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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1891
Page
4
Iowa Democrats debated adding a local option plank to the party platform after the convention. Some river city papers resist the addition while Judge Kinne faces contested support. Vexed by endless presidential chatter, editors fill space with speculative articles amid long coverage of Blaines and Cleveland’s factions.
Postmaster announces remaining unclaimed letters for the week ending Thursday July 16 in Moline Island County. Names include Avriel Violet Melvin Isl Braaner Jonny Nuyrent Nick Tavis JWilson Emintous Edwards B Peterson Ammitta Hawk and other residents. callers should indicate advertised and provide the list date.
Reported Great Rock Island Route through sleeper service from Chicago to Sioux Falls resumes after a temporary halt. Street railway strike ends with company bringing back workers from Milan line. wage and hours dispute persists among conductors and motormen with calls for shorter shifts and higher pay.
William O Mara, 38, a famed Hanlon volter, died instantly after the trapeze bar broke during a performance at Adam Forepaughs. The damaged pine crane had been weakened by an extra hole made during enlargement. The Hanlon troupe earned 300 dollars weekly and had performed daily since last April.
A circus crowd stampede erupted when a puma jumped from a keeper’s cage during feeding, causing injuries from trampling and pickpockets using the chaos. Witnesses reported bruises, a fainting woman, and several thefts as guards reeled in the animal and restored order.
Burglars entered the Thomas Policy and Hoover houses in Edgewood Park during daylight while families were away. Polley’s rear window was used to gain access and a bedroom showed ransacking, with shoes left in the room. Hoover’s home saw a back window broken and only about fifty cents recovered. A separate report describes an elderly woman’s suicide attempt and missing belongings, prompting a police search and a body found in a yard.
Plans for a 450 to 500 foot Switchback ride in the Prospect Park ravine promise a shaded cool route with easy access from the bluff. The project may begin soon with parallel rustic bridges and a level walk to the tower start, offering a quarter mile round trip and added park passage. The Concordia Germanta Tarnvere Tourtveren marks its twenty fifth anniversary with a German program at Concordia Park including parades, speeches, calisthenics, and musical performances. Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy ad closes the text.
Annual meeting held at Rock Island office. By law change approved to allow monthly premium payments instead of upfront. Loans totaling 2500 dollars issued at 25 cent monthly premium per share. Directors reelected: S. Kemble and W. Ferguson. new member W. E. Stevens replaces C. F. Gantjer.
W E Wood of Chicago arrives to begin the Rock Island freight depot project. The wooden structure, 30 by 34 feet and slate roof, aims to be finished by August. Delays hinge on carpenters, with about thirty workers expected, drawing from Rock Island and Davenport amid a building boom.
The Deera & Co. offices will be torn down and a brick three story building with basement erected on the same frontage. It will have iron columns, a glass front, a passenger elevator, and rear stairs. First floor will house sample rooms and superintendent offices, second floor company offices, third floor storage. The project aims to create the finest offices in the three cities and expand business space.
A ring owned by Mr W A Jones allegedly came from Queen Caroline of Italy wife of Marshal Murat. The light gold band supports a butterfly mosaic setting with two hundred tiny stones and ideal coloring. The piece, heirloom from a governess in the Murat family, holds high intrinsic and relic value, estimated in the hundreds of dollars.
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