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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
2
Property owners along the route secure an agreement that they shall not be required to grade the street above the high water mark. The stipulation forms a condition in the pay related petition and reflects local government constraints on road improvements.
Petition signed by property owners proposes paving the river road to the city limits if conditions are met. The plan covers grading at the grade mark, intersection construction, and dredged material haul from the river. Officials hope to proceed at the next meeting with funding from local sources to improve a key east road.
The Rev Washington, a Spanish War veteran and former Baptist pastor, died at his Salt Lake City home after four weeks of illness. He served with the Rock Island garrison, held a lieutenant position, and fought in Santiago. He later resided briefly in Quincy and Salt Lake City before his death.
Officials announce potential actions if the Watch Tow by the Tri City is reduced. The note hints at franchise grant, federal ruling, and ceasing efforts related to railway age and bill. The fragmentary copy limits precise context or outcomes.
The Sears village and Milan Railway Co discuss keeping fares at five cents amid a legal battle. The village board seeks to validate a decision, while higher courts weigh the case as lawmakers consider the best course under current circumstances.
The ad touts Scott's Emulsion as a remedy to strengthen the body and nerves after fever and illness. It promises rich nourishment and healthier flesh, claiming to restore vitality and vigor to a worn out system. An offer for a free sample is extended with address at 499 Pearl Street, New York.
A two year old, Dale Spichler, died after eating beans poisoned by verdieria carbonate of sulphur. His siblings Anna and Nera became seriously ill as Mrs Spichler, away in Buffalo, left a neighbor to watch the family. The beans were prepared with a hot reaction on a spoon left in the pot, and the family ate them for supper before the fatal effects appeared.
An item from the South Moline Republican meeting lists Will Warr as township clerk nominee alongside other candidates. The ticket includes Cleth WE Warr as collector, Chris Ny as assessor, FE Bergholtz as road commissioner, J 2 Sall as constable, and John Lundholm as clerk.
Postmaster George Metzger of Davenport is removed from office after inspectors found a cash shortfall of about 5,600 dollars. Capt Lon Bryson takes charge while a new bond is arranged by Metzger’s sureties, who provided 6,000 dollars in bonds as the transfer occurs.
Nixon Blakely a well known farmer of Milan fractured his right arm at the C R I & P station in Rock Island Friday evening. He had boarded a train to await his mother, misjudged when to alight as the train started, fell from the coach and sustained a fracture. He received surgical attention at St Anthony's hospital after transit by street car.
A note details a design plan for a storehouse built within ruined structures. The project aims to reuse existing walls and integrate new shelving and storage bays to optimize space. Local authorities oversee compliance with safety and zoning rules during reconstruction.
Plans for a new six week construction replace the burned Rock Island Arsenal storehouse with a brick and steel framed building. The design mirrors the old plan, uses brick cladding matched to nearby stone, and clears debris from the fire loss while salvaging a small amount of value from warped metal and fittings.
The department encampment dates for the Spanish American War Veterans in Bloomington were moved from June 18 19 and 20 to June 2 3 and 4 by order of Colonel A F E Fisher. President Roosevelt will attend and greet veterans, arriving June 2 evening and staying part of June 3.
Six high schools including those in the Military Tract association join a movement to form a big meet under Knox College with events at Galesburg on May 9. Principal Hell of Moline spoke at the Galesburg gathering and the league plans annual meets featuring a field meet, declamatory and open contests run under Knox supervision.
In a circuit court ruling Judge Gest overruled motions to quash indictments against saloonkeepers gamblers and keepers of disorderly houses. Several defendants had counts dismissed while others faced reduced charges as four to six counts were quashed across cases including John Cowden Al Owens Lau Bishop Lou Mizer and O Connor Hayes Joe Parker Healey and John Streckfus. The defense’s claim that slot machines on a Mississippi river beat constituted limean crime was rejected.
Minneapolis firm Winston Brothers awarded the grading contract for CRT P shops at Pleasant Valley with work expected by Thursday. Engineering reports note site prep will begin soon, transforming the valley from farms to industry. Extensions include Rock Island roadbed changes Bureau Junction to East Moline and a new highway alignment to the foot of the bluff starting Monday.
Four miles southwest of Coal Valley, good farming land in a rural township with fine improvements. Suitable for tenancy, offering solid cultivation potential on 160 acres in a rural area.
The Rock Island line plans additional main tracks west of East Moline. The interurban line adjusts routes to Watertown due to grade crossing concerns and Rock Island expansion. Its aim is east side growth, not direct competition with Tri-City Railway. Campbell's Island is targeted for summer resort development amid broader regional rail plans.
The ad promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with atomizer spraying. Price with tube listed at 78, available via druggists or by mail. The liquid shares medicine from the solid form and is said to be quickly absorbed by the membrane and secretions.
The Modern Woodmen board adjourned its March session after approving mortuary claims numbered 306 totaling $54 000, a figure higher than February and seen as unusually large. March is historically the hardest month for insurances due to higher mortality. All directors returned home except BFP Smith who remains detained on other business.
The Memorial Christian church in Rock Island celebrated its thirty fifth anniversary with evening services led by M A Patterson. The program featured a church history read by Mrs Hattie Colburn greetings from former pastors and the pastor elect and an address by Rex T J Shuey. Charter members Gilmore Blackhail and L E Fest spoke along with musical interludes.
The Rock Island Republican convention named a balanced slate led by mayoral candidate Wm McConochie with B F Knox and A G Anderson as rivals. Ward support split among three candidates, and McConochie won on the first formal ballot 61 to 51.
John Lind of Moline was heard in Rock Island before Magistrate Johnson on a disorderly conduct charge. After a drunk attack on the Lundberg home he threw a brick through a window striking Mrs Lundberg in the knee. Lind was fined ten dollars and costs.
Porch climbers steal jewelry worth about 1500 dollars from the Nineteenth street residence of Mrs Julia Rosenfield in Rock Island. The haul includes rings, necklace, brooches, a hair ornament, a monogrammed open faced watch, and two gold coins. Entry was by scaling the porch. two second story rooms were ransacked while the family dined. Police, short staffed, suspect experienced burglars. repeated entry noted.
The Tri City Oil Co. sued former director F Dickinson Letts in Scott county district court to recover 15,000 shares of promoters' stock for services rendered. At Davenport on Saturday, Letts agreed to return the stock and the case was dismissed, concluding a year long dispute. Weld and Olmsted represented the company in obtaining the stock recovery.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as an external liniment to ease childbirth by rubbing into abdominal muscles. It warns against internal remedies and claims readiness for the final strain, citing a Tampa hotel proprietor's wife who reportedly had a smoother delivery with this product.
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