Weave for Montezuma on Muscatine Division Traveler’s Guide
Travel timetable fragment lists passenger patterns between Muscatine Witton and Wilton and options to Chicago Detroit and Dover via railroad lines. Notes trains No. 12 No. 8 and No. 18 with departure and arrival times such as 7:58 a.m. and 7:34 a.m. indicate routes toward Evans and Washington with daily and Sunday exceptions.
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R&b Muscatine Division
Montezuma
Misaiauma
Fom
Gcl
Avent
Ramaqgad
Chicaso
Pewver
Kansas City
St Joseph
Chicago
Dover
Evans
Washington
Iowa Central Train Schedule Listing and Coupon Notice
The paper lists Going North and Going South trains including St Paul Express Mason City Mail Way Freight Peoria Mail Peoria Express and War Freight with local times. Coupon tickets to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico are on sale with rates folders and contact Geo Batty Seevers Elrick Junction Marshalltown Iowa for details.
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St. Paul Express
Mason City Mail
Fx Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mail
Peoria Express
War Freight
Ex Sun
United States
Canada
Mexico
Batty, Co
Seevers
Pass
Elrick Junction
Marshalltown
Iuwa
Wilton Rail Schedule Fragment Prompts East and West Routes
Fragmentary OCR shows a rail timetable for C. R. L. & P. Ry. Main Line at Wilton with eastbound and westbound notes. Small legible parts indicate times and stations such as Watacon and Nasco, but most details are garbled. The readable bits imply a simple pass timetable rather than a full schedule.
Muscatine North and South by Co Time Table 1901
Muscatine schedule shows south bound trains from Muscatine at 6:40 pm and 2:03 pm with stops at Grandview and Wapello. North bound trains depart Birck Junction at 7:15 am and 2:49 pm with arrivals at Muscatine around 8:90 am and 4:90 pm. General Manager Charles Howard signs as issuer.
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Thea
Muscatine
PT Utiag
Ose
Ke Grandview
Wapelia
Reas
Mirick Junction
Birick Junction
Wapelon
Cca
Osee
Luscatine
Charles Howard
Boat Time Card for W J Young Schedule to Davenport and Burlington
The W J Young departs from this city for Davenport every Sunday Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6 30 am and goes to Burlington for Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8 30 pm The round trip schedule lists Davenport Rock Island Buffalo Andalusia Muscatine New Boston Keithsboro Oquawka and Burlington times with arrivals at Burlington 9 15 am and 3 15 pm and Muscatine 6 30 am The agent contact is W G Block & Son Muscatine Iowa.
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W. J. Young
Davenport
Burlington
Rock Island
Buffalo San
Andalusia
Muscatine
New Boston
Keithshoro
Oquawka
Keithsboro
Sir Buffalo
W. G. Block & Son
Republican Senatorial Convention For Louisa Muscatine Counties
Republicans of the 20th Senatorial District plan a delegate convention at Muscatine courthouse at 2 p m on the list day of July l for nominating a senator and other business. Representation follows state call with Louisa 32 delegates and Muscatine 21. All supporters of Republican National principles invited regardless of party.
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Louisa
Muscatine
Iuwa
Louisa County
Muscatine County
J. W. Fella
J. W. Garner
Republican Convention Call for Iowa Delegates in Cedar Rapids
The Republican electors of Iowa are called to a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 1901 at eleven in the morning. Delegates will be chosen to nominate Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner. Eligibility is open to voters supporting Republican principles with representation by county and votes cast for John N Baldwin in 1900.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Johan N Baldwin
Eiedor
Davenport Water Company Plans Sand Basin Investment
The Davenport water company, boasting of its costly filtering setup, intends to install a sand settling basin costing 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Sand filtering is touted as superior to mechanical or chemical methods, offering a model for Muscatine.
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Davenport Water Company
Clinton Age Rails at Taxation Issue in Iowa Race
The Clinton Age criticizes Chairman Huffman’s call for railroad taxation by Democrats as the paramount issue in Iowa this year. It suggests the Democratic party would be hard pressed to make tax policy a defining fight between parties.
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Clinton Age
Huffman
Iowa
Archbishop Keane Leads Tempest in Dubuque Crusade
Archbishop Keane addressed 2,000 Catholics at the Dubuque Cathedral urging alignment with authorities to enforce Sunday closing under the mulci law during a pilgrim age of churches.
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Keane
Dubuque
Courier Estimates Cash Needed For Daily Paper In Ottumwa
The Ottumwa Courier argues that a democratic daily in Ottumwa requires 26000 to 30000 dollars and at least one year to become profitable. It adds that profitability hinges on converting the venture into a morning newspaper.
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Ottumwa Courier
Courier
First Legal Hanging Debate in Iowa History
The Centerville discussion centers on General Wright's claim that W S Hinkle's 1858 execution was Iowa’s first legal hanging. Capt W P Twombly cited a 1845 Van Buren county hanging of William McColby, but that event occurred before statehood, in the Iowa Territory.
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Centerville
Iowa
West region aids church extension says Advocate
The Chicago Christian Advocate reports Rev. Manley S. Hard notes the west as a good area for church extension. Mrs. Coxe of Washington Iowa gave 259 dollars for a memorial son. Over 1,000 dollars added to loan fund. A donor offered 10,000 dollars with 2,500 now and promises of 2,500 July 1 and 5,000 in a year, with potential doubling later.
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Chicago Christian Advocate
Manley S. Hard
D. D
West
J. Wi ¢. Coxe
Washington
Iowa
Quarantine Damage Claim By Des Moines Hotel Duo
Gorman and Harrisson owners of the Iowa House in Des Moines sue the city for 1500 dollars claiming the January quarantine ordered by the city physician disrupted trade. They allege an employee with smallpox led to the hotel’s quarantine, causing lost business and extra medical and provisioning expenses.
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Gorman &Harrisson
Iowa House
Des Moines
Iowa
Bennett
Burlesque Knights Tilt for Miss South Carolina
A Minneapolis Journal cartoon shows Senators Tillman and McLaurin as two knights jousting for Miss South Carolina. McLaurin wields a spear labeled commercial advancement and a shield of sound money, while Tillman uses a pitch fork of autism and a damaged dollar shield.
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Minneapolis Journal
Tillman
McLaurin
South Carolina
Ottumwa Democrat Ends After Cheap Ad Rates Trial
The Ottumwa Democrat, which pursued a cost cutting ad rate experiment at about one third of normal prices, ceased publication. The move followed a failed attempt to meet demand, and the paper is now defunct.
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Keokuk Gate City
Ottumwa Democrat
Merit Made to Take a Back Seat in Politics
West Liberty Index laments declining merit in politics arguing merit is sidelined by factional gain. The piece attacks self interested figures who shape calls for renventions and questions if the government is stuck in a rut. It uses the elephant symbol to criticize the G. O. P. and urges return to principled governance.
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Gall
Caine
Special Reduced Rates For Conventions By Iowa Central
Iowa Central Railway announces special reduced rates for various conventions. Head Camp Modern Woodmen of America meets in St Paul June 10 to 25. Imperial Council Mystic Shrine in Kansas City June 11 and 12. National Educational Association in Detroit June 1 to 12. National Epworth League in San Francisco July 18 to 21. Grand Lodge Elks in Milwaukee July 23 to 25. Baptist Young People's Union in Chicago July 25 to 28. For tickets and train times contact local agents or Geo S Bailey Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Modern Woodmen of America
St. Paul
Minn
Imperial Council
Kansas City
National Educational Association
Detroit
Mich
National Epworth League
San Francisco
Cal
Grand Lodge Protective and Benevolent Order of Elks
Milwaukee
Wis
International Convention Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Chicago
Ill
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Baily
Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa in Brief highlights and scattered Iowa items
A Mason City druggist William Coppock is found guilty of illegal liquor sales. Des Moines barber John F. Scott commits suicide in Atchison Kansas. Quarantine placed on eight farms near Alden for slander concerns. A $10,000 Catholic church planned for Wesley. Waterloo seeks the central U S Dunkard convention. Dubuque man John McCary acquitted of murder. Oskaloosa man David Sullivan burned pouring gasoline. State University of Iowa students work off campus to fund studies. strong demand for odd jobs and stenographers. Wells drilled on M A Action farm yield natural gas at 110 feet. Washington county threshermen discuss uniform threshing price and bridge laws. Black writer anecdote included about Paul Dunbar and impressions of intelligences.
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William Coppock
Mason City
Iowa
John F. Scott
Des Moines
Atchison
Kan
Alden
Wesley
Kossuth
Waterloo
United States
John McCary
Dubuque
William O. Lavake
David Sullivan
Oskaloosa
State University
Iowa City
M. A. Action
Madison Township
Polk County
Threshermen’s Organization
Washington County
National Protective Thresher Association
Nira
H. Brown
Wellman
Paul L Dunbar as a Boy in Sioux City Tribune Story
A Sioux City Tribune piece recounts Paul Laurence Dunbar's boyhood in Dayton Ohio and his early poetry. Leo Rosenthal recalls Dunbar as a shiftless but likable youth who worked an elevator to fund high school, bond with friends, and write verses later noticed by Eva Best.
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Sioux City Tribune
Paul Lawrence
Dunbar
Leo Rosenthal
Philip B. Hunt Baking Powder Company
Minneapolis
Mendamin
F. Rosenthal
Dayton
Miami River
Miss Wilson
High School Times
Eva Best
J. K. Prugh
Remedy for chronic nasal catarrh by Ely's Balm
An aid for chronic nasal catarrh claims instant relief from Ely's Cream Balm. A small amount placed in the nostrils soothes inflamed surfaces and heals the nose, with a claimed cure for a head cold. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers in New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Great Rock Island expansion connects to El Paso route
Muscatine citizens welcome Rock Island system growth as about 150 miles remain to complete the Chicago to El Paso line. Officials expect opening this transcontinental route in October or November, linking with Southern Pacific to southern California and with Mexican Central toward Mexico City.
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Rock Island
Muscatine
Chicago
el Paso
Southern Pacific
Mexican Central
Southern California
City of
Mexico
Iowa Central Offers Art Booklet on Clear Lake Resort
The Iowa Central railway issues a small artistic booklet highlighting Clear Lake as a summer resort. The guide outlines views and its travel claims to Iowans. Hundreds are expected to visit this summer, and the railroad aims to ease travel. Requests for the booklet can be directed to the general passenger and ticket department in Marshalltown.
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Iowa Central Railway
Clear Lake
Iowa Central
Marshalltown
Lodo antiseptic powder for burns and scalds
Burns and scalds heal quickly with le-do the great antiseptic powder. It cools soothes and quiets pain while drawing heat from the wound and protecting it from air. Open the blister and sprinkle Lodo thickly for best effect. Druggists 25 cents a box.
Banner Lodge D of H Meeting Notice
Banner Lodge No. 10 D of H meets second and fourth Tuesdays monthly at 4 0 PM in the hall at 7 30 PM. Officers listed include Mas. M 1 ee Wiias. Gussim Chief of Honor and Recorder OO. E. &.
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Pearl City
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Hrotherdecca of America
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