Track Removal Debate Hints at Possible Move
Local management signals openness to consider removing the tracks, suggesting a move if feasible. The notice presents a cautious stance and invites further discussion on potential site changes.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
6
Local management signals openness to consider removing the tracks, suggesting a move if feasible. The notice presents a cautious stance and invites further discussion on potential site changes.
Mayor Olson and C H Deere led a contingent including Rock Island Railroad officials to examine right of way issues. The men met in informal talks, then reviewed the site with the aim of understanding tract removal and potential impacts on nearby streets and property.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a scheduled lake cruise on an upcoming Saturday with names and initials scattered through garbled wording. The readable elements point to transportation, a planned trip, and local references without clear dates or full participant details.
Miss Ella M Harris and Adolph E Edwards united in marriage June 22 at the Harris home 1106 Fifth avenue Moline. Relatives and friends attended the ceremony with pink and white decor, officiated by Rev. Parlt of the First Congregational Church. The couple plan an extended wedding trip and will reside in Moline where Edwards has taken a new position.
A short, terse court note describes a decree where a husband grants a decree related to his wife seeking support. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR but indicate a divorce or alimony action with remarriage references and court mention.
One small bottle of the Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and seminal emissions. If not sold locally it can be mailed for $1 with two months treatment and a near-certain cure promised. Dr. B W Hall lists testimonials and assigns sole manufacturing rights.
John Knaack was elected president of the society on a recent Monday as officers were installed and reports discussed membership and finances. The society moved from Runges Hall to Tunner Hall and now offers 18 new quarters with a full slate of officers and trustees listed.
Miss Augusta Jones reports monthly work as visiting nurse for month ended June 19. Calls made 145, collections 2375 dollars, patients 29 with 14 recovered and 6 improved. Two sent to hospital, one death, three given employment. Also note Ely's Liquid Cream Balm advertised by Fly Brothers at 66 Warren Street New York.
Miss Carrie Goldsmith daughter of Mr and Mrs Jonas Be Goldsmith of Rock Island and Morris Geismar wed Monday evening in the Hotel Harms parlor Rock Island Rabbi W H Finesbrider officiated with no attendants. The couple will tour the east then reside in Rock Island.
Joseph Mergendoller of the Moline Plow Co departs last Monday for Buenos Ayres to manage the firm’s interests there. He succeeds the late Bert Hammer and begins a new post after a farewell gathering at Miss Gertrude Meegan’s home where friends presented a Masonic charm. He first visits Want to visit relatives in New York before boarding a steamer to his new home.
An anonymous medical advertisement promises a poison free home remedy product from Atlanta Georgia. The note claims no mercury or potash and offers free medical advice through Upany.
Mayor Andrew Olson issues a Fourth of July proclamation banning dynamite and cannon crackers and discharging revolvers within city limits. Police are told to arrest violators and public sentiment supports stopping noisy celebrations. The suspension applies only to July 4, with enforcement against all times for explosives in alleys and explosive sales targets.
Kewanee prepares a major Independence Day celebration led by the Red Men with 800 in war regalia. The program opens at 9 with a Red Men Knights of Columbus ball game followed by a war dance and speeches by Chew of Shelbyville Geo W Thompson and attorneys Meese and Pomeroy after Mayor Bradbury’s welcome. The day also features athletic events including a Galesburg vs Kewanee field meet and horse and wagon races.
The article describes Peoria factions winning support for sending delegates to Rock Island to visit the head office. A picnic is planned at Longview Park with county delegates supplying the feast. The plan introduces new job admission rules for railway workers glass blowers and metal miners with added fees for existing and new members.
Dr. Mullins, a traveling specialist in Rock Island and Moline, advertises permanent cures for chronic diseases without charging patients. He claims five years of visits to adjacent towns, free consultations, and rapid diagnosis, promising wonderful cures for nervous depression, weakness, sexual ailments, and organ diseases. He schedules trips to Rock Island House and Manufacturers' Hotel in Moline on July 3 and 4, with hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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