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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1875
Page
2
A fragmentary notice notes a young male inmate or ward scheduled for a sighting or presentation in August 1890. Details are incomplete, with uncertain agencies and precise action. The readable text references dates and a location but lacks full context.
Reports mention Bristow booking a stamping tour in Ohio and a whisky ring question looming. Prohibitionists in New Hampshire call a Concord state convention on November 10 to sway party majorities. Tax Independent papers push Hon. Has Dunham of Geneseo for gubernatorial honors. Dunham’s name is treated cautiously.
A group of Black Hills miners recently held a meeting and resolved to abandon their mining claims citing a lack of sense among themselves. Wisdom would have suggested this course months earlier.
News notes a severe railroad collision between Valparaiso and Santiago. Seventeen cars were wrecked along with a bridge and ten passengers injured in the incident.
Lulu wins the free for all trotting race at Rochester last Friday. In four heats the times were 2:15 3/4, 2:16 1/2, 2:15, and 2:17 with Lulu taking the second, third and fourth heats and leaving GoLpDsMITH Main out as queen of the turf.
The French University warned readers not to patronize a Paris mercer for opening Sundays. The shopkeeper challenged the notice in court and won a judgment of 4000 francs, illustrating the consequences of advertising leads.
A Louisville paper, evident math student, reports fifty six aspirants for Andrew Johnson's seat in the Tennessee senate. The editors doubt broad state support and suggest political timber may be scarce in Tennessee.
The Boston Journal rejects claims that Massachusetts Republicans will split on temperance this fall. It asserts there is broad willingness to wait for the convention's action and to support any candidate chosen.
The New York Times and the Tribune trade barbs over circulation figures. The Times vows to advertise the Tribune editor as a liar and a cheat in major newspapers nationwide.
The Davenport Gazette notes newspapers statewide waking to advocate reform, criticizing Iowa laws for criminal punishment as a stain on the state's fair name amid the past year’s crimes.
Governor Beveridge at a late hour took notice of two year murders in Williamson county. He held an interview with the sheriff and admonished that there shall be no more dilly dallying with the infamous murderers and assassins in the vendetta business.
Treasurer New bluntly denies rumors of a split with Secretary Linstow. In a letter to the Inter-Urean he states only cordial relations exist between the two officials and rejects the unfounded reports.
The Inter Ocean notes wheat averages around 65 to 29 percent, corn at 91 percent, with rye and barley down. Potatoes are reported excellent with no rot tendency, reflecting a varied regional outlook across ten states and one territory.
The Nutmeg legislature voted $200 to the Hartford Post for biographical sketches of senators and representatives but the Post says it will not accept the grant, arguing the state has no right to use public funds for such publication.
The missing reporter Newton S. Grimwood of the Chicago Journal was found Tuesday on Lake Michigan's beach twelve miles north of Muskegon. He wore all clothes except boots and hat, and his letters confirm the identity. Neither Donaldson nor the balloon party has been heard from. the two men perished in the storm and drowned near Michigan waters.
An Ohio merchant and farmer near Saratoga shares his distinctive opinions on currency and political risk. He predicts parties fear monetary shifts that could trigger disintegration and weathering effects in 1876 and hints at a public favor if he reveals how the Rm munities party remains undecided on this issue.
A twenty five year feud in Massac Illinois led to powerless authorities until local citizens formed a peacekeeping group. They executed a strict plan including hanging picnics and warning every identified participant to leave the county. Since then Massac has been notably well behaved, a fact Governor Beveridge could note.
The president has written to the treasury secretary urging intensified pursuit and harsher action against whisky ring offenders. He stresses greater severity against those who claim protection by influential parties, refuting any supposed rift with Secretary Bristow on prosecution.
The Spanish government plans a levy of 100000 men to suppress the Carlists and Cuban rebels. Ninety thousand stay in Spain with ten thousand bound for Cuba. If fully raised and armed the home war may end sooner while Cuba’s conflict worsens. Sources question where the recruits will come from as many non soldiers have become brigands or thieves.
Eastern papers copy western pest reports as army worms devastate fields. A farmer loses 500 bushels of oats in one field, with other farmers suffering similar, though comparatively smaller, losses. Island growers lament the raids alongside western and southern crop damage.
Attorney General Edsall issues an opinion for the state board of equalization stating that capital stock and corporate franchises must be taxed like individual property. Tax must be proportional to value, upholding uniformity and ending discrimination against corporations in Illinois.
Mr Jefferson Davis will not deliver an address at the Winnebago county fair. He telegraphed the secretary that unforeseen events make it impossible for him to attend. North readers recall Davis as a Confederate leader and criticize his treason and the memory of Andersonville.
Authorities in Williamson, William son and Jackson counties unite to curb a wave of killings. A reward of 1000 dollars is posted to aid the crackdown and identify the assassins. The call emphasizes decisive action and punishment for those responsible.
Governor Beveridge questions payouts for arrest and conviction of criminals as Jackson county pushes for higher rewards while Williamson county resists militia use. The state attorney seeks $500 per arrest, while the governor notes a legal cap of $200. County authorities discuss militia involvement to curb lawlessness.
The Rockford Rock Island and St. Louis railroad, built for 9 million, foreclosed and sold in Chicago for 1.32 million to German bondholders. The sale ends years of federal and state court disputes over mortgage foreclosure and mismanaged debt, with a potential total recovery of around seven percent for bondholders.
The Springfield Register reports the twenty third Illinois state fair will run September 13 to 15 at Ottawa. The premium list is larger than ever with 10 000 copies printed and wide mailings to counties officers societies and press. Posters number 12 000 and posting will cover Rock Island to Chicago Blooming ton to Chicago Dixon to Streator and Aurora to Dixon. Officials urge all to work to make the exhibit the grandest and most attractive in the west.
A number of small office postmasters nationwide have been removed for unlawful disposition of postage stamps and unjustly increasing their palarion.
The British government pension total reaches £1 080 715. Spain to send 10 000 troops to Cuba as insurrection endures. A fraudulent five dollar bill is altered to dodge detection. Edwin Booth sustains injuries from a carriage accident but expected to recover. Goethe’s birthday celebrated in New York with notable speakers. Public notices include arrests for selling liquor to Indians and church records fraud. Lulu the mare breaks race records at Rochester.
A spirited poem dated August 8 1875 urges the Syrian Boat Club rowers to persevere with zeal and steady strokes. It emphasizes staying true to right, not fearing rivals, and rowing toward port with honor, despite reefs and heavy seas.
A bargain fare from Peoria to New York and return for twenty dollars via I B and W Pan Handle with privilege to stop at Pittsburg Philadelphia Cleveland Buffalo Niagara Falls without extra cost. Routes offer a thirty eight hour journey with daylight ride through Pennsylvania and Lake Erie shore. Contact O H Wincup at Main and Adams or W Wincup at Water Street depot for full details.
The Medical Journal reports that patients tormented by various foods found relief by a simple diet of boiled egg white. After boiling the white for thirty minutes and consuming only this fluidless regimen, some patients gained flesh and strength and eventually could begin eating normally again with improved sleep.
A 19th century health column warns of malaria risk from midsummer heat and damp nights urging disinfectants and a daily cup of coffee. It also reports on the M. E. Conference in Moline, a new insurance agency partnership L. E. and C. F. Hemenway, and city notices restricting liquor sales to intoxicated individuals with mayoral enforcement.
Official publication from Hatt Mouine dated August 18 1875 notes a special session of the council. Members present include Mayor and Aldermen Okerberg Hemenway Wheelock White Gault Tuffley Whipple. An ordinance to build a sidewalk from Hen street to Park street on the east side of Lyndestreet was considered and approved by a majority vote. The council adjourned to August 19 1875.
Northern Olimpic College in Fulton, NL, opens September 15 under Rev. Joseph W Hubbard AM as president with four assistant teachers. The institution serves both sexes with separate entrances and study rooms. Quarterly terms run ten weeks. board with furnished room 92.50. tuition 7.00 to 8.50 for English and classics. instrumental music 13.00. vocal music free. Annual board 114. annual tuition ranges 38 to 50.
Sickness prevails everywhere and many suffer from dyspepsia liver complaints and related symptoms. The notice claims Green's August Flower cures indigestion sour stomach heartburn and biliousness. It urges readers to obtain a sample bottle from Dr. J. W. Morey for 10 cents and notes regular size is 75 cents with two doses claimed to relieve.
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