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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
1
Officers exchange friendly greetings with suspects as they depart the saloon during a raid. Moments later the team discovers a burglary in progress nearby and detains suspects for questioning.
At midnight Tuesday two men robbed John A. Carlson’s saloon on Third avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. They escaped after a chase across blocks leaving about $30 in the rear room. one hid atop a high ice box using a ladder while officers pursued them in the dark streets.
Washington July 30 a new United States Buffalo note counterfeit has been found described in 1902 dispatches. The check letter changed from C to B and plate number from 57 to 152 while other features remain the same.
A Tuesday afternoon wind storm in Black Hawk Iowa toppled a two story frame store. Eight year old Elmer Leuzader was trapped under timbers and severely bruised with a forehead wound sewn after blood clotting. A horse of Henry Leweltow was struck by lightning and killed.
The climate and crop report for IH nels notes below normal temperatures early week then warm days with highs around 90. Rainfall was deficient, moisture scarce, plowing for fall grain slowed by dry soil, harvest proceeded well, corn shows fair growth but underdeveloped overall, oats threshing active with below average output yet good quality, haying weather favorable yielding a large crop of good quality.
A brief notice warns farmers and wanderers that poison ivy is now listed among noxious weeds with penalties for growth. It notes confusion with Virginia creeper, explains ivy has three leaflets while Virginia creeper has five, and urges caution when venturing near Illinois river tributaries.
Fragmented OCR shows negotiation terms from M. J. Keough organizer for the molds national union. The text is garbled but indicates a proposed settlement or terms that were rejected. No clear dates or locations are discernible.
East Moline marshal Gust Cable intervened at Peter Avers' saloon where W. E. Higgenbothan and Wm. Maney fought. Maney was shot in the left thigh as they fled. Higgenbothan was fined $10 with $14.50 costs. Maney is in St. Anthony's hospital.
General Jos H Barkley grand chancellor H B Caldwell grand keeper of records and seals and Frank A Hoy editor of the Pythian Leader visited Rock Island to inspect arrangements for the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge session opening October 20. They expect 1200 to 1500 delegates and Rathbone sisters. sessions to be at Illinois Theatre with Harper House as the headquarters.
Weather observer Shelier from Davenport reports August is near with typical heat and hay fever. The month for 31 days shows average highs around 80s, a record high near 98, low near 44, and mean rainfall about 3.61 inches with about nine tenths of an inch typical.
Nels Johnson of the Deere & Co woodshop wed Esther Abrahamson of Olof Abrahamson's family in a 8:30 p.m. ceremony at the bride's South Seventh Street home. The 125 guests watched a ring ceremony under a green canopy with Meredlssohn tunes.
Funeral obsequies for Pope Leo XIII were observed at St. Marys Church with a 9 am requiem mass. Father Kelly led, assisted by Father Francken and Father Conrad of Rock Island as sub-deacon, choir music filled the church, and mourning drapery and candles marked the altar. The crowd filled the church as a solemn tribute to the pontiff.
Nels Anderson of Galva won the Democratic nomination for state’s attorney of Henry County on the first ballot with 74 votes. John T. Cummings of Wanee and J. A. Bergland of unknown area trailed, receiving 35 and 5 votes respectively, as Galva favored Anderson and neighboring towns split their support.
Steel for the filter plant has arrived and the last cars were unloaded. By week’s end the construction work on the new facility will proceed to move rock and install the structure for the reserve water supply.
The Sylvan mill portion of the Republic Iron and Steel Co reports half year results from July to June 30. Officials say the upcoming statement will mirror the last half of 1902 showing a surplus after dividends likely between 10 000 and 15 000 dollars. The prior six months yielded 671 631 dollars after preferred stock dividends, with six months ending June 30 adding to a yearly surplus near 1 321 631 dollars, about 5 percent on common stock.
Quick and Willis secured a contract to supply Root and Vander Voort with 1200 galvanized iron tanks for gasoline engines. Some tanks will be used for gasoline and others for related fuel needs.
An improvised team uses a powerful engine to pull a wagon up a river incline amid challenging weather. The crew manages heavy loads as coal or ore is dumped downstream, illustrating frontier ingenuity and grit in rough operation.
Fragmentary text references tanks with open heads and sealed units. Mentions cooling tanks ranging from 20 gallon to larger barrel sizes and production rates noted as 190 per month. Details are garbled and names or locations are not recoverable.
A defiant stance rejects equality claims, with rhetoric denouncing Negroes and underscoring moral judgments amid a tense public dispute. Authorities and observers react, highlighting the controversy over civil rights and social standards in the era’s heated discourse.
A large audience attends a Burton Tillman debate on the Negro question. Burton argues progress from bondage to freedom and voting rights, contrasts northern and southern views, and questions racial equality terms under the fifteenth amendment.
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