Hershey Memorial Hospital to Rise in Muscatine
Ground breaking on North Mulberry for the Hershey Memorial Hospital built by Miss Mira Hershey. William Kincaid wins the contract as final plans and specifications are approved, with work to begin this afternoon and speed toward completion by spring.
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Muscatine
Hershey Memorial Hospital
Mira Hershey
Miss Hershey
William Kincaid
Chas. Spaethe
North Mulberry
Plans And Specifications For A New L Shaped Building
Journal reporter reviews the proposed L shaped building plan noting 81 ft 9 in front and other measurements. Construction features include slate roof, copper trim, stone arches, marble finish, panel oak ceilings, white enamel rooms, tiled sterilizing area, red brick exterior, Portage red sandstone details, and complete electric lighting and bell system with speaking tubes for staff communication.
New Hospital Plans Highlight Leisure Verandas And Access
General notes describe a central skylight lit corridor with expansive rear verandas 51 feet 9 inches by 10 inches for convalescents. A kitchen hoist, floor laundry shoots, portable bath tub, front lawn, porte cochere for ambulance arrivals, and a forthcoming hospital picture.
Prospective Brick Structure Plans Hinted at Local Site
The cost is not disclosed. The building will use red pressed brick red mortar and red sand stone trimmings. Frame work aims for winter interior fitting and a probable spring completion.
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Portage
Description of hospital attic and patient wards layout
The passage outlines a building with six patient rooms on the first floor, two wards each holding four beds, a serving room for the sick, two baths and a toilet. The third floor is called an attic though it holds four furnished rooms and a large open space usable as needed.
Night Robbers Burn Andalusia General Store
Thieves broke into Daniel Goode’s Andalusia store Friday night, plundered dry goods, and set a fire that destroyed the building and stock valued at 3500 while the village saved the nearby town hall. Joseph Simmon’s household goods also burned except for a carpet box. No insurance. Thieves at large.
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Daniel Goode
Andalusia
Joseph Simmon
Goode
G A R May Get Out Rate For Cleveland Trip
The G A R posts seek a cent a mile rate from railroads to Cleveland for the encampment. Chicago lines agreed, western roads offered only one fare plus two dollars. Soo line allegedly violated Western Passenger association terms by cutting rates from St Paul to Chicago, possibly spurring broader fare reductions.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Soo Line
Western Passenger Association
St. Paul
Dogs Ride Free? Railroads to Check Bags for Dogs
Western railroads will start checking dogs at baggage rates equal to Meyeles and baby carriages as a standard policy. Executives of the Western Passenger association directed general baggage agents to adopt uniform rules. Most lines have not previously charged for dogs in baggage cars, and this plan may provoke protests from sportsmen and hunters.
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Western
Western Passenger Association
Park Tower Tickets Expand For Large Groups This Year
Ten or more tickets for Young to Black Hawk Tower are available at The. A management change in the park brings a new, accommodating manager making visits more pleasant this year.
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Black Hawk Tower
Railroad crew member at Buffalo suffers severe foot injury
A railroad gang worker at Buffalo struck his foot with a pickaxe on Saturday, driving the axe completely through his foot and causing serious injury.
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Buffalo
Armstrong shoots at wife in apartments above Nisley’s store
Frank Armstrong armed with a revolver entered his wife’s apartment and fired at her with intent to kill then escaped. The couple had been married 19 years and recently separated after living near the city. Mrs Armstrong sought divorce and has supported herself from the Illinois feed yard and laundry work.
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Frank Armstrong
Nisley
Mrs. Armstrong
Armstrong
Zeug
Schoenig
Marshal Balloff
Illinois
South End Beats City Experts In Close Ball Game
The South End baseball team edged a city expert lineup by a score of 2 to 1 yesterday. Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and Baltimore are listed among yesterday’s results and today’s games feature Chicago versus Cleveland and Milwaukee versus Detroit.
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South End
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Erin and Shamrock II Reach New York Harbor In Tow
The yacht Erin with Shamrock II the cup challenger arrived off Sandy Hook at 11 39 p m last night.
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New York
Erin
Sandy Hook
Trotting Meet at Brighton Beach Promises Record Run
New York hosts a trotting meeting at Brighton Beach with fresh footing after track work. Crescens and The Abbot duel in a Thursday match race with Ket chamami Geers confident the world record may fall. Anaconda and Joe Patchen race in a hot special, Anaconda favored to lead but Patchen may fall short.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Buffalo
Ketchamami Geers
Crescens
Abbot
Anaconda
Joe Patchen
Patchen
Chicago bats stumble in tight American League tilt
In a tense AL clash, Chicago struggles against a pitching duel as hitters fail to convert scoring chances. Errors and missed opportunities frustrate the club, while opposing arms dominate late innings.
Pitsburg Defeats Chicago In Thirteen Inning Clash
In a marathon 13 inning game Pitsburg edges Chicago 5 to 1 while St. Louis falls 3 to Cincinnati 2. The contest featured extended pitching and timely hits shaping the late innings.
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Pitsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Sports matchups listed for Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati and more
The page presents upcoming regular season games with Boston at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at St Louis, and New York at Philadelphia. It highlights matchups across major leagues and sets the stage for early-season action.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
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WM. Kincaid
Berry
Journal
Brick and Stone
Anson Clothing Co
Seatine, Iowa
B. E. Lilly’s Dry
Mediapolis
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E. G. Barnard
Mulberry Street
Ganeel
Shamrock II
American League Baseball
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Enecee A
Cscce Cevehe
A. Cenaden
Muscatine Markets
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Rio
California
Pocahontas
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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