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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1881
Page
3
The piece warns against a large military display at General Gabriel’s inauguration. It argues such pomp risks setting a dangerous precedent, urging a quiet civic ceremony without armed show and urging restraint to preserve republican simplicity.
A late 19th century critique from the Southwestern Christian Advocate argues Louisiana taxes burden property owners to fund public education, noting Measured cuts and a poll tax that fails to fund a viable free school system. The piece laments teachers’ unpaid wages and municipal mismanagement harming education while urging reforms.
The Baltimore and Ohio plans a grand inauguration parade and display for Garfield next month, with the Daisy Train offering the fastest luxury service from the West to Washington. The line orders many cars and promises excellent conditions, with low round trip tickets available from the first to the third and return any time to the eighth evening.
The proposed canal across the Isthmus would allow ocean to ocean transit avoiding Cape Horn though it faces immense cost. Proponents argue it would shorten voyages dramatically, boost Pacific trade, and lower freight on California and Oregon crops bound for Europe, with New York and Boston as key origins and destinations.
An Inter Ocean writer argues for deepening the Illinois canal to drain Chicago sewage while endorsing the Hennepin canal plan. The piece criticizes backers for lack of corporate support and accuses them of gotching swamp lands and failing ditching after securing rights, insisting counties can drain their lands themselves if necessary. The author contends the canal would provide drainage to adjacent lands and questions who would be harmed by some drainage.
The article notes Louisiana rice production may exceed 200000 barrels but warns the crop will be hurt by bad weather and low grade reductions. It estimates losses could reach $600000 and flags a likely drop in planted acreage this year due to the poor season. It also reports a fare hike for emigrants from New York to Chicago, rising from 34 to 13 dollars by several trunk lines.
The floodwaters submerge large areas of New Orleans with five square miles under water and a population around 0,000 affected by three to four feet depths. Damage from flood and storm estimated at 100000 dollars. Pittsburg on the Monongahela and Ohio river regions suffer heavy destruction while Long Branch and Delaware Schuylkill areas report washed bridges and broader property loss. Indiana Legislature faces scrutiny as Dr W H Latham testifies to internal mismanagement of the State Deaf and Dumb Institute and politicized control impairing efficiency and employment.
A late cablegram reveals the supposed British triumph over the Boers in South Africa was a disastrous reversal. The Pall Mall Gazette and other journals urge abandoning what they call a bootless war.
The letter from Illinois City defends local identity amid outsiders and a changing world. It praises stubborn self reliance, mentions rail blockade and postal delays, notes a future political hash from Drury, and ends with a pledge of civic virtue and mutual aid. plus brief notes on local obituaries, church life, and a new woodhall weekly.
An advertisement for a nerve disease remedy by Dr. Kurnze offering a free trial and directing readers to send to 931 Arch Street in Philadelphia Pennsylvania for the product described as a marvel of the age.
The American Rapid Telegraph Company, based in Boston with New York ties, opened on Devonshire Street near the Old State House. It claims patents for a system sending a thousand words a minute via perforated tape, with lines planned to Washington and Chicago and future ocean cable applications under a metrical billing scheme.
Health Department distributes a guidance bulletin urging cleanliness and ventilation to prevent diphtheria. It stresses disinfecting rooms and clothing, isolating sick children, avoiding kissing and shared toys, and preserving fresh air with thorough cleansing of contaminated areas.
A WSJ-like note recounts a confusion where two men disagree on seven o clock as a.m. or p.m. one thinks morning of the morrow while the other insists it is yesterday evening. The piece cites Seebohm and almanacs suggesting shifting heat to cold months as impractical.
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