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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1900
Page
7
Daily schedule shows arrivals and departures between Wilton and Muscatine with listed times for east and westbound Main Line trains. Service runs daily except Sunday with multiple stop times and flag stops noted at Wilton.
Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern Railway timetable lists departures from Davenport Iowa with connections to Clinton Sterling Chicago Omaha Denver Belvidere Rockford Janesville Madison and Cedar Rapids. No. 4 and No. 6 run daily with No 8 via Utah and Pacific Coast. Arrivals include 3:45 PM and 7:39 AM in Davenport. General Passenger Agent L F Berry signs off.
The Muscatine North and South Railroad timetable takes effect at 12 01 p m Sunday June 17 with two second class trains and four trains daily except Sunday. Train No 2 runs regardless of No 1 and No 4 runs regardless of No 3. Connections available with B C R N for Burlington and South and from Burlington to Muscatine with Iowa Central to points east west and north.
The Muscatine Journal reports a private donor plans a first class modern hospital here. They seek site suggestions from citizens, near a streetcar line with space, light and water access. Readers may submit signed or unsigned letters to be published as the project advances toward an assured hospital, library, and opera house.
Local items report Batty the Jeweler and Optician, Beecham's pills dispensed, and various arrivals and departures on the Firefly. From opera house foundation work to social visits, the column lists shops, people, travel, and small-town happenings with multiple names and places.
Misses Mary Ella and Clara Mead arrived from Plymouth Massachusetts and other places to visit before returning to Minneapolis. Mrs Lee Thorp and daughter Millie plus Mrs Joe Smith returned from Truro accompanied by Mrs George Gibson and her three daughters. Camp meet travelers faced a late storm getting home. some reached after midnight. Herbert LaRue and family of OsKaloosa visit relatives in the area. Mr and Mrs Isaac Sawtree of Thornburg are guests of Miss Miriam Sharpless. The heat remains intense despite rain. Mr and Mrs R C Wagner hosted twelve relatives for dinner. Will Grant and cousin Mrs C A Ball are guests. Jessie Henderson returns from Knoxville.
Real estate notices offer a 260 acre stock and grain farm near Wellman with a large house, bank barn, sheds, and water, plus other Illinois and Cedar county farms for exchange or cash deals. Hotels, residences, and farms are listed with possible swaps for smaller properties, long balances, or cash differences. Call for details and inquiries.
The marriage of Edgar Todd and Miss Minnie Hendrixson of Union township will take place at the bride’s parental home on Tuesday. The couple will depart that evening for Chicago for their honeymoon.
A Republican convention will be held in Muscatine at the Court House on Saturday Sept Sth at 10:39 a.m. to nominate candidates for county auditor clerk of courts county recorder county attorney and one supervisor. Representation is based on one delegate per township or ward and one for every twenty votes or fraction of twelve or more cast for Hon. L. M. Shaw in 1899. Committees will arrange caucus dates and locations. J. W. McKee chairs the county committee O. D. Longstreth is secretary.
Seldom in our history has rain been so welcome as in Columbus Junction weekend storms. The weekend rainfall relieved heat and dust, saved wilting crops, and calmed business and politics though winds caused some damage to sheds and trees. Rev. Pool of Wapello spoke on signs of the times at the Park meeting as clouds gathered overhead.
On Saturday August 11 the steamer Young will not depart Burlington until 11 p m to allow passengers time for the afternoon and evening Northwestern Saengerfest events. The boat will leave the foot of Washington street at 11 p m for Oquawka Keithsburg New Boston Muscatine Rock Island and Davenport with W A Blair as master.
A note this week says the battleship Oregon will come home with a patch on her hull, reflecting a calmer period in naval and political sentiment. The piece also critiques Democratic rhetoric and platform strategy as soft pedal in labor and policy debates.
The North Carolina Democrats red shirted their state and plan to focus on national issues joining Mr. Bryan in the protest against government without the consent of the governed.
Chairman Jones, a stockholder and beneficiary, asserts the Cotton Compress Trust is constitutionally authorized. Observers note promoters of the Tammany Ice Trust made a similar claim.
A historical note claims General Lawton died due to encouragement from American sympathizers for Aguinaldo and accuses Democratic leaders of urging voters to endorse that policy in November.
The piece questions a candidate's self defense plea for the presidency and criticizes the Democratic platform move in Kansas City meant to sway Populists. It notes General Ferdinard C. Westrobe predicting big McKinley Roosevelt support in Maryland while Mr. Gorman avoids endorsing the Dryvan drive in the state.
The Honorable Webster Davis commends the war record of the Honorable William J. Brennings praising his analysis of the horse dragoons operations in South Africa. Davis notes Brennings expertise in military affairs and his vivid description of campaigns.
The account notes Senator Teller wept in St. Louis in 1896 and again in Kansas City last month. It says many of his supporters dried their eyes and returned to the Republican fold after considering conditions in his state.
Special Master James E. Shepherd and lawyers reopened the rail road tax assessment hearing in Charlotte as the North Carolina Corporation Commission sues the Southern Railroad Company. The session follows an adjournment on July 23 due to missing witnesses for the complainants and attracts top legal talent.
The rivers and harbor committee of the House of Representatives reached Duluth Minnesota this forenoon to study harbor needs. They will tour the port and then proceed to Chicago for inspection activities to be completed by August 20.
An old classified style ad claims Beggs Hair Renewer cures scalp diseases stops hair loss and grows hair on bald heads with guaranteed satisfaction. Appears from a vintage newspaper page advertising Severcamp's product.
Lloyd J. Smith Lincoln Park Commissioner and Republican hopeful faces a Criminal Court hearing in Chicago for dishonorable conduct. The case accuses him of permitting grain to be shipped from elevators under his control without canceling warehouse receipts, alleged theft of hundreds of thousands of bushels.
Camden Me August 14 thousands witness the launch of the first and only six masted schooner from the H M Bean shipyard christened George W Wells. Keel 302 ft 11 in beam 48 ft 6 in hold depth 23 ft. A four foot poop deck extends forward to the fourth hatch. Lower masts 119 ft topmast 58 ft jibboom 75 ft driver boom 72 ft. Vessel built of yellow pine and oak.
The 7th annual Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association convenes in New Kensington from Aug 14 to Aug 17. Over fifty companies attend for events including horse races hook and ladder races prize drills and parades with business men underwriting the expenses. The opening parade was a grand spectacle.
In Boston today August 14 colored business men gather to form the National Business Men's League to foster enterprise and spirit among colored people in business ventures.
An article promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a stomach tonic that revives appetite. It urges readers to use the tonic when appetite fails, claiming it strengthens digestion and nourishes the body with each dose.
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