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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1880
Page
4
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions a secretive item or event with unclear title and stray numbers. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable, leaving the readable facts minimal and generic.
The item list reports Emperor William ill in Germany, U S pensions at 60 million annually, a Senate approval of 1.1 million for fast mail service, Liberal gains in England, royalty concerns, and a Grand Canyon land dispute decided in favor of the Denver Rio Grande. It notes A B Turner proposing ground planted telegraph lines and discusses the American Colonization Society offering passage to African Americans, plus a critique of shotgun politics in the South and labor reliance on Black workers fading or migrating.
The piece surveys about ten thousand planing mills in the United States and notes political chatter around figures like Grover Harper and Sammy Tilden. It highlights growth of lumber traffic in the South with mills rising in Mississippi and Louisiana, and lists pension fraud findings alongside historical grant totals.
The Rock Island Argus argues the only way to defeat the Republican party is unity behind a record of integrity with David Davis leading. It questions Palmer’s boom and warns outsiders, urging decisive choice and avoidance of the Palmer push.
Gen Robt Patterson of Philadelphia recalls his Civil War service and argues against repeal of cotton machinery duties. He warns removing protection would let English machinery dominate US mills, citing his own replacement of English equipment with Pittsburgh made gear. He singles out Georgia Alabama and Tennessee as key supporters of home industry and reiterates his pro protection stance.
The piece argues that workers may strike for higher pay but cannot obstruct employers or threaten others. It condemns militants who burn property or coerce replacements, cites Rapids City Hampton and Cohoes, and urges prompt law enforcement against outlaws while acknowledging wage concerns in a free nation.
The Brookyln union and Argus analyze a 36H vote Electoral College with 146 needed to win. They project a Republican lead of 46, Democrats struggle for 47 needed to reach 138 to 185, noting possible losses in Florida and North Carolina and Indiana New Jersey Connecticut may still leave Democrats 17 short.
A town in Mercer county Illinois marked a first time women voted against license under a special ordinance. At 7 AM a prayer meeting by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union preceded a 10 AM polling march. About 145 women cast ballots for no license, a notable triumph with Frances E Wibblard reporting.
Bismarck’s age noted as 65. Springfield celebrates a Board of Jade inauguration. Belgium reports a colliery disaster with 42 deaths. Davenport and Geneseo events share memorials, addresses, and local trading notices. Moline pumps painting contract held by John Johnson and son. Mrs. Miller advertises cheap stock and home made slippers at Davenport address.
The Peoria Tradesmen praises Kingman & Co of 116 118 South Washington as the leading agricultural implements dealer for nearly twenty years. They stock Moline Plow Co products with $200,000 in 1880 sales, plus the Marseille Sheller and a full line of hay rakes, wagons, drills, stalk cutters, threshers and seeds. They serve the Western states, Texas, New Mexico, California, Minnesota and Dakota.
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