Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern Railway Schedules
Train timetable lists departures from Davenport Iowa No. 2 to Clinton Sterling Dixon and Chicago with arrival options to Sioux City Chicago Cedar Rapids and Omaha. Service runs daily with various westbound and eastbound routes and times through Clinton Denver Belvidere Madison and Rockford.
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Tri-Cities
Chicago
Clinton
C&en. W
Davenport
Iowa
Sterning, Dixon
Clinton Omaha
Neb
Denver
Beisideere
Rockford
Janesville
Madison
Wis
Reckford
Belvidere
Dixon
Sterling J
Colo
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Sterling, Ml
Clinton D. Day
L. F. Berry
Guerrilla Raiders Raid Davis County in 1864
A retold Civil War era tale from W. W. Power describes a band of Missouri guerrillas that entered Davis County on October 12, 1864. They robbed homes, captured citizens, forced oathes against the Union, and killed several men before dispersing as night fell.
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Home Guards
Missouri
Davis County
William Frazier
Pulaski Independent
W. W. Power
Iowa
Gustin
Power
Rence
Gath
Bence
Mr. Power
Towa
Laborers scarce as winds blow in Lincoln district
A newspaper note contrasts today’s labor shortage with four years ago when workers sought pay, predicting votes for the Lincoln candidate in November. It mentions a Kansas City silver rally, upcoming harvest tasks, local visits, a new elevator project, and residents Leonard Schlankohl and Clause Lorenzen among others.
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Lincoln
Kansas City
Florence Nye
Rock Island
Clause Lorenzen
New Liberty
Local Society and Death Notices From City Briefs
Mrs. Pr Zinn leaves for Elkhart after a six week visit with her parents S H Wise her brother Sam has a new job in a jewelry store in Elkhart and friends wish him success Mrs Sam W Stewart dies at 81 after a long illness funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at the home Sam Stewart’s passing follows her husband’s death two months earlier A merry party of married women dines at W L Johnson’s lawn in Wilton and an all women picnic is planned at Mr Whitmer’s home tonight No gentlemen allowed Two large 109 ton locomotives passed west for the CRI&P western division plus two traction engines landed here yesterday Mr Fred Cooling is bedridden Anna Eaton visits Davenport Mrs G W Kelley improving slowly.
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Pr. Zinn
Elkhart
Ind
S. H. Wise
Sam
Sam W. Stewart
Neenle
Wilton
W. L. Johnson
Mr. Whitmer
Goddard
Sweetland
Hubernattern
Cox
Fred Cooling
Anna Eaton
Davenport
G. W. Kelley
Boy Dies After Swing Accident in Columbus Junction
Guy Bracket, twelve, fell from a swing when a rope broke, landing in a ditch. He remained unconscious and died overnight. A second boy in the incident was found to have suffered two broken spine places. Doctors Onrholts and Summers attended him. The report notes related local happenings and other residents traveling or visiting, including Mrs. A. A. Gelett and sisters touring France.
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Guy Bracket
Guy
Drs. Onrholts
Summers
Willie Brock
John Hancher
Goose Creek
Kansas City
B. F. van Dyke
Wapello
Van
G. D. Thomas
Wisconsin
Athletic club withdraws from Burlington Muscatine meet
Burlington Athletic club cannot raise the required guarantee for the visiting Muscatine team and cancels the planned meet unless Muscatine agrees to travel. A possible alternative is a Muscatine hosted meet. Dr Sterneman sets a new Muscatine golf record, beating his own 58 with 55. Ray Hoover close behind with 59. Boating regatta may be planned for local waters with visitors invited. Louie Kautz named captain and catcher of Muscatine baseball.
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Burlington
Muscatine Club
Muscatine
Muscatine Links
Sterneman
Ray Hoover
Louie Kautz
Mississippi Valley Telephone Opens Line 23 to Fruitland
The Mississippi Valley Telephone Company completes a line to Fruitland now in service as line 23. Phones along the new line include J A Schintz R C Hummel C W DeCamp Chas Spring A F Kemp J H Vail John Lindsley EF H Corwin and D D Webster. The line will benefit farmers on the island and city merchants and residents alike with improved communications.
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Mississippi Valley Telephone Company
Fruitland
J. A. Schintz
R. C. Hummel
C. W. DeCamp
Chas. Spring
A. F Kemp
J. H. Vail
John Lindsley
EF. H. Corwin
D. D. Webster
Pleasure Trip to Rock Island and Black Hawk Tower
A steamer trip on the Young offers a 60 mile ride to Rock Island for 75 cents with free return tickets for groups of ten or more to Black Hawk Tower. Sunday Monday Wednesday and Friday departures at 6 30 am return to Muscatine by 7 45 pm. Basket dinners available. Also a July 18 special Rock Island train from Washington to Muscatine with 50 cent round trip fare for a day trip to the tri cities.
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Young
Rock Island
Black Hawk Tower
Black Awk
Muscatine
Wm. G. Block
Washington At & A. m
Tri-Cities
Cc. M. Gould
Public library vote urged by townsfolk in Muscatine plea
A Muscatine resident pledges to donate a public library building if the town votes to accept it. The message calls for public spirit and a vote to be held tomorrow.
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Muscatine
Bloomers Debate Charity Mantle Unity Notion
A fragment discusses the mantle of charity as a unified concept rather than split. It argues that the charitable duty was never meant to be divided and suggests a cohesive duty across parties.
Chicago Markets Report From July 1900 for H J Toher Co
Raw market data covers wheat oats corn and hogs with price quotes and receipts. Includes Northwestern wheat and Liverpool trade figures and assorted commodities such as radishes tomatoes cucumbers and lumber prices and open/close values for live stock locally.
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Ye Pork
Svave A
Jattle
Ioc
Ansas
Omaha
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Liverpool
Muscatine Markets Prices for Wood Coal and Produce
Market ledger listing prices for Wood Lime Cement and Coal with per unit notes. Flour oats cornmeal and mill stuffs prices. Live stock poultry butter eggs cheese and other staples. Honey sugar beeswax cabbage green peas wax beans pickles lemons and oranges. Hides leather hardware meats dried beef fruit and vegetables. entries show unit prices and market comment unsteady or slow.
Desperadoes Routed After Arkansas River Shootout
A U S marshal was killed and three cattle thieves mortally wounded or captured after a fight on the Arkansas river forty miles east of Glencoe Oklahoma Territory. The band had stolen a herd from the reservation and faced marshals while en route to a railroad station. The conflict lasted about an hour with two leaders killed and the remaining member captured.
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Hardy
Mercer
Colt
Navy
Eliza Small
Small
Glencoe
O.T
United States
Arkansas River
Here
State Bar Session Opens At Indianapolis
Indiana bar association began a two day annual meeting in Representatives Hall at the state capitol with Robert S. Taylor delivering the opening address on Judges. Senator Lindsay of Kentucky followed with a talk on The Pacification of Cuba in Its Legal and Constitutional Aspects.
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Indianapolis
State Bar Association
Indiana
State Capitol
Robert S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Senator Lindsay
Kentucky
Cuba
Guarantee on Greene's Tar Syrup Refund Promise
The undersigned offer a money refund if Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar fails to cure coughs or colds, with a 50 cent bottle refund and a 25 cent bottle guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded. Signatories include G. A. Reinicke, W. B. Barkalow, Nesper & Co., Jno. J. Havercamp, and J. Theo. Keuchmann. The crow bar opens but it never closes.
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Greene
G. A. Reinicke
W. B. Barkalow
Nesper & Co
Jno
J. Havercamp
J. Theo. Keuchmann
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9Th Street
J. W. McKee
E. 2d Street
Enquire
West Second Street
Clark & Co
4Th and Locust Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
E. 4Th Street
Ark Place
J. Linn Hoopes
H. M. Bartlett
Horan & Devitt
Post Police
Wyantee
Suir
Iowa Avenue
A. L. Lindner
East Front Street
Mackey’s
Model Clothing House
Muscatine Tailors
Dearbon St
Alesmen
Semple Case
Blue Valley Mra. Co
Jamesport
Traveler’s Guide
B. LL & P. Railroad
Kansasay
St. Josep
Evans
Washington
Muscat
Rein
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co
Muscatine N. & S. Railroad
Eetenae
Round House
Lu Grandview
Walio
Elrk
Vay
Sundar
Witr B., Co. R. N
Burlngton
Musca
Iowa Central
Stockton
Columbus Junction
Sports
Porter Piero
Se'e Props
Bostoneer
Avery
H J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Chicago, IL
Muscatine Markets
Graham
Illinois
Ator Lindsay
Port Huron
Mich
Common Council
Lloyd
O'Keefe
Thomas Guest
Muscatine and
Leibbrand, Ryan & Co
Cresco
East Second Street
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