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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
4
The July 1 1900 tax and stamp increases touch everyday banking and financial dealings. Banks, brokers, certificates of deposit, drafts and bills face new fees while public notices and local transport also shift with the change.
Epworth League gathering in this town with speakers from Galva Port Byron and Moline. Addresses covered patriotism natural resources agriculture and education urging Sabbath observance and strong church life. A paper on reading habit and moral uplift concluded the session. Three Arabian peddlers and a Swede were discharged in connection with a burglary case. Bloomington flag presentation to Illinois cavalry Troop B First Regiment noted.
Records show multiple June transfers and lot descriptions in Rock Island area. Names include Rufus A. Smith Andrew J. Miner Bridget Coughlin heirs J Injes Carl G. Kulin Thulin family and others with parcels in blocks 2 3 4 5 7 and East Nolin Lower Addison and Oak Hill. Monetary values range from 200 to 8000 dollars with several lot and assessor notes.
Governor Tanner presides as General Lattereforres is reported by Associated Press to begin midwestern exposition events. Marines Band performs The Star Spangled Banner and then again for closing, while Illinois dignitaries and crowd witness ceremonies. Elder statesman W W encer noted for logistics and natural history roles, aged 76.
Fragmented telegraph style item lists various reports including a death by strangulation in St Louis, a governor election margin in Oregon, a retirement in Washington, a Russian ship incident near Noumea with sailors lost to sharks, and a California to Lincoln rail rate note.
The Madrid correspondent of The Daily Mail reports a confidential plan among Latin republics to resist US intervention in Cuba and to form a federation with Spain possibly joining. They fear US aims to control Cuba and Puerto Rico and consider a Hispano American League to deter American power through joint military naval forces.
A cor respondent reports from Manila and London that German and Spanish actions, aided by Emperor William's cabinet instructions, influenced Admiral Dewey’s reinforcement requests and the possible landing of German forces. The article cites German diplomacy at Madrid and Captain General Augusti seeking neutral protection for inhabitants, with von Diedrichs reportedly in command but not in possession.
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