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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1889
Page
6
The article describes a grand centennial tribute in New York featuring a vast turnout of eighty thousand men in line, diverse arts and tableaux, and a grand banquet. It notes eloquent addresses by prominent figures and a royal display of military procession and celebratory demonstrations.
A vast gathering marks the centennial celebration with speeches from President Cleveland and other leaders. The banquet honors Washington, praising unity, liberty, and national progress while urging patriotism, duty, and education to sustain the republic.
A massive parade along Fifth Avenue to Union Square featured fourteen historical floats with living tableaux of Washington era scenes and Swiss William Tell. Delegates from the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen delivered an address to President Harrison as crowds jammed streets and viewed elaborate floats by diverse trades, unions, and foreign-born groups.
The civic procession featured a float carrying an antique band press in working order and a following float with a modern electric press printing programmes for the parade. Firemen displayed, 6,000 participants appeared, and the entire event concluded after hours of review and dismissal of the parade.
The three day celebration met high expectations as committees coordinated extensive displays and ceremonies from Washington to every region. Crowds filled streets while churches rang, schools taught history, and patriotic speeches and the anthem united the nation under the flag.
Chicago marked its centennial with unprecedented decorations and packed venues across the city. Religious services, school gatherings, and a massive afternoon rally drew about seventy five thousand attendees, with prominent speakers and a Washington era toast lineup. Fireworks lit the night as a centennial banquet honored national figures. In Wisconsin, Listman’s flour mill burned completely after overheating, triggering a regional fire response with heavy losses and large timber piles set ablaze.
A general strike of building trades began yesterday in Pittsburg and neighboring cities with an average 25 cent daily wage increase. Carpenters, joiners, bricklayers, bedcarriers and stonemasons are idle across most new construction projects, affecting about 5,000 workers.
A Lake Front fireworks display panic injured many as horses broke loose and dashed through crowds. Women and children were trampled. an explosion then burned several boys nearby. Several victims are named among the injured and dead, including Fredo Exbenturl and Daniel Grant.
A 22 year old named Regente Murphy arrived in Richmond staying in a fashionable boarding house. She claimed parents in New York and a southern visit. After ten days she fell ill, moved to a poorer boarding house, and sought care from a local doctor. Her condition worsened until she died at the hospital a day after arrival. Needing contact with family, she refused further information beyond her name and alleged New York parentage.
Lonnon May 1 reports Mr Parnell testifying after Easter fevers. He claimed no knowledge of Delaney's Times testimony or any plan to obtain amnesty for associates. He denied any attempt on Judge Lawson and said he did not belong to any secret society until told otherwise.
May of The Hon Withiam H Barnure, chaspian of the national democratic committee, spoke at Lime Rock. Barnure endured days of illness, grew weaker over the past twenty four hours, and died moments after a brief collapse. He had shown feeble health since his sit knens during the presidential campaign.
In Luzerne county the supreme court affirmed the murder in the first degree verdict against Michal Rerigillo, known as Ret None Mike. The court’s opinion, by Chief Justice Paxton, rejects trial rulings claimed erroneous and upholds the oyer and terminer proceedings.
Kate O Donnell, 28, of Hyde Park, jailed on suspicion of drowning her three month old baby. She described a life of poverty after Icelandic arrival, rejection by aid agencies, and alleged acts leading to the infant's death. Reports mix tragic carelessness with social hardship and inquiries into child welfare.
A garbled article fragment discusses naval artillery tests including six inch and eight inch guns, shipboard ordnance discharge, and implications for warship design. It references naval officers, departments, and test results, with scattered details about gun ports, timing, and firing effects.
News from Animas valley Cochise county Arizona reports Head Hearst ranch near six miles from Mexican border. An Indian party of thirty to forty shot Head rancher B F Cady in both legs then roasted him and mutilated him before throwing his body into a war wagon. Cowboys pursue as fires rise through the luracnas mountains and a broader outbreak is feared.
The article notes one third of manufactured gas is lost to leakage, driving up consumer prices. It calls for compulsory maintenance of mains. It warns of explosion dangers beneath cities due to underground electricity. It also reports Mr. Musick of St. Louis named head of the Indian bureau.
Gath notes that Atlanta and Chattanooga, once hardest hit in the south during the war, have emerged as the region’s busiest and most prosperous cities.
Fragmentary excerpts discuss George Washington and his private life, noting published letters that accuse lapses or failings. The text critiques how a figure praised as a nation’s founder is portrayed in private correspondence, with hints of personal discomfort and social judgment.
Fragmentary text describes a Sunday meeting, mentions heads of department, the Boston area, and an order related to endowing work. Details are garbled with references to advertisements and preparations for a Saturday night or sunrise event, but coherent facts are scarce.
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