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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1884
Page
9
Crowds in Providence gathered for a somber funeral service for Senator Anthony with leading national and state figures in attendance including Kent Arthur and Senator Edmunds. The report notes financial scandals, bank failures, and other political notices amid a broad sweep of posthumous tributes and gubernatorial results.
Tie West reports Gretchen Zeiling a German domestic in Col Charles Parrot's house killed by her jealous lover James Greiner. The Indianapolis Sentinel defends Blaine libel suit, stating published facts about Blaine's domestic troubles were true and public.
Payne Wiley and Co of Louisville allegedly swindled banks by hypothecating warehouse receipts for goods they did not possess. The scheme reportedly spanned two years, totaling about 144000 dollars with losses to the United States Bank of New York and Louisville area banks. The Lincoln Savings Bank Fayetteville Tennessee suspended with 20000 dollars assets and about 100000 dollars in deposits. Oklahoma Payne was released on 1000 dollars bail at Fort Smith, Arkansas, as seven followers were freed. In Memphis drought rust and worms threaten a half crop. a Talbot County Maryland forest fire burned over 1.5 acres of tuber lands. An investigation shows senior partner hypothecated 4000 rolls of bagging for personal debt, totaling 1431000 dollars in goods pawned. Jefferson County Kentucky deputy sheriff resigns, reportedly short.
In Washington press circles Crowley ex congressman from New York is urged as Treasury Secretary candidate while Assistant Secretary Coon rises in favor at the White House. Security official Sharpe of New York Assembly is also mentioned. A Washington policeman named Mowler was shot dead by a colored man named John Langster in a chain store incident.
A political address was delivered at the Fair Grounds with a sizable audience listening as Boren spoke on key issues and the upcoming campaign. The remarks centered on state concerns and policy direction.
Junius B Firevericks, a sergeant in the Greely polar expedition, denies two factional splits and says the party was united. He recounts Henry’s execution after stealing food, then notes possible cannibalism but no personal knowledge.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports China has declared war on France via an imperial manifesto urging subjects to resist the foreign foe. It notes Chinese river forts were not badly damaged by French fleet fire, though naval losses were serious. The English gunboat Zephyr was fired on from Kinpoi forts but the issue was clarified to the British.
An August trade report shows British imports down by about 6 million pounds versus the prior year while exports declined by 1.6 million pounds from August 1883. A Rome bulletin records 628 fresh cholera cases and 275 deaths in twenty four hours, with refugees from Naples in Benevento and Salerno. Naples faces the worst conditions, and King Humbert donated to the relief fund.
The era reports bank capital intact but suspended operations awaiting formalities. A varnish fire in Brooklyn kills one and injures four. A Louisville asylum guard assault leaves Evan Allnut gravely injured as guards flee. Two convicts die at a Kentucky water works. Chippewa Falls endures disastrous floods with structures damaged and hundreds of thousands in losses. A Pekin distillery fire kills three, injures one. A 71-year-old Simon Shire dies in Chicago. Fire underwriters meet in Chicago. tobacco crops peak nationally with regional failures in Ohio Indiana Illinois. Five hundred Mormon immigrants arrive in New York aboard the Wyoming. Heat waves cause sunstroke deaths in New York and Philadelphia. state and party conventions nominate candidates and debate reforms. Neighbors rally around anti-monopoly, greenback, prohibition movements. cholera erupts in Naples with hundreds dead.
The Iowa State Democratic Convention met at the Burtis Opera House Davenport with near full delegations. Officers were named, resolutions endorsed the national platform and Cleveland letter on personal liberty, and nominations followed for state and district offices before adjournment.
The Wisconsin Republican State Convention in Madison renominated the present state officers by acclamation. Jeremiah M. Rusk leads as Governor, with Samuel B. Fifield as Lieutenant Governor and Er nest G. Timme as Secretary of State. The platform reaffirmed Republican principles and Blaine and Logan were praised. A motion for bank examination and opposition to convict labor were discussed but not adopted as resolutions.
General Patrick A. Collins called the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention to order in Worcester. Jonas H. Finch elected permanent chairman and William Endicott nominated for governor on the first ballot. Ticket completed with Grinnell Crowley Marsh Hopkins Cummings. Platform backs Cleveland Hendricks war taxes and labor rights. Convention adjourned after adoption.
The Massachusetts Republican convention in Boston renominated Gov. George D. Robinson by acclamation. The ticket includes Oliver Ames as Lieutenant Governor and Henry L. Pierce as Secretary of State. Resolutions push tariff reform, civil service reform, opposition to silver, and support for navy restoration and Chicago convention actions.
The Texas Republican Convention met in Houston where delegates read resolutions urging fusion and endorsing George, signaling party unity ahead of key elections.
A motion to concur in resolutions produced 104 yeas 279 nays and two committee reports. The majority backed fusion while the minority demanded a straight Republican diet and Blaine and Logan electors. After a heated pause the majority report was adopted 80 to 308 on a difficult vote and the convention adjourned amid great confusion.
A Lawrence dispatch reports the Kansas Prohibition State Convention in a long wrangling session. The gag law excluded 100 of 150 delegates for declining to pledge to vote for Bt. John for President. They adopted a resolution not to nominate a State ticket, then a second convention nominated a ticket headed by Jamorne for Governor, hoping to fuse with Greenbackers.
General Butler spoke to large audiences in Detroit Grand Rapids Muskegon and Chicago. In Detroit about 25000 heard him before a Grand Rapids crowd around 15000. Chicago venue Battery D Armory was crowded amid poor ventilation and chaotic seating as Butler urged his listeners and faced hecklers before delivering an hour long address.
Ex Gov John of Kansas and William Daniel of Maryland head the Prohibition ticket as the National Executive Committee meets at Lake Bluff. Speeches by John and Daniel highlight a day of temperance advocacy with planning to campaign across Indiana Wisconsin Michigan Virginia and Alabama.
Scrats Brainerd and Long from the Greely expedition appear at a local museum after a Cleveland dispatch. They denounce a Washington sourced army official story claiming the party split into two groups when found and that ration theft and shootings among others occurred.
The clipped items note Gladstone is expected to retire from public life. Other items mention Palestine place counts, Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s divorce law plea, Toronto independence movement, a Georgia boy's arm fracture from pitching, German agricultural employment by sex, and Vanderbilt's financials with Maud.
Governor Cleveland spoke to Elmira crowds on the importance of farming to state and national prosperity. He urged fair burdens on agriculture to be removed and praised farmers for their civic duties and economic contributions. A salute of twenty one guns welcomed him and a large parade followed through the night.
Augusta residents held a jubilant night of celebration after a sweeping Maine victory. Blaine praised the outcome while urging focus on protecting American labor and opposing the Morrison tariff. He noted broad GOP gains and acknowledged mixed views on the temperance amendment.
Gen. Butler received a hearty reception at the Des Moines depot platform as thousands of Iowa admirers cheered him. He spoke at the Aborme House with Generals Weaver and Gillette present, praising woman’s rights and the constitutional basis of currency, while greenback supporters and labor groups voiced optimism about reforms.
Dispatch from Cork reports Earl Spencer Lord Lieutenant of Ireland visited Castle Island. He was hissed by locals as he traveled the streets. Police seized a placard describing Earl Spencer as a murderer displayed on a black flag.
A pumpkin vine stretching ninety feet is growing in a Bowling Green Kentucky garden. The text notes that between six hundred and seven hundred dwellings are burned each month in the country.
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