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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
4
The editor cites opposition by the Jones Bailey and White free Silver junta to annexing Porto Rico or Cuba. They argue residents rejected the 16 to 1 silver dollar and claim measures would boost American mill orders and employment.
The Chicago Democrats abandon a formal platform citing excess platforming as the issue in 1896 and choosing a direct campaign approach for this cycle.
A statement asserts American ingenuity proves capable of crafting superior ships amid sustained criticism from self-identified Americans.
Professor Charles Elliot Norton renews harsh criticisms of his nation during public oration. Norton has likely earned a Democratic congressional nomination through sustained political activity.
The Davenport Democrat and Der Demokrat will back the Republican hopeful this fall. They justify the stance by arguing national finances require a change in leadership.
The piece argues changes this fall will fail over monetary standards. It debates a gold standard with silver coinage versus free silver, warns voters against Democrat appeals, and insists people remember past abuses from 1893 to 1897. It predicts voters will back straight Republican tickets and notes scratched tickets will be scarce.
Over ten million dollars in gold has been sent to the United States from Europe in two months. The treasury holds its largest gold reserve yet the government recently borrowed gold to meet obligations, highlighting a clash of republicanism versus democracy.
Bryan delayed until Nebraska’s quota filled then kicked to form a regiment. Friends claim administration feared his military glory. After pressure the president granted permission, the regiment was raised, sent to the front despite no drilling, and assigned to the Philippines.
The article notes protests over assigning a Trans Missouri unit to service and claims President Cleveland sent William Bryan south to prepare for Cuba. Now Col Bryan seeks muster out as the regiment nears deployment, reflecting Bryan’s known reluctance toward military life and friends’ view of the assignment as a blunder.
Voters and readers note that more people see the Republican era as flawed yet a rebound follows. High wages and prosperous work reduce hard times, farmers gain better prices, buy machinery, and keep labor thriving in a self reinforcing cycle benefiting all stakeholders.
The article notes that over a thousand tons of steel plate are shipped monthly from the United States to England for shipbuilding. It reflects on how improbable it would have seemed ten years ago that the US would supply England with steel for any use, or that English ships would be built from American steel, attributing this shift to protective tariffs.
Predictions in the paper about Colorado politics prove accurate as Teller Republicans ally with Democrats and Populists, while the main Republican body nominates a strong ticket. They favor free coinage of silver but doubt that electing a free trade Democrat would help their cause or secure the next senatorship.
Real estate transfers listed with buyers, sellers, and property details spanning Sept 15 to Sept 28. Notable entries include Julia Ida Carson to I F Carlson in Columbia Park Moline for 214 dollars and Albert Fleming to John W Johnson in Rock Island for 3 500 dollars.
The Tenth Congressional District W C T U opened its annual convention at the First Congregational church with Mary E. Metzgar presiding. Mrs. Metzgar declined re election as district president, and officers including T. A. Dunlap Viola and J. F. Huntoon Moline were chosen.
The first regular convention session opened at 1 30 pm with singing and devotional exercises led by Mrs K of Hopewell and Mrs Stewart offering prayer. The president praised crusade members as delegates were seated. Reports on the executive committee and financial recommendations were discussed and adopted with a substitute dues motion. Committees on Enrollment and Courtesy were named by Mrs Metzgar.
The church dressed in patriotic decor held an evening session with a portrait of Frances Willard near the pulpit. Children in white performed a moving exercise, dropping flowers at the portrait. Local officials and women’s groups delivered welcomes and thanks while a brief talk on money was given by the treasurer in place of an absent speaker.
A Davenport sale announces the loss covered by a railroad wreck of a New York to Chicago stock valued at over 385000 dollars. The sale starts Thursday Oct 6 at 9:00 a.m. in the old post office building at Fourth and Brady with deep discounts on overcoats suits and goods, plus railroad fare credit for buyers spending twenty five dollars.
The advertisement promotes Rock Island cards as the slickest and cheapest on the market. It offers standard goods at 9 cents per pack for five or more packs, with express prepaid shipping for larger orders. Single-pack orders require 127 cents in stamps and are mailed. Address John Sebastian G.P.A. Chicago.
List of unclaimed letters at the Moline Illinois postoffice for the week ending Sept 29 1898 includes Adams Miss Ethel Alngren A P Addson Miss Grace Beale Wm J Beerneart August Beck Miss Dore Bennett George Brashar F E Cain Lloyd V Dreyer Robert Eemery Rete Erbat R Felthausen J H Feese Birt Filly James Husan John A Hughes John Huntley Will Kindred Harry Seley Miss Helen Shaw Fred Tyler Mrs I E Wendt George In announcing ad request and list date given by Geo H McKinley P M cg.
N C Tyrrell argues in the Dispatch that laboring men skip church because of finances and secret society dues. He recalls a worker who could not rent a high priced seat due to secret society membership and urges readers to view secret societies as a greater threat than the saloon in Moline.
A famous physician claims a baldness microbe exists, while others dispute the idea. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is extolled as a cure for dyspepsia and general weakness. Major Blunt extends a suspension for Master Mechanic John Channon at the Arsenal. Bennie Ganahl, 12, from Rock Island, is sent to Elmwood reform school on charges of vandalism and drunkenness.
Joseph Reinhart of Davenport Iowa and Dora Klotz of Hampton Iowa, Clark Drechsler of Davenport Iowa and Clemma Hibbard of Rock Island Illinois, George I Reeves and Mrs Mary E Thomas of Moline Illinois, Tony Harper and Molly Wilson of Rock Island, Charles Kirchman of Chillicothe Peoria County and Agnes Geisler of Williiam O Rodgery and Mrs Kate Muller of Wilton Junction Iowa.
Frank Jones left Saturday night for Oskaloosa Iowa to take a hotel cook position. Mr and Mrs Wm Jackes, guests of Mr and Mrs Chas Kelso, have returned to Davenport. Mr and Mrs J K Morey of Prospect Park welcomed a son Sunday night.
A brief note touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a safe cure for summer complaints, claiming it does not harm the weakest constitution and benefits both young and old.
Chicago set markets show hog receipts about 87 000 with pigs at 2.70 to 4.06 and heavy packing near 3.60 to 4.00. Cattle receipts 16 000 with steers from 4.00 to 5.85 and cow values 2.00 to 4.70. Sheep and lambs trading 3.00 to 4.60 with western grades leading. East Buffalo reports vary by stock type with hogs at 3.60 to 4.15 and cattle up to 5.00 in spots. St Louis and Milwaukee grain quotes show wheat around 65 70 cents with corn 28 30 cents and oats 22 24 cents.
An advertisement features Mrs. Belle Skinner praising Morrow's Kid-ne-oids for kidney and bladder trouble, nervousness, and improved eyesight after a three-box course. The copy claims quick cures, describes the pills as fellow tablets, and notes Liver-Lax for constipation, with prices 50 cents and 25 cents per box. John Morrow & Co. markets from Springfield Ohio via Bahnsen's Drug Store.
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