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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1882
Page
4
The 1882 report details a donation to Craccithets Children’s Home and mentions political tension around President Garfield, Mormonism, and a Supreme Lodge power debate. It notes Iowa’s stance on suspensions and potential secession from the Grand Lodge, with looming conflicts over taxation and governance.
An anxious editor cites a table comparing population and per capita costs to argue Chicago offers superior municipal services including schools at lower costs than larger cities. The piece references health and alcohol controls and laments public safety, arguing for prudent spending amid urban competition.
Nineteen years ago today the battle of Roanoke Island occurred as one of four significant Civil War engagements in February. The article notes Ft. Henry surrender on Feb 6, 1862, New Bern, NC on Feb 14, 1862, and the battle of Olustee, Florida on Feb 20, 1864.
The report notes Andrew Olsen from Chicago discovered a safeguard against stallhold risks after an incident on Monday. He recovered six jelly tumblers of a cheap liquid, which were found unopened. The coroner's jury considered that a smaller amount might have sufficed to address the issue.
The document records monthly weather, finances, and public notices from a historic year. It notes operating expenses, debt, and currency of the period, with fragmented commentary on newspaper roles and poly politics. Specifics include monthly earnings shifts and references to legislative actions and press duties.
The bill to extend national bank charters advances in Congress. The proposal would renew bank authority for twenty years and shape the design of future currency.
The Bowling and Elgington boards quarantine Moline, Cable and Pree atera and ban travel to Reynolds and Taylor Ridge stations, with penalties for violators. The piece criticizes the move as absurd and urges vaccination as the only effective defense, noting past experience and urging calm among Moline residents.
A June 30 execution date for Guiteau is set after courtroom efforts to delay fail. Judge Cox denies clemency and declines a new trial as debates over July 2, Sunday, complicate timing.
At the September city council meeting a committee was formed to study the best water system. Chair Nason and Aldermen Woodward Wessel Ball Knox were to report on location, grounds and cost. Ill health delayed meetings. the council urges prompt action and a plan ready for the spring election.
A brutal unknown assailant shot Schnoor near Davenport, wounding him as he toiled beside his wagon. Cowdery, Vogt, and a farmer found the injured man, whose family includes a wife and seven children, conveying the tragedy to the police as night faded.
The funeral for C B Munson, a young man who died at Mrs. Judge Spencer's in Rock Island, took place Wednesday afternoon at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Moline. Prof Rydholm preached the sermon in the absence of the pastor, with a quartet providing music and Prof Osborn at the organ. Munson had relatives here and belonged to Scandia Lodge of Good Templars, which accompanied him to the grave. The Ladies of the Order sent floral tributes as he was laid to rest.
The American Humane Association offered a $5000 prize for a cattle car reducing animal suffering during transport. A Davenport committee, led by Kimball, reviewed many designs but concluded no patented system met the goal and the prize was not awarded, urging practical improvements echoing railroad practice.
The writer notes Chicago’s bustling streets and growing real estate post census, with crowds at Dr Thomas Hooley's theater and a cable railway demo on State Street. He explains the two car trains, the open front car, and the underground cable grip system, and details Linson’s automatic cash bay with suspended cash-tracking balls as a novelty. He signs off planning a move to Louisville.
The Iowa Grand Lodge reports a flourishing order with 13,813 members and $8,026,000 in policies. It notes 70 deaths, new charters issued, and active financials. A dispute over the Supreme Lodge relief law prompts pending actions and a scheduled Davenport session.
A WaXx-wonk figure of Franklin in France exhibition is labeled with a sensational claim that he died on the Sandwich Islands after severe worldwide voyages and was eaten by savages, with no fragment recovered. The wording reflects dated sensationalism and unverified attribution rather than factual history.
The Handel Society of Augustana College plans to present the Messiah in about two weeks. They will stage the oratorio in Galva Galesburg Altona Andover and possibly two or three more cities.
The New York Board of Health states smallpox is not epidemic in the city. The report mentions resignations and various political notes, with references to public figures and court actions. The text also covers weather, science prizes, and other assorted items, all in a condensed old newspaper style.
The Susal Pox Mates Attornes Wharton asks the State Board of Health for power to enforce smallpox controls in Cable Mercer County. Replies note County Boards of Health already can enforce state rules and that enforcement will be directed statewide. Reports indicate smallpox deaths in Danforth Trocas counts and Renaatt Monroe County with multiple cases in Hancock County. Waukegan reports new cases and deaths. officials discuss quarantine decisions and a Colchester Macomb Tennessee conference.
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