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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
1
A set of groups in the Tricity area plan to form a new council to coordinate labor efforts. Leaders say the body will unify workers across industries and improve collective bargaining power.
Contractors announce a Dec 10 Chicago meeting to form a national Building Trades council uniting local associations across three cities. A Nov 9 gathering in Rock Island will coordinate joining Rock Island, Moline, Davenport with Chicago. The aim is universal organization of all contractors under one national body to centralize crafts and align interests.
The Illinois Supreme Court clerk Mamer reports the Rock Island & Peoria Railway Co suit with Walter Johnson as appellee has been decided in Johnsons favor. An injunction is granted or maintained as part of the ruling in this river front rights case.
A historic suit against the Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern line establishes that abutting property follows the fenced boundary under common law dedication. The ruling asserts streets remain for ordinary use but do not grant railway rights without owner consent. Earlier battles pressured revisions, aligning all decisions on Old Town boundaries and rail use.
A garbled OCR fragment lists multiple names such as Nick Bredar Carl Sommer Herm Kuindt Hans F Thoms Oscar Jolingon John Hamman and others. The text provides no clear event or context and lacks dates or places.
State Senator Francis W. Parker spoke on corruption during a Tuesday night lecture at the First Baptist Church with attendees from Moline Rock Island and Davenport. The program featured pastors from three cities, musical numbers, and a reception for visiting clergy and congregants.
Peter Buchhart a farmer from Eldridge Iowa narrowly escaped serious injury when his wagon team of four year olds ran away after a streetcar struck the wagon near Thirty eighth street and Fifth avenue in Rock Island. He was dragged four to five blocks before the lines broke. The team crashed into a tree at Twenty third street and was captured by officers. Buchhart remained bruised but unhurt and spent the night in Rock Island.
John F B Mahan a contractor receives a contract award for a local shop project amid recent bids. Details show the value and scope of the work though lines are garbled. Officials confirm the contract and the contractor’s role in completing the construction on schedule.
The schedule lists Bishop J M Walden at Memorial Christian Church in Moline for the morning service and Bishop D A Goodsell with an evening service at First Church. St John Church follows with morning Bishop J N Fitzgerald and an evening Bishop Earl Cranston.
John and Bert Swanson of East Moline were fined 25 dollars each plus costs in the police court for disorderly conduct aboard an Interurban car. After a prior quarrel and a broken window, a rock was thrown during the return trip, leading to their conviction and a total assessment of 90 dollars.
The Rock Island Furniture Co at 1614 Second avenue filed a voluntary assignment for its creditors in county court with assets listed at 3820.64 and liabilities at 3417.38. Central Trust & Savings Bank named assignee. assets include 1520.24 in book accounts. Most accounts are believed collectible. creditors expected to receive full payment.
Bishop C. C. McCabe of Evanston spoke at First Methodist Roth Island on his Libby Prison memoir The lecture mixed poignant moments with humor detailing wartime confinement and a near execution where two captains drew fate in retaliation for Confederate spies Lincoln intervened saving the two captains and ending their death risk The account highlights escape, prison hospital scenes, and a flag made from shirts to celebrate Gettysburg victory.
The Fort Massie trustees organized at Springfield on Monday and elected Mrs. Matthew W. Scott of Bloomington national vice president of the Daughters of the American Revolution as president and James A. Rose Secretary of State as secretary. They were empowered by an act to spend 10,900 dollars for a park site on historic ground. The next meeting will be held at Metropolis on November 5.
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