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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
5
The Moline Dispatch Publishing Co enters the publication at the Moline Post Office as second class matter for distribution and archival reference.
A clipped remark implies Ballinger faced scathing backlash after his controversial actions. The quote likens the outcome to a near miss rather than a triumph, underscoring political discontent surrounding the secretary’s conduct.
The article notes Beckemeyer, once a doodle gang member and state’s witness against Browne, bought Clinton County’s telephone system on an installment plan for 334000. It mentions indictments and the U S District Court ruling on coal railroad and coal company cases, with Temple Iron found in violation of the Sherman Act.
The article notes rapid progress in China as provincial assemblies gain authority. Less than fifteen months after their authorization a constitutional cabinet is to be granted with the Chinese new year, marking a shift away from long-standing absolutism.
In Granite City Illinois James Smith a millworker has moved into a pest house while houses are scarce in nearby Moline. He must vacate if a smallpox or other epidemic breaks out to make room for the first parent and child quarantine space.
Harry T Stacy identifies Lawyer Erbstein as the man who arranged to fix juror McCutchen in the Browne case. The case prompts debate on whether the state may appeal an acquittal when a fixed jury produced the verdict.
The report on Lorimer denies proof of a charge he bought his senate seat. Illinois legislators reportedly received payment for votes, but the money source remains unclear. Lorimer risks a tough reelection in 1915 unless he overcomes the shadow of these assertions.
Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh argues against the notion the government is wasteful and would save a million a day with proper economy, urging restraint in spending while defending current fiscal policy.
The speaker argues that annual expenses total about 660 million with interest and pensions non reducible. After removing these items only 300 million remains reducible, a claim critics call extravagant. He notes Mac Veagh and other officials are still cutting costs in cooperation with Taft despite a new Democratic House.
The Dispatch weighs Sulzer’s push to repeal duties on meats and cattle urging study before action. It warns removing live cattle duties could aid the beef trust and raise domestic meat prices by limiting U S cattle supplies, urging patience until the tariff board reports and noting Payne and Dingley era rates at twenty seven and a half percent.
The Rock Island County Board of Supervisors approves a four year audit covering the last four years. Officials say neglect made the task costly and unwieldy, and they commend the move as necessary. Audits should occur at least once per biennial period to expose errors and improve accountability.
The speaker cites $1900 in unsettled ownership likely misallocated between Moline and Rock Island school funds. They warn against suspected laxity by the county board and urge a formal audit of the last four years with biannual or at least biennial reviews. A full audit is recommended to ensure accountability.
Mayor Johnson says East Moline is ready to discuss a four town commission idea with Moline Watertown and Silvis and urges the Moline club to invite representatives for a discussion to outline procedures if the plan is pursued. He notes no roundabout steps and calls for swift negotiations if others respond favorably.
The twenty day express men's strike in New York cost nearly six and a half million dollars and two lives. About seventy five hundred police kept the peace while forty five hundred workers faced wages around thirteen dollars a week. The parcels post plan, by allowing eleven pound mailings, promises to reduce reliance on the express trust and aid local merchants via faster rural delivery.
Sympathy of this community and of everybody in this congressional district goes out to Congressman James McKinney who is today at his home town of Aledo ready to consign to earth the remains of his beloved.
A woman of sterling character and vitality, a cheerful life partner, died suddenly on a Washington sidewalk after days of suspense. She witnessed her husband’s five years in Congress and reelection for two more, and her passing is mourned by those who valued her conscientious deeds and hopeful influence.
The passage hints Rock Island may be wary of a regional city merger and the potential defeat of McCavaghlin or Mcvaghlin as mayor. It questions whether Rock Island can endure without its favored candidate, McCaskrin, and weighs the impact on local leadership.
Dr. L. A. Johnston, longtime pastor of Moline’s largest church, departs to return to the St Paul church, where he previously served ten years. He guided growth, cooperated with other pastors, and contributed to the city’s moral and spiritual welfare as a prominent Augustana synod member.
Paul Morton questions whether insurance firms can be taxed or regulated without shifting the cost to the public. He notes Uncle Sam is wrangling with railroads over fair expense sharing and resisting profit and rate abuses. If progress continues, insurers may be next in line for oversight and price controls.
President Taft promotes Justice White to chief justice and appoints Judge Lamar, a Georgia former associate justice, to the court. The appointments aim to ensure decisions free of political bias for the country. Justice White succeeds Fuller as chief, with Lamar taking White’s seat and Van Devanter filling the other vacancy.
President Taft praises independence in politics as he outlines changes to the Wyoming supreme court. A longtime Indiana native who moved to Wyoming in 1884 becomes chief justice after Harrison’s territorial appointment and statehood election. The court shifts from seven Republicans and two Democrats to six Republicans and three Democrats with a Democrat chief justice among the trio.
Dr Wessel warns of typhoid danger and urges immediate boil water practice. Physicians confirm real risk and call for faster water source changes. Citizens urged to push city authorities to lower intake and extend pipe toward the river main channel. Public demonstrations expected until action.
Rock Island papers oppose a plan to route Rock Island Southern cars into the Missouri line unless East Moline Watertown and other lines gain access to Rock Island. They also object to Southern cars crossing the government bridge to Davenport unless I and I cars cross into Rock Island. The papers note local resistance to transport projects but hint at potential compromise with the Southern line and two established interurbans, the I and I and the Moline East Moline and Watertown services, seeking reciprocal access.
Prof Frederick Starr told the After-Dinner club that Mexico’s Diaz regime will fail as the revolution proves a fiasco yet the people feel their liberties were stolen and will overthrow him. He echoed a Dispatch editorial noting Diaz could have averted trouble by acknowledging thirty years of rising education in Mexico.
The speaker criticizes Diaz's government for violent suppression of peaceful anti-Diaz demonstrations, likening it to Taft sending soldiers against democrats. He praises Dias's past achievements but condemns current oppression and American attitudes toward Mexico and its people.
The article notes a U S circuit court decision against the government in antitrust charges against coal railroads and companies. It discusses the cost and duration of future appeals, the potential for legal evasion, and suggests government ownership as a possible relief while highlighting corporate salience from J S Bache & Co. and The Bache Review.
The piece compares English election methods with American views highlighting frequent parliamentary dissolutions when ministers fail to obey the party whip. It notes the cabinet can trigger new elections, and observes Britons’ calm attitude toward rapid turnover despite short-lived parliaments.
Notice calls a stockholders meeting at H W Cooper office in Moline Illinois on December 31 1910 at 2 PM to consider dissolving the corporation and handle related business, by order of the directors. Secretary John I Clark signs the notice dated December 1 1910.
Jay A. Barnard and Edna D Sleight both of Moline. Peter G. Koplos and Sophia Petra kon both of East Moline. Frank C Holling of Watertown and Clara R. Montgomery of Rural. Charles A. Latham and Mrs. Mary Meennig both of Moline. Ralph Henry of Davenport and Stella Stage of Mitchell South Dakota. Fred Wooten of Moline and Lillian G. Tumey of Henry.
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