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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1901
Page
8
Rockford divided by the Rock River fights over where to place Andrew Carnegie’s $60,000 library gift. East and west sides clash on site control while rival factions block funding and stall a city hall, amid a shifting political balance.
Alderman EFC Dunn condemned the Carnegie gift to Rockford calling it wasteful and harmful, a view met with applause. A fellow councilman urged withdrawing the offer, signaling sharp debate over the donation's impact on the city.
The city council called a special election for November 12 to choose between river sides. Attorney General Hamlin says the vote will not be binding and the losing side may seek injunctions. Some suggest building piles in Rock River to balance access for east and west sides.
A collection of humorous quips and exchanges from various papers. Included are a joke about worthless checks between Smith and Jones, a peddler and housekeeper exchange, a line about the joke being on you, and a joke about a landlady serving chicken. Also noted are quips about a debtor and a rare occurrence with a boarder, and a joke about a maid who misreads a card.
A collage of brief humor and social curiosities from early 20th century papers. Jests on stimulants taxes and wealth mix with domestic mischief and card game quips. Notable lines reference Rich men hiring lawyers, whist is misread by experts, and romantic luck in lighthearted anecdotes.
A Rockford based plow and implement firm, Emerson, is expanding with several new buildings and a detached unit leased nearby powered by electricity from the main works. A visiting reporter notes strong effort and growth, aided by Moline talent amid a centralization movement.
A scientific party in Patagonia unearthed skull and other remains of a huge extinct waterfowl named phorarachis. The find, viewed by Smithsonian experts as highly important, suggests a bird at least a fourth larger than the Madagascar dodo, with officials awaiting fuller details of the discovery.
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