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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1877
Page
4
The article argues New York City is steadily losing shippers to western routes and Portland, due to high tolls and costly transfers. It cites railway competition with Colonel Tom Scott’s line as a factor, warns of irreversible damage, and calls for immediate action to restore accessible trade channels and reduce costs.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes famous opera stars like Patti, Melibran, Sontag, Alboni, and others who married wealthy men who squandered fortunes. Patti seeks judicial separation over husband's gambling and extravagance, echoing tales of prize vocalists who returned to the stage to support themselves and family.
The Boston Post reports the puzzling case of Mary Ella Harrington an 18 year old Boston Normal School graduate from East Denton whose sudden departure from Boston to visit a Newton friend remains unexplained. She boarded a Boston and Albany train to return the next day and has not been heard from since. Eyewitness letters and missing traces point to an alarming sequeune, with family and Newton acquaintances seeking any clue.
A garbled message mentions a possible murder linked to a family dispute. It references injury to a hand and long absence from home, suggesting a potential fatal act connected to a personal conflict.
The northern England town of Darlington, famed for the Stockton and Darlington railway, hosts a scriptural drama by primitive Methodists at the Mechanics' Institute titled Joseph and his Brethren. Nine scenes show careful costume work and a chorus between acts attracting wide notice.
Washington dispatch reports a scheme to place General Grant as president of a reorganized national bank to manage further debt refunding. Banks such as the Bank of America or Bank of Commerce would lead a $10 to $20 million capital institution with directors from the original syndicate and Brown Brothers Barings and Von Hoffman. Ulysses Grant Jr. visited New York discussing the plan amid moneyed support to push it forward.
A grain-buyer in Drayton saved a gander from two dogs and since then the bird remains by his guardian in the market and at stores. The gander greets him with noise, wing flaps, wagging tail, and follows from door to door, admired by locals and visitors.
A four year old daughter of Mr Permenus Careon of Peach Grove Colerain township swallowed a two inch log with a protruding pin about nineteen days ago. The incident reported in the Cincinnati Star notes the child’s condition and seeks medical attention.
In early California, Joe Nelson and K B Brown run a lucrative oyster stand on Park's bar with Smith as partner. Disputes over profits spark a fatal brawl ending when Brown destroys the kettle and plates with an ax, cutting off Smith's ear in a wild quarrel.
A piece warns readers to beware itinerant benefactors and seasoned con artists who target communities with fake feeder, stalk cutter, and hay rake schemes. It recounts a Cedar Rapids agency using deceptive orders, exclusive township coups, and pressure to buy sample machines, urging readers to refuse such offers and say no firmly.
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