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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1875
Page
2
Six editors in Germany have been imprisoned for asserting their right to publish contributor names in their journal columns. The case highlights a crackdown on free press and term limits on expression.
The Buffalo ruling prohibits any married woman from serving as a teacher in city public schools. This decision reflects the era's resistance to women in politics and public life, signaling gender barriers in professional roles.
The Globe-Democrat noted St Louis scoring 86 in a recent Sunday baseball game and carried a paragraph about a Pacific coast bank failure.
IpA Lewis hailed as Newport heroine for rescuing a drowning sailor last week. The Grace Darling of Newport is urged to receive a first class life saving medal adorned with diamonds.
The Iowa women’s suffrage group gathered in Oskaloosa for their annual convention. They debated the misfortune of being born women and criticized centennial managers for taxation without representation in a cordial, harmless meeting.
The St. Petersburg Gazette reports intense heat in Finland with no rain for over three weeks. Grass crops are scorched and forests burn in several localities. Illinois farmers jest that they would welcome similar weather for two weeks.
A New York bulletin says the Beecher Tilton trial is not to be reopened, whether true or not. The report hopes time will confirm this before the second centennial, with potential continuance for those alive now.
The Argus remarks that S. M. Smith is a lunatic on the money question and unwittingly aids inflation swindlers while noting the paper itself is wrong on most other issues.
The Sterling Gazette urges Hon. E B Washburne for the 1876 presidency stating his eight years abroad keep him clear of recent political quarrels. It notes Washburne’s clean record and suggests his White House prospects deserve consideration.
Mat Carpenter reflects on aging and a hypothetical early political career. He writes to Zach Chandler with a notable line advising never contradicting a newspaper. Chandler's current case involves a libel suit tied to prior reporting.
The text notes a rising pattern of self destructive acts during summer, calling it a serious issue as daily papers from large cities report multiple personal crises. It mentions ample employment exists but urges attention to epidemic personal crisis reports sweeping the country.
News from Spain notes the Carlists gave up the fortified Seo de Urgel after a two year hold. The town controlled key mountain passes into Catalonia and was notable for stalling Carlist incursions into the plain. Lizzaraga offered surrender if the bishop of Urgel could be paroled. Alfonsists refused and captured the bishop along with other prisoners.
The Springfierd Republican reports Massachusetts population around 1,700,000. Major cities by size include Boston Worcester Lowell Cambridge Fall River Lyon Lawrence and Springfield. Boston may exceed 335,000 and Worcester 50,000 with Lowell near 48,000. Most cities up from 1870, while rural districts show little to negative gains.
Three sentences from a Grant letter reveal strict guidance to Secretary Hrimepr to press forward against whiskey thieves. The text stresses no surrender of guilty parties and calls for vigilance against opponents who claim influence. It condemns personal interests interfering with public duty and demands firm action in prosecutions.
The Springfield Mass Republican editors advocate Vice-President Wilson to preside at the upcoming state convention. They argue he embodies the historic party and represents current Republican ideas and aspirations, a stance seen as unusually orthodox for Bowles' paper.
The Times warns against bringing religion into politics over public schools. Catholics in Ohio openly seek to abolish public schools, and in New York currents threaten disruption. Cardinal McCloskey Dr McGlynn and others are credited with restraining violence while evangelical leaders at Cape May condemn Catholic aggression and warn of peril to the system.
The Bank of California, once a leading state deposit and discount institution, failed amid its far reaching Pacific coast investments and ties to foreign houses. Although its collapse shocks California and Nevada finance circles, the broader Pacific economy remains largely unaffected.
Two Rock Island justices Cok and Cropper face questions on sanity as Benson the Moline post office robber is released on 3600 bail signed by Moulden. Road officials seek 310000 for roads and bridges for next year to be raised by tax. Deputy Revenue raided cigar dealers netting 2500 in stamps violations. Herman Hannecke’s Moline boxes carry his maker’s name. Geneseo Woman’s Temperance Society funds Francis Murphy to bolster reform efforts.
The Rock Island Agricultural Society opens its ninth annual fair with prime cattle herds led by Funk and Byram, featuring the Duke of Vermillion and other noted bulls. Horses draw crowds with a $1,000 free-for-all purse, names include Gen. Grant and Lucy Ella among many entries. Poultry and swine displays attract numerous exhibitors from Davenport to Geneseo, reflecting strong county stock breeding and growing interest in county fairs.
The article notes numerous exhibitors led by W. A. Nourse of Moline and Oliver Broa Davenport with varied fruit and vegetables, a strong showing of pickles and jellies, extensive quilting and sewing, assembling many patterns, and lively races with Pilot Temple and Tom Dodge among winners.
The report highlights 585 million dollars invested in Britain’s alcohol production and 120000 cattle in the Sun River and Missouri valleys. It mentions veterans’ and volunteers’ reunions in Monmouth, heat affecting the west, and corn’s paradox as city children suffer while crops prosper.
A Creston newcomer planned a North Hill barber shop and briefly sparked a curious homefront prank boom. Married women homed in on their husbands with cheek rubs and razors as playful payback, prompting light hearted domestic tumults and rolling pin smacks.
A vintage health ad asserts Green's August Flower cures many ailments from dyspepsia to biliousness and indigestion. It invites readers to try a sample bottle at 10 cents and promises relief after two doses. Dr. J W Morey is listed as the local druggist.
City of Moline updates an 1875 sidewalk ordinance along Rodman avenue from Pitts addition to Osborne second addition. The amendment sets a minimum width of five feet four inches and specifies plank construction two inches thick on sleepers, with oversight by the street committee. Property owners must build in front of their lots within thirty days of publication.
A small early 20th century sheet listing song titles and prices. Dora Darling and Barney Macree songs appear alongside The Maid of Avondale and Where is my Loved One To-Night with prices 35 cents and 85 cents for Hays editions.
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