Homesteads for Indiane The Depart ment of Justice
Fragmentary OCR item references homesteads for Indians, the Department of Justice, and tariff matters. Readable portions discuss policy topics and government actions without clear dates or outcomes.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1884
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR item references homesteads for Indians, the Department of Justice, and tariff matters. Readable portions discuss policy topics and government actions without clear dates or outcomes.
Senate discussions on new rules and river improvements dominate sessions in Washington. A Treasury communication lists Justice Department attorneys and vouchers amid debates on Mississippi River commissions, canal projects, and federal funding requests.
The House refuses to send the Mississippi River Commission report to the river improvements committee, seeking to keep river appropriations separate. Secretary Folger forwards the Justice Department trial vouchers for Star-route cases detailing payments to several lawyers and associates including Blies Quok Kerr Merrick Brewster Pinkerton Gibson and Pinkerton for various services and expenses.
A 16 year old boy named Mphonsee Kell faced Judge Spell's court for multiple alleged crimes. He reportedly bought arsenic and laced milk, water, and bread, attempted to burn a barn, and attacked a sleeping child while in Baltimore. Other reports describe grave robbing cases in Sycamore and Rochelle and arrests of Orangemen supporters in St Johns amid riot fears.
The President urged continued Mississippi River navigation improvements and supported enlarging the Illinois and Michigan canal as part of a broader survey. He transmitted reports on canal surveys, costs for three route options, and recommended immediate funding for river work below Oswego.
A gale and high tide swept Atlantic City on January 9 damaging boarding houses stores and dwellings along the shore. Howard's pier was reported severely impacted as tides surged and structures faced destruction.
Chicago and Rock Island roads pledge to sell Kansas City to New York tickets at Pierson rate for Missouri river routes. Officials imply broader escalation, with other lines and connections urged to match the rate. Authority warns rates must be uniform across routes, while a separate decree ties livestock freight rates to car lots regardless of car capacity.
Reports from Stillwater say the prison yards and large Northwestern Manufacturing Co. plant and D. W. Sabin car works were damaged in a major blaze. Copper and boiler shops burned while other structures were saved. State engines rushed to the scene. total loss estimated under $100,000.
By May 9th, 1283, production shows over 9000 Cord Planters and 6000 Check Rowers manufactured sold and shipped for the trade.
An advertisement asserts the Deere and Moline Rotary Drop Planters pair best with the Dare Check Rower, claiming perfect compatibility due to joint factory fitting. Letters from 1883 praise the Dare as an easy, simple attaching rower after four years of expert use.
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