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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1889
Page
4
Dense, garbled clipping reports community notices from Stewartville and nearby towns. Mentions lodge visits, public meetings, police fines, church dedications, school leadership changes, and small local incidents. Includes rail updates, theater chatter, and upcoming events with scattered dates and names.
A cryptic note from proprietors claims a remedy will pay claims in cases of misapplication, no matter how severe the negligence. The item hints at medical treatment and compensation, though details remain unclear.
An unidentified man, possibly Riley, was found on the south edge of the O. B. & Q. tracks near a curve between Warner and Briar Bluff. He was struck on the head by a locomotive, carried to Coleus, placed under Dr Farrell care, and remains semi conscious with doubtful recovery. Tramps nearby were intoxicated. the man’s age is estimated around 25 to 30.
The Chicago Tribune reports on the new Democratic legislator Elmer from the district favoring consolidation of Moline and Rock Island. A special on the Knight-Ele Annexation is expected to be reported back next week from the Municipal Corpora committee with a favorable stance.
A garbled report says a note linked to Chief Clerk Gamble was recovered and examined. Details are unclear but the fragment suggests an office-related matter and possible official involvement. Further clarification is awaited from sources.
The A G C Club met at Miss Ella Thornton's in Stewartville and voted to donate the new proceeds from their next Saturday evening entertainment to the Meline Dispatch Cornet Band. Admission costs 10 and 20 cents, and locals are urged to attend to support the band.
The Board of Directors of the Meline Business Association held their first meeting at the office of Davis & Co on Saturday evening February 9 1899 to elect officers Capt W C Bennett was chosen chairman presiding and W C Bennett Eugene Lanis G A Bephona J H Porter were elected President Vice President Treasurer and Secretary respectively.
A damaged fragment notes that a party bought a horse at an auction for ten dollars. the lame animal is valued at two hundred dollars after a bottle of Salvation Oil. The White Cape area in Muscatine is mentioned with a citizen urged to join a local society for the common good and to support families.
Incomplete text fragment mentions an event day and a remedy but lacks clear details, participants, locations, or outcomes. The readable portions include scattered phrases about a person and time, preventing precise identification of who did what where and when.
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