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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1882
Page
3
Floods in France subside a snowstorm in Spain halts traffic. Siberian financier fails. convocation of National Woman Suffrage delegates in Washington. Irish constabulary aid, English troop withdrawals, notable deaths in Nashua and Washington, and various international military moves and disasters populate the dispatches.
Senate and House conduct a flurry of measures. Bills involve repealing the 1864 internal revenue act, Yellowstone Park contracts, and political contributions probes. Indian Appropriation Bill passes after reductions. war, civil service, and railway issues trigger multiple votes and adjournments.
Intense excitement grips Hamilton New York as Madison University and Colgate Academy report a diphtheria outbreak. Two students died yesterday and four more within the university, plus four village cases, with spread feared to nearby country areas. Freshmen and sophomores absent from recitations as a large exodus swells the commuter exodus.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a San Diego festival with unclear details about a performer or event. The readable words suggest a pot or potluck atmosphere and a possible visual cue of a line or cue. No firm entities or dates are established in the legible text.
Washington reports Senator Logan will oppose the relief bill for Gen. Fitz John Porter to the end though pressure from Gen. Grant and others is noted. The House Education Committee favors a 10 million dollar annual education grant for five years distributed by literacy-based treasury allocation with teacher funding. Senate confirmed nominations include Gen. Pope to Major General and Col. McKensie to Brigadier General.
Report from Albuquerque says Ju and his band of about 200 Apaches surprised a party of eighty settlers near Casa Grand in Chihuahua. One escaped to summon aid, returning with thirty men, but the Indians held them off as the main party was massacred.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a discussion of new immigrants and a summer period. The readable words suggest themes of arrival, settlement, and seasonal context without a clear event or named entities.
Liberty Hall crowds erupt as a dress and razor melee breaks out over the Lebanon cemetery incident. Isaac Madall and Burton face threats as revolvers and razors are displayed, doors are locked, and the crowd disperses after Burton escapes amid revived graveyard curiosity.
The New York Sunday Closing League issues circulars defining their interpretation of the penal code as it affects Sabbath observance. The group will not restrain newspapers or necessary labor but will oppose selling prohibited Sunday articles in all open outlets including drugstores and restaurants. They pledge to aid authorities, publicizing infractions and enforcing compliance across all responsible parties.
In Joliet the Lock-Suit Fence Co filed suit against Washburne Moon and Isaac L. Ellwood in superior court over barbed wire fence contracts. A preliminary injunction was granted to preserve licenses and royalties while the case proceeds. The firm also seeks $5,000 in back damages in U S circuit court for prior payments.
The libel trial of James Francis Malloy of Edgefield D C against James Gordo Bennett began in the U S Court before Judge Walace and a jury seeking 80000 dollars for a Herald article on an Edgefield fire Malloy claims the piece alleges he set the fire for insurance proceeds Malloy denies knowledge of the fire and the libel charges. The case closed in the afternoon with the jury told to return a sealed verdict on Monday.
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