Moline Review-Tunis Dispatch Highlights 1882 Press Items
A scattered 1882 report from Tunis Moline in the Review-Dispatch covers efforts to establish a mint in St Louis or a Mississippi Valley site, a constitutional liquor ban, bank liabilities, Des Moines meetings, and a Guthrie Center courthouse blaze with $20,000 loss. It notes free trade sentiment, court sessions, and growing telephone and rail connections. It cites Sturgiss’s Chicago exchange arrest and church schism over secret societies in Holland Michigan.
Chinese influx triggers mass meeting and relief drive in California
Reports describe a surge of Chinese arrivals in California stirring excitement and concern. A large San Francisco gathering prompts warnings against raids on Chinatown while a relief effort notes urgent demands for eight days of rations, with 15 000 people in need. Army officers and General Sheridan are assigned to assess conditions in the flooded district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chinatown
VI Wing
Tung Wah
Hong Kong
Merchants Exchange
San Francisco
Tung Wah Hospital
Vined
Rar
Sheridan
Onto
Change at the C I P Rail Line Presidency
Reports say Hugh Hiddle may retire as President and P L Cabie may be replaced as General Manager. R R Cable likely to be succeeded by E St John a longtime official. St John to be followed by S F Bloyd as chief clerk with prior ties to Decatur Springfield and St Louis divisions.
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Inter-Ocean
Hugh Hiddle
P. L. Cabie
R. R. Cable
E. St. John
St. John
John
F. Bloyd
Boyd
Lst
Lis
Decatur
Springfield
St.Louis
Indianapand
Western Road
Peoria Pump Scam Shows Faulty Water Works
Peoria hired a Chicago party to install water works claiming 5 000 000 gallons daily capacity and 50 000 000 foot pounds per engine. The contractor pocketed 5 000, the outfit proved inferior, tests failed, pressure collapsed to near zero, and bond security is suspected worthless.
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Peoria
Chicago
Conkling Nomination Sparks Broad Public Debate
The article weighs the reactions to Roscoe Conkling's nomination to the Supreme Court, noting mixed views on his character and fitness. It argues his loyalty to the Republican cause and calls for a fair trial of his qualifications, suggesting his influence and integrity could balance the court. It also critiques anti vaccination arguments, urging state responsibility to ensure public health.
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Conkling
Gep
Roscoe Conkling
National Supreme Court
Fase
Bis
Emyire
Waade
Marshall
Small Pox Vaccination Call Amidst Fear and Neglect
The health board warns vaccination is essential as smallpox lingers due to authorities and public resistance. They urge vaccinating all emigrants before passage while noting at home no enforcement has yet been made and urging persuasion backed by medical authority from London Times.
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London
Henry Tomkins
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Monsalt
Owens Chie
Don Je Sen
Blighgate
Glucose Adulteration Spark Critics Call for Regulation
An Iowa farm and industry focus questions glucose use in foods and its harmful traces. Reports from Prairie Farmer and political figures cite liver kidney disease risks, adulteration by sulfuric acid and lime, plus tainted syrups. Concerns over regulation, taxation, and railroad tariff effects on Illinois manufacturers are debated by local papers.
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Davenport Democrat
Congress
Gen Raum
Internal Revenue
Bright
Kedsie
Fiteen
New York
Illinois
Linais
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ohio
Eleowhoro
From Despair to Relief St Jacobs Oil Healer Story
Michael Flanagan of 419 Sebor Street recalls a year of severe inflammatory rheumatism and intolerable pain. A friend dismissed the illness with St Jacobs Oil, and Flanagan says his confidence in the remedy grew after hearing those words from a trusted friend and wife.
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Michael Flanagan
West Side
Sebor Street
St Jacobs Oil Said to Cure Rhumatum and More
A Chicago Times reader claims St Jacobs Oil cured rheumatism in days and weeks, reporting rapid relief and urging others to try the remedy. The letter notes the writer recommended the product to two neighbors who also claim cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
St Jacobs
Puy
Air Ag
Chicago
Small Pox Suspected Case Reported in Town
About two weeks ago the Board of Health noted a west end case from Mr P M Johnson who had recently been vaccinated and showed a mild eruption not typical of small pox. Mrs Johnson soon fell ill with an eruption and Friday was diagnosed as true variola, suggesting Mr Johnson may have had a milder varioloid form earlier.
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Board of Health
West End
P. M. Johnson
Vaccination Fails to Ensure Immunity in Smallpox Case
The report notes Mr Johnson’s light smallpox attack despite no movement restrictions and Mrs Johnson’s non vaccination after a prior Swedish infection. It argues vaccination every four to six years as the only preventive, though not absolute, and cites quarantine established this afternoon to curb another outbreak.
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Johnson
Deva
Davenport pastor Peake smoothed over church dispute
Tax Rev Geo A Peake once led a Davenport church and courted popularity with lighthearted sermons. A resigning threat from Leavitt Street Congregational was resolved after apologies, but his move to Brooklyn and later decline of Davenport services left the church near collapse and the property for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo A Peake
Davenport
Leavitt Street Congregational Church
Chicago
Democrat
Peake
Brooklyn
Davenport Board Thanks Moline Health Board for Quarantine Action
The Davenport City Council acting as Board of Health passes a resolution thanking Moline Board of Health for enforcing quarantine against a contagious disease. It praises prompt notices and reports on disease progress and warns against escape from quarantine. A copy of the resolution is to be signed by the mayor and city clerk.
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Holland
Reformed Protestant Church of
Davenport
City of
Board of Health
Moline
L Henry
Jon. McSreen
Board of Education Adopts February Report and Elections
Adjourned board meeting approves Prof Mack February report and fills principal post at No 1 by Saville Johnson of Port Byron. A valuation of No 2 building and boiler coverage is listed. elections for two board members set for April 1 at the engine house. Night school tuition and supplies orders noted.
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Mack
Miss Chase
Miss Linn
F W. Moore
No. 1
Saville Johnson
Port Byron
A. M
Edwards
Bullen
Grover
Swirlers Aids Brother After Pennsylvan ia Recuperation
Mr Jon Swrixp of Rock Island went to Pennsylvania with friends two months ago to recuperate but has not recovered. A letter received said he would return Monday and a telegram soon after summoned his brother Mr William A Swiler to fetch him as he was too weak to travel alone. Swiler left on the next train.
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Jon ©. Swrixp
Rock Island
Pennsylvania
King
Wm. A. Swiler
Ungon
Tux Rock Jal Lee Smokes On Paper Row
A terse item notes March 5th action involving Tux Rock and Jal Lee amid a smocking paper related matter.
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