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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
5
An official objects to a forfeit stating they must pay $10,000 for failure to extend services to Geneseo. The dispute centers on the required financial penalty and the obligation to expand streetcar operations. The case highlights municipal transportation funding and duty to serve Geneseo.
The council reviews a proposed fifty year franchise for the Moline Rock Island and Eastern to run in Fast Moline with teeing on Geneseo via Colona and Carbon Cliff. Objections focus on route change, fare control, lighting and sprinkling duties, and a ten thousand dollar penalty for Geneseo noncompliance. A compromise ordinance is sought with the railway counsel. The meeting also addresses telephone service petitions, street openings, sidewalk grants, plat acceptances, and police appointments. An ordinance fixes train speeds and city job rules amid a busy session.
Report from Representative Thomas Campbell notes all crops below normal. Corn at 40 percent of last year, oats at 55 percent, and strawberries at 80 percent of a full crop. Other crops like potatoes, timothy, peaches, grapes, and cabbages show varied underperformances.
A fragmented report describes a boy accidentally shot in the palm while seated during a pre quint training. The text is garbled with names and places, but indicates a non-fatal incident involving a weapon on a sports bench or seating area.
Harry Donahoo became the first to buy a two-cent fare ticket from the Burlington in Davenport, traveling to Joslin. The new rate, effective July 4, applies within Iowa, while interstate trips face temporary three-cent charges until the Interstate Commerce Commission sets rules.
Two cooks from Janes and Mc Bride restaurants robbed cash tills Monday night. Bob the Janes cook, 38, 6 feet 8 inches, blue shirt and loud hat, stole $17. Kelly the McBride cook, 35, 6 feet 7 inches, black clothing, released after robbing $25. They fled toward Rock Island and remain at large. Police alerted Davenport and regional authorities as the pair vanished after boarding a westbound Blue Line car near Rock Island.
Mephen B Cushman a Civil War veteran and member of John Buford Post G A R died at his Milan home after a illness of tuberculosis He had returned to this county years ago and earlier served with the post for several years
The will of Andrew Johnson of Moline was admitted to probate in county court. The instrument, dated April 18 1907, leaves the entire estate to wife Maria Johnson who is executrix without bond. Also probated is the will of John Hynd of South Moline dated June 29 1908, leaving the estate to wife Jane Hynd with residue to four sons. Simon Dubinsky pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property. judge Olmsted fined him 60 dollars and costs. a similar indictment was nolle pressed.
Dr W L Marquis pastor of Broadway Presbyterian Rock Island declines Lincoln Neb call to become pastor of First Presbyterian. Broadway offers an assistant for South Park chapel and more foreign mission duties. Marquis, 23 years at Broadway, chairs Illinois foreign missions and will retain three months annually for mission work.
In the Meier Reuter Mengel case in Scott County District Court Judge Bollinger ruled Blanche Mengel not entitled to separate maintenance she sought. The case centers on Blanche Moler Reuter Mengel and multiple marriages and confusing legal names amid long liquor use.
Health commissioner reports Roosevelt month in Moline with 53 births and 19 deaths. Net gain of 34 for the census. Of the births 28 were female and 25 male. Deaths included 7 female and 12 male. Small number of measles and diphtheria cases noted.
Mrs Claudia M Kracow widow of B L Kracow and daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex Morton had a bank policy in Des Moines. A Wilbur Washington bank inquiry notes her as a former resident of Moline and Hampton township born, linked to the Cox family. Kracow died recently. insurers pursue her claim as she has not divorced. The Cox family says she was in Chicago last winter with her mother. The parents will contact her.
The executive board and city missionary Mrs G H Huntoon discuss summer plans, noting Mrs O Conner leads rescue work daily and has already become a busy, systematic force in Moline. Police reports and previously unknown cases prompt careful board consideration before a fall relief push, with public enlightenment aims.
The city engineer's report for the municipal year ended March 31, 1907, is published in a neat pamphlet. It includes three maps showing street paving extent, water mains, and the sewer system, plus handy data on streets, paving dates, sidewalks, and utility locations for reference.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows an elderly uncle asking Leonidas to marry, and the nephew responds he will marry if the uncle can arrange a suitable wife. The dialog hints at a lighthearted family dispute over matchmaking.
A fragment recalls Uncle Hen speaking on men women and neighbors listening to local news. The brief line hints at how wives gather gossip while men discuss and then turn to hear community updates. The tone mirrors a Washington Star style vignette.
Attorney General Stead issues opinion that current state's attorneys do not gain new fees under Senate Bill 76. Only those elected in 1908 onward qualify for added compensation. Governor Deneen’s directives also require former treasurers and auditors to turn over interest fees to the state within thirty days or face court action.
The body of Major J M Buford arrives in Rock Island from the east after death on the Bay State express near New Haven. Mrs Buford and Mrs 83 B Edson accompany. Funeral held at 4 PM Tuesday at St Joseph's Church with burial in Chippewa cemetery.
A sentimental maid and a practical young man debate April as a favorite month. The dialogue hints at a note due on May 1, framing the scene with light romance and finances in a Chicago News context.
Brief quote item notes a playful pun exchange mentioning a rabbit and hare-brained remark sourced from the Philadelphia Ledger. No additional context or names provided.
Street Commissioner Thode ordered removal of 150 yards of pavement between the rails on Thirty-eighth Street Rock Island after finding old bricks were used instead of new as required by the paving ordinance. Mayor Schaffer authorized action due to noncompliance by the streetcar company which is relaying track.
The Zion Lutheran church opposite Edgewood Park is progressing well and should be ready for occupancy in late August. Windows ordered from Ford Art Glass Co of Minneapolis. furnace installed by H Quick of Moline. pews pulpit and altar made by Moline Furniture. electric lights by Rock Island Electric Construction Co.
Mrs C W Sandstrom buys the interest of Mrs Frank Hurst in the candy and flower shop housed in the theater building. Klem the landscape gardener is connected with it. Sandstrom has taken charge with a clerk to manage. fresh flowers from Klem's Chicago Heights greenhouses and fine candies will be sold as before.
A Philadelphia Ledger fragment notes a garden dispute over whether chickens in a suburb plot are kept or freed. It hints neighborly contrasts with wry humor about poultry and plots.
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