Muscatine's New City Hall Won Despite Obstacles
Muscatine prepares a new city hall described as fireproof and sturdy. Bedford limestone exterior, reinforced concrete walls, iron stairs, and a steel frame support a four vaults system. The building groups offices for police, treasurer, fire chief, waterworks, education board, and more, with a council chamber for hundreds and an aim to honor civic pride.
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City Treaaurer
Board of Education
Jealth
Associated Charities
City Recorder
Counell
Conneil
Corneil
Muscatine
Year’s Improvements Near the Million Dollar Mark
List of summer and fall improvement projects in Pearl City with dates and costs. Projects include frame dwellings on Aurel Street and Orange Street, a one story dwelling on Ninth Street, church improvements on 6th Street, brick and frame buildings on West 11th Street, additions to Lombard Street homes, and various storefront and garage developments with amounts ranging from 1,000 to 2,800 dollars. Entries dated July through October note contractors and project types such as frame houses, brick structures, and minor additions.
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Uly
Havea
Aurel St
Peterson Bros
Orange St
Adam Koehler
Ninth St
United Brethren Church
6Th St
Atucco
Oak St
Horton Smith
Second St
F. W. Blassing
11Th St
G. H. Sergeant
Lombard St
Pearl City Novelty Co
W. Front
C. J. Carlson
Mr. Noble
Muscatine Man Alex Grossheim Is Kaiser's Double
In Muscatine, photographer Alex Grossheim, famed for his likeness to Emperor William, donned the ruler’s attire to pose for a picture. The shot, echoing the Kaiser’s notoriety amid a grim tragedy unfolding elsewhere, is reproduced to capitalize on the timing.
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Hla
Muscatine
William
Germany
Alex, Grossheim
Grossheim
Ig 86
Saa
Local Dwellings and Church Additions Listed
October notices reveal several new structures. A. C. Altenberndt on Laurel Street frames a dwelling for 2500 dollars dated October 10. A. A. Keath builds a Park Avenue dwelling costing 1050 dated October 21. A. L. Branson erects a Chestnut Street frame dwelling at 2600 dated October 23. Trinity Church adds a parish house on East Second Street valued at 4000 dated October 23. J. W. Dale erects a framed Park Place dwelling priced 1750 dated October 23. Chas Zeldler builds a Oakland Drive dwelling at 2000 dated October 23. Zeldler adds a rear dwelling extension on Mulberry Street dated October 23.
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A. C. Altenberndt
Laurel St
A. A. Keath
Park Avenue
A. L. Branson
Chestnut St
Trinity Church
E. Second St
J. W. Dale
Park Place
Chas
Zeldler
Oakland Drive
Mulberry
Northern Gravel Co puts Muscatine on new industry map
The Northern Gravel company, formed by Muscatine capital to supply washed gravel and sand, built a modern plant on Muscatine Island. It features a 40 car daily capacity, five product sizes, and tracks serving Iowa and Illinois. Officers are Boynton, N Barry, E W Boynton, with Block Company and Milard Company as agents.
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Muscating Island
City of
Muscatine
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Burlington
Elrick Junction
Iowa
George H. Boynton
N. Barry
E. W. Boynton
Salea
We. G. Block Company
Milard & Company
Starck 18 Conducts Nine Brass Bands in Iowa and Muscatine
Prof. Matt Starck of Muscatine directs bands at Atalasa Wilton and Morning Sun and possesses a band master’s skill. His twenty years as a musician and nine years as a band organizer and instructor span Iowa and beyond.
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Matt Starck
Muscatine
Iowa
Illinois musician formed popular band of boys ages eight to eighteen
In Illinois the city director organized a Boys Band of youths from eight to eighteen, three years old by last April. The group gave its first concert on the street July 8 and soon became a hit, being one of the largest juvenile ensembles in the state. Prof Starck led Swag, a band of big school boys, for two years, directing and instructing during that period. They performed widely.
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Starck
Swag
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Muscatine Man
Kaiser’s
J. W. Rankin
East Second Street
C. M. Bell
Muscatine, Towa
The
Jefferson Hotel
Peoria
Illinois
State of
Zeidler
Mulberry Ave
Broadway
H. Fy Smith
Monroe St
Will Peterson
11Th Sh
Alutissa
Morning Sun
Eliza
Wilton
Ffteen
Prof. Starck
Museatine
Willam
Sia
Atatlasa
Prof
Matt, Starck
Goodrich
Avon
Paragon
Deatchess
Standard Sewing Machine Co
Cleveland
Hetsier Cleaners
National Bank
A. Metz
Bast Srd
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