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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
1
Widespread ruin follows a flood on the Bittle Kanawha and neighboring creeks. Dozens of families lose homes and possessions amid rising water in Wood and Wirt counties. Ten bystanders die in related incidents including a steamboat disaster at Lake Avonoh.
Report from South Haven July 22 describes the steambarge Jeepo Pariin burning after discharging cargo near St. Joseph. Captain John Vosbucg and six crew members perished. three survivors escaped in a raft. The vessel's deck broke up, and a rescue effort followed as flames consumed the boat. A second note recalls a swimmer killed by a shark near Kla Cumberland.
A large fire Saturday afternoon at Morgan and Washington streets destroyed the Tovzo and Clayid chemical oil factory. The plant, stored chemicals, and buildings valued at about 20 day were total losses. Insurance coverage unclear.
In Quincy Michigan on Friday afternoon four boys aged 9 to 15 were seen in trouble while swimming in the lake. Tonul Bellow aged 11 or 17 and a 15 year old twin were drowned and their bodies were recovered by evening.
Michael Mc Grath and his wife, a 4% aged couple, perished in a fire near Traville Saturday night. Firefighters could not reach them in time to rescue the inmates or occupants.
A morning blaze at BN Weill's livery stable on East Eleventh Street consumed 125 horses and vehicles. The fire caused about $60,000 in losses with contents and inventory also damaged. Authorities reported the event occurred around 4 o'clock Saturday morning with extensive damage to Nos. 3:4 and 808 East Eleventh Street.
Incomplete OCR reads Columbus column with a date and an appeal. The readable bits mention an 8 and a bet line but lack clear names, actions, or outcomes. Further context needed to determine full event.
In Catago on July 2 a jury found Crogden and Richardson not guilty of murdering inmate Robert Barns at the county insane asylum. The case stemmed from claims by a Times reporter confined at the asylum who testified he witnessed alleged abuse before the grand jury. The verdict was unanimous and reached quickly.
A July 1 reform on Navy Yard purchases sparks criticism as a paymaster in New York reports complex paperwork for a paper of tacks. The process requires four firm positions, five indents, one bid acceptance, five affidavits, two reports, five receipts and sixty two signatures.
New Orleans dispatch reports Attorney General Miller filed in Lauderdale county circuit court an information against the Northeastern Railroad for alleged participation in the Sullivan Kilrain rods seeking forfeiture and ouster of the company. The piece also notes Harrison era instructions to consul Jarrett about Anglo-American relations.
July 20 report from Buffalo New York notes Col Haspileonis Hydraulic Electric Co and Col Hamilton push for Ontario government consent to use the Armenian fall. Washington actions include potential 5000 vessel construction and a plan to build a wire wound gun for experiments. War department ads seek bids for castings and forgings to start fabrication at Watervliet Arsenal.
General manager J. Tery Resigna Cuteauo reports that Mr Jeffery of Edinotsy Central rail road has tendered resignation to President Fish to take effect at convenient time. He will remain with the company until his return from Europe in October. He cites personal interest as his reason for leaving.
The Sunday Herald notes strong belief Blaine will resign from his portfolio soon and cites cordial but strained relations between the president and Ripine over later department matters. The piece reflects certainty among informed observers about an upcoming change in Blaine's position.
In Paul Minnesota July 22 the constitutionality of the law barring publication of hangings details is tested as Albert Know who was hanged at Little Falls Friday morning challenges the statute claiming it violates press liberty.
The state railroad commissioners deny a report they cut rates in Missouri by 25 percent for livestock and coal and 1v percent for grain. The commission says no such ruling was made and the report has no foundation.
A Madrid telegram states the Vatican and Spanish government reached a definite agreement. In case of war the pope and the ancient college would be installed in the Escurian palace.
The Knights of Labor executive board meeting on July 23 devoted its sessions to routine business and settling grievances presented by assemblies at Tacoma Washington Territory Pottsville and Pittsburgh along with minor issues.
New York date July 23 reports that major brewers who have not sold to the English syndicate are forming a trust to shield themselves from syndicate operations. The move involves many of the country’s largest brewers.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a whale and actions by individuals with unclear roles. The readable terms include loot, new lowpow, Sealy, Berah W Hunt, and Joku, but specifics and context remain obscured in the damaged text.
A Chicago suit by Herman B Chapman against United States Express Co and others follows a remarkable tale of embezzlement charges, perjury conviction, and a decade in jail under the poor debtors law. Chapman's wife lobbied legislators, obtaining a six month cap on custody after property turnover. Chapman was freed July 1, 1817, and a U.S. Supreme Court mandate later nullified the $14,000 judgment, ending years of detention and securing potential redress.
Fragments report Nomination of George Lamont G for governor by Prohibitionists in New Jersey. Heat deaths in New Orleans total four with one fatality. Louisville publisher John P. Morton dies at 82 after charitable work. Sioux chiefs White Bear and Black Eagle killed by lightning at Standing Rock. Coroner’s jury in Wilkes-Barre convicts El Glynn and wife of life insurance murders. Mississippi Republicans plan state ticket with fusion talks for counties and legislative races. Chicago floods after 1.65 inches of rain in an hour. Public notices on politics and theft, balloon ascent, and foreign consulship refusals feature in mixed reports.
Mrs John A Logan arrives from Europe aboard the Travelers of John A Logan Jr and her sister Mrs Tucker accompany her to quarantine to greet their mother on a revenue cutter. The party then proceeds to Youngstown Ohio the following afternoon.
In Brroomnam Alabama a three year feud between the Simpson and Houghton families erupts in a village fight leaving five Houghtons and three Simpsons dead and several wounded. Deputies under J B Houghton confront the Simpsons in a barn as the clash continues.
Acting Secretary Batchellor of the Treasury informs Boston that a drawback at the normal rate equal to the duty paid will be allowed on exporting binder twine manufactured wholly from imported manilla hemp and jute, with the usual 10 cent retention.
A July 22 opinion details Secretary Noble's recent ruling on eight year renewals from plans for timber culture lands. The decision impacts entries and patents filed earlier, clarifying public land entitlements and the processes for reentry and patent issuance.
James Averill and Kate Maxwell were hanged by cowboys near Independence Rock on the Sweetwater river in Carbon county. Averill, a former Sweetwater post master, and Maxwell, known for a gambling raid, faced mob justice amid claims of long harms from rustlers. A boy relative aided in the scene as the crowd dispersed after the executions.
A mob of men gathered at the jail at 2 o clock yesterday morning seeking to lynch Charles and Isaiah Dent for Herman Pretorius murder. Officials had spirited the prisoners away to New Orleans, preventing the mob from acting.
A federal commission of Interior Department employees has been formed to investigate pension re ratings and related removals amid public reports of widespread changes in the pension office and disputes over legal process. The inquiry aims to confirm or deny recent sensational claims and will take weeks to complete.
Secretary Noble orders scurrilous briefs in a Colorado land case stricken and returned for refile. He keeps the case for a new hearing, condemning insulting epithet and vituperation as unprofessional.
Washington July 23 Secretary Tracy will find an official recommendation from the board of officers who witnessed two official trials of the gunboat Patrel at Baltimore favoring another trial to show her capabilities. The Saturday trial was a failure but the board cites firemen in the engine room as the cause.
The commissioner of patents affirms Fowler Cast-Steel Car Wheel company of Chicago over Pittsburg Steel Casting company of Pittsburg in a final appeal over exclusive rights to manufacture rolled cast-steel car wheels. The ruling upholds the examiner and board of examiners in chief.
Mrs Logan at the Capital in Washington City on July 23 meets Gen Greenbaum and friends of her late husband. She praises the abroad reception and notes health gained from travel. She discusses a brief trip to Youngstown Ohio to see her son and a young grandson.
Tony Cohen a clerk at A H King’s 427 Broadway forged a bank entry to steal about $1000 before fleeing with Frieda Giegel a restaurant cash girl. They were seen crossing the ferry to board a Pennsylvania railroad train and police are alerted.
In North Andover yesterday Albert F. Whitman aged 0 and Hamlin aged 10 were drowned while swimming in the Moerrimac river. Whitman cramped and Hamlin, trying to help, both lost their lives.
Fragmentary item states a patient near Haletend informed by a physician that he is incurable. The Chicago Times and Commercial Na refer to a July date and a press report, but wording is garbled with many OCR errors and missing details.
A New York Park Row animal dealer received a shipment from South America including a twenty foot boa constrictor and a pet monkey named Chestnuts. The constrictor crushed and swallowed the monkey in view of bystanders, while another anaconda bit keeper Mr. Reiche on the hand as the mob separated the snake. Reiche reports the bite not poisonous and healing.
The biggest skin ever tanned from Chief Faugh, a 10 foot 6 inch elephant weighing about five and a half tons, is shown in Tiffany’s Union Square window. It took five months to tan and required fifteen men to turn the hide. the animal was famed for alleged murder and died at forty after ten years in captivity.
Washington July 2 Army officers consider a revived old practice to deter repeated deserters from re-enlisting. The plan would require a medical test marking the deserter on a body area, making it evident if he has left service and reappeared under a false identity, thereby preventing further enlistment.
The Times prints a double column advertisement for North American Salt Company with capital 11,000,000 and a prospectus outlining the company’s object and nearly all salt production in the region.
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