Columbus Junctions Noted Lovers Leap Bridge Legend
A travel sketch extols Columbus Junction with its 164 foot long 80 foot high suspension bridge called Lovers Leap. The piece recounts a local tale of romance and fines for flirting on the bridge, notes its role as a town draw during chautauqua, and covers local history, railroads, schools, and prominence of the Majestic theater.
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Columbus Junction
Cupid
Journal
Columbus
Iowa River
Columbus City
Fredonia
Clifton
Port Allen
Iowa
Rock Island
Middle West
Edward
Alfred Wescott
Majestic
Whetstine
Lone Tree and Columbus Junction Boost Set for Growth
A historical feature surveys Lone Tree 21 miles from Muscatine, noting its elm tree heritage, Zimmermann steel stump puller factory, grain elevator, horse sales, and busy town life. It highlights Farmers' & Merchants' Savings Bank, local leaders, and robust commerce. The piece shifts to Columbus Junction, praising booster clubs, railroad access, river freight rates, and a thriving theater, clothing store, and real estate firms driving regional development.
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Zimmerman Steel Co
United States
Lone Tree
Johnson County
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Savings Bank
Ee Ashton
John A. Goetz
Anton Fisher
Roy E. Bulichek
Charles Krueger
H. P. Long
George Miller
A. Rubelman
Joseph Raynor
Iowa
Commonwealth
Columbus Junction
Edward
Alfred Wescott
Majestic Theater
Keota Adopts Interurban Funding and Leadership
Keota leaders back a proposed Ottumwa to Iowa City interurban with a $60,000 subscription upon completion. J C Clarke serves as mayor and T F Wait as clerk, while council members include B L Sanders L H Smith H E Seydel John Randolph Joe Kaufman and R C Hamilton.
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J. C. Meyer
S. Moritz
Clothier
A. S. Tufts
George Stephenson
Keota
OttumwalIowa City
J.C. Clarke
T. F. Wait
B.L. Sanders
L. H. Smith
H. E. Seydel
John Randolph
Joe Kaufman
R. C. Hamilton
Argentine Government weighs Buenos Aires subway plan
The Argentine Government is considering underground railways for Buenos Aires as part of public transport expansion. The move reflects national interest in developing rapid transit to ease city congestion and improve urban mobility.
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Buenos Ayres
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Chicago
W. E. Whetstine
Safeguard
Main Street
R.& B.clothing Company
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Cravenettes
Ruthenberg & Bierman, Clothiers
Cuolumb
Aunction Band
Muscatine
Muscatine Western
Johnson Coun
F. N. Wilcox
Louisa County
Boosters
T. H. Ashton
Roy E. Bulicher
Chas. Krueger
A. Luv
Geo. Miller
Jos. Raynor
H. P. Loring
Stapps
Hendrix Real Estate
Carr's Store
Columbus Junction, Iowa
Louisa
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