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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1894
Page
3
New York December 7 inspector Williams testifies before the Lexow committee in a crowded room. He refutes bribery accusations, defends his record, recalls property holdings, shipyard work, and connections to a Hollywood whiskey brand while denying misconduct and criticizing Schmittberger as a liar. The hearing ends with Williams’s testimony paused.
Prosecutor Goff questions Willismen about a Brook lyn house sale proceeds and the rest in bills of exchange on English banks. Williams testifies money was stored in a safe belonging to a man named Terry and valued between 16000 and 20000 dollars. He says he deposited to protect it from theft and corrupt officials. He discusses a distillery matter and denies aiding criminals or acting as a stool pigeon. He notes police board appearances and prior charges but asserts his compliance with the law.
Washington reports a looming senate battle over a German sugar tariff provision and retaliation by Germany affecting US meat markets. Debate centers on treaty violations of 1828 arrangements and possible repeal of duties as pressure mounts from Chicago packers and European trade tensions.
The article outlines a coming presidential proclamation to impose discriminating flag duties on imports from Spain Cuba and Puerto Rico, replacing the 1890 act method. It cites Treasury and State Department actions, recalls Cleveland’s 1836 response to Spain over Cuba duties, and notes historical precedents and current policy considerations.
Treasury figures show the balance against the US in trade with Spain and Cuba. US exports to Spain amount to 18 million while imports total 3.26 million, reversing the Spain-Cuba dynamics. Hawaiian planters monitor Cuban production and seek treaties. Minister Thurston reports progress in Europe. Gold reserves stand at 60.4 million with 28.5 million withdrawn from the sub treasury for export. Representative Bourke Cockran skips Tammany Hall meetings amid party strife. A Bamberg Germany Russia trade note cites growing trade links and questions about prepay roots.
Mrs. Rietta Pike is under arrest in Denver on burglary charges. She admits the break in at Mrs. James B. Ives home, then stored the loot at Mrs. Bertha K. Shaw’s residence and shipped it to the depot. Pike, wife of D. H. Pike, once a private secretary, cites poverty as motive. Shaw denies knowledge. Pike previously faced arson charges but was discharged for lack of proof.
In Baltimore area an attempted break in ends with Charles Junlack stabbing himself in the neck as police escort him to a patrol box. Off duty and distraught, Junlack, a railroad worker, faced discharge and public shame after being caught in Abraham Smith's house.
The CAP House near seven miles from San Francisco burned down causing about 20 000 loss. Fire started unknown and no nearby engine access hampered efforts. Cliff House and its balconies plus adjacent shops survived. The baths building remained intact though under construction. Local residences and public park areas remained nearby.
A Smith family reunion at Normal I gathered 21 members from Mex ico City Denver Pittsburg Kansas and St Louis celebrating descendants of Deacon Brainerd Smith, son of William Haw ley Smith of Peoria, tracing back to Lieutenant Samuel Smith born 1818 in Massachusetts. The clan counts under fifty with five generations represented.
Washington readers learn the Worlds Women’s Christian Temperance Union plans to present a polyglot petition to U.S. lawmakers on February 1. Signed in fifty languages, it seeks government protection against liquor and opium sales and against legalization of social vices.
Three famed criminals escape jail as Thomas Nar tin of Buffalo Frank Leroy of Brook ia and Thomas King colored of New York Michigan Knights of the Grip are named. In Michigan Gramps Rhips the annual Knights meeting opens with a business session and expected attendance near five hundred from a membership over fifteen hundred.
Dennison Wheelock, Indian school director, and Louise Le Chappelia, a Chippewa girl, wed at Captain residence. Rev. Dr. Norcross of the Presbyterian church officiated. Wheelock is a graduate of the school.
Mrs. Carrié Mion of Newiiks Grove, Nob., went to milk a fractious cow. The cow kicked and stamped her to death, and she did not return as expected. The incident occurred near the farm.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal reports the Exchange bank at Goodland will reopen and pay depositors in full within ten days. Norwegian steamer from Karapetorl wrecked offshore near Corzmmigen. several crew drowned.
In a satirical display, a throne scene shows Mayor Pingreeze with a gold crown topped by potatoes and beans while crowd figures including Pruce Goodfellow, a reform official, clamor over a purse labeled $75,000. a three-minute Detroit Railway car and a broken streetcar appear in a streetscape marked Boodle and Civic Street Hallway. The scene is paired with reports of corruption and vandalism fears in the Senate building as well as election crime indictments in Missouri and Wisconsin teachers meeting.
Jamestown New York December 96 excitement over George W Depew held on suspicion of murdering Mrs Winslow Shearman and her daughter Mrs Clinton. Floyd McKay 16 walked into a police station hungry asking to go home. Hagroup Conn December 27 Mrs Emily Robbins Talcott 104th birthday oldest resident in state reached her 111th year since Washington died.
Mixed items report embezzlement by A Linderfelt in Milwaukee, allegations against Harry Hayward in Minneapolis, and a postal stamp debt issue in Wallbaum. Obscure obituaries list diverse names and ages from Austria to Kentucky, with disaster and legal notices amid a Pomulgated map of incidents.
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