River shells draw crowd as boats drift near Dubuque Bridge
Reports on river life include shell fishers at the levee, a stalled log raft near Dubuque Bridge after heavy rain, and the J. W. Van Sant accident freeing logs from the draw. The W. J. Young Jr. ceases clam shipments as local shell industry declines, while St. Paul repair nears completion and rail transfer plans loom.
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Dubuque
Journal
Muscatine
W. J. Young Jr
J. W. van Sant
Welch
Oquawka
Kansas City Cut Off Contract Weighed For Mil waukee Line
Tuesday will see the letting of the Kansas City cut off contract for the Milwaukee railway, with 80 miles to be ready for travel by August 1. Residences along the route include Parker, Oakley, Carter and engineers Savage, Nickerson, Evans, Scheid, Lindeman, and Downer directing crews in rooms over 200 West Second Street.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee Railway
H. A. Parker
Rodman
George Oakley
Tapemean
L. E. Carter
Axeman
West Second Street
Engineers Savage, Nickerson
H. C. Evans
B. M. Scheid
M. Lindeman
Thos. Downer
Fox. SOCIETY. Miss Anna Rankin entertains friends at home
Miss Anna Rankin will entertain a company of friends Wednesday evening at her West Third street home. The I. G. N. is the name of a new city club whose meaning is undisclosed. A Fraternal Aid Association meeting will arrange a lawn social tonight. Company C drills tonight and may elect officers. The F. F club plans a reunion soon as most members are in town, though some are away.
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Capt. D. C. Robinson
Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad Transfer Company
New Orleans
Iown Ironworks
Dubuane
Mississippi River
Anna Rankin
West Third Street
Fraternal Aid Association
Company C
F. F
Twenty Baptized at Muscatine Island Church
Twenty converts were baptized at Island Methodist Episcopal church Sunday by Rev. W. L. Clapp. The list includes Nancy Johnson, Magele Corbin, Sarah Colman, Clara Fowler, Maude Garnes, Minnie Summers, Clara Summers, Elsie Searight, Abbie Searight, Lulu Connor, Grace Irwin, Dianna Cunningham, Jason Johnson, James Johnson, Henry Colman, Harry Kemp, Earl Corbin, Roy Kemp, Earl Irwin and Frank Fowler. Church leaders cite Methodist Forward Movement reports of 159 districts amid a claimed quarter million new members.
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Island Methodist Episcopal Church
W. L. Clapp
Musserville M. E
Nancy Johnson
Magele Corbin
Sarah Colman
Clara Fowler
Maude Garnes
Minnie Summers
Clara Summers
Elsie Searight
Abbie Searight
Lulu Connor
Grace Irwin
Dianna Cunningham
Jason Johnson
James Johnson
Henry Colman
Harry Kemp
Earl Corbin
Roy Kemp
Earl Irwin
Frank Fowler
Thousandstein Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cooper
Methodist Forward Movement
Presiding Elder
Pishop Thoburn
Official Railway Guide for June Released by National Railway Publication
The Official Railway Caitle for June arrived at the office, praised for full reliable travel and shipping information and accurate timetable data from American lines. Published by the National Railway Publication Company at 94 Park Place New York, priced 0d per copy or 5 dollars per year.
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Mnenneechahte
Enire
National Railway Publication Company
Park Place N.Y
Frank Kevereritz at Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Frank Kevereritz is visiting Buffalo to attend the Pan American Exposition. The event highlights national achievements and regional industry with speakers and displays expected to attract visitors from surrounding areas.
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Frank Kevereritz Hee Rone
Buffalo
Memorial Day Observed By Local Fraternal Camps
Deceased members of Modern Woodmen of America and Royal Neighbors honored at Greenwood cemetery with a brief address by City Attorney Deviet and floral tributes. Attendance was light due to heat, around 250 at the cemetery after a 2 PM march from Woodmen Hall led by a drum corps and flute music. Delegations from Muscatine Tent No 9 K O T M also decorated graves. Services planned at the Woodmen hall Tuesday at 8 PM for nine members listed: Tallant, Broomhall, Gonion, Brown, Martin, Brock, Jackson, Hoopes.
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Muscatine Camp
Woodmen of America
Woodbine Camp
Royal Neigabons of America
Greenwood Cemetery
SH of Deviet
Woodman Hall
Joe Anderson
Army Flute
Third Street Hill
Muscatine Tent No. 9
Brothers
Thomas B. Tallant
Alien Broomhall
Glenn Gonion
T. N. Brown
Chas. Martin
Marx Brock
J. G. Jackson
W. H. Hoopes
Neighbor shoots dog after home scene recounting grows heated
A suburban resident recounts a dispute over a dog shot after it raided a plain, misinterpreted by bystanders as madness. He explains firing with a coal scuttle, apologizes, and notes neighbors kicked someone from a subdivision before discovering the identity amid shouted street chaos. The tale is tied to historic Tilghtman Island raids and the enslaved Old George, later freed, who recalled British marauders and his own harsh memories.
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Bis
Detroit Free Press
Admiral Cockburn
Tilghtman’s Island
United States
Great Britain
Tilghwan’s Island
Old George
Harrisons
Long Point
Lim
Cockburt
Young Master
George
Cedar Point Farm
Theodore P. Harrison
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Breath In The Room Its A Boy Asks For Air
A 14 year old student delivers a chaotic composition on breathing claiming breath sustains life, curses rooms, and mocks girls for corsets while joking about a “great big diagram.” The piece ends with mismatched quotes and stray attribution from Detroit Free Press and Indianapolis Journal.
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Detroit
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