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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
4
The speaker argues that free raw material imports under a Democratic policy failed to boost manufacturing. In eleven months to June 1, 1895 raw material imports reached 241 million while similar product imports totaled 451 million under the current law. The rise in imports depended on consumer purchasing power, not duties, as factories closed amid poverty.
The piece warns that toy pistols caused numerous fatalities and illnesses after the Fourth, potentially near five hundred deaths, noting a Rock Island girls death. It urges cities and states to ban sale or use, arguing the toy is as dangerous as smallpox and often unnoticed until harm occurs.
The text notes Russia will not receive papers after a massacre and compares Russia's response with U S reactions to lynching. It argues neither country has power to intervene in the other's internal affairs and expresses sympathy for Jewish victims in Russia while condemning lynching at home.
Clerks unionizes and calls for shorter hours and Sunday rest, predicting all city bartenders will join. They push a twelve hour day with Sundays off, arguing current schedules from 6 a m to 11 p m plus overtime are excessive.
The market shows a broad slide with every main stock slipping amid ongoing weakness. Stronger shares fall alongside weaker issues, leaving investors cautious as prices retreat across the board.
The article argues that a stock market slump would not harm the nation as money remains plentiful and business foundations are solid. It contends that widespread depreciation and tightened money markets would have affected bankers and the economy, but today the country remains largely unaware of the stock movement and continues to see brisk trade and busy manufacturers.
Mt Carroll authorities report two train robbers tried there have been sent to the penitentiary Bell and await further trials in other states. The Mt Carroll Democrat notes Estelle's grief at mentioning his mother and argues his criminal life robbed him of honest work. It laments a burglar who invented safe-opening devices but used them for crime and urges reform of degenerate individuals through training.
A Chicago speech by Mr. Bryan condemns Grover Cleveland's administration for its poor handling of business and tariff policy. He argues the failure stems from democracy seeking revenue, while critics say Bryan would worsen fortunes with populist ideas. The piece notes Democratic harmony at the convention.
Republican leaders in Kentucky push strong resolutions in favor of President Roosevelt and Roosevelt Heye nomination. The move follows party positions in the gold standard campaign and contrasts with Democrats at the last election.
Fragmentary text hints at defections and party nomination dynamics affecting state politics and party control. No clear names, places, or concrete events are discernible from the provided OCR.
Count von Haeseler, former commander of the sixteenth army corps, argues soldiers who abstain from alcohol perform better and endure longer. He praises water coffee and especially tea as the proper sustenance for troops, challenging pro drinking views and urging serious consideration of the anti-canteen movement in the United States.
City council introduces an ordinance in Toledo aimed at moving over for boarding passengers and stopping end seat hogs. The measure faces no opposition, addressing noisy cigar smokers at car fronts and air pollution concerns on Red Line cars.
Bloomington report says ex Governor Joseph W. Fifer is virtually entering the Illinois gubernatorial field as a Republican editorial in The Pantagraph signals broad state interest. The piece notes editorial wordings and requests for comment, with timing around formal nomination and party harmony considerations.
A sparse OCR fragment notes many children are sickly with unclear details. The text presents no identifiable names or places to verify the event or its context.
The notes record Al Swanson marrying Mrs. Al Johnson after her recent divorce, Swanson’s Deere & Mansur Co. role, and multiple social visits and trips. Albert McCurdy heads for Chicago with siblings Lulu and Julia for Bay View summer. A large porch party honors Miss Churchill of Newbury Conn. and Miss Hill hosts euchre for visiting friends. Births, engagements, travel, and local movements populate the social scene with numerous names and places across Rock Island and vicinity.
A roadbed is being prepared for two new tracks from Natick yards to Warner Crossing. The crew, now near Warner Crossing, will lay two more tracks on the north side and extend sixteen tracks from the Crossing to the shop site to form a network for switching.
Claude Ryland and Gertrude Bous ley of Moline Fred Schuett and Mrs Paulina Schuett of Rock Island Carl Philip Olson and Emma L Anderson of Moline James C Moffitt and Maude C Blakely of Rock Island Charles Huber and Agnes Sersig of Rock Island were issued marriage licenses.
Mrs. Mary Shellberg of Moline through Attorney W A Meese sues Frank G Shellberg for divorce alleging cruelty and abandonment since July 16 1908. The couple married in Rock Island on April 30 1888 and he is employed as a painter for Deere and Co at 115 Fifth Avenue. Circuit Court also notes Grocer W C Loptein confessed judgment for 1380 83 against his brother C C Loptein in Moline on Tuesday.
List of names of letters advertised at the Moline Illinois post office for the week ending July 23 1903. The roster includes Baker Frank E Brown J W Brown C F Burkland And Carlson Mrs R Cavanu Pery Chapman Charley Coburg Charles Davis Mrs Mary De Cleves Madam De Clerck Petrus De Tollensere Petrus Bary Annie Erickson Alvin Ferguson W L Garrison Emil Green Wills Horrocks Mrs Bertha Haupt Miss Anna Higgins Frank Hogstedt Charlie Johnson C A Johnson Victor Kasenberg Mr King Miss Marie Lindblom Carl August Lindskog Mrs Anna Maddock L F Magnesson Miss Mary Malmloff Aug NeAlese John Metzger H Naugnen John Pearson Martin Perry B S Peterson Albert Peterson L Powdesly George Reynolds H W Ryan George S Seaburg
Guardian reports approved and discharged for minors including Ma bel Allsop Johnston and Johanna Thielke. estates of James Blythe, Nancy Faville, and Daniel Clifford advancing with bonds, bondsmen deceased, new bonds filed. claims allowed for Maria Askew and William Freek. probate actions including adoption consent and guardianship letters issued. appraisers named for estate assessments.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal cure for blood and skin ailments including cancer ulcers eczema pimples runnning sores scrofula and scabe. It claims to heal poisons in the blood stop pains reduce swellings and offers a trial for one dollar with address 1221 Fifth Avenue Levi Russell Hampton.
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