and 17 million likely in the solar system. Diphtheria serum reduces mortality. fluorescein tracing detects circulation. world times show Sunday versus Monday in major cities.
The Moline lodge of Elks held its regular meeting last evening and installed new officers led by A. H Kohler who administered the oath. Delegates from Keokuk Clinton and other towns attended along with a social rally after the ceremony.
Neighbors reported smoke near M Zerruan’s residence on Fourth Avenue near Ninth Street Rock Island. A heap of rubbish had been set afire with kerosene poured on it and a kerosene bottle left behind. Fire department was not summoned.
Misses Alice Anderson and Ida Almquist both students at Augustana College narrowly escaped asphyxiation from gas leaking from a stove in their Rock Island boarding house room on Thirty-ninth Street. They had left a window raised slightly for air, which likely saved them. The landlady found them in a stupor Thursday morning and Dr Myers administered restoratives to revive them.
April 7 13 features The Films Hypnotists and In the Palace of a King Miss Allen stars in Lorimer Stoddard adaptation of F Marion Crawford novel Dolores de Mendoza supports her with a captivating performance The production is billed as magnificent Miss Allen appears at Hurtis next Monday and at the Illinois Tuesday evening
Rehearsals are finished and performances begin tonight at the Wagner Opera House. Misa Knetsar stars as Little Red Riding Hood with others delivering strong character work. F W Uhrus notes the Rocky Mountain Tea boosts vigor and money-minded resolve in Wise.
City council committee reached a grade agreement for Childs addition to satisfy local property owners. The plan will be presented at tonight's council meeting for final approval and reporting.
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