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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
6
A concise municipal notice from the Official Paper of Moline and Rock Island County listings local government matters. The snippet references city and county official publication status, with figures 35.0 and 2.7% Ito appearing as numeric items or identifiers.
The Democratic slate lists candidates including Representative William R. Moore, County Clerk Benjamin Fountain, Sheriff Conrad Donovan, Treasurer George W. Henry, and Superintendent of Schools William C. Allen. The item reinforces party ballot selections for upcoming elections.
The Business Men's Association argues for a city court in Moline with salaries capped at two thousand dollars for the judge. It would use county funds for juries and sheriff expenses while city costs cover the judge and court space. The plan aims to speed cases and attract outsiders, boosting the county seat's standing.
Fragmented notes discuss municipal ownership in English cities including Liverpool Glasgow Leamington Harrogate and proposals on baths trams and municipal electric works. Mentions coat displays and rail services as examples of civic control and utilities.
Consul Boyle reports Liverpool leads in municipal socialism with waterworks streetcars electric light public baths laundries and sterilized milk for children. He notes European cities imitate its civic projects including housing for displaced slum tenants and praises the overall success of these municipal ventures.
A newspaper item reports John Dowie’s controversial ukase requiring male followers in Zion to grow beards. It notes protests from maidens, male opposition in Chicago, and the fear that energetic men will join Dowie’s sect only if whiskers are grown, with critics deeming the policy preposterous.
The piece discusses national and state elections across multiple states, noting the upcoming House and Senate contests and legislative results. It also mentions Kate Blair's education and domestic duties, a prospective state superintendent candidate, and an active Wisconsin excursion rail rate with details on destinations and ticket inquiries.
Officials in the region consider a cooperative approach to mosquito control as towns explore shared methods and possible importation of vectors. Local leaders weigh risks and benefits of intercity collaboration and resource sharing.
A call for a state Democratic convention to meet in Springfield on June 17 1902 at noon to nominate candidates for clerk of the supreme court state treasurer superintendent of public instruction and three University of Illinois trustees and to elect a state central committee. Delegates from Illinois counties chosen by county conventions or under primary laws if applicable. Rock Island County entitled to 12 delegates.
Hon William J Bryan arrived in Rock Island on Thursday from Aledo after delivering an address. He dined at the Harper House then visited the home of Hon E W Hurst before being driven to Davenport and taking an early morning train to Monticello Iowa to lecture.
A Denver spokesman asserts woman suffrage has improved Colorado politics. He says women gain practical political knowledge, vote responsibly, and have strengthened governance, making parties and campaigns adjust to their influence.
A fragment claims life feels vain and notes a remedy to revive spirits. The piece recommends taking "Rocky Mountain Team W Uirrus" to induce indescribable pleasure and restore old hopes as a remedy to weariness and loss.
Mrs LL Pease of Lawrence Kansas lay bedridden for seven years due to kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and debility. Three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled her to walk again and in three months she felt like a new person. Suitable for headache backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizzy spells. 50 cents at Clendenin's Drug Store with satisfaction guaranteed.
A memorial day meeting is planned for Sunday morning as Rebekahea and Campment members meet at their homerooms to march to the cemetery. Services are scheduled to start at 1 30 p m.
A fragmented reminiscence of June depicting roses, brides and grooms, crops, children at play, insects, rivers, and rural life. The clipped prose interweaves local color with garbled names and stray phrases, capturing a nostalgic, though partially corrupted, portrait of a rural June.
Mrs. Lease discusses her divorce denying an upcoming marriage to a professor of an Asiatic cult. She vows never to remarry and aims to retire from public life when her son Ben Hur reaches age five. Mr. Lease offers no comment on the divorce charges and cites ambition as the cause of their separation amid political year notes.
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