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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1882
Page
11
A powerful storm struck Montgomery county Arkansas causing severe damage and flooding. Dozens of homes and farms were destroyed, with many residents displaced and emergency aid requested as rivers rose and infrastructure failed.
Four to six inches of snow fell in Washington Iowa damaging fruit while late rains slow corn planting and threaten a poor crop. Reports of bank collapse in Buttalo New York imply management used bank funds in private speculation and settled debts with friends. Congress summoned Shipherd after missed appearances. Catalonia steamer broke shaft near Queenstown with passengers rescued. Typhus fears rise in New York City with hospital overflow. Cherokee sighting of cyclone destroys forty houses. two killed thirteen missing. Indictments for Treasury plate theft relate to spurious bonds.
A collage of stray quotes from multiple papers lists cheeky remarks on independence lodging, women’s suffrage, and social gossip. Snippets reference a Boston porter, a trout law, love letters, editorials, and circus mishaps, painting a noisy, varied news slice.
Alliance attorney M E Busick Psy patents a new telegraph device using a typewriter style print at the destination. It requires a single impulse per letter versus Morse code’s two per letter and can transmit rapidly. A compatible receiver prints messages in typewriter style, potentially replacing three wires with one.
The Society of the Army of the Army of the Tennessee reconvened in Cleveland Ohio with Gen Sherman presiding. A new reunion date was set for October 3 1883 and discussions included meeting in Yellowstone Park Colorado in 1884 and debates on uniforms. Officers elected included W J Sherman Recording Secretary Dayton Corresponding Secretary and A Hickenlooper Treasurer with many vice presidents.
Dispatches report Governor Washburne failing since May 6 in delirium and coma. Doctors say he cannot live more than a few hours. Ex Governor of Wisconsin died there at 5:30. Proceedings note paralysis and Brights disease of the kidneys.
About two weeks ago bone fragments were found protruding from the Island bank near Gilchrist's dumps at Rapids City. A nearly six foot tall skeleton with prominent Indian-like cheekbones was unearthed, in good preservation. This is the second skeleton found on the island. a prior discovery three years ago was a woman's skeleton. Some recall a missing half breed Indian from Le Claire who worked for Dr. Gamble and vanished years ago while heading toward a gunboat moored nearby. The case may relate to old cholera deaths and prior suspicions of foul play, though no conclusion is given.
District Supreme Court judges studied the bill of exceptions in the Guiteau case for four hours but could not agree. A fifth judge may be added to reach a decision, with a probable May 28 ruling and a June 30, 1882 execution to follow if the sentence is affirmed.
A sailing boat with eight aboard capsized near Pullman on Lake Calumet Sunday night. Witnesses saw rescue boats reach the stricken group but strong waves thwarted efforts. two bodies have been recovered, including John Smith and one Bucklin boy, with others still missing. Bucklin and Smith families fare for survivors. Police and locals await further word as boats continue search operations.
The passage extols Dr Guyrott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a trusted health aid. It claims experienced physicians endorse it for impure blood dyspepsia kidney and lung diseases female complaints and general weakness. It notes over a million bottles sold last year with no complaints.
The Senate select committee on woman suffrage voted three to two to recommend to the Senate adoption of Senator Lapham's joint resolution amending Article XVI. Section 1 to guarantee American women the right to vote and authorize Congress to enforce the provisions. Yeas were Lapham Blair and Jackson. nays George and Fair. absent Anthony and Ferry.
An unnamed writer describes extreme mental strain causing health decline including kidney and liver discomfort and frequent headaches. He credits Dr Guysett’s Yellow Duck and Sarsaparilla with curing distress and vows to help boost its sales.
The bride of a Green Bay Wisconsin wedding was stunned when a friend sent a pair of trousers with a note loaned for the part you are to play. The groom and guests saw insult, while the friend explained the trousers were for an amateur performance and a silverware gift was intended. The messenger was disciplined and the bride kept him waiting for a kiss after guests were served.
Advertisement claims a universal remedy for catarrh by Dr Sykes with insistence on its unfailing effectiveness. It urges readers to try the cure and asks if they have heard of it.
A group of physicians met Dr Det Tut in Chieso to hear his antiseptic theory that germs cause disease and that dying from infections can be prevented by killing them in the body. He cited Pasteur and claimed phenic acid and carbolic mixtures offer cures while warning against dangerous purer phenic acid.
Edmund W. Kingsland, treasurer of the Provident Institution for Savings in Jersey City, shot himself in the Trustees' room. Officials say funds are intact, but depositors fear a run. Kingsland held large estates and the bank reported millions in deposits and bonds with cash on hand.
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