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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1875
Page
2
Disjointed lines describe a centennial celebration with a parade or exhibition space. It mentions German Turners and plans for a grand display at exhibition grounds amid a centennial mood. Readers are left with unclear names and dates due to damaged OCR text.
Justice Uber McAtuistrn of the state supreme court has resigned. He was recently elected one of the circuit judges of Cook County.
A Washington dispatch suggests United States Treasurer Mr New may resign soon due to private business ties in Indianapolis. It notes an estimated 20 million dollar annual cost from foot and mouth disease in England and claims U S losses from the outbreak are far greater.
WasineTon advices allege a plot to oust Postmaster Jewell led by chief engineers 3. F. Butler and Boss Shepherd. The piece frames Jewell’s removal as a form of hostility that should be taken as a compliment.
The comment compares declining Aboriginal numbers to terrier dogs, arguing that fewer Indians increase per-person costs as appropriations rise. The piece critiques funding trends while noting the shrinking indigenous population.
The Flist district of Illinois paid excise taxes totaling 37 239 209 in 1876, a sum surpassing the internal revenue collected by all states except Illinois New York Ohio and Kentucky.
Washington dispatches state Vice President Wilson has safely passed the peak of his illness and is now regarded by his physicians as out of danger and on the way to restored health and strength.
A petition signed by merchants and residents mainly in western England asks the queen to strike Earl Russell from the privy council due to his sympathy with Herzegovinian rebels.
A St Louis Abe Democrat says thirty thousand Democrats seek the 300 seats to be filled by the incoming Congress. The writer questions whether so many can be satisfied with so few openings.
The article notes that ongoing cattle disease in England could renew focus on cattle exports from this country. It highlights a shift from former gains when others suffered to new opportunities arising from the Russian crop failure and England’s stock plague.
The revival spirit is spreading to new quarters with a strong Lutheran awakening in Leipzig linked to a revived sense of German nationality and cultural revival.
A Lyons weekly is summoned for publishing the statement that the Pope was a Freemason in his youth. The allegation is declared false. The critique notes freedom of the press and the right to distinguish a man by any epithet with impunity.
Cat. GIL DrRrst rrve, famed marksman in England last summer, has been appointed a New York judge for fourteen years with a salary of 12000 dollars annually. He is a gallant soldier and a well‑read and able lawyer.
The Boston school board faces a controversy over frail-day holidays on Wednesday and Saturday as Jewish families object to sending children on Saturday. Jewish students are suspended for Saturday absences, raising a dispute with the district and hinting at broader clashes over holiday observance.
General Jefewell's annual report to the president shows inland mail transport cost at 15,353,300 dollars for the fiscal year ending June 80 1875. The report notes a 4,776 mile increase in route length to 83 routes, but a 48,688 dollar decrease in maintenance costs.
Fragments indicate a discussion of United States oil freight laws and coastwise shipping rules. The text references vessels, routes, and a fire incident at City of Waco with a note on Weston and related abetment, suggesting a legal or regulatory note on coastwise trade limitations.
The text argues that carrying petroleum as freight on passenger steamers should be prohibited and strictly enforced. It notes the danger and calls for severe punishment to deter the practice, asserting the statute should prevent such hazardous operations.
The St. Louis papers deny reports of brisk economies and abundant work. Instead they state that there is less work now than at any time in the past two years and the outlook is for further declines until warmer weather arrives.
The Chicago board of education votes ten to three to exclude Bible readings from public schools. They will not end Bible teaching until reading books and all school texts are purged, and even then they may not proceed.
The article argues that southern cotton production remains steady despite political intimidation, challenging claims that Black citizens would be unable to vote or govern themselves. It suggests fears of race-based subjugation were unfounded, noting continued productivity even amid political peril.
The article notes an impracticable temperance faction causing undesirable results in New York elections. Despite Republican majorities in both houses, temperance opposition influenced outcomes, with Gilbert defeated in the Twentieth district by Loomis by fourteen votes and Hammond winning the Twenty sixth district by 318, while many temperance ballots were rejected or wasted.
The Chicago Times highlights a woman worker driving change as she earns a living. It cites that in big cities women now outnumber earlier years in many industries. Chicago schools employ about 700 women, with teachers prominent. women excel in sewing, millinery, clerical, and lighter labor roles.
The piece argues newspapers are legitimate businesses funded by public support and should not excuse faultfinding subscribers. It condemns persistent complaints as despicable and unworthy, urging publishers to seek other lines of work if sales lag.
The Davenport Gazette details river traffic on the Mississippi near Davenport, noting scarce passenger business and limited freight, with most raft and freight boats in winter quarters. It documents 89 rafts and freight steamers this season, 60 southbound and 21 northbound barges from above the bridge, plus numerous draw passes and several accidents at piers, tallying ships like the D. A. McDonald and the North Western and noting the Le Claire and Stillwater operations and the volume of lumber moved downstream.
The passage lists the superintendent and engineers J. W. Howa and Reace, plus firemen Nathan Stevens Henry Collins J L Stevens and John Lurchen. They work in three twelve hour watches. They record locomotives and cars crossing the bridge and the superintendent files a monthly report. Their bridge duties end for the year and they will move to the island until navigation resumes.
Jury returns not guilty for John and Susan Newell in liquor case and discharge follows. Open tippling indictment continued to fourth Monday. Edward McDonald found not guilty for July theft at Coe and Cary's in Rock Island. Civil suits Olive Dobbins v Ferguson dismissed for want of prosecution. others dismissed or continued. Court adjourns to Nov 22.
Special Correspondence from a travel note writer describes a quiet valley village with calm streets and little new construction. The butcher Alfred Haighs and blacksmith Charles Huber bring cheer, banks and mercantile business hold steady, while youths cause trouble warning that runaways may be missed from home if not cooled. The writer signs as Flying Trapeze, hoping for a pleasanter mood next time.
Nine prisoners in the county jail two women and seven men. Mrs. John Warbeck dies in Rural township last Friday. Farmers harvest corn as town workers seek labor. Land sales include William H. Mann to Charles W. Riddon 6000 dollars in Cordova Brig hams Addition. Cordova votes on village organization November 30. Thomas J. Jordan sells 120 and 107 acres in Coal Valley township for 8800 and 6000 dollars. Coal Valley residents petition for village incorporation with election December 4. Frank Cathcart dies after wagon accident on Chas Laflin farm in Edgington. Thomas Willison dies after being buried by collapsing earth near Milan road. A new divorce suit is filed Mary A Candy vs Benjamin T Candy with grounds of desertion and separation.
The skiff became unmanageable and nearly overturned as it neared the dam. The occupants escaped by leaping onto the dam and clinging there until shore assistance arrived. Fred Heverling and two or three others acted creditably while the two or three ladies, Mary Ryan Bridget Ryan and Rose Canim, were rescued with only a wetting.
The Woma Christian Temperance union plans a four day meeting in Cincinnati focusing on moral suasion and youth work. Delegates from 23 states, including leaders from Chicago and Brooklyn, organize friendly inns, temperance restaurants, and reform clubs. Secretaries shake up patent office staff amid reform talk as coal and debt figures surface.
Poses a medical sales pitch for Green's august flower addressing dyspepsia liver complaints and related symptoms. Recommends Dr J W Morey as pharmacist and a 75 cent bottle with a 10 cent sample option. Claims two doses relieve symptoms.
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