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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
5
Fire crews saved three cows and three horses when a blaze broke out at a Stark family barn discovered by John Meereman. The owners were not awakened by the alarm or the fire.
A farm building on John G. Stark’s Co fota road near Fairview schoolhouse burned after a lightning strike. Six cattle and one horse perished. two cows and two horses were saved as neighbors fought the blaze. Losses exceed 3600 plus 500 for the building. Fire also damaged other nearby electrical gear but no further fires occurred. In Rock Island a separate lightning strike damaged Horace Mann school, a residence, and other structures, totaling minor damages. Total rainfall 1.64 inches. Edward Carroll, a colored inmate, escaped from the county jail after a 40 day sentence for disorderly conduct, slipping from the courthouse to flee down Fifteenth Street. deputies were alerted, and pursuit continued as heat fatigue hindered an officer.
Fragmentary text references a Benconable invention and a patent claim in Chicago. The garbled lines mention a drawbar and possible officials, but details and context are unclear.
The Elite theatre manager Friedenwald from Rockland opened summer vaudeville at Prospect Park using the Chautauqua temple. The first performance Sunday night drew 1400 attendees despite heat and threats of weather. another show drew 800 last evening even as a thunderstorm loomed.
The last will of Mark Ashdown of Port Byron was admitted to probate in the county court. The estate is valued in the six figures. Ella Pearsall receives farmland and personal property. sons William H. and Charles L. Ashdown receive farmland, lots, farm implements, chattels, stock, and growing crops. Lodena A. Sanford gets farmland and lots. the widow has a life interest with remainder to the daughter and two sons. Grandchildren Phoebe L. Pearsall and Rowe H. Pearsall receive their mother's share at her death. The will dated February 27, 1902, was witnessed by J. W. Edmondson and A. H. Wendt of Port Byron.
Rapids City notes from July describe visits by Mr. and Mrs. O H Hoffstetter and others to A A Adams and the Ferguson brothers at North Bros. The stage retiree Mr Ferguson plans a chicken and fruit ranch life. Auctions, visits to McAine and Erskine Minnesota, and Fourth of July gatherings at Campbell Island and local resorts are listed among residents and traveling workers names and places.
James Gallagher of Rock Island was instantly killed at 1 30 p m Tuesday when his right knee touched a 6000 volt power line on the upper deck of the government bridge near Davenport. Gallagher, employed by Bordeau of Rock Island, fell to the bridge floor, fracturing his skull. He leaves a widow and four children along with his parents.
George Van Antwerp was arrested last Tuesday July 2 on a criminal charge of deceiving workers to join the Deere Clarke Automobile works by advertising no strike. He appeared in Justice Q Albert Johnson's Rock Island court and was bound over to the September grand jury in $500 bond. A civil suit seeks recovery of travel and transportation costs for the imported workers.
Henry Allen, long trusted by guards, escaped Tuesday by jumping through a corridor window. He was serving sixty days for larceny and was admitted March 26. Carroll, a Black man who fled yesterday, remains at large.
A terse telegraph note from the New York Press records a worker reporting to his employer that his wife is at the telephone and that he has not taken any money today. The brief item reflects a domestic-memo style snippet from the era.
Weather bulletin for Illinois week ended July 8 shows 100 degree high in the south and 42 in the north, a cool mean near normal, scattered showers in northern areas, dearth of rain elsewhere, and over 90 percent sunshine. Davenport's high 94, low 66, mean 78, precipitation 0.20 inch.
South Rock Island highway commissioners filed in circuit court for an injunction against John Conrad and William Mank to stop obstructions on Lowell avenue. The suit cites historic dedications by James Small in 1885 and Alice B Briggs in 1898, with fences and tree cutting alleged as ongoing interference and threats of violence to commissioners.
In a snide dialogue the Discriminating She gushes over fresh green young things while a judicial He agrees only if they aren’t human. The Baltimore American presents a pointed, era reflecting quip.
Mrs Ballian asks if her husband’s firm failed as the morning paper shows the sporting page is missing from the Record Herald. The fragment suggests a possible journalistic lapse or a halt in sports coverage.
A new road law authorizes township highway commissioners to drag earth roads year round at rates up to 1 per mile for December through March and 75 cents otherwise. Dragged sections must be at least 20 feet wide and kept clear of obstructions to water flow. Violators face misdemeanor penalties and fines allocated to road funds.
A fourth quarterly conference indorsed a 3000 dollar total for church and parsonage improvements at the First Methodist Church. Pastor J W Edwards was unanimously recalled for another year and a Central conference reassignment is requested for September. Committees named for the new year include stewards trustees missions extension and Sunday school leadership with numerous members listed.
The secretary of state issued a charter to the Columbia Voting Machine Co with $50,000 capitalization to manufacture voting machines. Incorporators are H W Barr Fritz Boquist and Albin H Anderson. Barr formerly of East Moline's Moline Voting Machine Co has formed a selling agency for the Columbia machine serving the western states from Indianapolis manufacture.
Notice to stockholders of Moline Foundry Company states a special meeting at the company office in Moline Illinois on July 3 1907 at 4 p m. The board proposes to increase the capital stock to fifteen thousand dollars. J M Wyland Peter J Kell Geo F Gretm Gam B Hoffman sign and certify the majority of the board of directors.
Public notice records a July 24 1907 stockholders meeting in Moline Illinois where the Moline Foundry company increased capital stock to 15000 dollars. Certificates signed by President J M Wyland and Secretary S B Hoffman were filed with the secretary of state and Rock Island county recorder as required by law.
Davenport principal J. J. Nagel and Scott county apiarists forecast a strong honey harvest this season if white clover remains hydrated. He recorded hive weights to show daytime nectar is boiled down by bees and returned as heavier loads by late morning and afternoon, indicating a solid yield potential amid Clover season.
A fragment recounts a woman thought to pine for a broken heart. The family physician diagnosed her condition as indigestion and treated her cast, ending with a change in circumstances.
A witty rhyme notes the king of Spain securing a safe pass by proxy for young Alphonse at night as foreshadowed in a sharp, sly couplet.
A brave young boy surviving severe injuries walks home five blocks despite mangled arm and other wounds. He bears the pain with resolve, aided by neighbors and volunteers who recount his steady pace toward his doorstep.
William Rumor an eight year old stepson of Harry Reed and occupant of the Commercial house in East Moline was struck by a westbound Milwaukee Road freight at the depot crossing. He was thrown into a ditch, his left arm almost severed, and he endured deep wounds while walking to his stepfather’s hotel. Doctors treated him. the arm was amputated and he faced a grim night of shock. Henry Rumor escaped injury as the brothers crossed the tracks prior to the accident.
Davenport plumbers walk out in a dispute over apprentice ratios. Journeymen demand a limit of one apprentice per three full plumbers, while master plumbers dispute any shortage and claim only a minority of apprentices become full plumbers. Journeymen earn about $350 daily for eight hours.
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