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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
6
Bishop Cosgrove delivers fiery sermons across five Catholic churches in Davenport highlighting public vice and urging reform. He denounces corrupt conduct and calls for ethical renewal to curb social ills in the city.
Bishop Cosgrove leads Davenport Catholic clergy in a reform campaign against all night and Sunday saloons gambling and prostitution. He demands action from city leaders and invites Protestants to join a united effort to cleanse the city and protect its youth.
Frontage secured for the Tri City Railway Longview Park loop in Rock Island will create a four mile route with a four car service. East and west halves connect Eighteenth to Twenty second Avenues and Fourth Street to Elm Street line, with a five cent fare. No. 205, a new big car, started on the Bridge line as changes on the tower line are announced.
Commissioners Alonzo Dunbar Fred Behrens and J C Bisant in Rock Island to levy assessments for the Zuma Hampton drainage project. Report goes to property owners for appeal in county court if needed with aims to award contracts by March and complete drains by fall.
The report notes a record year for the construction and loans sector with AKD Lok leading in new builds and financing. Authorities discuss limits on possible loans to sustain growth and prevent overextension.
At the Mo line Building Savings and Loan annual meeting last Monday the retiring directors P C Silmmon H M Anderson and C E Kneberg were reelected leaving the board unchanged. Secretary J W Warr reported 4 087 8 10 shares in force 6 percent capital stock gain 4380788 surplus and 1902 earnings. The report highlights the popularity of the new loan plan offering straight six percent interest without premiums and loans payable sooner with extra payments.
The Deere and Company work on the south end of the old machine shop is completed and soon the new offices will open. A dedicated emergency hospital with basins bandages and cots will allow company surgeon Dr Arp to treat accidents on site before transport to home or city hospital.
A speech urges abolishing loan premiums and charging interest only on borrowed amounts to reduce clerical work. The speaker calls for broad advertising in daily papers to explain aims and attract investors, arguing the association should be a recognized financial institution providing homes for the homeless.
Lands in this and Henry counties were sold by Master In Chancery Entrikin to partition the estate. The total brought 18,372 dollars, deemed favorable given rough terrain. Purchases included 4 acres for 4,418 dollars, 61 acres for 2,074, 80 acres for 3,680, 40-acre tracts for 800 and 1,000, and a 94 acre farm four miles east of Milan with larger holdings in Henry county near Coal Valley.
Samuel L. Smith announces candidacy for city collector at the Republican convention. A Union Army veteran of the 12th Illinois infantry and 4th Illinois cavalry, he urges patriotic support while noting illness has left him unable to labor. He asks party members for aid in his bid.
FLECT WIL WPERE PRESIDENT OF Che the Organization.
The report notes a Bannery Membership increase of 27 members, bringing the total to 160. Treasury balance stands at $550.59, reflecting the current financial position and reserves.
Members of the Moline club held their seventh annual meeting and praised the year’s record. William Gould retired and proposed We McCrea as successor, leading to unanimous support for McCrea as president with officers elected: J F Lindsall vice president, E H Sleight secretary, Sol Hirsch treasurer. The club reported 137 resident members, 11 non residents, and 9 honorary. expenditures for the year totaled 271.28 with receipts 2,343 and a balance of 551.59 in the treasury. The proposed dues increase from 15 to 20 dollars was not adopted, aiming to avoid discouraging growth.
In Glenwood a 14 year old, Frank Ward, was tried on a delinquency charge after information filed by his mother Nellie Hendricks of Molingsw. A county jury found him delinquent and recommended placement at the Illinois Manual Training Shop Farm at Glenwood under Judge Parmenter's order.
The TrieCity Railway Co. proposes loop systems at tri-cities termini to speed service and accommodate new large cars. In Moline, a loop will turn west on Fifth Avenue at Fifteenth Street and connect with the Fourth Avenue line to ease Fifteenth Street congestion. A second loop at the Blue line terminus will run to Twenty‑seventh Street and Fifth Avenue then west to Twenty‑third Street. A Y-shaped junction will be built near the red line's eastern terminus.
Accidents occur frequently on farms with cuts bruises and stings. The text advertises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as relieving pain instantly and being essential for safety on farms.
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