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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
2
A Swe dish group contributed 27000 to support a new branch of learning at the college. The fundraising trip by Andreen Home is credited with the success of the endowment drive.
Dr Guntav Andie, president of Augustana College, arrived from Sweden to participate in Founders' Day. He spoke on mission work and fundraising success, while reuniting with local churches and guiding a large campus festival observed with prayers, sermons, and music. The event drew attendees from Galeburg to Chicago, highlighting Augustana's growth to about 200000 members in the synod.
The Indianapolis Journal notes changing views on marriage with sarcasm about older strict conditions that demanded solemn vows. The exchange hints at a shift toward more flexible social expectations in wedlock.
Colona grants a franchise to Rock Falls and Southwestern Interurban to build through Nelson and Shime townships with a twenty foot right of way along the Divan and Prophetstown roads. Competing claims pit Green River Traction against Genesee Cambridge and Kewanee interurban as officials weigh public benefit. Capital for the Genesee line rises to 500000, with project hoped to start by July 1 and push rapid progress.
Citizens discuss housing shortage as families crowd into crowded quarters while landlords raise rents. A speaker urges building more homes in the West End to shelter workers and reduce poverty, noting a Roosevelt-era backlash against large families.
James Blythe a Rock Island resident since 1840 died after a stroke on Sunday night. Born in County Antrim Ireland he moved to Ohio at age one and learned wagonmaking before moving to Illinois. He partnered with Simon B Stoddard in a wagon business on Rock Island, lived at the Commercial Hotel, and was a charter Mason and Old Settlers member. Funeral held Wednesday at his residence with Masonic rites.
Dr Andreen outlines his recent visit to Sweden with notes on medical collaborations and cultural exchanges. He describes meetings with researchers, hospital tours, and potential future partnerships for exchanges and research.
Mr Holmquist, basso of Chicago, has a big voice of unusual quality under perfect control. His enunciation is clear and intonation true, revealing thorough artistic training in the traditional school of oratorio. He is a pupil of Mr Burritt of Chicago and hailed by critics as one of the greatest oratorio bass singers in the United States. The chorus and orchestra, with few exceptions, did excellent work.
Arsenal lodge No 274 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Car Men organized in Rock Island on April 23 with 35 charter members. Officers elected include Chief Car Man T He Knloker View Chief John Herman Past Chief W Schotfield Recording Secretary John Baker and others. George Long elected delegate to the grievance committee. Installations set for May 6 with meetings the first Wednesday and third Sunday at Bes Eins hall Rock Island.
The Illinois senate yesterday passed an enabling act that validates the Tri City Railway Co. franchises in Moline and Rock Island. The measure, now awaiting Governor Yates signature, extends state regulation to foreign corporations under Iowa law and confirms prior consents. The bill passed the house unanimously and moved through the senate in routine fashion.
A brief item surveys the public school system and its current state of operation and resources. It notes ongoing evaluations and potential improvements within the district.
A six mule drawn plow digs a twelve inch furrow and lifts earth to a side wagon. Wagons load in under half a minute each, four wagons counted in 80 seconds. Dump cars on tram rails carry yard sized loads short distances, with ten cars hauled by mules. Several dirt trains operate daily moving large amounts of earth.
An advertisement asserts scrofula salt rheum erysipelas and other eruptive diseases yield quickly and permanently to the cleansing purifying power of Burdock Blood Bitters.
The Tri City Gentlemen's Driving club completed its organization with officers named President C L Silvis Vice President O H Birkelary Secretary C J Mueller and Treasurer C S Daniels. Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers instant relief for burns cuts sprains and accidents.
The Trautman substitute for the Montelius local option bill, advanced to third reading in Springfield, removes the county, word, and precinct provisions. Voters in residence districts want the precinct power to exclude saloons, protecting property values. The Trautman bill limits action to cities and villages, with aldermen voting variably, leaving no meaningful new local option legislation from the current legislature.
Cai Harris announces at Rockford a wrestling match between Hilding Ardahl of Moline and Milly Malone of Chicago. Event set within two weeks at the auditorium at Hariem Park in Rochford. Ardahl, a clever young wrestler, recently threw Emil Klank twice in twelve minutes. Malone claims to be the heavyweight champion of the northwest and lists several notable opponents defeated.
The Springfield Supreme Court on April 23 upheld the reapportionment of the Fourth Supreme Court District. The decision denied a motion to compel certification of William L. Vandeventer as Democratic nominee for supreme justice in the old district. Justices split with two Democrats and two Republicans in favor, one Republican dissenting.
A historical item notes a policy toward saloons and its alignment with a leader's course. The brief discusses regulation stance and potential enforcement principles tied to public order and moral concerns.
Mayor William McConochie declares a rigid policy for Rock Island saloons. A circular warns licensees that licenses will only permit lawful, respectable operation and that women and stalls must be eliminated. Violations will revoke licenses with no further notice.
A Davenport Weather Office summary debunks the saying that April showers bring May flowers. It notes April is wetter only in some years, with 271 inches average vs 433 inches in May in this region. May highs reach 90, with 29 as the coldest May temperature.
Oscar Doligee, Rock Island resident once jailed for using the mails to spread immoral literature, has returned from Peoria. The federal court there imposed a nominal fine, treating the offense as technical and largely a formality.
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