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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1894
Page
1
Congressman B R Hitt was renominated in Rock Island. Davenport contract work, local accidents, and various community notices fill the brief from Rock Island and Davenport, including a botched funeral scam and several civic events.
Front Friday notes the departure and return of residents and guests, including Mrs. Welie to Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Landes to Elwood Nebraska, Prof. Bishop honored by Rock Island High School, and various visits between Stewartville, Chicago, Davenport, and Ottowa.
The 117th anniversary of the US flag adoption was celebrated with a display in Moline by Daughters of the Revolution and others. The article notes the historical changes in stars and stripes from 1777 to 1818 as part of the commemoration.
J P Newberg the inventor of the electric toboggan slide arrives from Chicago to buy lumber for boots for the Chicago slide. He partners with Paul Boynton of London for construction. They acquire land between Jackson and Washington Parks and create an artificial lake 350 by 250 feet. Steel trestles are being built and twelve boats will operate. The slide is to be ready by the Fourth of July.
The Tri City Dental Society held its regular monthly meeting in the parlors of the Keater House on Tuesday. Dr B Gordon of Moliné read a paper on Alveolar Abscess. A discussion followed. No meetings will be held during the heated term. adjournment to September.
Miners at Cable failed to report to work Tuesday morning because of unforeseen difficulties delaying recalls. It is expected that operations will resume once the issues are resolved and payment arrangements are clarified.
Citizens face drought as water mains lag and wells run dry amid looming $10,000 bond plan. A new pump report shows daily use at 1,841,000 gallons, with coal costs around $5,580 yearly and pressure boosts on high mains.
South Meline populist caucus at town hall elected delegates O A Larson George Milea W C Wilson L A Jahns Elmer Heck and formed township central committee J B Davin Chauncey J Brown L A Jahns County committee plans county convention Tuesday afternoon July 31 at 2 F W Letch to arrange a hall A 13 subscriber club was formed for The Coming Nation weekly devoted to populist interests.
A blue Ifie electric car No 40 collided with a Twin-City ice wagon at Fifth Avenue and Twenty-first Street. The ice wagon’s rear end was badly damaged and both the driver and helper were injured though not severely. Hugo Waldron received a head cut and A B Woodruff a bruised hip.
Mrs Holmgren of Five Points reported a gold watch stolen Tuesday afternoon between Sand and o clock. The next morning the watch appeared on her doorstep, wrapped in tissue, suggesting the thief either felt remorse or feared capture. The incident followed a surge of patronage for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Multiple obituaries note Charles G. Brown of Stewartville died peacefully at home after a long career at Deere Co foundry and a prior life across New York and Massachusetts. Others include Nels Johnson of Davenport at 32, Anna Ellen Bedina Carlson at 2, Nicholas Meves of Taylor Ridge at 57, and Mrs. John Ryan of Moline Plow Co. foundry family mourners.
Augustana College trustees plan a Tuesday gathering at Cable Hall to appoint a man to secure a proposed endowment of 250 000 dollars. They will also arrange the teaching staff for the next school year and address a 25 cent per capita tax deficit for church support totaling about 202 000 dollars. The treasurer’s report shows net property value around 133 000 to 134 000 dollars, with a recent institution collection of about 4 000 dollars.
Mrs. Marguerite Isabell Hill of 1724 Fourth Avenue Rock Island died after apoplexy Thursday afternoon. She was 36, born Port Byron May 8 1858. Survived by husband Charles E Hill and three children Jennie Ray Blanche. funeral Saturday 9:30 from First Baptist Church with Rev T Young officiating and Riverdale burial.
The firemen's committee outlines Satur day events starting 10 AM with a Market square parade route to Runge's for dinner. At 3 PM engines will simulate hose lines at Fifteenth Street and Third Avenue while ladders are used on the Skinner and Post office blocks. 4 PM features foot races for firemen only with prizes of 3 to 4 dollars for 125 176 and 200 yard races.
A jealous husband in a Jubilees company at the Watch Tower fired at his wife during a tent gathering on the Midway Plaisance. The bullet struck her hip and lodged in the abdomen. doctors fear fatal outcome. Other festival members were nearby but distant during the shooting.
Washington June 14 President Cleveland's doctors recommend a four or five day trip on salt water to restore his health. Strikers blow up the Alverton coke plant pump house with dynamite wrecking the building. A large fire in New York's paper and stationery district on Elm and Duane streets causes about one million dollars in losses.
Crampton relates a Mexico trip where a store sold two Mexican dollars for one American dollar ten cents. Free coinage abroad allowed profit through arbitrage, illustrating how free coinage at home would affect U S trade and silver value.
Weather records show 34 days with little to no rain in Davenport area, with only brief measurable precipitation and a sharp temperature swing from 43 to 95. Congressmen Marsh expected to win renomination in this Democratic district, praised for hard work and tariff reciprocity efforts. The Clinton Age editorially promotes beet sugar, contrasting past sugar bounty opposition and urging support for domestic production.
Mercer county Republicans held their convention instructing for N. H. Guthrie for the legislature while leaving congressional and state delegations uninstructed. Judge Connell was renominated for county judge and other officers named include Burgess for county clerk Dryden for sheriff Kinsey for treasurer and Gregory for superintendent.
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