Traveler's Guide Rail Schedules for Muscatine Area
Daily and holiday train timetables for B., C. RB. & B. Muscatine division leave for Montezuma and arrive from Montezuma with passenger and freight slots. Eastbound No. 12 and No. 16 provide limited service, while southwest routes No. 15 No. 1 No. 7 run at specific early morning and evening times. Wilton branch shows morning and afternoon departures between Muscatine and Wilton with daily except Sunday operation and flag stop details.
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Chicago
Denver
Kanszet
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Sur- Gay
Evans
Washington
Wilton
Muscatine
Muscat
Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern Railway Schedules
A railroad timetable for the Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern line detailing departures and arrivals from Davenport Iowa to Clinton Sterling Dixon Chicago and other points. It lists daily and Sunday service with times for No 4 6 and 8 trains and notes names such as L F Berry General Passenger Agent.
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Tri-Cities
Chicago
Clinton
Davenport
Iowa
Sterling, Dixon
Omaha
Wis
Clinton Sterling
Dixon
Sioux City
Neb
Tit
Madison
Janesville
Rockford
Belvidere
Bil
Chicago Dixon
Sterling Mil
Denver
Cedar Rapids
Sterling
Ill
Jones
D. Daily
L. F. Berry
Muscatine North and South Railroad Train Schedule
Train times for the Muscatine North and South Railroad indicate second class trains running southbound with arrival times listed as 6:15 pm and 7:15 pm, plus later arrivals at 7:40 pm and 8:05 pm. The schedule shows numbered trains and arrival times with some illegible portions.
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Ly. Ly PY. P.M
Schreffler Case Hearing Highlights Hard on Defendant
Joliet July 13 Edith Zentarnski testified at the Schreffler case describing alleged conversations about the fatal stove incident. Witnesses including Julia Schreffler and Josepha Zentarnski testified about threats and financial arrangements related to the dead wife. The 18 year old daughter Clara Schreffler stood by her father as the hearing continued, claiming her father acted to extinguish the fire after his wife screamed.
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Joliet
Ars
Edith Zentarnski
Schrefler
Schreffler
SchreMer
Julia Schreffier
Annie Derlische
Josepha Zentarnski
Josefpaq Zentarnski
Semefter
Schrefiler
Josepha
Justice Petty
Clara Schreffler
British view of Cuba shows need for stable government
London reports the 1899 British consul in Cuba says American rule failed to revive trade and public works but acted in good faith. He urges a settled government, notes monetary chaos, praises US sanitary gains against yellow fever, and calls for direct Britain Cuba steamship links. He warns foreign capital is essential for Cuba’s industrial rehabilitation.
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London
Cuba
United States
Brooke
Ludlow
Fitzhugh Lee
Great Britain
Yield figures reach seven million pounds in 1895
The report notes yearly production hitting 7,000,000 pounds in 1895 while the last four years show yields ranging above 6,000,000 pounds.
Roberts Reports A Defeat In South Africa Fighting
London July 13 Lord Roberts reports to the war office from Pretoria July 12 that Nitral's nek fell to the enemy after a dawn assault on the right flank. They overran a Scots Greys squadron two Royal Artillery guns and five Lincolnshire companies. Casualties heavy. Other actions near Durdepoort Krugersdorp and Paandekraal cited with Boer losses and railway damage.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Nitral’s Nek
Scot’s Greys
Royal Artillery
Lincolnshire Regiment
Godfrey
Greys
Lincoln Regiment
Durdepoort
Low
Smith- Dorrien
Krugersdorp
Buller
Paandekraal
Trial of J. W. Morrison in Indiana Hotel Fire Case
John W. Morrison charged with murder and arson for the Hotel Morrison fire was held to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Judge Whitcomb. Bail set at 5000 dollars. Witnesses contradict Morrison's coroner inquest and prior hearing statements. three fires occurred in the hotel. Chloe Mallett testified Morrison threatened to blow up the hotel while in the dining room. Morrison admitted the fire and pointed to a Kendallville man, then denied McGill would blow up the building. He claimed he was pulled from bed the night of the fire, a claim later impeached.
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South Bend
Ind
John W. Morrison
Morrison
Whitcomb
Jacob Kerner
Chloe Mallett
Wabash
Mallett
McGill
Kendallville
Anti-Trust Wire Factory Planned by Washburn Wire
Providence July 13 Work will begin soon on a factory at Phillipsdale by the Washburn Wire Company. The firm, opposing the Steel and Wire Trust, has ten years tax exemption granted by East Providence Town Council. The fourteen acre land has water rights and railroad shipping facilities. Construction will proceed rapidly.
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Providence, R. L
Phillipsdale
Washburn Wire Company
Steel and Wire Trust
East Providence
Local social notes and missing watch in Pine Bluff area
Davenport resident John McGinnis Foster III travels through town. Elder Rolland conducts Pine Bluff services. Miss Kate Watson returns to Muscatine after a home visit. Sophia Anderson and cousins Ada and Etta Swanson arrive from Moline. The Watson sisters host a birthday party for their brother with ice cream and cake. Drennen from Cordova visits Fulton college classmates to recruit students. Raymond Ricketts loses a watch near Chas Spielder’s home before the Fourth. reward offered. The Watson and Foster families attend a lecture by Rev. F. E. Thompson in Minois City, where baptism is performed for seven converts from last winter.
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John McGinnis
Davenport
Elder Rolland
Pine Bluff
Kate Watson
Muscatine
Sophia Anderson
Ada
Etta Swanson
Moline
Sophia
Misses Watson
Drennen
Cordova
Fulton College
Albert Meyer
Raymond Ricketts
Chas. Spielder
Mmes
Bankers Convene In Saratoga For State Association Meeting
Prominent bankers gather in Saratoga Springs for the New York State Bankers Association annual convention. The event, aimed at addressing banking issues statewide, features officers H. H. Brewster of Rochester as president and E. O. Eldredge of Oswego as secretary, with focus on bank and trust company taxation disparities.
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Saratoga Springs
New York State Bankers’ Association
Sound
Newport
Boston
Council of Administration
Association
HH. B. Brewster
Rochester
W. H. Raimey
Kinderhook
E. 0
Eldredge
Oswego
Louis J. Clark
Paulaski
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure Advert
Stop that cough right away with Mull's Lightning Cough Cure. Price listed as 25c.
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Mull
Sailor Shortage Grips Halifax and Montreal Ports
Advices from Halifax report a rising scarcity of sailors with Halifax flooded by applicants from across the province. The supply cannot meet demand for ordinary seamen, delaying numerous loaded vessels and raising fears of a general tie up.
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Halifax
Montreal
A Talis sa News Notes Move and Visitor Arrivals
Mrs Nan Fitzpatrick and children left for Danbury Iowa after visiting her parents the Daughneys. Mrs M D Miller and children arrived from Chicago to stay with aunts the Tobins and Jones. George Black smiles at new baby girl. Rev Griseel left for Dayton Ohio with plans to return as village resident at the manse. A Aik ens residence in West Liberty near painters. Ladies' Aid ice cream social planned for Saturday July 11. Ray Booth left for Utah for an indefinite stay. Ben Noble traveled from Monroe Wisconsin to visit relatives.
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Nan Fitzpatrick
Danbury
Iowa
Doyle
Lamb
A. A. Aikens
West Liberty
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Camphor Supply Said to Be Controlled by Formosa
Control of the world camphor supply centers in Formosa according to US Consul James W. Davidson. He notes Japan produces about 30,000 pounds annually, Chinese output tops 220,000 pounds, while Formosan production continues to rise.
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Washington, D. C
James W. Davidson
United States
Tamsui
Formosa
Marquette as a Summer Resort on Lake Superior
The article extols Marquette Michigan as a charming summer resort reached by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It highlights healthful location scenery good hotels and immunity from hay fever making a summer outing attractive for health rest and comfort. A pamphlet The Lake Superior Country with Marquette copper country description can be obtained by mailing four cents in stamps to Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago Illinois.
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Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Copper Country
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago
Ill
Illinois Central Low Rate Excursions Through West and Mountain States
The Illinois Central announces limited round trip tickets from stations north of Cairo and Paducah to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and other western points on July 3 9 and 17 and August 1 7 and 21. Stops allowed at Colorado towns and Utah points with specified return limits and a final return date of October 31 1900. Details available from Illinois Central agents.
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Ilinois Central
Cairo
Faducah
Colorado
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Uteh
South Dakota
Wyoming
Missouri River
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Traveler’s Guide
C.B. 1 & P. Railroad
Desini Ee
Witten
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co
Muscatine N. & S. Railroad
P.m
Round House
Fruitland
Grandview
Elrick
Firs
Burnee Oop
Burlington
Iowa Central
Victor J. Evans & CO
Muscatine Savings Bank
First National Bank
J Carskaddan
J. B. Dougherty
Chas. Page
Hershey State Bank
Qwa
Sara Hershey Eddy
Mira Hershey
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Muscatine, Iowa
Ss. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
S. G. Stein
D. V Jackson
Chas Page
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyers
M. Hughes
Foreign Exchange
Cook, Musserco
State Bank and Trust Co
Banking and Exchange
Collows Ave
Second St
Consul
Roberts
J. W. Morrison
Foster, III
New York Bankers
A.sherp
W.A.SHEPARD M. _SALILY
Colo
Atalissa
Ray Booth
Ben Noble
Monroe
Illinois Central
Glenwood Springs
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Spearfish
Deadwood
Rapid City
Custer, S. C
Sheridan
Casper
J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Sig
Muscatine and
Leibbrand, Ryan & Co
Cresco
Agents McCall Patterns
East Second Street
HPA
Gferr Eee
Lewis
J. B. Lewis Company
el Lewis
F. A. Neidig
East 2d St
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