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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1882
Page
2
A blaze in Belle Plain on Friday destroyed seven buildings and damaged several more. Estimated loss about 26000 dollars with insurers covering portions for Gore Pannlee hardware 12000 Dr Parish 10000 and Snyder Co furniture 5000 partially insured.
The Renate tscreet committee on Wo mans Rights Friday received a large delegation from the National Woman's Suffrage Association Speeches were made by Mrs Searle and Mrs Gougar of Indiana Mrs Colby of Nebraska and Miss Susan B Anthony The committee returned thanks and promised careful and impartial consideration of the subject.
Confidential clerk C. J. Ronisgok of the Chicago Parking and ProvisionCom confessed after investigators examined his accounts. He had been living in unusual style, drawing $150 monthly from a city fund and arousing suspicion before his arrest Thursday night at the stock yards.
Health officials in Chicago push for stringent actions to curb smallpox spread amid reports of rising cases. The piece notes concealment challenges and a rising public health threat. also mentions unrelated local incidents and events including a jail escape aftermath in Texas and Oscar Wilde’s Philadelphia visit.
The article reports rumors about an impending cabinet reshuffle with Secretary Kirkwood's allies predicting a replacement. It suggests President Sane aims to appoint someone from interior affairs and discusses delays in the program and possible postings to Berlin or Vienna. It also mentions Job New possibly going to St Petersburg to succeed Col. Foster per Senator Harrison's alleged authority.
The Idwa House spent Friday debating Aldrich's resolutions on free passes. The discussion covers railroads extending privileges to many, including state judges, officials, and lawmakers, with calls for the railway commission to report on free access and rate use.
A reflective piece argues authority has weakened in the family and state, noting failures in obedience and justice. It traces causes from church reforms to republicanism, warning that without firm moral and civic authority, society risks chaos and decay.
The Illinois State Board of Health approves sending a resolution backing Hon D C Smith MD on vaccine supply under national authority and urges passage of House bill 2231 for vaccine virus distribution. It also resolves that quarantine measures for preventing foreign disease import should be directed by national authorities and asks state legislators to support related legislation.
Guiteau argues the New York Court of Appeals ruling shifts burden of proof to the prosecution in insanity cases. He praises the decision as a major criminal law reform and reads his manuscript speech to the jury, warning of national reckoning if harmed.
The year’s Texas crop is valued at 1 million dollars while color lines extend into Canada. Toronto residents are refused skating ring entry due to color. A missing informer, civic debates, deaths, fraud, and other 19th century items fill a chaotic daybook.
At a Saturday reunion Jeff declared the cause is not lost but sleeping saying past duty was done and God will spare future efforts if needed. The mood recalls Civil War era service and dedication amid stirring historical references.
The state tax is set at forty eight cents per one hundred dollars of assessed property. A murder trial continues at Lacon, Marshall county, where ex mayor of El Paso Woodford county stands trial for the killing of A W Bullock, a well known lawyer shot last spring amid a long running quarrel. Emery A Stores is defense counsel and Brien prosecutes.
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