Midnight Visitors and Likely Passenger Depot Move
Muscatine heard from Milwaukee Road officials visiting by night to inspect Hershey mill property for yard expansion and potential passenger depot site. Road executives pressed for terminal facilities while denying public concessions, citing a contract with Milwaukee and possible sale of Hershey land to rail interests.
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Muscatine
Rocky Island
Hershey Mill
R. R. Southerlaii
C. Shields
W. J. Laurence
Hershey
Milwaukee
Parker
Front Street
Journal
Agent Gould
Davenport
Mignon Visits Geneva Island With Landowner Party
The Mignon carried a group of landowners to Geneva Island this morning for a organized field trip. Local officials accompanied the delegation to inspect lakefront parcels and discuss development plans.
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Geneva Island
Married at Rock Island Lee Richards Weds Marie Wilson
Lee Richards and Marie Wilson, both of this city, were married in the Harper house parlors at Rock Island last evening at 8 o clock. The couple traveled to Muscatine on the late train and will reside here. the groom works at Huttig Manufacturing. The ceremony was attended by Dr. and Mrs. R. S. McNutt and Mrs. Kerr, sisters of the groom.
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Lee Richards
Miss Marie Wilson
Harper
Rock Island
R. S. McNutt
Kerr
Muscatine
Wilson
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Iowa City
West Liberty
Fruitland
Conesville
Nichols
Fairport
Eliza
Illinois
Foster
Ill
Woodmen Hall
Olds
Iowa Avenue
Second Street
Fred Koehler
Charles Kern
W. E. Ashton
Quandt
Koehler
Gardner
Zuzu Band
Umschied
Boat additions boost service between Clinton and Davenport
Captain J Streckfus has bought a fine large boat now on the Ohio river and will run it between Clinton and Davenport improving river travel. Captain Lamont is replaced by Mr Johnson as agent for multiple packet lines, and the C. W. Cowles plans to enter the packet trade competing for business between the same ports.
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Clinton
Davenport
J. Streckfus
Ohio River
Lamont
Diamond Jo Company
Carnival Packet Company
Acme Packet Company
Johnson
C. W. Cowles
Release of Revenue Collector Kemble Sparks Community Reflections
John TM. Kemble announces his upcoming retirement from duties as revenue collector for the district. He praises his staff and office, cites Washington praise for the office, and plans farm time followed by a new venture. Muscatine residents wish him well as A P O N T lodge members anticipate next week’s Workman Hall meeting.
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Washington
United States
Fred Poor
George Kriechhbaum
Kriechbaum
Miss Smyth
Kemble
Muscatine
A.P. O.N. T. Lodge
East Second Street
Well Pleased Is Well Pleased by Talcum Powder Ad
Prominent Muscatine merchant H C Thiesen credits The Journal with strong ad results for his talcum powder. He reports selling over 22 dozen boxes in two months after starting exclusive advertising, and endorses the paper’s reach of 2,700 daily and 2,700 semi weekly readers.
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Journal
H. C. Thiesen
Muscatine
Iowa
W. L. Lane
The
Thiesen
Muscatine City
Muscatine County
Fraternal Order Program Delights City Audience
A German dialogue and coon song with guitar accompaniment by Rieck led a long program of graphophone selections and impromptu specialties. The event drew one of the most enjoyable programs in the city in recent memory, followed by ice cream cake and cigars.
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Rieck
Pork packing plant eyed for Muscatine
Wealthy local stock raisers plan to bring an up to date pork packing establishment to Muscatine. They have purchased a site and will rebuild and remodel a building to serve as the new plant, with construction and operations details to be announced once plans are perfected.
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Muscatine
Journal
West U.S. Acreage Flooded as Rains Persist
Heavy rainfall spread across the central west with Nebraska enduring a sixth straight wet day. Over an inch fell in many areas, with four inches in some spots, while Kansas Cloud and Bourbon counties reported soaking totals and Potawatomi county faced wheat under water. Kansas City recorded 3.63 inches, Lexington 1.25, and Illinois saw widespread moisture threatening Vandalia grain fields.
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Chicago
West
Nebraska
Kansas
Pottawatomie
Cloud
Bourbon
Missouri
Kansas City
Lexington
Illinois
Vandalia
Rock Island Railway Declares 12 Percent Stock Dividend
Directors of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific vote to issue 12 percent new stock at par to holders. Transfer books open July 7 close July 21. Stock exchange period extended to July 15 for Peoria and Rock Island and Burlington Ced ar Rapids and Northern holdings.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Peoria
Rock Island
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Roads
Notice of private property on Geneva Island
Landowners on Geneva Island declare the land private property and prohibit trespassing with prosecution under law. Signatories include M. and J. J. Havercamp J. R. Hanley R. S. Hoover Phil J. Mackey Chas F. Cadle Fred Garrison W. J. Vannatta Frank Anson Geo B. Fisch Hans Mohnsen E. M. Randall Louise Eversmeyer A. M. E. Leffingwell.
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Geneva Island
J. J. Havercamp
J. R. Hanley
R. S. Hoover
Hans Mohnsen
E. M. Randall
Louise Eversmeyer
A. M. E. Leffingwell
Residence for Sale on Sixth Street Across from Lot
Fine remodeled two story residence on Sixth street with seven rooms pantry and bathroom. Modern conveniences including furnace. Good lot 50 by 140. Price 3600. Fred S Pentzer Agent.
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Sixth Street
Fred S. Pentzer
New Panitorium by Luellen Bros Cleaning and Shine
The New Panitorium run by Luellen Bros at 222 East Second Street offers clothing cleaning and pressing along with shoe shining services next to the Grand hotel.
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Luellen Bros
East Second Street
Grand Hotel
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