President Combs Reaches Muscatine in Power Boat Tour
R H Combs of St Louis, president of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association, arrives in Muscatine with the St Louis fleet after traveling from Davenport via Peoria and the Hennepin canal. An accident damaged Dr Phillips boat propeller but a replacement is on its way. The voyage, slowed for speed, drew prospects of further racing in St Louis tomorrow. Also noted: $15,000 raised toward a new Elks home in Town City, with total cost about $40,000 for lodge use, and rapid growth of the Iowa City lodge since its six year origin.
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R. H. Combs
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Muscatine
Davenport
Peoria
Illinois River
Hennepin
Mississippi
Elks
Town City
Iowa City
Carrie Nation Lectures in Des Moines Saloons
Mrs. Carrie Nation the Kansas reformer visits about six Des Moines saloons delivering lectures on perceived moral ruin. She carries an umbrella but does not use it as a weapon and also tours resorts in the so called bad lands.
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Carrie A. Nation
Des Moines
Correspondent Trux Receives Praise for River Reporting
Melville Trux the Mississippi River correspondent cruising for the Motor Boat magazine and newspapers earns praise from Major C Riche and Engineer S Edwards. The Journal features his Muscatine articles as he travels toward Davenport with hopes of reaching Muscatine tomorrow. The Wickware family of Webster City inherits $50,000 after the death of a millionaire uncle in California, leaving seven daughters and one son.
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Melville Trux
Mississippi River
Motor Boat
C. §. Riche
U. S
Rock Island
S. Edwards
Dubuque
Trux
Davenport
Muscatine
Journal
City
Father of Waters
California
Wickware
Webster City
Charles Wickware
Quincy man sets speed record for Muscatine run
A. E. Plank of Quincy lowered the fastest Muscatine to Quincy motor boat time in a little over 12 hours aboard the Teaser. The frail 25 foot launch faced locks at Keokuk and other delays but pleased with the trip Plank hopes to improve the time on the return. The Teaser is powered by a four cylinder Ruthenberg engine and steered with a wheel.
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Muscatine
Quincy
A. E. Plank
Pearl City
Illinois City
Keokuk
Palatial Cruisers Arrive From South on Upper Mississippi
The motor boat Viviant No. 3 owned by A. C. Decker and valued at $5,000 arrived in Keokuk from Burlington after a dawn departure. The sixteen Keokuk residents aboard include John Cosgrove Carroll Taber Tra Spangler and others. The vessel is 45 feet long 10 feet wide with a three-section cabin and an upper deck. The party plans to depart for the south Sunday morning.
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Upper Mississippi
A. C. Decker
Keokuk
Burlington
North
Keithsbureg
South
John Cosgrove
Carroll Taber
Tra Spangler
George J. Herbert
W. H. Talbot
H. D. Fleming
Chandler Carter
Bert Dunlon
Sehnejeev
Freddie Howe
Beverly B. Hobbs
A. S. Strickler
Herald Johnson
Echoes From the Cabin in Muscatine
In Muscatine rumors from St. Louis travel via the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association scene. Combs loses a cruiser race to Sparks in May, Sparks Jr. earns the Chancy sobriquet, and McArthur is called an expert engineer though busy in St. Louis. Keokuk’s Dixon buys a farm to chase launching mania, Decker rides his own curry combs, and Meitz of Quincy is watched by police on arrival at Teaser.
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President Combs
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Sparks
St. Louis
Brother Combs
Combs
Chancy Depew
Brother Sparks, Jr
Dixon
Keokuk
Mississippi
Muscatine
Decker
Meitz
Quincy
Machinery Installed at Iowa Central Car Shops in Marshalltown
A large array of equipment for the new Iowa Central railway car shops in Marshalltown has been assembled. An expert from the factory is testing each piece to ensure correct operation. The system should be ready for continuous use in a week to ten days.
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Iowa Central Railway
Marshalltown
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Sk Te
Aston, Ill
Return
Duro
Commodore BR. H. Combs
Harriett
Hennepin Canal
Truy
Buque
Marcella
Gotsch
Ing
The
Viviane
From
Gate City
Fairbanks
Morse & Tu’s
Marine Engines
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
Frank Ashcraft
East Second St
Kemble Hotel
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