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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
1
County board approves a concession for the Moline Aledo line despite protests over new phone service. The decision requires the road completion within two years, aiming to appease suburban residents and accelerate project delivery.
May measures propose $100000 in bonds to finance a floating debt while Road and Bridge needs prompt action on four new bridges and Coal Valley links. The board reviewed petitions, heard county aid for three more bridges, and discussed island ownership in Rock River and consulting with Coal Valley and Milan bridge matters.
Flooding on the southern section of the Burlington route delays the No. 47 northbound St. Louis to St. Paul train. Trains currently end at Alton and may not run into St. Louis for several days. Track relays and washed roadbeds at Venice require repairs and telegraph poles submerged.
The readable fragments reference a strenuous or vigorous physical state and mention an implied body makeup. Details are incomplete and names or events are not discernible.
Five teachers selected for kindergarten work including Miss Reid Miss Anthony and Miss Wilson receive 40 dollars monthly while Miss Walker and Miss White are paid 35 dollars each month in public education appointments.
The school board Tuesday moved to start a public kindergarten program with seven schools, electing Miss Minnie George as superintendent at 900 dollars yearly and hiring five teachers Frances Reid Susan Walker Mary B Wilson Nellie Anthony Florence White plus two more later. Cadets receive 50 dollars annually then 10 a month. gifts of equipment valued at 215.94 were accepted. several resignations and salary adjustments occurred. budget for 1903 1904 totals 106000 with line items for salaries repairs fuel books and music and bonds.
List of names advertised at the Moline Illinois post office for the week ending June 11 1903 including Anderson Ed Arnold Geo Connor M P Cooper Miss Bessie A Coquiat Chs Dicosab Michele Ferguson W L Flint D J Fortres J Franck Miss Fry Miss Nina Gresham James Grey C L Herrington Mrs Lydy Jease B McCorrison Art Odmark Charly O Donnelly Jame Peterson and others.
A Colorado Springs wedding at 730 North Weber street united Mrs. Jennie C. Rundquist and Rolla S. Zimmerman in a simple home ceremony with Rev. Dr. James S. Gregg officiating. The couple left for Albuquerque and Pacific coast tours before returning for a 27th anniversary celebration for the bride’s parents. Attendants included relatives of the groom and the bride’s daughter Winona Rundquist. The groom, a partner in Anderson Bros. grocers of Rock Island, received many gifts.
Editors note the mayor's strict saloon ordinances prompt papers to claim a drunken many in Moline, while streetcar and civic voices dispute the claim. Local officials see little business impact and question reports of widespread public drunkenness or lax enforcement.
Royal massacre leaves king and queen of Servia dead along with the queen's brother sister and ministers. The royal guard also suffers casualties while authorities report no public demonstration or immediate cause.
A Belgrade dispatch reports King Alexander and Queen Draga of Servia were assassinated. The queen’s brother and sister, Premier Marovitch, Ministers Petro vitch and Tudorovics, and former War Minister Pavlovitch were killed. The army has revolted and Prince Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king as a new government forms. The people reportedly receive the news quietly.
Albert Hurley a Rock Island native aged 40 was shot by a soldier during a flood related picket in Kansas City Kansas Tuesday night after he allegedly refused to halt. Hurley had worked for the Rock Island railroad and later ran a saloon in Kansas City.
James Weaverling pled guilty in the circuit court to stealing a watch from BR Kubitz’s Moline home. He received three months in the workhouse and a $50 fine plus costs. Desire Cornell was acquitted of criminal assault. Captain Blair faced slot machine charges, posted $500 recognizance. Wm Futtsimmons fined $100 plus costs for assault. Indictments against Walter Crandall were quashed. Wm Underwood fined $160 for wife abandonment with sentence to be served on stone pile.
A prominent Illinois figure argues that Moline’s position on the river, but not within its waters, underscores its role as a gateway city. He notes rivals East St. Louis Des Moines and Kansas City and urges President C. E. White of the Business Men's association to use this stance to boost manufacturing growth amid flood rains.
Paxton hosts the forty fourth annual Augustana synod with about three hundred delegates in Paxton for a ten day session. Morning and afternoon business meetings and evening divine services are planned. The Lutheran church marks its fortieth anniversary in Paxton Friday. The women’s home and foreign missionary society meets next Monday. A delegates reception is planned Saturday. The ministerium reviews twenty two ministry candidates.
Sanford Brissman and Miss Henrietta Otillo Berklund married Tuesday evening at the Falk home on Forty third street. Rev. C. E. Hoffsten officiated with Lohengrin march. Attendants Miss Selma Ostrom and Miss Anna Anderson. Bride wore white. wedding favors and pink white decorations. A supper followed. bouquet captured by Miss Lillie Swanson. A Silver Leaf rocker and many gifts marked the celebration. The couple will reside at 1810 14th Street.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Coal Valley area residents visiting Moline and Des Moines relatives. The message mentions Mr Valle and Mrs Will Walker as parents, with references to a new baby and local merchants in Coal Dy.
Announcement seeks site for a tin plant with payroll up to 1200 dollars monthly. Women applicants earn six to ten dollars weekly as the operation aims to start within thirty days after the decision.
A new Consumers' Incandescent Lamp Co plant seeks location in Owensboro Kentucky. A. H. Kreitler, its general manager, outlines plans for a factory with 300 lamps daily, employing 16 to 25 year old women at wages of 6 to 10 dollars weekly. The Owensboro Business Men's Association names a committee to canvass local firms for support.
Harry Gay was acquitted on a murder charge in Muscatine after a preliminary hearing for the West Liberty killing of Arthur Meade on May 18 during a hold up. An alibi and a claimed look alike saved him as detectives pursued clues and Governor Cummins boosted the reward to 800 dollars.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe indyspepsia causing misery. Patients report irritability and fatigue not from will but from ongoing digestive discomfort.
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