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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
2
Sheriff and Lyford prepared to confess involvement in appropriating funds for speculation on corn and wheat at the Board of Trade. They hoped to return the money after the act.
Albert E. Lyford former county official arrives in Rock Island to plead guilty to embezzlement. He is jailed after fleeing custody, explains losses on the Chicago board and that his flight began on impulse. He stayed with the rock city police chief's mother in Victoria before.
C H Scherer traveling salesman for Gansett Candy Co and Miss Alice E Peterson of 613 Thirty-fifth Street Rock Island wed in Peoria last July. Judge Clemens performed the ceremony at his residence and the couple now reside at 2906 Sixth Avenue Rock Island.
Miss Lucy B. Shuman a popular Mo line high school teacher married Chester B. Masslich in a home ceremony at 2130 Sherman Avenue Evanston Dr John Boyd officiated Attendant Ruth Mock Best man Charles B Campbell The couple will reside at 1771 Magnolia Avenue Sheridan Park after December 1 The senior class sent a telegram of congratulations noting Naughty Four Shuman served five years as instructor and school chaperone member of the athletic board and resigned last spring in anticipation of her wedding
The Missouri river water in Moline will switch to filtered, purified supply via a new filter plant. A partitioned well and twin intake pipes will move water from the river to the filter belts and back, enabling the Holly Mfg Co. pump to push more water through the mains. Project includes sixteen concrete forms for reserve tanks, roof completion, and slate roofing by Peter Reimers arriving from Davenport.
A dramatic exchange from the Baltimore American describes a Parloir Lamp incident where a light was mocked during a youthful couple’s visit, and the scene ended with the lamp being put out.
Eerie fragmentary note appears to mock a person named Marie Pat. The text is unclear but implies a confrontation or insult directed at a woman. Context and identities remain uncertain due to garbled OCR.
In the closing Three Eye league games at Twelfth-street park Sunday afternoon Davenport crushed Rock Island to cap the season, with nearly five thousand in attendance. Arthurs pitched strong as Davenport tallied early, Osteen starred at short, and Hines led the hitting for the victors. The record crowd set a Three Eye league attendance mark.
A court fool Jonas challenges a playful courtier who mocks him. The prince Ferdinand II’s favorite reacts with anger, shouting for silence. Jonas retorts that he will listen in return, insisting the fool hear him.
The Madeira Islands lack wheeled vehicles due to rough mountains. Heavy bullock sledges exist, but natives primarily rely on hammock slings and basket sledges. Basket sledges ascend mountains and are guided by a runner behind.
Davenport pastors organize a moral reform crusade urged by Rev George Giglinger secretary to Bishop Cosgrove. The movement targets the levee district gambling and vice resorts while denying link to fall elections and implying planned restraint on indictments. The report notes a covert warning system and unsettled resort atmosphere as campaigns proceed. In Rock Island Arsenal Sergeant Thomas Barrington, 56, allegedly died by drowning after months of ill health. an inquest found death due to drowning with family in England and burial at the National Cemetery on the Arsenal grounds.
Attorney General Hamlin declares the last general assembly cannot amend the Canada thistle act. He says no valid enactment can be contained in such an act with that title and notes conflicts with the constitution over its title and status as a special act.
Discussion on earthworms not forming soil but acting as renovators. When worms move between depths, they transport small amounts of fresh earth to the surface, contributing to soil mixing. The text emphasizes their role in distributing material within soil layers.
Industrial Home association meeting reports Labor Day profits of 764.14 with receipts 1232.30 and expenditures 468.16. Mayor W. C. Crosius declined any remuneration for his services and did not bill for expenses, reflecting his anti pass stance and preference to pay his own travel costs.
Mrs. Fannie Garrity files in circuit court a 10000 damage claim against Simon Lewis and George R Hillier. She says her husband Peter Garrity died Jan 23 in a runaway accident while intoxicated after buying liquor at Lewis’ Rock Island store. Hillier named as co defendant for owning the building housing the business.
A historical note describes a Chinese wife under the control of her husband and mother-in-law. It cites etiquette rules urging stiff obedience and service, including waking the mother-in-law, preparing toiletries, serving tea, setting breakfast, and housekeeping tasks thrice daily.
The London weekly hails John Peel's Accrington appeal as the most effective speech. It notes his urgent call for voters in northeast Lancashire to move forward together and yield to progress.
Washington DC September 12. Weather forecast warns of a warm spell crossing the Rockies mid September and a cool wave by late September. A hot spell will give way to a cold wave and severe storms including tornadoes and tropical storms across the central valleys and coasts with killing frosts in the northern corn belt.
Geneseo's north highways will cross new high bridges over the canal with steel material laid at piers. Engineer Harry Emmons will finish Potter's bridge lock in three weeks then head to Annawan. Contractor T N Kinzer pushes on miles 50 51 52 north of Geneseo and west of Brix spring with plans to begin this week. David Wisely may not finish mile 50 sub contract. Kinzie may complete the work and bridge approaches at Brix spring.
Promoters advance a sixty mile Dixon to Twin Cities line with a 1904 completion target. Charles Gregory of New York to build. key towns include Geneseo, Rock Falls, Moline, Rock Island. Project costs about 1.5 million dollars with right of way already secured.
Word arrives that Mesdames J. H. Efflandt and Peter Lang Behn were among passengers arriving in New York aboard the Urania on Wednesday. They enjoyed a three month visit in Germany and are expected home within a day or two.
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