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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1881
Page
4
The Rock Island County Clerk reports tax levies for state purposes. Equalized property value dropped by the State Board, cutting state tax to 31 708.95, saving county taxpayers 3 457 56 compared with higher previous rates. Comments discuss valuation, timing, and broader fiscal context.
The first fight over nominations in the present session centered on Stratham and Mahone for postmaster at Lynchburg Virginia. David Davis abstained leaving Republicans short of a vote. Howe reportedly refused Attorney General nomination due to Star route defense. Folger nominated as Secretary of State received cautious approval. Jones re nominated as Postmaster General for precaution. Rumors of Storr for AG and MacVeagh return circulated. In criminal court, twenty witnesses may be subpoenaed for Guiteau case. government fees discussed.
The Star exposes MacVeagh’s claim that he planned to prepare the Star route cases for the court then drop them and that he never intended to go beyond the Grand Jury. He argues the President wants him to stay until the cases end, while defendants accuse him of avoiding duty. The report notes rising suspicion over the prosecution’s strength.
Central Hazgén reports deductions from weather studies aiming to justify a forecast for multi day periods. If results prove sufficient, indications could be issued for all districts. Emphasizes river conditions and station placement to prevent following river courses without warning of coming floods.
A brief entry records a debt of about $1,600 noted in local accounts. The note emphasizes the amount due and the related creditor, with no additional context available in the fragment.
The article suggests the bond craze arose from a London gold deposit credited to the Confederate Government at the end of the rebellion. It claims a court of equity may honor a demand on it, yielding a comfortable division of the proceeds.
The Cleveland Herald notes that the next President will come from wa and names Samuel Kirkwood as a leading candidate. It compares Secretary Kirkwood to Lincoln in homely strong common sense and overall suitability for the presidency.
About one hundred Milwaukee cigar workers struck on the 1st for a $1 per thousand raise. Most factories granted the demand, but Scheman & Co resisted. The union reports $70,000 in treasury and has secured pledges of aid from other cities if necessary.
Two Star Route bids are reduced. The Helena Missoula route drops from 18739 to 6245 dollars while the Battle City New Chicago route falls from 12627 to 7215 dollars. The country saves 17 thousand on the two routes.
The article notes the need for perfect insulation for electric light conductors, citing two or three fires in eastern cities from neglect. It argues that electric lighting will become popular and stresses thorough fire protection as essential.
The Tur Secretary of State issues incorporation licenses for Collins Plow Company of Quincy with $75000 capital and Clipper Mining Company of Chicago with $1000000 capital.
The State board will back Baldwin with cash from Newark and Hackensack allies as he seeks sympathy and support for his schemes. The figures cited indicate a broad network backing the alleged swindler.
A Philadelphia performance of Fools Errand drew favorable audience response marking a successful staging. The production showcased the play’s humor and charm with strong audience reception in its run.
A Woodbury New Jersey paper notes the cure of the wife of Jos H Malls of Woodbury by St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism as reported in The Sunday Argus.
Fragmentary report describes a Monday morning event in New Hampshire involving a speakeasy. It mentions General Grant in relation to life policies and a manufacturing company advertising a separate food line described as 240 feet long.
Notes indicate Jesse James and a gang killed Ed Miller in a claimed attack. The prompt references a woman connected to the incident and disputes over attribution. Further readable details are limited in the fragment.
A Friday night organized posse of 16 men from Logan county and nearby cities hunted for Jones brothers near Adairville. They surrounded the Hite farm at dawn and found no robbers. speculation said the suspects had fled toward Bardstown and may have killed a ranger found dead near Adaireville ten days earlier.
The article notes Baldwin robbed the Mechanics National Bank to speculate and discusses a collapse with deposits over $2,000,000 held by New York agents. It questions directors and bank examiner for failing to verify cashier Baldwin's statements and suggests possible undisclosed knowledge among directors.
Blaine favors a Grant dominated cabinet with Frelinghuysen as Secretary of State and Folger backed for Treasury. Beale is eyed for the Navy. Stalwart will fill the Postmaster Generalship. Grant and Conkling influence Garfield era appointments amid 1884 nomination talk.
A Washington correspondent reports the President haltingly prompts the Acting Secretary of the Treasury to review banking examinations. Newark defalcations suggest examiner deficiency or nominal inspections of national banks, or inspections too infrequent to detect fraud. The Comptroller appoints Frederick Frelinghuysen and Linus M. Price as receivers for Mechanics National Bank of Newark.
A Quer tale recounts Congressman Daggett of Nevada clashing with the Central Pacific Railway. He allegedly seized a dozen heavy packing cases marked public documents from Washington to Nevada, shipped them home, then had them redirected back to Washington, creating a long cycle of boxes between the capital and Nevada amid widespread irritation in railroad circles.
The Iowa State Press notes Mr Russell of the Davenport Gazette anxious for President Arthur to emulate Garfields quick exit. It recalls Garfield selecting a New York collector under civil service reform to fill Arthurs vacancy and appointing Judge Robertson to the post. The piece implies Davenport may seek a like appointment to finish an unexpired term.
The readable text shows scattered, incomplete phrases mentioning Bennett, a cone, provisions of three ears, and two remaining, but it lacks coherent events, locations, or outcomes to form a solid news item. No identifiable persons, organizations, dates, or concrete actions are established.
A mix of brief items reports a caricaturist’s failed million dollar scheme, Judge Peck’s rumored contempt stare, Star Route reductions and federal debt shifts, Confederate bond ad, Bank of England rumor denial, Rothschild losses, English snow, Gov Culom’s penal visit, court martial insanity plea for Guiteau’s shooter, Turkish indemnity talks, smallpox cases, Mississippi River improvement pledge, cattle import controls, a Missouri suicide fire death, a deadly Chicago Alton collision, and General Schenck’s kidney disease recovery after treatment by Dr. Johnson.
Gexgrat BrRapy, a leading star route defendant, pressed for a speedy trial last summer. After repeated delays and appeals by his attorneys, the case is finally set to be called next Monday.
A Tennessee region organizes immigration societies to lure residents from other states. Despite weaker sectionalism than in other Southern states and a Republican governor, the area holds strong attractions for new settlers.
The Postmaster General will hereafter transact official matters with the Hatton-Peoria Transcript, signaling a formal alignment of communication duties and oversight responsibilities between the two entities.
A roundup of industrial and scientific items: telegraph capacity at 1200 wpm, a needle craft with eighty workers, flaws in drawing taught in American shops, thin India rubber grafting bands, benzine odor removal with quicklime, Dedalus and the Madeira sawmill, Vienna meat prep for Paris and London, windfall fruit on Isle la Motte, and new ore finds near Hawkes Bay and Ackworth with high grade specular iron and coal near Iron Springs Utah.
A collage of humorous quotations and light anecdotes from various sources. Notes on Emerson Wilde Vanderbilt and others mix with playful misreadings and gag lines, including casual exchanges about coffee canaries and bold driving antics.
The new lightning express train on the Pennsylvania ex press line reduced the New York Chicago trip to less than 24 hours at 40 miles per hour. It departed New York at 8 am Monday and arrived in Chicago yesterday at 6:49 am. Officials predict 24 hours will become the standard for the Chicago New York run.
Official military records show 2,361 desertions in the regular army during the cited period. The note hints at ongoing discipline concerns among troops and potential impact on wartime readiness.
In a Brooklyn Eagle vignette a couple named Angy and Addy sit under a maple tree exchanging romantic pledges. Their intimate conversation shows ardor and devotion though Angy finally balks at endless constant surveillance and leaves, wary of such suffocating affection.
A humorous tale from Leadville about Tim Foley scheming to sell cattle to the Frewen Hrotheras from England. Foley uses a hill to fake a herd count and pocket a rise in value, with the narrator admitting disbelief and presenting the anecdote as worth. The piece ends with a wry note on skepticism and value.
A runaway eight carriage train descending toward London damaged a railway yard and machinery after an unnamed signalman stopped it at Norcross. Five children in the center carriage escaped with injuries.
The text warns against leaving judgmentally to travel or work on an empty stomach, especially in malarial districts and seasons of illness. It cautions that entering a sick room while fasting is unwise and can be dangerous if sickness is contagious, potentially fatal.
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