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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
3
The annual report notes expansion of arsenal facilities and increasing importance of the local post as it details 1074 machines installed and growing military readiness under the Chief of Ordnance.
General Crozier's annual army ordnance report for fiscal year ending June 30 1903 emphasizes Rock Island Arsenal's expanding needs and capabilities. It notes plans to add hundreds of employees for small arms production and field batteries, new storeshed and hospital facilities, and power plant upgrades to support 1074 small arms machines and extensive machining work.
Stockholders of the Port Byron State bank elected a nine member board led by J W Simonson as president and F S Gates as vice president. John Schafer became cashier with B B Huntley as assistant cashier. The bank’s capitalization is $50,000, continuing the legacy of Devore and Shepherd and the firm Simonson & Schafer.
Loved by Mother Gray nurse at New York Children's Home. Claims to cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move bowels destroy worms with over 30,000 testimonials. Sold at all druggists. Sample address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy, NY.
A Dundee bank abruptly closes its doors surprising customers and employees. Officials cite unspecified financial pressures while customers scramble for access to funds and deposits. Local businesses react cautiously as the financial uncertainty spreads.
The First National Bank of Dundee with 59000 capital and about 150000 in deposits is closed while a bank examiner reviews alleged book discrepancies. Directors declined to discuss details but pledge no loss to depositors as federal oversight begins. Dundee, Illinois, dairy region, 45 miles from Chicago.
Ex policeman James Hudson who murdered Thomas Spellman in August fought police again in Arcola Illinois Saturday night. After a four hour barricade he was wounded and captured. A wife injured officer Robinson with a sugar knife during the melee. Doctor Barbour treated Hudson before he fled but he was arrested at midnight. His trial is set for this afternoon.
Francis M. Mencke, deposed as mayor by court order weeks earlier, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination to fill the vacancy. He was indicted and convicted for selling food to the city for smallpox patients and for allowing a saloon to operate without a license.
About a hundred farmers comb five miles around the Henninger crime scene seeking Fred Strube who is suspected of the murder or possible self inflicted death. No trace found yet as investigators pursue leads.
A town ferry run by a saloonkeeper in Hennepin, Illinois, yields $90 yearly while the mail contract pays Peter Lehr $300 annually, with Lehr paying the ferryman more than half the government wage. The setup uses Bill the horse to power the boat across the Minois river, a system dating to Spencer and evolving into the present arrangement.
A new Augustana college building in Canton SD is four stories tall, covers 102 by 60 feet, and cost $30,000. Built of Sioux Falls jasper, it features steam heat electric lighting and modern plumbing. The old building was remodeled and now serves as dormitories.
The Globe lists the stockholders of the new Port Byron state bank. The roster names individuals and stakes, detailing who owns shares in the institution and prompting public notice of capital ownership.
Mrs Mary Brahn wife of the former Rock Island fire chief was granted a divorce from Bernard Brahn and custody of their three children. They were married eighteen years. She testified he ran away with a Moline woman. Moline woman Mabel Ellis was granted a divorce from Edwin Ellis. They were married several years and have one child. Margaret Wright secured a divorce from Frank Wright of Moline.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for ulcers eczema scrofula blood poison and other skin and blood diseases. It offers a free sample by writing to the Blood Balm Co Atlanta with prepaid mail and lists Battles Pharmacies in Moline as local sellers.
It keeps feet warm and dry with Allen's Foot-Ease powder. Cures chilblains swelling sweating sore aching damp feet. Available at druggists and shops for 25 cents.
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