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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1875
Page
2
The Office of Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa is expected to be accepted. The diocese has faced hardship since the death of the late bishop Te.
Decoration Day rang out across the country with solemn observance at the Rock Island National Cemetery, marking the anniversary as a fixed fact and properly observed in memory.
At the annual stockholders meeting in Chicago, John F. Tracy was re elected president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway. The board of directors was re elected without change.
In Washington the Sioux chiefs refuse to modify treaty stipulations to allow white prospectors into the Black Hills region. They declare there is no use of further discussion on the matter.
The Forty third Congress altered postal laws benefiting express firms, reducing department income from third class mail. The postmaster general will urge repeal of these harmful amendments.
General Sheridan wed Miss Rucker daughter of General Rucker of his staff on Wednesday evening. They met in New Orleans last spring and his action confirms his dispatch and shows he was not afraid.
The Rev. Mr. Worrell of Springfield delivered an eloquent oration at Oak Ridge cemetery last Monday. It was revealed the speech was Edward Everett’s Gettysburg oration from 1863, diminishing respect for the reverend and heightening regard for the famed scholar.
The article notes that publishing General Grant’s letter on a third term did not quiet critics. Cesarism charges grow louder and more insolent, and the wording questions whether any denial can satisfy opponents of the president.
The article notes Japan will allocate two million dollars to its exhibit at the centennial fair. It highlights Japanese interest and liberal spending, including plans to transfer notable improvements and inventions to Japan.
Delegates from over five hundred Young Men's Christian associations across the United States and British provinces attend the annual convention in Richmond Virginia. It marks the first such southern meeting since the Civil War began.
Prof Riley state entomologist of Missouri seeks to quell panic over grasshoppers crossing the Mississippi. He argues there will be no eastward advance and that swarms in the Missouri valley will gradually disappear, dispelling widespread concern.
A dispatch reports earthquakes in Asia Minor causing over two thousand deaths. Villages were ruined though no dense town was struck, a toll rivaling historic disasters such as Mendoza in 1801 when about twelve thousand people died.
The article notes President Grant’s straightforward letter on a possible third term. It argues the GOP and Democrats misread his delayed response and highlights media reactions from Liberal and Democratic outlets. The piece portrays the letter as characteristic of the president.
The text presents fragmented, archaic style notes about punishment and crime. It references fear, immunity claimed via penalties, and mentions criminals previously subjected to torture, suggesting a wary view of criminal justice practices.
The passage notes the Pennsylvania Republican state convention opted not to discuss the third term, urging Ohio Republicans to follow suit. It argues the specter of Cesarism is unfounded and that delaying such divisive talk preserves national safety. No clear issue is pressed, and the narrator asserts the country remains safe.
The piece notes the school fund division issue in Ohio politics with Republicans opposing Catholic demands and suggesting Democrats may support the division to win Catholic votes. Judge Taft, likely Republican nominee, says Catholics must be taxed for public schools like others. The author hopes Democrats take a clear stance.
The Review speculates the Beecher Tilton case may only begin a broader Brooklyn scandal. Henry C. Bowen speaks through his son in a detailed defense and harsh attack on Beecher. The public must see if Bowen’s accusations are real or imaginary as time reveals truth.
The steam ship Gothenburg carrying about 100 passengers and 37 crew left Port Darwin February 16 bound for Adelaide. A gale on February 24 drove it onto a coral reef 35 miles from Cape Upstart. One day of rising seas killed 90 passengers and left only 12 crew saved.
The author recalls Holyoke and Santiago de Chile church fires. Both show inflammable furnishings and poor egress, costing many lives. Government actions followed, with public outrage over preventable tragedy and calls to reassess church safety nationwide.
The national debt fell by 31 189 456 in May and by 12 068 285 over eleven months. A London iron company failure with liabilities over three million dollars is announced, warning of wider financial impact. A deadly disaster in South Holyoke Massachusetts last Friday night causes many fatalities as churchgoers flee ruined galleries.
In a Sunday letter Coos Giang rejects pursuing a second term and opposes a third term amid calls from press factions. He notes the need for a constitutional amendment to set term limits and praises the convention for harmony and its ticket.
As warm weather arrives a string of political conventions begins across the nation. Schedules list Indiana temperance mass in Indianapolis on June 9, California and Maine GOP and Democratic events, Ohio, New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Virginia and Pennsylvania gatherings through September.
In the shyster libel suit, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff sought 50 000 dollars in damages but received nothing, effectively labeling Mr Bush a shyster. Captain Paul Boyton completed a cross channel feat in 23 hours 38 minutes, covering about 20 to 30 miles. SpringfieldMass suffered its worst fire in history, destroying about forty buildings and threatening more.
Fragmentary remarks from W. M. Evarte reference ongoing trial and lingering fatigue or hardship. The hasty notes suggest a tedious proceedings atmosphere with unclear details and limited context regarding the case.
In Rock Island circuit court notes pled guilty entered for several defendants including William Schroeder Gardner Barker and David Wilson with sentences ranging from ten days to one year and fines from one to twenty dollars. Other cases involve burglary larceny and injunction petitions and motions for new trials or certificates of character.
Special correspondence notes multiple stories including accidental poison concerns, a new wagon shop nearing completion with J. W. Ballard as foreman, lightning demolishing a chimney at J. B. Westboy’s blacksmith shop, and a horse accident injuring Mr. John Shannon. Mrs. Heath and Mrs. Bethuram return from St Louis amid rains improving spirits.
From Rapids City the correspondent notes mild weather, coal cargo plans for the steamer Victory, and first ice man arrival. Measles outbreak halves school enrollment while merchants report brisk trade. Over 100 miners employed. 6000 tons expected this month. A heavy rain floods streets, damages signage, and affects the coal bank. Baseball game results show White Stockings 20 Rapids City 39. G J Rowe accelerates building with a new 28 by 16 foot store room on Hold siple's lot.
The county clerk issued numerous May marriage licenses listing couples such as P Hurst and Mary E Marriott, H Mills and Minerva S Keys, August Muller and Carrie Keller, S Wadsworth and Elzina Road, Milton Holmes and Rosa Suitter, F Fisher and Mary Connell, J Stephens and Sarah H Williams, plus many others including Emma Scott John Schaab Trény S Raithel Steven Schussler Catharine Vetter William Oltmanns Emma Baerlein Andrew Stamp Caroline Miller Charles Olsod Hulda Colson August Ruch Anna Matthy Peter A Olson Emma Nilson John Miller Eliza Wendt M B Kneeland Lama Young A Eskholm Julia Patterson G Olson Mary Bergstrom Gust Lindahl Elsie Fregerberg C Sundin Augusta J Godglund. The Episcopal convention of the diocese of Iowa concluded after sixteen ballots.
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