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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
7
Andrew Wilcox leaves for What Cheer to make his home. Frank Elliott heads to Riverside for a brief visit with relatives. Numerous residents arrive by rail for business or to visit friends, with prices and ads for local goods and services noted. Reverend Potter departs for Fairfield to oversee a ten day Chautauqua event.
Chicago’s Nationals return hot from a 14-2 run in the east and begin a long home series on the west side. White Sox president Comiskey hosts a celebratory dinner at Ravinia Park with about 25 guests, a five-car outing marred by a car arrest by Wilmette police.
National League Pittsburg 4 Boston 9. American League Cleveland 9 Washington 8. American Association no names scheduled. Three I League Cedar Rapids 1 Springfield 0. Peoria 2 Davenport 1. Rock Island 1 Decatur 9 and Rock Island 1 Deveatur 9. Bloomington 32 Dubuque 2. Iowa League Marshalltown 9 at Marshalltown 3 Ottumwa 3. Clinton 5 at Clinton Burlington. Fort Dodge 2 Keokuk 1. Waterloo 19 Oska loosa 3. Western League Des Moines 3 Omaha 1. Sioux City 10 Pueblo 9. Lincoln 2 Denver 1 in ten innings.
A slate of intercity games features Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at Pittsburg New York at St Louis Chicago at Boston Cleveland at Philadelphia Netroit at New York St Louis at Washington teams compete across markets in early season action.
Sigourney August 15. Attorney Hugo F Goeldner attended business in Kinross last Saturday. Elijah Hawk of the county’s southern part visited the city. J T Fletcher candidate for county treasurer called in the city. The last park services were held Sunday evening in the public park led by Presbyterian pastor Rev Philip Palmer. Sunday evening services will be dispensed.
A flurry of callers and travelers visit OsKaloosa and surrounding towns Monday and weekend trips. People from Delta Keota Ottumwa Keswick and Hedrick attend conventions visit relatives and return from Colorado and Washington trips. The Eastern Stars picnic at the Patterson home ends with rain but everyone stays cheerful.
Muscatine fell 3 to 2 to Monmouth in Sunday action at Monmouth NL with Largen pitching well for Muscatine as Snooks and Clark anchored the Monmouth battery. Muscatine hosts Burlington on Sunday and again Monday in a closely matched series promising strong rivalry. next week’s schedule remains unsettled.
The Football Rules Committee and many prominent colleges have completed a revision of the rules. Spalding's Official Football Guide publishes the changes and explains them clearly. The volume aids players with detailed explanations and many halftone illustrations to show the new play style.
Decatur Illinois coroner's inquest fixes James Todd's death last night as the result of a gunshot fired by Mary Jones with murderous intent. Jones a waitress at a nearby restaurant says Teda summoned her to a window and handed the revolver. it discharged when taken. The jury orders Mary Jones held without bail. she remains in jail.
Des Moines Aug 13 1906 auditor B F Carroll certifies the Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity company of New York is authorized to transact accident and health insurance in Iowa until March 1 1907. Statement lists paid-up capital 200 000 assets 367 etc and 1906 income 188 055.63 with liabilities 333 442.80 and expenditures.
At a local convention in Aledo on August 15 F A Landee of Moline won the state senate nomination over Larry Magill by 39 to 26 The vote split showed Rock Island county backing Magill with 22 to 19 Landee carried Mercer with 16 Henderson split evenly Thomas Campbell of South Rock Island won the representative seat on the second ballot with 36 votes Frank Abbey of Henderson county secured the second representative spot on the fifth ballot.
All are united in saying that for all stomach liver or kidney diseases there is no remedy like Electric Bitters. 50 cents. Guarant eed. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Catholic churches mark the holy day as a day of obligation. St Matthias held masses at 6:30 and 9 o'clock while St Marys offered 6:00 and 9:30 masses reflecting the Sunday schedule.
$6.65 to St Paul or Minneapolis and Return via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway for the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Minneapolis August 13 to 16 Tickets on sale August 13 to 16 Final return limit August 31 1906 Liberal extension with small fee Information from ticket agents or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago
E S Gesell and W F Hartman were aboard the Firefly this noon bound for Peoria Illinois where they will spend a few days attending to matters on hand and visiting friends.
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