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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1876
Page
2
The city’s debt stands at a modest sum but continues to grow with the present rate of increase. Officials warn the total will soon reach a substantial figure, prompting discussions on budgeting and fiscal controls.
A cryptic quip claims Monmouth faces a plague of a new Democratic paper. The remark questions what Christian residents did to deserve such a Pharaoh-like visitation.
A.C Kern asks that his name not be used in connection with this year’s national ticket. The remark follows Kerr’s likeness to Haines in speaking more than he is spoken to, noted as a frequent speaker.
The text notes the Ohio senate debating using one year A as a sufficient cause for divorce involving judges in Chicago and seeking injunctions in tax matters. An appeal was brought to the supreme court amid widespread disappointment among taxpayers.
Fragmentary text notes prisoners from both sides suffered in civil war camps with higher death tolls among rebel and union detainees alike. The wording is unclear but indicates comparable mortality across camps.
Fragmentary report hints at ideas about reinforcements and an proposed legal response for those accused of breaking a race or order. The obscured lines mention Washington and Death Hills with references to courts and government actions.
An article notes Mr Thessderson and Mr Heaederson amid broad local backing for a functional improvement in Hennepin County. It highlights canal transformation plans and positive reception from Sterling county residents, citing anticipated longevity and practical benefits.
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed phrases and few clear facts about people or events. No coherent event, date, or organization identified to summarize into a proper newspaper item.
The REVIEW warns that next year will bring treacherous handshakes among politicians and strange bedfellows. It says citizens will vote for president, vice president, governor, lieutenant governor, and other state officers amid a sinking money market and rising murder mania changing the land.
A bold bank raid on the Northampton National Bank leads to a $670,000 loss of bonds and securities held in special deposits. Seven men forced the cashier to disclose the combination and emptied the vault in a daring heist, prompting concern over safeguards beyond safes and locks.
WasniNaTon January 31 1876 The House discusses a small appropriation for West Point revealing committee blunders on cadet rations officer pay and forage. General Hurlbut exposes the error while Senator Sherman and Repbid Adams resignations are noted amid party strife and calls for leadership changes.
Aunt Ella sends a poem by Miss Phebe Cary for young readers. She urges careful reading and personal reflection, noting a beautiful lake in western Pennsylvania and teasing future writings about its location.
A long rustic tale centers on The Blue Hen inn and unsavory Uncle Ben who cheats patrons and drains its profits. Crime, poverty, and a grim flood of misfortune unfold as the town laments vanished livelihoods and a chain of tragedies along the tavern’s walls.
The government provides no church support and leaves worship and doctrine to citizens of all faiths. Taxation ends for churches, but liberty remains for religious and educational life. Schools are locally governed, with control over text books and Bible use, protecting local autonomy and parental choice. Local liberty sustains free schools and religious freedom alike.
A speaker laments state control over chaplains in army navy congress and asylums and questions who pays salaries. He warns against gag laws and calls for vigilance in free schools and churches from the lowest to the highest levels, signing H. L. Bullen.
Special Correspondence reports a joint meeting of highway commissioners from Cordova and Coe on January 22 1876. They ordered a new road laid out along the township line from near John E Smith’s residence east about a mile and a quarter to connect with another road. The change will ease travel from eastern Coe to Cordova and avoid the sandy Jack Oaks area. Weather permitting the new road will be opened in spring and the old sandy route vacated.
Mercer county stock raiser I Lloyd buys 100 acres from Sears & Son at Milin for about 8 dollars per acre. Land lies west of the railroad, possession due March 1. He brings nineteen horses including Leo Logan and Bashaw Drury. He offers 50 acres of the east end to Malin citizens for use by the Bock Island Agricultural Society.
Hon. James Knox of Knoxville Illinois recently gave Hamilton College in Clinton New York a substantial gift totaling 820000. The donation supports the college's academic programs and facilities.
A Lynchburg News correspondent reports volcanic like shocks at Otter Peaks Virginia felt from south to north with nightly intensities. Observers deny superstition, noting light displays akin to Vesuvius. Georgia Democrats plan a April 26 district convention to select delegates, amid calls to retrench public expenses and reduce taxes.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Boschee's German Syrup from Dr. J. W. Morey for throat and chest illnesses. It claims German origin and rapid success, offering a sample at 10 cents and a large bottle at 75 cents with three doses suggested to relieve any case.
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