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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1884
Page
6
The Rev Dr Walker bishop of Da kota intervened as two men fought after a Wahpeson sermon. He crossed the street to break the ring and disperse the crowd. A stray note mentions a hog petrification near Harrisonburg Louisiana and a strange engagement dispute over a ring and living costs in Delaware.
The American Minister to Berlin Mr. Kasson pursued Miss Frelinghuysen twice but was rejected both times as she balked at moving Northwest. A Washington statue from Battery Park moved through auctions culminating in David Schiff purchasing it for 300, to set before his store. An inventor from Sing Sing, Alexios, unveils a dry telephone battery promising long life and long-distance clarity. A British traveler urges travelers to go third class to glimpse real life rather than the luxury of first class, noting higher costs and stiffer expectations from wealthier travelers.
The New York Herald notes major political impact from upcoming Senate changes. Of twenty five terms ending March next, fourteen are Democrats and eleven Republicans, with successors to twenty one still to be chosen. Only Allison among the four already elected will seek a second term.
Erwan Cxarman of Belair Maryland has two preserved paper notes over 110 years old. One 15 shillings note from Pennsylvania dated October 1 1773 bears signatures Alexander Todd J Hartley Joseph Mifflin and prints in fresh red and black. The other is a Maryland 4s 6d dollar note dated April 10 1774 signed by J Chapman and William Eddis with strong black ink. The backs carry the warning Dis death to counterfeit.
Two cases in London threaten directors with stress as the Wreck Recovery and Salvage Company and Abermelyen share issues loom. The first trial nears verdict in a dispute over wreck recovery practices and salvage claims.
A holder claimed he was misled by a prospectus as oversanguine or misrepresentation. One judge was lenient, another lukewarm, the third opposed the directors. In a separate case Rev. Mr. Edgington won £1500 damages from five directors for losses from misrepresentation by Army and Navy Provision Market directors.
A Mexican city gang called The Stranglers continues robberies and midnight murders with a female decoy in hotels aiding selective targets. Captured but failing to break up the gang, authorities face ongoing danger as Prussia’s Bismarck superstition is disputed. Dr Busch notes only one sighting of mysterious footsteps at Schonhausen.
Discussion on a Mexican pension bill highlighted odd figures as 21,000 widows of War of 1812 veterans receive pensions. Last year they drew 1,882,000 dollars, about five and a half times the pensions of living old soldiers, since many widows qualified long after the war through veteran marriages.
An accentric man in Western Massachusetts misses his wife’s funeral. He arrives muddy and frazzled, announcing he cleaned the well and will fix it in a few moments, urging quickness to proceed to the grave.
The Gloucester Massachusetts Advertiser notes the Story family of Pigeon Cove as long lived. John Story, his brother, and five sisters total 5983 years in combined ages, averaging 84 years and 24 months. Surviving children are Sally Hepzibah Amos John Martha Mary Judith born 1787 to 1812. Father James died 1851 aged 89 or 90. Extended forebears from Ipswich and Dedham show long-lived lines. The Colburn family, also six living siblings, totals 5913 years, averaging 84 per person.
A train halted at a station as laborers dug a trench along the tracks. A female passenger stepped onto the platform observing the scene while a laborer named Patrick, wearing a veston, was paid a small amount for his work.
The Census Bureau estimates domestic wood consumption in 1880 by state. Figures list states with counts of people using wood and dollar values for wood fuel, including railroads, mines, brick and tile manufacture, salt, wool, and total national consumption at 145,778,187 cords valued at 321,962,2738. The twenty largest cities account for 74,008,972 cords used in iron and precious metal production.
A list of English sovereigns starting with John and Magna Charta, tracing successors through Henry II to Victoria, noting relationships, dynastic lines, and key descendants across the Tudor and Stuart eras and into the early House of Hanover. Includes Edward I through Victoria with lineage hints.
In a spirited gathering led by Mr. Dovesheart old wine ages in a bottle claimed to be 117 years, yet guests declare it too precious to draw. The corkscrew arrives as the debate ends with polite refusals and murmurs about tradition.
In a tense exchange the host notes the odd mercy of allowing the cork to be drawn from an ancient port. He reveals the bottle has resisted opening for years despite attempts, and orders John to take it to the cellar.
The article explains how observers distinguish left from right at various distances with a man and dog as examples. It discusses retinal image similarity, distance estimation, the effects of fog and refraction on size, and how color or perception changes with media and air clarity, citing Scientific American.
The article catalogs the world’s largest bells, led by Moscow’s Giants and King of Bells, detailing their weights, dimensions, and fates in fires. It notes St Ivan’s in Moscow, and compares Russian and Chinese bells, with figures for Vienna Olmutz Rouen St Paul’s Westminster and others. It highlights massive weights, historic recasts, and metal values, illustrating Bellery grandeur.
An old physician loved by townsfolk and a garden mocking bird form a touching tale. The bird sang at his bedside during his fatal yellow fever illness and lay dead at the head of the bed when the room was aired after his funeral, a symbol of enduring devotion.
A fragment notes Tak Chinese meeting in Merced County California to discuss cultivating opium or poppy. The text is incomplete and lacks specific dates names or organizations.
The Democratic National Convention notification committee arrived from Albany to honor ex Gov Hendricks of Indiana at the Union House. Speech by Mr Vilas praised his career and vice presidential nomination, with Hendricks accepting the honor and noting duties ahead. Proceedings included a formal address read by Mr Bell and a round of applause as guests departed.
A ruby found in Clay County North Carolina was sold by the finder for 15 then 3000 and after lapidary work for 18000. The remains of Joel T Hart once hailed by Hiram Powers as the greatest sculptor in the world will be brought from Italy to Kentucky. An orphan and twelve grandchildren pledge at Cooper Union New York. Can a bank own grain has been decided affirmatively by a South Carolina court.
The clipping notes Kendall County fair opening at Yorkville on September 2 1884. It also reports a series of local incidents including the death of Neathan Carr of Monmouth in Trinidad Colorado from lung congestion, the likely last survivor of Illinois slaves Rouben Judy killed by an Alton engine, and Henry Cunningham a Cairo youth killed when his wagon was struck. A Stewardson arrest over a debt and an escape attempt, a Chicago incident of a woman robbed after meeting a man in a buggy, and a police officer recounting a child rescue and a police story about a stormy night with a Foundlings Home placement.
A 16 month old child connected to George Hoffman reportedly died after an accident involving a vault. Police and investigators are examining the circumstances as authorities confirm the child ceased breathing at the scene.
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