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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1910
Page
2
Men start work on a loop district project with operation set within ten days. Westbound cars on the south route will proceed from Fifteenth Street West to Thirteenth, then turn north to Fourth Avenue.
Material delivered for the Blue Line Extension, with rail cars unloaded up the Twenty-seventh Street hill. Work crews prepared track installations as part of ongoing project progress and inspection schedules.
The Tri-City Railway Co outlines loop car movements for downtown service. Westbound loop traffic travels from Fifteenth street on Fifth avenue to Thirteenth street and north on Thirteenth to Fourth avenue. Prospect park and Elm street cars use Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue to complete the loop. Blue line westbound crosses Fifteenth at Fifth avenue and uses Fourth avenue at Thirteenth street, while eastbound Blue Line follows current pattern. The plan adds double tracks on Fourth avenue and Fifteenth street to reduce congestion.
Tri City Railway in Moline announces a new loop at Fifteenth street Fifth avenue Thirteenth street and Fourth avenue will be completed in ten days and used immediately to relieve congestion on Fifteenth street. Additional double tracking and curve work are underway with Elm street service expanding and a new switch track planned for next year. Five of seven pay as you enter cars are now in yards with more on order.
President Taft travels to the canal zone to address two key issues annexation of Panama and fortifying the canal. Officials say annexation is nearly settled while engineers warn of the vast engineering scale and dangers like landslides, framing the tasks ahead before the slated opening.
The second session of the House of Governors will convene in Frankfort Kentucky for five days starting November 29. Governors and governor elects from states will attend. A detailed program will be issued soon. The group considers adopting the name House of Governors to avoid confusion with other conferences. Bulletin No 1 notes topics including popular election of U S senators and a plan for constitutional amendment via uniform joint resolutions by state legislatures.
Members and friends of Moline council attend the annual entertainment Thursday evening given by the order. G F Lowe will deliver a short address, with instruments vocal selections and recitations. An orchestra will provide music and motion pictures will be flashed on the screen.
A kind Toledo reader traveled to Columbus to distribute helpful literature to convicts. She asked a prisoner what he was in for and learned, I can't get out. She moved to the next cell seeking to aid others.
A quirky clipping notes dispatch short ads being resul te in Washington Bera with dialogue about differences between watering milk and stocks.
Chicago society couple Samuel Adams Lynde and his wife were duped by a charming stranger posing as a Davis man to whom they extended hospitality and money. At a dinner party the visitor claimed to be estranged from his father and short on funds, prompting Mrs Lynde to lend $50 with promises of repayment by the son and father.
The Chicago Tribune notes a sand dune philosopher joke before detailing Moline's plan to add twelve arc lights by year end. A delayed transformer hinders completion as city councils proceed, raising annual lighting costs to 720 dollars for the new installations in Fifth Sixth and Bevllenthal wards.
The Moline Woman's Club in First Congregational church held its second fall meeting with strong attendance and large dues. The prize for the cleanest alleys was awarded to the Fifth ward. reports covered civil service reform bills, working girls legislation, city baths, and new members. The meeting featured music by Lachner and Weise and a story program by Richard Wyche, with preparations for Thanksgiving baskets and charitable drives announced.
The Rock Island county court becomes a law court with juries drawn from registered voters. Judge Olmsted presides as deputies shift to probate duties. Forty jurymen were drawn and must report Nov 28 for possible panels in Law and Order league prosecutions. County clerk Henry B. Hubbard names deputies R. C Clark and Clarence Isaacson.
Officials of the People's Savings Bank & Trust Co after buying property on the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street for 75000 say they will fight the proposed widening plan. They argue widening only half the block hurts property value and sets back their new building, unless the entire avenue is widened.
Morris Mayer, son of Mr and Mrs Solomon Mayer of Rock Island, fell backward into a tub of boiling water at home yesterday. He suffered severe burns and was admitted to St Anthony's hospital where doctors hold out hopes for recovery.
A single grateful thought toward heaven is described as the most complete prayer. The note suggests that short ads can bring results, emphasizing concise messaging.
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