Neiswanger Receives 6150 Settlement for Wilton Collision Injuries
A Davenport paper reports J. B. Neiswanger, a C R I and P railroad fireman injured near Wilton in November 1898, will receive 6150 plus medical expenses. Guardian Geo L Osborn oversaw the case filed for Judge Bollinger. the settlement is described as amicable yet equitable and beneficial to the injured man.
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Davenport
District Court
J. B. Neiswanger
Wilton
Neiswanger
Bollinger
C., R. L & P. Railway Company
Lischer, Bawden & Neal
Geo. L. Osborn
Divorces and Billboards Draw Sharp Critique by Bishop Leonard
Bishop Leonard of the Ohio Episcopal diocese denounces the divorce system as an abomination and warns that marriage after divorce becomes legal polygamy. He criticizes secularized religious life, public displays on billboards, and Sunday park driving as ills that churches have failed to curb.
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Leonard
Billboard
Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio
Commercial Club Reception Program
Reception for Commercial Club members and ladies Friday evening features welcome by President Gobble. Musical Union Orchestra plays Sousa Stars and Stripes and other selections with soloists, quartets, and marches. program includes Garden of Love, Wizard of Nile, Spring, Night Off, Oriental Echoes, Belle of New York, Hymn of Praise, and Aphrondite among others.
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Commercial Club
President Gobble
Musical Union Orchestra
Stars and Stripes
Sousa
Rosenbecker
Herbert
Chiminade
Laura Musser
Julius Schmidt
Rosey
Hayden
Hayden, Misses Musser, Batterson, McQuesten
Timm
Messrs
Goff
Mikesell
Potter
Porter
Cornet
Julius Pauchet
Aphrondite
Jaxome
Scorcher
Special Pillow Sale at Mesdames Warfield and Miller
Mesdames Warfield and Miller announce a special pillow sale on Friday and Saturday January 12 and 13. The entire stock includes Bulgarian cross stick cakewalk poster oriental and new ticking ducks etc at 50 and 35 cents. Come early and choose.
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Mesdames Warfield & Miller
West Hill News notes business ventures and community updates
Three local youths plan a button factory in Thurman barn starting Wednesday. West End boys form an orchestra with East Hill and South Muscatine players. Mrs. Chas. Martin recovers and aids her sick son Raymond. Baptist chapel draws 135. sewing circle meets on Fletcher avenue. Free rides debate noted. Many illnesses and family visits follow. two weddings rumored. fishing and wood hauling underway as community keeps busy.
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West End
East Hill
South Muscatine
West Hill
Chas. Martin
Raymond
Baptist
Yelma
Fletcher Avenue
John Martin
John Yonge
H. H. Sharrar
Charles
Hubacher
John Achter
Mr. Grilly
Oscar Reynolds
Jacob Martin
Nellie Christian
Minois
Will Ratz
Korrimore
Tax seizure halts Muscatine Rolling Mill sale
County Treasurer Charles Gobble levied on the remaining plant in Muscatine after the Republic Iron and Steel Trust failed to clear back taxes of three to four hundred dollars. Five cars of material were loaded for shipment but refused by local railroads under sheriff’s earlier warning. The office building and fixtures remain, with no word from the company as of press time.
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Republic Iron and Steel Company
New Jersey
Muscatine
Charles Gobble
County of Muscatine
Gobble
Mr. Gamble
Woodchuck test seals a young Democrat's fate
In a currant tale from the era, a tutor asks three youths to justify their party allegiance. Tom proclaims the Republicans saved the country, Bill cites Prohibition, but Jim, the Democrat, declares his choice to win the woodchuck. The tutor grants the rodent to Jim.
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Depew
Woodchuck
Peekskill
Tom
Bill
Jim
Mr. Depew
Saturday Evening Post
Hogan's Alley at Stein's Hall Opens Jan 15
Local playgoers will meet the merry melange of wit song and dance in the new farce comedy Hogan's Alley. A well conceived story with funny situations pretty girls music singers dancers and comedians promises a lively show. Reserved seats on sale at Frank's.
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Hogan's Alley
Stein's Hall
Frank
Death of Dr A A Cooling of Wilton
Dr A A Cooling a well known physician of Wilton died today after a short illness from pneumonia.
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A. A. Cooling
Wilton
Titus Introduces Labor Bill to Halt Pearl Button Factory in Prisons
Iowa Senator Titus filed a bill prohibiting pearl button manufacture in state penitentiaries. The act directs the board of control and wardens to enforce the ban on convicts producing buttons. It preserves existing contracts and takes effect upon publication in Des Moines newspapers.
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Titus
State
Senate
General Assembly
Iowa
Board of Control and Wardens
Board of Control
Iowa State Register
Des Moines Leader
Des Moines
Muscatine
Friends of the Board
Sam
Clinton
Oskaloosa
Creston
House
New Rock Island Davenport Clinton Railroad Timetable
Time table announced for the Rock Island Davenport Clinton line offering better service for Muscatine residents traveling south. The opening has been previously noted and schedules trains going south from the route.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Clinton
Muscatine
Sander Buys Quandt & Otto Harness Shop
At about three this afternoon A. Sander bought the stock and business of Quandt & Otto, longtime harness makers in the Hill building on East Third street. Sander, formerly with Van Nostrand Saddlery, will operate the store in the Hill building and settle in Muscatine, expecting strong local trade from friends.
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A. Sander
Muscatine
Quandt & Otto
Hill Building
East Third Street
Sander
van Nostrand Saddlery Co
New Hill
Iowa State Agricultural Society Elects Officers at Des Moines
The Iowa State Agricultural Society held its annual meeting in Des Moines on January 10 electing President Robert Johnson Humboldt and J. C. Frazier Bloomfield as vice president with several directors named. Hold overs include J. P. Manatrey Fairfield and others. A resolution urged creating a state department of the society and placing it on par with other state bureaus. Secretary Van Houten reported a $16,500 balance with plans to build a stock pavilion at the state fair grounds and invest the remainder.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Robert Johnson
Humboldt
J. C. Frazier
Bloomfield
W. C. Brown
Clarion
L. H. Packyard
Harlan
M. J. Wragg
Waukee
J. W. Wadsworth
Algona
John Howat
Clipton
J. P. Manatrey
Fairfield
C. E. Cameron
Alta
Dried vegetables urged as substitutes for fresh fare
The New York Post lauds dried vegetables, noting imported dried beans like haricots de Soissons as strong substitutes for canned products. They should be boiled slowly until tender and served with butter salt and pepper, with the key being a long gentle cooking time to avoid hard, undercooked pieces.
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New York Post
Soissons
Iowa Bottlers Plan Des Moines Soda Gas Factory
At the Iowa Bottlers Association annual convention the group voted to push a Des Moines carbonic acid gas plant to make soda water gas, aiming to compete with the gas trust. Des Moines will host next meeting in January 1901. Officers elected include President M Ingverson, Vice President Chas Ostrander, and Fred Harbach as secretary and treasurer.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Bottlers’ Association
Gas Trust
M. Ingverson
Clinton
Chas. Ostrander
Atlantic
Fred. Harbach
George Silver
Carroll
W. M. Kleise
Dubuque
Wm. Ewald
Waterloo
Niagara Falls
Death of Miss Maggie Reed in Drury township
News reached this city of the death of Miss Maggie Reed age eighteen daughter of John I Reed at her home in Drury township at 2 o clock yesterday afternoon after a year long illness of consumption The funeral will be from the family residence at 10 o clock tomorrow morning and interment will be at Eliza Creek cemetery
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Maggie Reed
John I. Reed
Drury Township
Eliza Creek
A Town Welcome and Tiny Truths in Dialogue
A narrator recalls a lively arrival as a new fellow meets a girl in town. A governess tests Tom with a grammar riddle about an abstract noun, prompting playful answers. The passage notes shared beliefs differ by perspective and position.
General Assembly at Work as Legisl a tion Progresses
Des Moines Iowa Jan 10 1900 General Assembly begins session with many bills likely. Titus introduces joint resolution for biennial elections. Good roads and savings banks measures raised with other fiscal and inauguration plans outlined.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Titus
Ten Thousand Dollar Libel Suit in Des Moines
The Daily News sues the Daily Capital for 10000 damages over a libelous article published yesterday in connection with the Mabel Scofield case. The action was filed in Des Moines Iowa on January 11.
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Des Moines
Iowa
The
Daily News
Daily Capital
Mabel Scofield
French scientist makes plants artificially Alpine
A French scientist reports plants kept in an ice box overnight and exposed to full sun by day to simulate alpine conditions. This method aims to study plant adaptation to extreme temperature shifts.
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Herman Gerischer
Ed. Ribbink
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Davenport and
Clinton Oes
Harrison St
Camanche
Folletts
Princeton
LeClaire
Valley City
Gilbert
iClinton
Chicago
Iowa Agricultural Society
State Department
Soda Water Trust
Tommy
Legisla
Titus’ Resolution Elections
Good Roads Law
Banks
Senator Titus
Pris
Lewis
Keokuk
Iowa Savings Banks
Hayward
Scott
Ball
Johnson
State University
Senator Titus’ Bill
Supreme Court
House In Representatives
Capitol
Executive Council
Byers
Troop A
Iowa National Guard
Lincoln Hussars
E. G. Pratt
Chicago, Hil
Bottlers’ Convention
F. L. Sehwertfeger
Col. Ginger
Crocker Post
Col. Scott
Pleasant Hill
John Hays
Red Oak
State House
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Chas. Bartlett
Henry O'Connor
Trebor
Lowa
Gov. Shaw
United States
Tawa
Towa
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New York
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