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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1910
Page
6
In four precincts of AR City a close vote split on Proposition 4210 shows a near even dry versus wet turnout. With about 450 voters in total and roughly sixty per precinct, residents stand to decide the measure as the statewide issue looms.
Voters in Cordova and Andalusia kept dry sentiment, while Rock Island stayed wet after a two year shift. Local option totals show 4210 ballots on the issue versus 4323 in 1908, with Cordova approving local option 83 to 50 and Andalusia 68 to 53.
Announcements call for examination for mechanical and apprentice draftsmen at Rock Island Arsenal signed by Oscar F Freeman of the local board of examiners in Rock Island. Applications may be filed any time with Peter Newton in the Seventh Civil Service district at 13th floor Federal Building Chicago. Entrance salary for draftsmen is 1000 to 1200 dollars. apprentices earn 369 dollars a year.
Following the Lavmens Missionary Movement convention, churches in the three cities and surrounding district vow to double foreign mission contributions next year. The cooperating committee is renamed as a permanent organization with five member club committees in each city to run the canvass.
A fragment notes a vote in Moline on a dry town issue. It mentions EK Rér and positions for and against the measure, reflecting local civic action. The readable lines imply community choice on prohibition norms and scheduling.
Michael Pettit, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, was laid to rest in the Riverside cemetery soldiers lot after a Sunday service at the Christian church. Rev R S Henry officiated the 2 pm ceremony as pallbearers W A Golden Matthew Rogerson John Dew Rose R W Wolever Peter Lind and I. Stafford carried the casket.
Mrs Smilges of Chicago was crushed by a coal car on a switch near Eleventh Street and the Rufus Walker sheds. Her left foot was amputated above the ankle after urgent treatment at the hospital. She and her husband had moved to the area three months ago with two children.
Mrs Woo Venamon formerly of this city now living in Milan is in serious condition after falling twenty feet from a second story veranda. She was found unconscious in the yard at 2010 Monday afternoon, suffered head wounds requiring about thirty stitches, and doctors hold hope for her life. She had lived on Twelfth avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, Rock Island, before moving to Rock Island.
Chief O Bryant reports 922 arrests in the year ended March 31 1910 with 417 state charges and 271 city drunkenness cases. Signal alarm system logged 39522 box calls. Officer Lebbert had 164 arrests, Charles second with 129. Nationalities show Native Americans 272, Swedes 186, Irish 150. laborers lead occupations with 348 arrested. Two youths aged under 18 escorted back from Durant after stealing a horse team. no prosecution.
Alfred Mueller, Republican, defeats incumbent George W Scott in Davehport mayoral race by 212 votes. Democratic ticket wins most city offices with two aldermen races unanswered. Polls show Hugo Mueller as city clerk and Ignatz Hild as assessor among others while aldermen are elected in six wards with mixed party wins.
Illinois election returns show 39 dry towns voting wet and 19 wet towns turning dry. Rockford and Bloomington shift toward wets while Decatur and Galesburg move dry. Riots and fraud claims marked Mattoon day as other towns reported varied margins across 240 municipalities.
Clam diggers from Camanche wind bound with five gasoline boats. Local residents and visitors include Mrs. Martin in Atkinson, Mrs. Adie McNitt in Rock Island, Miss Marie Hanney in Davenport, Westley Zimmerman returning from Oberlin, and Bert Dillon buying butter and eggs in the country. The White Sox beat the Sand Rockers 9 to 4 at Scott's Landings in the season opener. Farmers sow oats. John Curtis injured after a barn fall. several residents plan moves or trips to California and Minnesota.
Alderman Gripp urged reviving Fifth Avenue widening at a city council meeting. He warned the project could haunt property owners and city, noting as a business thoroughfare it is too narrow and could be condemned for expansion. The city attorney will study legal authority and back benefits before the next session.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous names and numbers such as Zeigler Sterling Buoker Hill Bushnell Port Lacon Sandoval West Brod Brimfield Jolieteer Secor Winslow Norton IB ay Ilenora Lincoln Havana Bath Gillispie East Dubuque Georgetown Ventrille. The text resembles an incomplete directory or index with scattered place names and figures.
In connection with Huswaka estate, Mrs. Hill alleged of mothering incident. The report notes she left her children at their married son's home, with ongoing inquiry into the circumstances surrounding their care.
Divorces filed in the circuit clerk’s office allege habitual drunkenness by George J Siegmann of Rock Island against Clara Siegmann and cruelty by John Oltmann toward Minnie M Oltman of Hampton. Oltman seeks to resume maiden name Minnie King.
Township trustees approve annexation to Moline District No 40 bringing Grenell School area and adjacent blocks into the city district. The move extends to 55th Street and includes territory between First and Seventh streets south of 19th Avenue, with related disconnections by Districts 44 and local township authorities.
Mrs Elizabeth F Smith died at City Hospital after a year of declining health. Born in Stillwater New York on September 2 183% she was 27 years widowed with a son Edward C Smith and a late son Frank. Her husband passed away twenty seven years ago.
A wry quip notes a merchant who avoids advertising moves like a rowboat in reverse. He must rely on sales to progress, a humorous take on business strategy and visibility.
William Hill aged two, son of Mrs Alice M Hill of Hillsdale, wandered from home and entered Rock River. Searchers found his body downstream after a night of dragging, following a morning discovery of footprints leading to the water. Mrs Hill, widow of Robert H Hill, was away settling the estate.
About a dozen Burlington Railway officials led by H E Byram and F E Ward toured Moline on a four car special. They reviewed track issues in the factory district and discussed depot plans only in general terms while expressing intent to resolve urgent track problems. Guests at Allendale attended a dinner after the visit.
A Chicago News note recalls a mother urging thrift in food by asking her son Ralph what good deed he did that day. He replies he ate the leftover pie to prevent waste, illustrating daily household virtue for children.
Chicago health commissioner asserts bad teeth drive criminal behavior while discussing sugar and candy industry influence. The New York Herald notes debates over sugar trust and public health.
The exchange questions whether militant methods best advance the suffrage cause and why such actions might capture attention. The dialogue hints at skepticism and strategic considerations about public impact and visibility.
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