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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1889
Page
5
A Norfolk and Western train fell into a deep culvert after track washing damaged a culvert during heavy rains. The wreck ignited. many passengers burned. Official toll uncertain with reports of thirty dead and many injured as crews search the wreckage.
Waterspout over Altoona Pa last night caused torrential rain and swollen rivers. Viaduct risk and water supply failure feared. property damage rose, and two people were killed or injured by storms. Lyons mill explosion wrecked building, with several workers hurt but some surviving.
A July 4 fireworks mishap in Aubervilliers, near Paris, caused multiple fatalities as an explosion ripped through a public display near Avenue from Ey, killing seven people and injuring several others. Investigating authorities probe cause and safety lapses.
Pars July 3 two sections report Neretan collection sold for 1000 with Christine Nilsson bidding 7202 for Dronais portrait of Countess Dubarry. Rubens Abigail Meeting Davit and Breakfast Metu 17.00, Billet Doux Vandermeer 12400, Rembrandt sister portrait 1000, Five Senses 12050. Creek fire near Washington July 4 destroys oil tank and creek flames. Sunday School Workers Abroad host delegates. lord mayor notes progress in US Sunday school work with 60 delegates at reception.
In Wissipka on July 3 the key evidence centered on Marcinson the expressman who testified Burke hired him to move furniture from 117 Clark trees to theCarlwon cottage. Witness Rol watched a large truck and positively identified the prisoner as the man who bound and paid for the work.
Washington city July 3 Col John Parke of the engineer corps, long time superintendent of the West Point military post, was placed on the retired list at his own request. Parke served forty years as an army officer and was esteemed as a gallant and distinguished officer. He is succeeded by Col J A Wilson of the engineer corps, a personal friend of the president.
Fragmentary text mentions a location north of a park in Parke County and references a person named Watson and a rumored monster. The legibility is low and details are incomplete.
Benator Cul Jamis secretary called at the post office department Monday to discuss some offices that were not being sent in names for election. The note mentions concerns about the office and a lack of response from officials.
Justice Andrews of the court granted John Sullivan a virtual peremptory mindanas ordering Courinser Gilroy to emmatate Sullivan as a day laborer in the department of public work. Sullivan claims he was dishonorably discharged and asserts he was wrongfully barred from work.
Special reports show a total of about 4,000,000 bushels of wheat at Minneapolis St Pauls and nearby elevators in Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota, up from last month and a year ago. The counts reflect regional stocks and available supply in the Northwest market.
The marriage of Princess Beuin and Fate will be celebrated at Osborne on the 27th of the month. The couple will spend their honeymoon at Upper Steen House and travel in Scotland.
Chautauqua Assembly in Jamestown New York opened its sixteenth annual session with religious services followed by addresses from Dr Bishford and Secretary Duncan to the members.
President Harrison and party arrived in Jersey City last night and departed for Woodstock via Hartford this morning. A separate report from Ligowster Indiana notes a bald bank robbery at Solter’s bank yesterday during dinner. the thief rifled the cash drawer but the vault remained locked, escaping with less than $1,000.
Prohibitionists from twenty three counties represented by seventy seven delegates gathered in Jackson. The state Prohibition convention disavowed forming a separate party while urging cooperation to elect only candidates who favor prohibition.
In Walmpton on July 8 a year after Congress granted Mary Ann Daugherty a pension by special act President Cleveland vetoed the measure calling her a disreputable character and unworthy of widow status. Yesterday Secretary Rusk appointed her to a department position packing foods at 1.50 per year.
A friend of John Raskin notes the illness of John Ruskin with a letter from Bust relatives in London saying recovery is possible. Lamont, a local resident, has received the message via Bust kin. The Daily News reports the pope’s involvement in the matter.
Ben Butler outlines a program approving a US Canada union if Canada desires it, then inviting Britain to join a federation that would be invincible. He proposes diplomacy to unite English speaking peoples, with consideration of Zollverein style trade and eventual global inclusion. The remarks were delivered to Culby university literary societies in Waterville, New York, on July 8.
Abbreviated telegrams report fires in Durango Colorado leaving 100 families homeless. Hailey Idaho business district destroyed. Boston ship carpenters strike for nine hour day. Additional items cover murder cases, oil tank fire near Washington Pennsylvania, and notable deaths and political moves.
Michael Davitt told the Parnell commission that the Clan na Gael includes some of Ireland’s best men in America and is no murder club like the Carlton club. He opposed dynamite but favored physical force if it could succeed. he admitted murders by Clan na Gaol members but said they were not sanctioned by the organization’s leadership. He refused to name a correspondent, citing potential harm, and explained a forged letter aimed to gain time to contact League officers.
George W. Aull, a Leadville resident, leaped from a Palmer house window sill in a temporary insanity incident. He survived with a fractured skull and was taken to hospital. a crowd witnessed the fall. Another Palmer guest, Thomas B. Lee, attempted to poison himself with nitric acid but is expected to recover.
Wil and Charley Stolle were shot by Marshal Philipa Monday night and likely fatally wounded. Charley was arrested earlier for disorderly conduct, fined, and upon discharge refrained but relapsed. Will Stolle, the elder brother, seized the officer by the throat and choked him during the arrest attempt.
The comptroller of the currency reports national bank circulation at five million dollars, indicating growth from the previous year. Details mention bond deposits and related figures, but the text is garbled and incomplete regarding specifics.
London July 3 The speaker read messages from the queen commending a provision for Prince Albert Victor and Princess Victoria. It was announced the matter would come up tomorrow Labouchere warned he would oppose any money before a royal grants commission inquiry. The reading caused surprise as reports claimed the queen would provide for the young couple.
Slason Thompson described a Chicago meeting of Americans as a gathering to denounce the Clan-na-Gael society. E Minor asserted the Irish were not citizens of America but owed fealty to a republic not on the map, arguing they should be deprived of all rights of citizenship in this republic.
Delegates gather in Bismarck for the constitutional convention with candidates for president including Judge Carrad and K A Williams of Bismarck and Mr Selby of Hillsboro. Mr Miller of Fargo is also discussed as a potential choice. The Republican caucus is anticipated to name a man.
A son of Abe and [Mr. and] Mrs. Mitchell in Falcon was struck and killed by a public safety item. The weapon was procured by a year-old Black boy whom the Mitchells had employed and whipped for an offense. The incident occurred yesterday morning.
Police report Tuor N. ., Charles Smith aged 45 and Clarence Smith aged 16 were arrested in Boliagticoke after a saloon robbery. They allegedly wore male attire during the crime and claimed to be evading detection. Authorities recovered about $4 from the scene along with a weapon reportedly used in the incident.
A local creek area keeper received a fine after an estimated incident sparked regulatory action. Officials cited inadequate safety measures and compliance gaps leading to the penalty.
The New York Herald hints at missing Clan na Gael suspect McInerny and reports multiple Merritt law indictments in Chicago related to Cronin murder. Arrests surface in Kunze case as sensational recall of sensational journalism surges amid conspiracy claims and police assertions.
The especial grand jury in the Cronin murder reports indictments against Daniel Coughlin John F Beggs Patrick O Sullivan Martin Burke Patrick Cooney Frank Woodruff John Kunze with Kunze at large. They believe Cronin died at the cottage killed by Coughlin Cooney and Burke while O Sullivan was present. The jury also faults A L Sullivan for exclusion. Court action to follow by another grand jury. Foreman Clough calls the conspiracy "damnable" and says Kunze’s involvement is shown by twenty witnesses.
William Connolly, manager of the landing bureau at Cathedral Garden, refutes The Herald's report that Dr. McInerney may have perished or fallen to the faction involved in Dr. Cronin's removal. Connolly asserts McInerney is alive and well and counters the earlier speculation.
Fragmentary note shows someone denying political motives and asserting personal health and private matters. The writer states better health and separation of personal issues from public affairs, addressing a rumor connected to Cronin tshy edy Toemewaz.
In February Chicago druggist Frank C. Clark was found murdered in his west side store. After burglaries in the same area, four men were arrested and linked to the crime. One burglar received eight years, another ten for burglary. a gang member named Foy is identified as the shooter and is in prison.
Howard Nicholson, 0, son of H L Nicholson railroad agent at Altoona, killed instantly when a train struck a horse drawing a buggy after fright sparked by a younger brother and a horse named Grier. Harold Nicholson injured slightly, Grier escaped. Local sympathy telegrams flow as family mourns the loss.
President Harrison and a distinguished party arrived in Woonsocket and Hartford for Bowen's Fourth of July celebration, with crowds cheering at Stamford Bridgeport and New Haven. He greeted governors Bulkeley and Pratt, paused for handshakes, and proceeded to Putnam despite rain, before continuing to Woodstock for a late reception at the Rowan residence. Congressmen Reed of Maine joined the party at Putnam.
Frederick Douglass urged the president to appoint Morris as minister to Hayti. Delegations from Kentucky and New York supported the move as Michigan’s Gen. Seo and Gen. Knapp also discussed the nominations. It was expected Morris would receive the post.
Readable fragments indicate a musee like note from a mother and son about a fil destined action. The text references a brother and personal intentions, but the damaged lines obscure specifics and outcomes.
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