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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
1
The sheriff hints at a mysterious matter involving Lyford and a mining venture drawing public interest. He implies his presence and personality attract attention as details remain undisclosed.
Alfred B. Lyford alias H C Miller deputy treasurer of Rock Island County Illinois who absconded with $12 000 of county funds was arrested in Victoria British Columbia by Detective Sergeant Palmer and Detective MacDonald. He admitted his identity after questioning and said his life since fleeing had been one long worry. Sheriff Helder wired to hold him for extradition and a warrant for detention was issued.
L A Johnson of Worth Henderson died after a runaway wagon on Tenth street. Coroner L V Hekhart led the inquest with seven witnesses confirming the accident details. Johnson, born in Sweden in 1850 and a shoemaker, died from abdominal injuries after brain concussion.
The Union Electric Telephone Co has ordered material and will start construction of a line to Milan linking with rural lines. Work will be pushed and the line expected in operation by month’s end.
Burton F. Peek and George W. Wood have dissolved their partnership. The firm Wood & Peek is no more. Mr Wood has secured offices in the Rosenstein Building on Fifteenth Street.
A major blaze erupts in Prophetstown gutting a large business block after a clerk accidentally spills oil and a match on a basement floor. the general store and adjacent shops suffer extensive damage from the ensuing explosion.
A gasoline explosion caused by a clerk's match in the Sellyer & Lowry general store basement ignited a three hour blaze in Sterling Illinois causing $50,000 in losses. Deluged by water and rain, most stocks survived except Sellyer Lowry with $16,000 stock loss and $7,000 on the building. Other named losses include Bracketn & Tuller and Mrs Mattie Briggs. Fire crews from Clinton Erle and Sterling responded. town has no water system or modern fire protection.
George Washington McCaskrin, local attorney and former Rock Island council member, announced at a Cable Labor Day speech his independent bid for Illinois governor. He bolted the Republican Party after a near-miss for mayor and now runs an independent weekly while touting a petition-nominated path to office. He accused Rock Island city officials of irregularities and challenged Mayor William McConochie in public debate.
A cemetery board presents a petition to the city council asking for a committee to secure an option on 28 acres south of Riverside cemetery. The land is in two tracts eight acres owned by R A Smith and twenty acres owned by Miss Augusta Crawford. Land near the cemetery is valued low and both owners wish to sell. The board argues future need demands expansion, while others favor a separate site east of the city.
George Cook, a well known carpenter formerly of 2319 Fourth Avenue Rock Island, was removed to the city hospital on Wednesday after being struck by a wagon while waiting for a car on Labor Day. He had been at Calvin Sworths on Nineteenth Street since his misfortune, but developments Wednesday required his hospital transfer.
Feature roundup previews fair events with races and attractions. Includes noted exhibitions, contests, and community schedule. highlights planned attractions and competitive races across the county fairgrounds.
Exciting sport planned for Wednesday and Thursday includes ball games, a 75-yard ladies only footrace with prizes, lumber wagon and pacing races with substantial purses. The schedule spans Wednesday and Thursday with running and trotting events, drivers must be owners, promising a record display if weather cooperates.
A report notes interurban men headed toward Colona with future service or events to be announced. The item highlights regional transit plans and potential stops in Colona.
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