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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
2
Seventh Ward Alderman Douglas votes no on motions to complete the park agreement and declines to sign the committee report, signaling resistance to advancing the deal. The action accompanies a broader council debate on project outlays totaling $8000.
In special session the council ordered the $8000 purchase of a park tract of about 13 acres from the Daebelfiehn heirs extending from Fourth to Seventh streets and Twelfth to Fifteenth avenues, with two small lots held by Mia Hoesl and Henry Daebelliehn. The vote had opposition from Alderman Douglas and support from Alderman Christison, with bonds to be issued for payment.
An elderly witness recounts a trip through Martraha saths to a town near Hargrave with a pistol brandy tale. A dying man on a bench mentions Brandon and the best brand while another old man directs the narrator toward Brandon.
A fragmentary dialect quip about heaven and angels with whiskers. The text presents a dialogue where Elsie asks if men go to heaven and a caregiver replies yes, noting the lack of angel pictures with whiskers. The surrounding garbled letters add no clear context or names.
The weekly Illinois weather bulletin notes a strong heat wave with 100 degrees in the south, 96 in central and north, and a lowest 55 daytime reading. A violent storm on the 6th brought prostrating winds and lightning with heavy rain at many stations. Sunshine averaged around 65 percent statewide. Davenport's 92 high, 54 low, 76 average above normal, with 1.40 inches of rain.
Mrs David Young hosted a near thirty guest farewell gathering for Joe Tuffley and his wife before their move to the Odd Fellows Home in Mattoon Illinois. Tuffley, longtime lodge janitor, is 84 and Mrs Tuffley active in the auxiliary. Fellow lodge members presented a purse of money and offered heartfelt tributes. Ross Richard, trustee, accompanied the couple on their trip as friends extended blessings for their years ahead.
Bridge line to 420 Street will connect with the Red Line as the new structure is completed Col Hobbs issues order for the public.
Rock Island Arsenal announces the Twenty fourth street bridge and viaduct will close at 4 00 a m August 16 1907 for about three months to permit reconstruction. No more than two ton loads may use the Moline bridge. Davenport Rock Island and Moline traffic will detour via Arsenal main avenue.
The verse recalls a mother sewing patches on worn pa’s and repurposing pants for daily wear, sending children to school. It laments changing tastes as playful lines mention jam coffee steak and a fade from traditional comforts.
B B Jackson arrives to assume duties as new Moline schools superintendent succeeding F E Willard. His office is set in the Carnegie library building replacing the former high school quarters due to expanding duties. An assistant will be provided and desk space prepared, with occupancy after the fall opening.
A steam ferry line between Moline and Bettendorf is planned once the Moline lock on the Arsenal island shore is ready next spring. Edward Van Patten of Davenport leads the project with Captain Moline backing, and a Davenport to Bettendorf dock will connect with interurban cars.
A reflective poem notes the passing of the year with humor and caution. It compares time to money and a chauffeur, laments the quick arrival of summer, and hints at resolutions to come as the year departs. The fragmented text evokes Nashville American style editorial whimsy and seasonal mood.
Frank Walton, 14, drowned in the Mississippi River off Thirty-second Street while swimming with friends. He could swim but was swept into eight feet of water by a whirlpool. cramps may have struck him. Relatives and neighbors searched the river as Millard Walton watched, unable to swim. Survived by parents Willard and Mrs Walton and nine siblings.
A condensed list shows Henry J Gripp to Michael H Spades, Rock Island transfers including Edgewood Park lots, Park Ridge, and various Moline parcels with prices from 1 to 4075 dollars. Several trustees and quit claim deeds appear, plus city lots in Seuss subdivisions and Boner to city transfers.
John J. Lane a Chicago Inter Ocean staffer and prominent Illinois Republican died suddenly Saturday at Hammond Park near St Louis while with relatives. Lane, historically a field correspondent for the Inter Ocean, was working on a history of Illinois early newspapers and was widely known by state politicians. He was a cousin of Hon. William McEniry of Rock Island and Mr McEniry of the local city, and recently awaited a letter found by McEniry on Sunday.
Miss Helen M. Helme seeks subscribers and information for a new Moline city map to be issued by Iowa Publishing Co of Davenport. The plan requires at least sixty subscriptions at 25 dollars each to cover the cost of a 300 foot to the inch map showing additions subdivisions wards city limits and key features compiled from records and surveys.
A fragmentary verse from Baltimore plays with money and love. It contrasts wealth with lasting affection and the joy of love's golden stories. The lines personify money as pleasant but not supreme, praising true love and its enduring allure.
Davenport saloonkeepers vote to abide by city regulations after a public meeting. Attorney Kemmerer warns of further action under the municipal law, urging Sunday closing, 11 p.m. closing, no free lunches, and no women or children in saloons. A supporting petition argues these reforms harm business and morals. A Rock Island youth escapes injury after a bicycle near-miss with a city doctor’s car.
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