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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1891
Page
5
Fragmentary text appears to reference a local election ballot and voting procedures. It mentions a date in June and counting of votes, with unclear names or offices and several garbled phrases. The readable parts indicate counting rules and the expectation that votes will determine outcomes.
Delegates Miles Selmer and Chadwick returned from Illinois Grand Lodge session held Tuesday to Friday. Sessions adopted biennial meetings, with total fund reports and new officers elected. Wisconsin Grand Lodge at Milwaukee planned to vote on admitting liquor makers, a policy contested as potentially unconstitutional.
The probate docket lists guardianship actions for minor heirs of A W Jamson Bond, Herman Lippelt, M Koch, and Helms A Young, with bonds set to thousands. It records estate administrations for Bailey Davenport, John Moore, John Hartzell, Martha Carey, Henry Meese, P J Verdegem, Gustaf Anderson, and others, with notices to creditors, sale of real estate to pay debts, and court orders including bonds, appraisals, and deeds. A conservatorship for Dennis Warren was established with P L Mitchell appointed conservator and bonds filed.
The RB I P railway announces demolition of an old brick house south of the tracks near Twelfth Street to clear space for new switch tracks. The structure’s removal is not a new acquisition. the company aims to build a larger freight house near the passenger depot, though landowners’ high prices blocked nearby ground purchases.
After a year of practice under Prof Griffith the Augusta Oratorio Society plans a concert featuring Gaul s cantata The Holy City. About eighty voices will sing with piano accompaniment and Strasser s orchestra. The event is billed as the season s best for classical music lovers. A programme will be published later.
Captain Boland who commanded the steamer Sidney last season dies at the Marine Hospital in Dubuque after two months illness. Funeral held at 11 A.M. Messages go to Dubuque for attendees. Also reports a coal miner David Morgan found drunk, fined $3, and new village board in Valley organizes with Hugh Martin as constable, Connor street commissioner, and David Lyons treasurer. Saloons not fully licensed. Conradi saloon stock sold to Quver Livingston and Bennie Webber. Conradi to leave Moline. Orion village faces $35,000 damages suit over defective sidewalk. Harris sues village board.
A humorous exchange questions a viral dog story about a Boston woman and her poodle, noting a ran away King Charles may have returned after advertising. The column claims the anecdote is unverified libel material and lampoons sensational newspaper dog tales.
Reports from Minnesota North Dakota and neighboring areas indicate the recent frost did not damage wheat. Farther south drought and flax replant concerns persist. In Kansas the eastern half shows above average winter wheat condition with some Hessian fly and chinch bug activity, while western counties report little complaint.
Reports from Wisconsin through Pennsylvania describe a heavy frost that damaged orchards, berries, and early vegetables across several counties. Peach crops and other fruits face heavy injury while berries and potatoes show varying damage. snow patterns persist in Portsville.
Report from New York on May 7 notes Mrs Harrison and Mr Potter Palmer push a children’s department at the World’s Fair. Proposed divisions include a teaching school with international methods, children’s clothing displays, games, an auditorium with stereopticon lectures, and a bazar selling items for child welfare. Potomac improving after joining the Dwyer string at the Belmont sale.
A Harvard graduate writes about John the orange man and advises a bright young man to pause after college to consider opportunities. The Boston Globe quotes a senior replying with cautious guidance about future plans and choices.
The presidential party arrived by steamer City of Seattle amid cannon salutes and cheering crowds. In Seattle the procession included an escort from state militia and Sons of Veterans, while high school pupils sang, and University grounds hosted an address and presentations. Tacoma showcased arches and a Mt. Tacoma painting for the president and Mrs. Harrison as the train departed amid cheers.
In Albany on May 7 W J Arkell, co owner of Frank Leslie's and Judge, defended publication of Blaine residency declaration. He said the item came to him directly from Blaine via his closest associate and that Russell Harrison had protested by telegraph. He asserted no Harrison family member knew of it.
The court martial of Walter S. Payne ex commander in chief of the Sons of Veterans found him guilty of embezzling 16000 of the order money and sentenced him to dishonorable discharge, confirmed by Commander in Chief Webb. The same order notes Col George Addington’s embezzlement verdict, degraded from colonel, also approved.
A disastrous blaze swept the lumber district of seven acres in Lona Island City last night. The fiery destruction, taxing losses to a million dollars, included Don ecaster's foundry and Hammell's stone works along with several lumber yards. In Boston, Mike Kelly received a grand welcome on Congress street as 8000 fans cheered and presented a wagonette and horse during his public reception.
New York editors report General J. S. Clarkson president of the National League of Republican Groups sailed yesterday aboard the City of Chicago bound for Europe. Eset Nebeker Goes to Indiana.
Chief Burnham authorized to call for bids on the mines and mining building at the World’s Fair. Fifteen miles of temporary railroad track to be laid. Frank B. Stone to supply materials for tracks. Mexico secures space for a 100 by 200 foot exhibit near the U S government building, under Don Leonardo Fernandes.
The general committee on religious congresses of the world's congress auxiliary met to outline aims for a convention featuring eminent Christian representatives. Plans include a church congress for all faiths with free expressions, followed by denomination congresses and various Christian associations and missionary groups to address pressing religious and social issues. Also proposed is a memorial volume by Duke de Veragua with a $6,000 prize for a prose sketch of American discovery. Missing and nx Defaulter. ATLANTA, Ga May 7 Col Dorsett, who absconded with Mrs Massey from Douglasville, is a defaulter with about $20,000 in trust money. Edwin B. Aler, the Baltimore organist, is about twenty eight years old and quite boyish in appearance.
The piece argues for improved waiting rooms in railroad stations, urging light, cleanliness, heating, ventilation, and segregated men and women spaces. It details station layout, ticket offices, toilets, baggage areas, and recommends platform length around 300 feet with durable plank flooring tarred beneath for longevity.
An article presents a ground plan and elevation for a suburban station 40 feet long with two waiting rooms. It outlines ventilation, baggage areas, separate ingress for baggage and waiting rooms, and mentions a suggested platform level. Estimated erection cost about $5,000.
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