Local politics and a tragic Davenport crime headline
The Moline Review reports Republican ticket nominations for mayor and city offices, critiques the Coaltown Road project, discusses gas lighting plans, and notes a double murder suicide in Davenport tied to alleged illicit relations. It urges support for the ticket and cautions on Prohibition tactics.
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Coaltown Road
Moline
Wheelock
Coattown Road
Rock River
Coaltown
Prohibition voters Back Wheelock for Mayor in Moline
In Moline a Prohibition faction backs W Wheelock for mayor while praising his honesty and urging support for the Republican ticket. They warn against Democrats aligned with Communism and Socialism and argue loyalty over party extremes. The piece credits Prohibitionists for steering voters toward a reform-minded choice.
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Moline
Washington
Molinea
W. Wheelock
Wheelock
Su- Joon
Mr. Wheelock
Moline Prohibitionists
Congress
Davenport City Election Yields Murphy Mayoral Victory
Davenport voters chose J. H. Murphy a Democrat for mayor and four of six aldermen on the same ticket. Republicans won the assessor and marshal posts and two aldermen. Greenbackers and Print parties filed tickets with only small citywide vote totals.
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Davenport
J. H. Murphy
Greenbackers
City Republican Ward Meeting and Convention Notes
The Republican Ward meetings drew strong attendance with candidacy choices for Aldermen. A City Convention at Timm's Hall listed thirty delegates across four wards, naming leaders and voting patterns for Mayor Clerk and Attorney, plus remarks on labor and politics.
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Timm’s Hall
Frst
Judge Gould
G. E. Pingree
Wheelock
Ells
Stephen T. Walker
William R. Movare
D. O. Reid
Plain Words to Workingmen Exposes Political Outsiders
A critique of reform movements arguing that demagogues ousted from established parties find new followers. The author labels leaders of the workingmen’s movement as careerists, lacking honest work, and driven by personal gain rather than genuine sympathy for labor. The piece warns of manipulation by those profiting from upheaval.
War Department recommends water power appropriation for arsenal
The Chief of Ordnance rejects leasing the water power to the Company and recommends appropriating 157 340 dollars for improvements. The Secretary of War approves the report and forwards papers to Congress hopeful for approval. Colonel D W Flagler had previously urged the same appropriation for the arsenal.
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Chief of Ordnance
Secretary of War
Congress
D. W. Flagler
Arsenal
Ells declines reelection in Second Ward Alderman race
It is announced that Stewart Ells will not run again for Alderman in the Second Ward. A friend says his business demands his full attention and he could not serve properly. Ells had been a leading council member and his departure is seen with regret. The Second Ward now faces a difficult search for a successor.
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H. A. Barnard
Arkansas Hot Springs
Glenn
Aledo
Mercer County
Bailey
Bureau County
W. G. Morris
Moline
J. B. Davison
American Medical Association
Atlanta
Georgia
R. H. Garrigue
John G. Saulabury
Colorado
Leadville
Amos Saylor
Topeka
Kansas
The
Wagon Company
John B. Cargill
Rock Island
Stewart Ells
Ells
Ella
Andaman
The Nationals Local Ticket List for City Office
The Nationals present a ticket for the coming election led by Dr. P. L. McKinnie for Mayor and J. P. Soderstrom as Clerk. Others include Wm. A. Meese City Attorney N. Chester City Treasurer H. Candee Supervisor Eckerberg Assistant Supervisor H. H. Grover Collector C. L. Raymond Constable and Aldermen John R. Blanchard Then Trumble Ira Wood John Channon for the four wards.
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Nationals
Naionals
P. L. McKinnie
J. P. Soderstrom
Wm. A. Meese
N. Chester
H. Candee
Eckerberg
H. H. Grover
C. L. Raymond
John R. Blanchard
Trumble
Ira Wood
John Channon
Republicans in Second Ward to Nominate Alderman Candidate
Republicans meet at Reese's Hall at 7 30 Saturday evening April 12 to nominate a candidate for Alderman in place of C Stewart Bilz who declines the nomination. Bina W G Morris Chairman Central Committee.
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City Republican Committee
W. G. Morris
Second Ward
Reese's Hall
C. Stewart
Bina
Central Committee
Paper Festival by Congr egational Church to aid Moline poor
The young ladies of the Congregational church plan a paper festival in the church parlors on Friday evening next the 18th with proceeds for the poor of Moline. Admission is ten cents with small charges for refreshments. The exact nature of a paper festival is unclear but expected to be a pleasant event.
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Oakdale
Congregational Church
Moline
John Channon Nominated for Fourth Ward Alderman
A letter argues John Channon should not enter politics while his family benefits from government work on the Island. The writer accuses the Channons of years of steady pay and urges Col. Flagler’s foremen to stay focused on their jobs and not run for office.
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John Channon
Col. Flagler
Pat McKinnie
Tax collection criticized yet credited in Moline township report
The piece reviews Moline township tax collection by M Schultheis, noting delays by Rock Island and L E Hemeoway in 1877, but praising higher collections by Moline and attributing delays to hard times and high assessments. It calls for revenue law revision and large cuts in assessments and public expenditures while thanking collectors for courtesy and noting a dismissed suit.
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Rodman Avenue
Illinois Street Gas Company
Rock Island
Moline Gas Company
F. H. Shepherd
Davenport
Shepherd
Watkins
Ill
Moline
M. Schultheis
Moline Township
L. E. Hemeoway
Moline Water Power Co
U.S
H. L. Bullen
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