Wreck Destroys Rock Island Freight Train Near Muscatine
A brake beam failure derailed three cars and a caboose on Rock Island Freight No. 94 about three miles below Muscatine. Eighteen hogs were killed, one brakeman injured, a tramp escaped unharmed, and track was rebuilt by midnight. Passengers and crowds flocked to the scene as trains resumed service.
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Rock Island
Muscatine
Rock Island Road
el Paso
Joe Lorber
Washington
Chicago
Pat O’toole
Letts
Moore
Souhterland
Musserville Crossing
Reinemund Plans Big Muscatine Dry Goods Sale Opening
Muscatine's E Reinemund signs a year's ad contract in the Journal and prepares a major sale. He has merged Jackson stock at 129 West Second Street and will clear out both stocks through August before opening a new dry goods and clothing store September 1 with fresh stock and added lines.
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Muscatine
E. Reinemund
Reinemund
George B. Jackson
West Second Street
East Second Street
Jackson
Camp Lacey Start for Camp Lacey Company C 50th Regiment I N G
Muscatine Iowa National Guard unit Camp bound with 45 men in khakis on a special Rock Island car. Detachment from Des Moines signals to join in Oskaloosa for a week long drill at Mahaska county fair grounds with four hours daily, governor’s day slated midweek.
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50Th Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Rock Island Road
Davenport
Washington
F. W. Bishop
Harry Kern
Smeenk
Timm and
Capps
Arnold
Luckhardt
Davidson
Hanley
Norwood
Schoenig
Deutschman
Junkin
Tiecke
Shoemaker
Lilly
Barry
Art Schmidt
Holcombe
Garnes
Madden
Koenig
Murrin
Loyd
Kopp
Kennefick
E. Kennefick
J. Frack
Parsons
Ficken
Mahaska County Fair Grounds
Signal Corps
Des Moines
Fair Grounds
Local social notes and family updates from town
Mrs. S. M. Gardner travels from town after attending her mother Mrs. L. L. Patterson's funeral in the week. Mrs. Wm. Oliver Jr. mourns adopted mother Mrs. Wm. Michener of Pasadena. Mrs. Pearson sick at home worsens as Frank Pearson of Janesville arrives to stay. 84th birthday observed. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett visit Ferdinand. Benjamin Bates moves to East Fifth Street. Frank Devoe and two Chicago daughters visit relatives. Aubrey Dean returns home for vacation. Hattie Kane slowly recovering. Grandma Tobin visits. Nora Dale, severely hurt at the oatmeal mill, shows improvement with swelling subsiding.
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S. M. Gardner
L. L. Patterson
Audubon
Wm. Oliver, Jr
Wm. Michener
Pasadena
Cal
Mary V. Miller
Pearson
Gilman
Frank Pearson
Janesville
Wis
Frank
Dildine
John Barrett
Ferdinand
Doty
Benjamin Bates
Sixth Street
East Fifth Street
Frank Devoe
Chicago
A. E. Hoffman
Aubrey Dean
Hattie Kane
Grandma Tobin
Mrs. Kane
Nora Dale
Local notes report injuries and greetings from neighbors
The item details a miraculous escape with minor injuries to a woman, notes on hair trimming, and visits from relatives. It mentions Mrs. Dale's sister-in-law visiting, a two week trip by Mr. and Mrs. Eyesink to Oklahoma and Kansas, and Prof. Beehm's visit with O. D. Longstreth. Also covered are illness updates for Amelia Miller and Henry Martin, sickness in Louis Chandler, upcoming occupancy for Clay Kneese’s new home, and local civic efforts to curb nuisances, drain a pond, clear gutters, and improve sidewalks and crossings.
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Jake Dale
Knott
Central City
Neb
Eyesink
Oklahoma
Kansas
Enid
el Reno
Lawton
Beehm
O. D. Longstreth
State University
Iowa City
Helen Blair
Amelia Miller
Henry Martin
Louis Chandler
Park Place
Clay Kneese
Harry Wilson
Riverview
Muscatine Markets Grain Practice and Flour Prices
Grain and live stock prices list Muscatine area market rates for corn oats wheat rye barley hay hogs cattle calves sheep lambs turkeys chickens eggs butter lard cheese fruit and vegetables. Retail items include flour sugar coffee tea and canned goods with varied per unit prices and package sizes.
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Illinois
Rio
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E. 2d St
Muscaine
Iowa
Ets
Dillaway
Heinz
Boston
Clay
Bast Hill
Mulberry Street
Insurance
J. Linn Hoopes
W. Second St
Thomas Brown
Choice Western Lands
First National
J.C. Thomsen
Chestnut St
Fruitland
Kansas City
50Th Regiment, I. N. G
Uni
J. W. Richards
Richards
Wan’s Jewelry Store
East Hill
Gee
Sennits
Mackinaws
Fedoral
Shingled
Muscatine Lbr. & Box Co
Muscatine Markets
Graham
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