18 Jul 1873
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1873
Page
1
A reflective verse by Dr Jamieson from Moline, Ill, contemplates a river’s soothing power amid daily cares. The speaker recalls childhood friends now gone, seeks inspiration for nobler deeds, and hopes the river guides toward a brighter, happier day.
The document shows capital and surplus figures, led by President Jo M Gould and Vice-president J 3 Keator with cashier J 8 Gillmoure. Directors include Som Gold, J 8 Keator, patwuel Howles, John Deere, PC Dimock, W. Vinton, Jonathan Huntoon, J T Browning and others. Collections cover accessible property, with notes on gold silver and government bonds bought and drafts sold in London, Hamburg, Bremen and other ports.
The article lists executives and staff at Moline National Bank in Illinois and other principal cities in the United States and Europe. It mentions presidents cashiers and officers including George Stephens Porter Saier Yobt McClendon and Alvin Hill, with references to bank addresses on Main and Mill.
The Moline Savings Bank, chartered by the Illinois Legislature, opens daily from dawn to 3 pm and Tuesday through Saturday evenings from 7 to 8. Interest on all deposits begins January 1, at h percent per year. Officers listed include S. W. Wareck, president. J. Goop, vice president. and J. Good, cashier, among others. Office located in Maine National Bank Building at Corner Mall and Mill Streets.
Address delivered on Independence Day 1873 extols the nation’s 97th year, praises republican unity, condemns railroad monopolies and land grants, and urges a strong national regulate commerce law and the homestead policy to shelter labor and promote liberty. The speaker cites constitutional power over interstate commerce and historical battles for a republic.
A travel note from New Haven discusses busy summer trains, Hartford legislature plans to move the capital to Hartford, and city sights like elm arches and sea picnics. It also covers Ben Butler’s political rhetoric, Sunset Cox’s Tammany speech, and reflections on Eastern states versus the West. The piece includes transportation debates over rail versus water routes and notes a fraud involving money orders with a young, well-dressed suspect.
The Inman Company's steamship City of Washington ran aground off Nova Scotia on Saturday. About 700 people were on board, over 500 passengers from Liverpool bound for New York were saved along with all baggage and stores. The incident narrowly avoids a repeat of the Atlantic Leins disaster.
Three counterfeit money order advices arrived in Springfield claiming to be from Oshkosh Wisconsin for 150 dollars. Envelopes bore Illinois Central rail stamps and altered Oshkosh postmarks, with printing defects. Officials delayed payment pending identification as suspects pursued motive and method.
A North-side visitor arrives at the Heiter complaining of a piece that advised pouring water down a drunken man’s spine. He describes walking seven miles to confront the author and recounts a real drunken neighbor named John Smith who caused damage and danger.
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