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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1876
Page
2
The article notes the first session of the Forty-fourth Congress closed on Tuesday and reports daily Centennial attendance between 25,990 and 35,000. It mentions Speaker Kerr's death being hourly expected and reflects on Confederate adjournment.
Senator Blaine opened the Maine campaign in Portland on Monday evening addressing a large Republican meeting. Rumor says F. W. Walier former managing editor of the Ocean has left that paper after three years. Benjamin Disraeli has been ennobled as Earl of Beaconsfield and will continue as prime minister.
Senator Logan is named among the senators nearing expiry on March 5. Their successors will be chosen by legislatures elected this fall. Senator Monson opened the Indiana campaign list by addressing three thousand Republicans, denouncing Tilden and Henderson as duplicitous.
The brief chatter hints at renewed interest in a Beecher trial saga within New York and Brooklyn. No concrete details or dates emerge, but the note signals ongoing public fascination with the case in those hubs.
A small yet notable rise in raw silk values occurred recently, with A T Stewart & Co affected by a roughly one million dollar impact in their trade. The event signals marginal shifts in the silk market and banking circles.
In a Monday talk with three newspaper men, Givi rejects claims he urged Secretary Bristow to re sign his post. He says he resigned voluntarily, against the president’s wishes, amid Democratic grumblings.
Officials consider a six month mobilization of AP Volunteers to reinforce the cavalry in the Adan Counties during vacation. The proposal aims to ensure ready forces while preserving existing troop deployments and adjusting the present mounted unit.
A spoken address at South Bend on Payday evening forecast a revived trade and general prosperity, declaring hard times near their end and a new era of commerce. The speaker, echoing Colfax, urged hope for a swift improvement in conditions.
A fragmented campaign pamphlet from a New York group advocates strong missionary work before November. It argues against self styled reformers Taromanyiden and Juthatten PHlendiicks and urges both Democrat and Republican voters to study the tract’s “solid and undeniable facts” for stump speeches.
President Grant explained that he would veto the act if money provisions were mandatory for the specified purposes. He notes he can approve discretionary appropriations and will block any outlay not essential to maintain Work in an unfinished state and will suppress extraneous projects.
A veteran editor of the Albany press ends his long tenure and shifts to the editorial sunset, accusing his paper of bias by printing Democratic staff columns with select New York Times extracts favorable to Tilden’s anti Tweed stance. The piece notes omissions and claims Times supplements fill gaps in the campaign record.
Rev. E C Barnard surveys the Agricultural hall exhibits detailing farming tools plows and machines from America and Canada. He notes lush displays in Main and Memorial halls but warns that temperance issues arise from wine and liquor exhibits. He contrasts ornate saddles and gear with plain plows, laments high heels in footwear and reflects on national progress in farm tools and living standards.
The Bayreuth festival begins with the inauguration of Richard Wagner's new opera house. The Der Ring des Niebelungen cycle, a forty year project, is performed and attended by European nobility and world musical figures.
The bill signed by the president outlines funding for river works on the Mississippi and Des Moines regions. Provisions include upgrades near Falls of St Anthonys, Lock Island rapids, and the mouth of the Mississippi with multiple cost allocations ranging from 20 000 to 250 000 dollars.
Congress authorizes a 4000 strong Volunteer cavalry to fight the Indians and votes to recruit all regular regiments to 100 men each, adding about 700 to the regular service just before adjournment.
The Chicago Journal rebukes claims that Carl Schurz and Colonel Ingersoll receive pay for stump speeches or lectures. It states Ingersoll never took money for his talks, and asserts the insinuations of mercenary influence are false, silly, and contemptible for an organ to publish.
A Rock Island Democratic editor accuses rival Juco county aspirants of blocking Rock Island interests. The piece argues only a Republican majority in Congress will secure favorable government action for Rock Island and surrounding areas, criticizing Mr Stiléd for prioritizing his organization over regional needs.
The Mercer county plot to rob a 78 year old man and his 76 year old wife was prevented by Andrew Donaldson and deputies. Edward and Isaac Westphal Jack Kerns and Alex Valentine were arrested after a night ambush at the Rural home. A gunfight ensued injuring Hawes and Kerns as officers thwarted the scheme to enter the house, chloroform the couple and burn the residence. Westphal men were captured soon after near the county line.
Special correspondence reports on Cordova residents heading to the Centennial, a Hayes and Wheeler club meeting, and re elected school district officers Theo Abbott and Isaac Cool. It notes highway commissioners and a damage award for a proposed road, discusses reform party attitudes, crops in the area, and postmaster Whitford issuing money orders, plus an archaeological find of five Indian remains found while plowing.
Blackberries sell for ten cents a quart as farmers predict record corn and strong small grains except wheat. Mr. Jesse Maxwell runs a refitted Maxwell house. Republicans rally for a likely large Fort Byron majority. A new lime kiln at Lyford works with C O Page supervising claims 400 barrels daily using four cords of wood. Lime rock near the quarry lies within reach.
Fragmentary text mentions a character named Eee and a demon tied to a lime, with unclear context and no verifiable events or details available.
Samuel Heagy and wife planned a five week trip to the Centennial. Daniel Gordon surveys Hampton to establish correct town lines. The Lizzie Weymouth funeral in Hampton was well attended. An ordinance exempted wholesale peddlers from licensing. Joseph Harmis completed a dwelling with main block 14x20 and kitchen 14x16, builder Joseph Thomas. Charles Black and wife returned from the East Centennial and moved to Winfield Kas. A Moline man installed a water pump in front of the post office as Hillsdale gains water works. The new schoolhouse foundation 49x30 nears completion with locally hauled stone. Farmers report dull business, but crops look good with corn yields potentially 50–75 bu/acre if warm weather continues.
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