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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
6
A profile notes the subject sought to be a Baptist preacher a farmer and a lawyer while holding steadfast to ideals despite changing ambitions. The piece reflects on character and life goals envisioned across his career.
The audience of 22000 at the Chautauqua auditorium heard William Jennings Bryan defend ideals in politics. He urged a broader democracy with initiative and referendum, praised American liberty in Cuba, and warned against materialism eroding conscience. Bryan stressed personal conduct, practical ideals in business and marriage, and a higher civic civilization based on protecting others' rights.
The Forepaugh-Fish Wild West show performed two exhibitions on the Gordon tract near Rock Island. The event drew a mediocre crowd, far below Buffalo Bill's standard, with gamblers and grafters following the attraction. Police from Davenport and Rock Island halted questionable methods after sixty arrests in Davenport to maintain peace.
Historical notice offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Cough Cure from Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio. This advertisement presents the remedy claim with a monetary reward.
An item from The Suburban CFTC 70 discusses interurban transit service. It notes changes or updates affecting riders, with emphasis on scheduling or routes relevant to local commuters. The brief mentions the agency and urban transit context.
Engineer Hoffman cleverly strings the interurban wire toward Watertown by evading a Rock Island road spotter. He slips the needed wire along the ground near Warner cross while the watcher is distracted, enabling rapid installation. The episode highlights Hoffman's quick-thinking tactic during construction.
The old Modern Woodmen board awarded printing to the Nebraska State Journal Co for the next biennial term and approved a publication shift to Youth's Companion format of sixteen to twenty four pages. They also bonded camp clerks and bankers through National Surety Co of New York, covering about 22000 officials to guard against financial irregularities.
The Milan and Taylor Ridge Telephone association faces a circuit court case filed by John Blaser seeking dissolution of the copartnership and an accounting of company affairs. The firm traces to 1900 with ongoing dissensions among fifteen investors. In other news, the East Ends beat Molines 7 to 6 after Huey’s late inning passes and a strong finish by Huey.
C W Smith originator of a plan to make hard coal from soft coal eyes Aledo after failing to win local support. He partners with B F Townsley owner of the Aledo Brick and Tile works to install a heating and fuel plant that forges gas and converts bituminous coal to hard coal for brick plant use and general supply if enough capital is raised.
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