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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1879
Page
4
The Canadian oarsman Hanay defeated Elliott of England in a Tyne river sculling race on Monday, giving America another win over England. Rev. Fred Wynzes, Illinois State Board of Charities secretary, will organize nationwide crime and welfare statistics.
A balanced 1880 Democratic ticket pairs David Davis of Illinois with Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia. The plan would offset Davis's lack of weight with Stephens and vice versa, aiming to balance intellect and heft.
Hon Franklin Corwin died at his Peru home last Sunday at age 61. A nephew of Tom Corwin of Ohio he once served as speaker of the Illinois House and in 1872 was elected to Congress by the Republican 7th Illinois District. He was described as modest and steadfast.
The new steamer Arizona of the Guion line completed its first trip from Queenstown to New York in seven days eleven hours and twenty two minutes. Aimed to beat the record by twenty hours, the 465 foot vessel has a 46 foot beam and 6,000 ton capacity with 2,000 passenger accommodations. It features nine separate air tight compartments to ensure flotation even after damage.
Tax Democrats in Congress seem to have abandoned their bid to oust Senator Kellogg of Louisiana and installed Spof ford in his place. They halted their probe into disputed election fraud, arguing the fraud always favored the Democrats, a stance the investigators did not relish.
Reynolds, husband of three wives, convicted under the 1862 federal polygamy law in U S Court at Salt Lake City. Two years in prison and a $500 fine. First such conviction. Mormon leaders and women lament. pardon unlikely.
Old rules require plain writing and confinement to family business. Enclose inmate name and register number, use sufficient stamps, avoid extra writing, and restrict letters to once every five weeks with visits only every eight weeks. Daily papers banned and items for prisoners refused.
A Senate speech by Ben Hill argues he remained a Union man even during secession and Civil War actions. He claims the Union erred, justified self defense, and denounces Lincoln and federal forces as tyrannical while praising state sovereignty and constitutional liberty.
A speaker criticizes Ben Hull's wartime stance and eloquence, recalling soldiers who fought at Appomattox as representatives of despotism and humanity's rights. The author asserts confidence in their wartime beliefs and vows to carry that conviction to the grave.
Grant receives a warm reception in Shanghai on May 17 as the ex-president tours abroad. A large foreign and Chinese crowd welcomed him, with an address from local citizens and his gracious response. He notes lessons learned abroad may aid him in the future before proceeding to Japan.
The Fish Commission receives large congressional funding for a new vessel and a nationwide program. They will visit Gloucester and Provincetown with a hotel for families and a hired schooner. A massive report will be printed at government cost, while critics fear little fish reach streams or hungry mouths.
A historical viewpoint argues for self-inflicted death as a humane alternative for murderers condemned to die. It laments public executions and questions the morality of delaying death with long ominous anticipation and public spectacle.
A fragment suggests someone hoped to end the agony quickly to avoid a hangman's parade, seeking vindication of the law and a swift resolution. The text centers on the tension between punishment and mercy. The exact identities and full context are unclear from the excerpt.
Mr. Childs proprietor of the Philadelphia Ledger denies Grant knows of any proposed excursion to meet him on arrival in San Francisco and welcome home. He says a small party will cross the continent to greet the ex-president who may tour Pacific coast Colorado and that Grant has no wish to be renominated in 1880.
Treasury memorandum dated June 3 1879 outlines reductions in interest bearing debt from the 1865 peak to 1879 and decreases in total debt by August 1879. It lists refunded bonds since March 1 1877 and new issues of 1891 and 1907 funded loans with associated interest charges and annual savings from refunding and resumption operations. It also notes 1878 four percent Halifax award replacement bonds of 5.5 million.
An old physician in Rochester offers a free recipe for a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. The note says the formula has been tested in thousands of cases and will be mailed with full directions in German French or English to any requesting readers.
Law sets penalties from ten dollars up to a ceiling for permitting Canada eg eng within the Seal Is state. The statute applies equally to five companies and related entities.
The Iowa Republican Convention adopted a financial pledge to pay debts in honest money and keep currency at par with coin. It calls for peaceful financial policy to revive business, encourage capital investment, and promote welfare. It also says profits from gold and silver coinage should benefit the government, not bullion private owners, easing taxpayers’ burden.
A tornado in Champaign county Illinois unroofed the Sidney Methodist Church and felled structures on a nearby stock farm. New York City faced wind and rain injuring buildings and windows. A crowded excursion steamer collided with another in harbor, causing damage but no deaths. A Deadwood water spout drowned eleven in Beaver Creek. Lightning killed two at a Boswell Indiana shed gathering.
The column surveys recent events from governors pardoning to a king’s legal fights, warns of ecclesiastical and corporate moves, and notes wartime memories and crop reports. It mentions a Canadian effort to curb Orangemen celebrations, Mormon migration through Omaha, and a Springfield plan to buy the Lincoln homestead.
J L Perkins Sheriff of Rock Island County Illinois orders sale of multiple lot parcels in Nourse Addition Moline to satisfy a judgment for Orlando Child. Auction set for June 28 1879 at 2 PM at the north door of Rock Island County Courthouse cash in hand. Brownings & Entrikin attorneys represent the plaintiff.
Under a circuit court transcript, execution and fee bill No. 5253, lands and lots owned by William A. Nourse in his Moline addition are levied upon. The lots include 6 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 31 32 plus half of 23 and 30, as recorded in Rock Island County. Sale date noted as June 5, 1879, with attorneys Lewis & Lewis listed.
By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill issued from the Clerk's County Illinos a levy is made on multiple parcels of William A Nourse including lots 6 12 13 19 20 21 22 31 32 and south halves of 23 and 30 in Nourses addition to Moline Rock Island County Ills. The sale is to be held for cash at two o clock in the afternoon in Rock Island Illinois under the officers authority dated June 5 1879.
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