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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
4
The text discusses anti cigarette legislation affecting schools, public health concerns, and the influence of moneyed groups. It mentions Brigham Young’s nephew, a smoker, and references legislative action, committee work, and district reapportionment affecting political power and judgeships.
The article notes Britain’s acceptance of the Monroe Doctrine, praising Olney and Hay for enforcing it and claiming it now holds international law weight. It contrasts this with a later note about judicial reapportionment and a proposed shift in Rock Island county’s judicial district, detailing the counties involved and shifting boundaries.
Illinois senate member Parker introduces a measure to require printing medicine formulas on labels. The piece argues prescriptions are unreadable and that labeling would not protect public health, noting dangers of improper dispensation and the contrast between valuable remedies and worthless ones.
The article reports Senator Quay threatening to block all legislation unless bills granting statehood to the Arizona and New Mexico territories pass. It criticizes the territories as unfit for statehood, arguing many New Mexico residents are foreign to the United States and would vote improperly if admitted.
The Dispatch Correct praised methods to unite contested mayoral candidates in districts. A district plan proposes one city convention delegate ticket with names from the candidate slate, agreed delegates, and instructions to caucus at the convention.
The proposal outlines selecting delegates by primary results with the winner’s name on a slate. If a candidate withdraws, the next vote-getter in the district assumes the obligation. The plan aims for a unified, confident delegation and supports expanding to other offices on a single Australian ballot as the new standard.
The text argues Mr Bryan endorsing WR Hearst signals hope for a crushing loss for Hearst if nominated. It claims Hearst would attract few votes, more than likely guaranteeing a landslide defeat in a Democratic presidential bid.
A New York betting circle bets Judge Parker as the Democratic presidential nominee. The Wall Street faction backs Parker and could swing eastern delegates, while Bryan’s bloc fears currency tinkering. Southern states may back any viable candidate if they see a path to victory.
The piece argues for extensive electric road networks centered on Moline. It urges building lines to rural townships Geneseo Cordova Fulton Hillsdale and across the river, predicting quick inexpensive transit with high passenger capacity and potential freight later. It contends suburban line earnings and city growth depend on public backing and a summer start.
Fragmented OCR text discusses Kaiser William entering theology, commanding fleets, writing poems, and preaching. It hints at grand ambitions and unusual pursuits, but the passage is garbled and incomplete. The readable bits suggest a dramatic, if unclear, portrayal of a ruler engaging in religious and artistic acts.
The king asserts belief in one God and argues Old Testament religion stems from personal faith rather than science. Gest faces opposition from G W Wood of Moline as party lines form before county caucuses and judicial conventions between Rock Island and Mercer counties.
The state has six national banks chartered in early 1913 and renewed since. The First National of this city plus the first nationals of Aurora Danville Galesburg Peoria and Springfield remain in operation with their original names. Rock Island and Moline banks previously held national charters but later relinquished them. All have enjoyed prosperity and are among the state’s strongest banks.
Austin of the bureau of statistics estimates the country’s internal commerce reached about 19 billion in 1900 with manufactures at 13 billion, agriculture 4 billion, and minerals plus fisheries. The total likely exceeds 20 billion now, driven by prosperity, railroad expansion, and strong absorption of goods.
U.S. Marshal D. C Bailey says Colorado will support the Republican ticket in the coming presidential race. Prosperity ends the free silver era sparked by the 1893-97 hard times, driving voters back to the GOP. Only Senator Teller remains at odds on silver, but is a Republican on other issues.
Emery C Graves of Henry county wins endorsement from Whiteside county convention for circuit area judge. The contest narrows to Graves versus a Mercer county rival for the third judge. Whiteside did not back a Rock Island candidate but may favor the county endorsed choice. Ramsay Graves and the other nominee are assured while Rock Island and Mercer counties duel for the final seat.
In Evansville Indiana the Cabmen's union raised cab fares from one to two dollars for theater trips. The city's young women formed a Gum Shoe union and walked to theaters to avoid the higher fare. The cabmen capitulated after the lockout, praising determined women who can beat them in the end.
The article argues against admitting Arizona and New Mexico as states, stating they will remain territories due to population and citizenship concerns. It contends many inhabitants are Mexicans or Indians who lack English and understanding of free institutions, controlled by bosses, and thus unfit for statehood until properly prepared.
Rockford settles the seven ward dispute by dividing the city into five wards with two upriver and one riverfront ward. The piece notes the city’s beauty and enterprise but laments years of quarrels and wants energy redirected to urban beautification.
January exports reached a peak for the month, nearly matching 1901 levels and more than double the 1893 figure. Exports totaled about 134 million dollars while imports rose to around 105 million, creating a fifty million dollar surplus. Iron and steel makers could not meet all orders, inflating imports.
The United States Steel Corporation forecasts at least a twenty percent output rise in the twelve months ending July 1903, with blast furnaces under construction boosting annual steel production by over three million tons. Pig iron output set to exceed twenty million tons for the first time, widening the lead over other iron producing nations.
The Republican voters of Rock Island county are asked to send delegates to a county convention at the Rock Island courthouse on March 10 1903 at 11 am to select forty one delegates for a convention to nominate three candidates for circuit judges for the June 1 1903 election. Representation is one delegate at large per township and one for every twenty five votes or major fraction thereof based on McKinley 1900 votes. The caucus is set for Rock Island and Moline March 6 with township caucuses on March {th. GF Knox chairman Gs Peterson secretary Moline Illinois February 23 1903.
The Republican voters of Henry Mercer Rock Island and Whiteside counties plan a convention in Rock Island on March 11 1903 at 11 30 a m to nominate three candidates for circuit judge in the four county judicial circuit The basis of representation uses the 1900 presidential vote with one delegate per 200 votes The slate lists J B Oakleaf T H Chesley J H Connell and H C Ward as committee members and delegates from each county Rock Island Ill February 10 1903.
Final reports filed across several estates including Shael Moore Filckinger Kuhns Williams and others. Executors discharged and estates closed as heirs waive notices and approvals. A bond for Elizabeth Williams successor executor was set at 1200 to be approved.
The record lists probate actions including estates of Enoch Thomas Wilson David Schneider and Charlotte Heittman with filings of inventories proofs of notice and bonds. Guardianships for Carl August Busch Mamie Voss Mary Ehmpke Elizabeth Ehmpke and minor heirs are noted with guardian appointments reports and discharge. Appraisers named include Charles Hayes George F McNabney James Maxwell and Frank Wochner. Final reports and waivers of notice appear for several estates with discharge of administrators and executors.
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