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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
4
The notice records the filing of a government or organizational document with the Moline Post Office as second class matter. It confirms official processing and designation for mail handling and archival placement.
Republican voters are urged to send delegates to a county convention at the Rock Island court house on May 10 1808 to nominate county officers and appoint delegates to multiple Republican conventions. The plan allocates one at large delegate per township and additional delegates based on presidential votes, with further business to be conducted by the central committee.
Republican voters of the district meet in Rock Island on June 1 at 1 o clock p m to nominate a congressional candidate and conduct business. Representation is based on votes for McKinley. delegates assigned per county with totals listed, plus a May 25 central committee meeting at the Rock Island courthouse. Also notes on purity of blood and Hoosier health remedies and a Cincinnati merchant's suicide.
Discussion centers on Prince's role in Congress and his influence over appropriations for the arsenal and related projects. The text notes proposed funding for the Moline bridge, dam improvements, water power expansion, and contracts tied to Springfield arsenal, with emphasis on ongoing contention and anticipated support.
Fragmentary OCR outlines a trade balance narrative with exports figures and annual totals. It mentions values around tens of thousands, monthly totals, and year comparisons, aiming to show a record year for exports and a rising trade balance. The text is garbled, but centers on export values and overall trade performance.
The Dispatch faces criticism as local voters urge balancing focus beyond the congress race. Concerns grow that party delegates may be chosen to support a single candidate, risking misuse of the primary to advance a syndicate agenda while overlooking county offices like judge, treasurer, sheriff, and school superintendent.
The Dispatch endorses A Baylis of Streator for state superintendent, praising him as a capable educator who would restore the office to its former standards. Baylis previously ran for the position four years ago and remains a strong candidate in the party’s eyes.
Mrs. Staylop, a young married woman from Milwaukee, joins her husband as a traveling saleswoman for the DM. Schfer Carriage Co in Wisconsin. She arrived in the city to press business, while her husband recovers from a railway wreck. Her bold start keeps the family income flowing and the company proud of her grit and sales skill.
A flood of notices announces Republicans in Rock Island County seeking party nomination for state senator and representative, as well as county clerk treasurer sheriff superintendent of schools and other offices. Names include McCane Pare Svith Campbell Beardsley Johnson Kones Hubbard Heemen Cox Trent Coot Ziegler Ranson Sears Olmsted Dalghertty Stewart and others inviting support at the Republican county convention and primaries.
In old office buildings dust troubled ventilating systems and researchers tested air passage through long vertical bags forming a filtration medium. Dust collected in the bottom, improving air quality. An ad touts Rock Island cards and low 9 cent packs, with orders via stamps. Also notes Alaska travel cheaper than usual fares and forecast storms for 1896 with new through tickets.
Property transfers list multiple deeds in Rock Island and Moline areas from April 6 and 7. Transactions include Raisch to Gripp tract in nw 6 17 lw for 1000 and Gripp to Caroline Raisch same tract for 1000, plus numerous lots and blocks in Andalusia Batth Bab cock Rock Island and Moline with various buyers and prices.
A Denver woman notary public after marriage faced a question of signing in her official capacity. The attorney general's opinion concludes there is no authority for dropping a maiden name on marriage, so she must sign all documents by her pre marriage name.
An old advertisement touts Leorning Sigur as a remedy with over fifty years of use. It claims to ease stomach pain treat wind colic and relieve diarrhoea with claims of effectiveness and traditional trust.
A maritime chart compares the United States and Spanish naval power listing vessel counts by name and class. The text notes US total around 143 ships against 113 for Spain, detailing armament and types across numerous crafts and ships in a broad fleet table.
A fragment notes a vessel named Irinwaddy bul push Lu Buu 18 and mentions three York Post items in a small steel suba. The illegible OCR limits clarity but preserves a maritime image and named entities.
Corbett’s death note in Chicago prompts boxing news from Janesville Wisconsin. Janeville Furniture Co incorporates with capital of 25050 dollars. The twenty ninth annual Homeopathic convention convened in Grand Rapids. Hear y S New of Indianapolis nominated assistant adjutant general with rank of captain. The sixty sixth Cumberland Presbyterian central assembly begins in Marshall Missouri.
A Moline citizen, Mrs. J. Ewing of 2415 Sixth avenue, reports relief from years of kidney weakness after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought them at Wm. Clendenin's and credits them with substantial benefit, urging others to try this remedy for kidney trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo is the sole agents. remember the name Doan's.
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