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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1876
Page
2
A fragment from a Moline publication dated Friday January appears with partial text including the word me and the year 1676. The readable portion provides no clear event, names, or location beyond the place and date reference.
The text notes Alexander H. Stephens is again ill and believed to be near death. It also mentions Indiana editors planning an attack on railroads to obtain a free ride to the centennial.
Omanvey Ross continues to appear in different sections of the country though his afflicted parents hear no tidings. He remains missing and the search stretches across regions as authorities seek clues about his whereabouts.
Pnor Sumner of Yale college is in the week lecturing on the Benefits of Hard Times. Misery loves company, but we doubt if the professor will be able to find it.
The Review notes Rock Island County may join other Illinois counties in advancing toward a state centennial celebration. It urges proactive involvement to avoid being left out as regional governments push forward with plans and representation.
The wholesale trade in Chicago for 1876 amounts to 703 million 228 thousand dollars, rising by 20 million over the prior year. The figure covers merchandise, produce and manufactured goods.
The article notes that the three women did not start the leap and centennial initiative by making calls on the first of the month, though it had been announced they would initiate the exercise of their prerogative through such a move.
The boating association of American colleges held its annual meeting in Albany on Tuesday and resolved to host the next regatta on Saratoga Lake. Harvard announced withdrawal after the next race.
Gen Kilpatrick has begun a series of replies in the New York Times defending Gen Sherman. He addresses the critiques raised by prominent Sherman critics in a broader defense of the general’s actions and reputation.
St Louis papers report about 50000 fit young men turning over a new leaf last Saturday with only four days remaining before they revert to the old habits, according to careful estimates.
Brick Pomeroy has moved his paper from New York to Chicago to counteract the perceived evil selfish soulless pernicious influence of the Chicago Times. The remark frames the transfer as a moral crusade in a bustling press scene.
Cuscano demands re signing by Mayor Colvin but the mayor resists. The Citizens' association plans to file this term with the State Supreme court seeking a decision on the mayor's legal right to govern the city longer.
A major inquiry opens as special agents and senior clerks from the Washington office probe the Pension Bureau. Officials examine conditions and possible irregularities across the agency.
A London report states that only 700 people in Great Britain have declared intentions to contribute to the centennial exhibition. The queen has consented to send twenty of her pictures.
A striking weather period enables vessels to sail on Lake Erie on Tuesday and steamers to run regularly on Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee. The sudden change is described as more remarkable than any in years. Texas is warned its charms may fade if conditions continue.
In Burrato New York a city treasurer is a defaulter to 400000 dollars. The defalcation schemes are frequent, drawing little notice beyond the swindled parties.
The Review presents a yearly necrology with fewer prominent names than usual. It notes death has been gentler on the undistinguished mass of the people and records an unusually low average mortality for the year.
The Tur Review announces the first issue of its seventh volume for 1876 promising a more welcome edition. It notes a substantial subscription increase in the past six months, surpassing all prior periods in its history.
The annual prospectus of the Davenport Gazette, praised as Iowa’s best paper, appears in the advertising columns. The daily edition notes many subscribers on this side of the river and appeals for broader readership.
The St Louis Globe questions why New York Catholics can spend $100000 on a marble altar from an Italian sculptor yet struggle to pay ordinary church property taxes. It brands the Globe as a sarcastic cur, echoing AS Ward.
A controversy erupts as authorities reveal over 134 convicts pardoned in recent months including murderers and burglars. Critics call the use of pardoning power scandalous and lacking justification.
The text notes that in 1875 racing for money totaled 880 events with $390,000 in prize money. Most winnings were shared among two to three hundred participants, and turf racing is only a shadow of ongoing speed trials.
The Review urged preparation of a centennial history for Rock Island county and support comes from L. M. Haverstick who asks the county through the board of supervisors to undertake the project. The note hopes the board acts at its next meeting and selects a person to lead the work.
The year 1875 saw extreme frosts, the civil rights bill's passage, and the consecration of an American cardinal. It featured trade disputes, general economic gloom, and numerous wrecks. It also noted a fading civil service reform effort and the hostage of specie payment resumption. The Democratic tide paused in 1876, leaving a shattered constitution but renewed hope.
The piece notes ex union soldiers ousted from Republican held posts in the House and claims the president intends to replace them with Democrats. It argues the move is unwise to provoke an office struggle so early and before the campaign period.
A call issued in Illinois for an independent state convention in Decatur on February 16 to nominate state officers and elect delegates to the National convention in Indianapolis May 17. It urges the producing classes to unite beyond party lines to oppose what it calls legalized investment and party manipulation and welcomes opponents of forcible specie contraction.
Regular meeting notes show present mayor and seven Aldermen. Reports from police magistrate and treasurer accepted. Scales permit granted for Gould & Hyde Lynde street. Bass street opening petition laid over. Numerous bills listed and approved. City Clerk Stephen T. Walker signed off. The Necrology of 1876 follows with notable deaths and anniversaries.
James Titterington an Edgington Township resident and one of Rock Island county’s oldest settlers died at his home on Wednesday forenoon after a prolonged illness from kidney disease He was about 65 and came to the county about forty years ago He leaves a wife and four grown children
Major General Joseph Hooker retires to Hot Springs Arkansas for health. The Frolic gunboat to Montevideo Uruguay led by Lieut Gibson. The Hartford flagship of Farragut to join North Atlantic squadron under Mullany. Earnest composite coast survey schooner built in Baltimore and commanded by Lieut Hawley. Worcester sailors court martial three landsmen for assault. five-year penitentiary term. Mexican veterans medals planned for Centennial Philadelphia.
The passage lists items such as emblems of war, a Mexico castle motif with 1846, laurel wreaths and stars, and mentions diaries and memorandum books at Clendenin & Martin's. It then shifts to a philosophical reflection on wealth, aging, and nature as a grand truth, noting facts found in ocean fire sky forest as the imagination’s reveal.
A health advertisement urges readers to cure dyspepsia and liver complaints with Green's August Flower. It claims relief from sour stomach headaches costiveness palpitations heartburn and other symptoms after two doses. Sample bottles are offered for 10 cents and full bottles for 75 cents through Dr J W Morey.
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