Open Bids for New Hose House Council Meets Tonight
City council adjourns to discuss bid openings for the Champion hose company hose house to be built behind city hall on Sycamore street. Bids were filed by noon from James H Selden A J Endter of this city and Hayde Co of Kansas City Mo. Selden submitted two bids with a later change but withdrew none. Objections deadline for sub sewer district No 10 is tonight and Brook street grade will be considered along with minor items.
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Champion Hose Company
Sycamore Street
James H. Selden
A. J. Endter
Hayde & Co
Kansas City
Selden
Main District No. 1
Iowa Avenue
Sth
10Th Streets
Brook Street
Fight in Front of Commercial Hotel Ends With Arrest
Shortly after 1 pm two men clashed near the Commercial hotel. A brakeman named Duncan struck a bystander, who fell twice. Police arrested Milton C. Dawson of ?J. Joseph, and Duncan was later detained. Duncan claims the man stole from the yard master's office, provoking the fight.
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Commercial Hotel
Duncan
Milton C. Dawson
J. Joseph
Journal debates market square for post office site
A late letter suggests offering the market square to the government for a building and proposes a cheaper site for the market. The writer sees the square as ideal for the post office and notes the communication will be published Friday.
Birthday party honors Ruth Bear at West Sixth street home
Mr and Mrs C Bear hosted a pleasant party for their daughter Ruth Bear's eighth birthday at their West Sixth street residence. About 30 children attended from 5 to 8 pm enjoying lawn games and a fine supper. Table decor featured white blue green and pink and many presents were given.
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West Sixth Street
Mrs. C. Bear
Miss Ruth
Surprise Birthday at Marie Grant's Home
A group of friends surprised Miss Marie Grant for her birthday with a lively evening of games music and social pastimes. Guests included Florence Nevens Florence Wyant Beatrice Ecmunstin Helen Sneichen Chester Richards Walter Kautz Will Fayle and David Grant.
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Marie Grant
Florence Nevens
Florence Wyant
Beatrice Ecmunstin
Helen Sneichen
Chester Richards
Walter Kautz
Will Fayle
David Grant
Birthday party honors Miss Katie Koettling on 13th birthday
A pleasant party was hosted at Miss Katie Koettling’s Bartlett Avenue home to celebrate her 13th birthday anniversary. Many young friends attended for games and social conversation, followed by refreshments.
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Katie Koettling
Bartlett Avenue
Marriage license issued to Berton LeRoy Ament and Miss Fannie Whitmore
A license was issued last evening to Berton LeRoy Ament and Fannie M Whitmore for marriage, naming both parties clearly and recording the official action by the issuing authority.
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Berton LeRoy Ament
Fannie M. Whitmore
Excursion to Niagara Falls Ad Promises Round Trip Fare
An advertisement invites readers to an excursion to Niagara Falls with a round trip fare of 12.15 dollars from Muscatine. For particulars, inquiries should be directed to M. N. and S. de Pot.
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Niagara Falls
Muscatine
Shaw Girls in Washington Visit Family tied to Treasury Secretary
The Shaw family visits Washington as Mrs. Shaw and her two daughters Miss Enid and Miss Erma Shaw reside on Massachusetts Avenue. Enid, 21, is a Cornell College student in Iowa set to receive a BA next year. Erma, 16, may study at Cathedral School with Ethel Roosevelt. Earl Shaw, 19, plans college study locally. They dispute Cornell Iowa origins versus Cornell Ithaca, sparking good natured jokes. They depart Monday for Lake Champlain then return in August.
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Shaw
Washington
Philadelphia
Massachusetts Avenue
Miss Enid
Miss Erma Shaw
Miss Shaw
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Cathedral School
Ethel Roosevelt
Earl Shaw
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Ezra Cornell
Lake Champlain
River Pirates Captured After River Thief Ring Foiled
A gang raiding the Ohio river for weeks was captured near Metropolis Lil plotting hideout in willows by an island. They resisted with gunfire and are jailed awaiting grand jury action. A yellow skiff linked them to the crime.
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Metropolis
Lil
Ohio River
No Difficulty
George reassures his father he could support George in the accustomed style if his credit remained good, and Mabel asks what was said. The dialogue centers on financial footing and family expectations.
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George
Mabel
Judge Modifies Oats Corner Injunction in Chicago
Chicago July 31 Judge Chytraus narrows an injunction against C X Patten and others over an oats corner on the board of trade. The order bars demanding margin checks and dissolves the restraint on the board’s margin certificates, while cats trade freely. New July futures rise 63 to 65.
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Chicago
Chytraus
C. X. Patten
Board of Trade
Patten
Buy California Oil Land Syndicate Forms Summerland Deal
A New York deal consolidates nearly all Summerland oil interests near Santa Barbara California and the oil will be managed by an eastern capital syndicate that has subscribed 700000 dollars for development.
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Eastern
Santa Barbara
Cal
New York
Summerland
King Makes Rapid Progress As Medical Journals Report
A medical bulletin from Cowes on July 31 states the king has progressed rapidly since Monday and his general condition leaves nothing to be desired. He went to sea today. The Lancet in London corroborates the king’s improvement and reports no unexpected developments.
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Cowes
London
Lancet
British Medical Journal
Change in Treasurers Office Resignation and Appointment
Robert Brooke resigns as deputy county treasurer effective August 1 and returns to West Liberty. Ralph Stafford is named his successor and leaves his Marshalltown science teaching post to assume duties in the treasurer's office.
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Robert Brooke
Ralph Stafford
West Liberty
Mr. Brooke
Mr. Stafford
Marshalltown
Burglars Supplies Found Beneath Cemetery Monuments
A boy inspecting plaques at Riverside cemetery in Moline Illinois found burglars supplies beneath two iron monuments. The discovery occurred today as officials investigated the scene after the July 31 special report from Davenport.
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Davenport
Riverside Cemetery
Moline
Als
Democrats Political Honor at Tilden Club
At the New York Tilden club, Frank H. Brooks shook hands with ex President Grover Cleveland and joked that he had the only political honor of having declined two appointments Trieste and St Petersburg after being named consul and consul general.
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New York Times
Tilden Club
Frank H. Brooks
Grover Cleveland
Trieste
St. Petersburg
Kind Old Person Seaside Offer Sparks Caution
A fragment suggests a kindly elder asks a girl to join a seaside outing while a second voice replies that men are absent. The terse exchange hints at a cautious, possibly unsettling social moment in a coastal setting.
Spotted coach dogs fade from American scene
The old black and white Dalmatian dogs popular as coach dogs from 1869 to 1882 appear extinct in the United States. Bred for showy appearance rather than work, they could not hunt or guard and eventually died out, a fate similar to the Newfoundlands. Washington Post reported the decline and extinction of these striking animals.
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United States
Newfoundland
England
Dalmatia
Washington Post
Directions In London and the City’s Distinct Meaning
The piece explains how English usage treats up and down for travel relative to London and how Bank of England serves as a privileged landmark. It argues that the Bank and City denote different concepts within London, with the City being a business district housing major financial institutions.
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London
England
Bank of England
Bank
Singing School For Thrushes
A Forest and Stream writer describes how wood thrush fathers tutor their young in singing. The male repeats a flute like song while fledglings imitate, each emitting varying notes before all go quiet. Lessons restart each spring as the young refine their tune through repeated practice.
Seven and the many beliefs about the number seven
The St. James Gazette notes many superstitions about seven, citing seven planets, seven days, seven colors, seven notes, and seven ages, while warning the seventh son may lack benevolent powers and in Portugal may be cursed to resemble an ass on Saturdays.
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Portugal
St. James
Puzzling Definitions From The World’s Work
A quirky collection of erroneous definitions mocks language and history. It mislabels terms and places, naming Julius Caesar as the mother of the Gracchi and Virgil as a Vestal Virgin, while misdescribing the Te Deum and the British Museum.
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British Museum
Paris
Virgil
Julius Cesar
Gracchi
The Other Side Dialogue on Patience in Married Life
A humorous exchange contrasts patience in men with that of Mrs Job. The husband notes patient men exist, while the wife quips about Mrs Job enduring her husband. The light banter highlights gendered perceptions of patience and endurance in marriage.
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Job
Tracing the Responsibility in Caustique Scene
Philadelphia Record reviews a stage dialogue featuring Miss Caustique and Sappehedde addressing accountability in a sharp exchange. The column highlights wit and social dynamics within a theater or literary piece.
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Miss Caustique
Philadelphia Record
Man too poor to hire lawyer yet cannot go without counsel
A Philadelphia Record remark notes a paradox where a man lacking funds to hire a lawyer may still manage to retain his own counsel, highlighting economic tension in legal representation.
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Philadelphia Record
The English Nobleman and the Barber Guineas Tale
A nobleman loses a fortune at gambling and keeps a pile of guineas on his dressing table. His barber, nearly starving, rushes in half shaved and declares he fears he might kill him over the wealth. The lord, moved, grants the guineas, noting he won them gambling and would likely have lost them there.
A Wife Benedict Advice on Managing a Wife
A quip from Brooklyn Life contrasts a husband’s wish to control with a wife’s sly counter. The joke frames household power as a social game in lighthearted terms.
Honest Question Sparks Talk of Cheating an Indian Reservation
A Chicago Post quip questions honesty, asserting the man would not cheat an Indian out of his reservation even if given the chance, reflecting era attitudes in a pointed critique.
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Chicago Post
Notice To Contractors For Muscatine Street Improvements
Sealed proposals are invited by the Muscatine city recorder for grading paving and curb work in Improvement District No 20. Bids due August 14 1902 at 7 30 pm. bonds cash deposit required. Work to start by September 1 1902 and finish by November 1 1902.
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City Recorder of
Muscatine
Iowa
City of
Ohio
General Or Improvement Fund
City Recorder
James J. Ryan
Muscatine, Ia
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Memphis
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Florida
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Alex. Hilton
Bryan Snyder
Saint Letis
the Journal
Oats Corner
California
King
Atchison
Mo. Pac
UN. Pac
Tex. Pac
Penna
So. Ry
St. Paul
U. S Steel
Sui Mas
Chi. Gas
He Ae
Wst
Democrats Political Honor
Directions In
Muscatine Lbr. & Box Co
East Second Street
Mackey’s
Big Clothing House
Phil
J. Mackey
Prop
DR. A. M. Lingo, D. D.S
Washington Star
Benedict
Meeks
Brooklyn
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Omaha
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