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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1875
Page
2
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The article notes an excessive Fourth of July sequence this year with three consecutive days. It questions whether such extended revelry aligns with the fathers’ wisdom and public sentiment.
The historical record notes the Beecher trial ended in 1876, marked as a milestone in American independence era.
California faces a crowded state race with four tickets vying for state officer posts. The Republican Independent Democratic and Temperance Reform partiesEach ticket vies to shape policy as campaigns mobilize across the state.
The Minnesota Democratic convention nominated E W Durant for governor on Wednesday. The resolutions were general and nondescript, and the gathering was noted as harmonious in its views.
At the Wisconsin state convention in Madison on Wednesday Ludlow Farrison was nominated for governor and I T Eator for lieutenant governor. The party endorsed a sound platform of principles. Plymouth Church met Wednesday evening and increased Pastor Henry Ward Beecher's salary from 320,000 to 8100,000, a favorable verdict for Plymouth.
Iion. Newton Bateman, late superintendent of public instruction in this state, inaugurated as president of Knox College in Galesburg. The institution is to be congratulated on its wise choice of an experienced and practical educator.
The Bloomington ISU presidency is declared vacant with a salary of 3090 dollars a year. Trustees seek a change after the last incumbent favored theology over scholarship, promising abundant material to fill the post.
The piece notes Robert Dale Owen, longtime believer in Spiritualism, may have suffered mental decline after his exposure to the Katy King fraud. It suggests the fraud experience likely contributed to his unsettled reason.
County politics focus little on the coming campaign with only one office open for the fall. The county treasurer’s job pays 1500 dollars annually and requires handling half a million in bonds, making the honor insufficient to spur strong candidates.
The board of education publishes resolutions urging stronger education in the city. The high school course is thorough and aims to prepare teachers with a year in training school. The plan is designed to help applicants pursue a profitable path to earning a teaching certificate.
W H Edwarda and Tim Revinw urge eastern district voters to approve bonds for a school building. A temporary structure is planned now with sale potential when a permanent facility is needed, seen as a safe, advantageous investment for the community.
A London writer notes French journalists now send dedicated special correspondents to events such as Rouen’s Boreldsheu communal festival. A letter in the paper recounts prize distribution and the writer’s hunger delaying a full report, highlighting slower old world journalism.
The Theodore Tilton versus Henry Ward Beecher suit concluded with a hung jury after eight days of voting. Jurors balloted over fifty times, averaging eight to four for Beecher, with the final ballot nine to three. Neither side was present when the jury was discharged. The REVIEW notes the outcome as a matter of satisfaction.
The excerpt notes that the conclusion of the diagnostic matter is not imminent, as intelligent readers have long held firm opinions. It suggests these views are unlikely to change despite any new arguments from either party.
Seventy three of eighty five laws passed by the last general assembly took effect on July 1. The largest act reorganizes cities, aimed at Chicago politicians. Eighteen laws relate to justice administration. one authorizes women as notary publics. A new Cook County judge is added for every 50 000 residents over 400 000. Appropriation laws dominate the session.
British philanthropists press protests against native slave traffic though China halted the Coolie trade years ago after the Maria Luz affair. The Chinese government maintains firmness and humane policy stopping emigration to Cuba until consul supervision is allowed, amid reports of brutal conditions for Chinese workers in Cuba.
The reviewer notes the Sterling Gazette's semi weekly run failed to differentiate from standard weekly editions. It critiques the shift toward generic general reading and praises the Gazette's quality, while lamenting the loss of home and vicinity news.
A German-born man naturalized in the United States and resident abroad sent his son back to Germany. The son, at twenty, refused Doorman military service and sought US protection. Attorney General Pierrepont concluded the man did not intend to return, forfeiting protection, but if he returns he may claim adult citizen rights and eligibility for offices.
The article notes Mfanitos claims prairie chickens and quail shipped to market last year would have eaten 160 000 grasshoppers daily if left unmolested and calls for protection of these birds this season. It cites press endorsement and urges stronger game laws and enforcement to benefit western states.
New Jersey gardeners discover that timing chickens into potato patches helps control grasshoppers. The piece suggests prairie chickens could similarly aid western crops if allowed to roam, comparing their effect on potatoes to benefits for other fields.
The Central Illinois Conference of the M. E. church will hold its next annual session in Moline starting September 22 for one week. A lay conference will elect two representatives for the St. Louis General Conference next May, with 432 total guests to be housed. Rev. W A M Collins coordinates hospitality and asks citizens to offer rooms and inform him of capacity.
News and notes discuss renewed rumors of Secretary Dehano resigning his intermont portfolio and leaving political life. It also covers the Fourth of July commemorations, trade and import figures, the Cuenca earthquake disaster with high death toll estimates, relief subscriptions, and local fire safety concerns plus municipal fire engine placement ideas.
The 99th anniversary of independence is described as spread thin over three days with broad but uneventful celebrations in the area. Editor notes a forthcoming Methodist conference in September benefiting from local hospitality, and Gen. Thomas J. Henderson visits the district to meet residents ahead of the next congress.
Regular meeting notes show actions by the Moline city council including bids, titles, street obstruction review of Main street in front of Henry Green, and library director appointments. Finance entries list numerous payouts and warrants, with a Lynde street plat approved and a frame barn permission granted in block No. 3 old town. The council formed health board members and planned a water supply discussion with Chief Engineer Nason before adjourning.
The statement describes extreme destitution in Nebraska’s distant western areas beyond the B and M K R Co lands, signaling hardship far from major rail lines and settlements. The remark highlights geographic isolation and severe poverty in sparsely populated districts.
Advertisement claims the syrup cures throat and lung diseases and offers a 10 cent sample bottle before 76 cent full size. It touts recent introduction from Germany and asserts three doses relieve any case. Dr. J. W. Morey at Keator house drug store to supply.
Molinos Market to Markey listing from Main Street includes dry goods country produce grains meats lumber and produce prices. Friday July 9 1875 notes prices for bushels hay corn oats rye flour dried fruit potatoes and more with assorted lumber values and wholesale quotes.
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