Muscatine High School Board Elects Arey Principal
The Muscatine board of education met at the high school and elected Rodney M. Arey of Cherokee as principal. Eva Johnson won a 5th grade post, with Fannie Penbeck moved to 3rd grade. Other salary changes approved include Miss Bertha Hoover at 500 and Mrs Dina McCoy at 900 for the Fourth Ward. The board also extended contract signing to July 20 and reviewed committee reports.
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Muscatine Schools
Keockeritz
L. S. Frack
East Hill
Halstead
Morgridge
Fulliam
Franklin
E. F. Schall
Hunt
Rodney M. Arey
Cherokee
Iowa
I. S. Pepper
Atalissa
Fulham
Miss Hill
Anna Coyner
Ethel Coverston
Eva A. Johnson
Miss Johnson
Miss Coyner
Miss Coverston
Fannie Penbeck
Cedar Street
Appel
Dina McCoy
Fourth Ward
Wm. Johnson
Moregridge
S. Plumly
FE. P. Davis
C W. Chevalier
Arey
Emma F. 'Underwood
Nms
Ash Seas
Ann Mart
Wachee
Vies
Bevier Native Lee Loomis Receives Chemistry Medal
Bevier Missouri native Lee Pearson Loomis, grandson of Mr and Mrs J B Lee of Muscatine, former Muscatine high school pupil, graduated Kirkwood Military Academy near St Louis on June 6. St Louis Globe Democrat notes Loomis was awarded a gold medal from Louis P Henim of Kirkwood for excellence in chemistry, a surprise presentation to the class.
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Bevier, Mo
J. B. Lee
Muscatine High School
Kirkwood Military Academy
St. Louis
Picnic Postponement for Meth odist Event
Rain forces the Methodist picnic to be postponed from today to Thursday at 1 o clock, with updated timing for attendees.
Meeting Notice for K L G P With Deputy Ball
Attention is drawn to a 7 30 pm Wednesday meeting on June 12th. Full attendance earnestly requested. Deputy John Ball will be present with Clinton Lucinda Bartlett serving as secretary.
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John Ball
Clinton Lucinda Bartlett
Rector Remedy Promises 98 Percent Cure Record
Religious pamphlet style notice by J. J. Havercamp touts Rector as a remedy with a claimed 98 percent cure rate for piles. It offers free samples and a full refund if it fails, asserting permanence and no cost if ineffective.
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J. J. Havercamp
Mrs Sam Logan Visits Kin Near Wilton
Mrs Sam Logan returned from Wilton last night on the 6 10 train after spending the last two days visiting at the home of her mother.
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Sam Logan
Wilton
River Forecast and River Life Report at St Paul
The Mississippi river is expected to fall at a steady rate between Dubuque and Muscatine by Thursday morning. The Jennie M passed downstream around 11 p m while Monarch departed for the shell beds with several shell fishers. Keehler notes strong trot line activity with many catches of eels, catfish and buffalo. eel harvests are up this season.
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Veupote
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Dubuque
Muscatine
Jennie M
Keehler
Cottage for sale in good neighborhood on easy terms
Titus and Jackson offer a fine cottage in a desirable neighborhood at a reasonable price with simple terms.
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Titus & Jackson
Today Markets Chicago Grain and Livestock Snapshot
Chicago markets dispatch reports opening highs and lows for wheat corn oats with June July and Sept contracts. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges noted with regional railcar estimates. weather glimpses include heavy rains in the northwest and snows near Calgary, plus scattered showers in Minnesota and the Dakotas and warm temps elsewhere.
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Texas
California
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Northwest
Illinois
Arkansas
Chicago
Calagary
Minnesota
Dakotas
North Platte
Omaha
Sioux City
Indiana
Missouri
Dakota
Montana
Kansas
Nebraska
City Council Orders Street Work and Walk Repairs
Monday evening actions include filling the Ryan lot within 10 days or street work by the Street commissioner. After delays, deferrals on Eleven walk, ordinances on chapter 14 repeals, removal of Sawyer lot fill, Neyenhuis walk repair, Lucas street walk, storm water near Milton, and Cedar street fill were referred to relevant committees. An inspection tour of the street and alley committee was authorized before adjournment.
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Ninth
Lombard Streets
Ald. Richards
East Seventh Street
Ald. Diercks
Ald. Engel
Sawyer
Third
Spruce Streets
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Gremmel
Neyenhuis
Ald. Gremmel
Low excursion fares to Lincoln and beyond for 1901 event
The Iowa Central Railway offers one fare round trips to Lincoln Nebraska for the German Baptists annual meeting on May 24 31 1901 with sale May 23 27 and return limit June 4 1901. Extensions to June 30 available by deposit and fee. Excursion tickets to Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory from Lincoln. Also Pan-American exposition stop overs at Niagara Falls or Buffalo for eastern destinations with full details from local ticket agents.
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Chicago
The Gorilla Temper and a Boy in the Field
An 1901 essay extols the gorilla as a fearsome, temperamental creature native to central Africa. It imagines a boy encountering a gorilla in a cornfield and mulls the gorilla’s strength, brutality, and improbable domestic utility if educated to perform menial tasks.
Genius of the Road Remains A Curious Tale
A Chicago News item recounts a strange tale where a man, while admiring Longfellow, claims to have lost sight in one eye after watching the village blacksmith and catching a spark of realism in literature.
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Longfellow
Chicago News
Rank and File Needed. Filipino General Calls for Surrender
A Chicago News report captures a dramatized exchange as a Filipino general urges surrender with a retort about the optics of 40 generals yielding. A Filipino private questions the plan, highlighting tension amid negotiations.
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Chicago
Change in Park Management Improves Visitor Experience
Tickets for groups of ten or more at the Young to Black Hawk Tower are priced at 7i each. A new park manager this year is accommodating, enhancing visitor pleasure with a more pleasant environment.
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Black Hawk Tower
All Wants in the Journal Ic A Word
A brief item noting all wants listed in the Journal ic a word edition, highlighting questions about available requests and the single word theme appearing through the page.
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