No Strike Imminent in Muscatine Under Iowa Telephone Tie
Local Muscatine officials report no active strike by Iowa Telephone Company workers amid a Des Moines dispute with the union. The state organizer’s call and possible free phones are noted as tactics in a wider labor conflict, with boycotts and subscriber pressure planned if actions proceed.
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Muscatine
Iowa Telephone Company
Des Moines
Electrical Workers Union
Iowa Company
Bell Telephone Company
Iowa
Mutual Company
Davenport double murder sparks river talk
Davenport residents discuss the Leonidas brothers killing. Mate Breen of Dubuque is at the center of rumors following his acquittal by a coroner's jury. Diamond Jo officials defend Breen's character as talk centers on whether the shooting was premature and what prompted the altercation.
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Davenport
Leonidas
Davenport Democrat
Christopher Leonidas
Mate Breen
Dubuque
Breen
Diamond Jo
Kreen
Captain Killeen
Jim Osborne
Little Maggie Bisdorff In Town In Muscatine
Little Maggie Bisdorff the organ grinder's daughter returns to Muscatine with her father as he performs on the streets. Townsend's window display titled Alone features her portrait, winner of the interstate exhibit prize in 1901. Since then she contracted smallpox, grew taller and thinner, but remains merry and lively despite the changes.
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Maggie Bisdorff
Muscatine
Townsend
Townend
Warren Ex-Muscaitine Boy Turns Campaign Earner
The Washington Press profiles J. W. Warren of Red Cloud Nebraska saying he is worth 300000 to 400000 dollars and has invested 30000 in a Lincoln home. It notes he entered Congress poor and remained so after, with campaign gate money boosting his wealth and he is content despite two election defeats.
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Washington Press
J. W. Warren
Muscatine
Joe Warren
Red Cloud
Neb
Bryan
Lincoln
Congress
Mrs. Carrie Baker Hosts W R C Visit This Thursday
Mrs. Carrie Baker of Iowa Avenue extension will entertain the Women’s Relief Corps group Thursday afternoon. The time is adjusted due to sewing activity. Visitors are welcome.
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Carrie Baker
Iowa Avenue
Farmers Hope To Secure Mail Route In Blue Grass Iowa
Rural mail route is being explored from Blue Grass west to Allbee corner then through Montpelier and back, aiming to serve local farms. Farmers expect the route to succeed and plan to install mail boxes at corners along the path. Various residents report daily farm labor and social visits as they await the decision.
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Blue Grass
Iowa
Mary Balluff
Pleasant Valley
Lingie Swan
Davenport
M. Kosnopfal
J. Wunder
J. P. Wunder
J. C. Watts
Imael Banks
Adam Dipple
Willie Bohnsack
Kate
Mary Saltan
Richard Nugent
Louisa Lowary
Adam
Henry Dipple
John Saltan
Fred Pazderski
Allbee
Wunder’s
Montpelier
James Watts
J. C
Ellery Watts
George Eis
Pleasant Prairie
Hurrah for high water floods Oakland Iowa area
The Iowa river is high and rising as residents observe flood conditions in Oakland. Local sightings note gatherings around a steam shovel activity last Sunday drawing interest from residents and visitors. Community members Albert and Mrs McKean spent Sunday with Milton Wolf, while Cullen Forbes visited M R McKean. A funeral was held for John Mathews infant at Swank cemetery. Essie Morse and Grace Morse visited John Rife’s home, and a lineman fixed J G Morse’s phon line in town.
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Oakland
Iowa
Albert McKean
Milton Wolf
Grace
John Rife’s
J. G. Morse
Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedies
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local remedies and must be treated constitutionally. It links deafness to inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, blames catarrh, and offers one hundred dollar bounties for cures Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mrs Bitzer and Mrs Beidig Return From Visits
Mrs. M. H. Bitzer and Mrs. A. J. Beidig have returned home after several weeks visiting Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids, arriving yesterday afternoon.
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M. H. Bitzer
A. J. Beidig
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Princess Viroqua Endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A letter from Princess Viroqua M D praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a blessing for women health. She claims it cures ovarian trouble barrenness and uterine issues and notes it has prevented surgeries. The letter offers a $5000 forfeit if handwritten not genuine and invites readers to request advice from Mrs Pinkham free.
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Princess Viroqua
River Steamers Flourish In Burlington Traffic
River trade thrives as the steamer Dubuque arrives from St. Paul in under 40 hours and the Quincy shores up passengers for up river trips. Helen Blair carries a mixed passenger freight list while Dan Breen, mate of the Dubuque, attracts attention for a recent killings incident and his calm discipline on deck.
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Burlington Gazette
Dubuque
Quincy
St. Paul
Burlington
Helen Blair
Blair
Swan
Ranton
Muscatine
Capt. Blair
C. P. Dadout
District seeks new congressman after Captain Rumple
Waterloo Courier lists Geo M Curtis of Clinton and Joe R Lane of Davenport as possible successors to Captain Rumple. William Roach of Muscatine is mentioned but unlikely. Davenport also names C A Ficke and W H Wilson. The district holds strong candidates to fill the seat.
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Waterloo
Captain Rumple
Geo. M. Curtis
Clinton
Joe R. Lane
Davenport
William Roach
Muscatine
C. A. Ficke
W. H. Wilson
Rumple
Correction to Journal on church debts and payments
Rev. Meier states a reporter misunderstood the church’s finances. He notes starting debt was 1 030 dollars in July 1896, a parsonage costing 2 200, street paving 265, storm damage 206, repairs 263, and total six year expenditures exceed 4 000 dollars beyond regular expenses.
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Journal
Ladies Society of My Church
Meier
Muscatine
G. Meier
Funeral Arrangements for John Rieckhoff
The remains of John Rieckhoff who died in Muscatine were sent by the 7:58 train to Burlington to be interred Tuesday at 2 PM. Mrs. Rieckhoff and children, her sister, and Hans Rieckhoff accompanied the body from Muscatine. Hans Mohnson and Mrs. A. M. Lingo will travel to Burlington to attend the service. Lingo is described as a daughter of the deceased.
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Burlington Journal
John Rieckhoff
Muscatine
Rieckhoff
Hans Rieckhoff
Hans Mohnson
A. M. Lingo
Burlington
Cooling diet claims for hot weather health
An advertising note extols Grape-Nuts and Postum Food Coffee as aids to comfort in heat. It urges cold sponge baths, light dress, and sensible meals, praising Grape-Nuts for nourishment and digestion and recommending Postum over coffee for steadier nerves and clearer thinking.
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