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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
2
Five people were injured in a high speed collision when an automobile struck a tree. Ed Lischer and George Pleasants suffered serious injuries that may prove fatal, with Charles Kindt and William D. Petersen among others involved in the crash.
An auto carrying five men crashed into a telegraph pole on Fifth Avenue near the depot after skidding on wet pavement at 1115 PM Monday. Edward Lischer and George Pleasants suffer severe injuries. others include Charles Kindt and Peter Petersen as the vehicle, a Petersen garage Model J Pope-Hartford, is totaled except for the engine. Petersen attributes the skid to a street car wheel catching in the track as the car attempted to pass.
Report of a statewide engineers convention drive and a serious auto crash involving a party returning from a theatre event. Pupils, workers, and officials from Chicago to Peoria and Rock Island are coordinating a sizable delegation to the May state convention with talks on safety and union matters.
City records show total area and annex figures, street and alley mileage gains, sidewalk and pavement progress, watermain and sewer extensions, and related percentages for the last fiscal year. Notable figures include 37 square miles total area and 47.73 miles of durable sidewalks with 4,551.40 feet gained.
Illinois and Iowa demurrage rules effective May 1 favor credit for early car release while debits accrue after 48 hours free time. Shippers may cancel up to seven credits against debits, yet no more than one credit per car. Savings come with time shifts across shipments, though railroads warn of reduced revenue.
Visiting Committee reports on the Watertown state hospital visit of April 6. It praises Dr. W A Crooks as superintendent, notes 1428 inmates, and details farm planting plans across 180 to 190 acres including 36 acres oats 55 corn 15 sweet corn and 20 potatoes. The hydrotherapy department treats 75 to 100 patients daily and provides statistical outcomes from 1908 to 1909.
The city outlines water supply extensions in the southwest Fifth ward and other districts to provide for domestic use. Three miles of sewer work are planned in the same area with extensions south of 11th avenue near Nineteenth street. Nine additional paying improvements are planned after assessment rolls are confirmed in county court.
The report notes the hospital grounds are in excellent condition with no preventable issues affecting beauty. It laments the burned amusement ruins nearby, describing litter as minimal beyond the site yet a sad reminder to patients enjoying outdoor outings they cannot currently have. Officials W C Galloway and J W Simonson chaired MR8, with G H Huntoon assisting.
The Moline lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose held its first regular meeting with Dictator Emil Johnson presiding at Turner hall. Nearly all charter members attended as fifty five new members were obligated and given the password and grip, boosting total membership to over 400. An entertainment committee and a sick committee were appointed, listing members from various wards.
April 26 report notes Miss Bell Smith injured by a fall. a West Simpson horse broke its neck Friday. Local residents visit relatives in Chicago, Scranton and California. Community updates include telephone work after snow, illness, travel, and fishing fleet preparations. Chicago Tribune style closing quote.
Chicago capitalists led by Bradner Smith & Co plan a million dollar Rockton water power project on Rock River near the Wisconsin line. They seek dam height increases and land flooding to create storage for about four thousand horsepower to serve local factories, with government having funded and maintained the dam and canal system.
Reports from Illinois coal centers show unrest easing in Rock Island county as emergency crews work under union sanction, while mines in Coal Valley stay running to avoid delays. New state mining law requires fire protection systems, water mains, fireproof stables, sprinklers, and ready extinguishers to prevent fires and safeguard workers.
Alexander Morton a carpenter and former Moline resident died April 21 in Denver Colorado where he had lived the past year His brother J J Cox communicated the news Emma his widow formerly Miss Cox of Hampton and their children Cora Pinney Pocatello Claudia Crakaw Morris J B and Oliver Morton all of Denver survive He was over 60 a Woodmen of the World member and was buried in Moline beside a son who died during the family stay there
An Irish native on his first railway trip imitates a lady at the ticket window by requesting a Maryhill single ticket. Next in line, Pat offers his own money and wrongfully speaks Patrick Morphy marsed, reflecting a misstep in unfamiliar station procedures.
The circuit court docket shows 93 new cases for the May term including 26 law cases and 57 chancery suits. One divorce bill is listed, Fred A. Bennett v Enah Bennett, filed on desertion grounds. the couple married September 29 1999 at Oxford New York and have one child.
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