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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
1
A damaged item reports a court matter with officers notifying keepers and a judge present. It mentions a Sunday missionary event at a Methodist church and an appeal for curios and a prohibition collection.
A 1200 pound steer dressed under modern packing rules yields measured cuts and byproducts totaling 881.56 pounds. Independent packers call these figures conservative and list hides, tallow, liver, kidneys, tongue, heart, and other parts with specific weights and potential secondary uses.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a speaker claiming concern about a wife, with unclear context and garbled wording. No identifiable names, dates, or places are readable.
The readable fragments describe a fashion image and a public notice context with references to individuals and events, including mentions of a picture and a twofold output. Names and place details are incomplete, but the tone suggests a society page or local notice with unnamed participants.
Fragmentary notes describe engineers considering modifications at the Keokuk Dam and potential impacts on power generation. Details are unclear due to torn OCR but reference to Hamilton and power output appear.
City attorney G A Shallberg will file a petition for a rehearing in supreme court Saturday over the Moline dual warranto against Central Union Telephone Co. The ruling, tying the franchise to the company charter, could limit Bloomington and other cities municipal control of utilities.
Mrs. Minerva Woodbury aged 86 died yesterday afternoon at 3 45. She spent most of her life in Rock Island and Henry counties and near Green River. Widow of Daniel Woodbury she was born November 24 1831 in New York. Survived by five children John Emma Gully Sophie Donald Fanny Dopler Minnie Quillen. Funeral in Bowlesburg tomorrow with services at her daughter's home then Bowlesburg chapel.
In Rock Island the brewing company blocks Joe Yong from opening a saloon at his house site after past actions. A pool room was started nearby, and later George W Hanmler opened a saloon at Twenty third Street and Third Avenue. Tension rises as Yong seeks approval but is blocked, signaling a likely clash.
The state postmasters convention held in Champaign drew over two thirds of attendees from three postmaster classes. Attendees included Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock, Senator Hopkins, Speaker Cannon, and Congressmen McKinley Boutell Snapp and others. McKinley hosted a banquet, and Urbana University visits featured remarks by President James and faculty deans.
Washington observers report the transit of Mercury across the sun observed today by naval inspectors. The event was noted at the Aalto station with preliminary remarks and measurements recorded by the observers.
Local representatives urge double tracking of the Blue Line from First to Eighteenth Street in Moline as next spring’s priority. The project tops a list of improvements shared with Tri-City Railway and Light, with continued boulevard work on Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue to Edgewood Park.
Cincinnati reports an explosion at the J Woller company tomato catsup plant killing two workers. The prompt blast occurred as employees, including a man who recently received a salary advance, were on site. The incident prompted investigations and local authorities to secure the area.
The synod meeting of the Diocese of Quincy opened in Kewanee with Holy Communion at 10:30 AM and the formal organization of the synod at the Kewanee club rooms. Up to 2 PM, 34 delegates registered including Rt Rev M E Fawcett of Quincy, Dr E H Leffingwell of Knoxville, and other noted clerics and convention attendees.
In Rock Island the Ramser jewelry store on Second Avenue near Nineteenth Street draws visitors with quarter hour chimes and Washington time displays. The interior, enhanced by Moline Furniture Works, features carved wood effects and a complete optical department as a key part of a fifty year old local business with expert watchmakers daily handling repairs.
Proposed organization of an Illinois Academy of Sciences aims to unite researchers from universities, colleges, normal schools, and museums. A planning meeting in Springfield on December 7 invites scientists, teachers, and interested citizens to join and help form a statewide scientific directory.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman falls suddenly ill while preparing for a political meeting in Bristol. Doctors were summoned as a precaution and the premier remains under medical care.
E W Nicholson resigns after three years as manager of the Moline Automobile Co to join a retail auto business in San Francisco. He will travel to Toulon to visit his parents before heading west, with W H Van Dervoort likely to assume sales duties in his absence.
Herbert Ge Eqn, son of Mr and Mrs Albin Edlesing, died at 6 am after an eight month tuberculosis illness. Born March 24 1887 in Moline, he was 20 and educated locally, worked at Gundberg bakery, and belonged to the Swedish Lutheran church and social bakers union. Survived by parents, two sisters and two brothers Cards of mourning expected. funeral Sunday at 2 o'clock from home with Rev I A Jonsson officiating. interment Riverdale Cemetery.
The Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railways of America votes to strike Louisville Street Railway workers effective at midnight. The local organization represents about 1100 men employed by the company.
St Petersburg November 14 The third Russian parliament opened at Tauride Palace at 11 o clock with Premier Stoly din and his cabinet in attendance. M Golubeff opened the session after a religious service led by Metropolitan autonimg. A display of patriotic zeal from conservatives and moderates followed the emperor was cheered and patrols maintained order amid the crowded ceremony.
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