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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
7
Pat H. Phelan, 53, a Davenport resident since age five, was found dead by his associate on Saturday noon hanging from a cellar rafters. Police say long trouble in business and mental decline preceded the tragedy. he is survived by his widow and eight children.
The Golden State limited, the Chicago L A Rock Island train, is to be put back in service Sunday as the highlight of a new timecard. It will depart Chicago at 7 p.m., pass Moline, reach Kansas City next morning, and arrive Los Angeles in the evening of the third day. It consists of a baggage car, tourist sleeper, two Pullmans, and a buffet observation car. No reservations will be taken for points west of El Paso, and no stops are planned except at division points unless reserved. westbound stop at Moline requires 24 hour advance notice.
August Brissman was reelected to presidE the Tri City Lather League at the annual meeting in the Swedish Lutheran church. Officers elected include Rev W H Blanche as First Vice President, Rev W G Haggl and Rev A Johneton in vice posts, Miss Emmz Heden as recording secretary, Emine Clementgon as corresponding secretary, and Miss Xather Schwal as treasurer. An executive committee includes H A Mohl and others. reports highlighted year’s work and conventions.
Washington dispatch reports members of Congress exchanging resolutions and letters on four regulatory topics. Debates center on pension payments to widows, parcel post measures, and the drift toward postal savings banks, with various organizations backing different bills. Senate committees face staffing and precedence issues as nine senators are named to fill vacancies while finance and other key panels await decisions.
Miss Loilla Gaston and Thomas Morris of Weeton West Virginia wed Saturday morning in a cab near a parsonage with Rev. R B Williams officiating. Morris a commercial traveler, the couple remained in the cab as witnesses and hurriedly completed the ceremony to begin their life together.
The Sunday saloons remained quiet yet visibly open, with many continuing business. Joe Young threatened to prosecute any Rock Island Brewing Co. saloons that break the Sunday law, prompting darker fronts but bright interiors as patrons enter and exit.
A list of December 6 real estate transfers across Rock Island Silvis and Moline. Transactions include Richard P Arp to Am prose Schyvens for 725 dollars and multiple parcels sold to various buyers, with prices ranging from 1 to 2900 dollars.
Mrs. Johann Fenske of Colona was arrested Saturday on an assault and battery charge after kicking the shins of Mat O Connell, Geneseo principal of Colona schools, during a dispute over using a room for a confirmation class. O Connell had previously fined and arrested Mrs Fenske in a related incident, and she plans a circuit court action against him.
Frank Burroughs sells correspondence courses titled How to Become a Wood Chopper by Mail for 4.16. The ad claims huge demand and offers tips such as chop with an axe when possible and avoid being under a felled tree. It casts practice wood as neighbor's son and forecasts presidential timber becoming kindling next year.
A Louisville Courier-Journal column mixes verses on domestic strife and vice with a moral on choosing shoes and hats. It portrays a husband abusing his wife, and both couples are described as married on a dare, a bet, or a lark, ending with a caution to brides.
On a sunny day Muller stood in a meadow raking hay. Maud appears in a tight, thin dress that reveals bare skin and bare shins. The scene notes her gown and a bit of information about her attire and appearance in a suggestive style.
Pat Crowe, Davenport favorite son, is arrested in Council Bluffs on vagrancy charges as talks about opening a saloon in Council Bluffs surface. Omaha police move to detain him on sight, while Davenport reception remains warm but others fear his return.
Bey club meeting in Silvis East Moline and Watertown discussed local politics and civic reform. Clark Corbin urged government control of land and banking with a graduated land tax and abolition of usury. Dr Sensibaugh proposed four commissioner city government with broad ballot and direct referendums.
The Sterling Dixon and Rock Falls Packet Co notes grain traffic via the Hennepin canal feeder from Sterling to Peoria, but bridges are too low for river steamboats. Ships are being rebuilt to pass under bridges, and 126000 bushels were moved on Illinois river last fall.
City Attorney Shaliberg returned from Scranton where he testified in American Textbook Co versus Moline over a local bill distributing ordinance. He claims key statements supported the city’s position. Also traveling were C B Kerns from the Business Men's Association and W A Meese representing the Upper Mississippi River improvement association.
A brief, humorous clipping notes a caller exclaiming in astonishment at a neighbor’s supposed voice cultivation. The exchange plays on the idea that the cultivation process has reached the harrowing season.
In Chicago the outlet reports on a rumor among beachgoers about a kiss under water between two individuals. Onlookers claim they observed bubbles rising to the surface, triggering curiosity and chatter in local social circles.
A truncated quotation from the Cleveland Leader references a public figure or event, noting constraints about value and warmth, with fragmented phrasing that lacks clear context or identifiable names or dates.
A garbled historical snippet mentions a rector and curate reading Genesis during a lesson. The legible parts hint at a religious instruction scene and likely a church setting with associated figures.
King Philip tribe No. 4 plans a large initiation this Friday in Rock Island with a class of paleface candidates. Moline reservation members will join. all three degrees to be demonstrated. Chiefs named at last night’s meeting set to install in January with appointed chiefs.
The county court admits the will of Mrs. Catherina Mitsch of Rock Island dated July 20, 1903, bequeathing all property to Lulu Bauman and Alma Dolph in equal shares. The will of George Wood of South Heights, dated October 29, 1907, is admitted, leaving all property to his wife Elizabeth Jane Wood.
The report notes the suspension of the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City and details Woodman Fund deposits. The amount on deposit at the start of the month was 100 dollars for the beneficiary fund and 34.07 dollars for the fund.
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