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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
8
Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight, cooler Wednesday. Mississippi River expected to fall slowly between Dubuque and Davenport. Temperatures rise from 72 this morning to 82 by afternoon. Highest yesterday 82, low 61.
The convention proceedings run long as factions argue over Roosevelt administration tactics and the Sampoon Schley controversy. Delegates clash over recognition from Henry county while Jimmy Andrews seeks status for his faction. The session adjourns to let committees finalize reports amid credential disputes. A medical ad appears urging Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for quick relief.
A dense collection of classified style notices and ads references Knox frame pictures sales and repairs at Sullivan's Trade Insurance and cabinetmaker listings including Cederberg and Union News Depot. The London Rock Island section advertises real estate prices and sales by Lundahl and partners, rail fare offers to Peoria, GAR events, and GAR ice social. It also notes concerts at Watch Tower and public notices, with weather and sunset descriptions amid fragmented text.
The King Edward in London is reported much better after a chill from coronation events. In Washington, the Senate Cuban relations committee approves the Spooner bill granting reciprocity with Cuba and plans a conference call among Republican senators to discuss terms.
A dog attack injures a man and a boy in Rock Island. James Johnston’s dog mauls a person causing a severe leg wound and a revolver incident linked to Officer Etzel. August Weihling’s son Henry is thrown from a horse after a separate dog attack with two scalp wounds.
Extreme cold and storms lash Cape Colony. Telegraph lines down. Snow drifts bury wires. Thousands of sheep perish as conditions worsen across the region.
The article notes two schemes to harness tidal and wave energy: an inlet system turning waterwheels with tidal motion and buoy arrays to compress air with wave forces. Both concepts are well funded and facing thorough testing.
Classified notes advertise a late entry sale of a Snedsey furnace with pipe and heaters and a July deadline. A half acre east of the city near the streetcar line is offered, with application at Parsons office. Wants include well-bore services, tile wells, and notices to leave orders at Shullberg Bros coal office.
Dialogues from a Victorian humor page feature a girl and suitor debating marriage polarity of adjectives. A cartoon caption hints at social phrases about aging and change. The fragment references a bill dating to 1893 and a jest about anatomy and identity.
A notice from the general office of the C. R. I. & P. railroa d outlines personnel shifts after the Rock Island and Peoria merger with the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific route. M A Patterson is named assistant general freight agent at Rock Island, with territory likely including the KK Island and Peoria division. Yardmaster M Stonebraker will head the Rock Island & Peoria yards as officials arrive to finalize reorganizing the Rock Island & Peoria offices.
This week at the Swedish Free Church includes a Young People's meeting at the parsonage this evening, a mid week meeting Thursday at 8, and an afternoon Ladies Aid at 2 with Mrs Andrew Carlson. The Royal Workers meet Saturday at 2:30 at Miss Elsie Andersons home 605 Fifth Avenue. Mite Missionary society met this afternoon at Rev Higgins home. Prayer meeting and Bible study are planned tomorrow evening. Aid society at the parsonage Thursday afternoon, men’s meeting at the church Thursday evening, and a Sunday school sociable in the church parlors. Arsenal Lodge No 60 observes St Johns Day at 3 on Sunday afternoon at the church. Get your awning washed at the Electric Laundry.
A statement stresses transparent methods and no underhand actions. The firm promises straightforward dealings with exact interest rates disclosed for the entire transaction.
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