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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1882
Page
3
Cambridge Chronicle publishes a harsh retort against a Rock Island Union editor for criticizing Republican unity and civil service reform. The piece vows to speak out, calling for stronger language and defense of party fighting strength.
The text reads as a convoluted reply to suggestions the Republican party is finished. It mentions Lambertian Corpse and vague references to someone named Steve guarding, with garbled phrases about lingering and a potential public view.
In a heated campaign the temperance group failed to secure a coalition using their stance to defeat Representative Williams. The vote shifted Democrats into control of the Legislature, dimming hopes for a six prohibitor amendment submission to voters.
The story traces Matte Saunier a well known evangelist once active in St Louis and Kansas City who rose to fame lecturing across Illinois Kansas and Missouri. After divorcing her husband she faced financial and personal ruin adopting a turbulent life in Chicago including a stint in a notorious house and a gun incident. Neighbors described her as cranky drinking heavily and rough in manner before fading from the public eye.
The woman in question was ordered from the house to avoid rupture with servants. Miss French says she is insane from religious excitement and not responsible for her actions. Locals believe she is mentally disordered due to overwrought zeal, with hospital physicians already studying the case.
An all day electric storm noted yesterday is linked by speculation to solar disturbances. Observers cite unusual solar activity and meteor shower paths as possible causes, with a late Tuesday earthquake shock felt through Central and Southern Illinois adding to the mystery. The article notes multiple coincidences may have created the severe storm.
A Nebraska correspondent explains political attention in the state focusing on regulatory debates and party composition. The Legislature includes 33 Senate members and 100 House members, with a Republican majority and a likely full Republican delegation to the next Congress.
General Wilde and partners Dan nett and Dan McPhee, with Indian aid, locate a rich silver vein 12 miles east of Pygeon river on the Canadian side. They reportedly refuse $25,000 from Silver Islet Company as a small force works to extract up to $150,000 worth of silver this winter.
The Union and other papers publish and rebuke a slanderous phrase claiming a stalwart bullet elected a stalwart President. The Dixon Sun repeats the vile insinuation linking Arthur to Garfield's assassination, while Sterlings and others criticize the Heat of reaction.
A letter to the State Fencibles offers services as escort for Governor-elect Pattison’s inauguration. The writer objects to oath ceremony pageantry and declares he will prevent public cost, insisting his inauguration shall not cost Pennsylvanians a dollar.
Dissatisfied Republicans in New York, having helped elect Cleveland as governor, attack him for deferring to John Kelly. They fear Cleveland will restore Kelly to a senior leadership role in the Democratic party.
Tu Dispatch argues for a voter chance on prohibition while saying the Republican party is not bound to force submission or endure excessive effort to secure it.
The appropriation failed after receiving 182 221 affirmative votes, short of a majority of all votes cast, sealing its defeat.
The vast debt weighing on the city of Glasgow has been settled, with every penny paid over 11 years totaling $55,000. City officials announce final payoff and closure of the financial obligation.
A new Rock Island cut rate sparks a cross line fare battle among Chicago St Paul Milwaukee routes. The plan uses limited local passes to route via rival lines for 2 25 net, provoking immediate counter offers and signaling possible expansion to Cedar Rapids Davenport. Freight plans not affected, but further moves are awaited.
A massive fire swept the timber yard of Stetson Moseley & Co at First and E streets, South Boston. The blaze grew quickly and the entire Boston fire department was mobilized as property loss threatened to be enormous.
Editorial notes a rising threat from communism across Europe with France and Lyons unrest. It cites Russia and Baltic fires, German social movement support, and a Latin tendency toward socialist collectives. It warns authorities to shape conditions to curb the revolt rather than fight it.
A South American bean, thicker than a lima, captivates patrons at the Brunswick Hotel. It is opaque, hard, shiny and wriggles when moved. Reporters say it may hide a living insect beneath its shell. experts disagree. The owner refused a $2000 offer. It reportedly grows on a peculiar vine in the Colombian States.
The Philadelphia Press compares state voting, noting at least 1,500,000 Republicans did not vote in the November election, contrasting with results from prior years and implying a turnout drop.
The article describes electric lamps remaining lit under cloudy skies and explains atmospheric effects used to create skyborne lighting tricks. It notes demonstrations of telegraph-linked displays and related electrical phenomena observed during the event.
Nov 17 Culcavo reports an unprecedented magnetic storm sweeping from New York to Omaha and beyond, halting most telegraphic traffic. Wires burned, switches melted, and only a single link remained between New York and Chicago as outages spread to Cincinnati New York Yankton and Toronto.
A Washington cabinet meeting was brief with officers' annual reports reviewed. The Senate may oppose General Pope’s confirmation, while Commission talks with Mexico proceed. Post offices supply delays persist and Garfield Board audits continue amid broad discussions.
Judge Lawrence noted a miscellaneous bill sent to Congress had been sealed and then reached the Board at 40 percent above the amount claimed from Congress. The remark reflects tensions in the handling of disputed appropriations during discussions.
Wide rate reductions announced by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and allied lines slash passenger fares to Chicago and Milwaukee from Minneapolis St Paul and interior Minnesota points. Affected routes include Sioux City Council Bluffs and San Francisco bound shipments with freight cuts enabling wheat to Minneapolis and flour shipments to Chicago. Merrill, general manager, warns the fight may extend beyond next week.
A new portable stand-pipe built in city repair shops was tested on Quincy Street. The telescope design lowers and raises over 100 feet enabling four engines to supply water simultaneously. Winesses included fire chiefs from St Louis Detroit and Rockford plus Chicago officials and citizens.
Fumes were started in the Des Moines distillery on a Wednesday afternoon. steam not yet turned on the mashing machinery where dynamite was hidden. The explosive is believed removed. Henry arrested another employee. No further news on Batbit, and all search efforts have failed.
In St Louis an executive warns Vulcan Steel Works may close by December 1 and stay shut next year. He cites steel rail prices dropping to 45 a ton from 60, pig iron at 24 to 26, and worker demands. mills may idle 5,000 to 6,000 men if contracts force continued loss.
A ministerial group of six to eight in a Van Buren County village examined a candidate for the ministry. They did not ordain him, noting his strong intellect and religious experience but his imaginative proclivities urged delaying ordination for six months to allow those tendencies to take visible shape.
A Paris Voltaire piece by Tolson Wor mocks noble titles in French society by spotlighting well known trademarks of rank and inviting the owner to prove their claim. The ancient herald persona runs a tongue in cheek review of title ownership without asserting serious stakes.
A brief note describes black silk stockings and black satin slippers used for full dress occasions, emphasizing their formal fashion role and ceremonial context.
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