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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
6
City council approves a twenty year franchise for Edward H Van Patten to operate a Bettendorf to Moline ferry with wharf rights at Sixteenth Street. Bond of 1000 required. first boat by 6 am, last by 8 pm. service to begin within six months of 1908 navigation.
A distorted transcription lists scattered words and phrases like names, places, and numbers. The legible content is minimal and the overall meaning is unclear, producing a fragmented, largely unreadable record.
A local testimonial from Moline recounts severe backaches and kidney trouble that disabled a husband from work. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, pain disappeared and he recovered fully. The family continues to support the remedy and recommends it to others with kidney complaints. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents in the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
Judge Gest granted final naturalization papers to ten men in a Monday circuit court session. Eight swore allegiance to Sweden, one to Russia, and one to Belgium. Names listed include Berg, Samuelson, Lindgren, Sandholm, O'Hokanson, De Cocker, Rock Island’s Alter, Walters, and Dahlen. Carl Olson’s petition was continued for government decision. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Graham appeared for the government.
Chicago police hunt one Charles E Marshall after a bold scam using newspaper ads promising a bankrupt jewelry stock at deep discounts. He allegedly collected about $29 000 in two weeks by cashing money orders and drafts while many victims expected inexpensive watches and diamonds by mail.
Mrs A e Butler filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Davenport claiming to be among the country’s most successful Interurban promoters. Her assets list shows $741 in personal effects and $22614 in property. She sought a loan to meet obligations but failed to raise funds and named eighty creditors in Davenport and Maquoketa areas.
A quirky collage recalls old weather talk and social quips. Citizens joke about reliability of forecasts in Pittsburg and Bronx humor about musical invitations. A gag about airship trespass shows lighthearted career banter and a prize in a guessing contest.
Water oozes to the surface along the Hennepin canal feeder due to unlined banks. Whiteside county farms face flooding with three feet of water on McGinn’s thirty acre corn field and similar damage on Condon and Keller properties. Damages may trigger government claims but will be adjusted.
Evangelist Billy Sunday delivers a prayer in Muscatine that astonishes locals with informal, intimate language. He asks Jesus about church effort, notes few attend prayer nights, and laments limited revival turnout while praising the tabernacle and warning against missed opportunity.
In the case of John A Goodmanson against Louis Rosenstein an appeal has been taken to the appellate court of the second district of Ontario at Ottawa over a judgment for 1000 dollars deemed due as commission for negotiating a sale of the New York store property at Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue. Also notes a demurrer ruling in Moline Trust v Coppens and a demurrer hearing in Tolles v Concrete Construction Co et al for 600 dollars on a note dated January 4 1907.
The report from Superintendent Hayden notes 3488 pupils enrolled in the first two months, with 8433 enrollments in the second month, a 36 percent rise from the prior month but a decline from the same month last year. Close-month attendance stood at 2275, excluding temporarily dropped pupils. Average daily attendance reached 3324, with 96.8 percent overall attendance and 99.9 percent punctuality. 8094 pupils were not absent or tardy, with 94 tardies and 17 truancies.
Davenport citizens plan to appeal to Scott County Attorney to enforce the mulct law amid reported threats. About 200 residents adopted resolutions demanding action after disturbances in Davenport and Dubuque. Governor Cummins addressed Fort Dodge on the sovereignty of the law and urged legislative power to remove officials who fail to enforce laws despite saloon violations.
John Craig longtime Carbon Cliff farmer died November 14 in Peoria hospital from apoplexy. Born December 1826 in Lexington Kentucky he lived in Indiana and finally near Carbon Cliff. Survived by wife two sons Winteld Julius and Charlie and two daughters Mrs Dora McDonald and Mrs Maggie Cobnel. Funeral Saturday at the church with Rev Parker of Watertown officiating and pallbearers named from old friends.
Fragmentary text hints at confusion over who is the ORM in town and mentions numbers and a bash. The readable lines point to a misattributed identity and a possible social event. Further context required for clarity.
Word from Topeka reports Judge Pollock in the U S court ruled that the hearing concerns the validity of Mrs Bleakley’s deed of adoption to the Barclays. The Illinois appellate court previously upheld the deed, and the case centers on custody of Edith Barclay also known as Marion Bleakley and Robert Baker, now under U S marshal custody.
City grocers at a Tuesday meeting resolved that customers with open accounts must settle promptly. They cite shortened wholesale credit terms and rising open balances from $1000 to $2000, urging future bills to be paid in full at each payday.
Friends report Swan Trepp is recovering well after surgery for tongue cancer at Augustana hospital in Chicago. Dr Cohener operated with Dr Edien assisting. Trepp, who previously had a similar operation, is now able to eat and speak faintly, though he remains under hospital care for observation.
A historical ad copy touts Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for neuralgia and sciatica with powerful penetrating action. It claims immediate relief, rapid circulation boost, and long lasting effects, noting years of testimonial support and broad applicability to nerve pain.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a coat, prices, and a Missouri context. It references a sale or purchase and lists figures like 436 and 9003 in a garbled layout. Names and places are unclear but imply a transaction or listing.
The article notes George P. Wood elected as architect for a new two story Rock Island plant building 50 by 10 feet, with an estimated cost around 28 000 dollars. Mr Rialdita is already at work on wall plans.
Rapids City will surrender its corporate charter and become a township, ending its status as a village. The few remaining businesses, a blacksmith shop and a saloon, will relocate or close as the town transitions. Coal banks declined after peak in the late 1800s, with Port Byron nearby limiting growth and Milwaukee Road plans altered.
A partial OCR excerpt reports Albert Ed resigning from his council seat in the Firat ward. The resignation was stated and appears accepted. surrounding garbled text suggests political turnover and ward-level impact in the city. The legible bits indicate a formal resignation and its receipt by the council.
Local reports describe the White Company reassessing contracts as financial stringency affects its large scale operations. A Denver project won by the mobster-linked contractor is now reassigned, with a local construction department to take over.
The Silvis school district schedules a bond election to approve building funding for new school facilities. Trustees call for voters to decide at polling places on Saturday, November 30, with the issue aimed at financing school construction and related expenses.
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