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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1900
Page
2
The schedule lists South Muscatine Park Place Fair Grounds Cemetery routes with cars starting at 5 50 a m and 6 00 a m and continuing every 20 minutes until late evening. Sunday service begins at 8 40 a m with cars every half hour to 10 a m and every 20 minutes after until 9 p m.
Chicago August 31 Grand Army delegates unanimously elect Leo Rassieur of St Louis as commander in chief for the coming year. Other officers named are E C Milliken Maine junior vice Frank Sea mons Tennessee surgeon general John A Wilkins Ohio chaplain in chief A Grahms California. The assembly also notes a $30 000 debt and promptly raises funds. A sharp debate over southern histories reveals claims of loyalty rhetoric and prison mortality rates.
In Washington Park yesterday afternoon a three hour mock battle drew 1 500 combatants from the First and Second Illinois National Guard regiments under Colonels Sanborn and Stuart. Gatling guns fired, blank cartridges exploded, and a coordinated assault aimed to drive a concealed enemy from a northern thicket.
At Bell Center in Kickapoo Valley near Prairie du Chien Wisconsin the torn floor of a store and residence reveals the skeletons of three people two of them children. Authorities note a doctor once lived there about twenty years ago and a nearby saloon operated thirty years ago but blame for the deaths remains unconfirmed.
A man staying at the Hotel Lodges in Pontiac identified as R C Landis of Toronto was found dead in his room Tuesday after disappearing Monday. A morphine bottle and another suspected strychnine bottle were found on him. He had previously attempted suicide in Port Huron as George Landon alias Charles Lanning after a poker loss. His true identity remains unconfirmed pending release of information from Port Huron authorities.
The street railway license petition by T. Higgins seeks a fifty year grant and citywide right of way. It plans hourly cars to Manitowoc with a ten cent fare and aims to have the line in operation within two years.
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin August 31 Thomas Varra the policeman alleged to have shot two Buffalo Bill's Wild West showmen on August 20 in self defense appeared for trial at 10 a m yesterday and was discharged as no one appeared against him
In Anderson Indiana on August 31 the American Rod and Nail mills shut down. Nine hundred eighty workers are laid off with permanent closure by the nail trust.
Advertisement asserts the tablets tops the cough and cures a cold in one day with no cure no pay. It markets the product at 25 cents. The copy stresses rapid relief and a bold money back stance.
A daylight trip from Buffalo to New York via the Lehigh Valley Railroad offers a pleasant journey with every comfort provided for travelers.
The Iron Trade Review notes widespread buying and inquiries in pig iron and finished materials. Prices vary by region with No 2 foundry iron in Birmingham near 11 dollars, while southern buyers report $10.25 to $11, and central western furnaces see around $14 to $15 amid shifting demand for plates and bars.
Bangor Maine August 31 1900 Charles A Boutelle congressman of Maine Fourth District and re election candidate remains seriously ill from a gastric vertigo and brain hemorrhage first reported after an incident at Youngs hotel. Doctors note crystallization of blood in the head is slowly clearing and recovery may come with rest but he cannot resume work soon. Big preparations for Des Moines 46th state fair run August 24 September 1 1900 indicate political and civic implications.
Travel offers include very low rates to the Iowa State Fair with one admission to the fair grounds. Travel dates Aug 23 to Sept 1 with return until Sept 3 via Rock Island and Route.
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