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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
3
A new urban hotel project completed in fourteen months with total outlay of $150,000 is opened to the public. The Metropolitan feature emphasizes design, facilities, and expected contribution to city life.
The Manufacturers Hotel association completed a new hostelry in Moline after fourteen months of work with a $150000 outlay. The modern building and full amenities aim to attract travelers, promising a temporary abode second to none and surpassing rival cities’ hotels according to visitors and regional peers.
The lobby from Sixteenth Street opens to a bright rotunda with mosaic floors, marble wainscoting, leather furnishings, and a central clerk’s desk with a massive safe. Sample rooms for traveling salesmen line one side while Postal Telegraph, Aldene’s shop, and guest reading rooms occupy the rest.
The hotel offers ninety rooms with thirty two private baths and options to upgrade to suites. Each room features hot and cold water steam heat electric and gas light and a phone. Rooms use 6000 velvet Brussels carpet mahogany or golden oak furniture brass or antique copper beds with box springs. Rates for transient day service range from 2.50 to 4 dollars.
The article describes a 1000 dollar glass screen as a sub ceiling for the rotunda to soften skylight glare. An artesian-water fountain will flow continuously as a highlight. A mahogany and gilded wall paneling theme depicts the Journey of the Knights with art glass lamps.
A hotel installs telephones in every room linked to an in-house exchange and two city trunk lines. Guests talk to the office, other rooms, or distant cities like New York without leaving their rooms. Bell desk staff can deliver a phone to the dining table for use during meals.
The description outlines adjoining parlors with velvet carpet delicate colors and a baby grand piano. Heavy panel doors allow opening into a large room for banquets or dancing, or closing for private parties. Guests may reserve a single room for a supper party or several rooms for privacy.
The article details the Manufacturers hotel dining room as a centerpiece of its hospitality plan led by Manager Leavens. It describes the 115-seat blue decorated dining area with Art Nouveau china monogrammed MH, luxury tableware, and a modern kitchen with sand ovens, dishwasher, plate warmer, and large-range equipment. A basement grocery and strict accounting indicate elevated service standards.
Health officials in Chicago report a rise in typhoid fever cases with more patients hospitalized. Medical agencies urge vigilance, hygiene, and prompt reporting of symptoms to curb spread.
A Rock Island report shows 538 typhoid cases in one year linked to river water contamination. Davenport doctors blame returning Spanish American War soldiers for Davenport's rise while McLaughlin tours Mississippi cities for fever statistics amid drainage canal litigation. Moline appears free of typhoid in the survey.
The text describes hotel fire protection measures including four fire escapes, a passenger and freight elevator, and 1650 feet of hose on each floor ready for use. It notes two stairways, a firewall, and separate basement heating and staff quarters with bath, while the freight elevator serves basement storage and is distanced from guest areas to minimize odors.
A marble stairway rises to the second floor where an electric passenger elevator provides easy access. The first landing opens to a Turkish cosy corner with rich draperies and warm lighting. The elegant parlors feature a smoking room with canal scene wallpaper and heavy oak furniture with lace curtains.
The Ringling Bros circus comes to Rock Island on Tuesday July 7. The show is larger this year with 1280 people 650 horses 85 railroad cars 40 elephants 108 animal cages 40 clowns and a capital of 3 700 000 with 7400 daily expenses.
Bardolph trustees discuss village finances amid heavy expenses and smallpox concerns. Trustee Jackson proposes donating annual village tes to the current year as a symbolic act, prompting a tense adjournment moment and a muted response from the board.
The Beaumont Texas oil well owned by the Black Hawk Oil Co. has ceased its usual oil output and only minor pumping occurs.سبب machinery damage is sighted and the company expects to fix the issue soon. a new well is planned nearby.
A huge septic tank is being built by the railroad for the New Shops plant to handle the facility’s sewage. The tank, capable of 100,000 gallons, will send purified water to the river through existing outlets used by Rock Island road and nearby hospital. F. G. Mortimer’s contract includes eight sterilization beds 25 by 25 feet and 414 feet deep, arranged in two rows with gear chambers at corners.
The Zuma Reds lost to the Molines at Port Byron on Saturday in a high scoring game that reached 4 to 1 for Moline by the fifth. Nelson had six hits while both pitchers fanned twelve. Moline's two runs in the tenth sealed a 7 to 6 victory. The Gilchrist game was canceled due to train gaps. The Famous team beat the Rivals 14 to 0 on Sunday at Hellihen diamond.
A reflective piece on living fully and the contrast with mere existence. It praises Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a medicine that builds up the system and makes life more abundant, urging the weak and run-down to take it for renewed strength.
The note extols self washing soap coins free of resin wood fibre or adulterants. It claims users following instructions avoid drudgery at the shop and enjoy smooth cleanliness.
William Dowell convicted in the circuit court for robbing Alois Crumbeck of 4.15 on Fifteenth street December 15. He received a sentence to the penitentiary and was granted a new trial for insufficient identification. Divorce cases of Mrs. Mayth against Anna Booth for desertion and Mrs. Katy Rearity for drunkenness were held under advisement by Judge Gest.
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long running remedy for children across the world. It emphasizes use by mothers and lists a 25 cent per bottle price.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a stray note with ambiguous meaning, lacking clear names, dates, or locations. The readable bits provide no identifiable event or involved entities to describe.
A German letter mailed to Hans Thomas Hartman of Moline Ill opened by the mayor seeks heirs to a Bavarian fortune. It traces Hartman’s 1853 emigration, family links in Bavaria and California, and hints at a million in inheritance. Local memories place a Thomas Hartman in Moline in the 1860s and name nearby residents as possible relations.
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