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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
4
A discussion argues that tariffs raise consumer prices for imported goods and examines wheat markets in Europe and the United States. It contrasts free trade advocacy with protective tariffs, questioning price effects on nails and steel and highlighting how local buyers and workers are impacted by global supply chains.
The piece argues that the U S will soon be largely independent of foreign iron and steel sources. It cites tariff acts boosting production, growing domestic facilities and knowledge, and forecasts continued cost reductions, asserting the nation could lead world iron and steel output. It ends with a retail plug for Cloaks at half price in Davenport.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Moline Building Savings and Loan Association showed strong attendance with 1483 shares represented. MacBeth declined reelection. H. S. Wood elected successor. Secretary Warr reports profits distribution, new member stock issues, and ongoing foreclosure cases. Augustana College enrollment rises with about 335 students and rapid growth noted.
C R Ainsworth warns the present outlook for another season’s lumber business is not encouraging. Snow in the northern logging regions is scarce, logs on skids are ample, and roads hinder hauling to stream banks.
The Rock Island circuit court heard motions to consolidate eighteen suits against multiple property owners. Frank Wilson was found guilty of entering a residence and sentenced to one year in Joliet. Charles Johnson pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received 25 fine and 30 days in jail. Numerous cases involving Larson versus Island Lumber Co and others proceeded, with defaults and continuances noted. A later session saw indictments argued, various pleas entered, and juries impaneled for theft and larceny cases with verdicts and penalties including six months in jail for Bernhard Kelly and a guilty verdict for laprobe theft.
The piece notes Annie Besant as a busy British reformer, socialist and theosophist who shelters poor working girls and fights for women’s rights. It recalls Besant’s early marriage to a stern clergyman, her questioning of creed, and her rise as a respected radical observer.
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