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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1903
Page
3
A new route from Dubuque to the northern terminus shortens travel by 51 miles, placing the St. Louis short line on a path to enter the Tri Cities network. The outline shows the line becoming part of regional operations.
A proposed Illinois Central Northwestern Santa Fe line would cross the Mississippi near Moline linking the tri cities with Dubuque and St Louis. Backed by prominent regional capital, the project aims to attract major trunk lines into the area, shorten distances, and create new routing to Kansas City, with branches touching Davenport Clinton Muscatine Burlington and Keokuk.
Officials eye a belt line system linking the Belt Line Over D R I N W with a bridge above Moline. The D R I N W originally aimed to this route but the plan stalled after the line was sold to Burlington and Milwaukee. The projetos would boost tri cities shipping and manufacturing profile and attract attention to their progress.
August Schatteman faced Judge Ramsay in the circuit court and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of simple assault for an assault on his daughter Lizzie. He received thirty days in jail with potential early release if his wife finds work. he has been jailed since December 5. Jury lawyers represented him and others in the case. Louise Mummert and Josie Johnson pleaded guilty to petit larceny and drew thirty days each. Peter R Ingelson represented them.
A deed of vacation for a life tract in East Moline's suburb has been filed by KE Ho Guyer. Owners who bought lots fear loss of street access and higher taxes as the land may be valued as farm land. The tract lies between river and railroad lines, covering about half the plat, drawing protests from affected lotowners.
The article describes a large Easter Messiah festival featuring about five hundred voices from Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota with a 20 member choir 60 person chorus 50 women chorus and 50 instrument orchestra. A Fort Riley military band is expected to participate in one concert. Performers wear pink and white costumes and the choral and orchestral forces are arranged for festive performance.
A proposed measure named Anticipate Law 10 defeats Gest and becomes law, marking a legislative milestone. The act passes through the assembly with support from key lawmakers and is signed into effect, triggering established regulatory changes.
Rock Island county circuit court supporters of Judge Gest lose ground in the Fourth district supreme bench race. Delegates for Bushnell convention April 23 based on 200 votes for McKinley in 1900. Irregular county actions and party divisions drive Gest supporters to seek abrogation, but motion tabled.
A Chautauqua association meeting at Yowoca outlined changes to the program for Hawthorne’s musical act moved to July 17 18 and speaker Mr Beauchamp on July 16 while W J Bryan may appear July 21 as a free attraction beyond the regular schedule. The group plans excursions to draw visitors and will cover the event with season tickets.
D B Smith, a poor button cutter working near Muscatine, discovered a perfect $500 pearl in a shell on Blanchard Island. After a near trade, experts confirm the gem is among the finest from the Mississippi in months. Smith plans to keep it or perhaps set it into a scarf pin.
Bishop Spaulding argues socialism is impossible and calls for reform of capital and labor relations. A Prophetstown business meeting discussed electric road plans from Rock Falls to Moline and a Kewanee route to boost markets and coal access, with a committee formed to advance multiple projected lines.
A record project will lay ten miles of walks this year, three miles cement and seven miles tile, spanning from the western city limits to Riverside cemetery. The $29,890 plan, approved by the council, aims to benefit Stewartville residents despite scarce sidewalk work since 1900 and a heavy grading and excavation workload for contractors and the street department.
Frank J Cheney sole senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio swears the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason attests on December 6 1886. Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials.
The story notes Dr. Thomas H. Harper, a Plymouth Congregational church pastor, has been nominated by Republicans for Oklahoma City mayor. It highlights the city’s open vice, rapid railway growth, and a controversial political contest, contrasting eastern observers with local sentiment and current farm and land trends in the territory.
A proposed interurban road venture references Kewanee in the planning notes. Details remain unclear but the project centers on linking towns via a new corridor. Authorities indicate additional studies and funding discussions are forthcoming.
Advertisement urges a single day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The box features a signature line and a price of 25 cents, promoting a quick remedy.
Property offers agricultural land four miles southwest of Coal Valley with good improvements. Inquiries accepted at 1012 First Avenue, Rack Island.
An old promotional note for Scott's Emulsion claims it helps thin pale babies and children and weak adults by nourishing the blood and body. It promises richer blood, healthier flesh, and requests to send two free samples from Cott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street, New York.
The board of supervisors granted a twenty year franchise April 2 for an East Moline to Rock River interurban to extend via Pleasant Valley shop to Carbon Cliff and the river. The line includes a spur to the Mississippi passing Watertown with main route to Colona and the river, amid rumors of routes through geneseo, denied by officials.
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