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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1875
Page
2
The note announces Miss Charlotte Gustiman will continue her farewell tour each season for an unspecified number of years, signaling ongoing performances without a definite end date.
The Chicago Tribune editor Mr Josxr a MepiL visits the south on a recreation and observation tour. Medill is cited as a leading journalist of the era. Women supporting temperance are urged to show courage as royalty honors the cause. The Russian czar names his granddaughter after Xenia Ohio for temperance influence. Will Moline receive similar recognition?
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports Gen. Sheridan has at last been taken prisoner and that the government will not intervene. Miss Rucker, daughter of Gen. Rucker of Chicago, is the victor. The marriage is to be celebrated on an early day.
In Marshalltown Iowa a man plans a novel hotel opening tied to a spelling contest offering $100 in gold to the best speller. Henry county papers are asked not to remark on this paragraph as it cannot be seen as a challenge.
Mrs. Bryant widow of the late Dan Bryant has applied to Surrogate Hutchings of New York for letters of administration on her husband's estate. She reports the estate value does not exceed burial, with five children to be supported.
The state now has a Democrat in the governor chair for the first time since 1950. Lieutenant Governor Glenn, serving as acting governor while Beveridge is absent, is described as a stout Democrat and unlikely to push major changes during this temporary tenure.
The Beecher trial reached a notable moment when the defense objected to Mrs Tilton testifying but she insisted on speaking before Judge Neilson. On Monday she addressed the court and presented a letter asserting innocence and requesting permission to testify in her own behalf.
An early treatment notes the civil rights law defining equal rights under the law and placing negros on par with whites, while indicating federal judges instructed juries that discrimination in social services remains sensitive but punishable, contrasted by a North Carolina judge deeming the law unconstitutional in its criminal aspect.
A specimen of the Ulster County Gazette dated January 4 1800 is described from Manoir Rochester. The sheet measures about 19 by 22 inches with two four column pages of reading material and advertisements filling the rest. It notes London news to October 20 and includes a brief Washington funeral mention dated December 14 1790.
A dense contents list for Atlantic Monthly and Scribner's Monthly with numerous works by Longfellow James Aldrich Howells Barrows Lowell Twain Reed Jewett Sanborn and others. Also notes on May issues of St Nicholas Scribner's and Aquatic Monthly, including reviews of the yacht season and numerous engravings portraits and literary pieces.
Fragmentary text references a eulogy for a departure and notes about information from Avie. Mentions of an unarmed man and weapons are inconclusive. No identifiable persons, dates, or events can be confirmed from the readable portion.
Li tstow notes General Bud will testify on the Beecher matter with General Tracy as key figures. The testimony of Sk. F. B. is expected to be pivotal and readers will note how he handles cross examination as top lawyers in the case prepare.
At Michael Spelletich’s farm near Maysville Iowa Scott County the Muays vile plowing association hosted a field trial. The Deere gang plow earned premium and praise for light draft ease of use and superior work in stalk and stubble ground. A list of witnesses endorsed the plow as the best gang plow seen. May 1 1875 Mayville Iowa.
Special correspondence from Hillsdale reports landlord Dick Hill recovering, a United Brethren Sunday school effort, and a bustling farm economy. Harvests, heavy corn shipments, and large Mr. M. ranch operations dominate, with new schools, church meetings, and local store swaps shaping life as aging residents face illness and business pressures.
Notes from Andalusia report J W Ballard building a wagon shop and Baptist churchyard improvements. Schools closed due to measles. A May 4 1875 wedding at Asa Parker’s home unites C W Fisher and Rachel M Parker with many friends present. Measles cited as headline concern. locals joke about spelling and Webster as text.
Noah Frysinger son of Jacob Frysinger was found dead at Hakes saw mill on lakes island near Milan. An inquest led by Coroner C B Knox heard he left his home last Tuesday and was seen with another man near Milan bridge before disappearing. Drugstore records showed he purchased four morphine doses last Saturday and the jury ruled death an overdose self-administered.
Friday reports tell of wholesale poisoning in Bowling township. Joseph McNuckl a wealthy farmer and Phaly Swift drank from a well at the ncreb botage farm and watered horses there. Both fell ill within minutes and one horse died. Authorities suspect deliberate poisoning though no motive or suspects are confirmed. McNight and his man recovered.
The list records marriage licenses issued in April by County Clerk Cook. Names include Wm Wagner and Martha Carter. H Strohbelin and Des M stellr. George Breshno and Ida Hoover. Adolphus Davis and Anna Ryan. Scott Elsworth and Elemetta Waishite. Henry Schmidt and Anna Fries. James Downing and Martha Dean. Albert Cool and Eien Wesley. J M Trusler and Margaret Preston. Frank Evans and Anna Meyers. Edwin Johnson and Harriet Hubbard. Philip Fuhr and Margaret Fehrer. August Fuhr and Margaret Spigler. Eliza Freymann and Hughoesimon. Mathelena Hinchburg and James Beatey. Sarah Murphy and H Jaeohtenstein. Charlotte Lazare and J W Schettis. Fannie Wurthut and Thomas Neill. Ida Turner and Adium SirBurney. Hattie Wright and Charles Sharp. Barbara Tartley and John McCarty. Mary Ginty and Alba Sullivan. Mary Christ and Win Easton. Jessie Thompson and Lorenzo Evans. Ella Pratt and Win Bischott. Doretha Henka and Evoch Adama.
Transactions include Roger Beil and wife selling 180 acres to Daniel F Prineo for 4500 in Port Byron and Coe townships. Michael Bauer sells lots 9 and 10, block 17 in Hamp ton for 300. John and Mary Stretch sell lot 8 block 6 Spencer and Case addition to Rock Island for 580. Warranty deeds filed: Lloyd to Waters 50 acres for 3000 in Blackhawk. Thompson to Johnson lot 16 block 17 Cordova for 250. McCormick to Wyncoop lots 6 7 8 10 block 16 Marshall addition Cordova for 400. Sherrill to Wynkoop blocks 2 and 12 lots 11 12 18 14 block 18 lot 1 block 15 Cordova plus other parcels and section 1 402 east for 6000. The Review notes E J Pollard conductor on day train and A N Pollard on night train. Pocls River Junction described as a promising town with coal trains and timber nearby.
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