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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
2
In Galesburg, Muncy Morefield, infant son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Morefield, died after his bed caught fire from matches he had grabbed. The mother left, returned to find the room afire and the child dead, with his clothing burned except for shoes and stockings. The tragedy unfolded in their home Tuesday evening.
Illinois inventors receive multiple patents for devices and processes across industries. The list includes entries from Champaign Danville Rockford Edwardsville Bloomington Winchester and East St Louis among others detailing items such as plant planters, wireless devices, hydraulic extinguishing systems and electric signal equipment.
A jumbled advertising list includes many names and items for a weekly sale. An inserted medical pitch promotes Halls Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio promising a constitutional remedy and a $100 reward for failure to cure with pill and dosage details.
Late yesterday the senate, amid few members present, passed the omnibus public buildings bill. Chairman Fairbanks guided the measure through, with the entire $21 235 150 car carried as read. Illinois items except Evanston Decatur and Monmouth were amended and await conference with the house.
A scanned note lists prohibited fishing methods and size limits under the new state fish law. It specifies illegal acts such as catching fish below dams from April 15 to June 15, using nets, spears, or explosives, and possessing undersized fish with large monetary penalties. It mentions price fines from 25 to 200 dollars and rewards for informants.
An official call announces a Democratic convention in Springfield on June 17 to nominate candidates for clerk of the supreme court state superintendent of public instruction and three trustees of the university of Illinois. Delegates from the state judiciary and party organizations will select a state committee. The notice references county delegates and substitutes and warns of substitutions for delegates. The item also lists unrelated local ads for milk and lawn care services.
Sidney Mikesell a 22 year old fireman on the J W Van Sant fell overboard while the boat traversed upstream near Guttenburg. The engineer halted the steamer and a skiff searched without success. Mikesell leaves three Albany brothers and one in Muscatine.
Final reports filed and approved for August Huesing Louis Edlund and John G Sandahl estates. Petitions and hearings set for Olof P Anderson and C W Fose wills. Letters of conservatorship issued to William Waters and guardianship reports for Warren Ho Walker. Multiple estates closed with administrators and executrices discharged. June hearings noted for probate petitions and declination of executors.
E L Godkin former editor of the New York Evening Post died Tuesday night in England. The veteran journalist, who reshaped the paper, passed away at age unspecified, leaving a significant mark on American journalism.
A short note mentions Scotts Emulsion costing more as a health staple. It implies higher strength and comfort for consumptives and those who have lost flesh, suggesting increased liver oil content in the formula.
An advertisement promotes Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It claims relief from back pain, bladder problems, and frequent urination, touts the product as a universal cure, offers samples, and provides Kilmer & Co. as the sender in Benton Harbor, inviting readers to mail for a book and sample bottle.
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