Wreck Narrowly Averted On River Voyage To St Paul
Arriving at St Paul at 4 pm aboard the steamer Quincy after a troubled trip marked by delays low water and a six hour raft detour a snag caused a minor hull breach and repairs. Capt Calhoun managed the craft through wrecked water while passengers endured rough weather and novelty on deck including contests and humor from the crew.
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Merchant’s Hotel
St. Paul
Quincy
Calhoun
Lake Pepin
Texas
Winona
Minn
Pepin
Mississippi
Dubuque
Iowa
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Northwest
Iowa Central Railway
Elrick Junction
Deep Well Near Cambria Wyoming Delivers 200 GPM
A long running Cambria water project in the Black Hills area reaches a successful 200 gallons per minute pumping rate at 2 115 feet. The well's discovery, after early 1900s failures, supports water prospects across the western formations and may guide future wells in surrounding coal country.
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Cambria
Wyo
United States Geological Survey
Black Hills
Device to prevent runaway horses on the road
An inventor from Wells Michigan Phillis Mayotte offers a wheel mounted reins fastener. A spindle with hooks on a disk locks the reins and uses a ratchet to stop movement. A universal joint and gears connect to the front wheel hub so any horse motion is blocked, preventing runaway.
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Phillis Mayotte
Wells, Mich
Scientific American
Perfect blue rose sparks notes in London and recalls tulip mania
A London notice reports a perfect blue rose received at Kew Gardens, hailed as a botanical curiosity rather than epoch making. The piece contrasts modern florists’ cautious experiments with historical Dutch tulip bonanzas offering large rewards for rare varieties, noting private botanists and conservatories lead floral experimentation.
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London
Kew Gardens
Netherlands
New Method Smelts Steel by Electricity Discovered
Swedish engineer Herr Kjellin reports large scale tests at Gysinge iron factory with success. Electro steel said to rival ordinary steel in quality and cost, powered entirely by water. Sweden's water power and iron ore resources may foster a major electro steel industry.
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Herr Kjellin
Gysinge
Sweden
Round Trip Fare Chicago to Mackinac Island Cited
A transportation listing shows a Chicago to Mackinac Island round trip fare of seven dollars with a six dollar rate to another destination, indicating a promotional or multi-route pricing.
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Chicago
Mackinac Island
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Louise Eversmeyer
Iowa Avenue
Muscatine
Clymer És Coldren
East Second Street
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
Carskaddan & Burk
LAW
Muscatine, Iowa
West Second Street
Fitzgerald
LAW, Loan and Collection Office
Hershey State Bank
Iowa Avenue and
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G. M. Titus
DPD
V. Jackson, Titus & Jackson
Scott Richman F. F. Richman Richman & Richman
H. Jayne
W. Hoffman
Jayne & Hoffman
P. Ingham
Attorney
E. 2d Street
J. W. Eells
Fred S. Pentzer
Louisa
Washington
Cedar County
A. B. Clapp
Cook
Musser & Co.'s Bank
West Third Street
H. M. Dean
H. J. Dean
K. J. Dean
D. P. Miller
West Fifth Street
M. A. Barr
Swan's
Jonarhone
Nellie Elizabeth Robertson
F. W. Root
Third Street
West
Renovators
Chas. Zelner
Mulberry
O. Stoker
Oregon Street
Cook, Musser & CO
State Bank and Trust Co. Banking and Exchange
Second St
Muscatine, Ia
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Sara Hershey Eddy
Mira Hershey
First National Bank
G. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
G. Stein
J. B. Dougherty
Chas. Page
F. P. Sawyer
Muscatine Savings Bank
Will J. Hill
The
Journal
Inci
Tom
Alon
Macon
Lamberton
Ark
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Favorite
Treney
David Kennedy
N. Y
Eawood
the Journal
Lion & Healy
Demorest Avenue
J. B. Shoemaker
E. O. Burnside
a_ station
A. G. Tyler
Woodlawn Avenue
P. D. Hill
Park Place
Monroe Street
East Second
E. S. Batterson
C. Noetlich
Cedar Street
Brookbank Pony Farm
Brookbank Farm
C. C. and
E. W. Horton
Milo B. Stevens & Co
14Th St
Lucas & Co
St. Louis
Journal Office
Moter College
Lake Superior Power Company
Sault Ste. Marie
E. A. Lipstedt
Fair Ground
Muscatine Business College
Pickle
H. J. Heinz Co
Aair
W. H. Hoffman
Pine Street
Motor College
Muscatine County
Inter-State Corres
Nst
Cedar Rapids
Mfg. Co
River Street
Re- Hance Loan Co
Oak Street Cottage
J.C. Coster
Iawn Avenue
Frank Braun
Roscoe Avenue
Eighth Street
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H. M. Bartlett
Col. Horton
Ogilvie Hill
J. H. Munroe & Son
Mackinaw City
Petoskey
Bay View
Traverse City
Michigan Central
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L. D. Heusner
Adams Street
Calscarry
Andy Cathartic
Thomas Brown
Choice Western Lands
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