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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
6
A Rock Island freight car loaded with lumber blocked the Muscatine North and South tracks for 12 hours last night and this morning after the switch engine jumped the main line at the Musser side track. Train crews freed the car by 9 am to allow the Elrick junction morning train to pass.
A formal notice announces an appointment examination to be conducted in Davenport. The event specifies schedule details and testing requirements, inviting eligible applicants to present credentials and registries for evaluation by the authorized board. The notice emphasizes deadlines and location for candidate submission.
Aug 22 23 notices announce watermelon prices 15 to 30 cents and muskmelons five cents up amid a Davenport West Point cadet examination plan. The committee led by Congressman A F Dawson schedules scholastic and physical tests at School No 2 and lists eligible ages 17 to 22. Prices for fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and meats fill a long retail list with regional markets and farm goods.
Two Rock Island freight cars jump the track near Fruitland on No. 98, blocking the line for hours. Cars carried wheat and hogs. no injuries reported. Cause believed to be a journal break. Wrecking crew and trains repair the line. Milwaukee line service continues.
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