Muscatine Eyes Move to a State League for Baseball
Muscatine residents discuss forming a state league with Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids Burlington Ottumwa Waterloo and two other towns. Muscatine claims a strong ball club capable of drawing 400 to 500 fans and argues that a true league could be financially feasible with careful management. Also note Charles Smith, a Chinese man, was held up and robbed of his watch and $32 in Des Moines.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Muscatine
Charles Smith
Des Moines
Illinois Central annual stockholders meeting notice
Public notice announces the regular annual meeting of Illinois Central Railroad Company stockholders in Chicago on October 21, 1903 at noon. Registered holders as of September 29, 1903 can receive a free return ticket for travel to Chicago and back under specified dates and countersigned validation. Tickets issued by the Assistant Secretary, W. G. Buren, on written application to the President. Only one free passenger per stock holding. Secretary A. G. Hackstaff.
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad
A. G. Hackstaff
Titus Offers Home Loans and Insurance Services
Local ad advises readers to contact G. M. Titus for home purchases, property insurance, and mortgage loans at 118 Iowa Avenue, providing a telephone contact 109. The notice emphasizes a general call to action without listing specific terms or rates.
Valley farmer seeks $2500 over railroad ditch ruin
John Mohussen of east of Fairport sues the C R I & P railroad alleging a ditch dug by the company near his land between the tracks and the Mississippi river has rendered thirty acres valueless for farming. He claims prior to construction the land was worth at least $100 per acre and now remains marshy and cropless after three failed attempts to raise corn.
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John Mohussen
Fairport
C., R. L. & P. Railroad Company
Mohnssen
Rock Island
A. M. E. Church Faces Decline and Plans Circuit
Muscatine African American church leader Rev. Francis J. Peterson says membership is shrinking and finances are dire. He proposes forming a circuit with Washington and Iowa City churches to stabilize the church and avoid discontinuation. A meeting to discuss the plan was moved to next Wednesday due to rain.
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Francis J. Peterson
Muscatine
Peterson
Washington
Iowa City
Last Filing Day for September Term Opens District Court
Today is the last day to file petitions for the September term of the district court and to serve notices. The docket is heavy with suits for damages and divorces as well as other actions. Deputy Sheriff John Richley has been active in service. The September term opens on the 8th, with ten clear days required before opening.
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District Court
John Richley
Two Married Ones Unhappy in Divorce Petitions
Two more divorce petitions were filed in the district court today. Ella E. Lyberger accuses her husband Charles E. Lyberger of vile and opprobrious names since their 1899 marriage. Alma J. Paulson alleges Neal P. Paulson has become an habitual drunkard.
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the District Court
Ella E. Lyberger
Charles E. Lyberger
Alma J. Paulson
Neal P. Paulson
Local items note visitors and travels in Muscatine area
Oscar Grossheim and daughter Helen returned on a noon train from Des Moines. The Pinafore Dancing club plans a meeting Monday August 31 at Hare's hall 8 p.m. Mrs Paul Brandt of 921 Newell avenue was operated on at the hospital. Frank Tetrow left for Cosly Iowa due to his grandfather’s illness. Bert Boston of Muscatine went home to Moscow. A D McDaniel enjoys a visit from his brother S McDaniel from Columbus Junction. Jessie Wiscarver and Frank Cousins of Atalissa visited Muscatine today. Marshall Miller left for home in Wilton after visiting his half brother Wm K Rodgers. C H Stone returned from the state fair with four thoroughbred Shetland ponies. George Miller formerly of Muscatine now in Chicago spent the day in Muscatine on business and left for Audubon South. Dan Rosemund, Heinz pickle works employee, left for Atalissa this afternoon.
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George Miller
Muscatine
Chicago
Audubon
Dan Rosemund
Heinz Pickle Works
Atalissa
Little Girl Dies of Cholera Infantum in Detroit Home
Florence Gertrude Moxley died at 4 30 this morning at the home of Mrs C Klebey 1029 Dale street the infantile cholera is given as the cause The mother died about seven weeks ago and the child was left in care at 1029 Dale street The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 at the Klebey home 1929 Dale street Interment Greenwood cemetery.
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Florence Gertrude Moxley
Chicago Markets Wheat and Hog Prices Update
Special market dispatch notes open highs and closes for wheat corn oats and related grains. Includes livestock receipts and bids in Chicago Kansas City Omaha Minneapolis and Liverpool with clearances and carlot estimates for tomorrow.
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Chicago
Texas
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Christian Endeavorers elect Iowa officers at convention
Sioux City Aug 28 After selecting Shenandoah as the site for the next state meeting the Christian Endeavorers of Iowa closed their convention electing President Prof. Robert Carr Des Moines General Secretary Nellie Thompson Rock Rapids Statistical Secretary Miss Zerdlada Black Clinton Treasurer E W Cass Council Bluffs They also decided to employ a field secretary in Iowa.
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Sioux City
Shenandoah
Christian Endeavorers of
Iowa
Robert Carr
Des Moines
Nellie Thompson
Rock Rapids
Zerdlada Black
Clinton
E. W. Cass
Council Bluffs
A Carnival of Vice Exposed In Tenderloin Night
A World s Work excerpt describes reporters touring the Tenderloin after Van Wyck victory night. The piece details pickpockets bunco operators strong-arm men and thieves among low resorts and dives that come alive, filled with men and women drinking.
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van Wyck
Bunco
Joe Stark Arrested in Davenport for Animal Cruelty
Joe Stark is under arrest in Davenport charged with cruelty to animals. The Humane Society will prosecute the case.
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Joe Stark
Davenport
The
Humane Society
United States Horses in Speed’s The Horse in America
The United States leads the world in horse production and faces threats from competing agencies and substitutes. The piece notes US horse values at about eleven hundred million dollars, with industry-wide concerns about losses amid a general economic downturn and rising competition.
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United States
John Gilmer Speed
America
Local dealer Promises Broad Line of Farm Equipment
A seller asserts readiness to meet demand with corn shellers buggy tops wagon boxes road scrapers wagons surries and buggies. He also markets a gasoline engine claimed to be the cheapest on the market and ready for sale to customers.
Selection by Appearance Sets Secretary Standard
A businessman hires a secretary based on appearance after screening twenty five applicants in a rainy day interview. He rejects most wet and sloppy lookers, choosing the one who appeared neat and groomed, proving a cautious judgment that appearance often signals work quality though not invariably. He notes merit requires experience not prophecy, and that the employer’s trained eye favors a polished first impression.
External charm and flawed judgment define her best efforts
The excerpt contrasts surface appeal with shallow discernment, noting that judgment becomes more about aesthetic taste than depth, and that what is offered is essentially the best possible under those limits.
Polk County September Term Divorce Record Sets New Record
The divorce record filed in the September term of Polk County court promises to break all previous records with high filings.
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Polk County
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