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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
2
Officials plan to furnish transportation for local business men to Chicago to consult with prospective new residents. The move aims to attract new residents and support housing and development efforts in the area.
At a Business Men's Association meeting in Moline a plan emerged to house up to 5000 incoming workers as the railroad shifts forward. A committee will visit Chicago to discuss housing and rent feasibility with the company and new arrivals. The group praised street lighting progress and pledged ongoing support for a growing industrial population.
The Operative Plasterers' Union No. 26 names officers M V Maurer of Moline as president George Britton of Rock Island as vice president Andrew Carlson of Moline as treasurer. Due to many members living in Moline meetings will be held in this city hereafter.
Bishop Spalding of this diocese has met Pope Leo at Rome three times and calls him a great pope. He notes Leo’s clear mind, strong will, and peaceful, conciliatory nature. Leo descended from Counts Pocchi and Rienzi, entered diplomacy early, and became pope at 68 in 1878 after being born in 1810.
A Moline man Paul Zechnacken and his wife Marie quarrelled in Spencer square on Saturday prompting crowd reaction. Officer Carnes stopped the scene and they were taken to the station for disorderly conduct cited before Magistrate Johnson with fines five dollars and costs each. Ernest Eck Aleck Eck and Gus Johnson of East Moline faced drunkenness charges after Sunday in Rock Island and received uniform three dollar fines and costs.
Funeral services for Miss Lillidh Hokin son were held at 9 o clock morning from 1230 Sixth Avenue with Rev E A Hemberg officiating A quartet and pallbearers were named and burial followed at Riverside Flowers expressed sympathy from many friends who gathered to honor the sudden loss
R. R. Frey of Deere & Co. resigns to join a new combined implement concern at Springfield. Sattley Mfg Co and Racine Wagon and Carriage Co merge into a single company with 3.1 million capital, 600 thousand preferred and 2.5 million common stock. Effective Sept 1, the merger promises stronger finances and expanded operations, with many Sattley executives staying but notable staff changes planned.
The board confirms F. A. Thomas of Danville Indiana as high school principal at a salary of 1400 dollars. Thomas previously led Kendallville High School and Dillon High School, with earlier posts in Leadville. He was chosen after Superintendent Smith spent weeks reviewing candidates and noting misconceptions about Moline schools. The board also names Vera Brumbaugh Edna Davis Maude Meese Helen Pahl Grace Dale as grade teachers.
The Moline Regulars defeated the East Ends Sunday by 17 to 9 due to costly errors. The Regulars planned a game at Madison Wisconsin on the afternoon of the Retail Merchants excursion to that city.
Inquiry at the Watertown asylum shows no notification to August Borchert, a discharged patient who allegedly escaped Monmouth officials. Records focus on his mental state. Borchert, found mad and morose with suicide hints, left with parole privileges, later located at 8 Souls near relatives.
Three local firms receive incorporation papers at Springfield. Barstow Creamery Co. lowers capital from 3500 to 1875 and operates from Barstow, Illinois. Rock Island Cotton & Mattress Co. is formed with 10000 capital. incorporators are Thomas H. McNevin William J. Coulter and Fred Woltmann, owners of Rock Island cotton mills, to manufacture and sell springs and mattresses as part of an enlargement plan.
Alfred Claussen a Davenport lawyer died Sunday near Stillwater Minnesota after wandering in a mentally deranged state. He swam into Lily Lake and drowned despite police pursuit. The body was recovered with dynamite. He was 40 and survived by his wife and one child.
Milwaukee Southern Railway officials announced plans to build an electric route from Milwaukee through Burlington and Rockford to East St. Louis. Condemnation proceedings have begun for 152 properties, with large Milwaukee facilities prepared. The line would run through lake regions to Mendota and Jacksonville, serving an area with little railroad access. Local electric circles know little about the company or its aims.
The Modern Woodmen directors Friday defined a banned district in Chicago by drawing a boundary from North Halsted and Indiana to State Archer Ashland Blue Island Halsted, excluding the interior. The two good fellowship camps remain active with full rights and order protections for prospective members.
Library board met Thursday to set plans for a dedication ceremony. A committee was named to handle interior decoration and book stacks, with members including O F Ander, J McEntry, Dr A H Arp, W A Messe, Henry Hanson, and A Meese.
Eastbound C B Q train No 14 struck a man near Moline Friday night and dragged his body to East Moline. Coroner’s inquest named John D Hansen, 23, son of Claus Hansen, of Rock Island County, as the deceased. He left Moline with intention to ride home but spoke with a stranger and spent money freely, raising the theory of drunkenness.
The county court jury found Berger Johnson guilty of bastardy after a long trial. In the same session Henry Perry, a colored man, was acquitted of assault with a deadly weapon after a brick attack on Herman Schmacht.
A damaged item repeats a claim about a Ward 1 candidate being violent and questions its credibility. The text references Prairie du Chien and Watertown, mentioning a giant pearl tale attributed to Willis Hastings and his son Frank, with garbled dates and places.
Seven sailors from the local naval militia depart by a U S cutter for a week or two trip to St Louis. The 28 foot vessel carries ten to twelve and is commanded by Herman Nelson. The voyage is exploratory with no orders issued.
Mrs Emily McCoy found John Newman in his Seventh avenue Ninth street hut after a strong odor spread for days. The 45 year old man died several days earlier, believed due to alcoholism. His wife works as a cook on the steamer J S and was not allowed to view the remains.
John Keustler, 14, of Galesburg, was thrown when his horse Blazon bolted during a morning workout at Rock Island. Lou Fender stopped the distressed animal after it stepped on Keustler’s arm and bruised him. Dr. Bradford treated the injuries, which are not serious. Blazon itself was injured and did not race.
Western Illinois Traction Co begins work on the Monmouth to Galesburg electric line with a $400,000 project. The plan includes a 60 by 110-foot powerhouse near Monmouth, a substation near Galesburg, a large car barn, seven ty-pound rails, and 42-foot cars costing $6500 each. The bond of $50,000 is backing the contract, with service expected hourly and about a forty minute trip between cities.
Report notes the earliest possible return to work is August 17. The source text, though fragmented, indicates a restart timeline linked to unspecified conditions.
An article recalls Dr Andre addressing the Mechanicall Engineering Endowment Fund society of Moline. It marks Ericsson born 1808 and details his life from Gothic canal work to pioneering steam power and the Monitor. The event included singing and a Swedish prayer with music from the Harmony Trio of Moline.
Reads like a mangled OCR dump with stray tokens and partial names. The legible bits mention Patan, Gatto, Sed Dheaney and Jovi among scattered terms. No coherent event or clear entities form a complete report.
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