Passenger and freight schedules for Muscatine and Wilton lines
The Traveler's Guide lists Muscatine Division departures to Montezuma and arrivals from Montezuma with passenger and freight times, details on east and southwest routes, limited vestibule trains between Chicago and Denver, and updated stops to Evans instead of Washington. It also shows Wilton branch and main line train times with stop rules, flags, and daily exceptions.
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Chicago
Denver
Kansee Pod
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Surray
Evans
Washington
Wilton B
Muscatine
Wilton
Muscat
Frain
Thasenes
Davenport and Rock Island Railway Schedule Effective June 10 1900
The Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern Railway introduces a short line linking Tri-Cities Chicago Clinton and points via C N W Ry effective June 10 1900. Timetable lists departure and arrival trains from Davenport Iowa with destinations including Clinton Sterling Omaha Denver Rockford Madison and others. General Passenger Agent L F Berry signs the schedule.
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Tri-Cities
Chicago
Clinton
Davenport
Iowa
Sterling
Omaha
Sioux - Ia
Neb
Madison
Dixon
Denver
Colo
Cedar
Dixon,Sterling
Mii
L. F. Berry
Legations Attacked in China Sparks International Alarm
London reports from Hong Kong say Pekin legations were attacked and destroyed, with Baron von Ketteler reportedly killed. Riots, arson, and disrupted communications threaten foreigners as boxers advance. Russians with siege guns seen near Pekin and ministers held as virtual prisoners.
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London
Hong Kong
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Baron von Ketteler
China
Taku
Yang Tse Kiang
Yun Nan
Women and Republicanism in Philadelphia Activism Rise
Mrs. J. F ion Foster a noted Republican Women’s leader says more women will work for Republican success this year than ever before. She promotes McKinley through circulating literature and temperance reform ties, highlighting involvement in Christian Temperance work despite fragmented OCR text.
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Journal
Philadelphia
J. Fion Foster
Republican Womens’lib
McKinley
Revolution in Colombia Gains Upper Hand
Dispatch from Mashiton reports government forces have the upper hand as the Colombian government advances. Rebels exhausted their cartridge supply after a recent battle, with about a thousand dead and fifteen hundred wounded. Government losses are not stated.
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Mashaton
D. C
Leganda
Ethelbert Favored to Win Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead
At Sheepshead Bay on June 16 Terry Belmont's four year old colt Ethelbert is the favorite in the suburban handicap. Thirteen horses run a mile and a quarter for ten thousand dollars prize with seven thousand awarded to the winner. The track is fast and weather is clear drawing a large crowd.
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the Journal
Sheepshead Race Track
N. Y
Terry Belmont
Ethelbert
Quiet again as Transvaal tensions ease amid small skirmishes
June 16 dispatches report overall calm in the Transvaal with minor desultory sniping near Volksrust and Sandspruit. In Cape Town reliable reports say the ministerial deadlock is relieved and J Rose Innis may join the new cabinet led by J Gordon Sprigg.
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Laing
Cape Town
J. Rose Innis
Cape
J. Gordon Sprigg
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani Reaffirms Hawaiian Flag Loyalty
In Honolulu on June 7 Ex-Queen Liliuokalani told a native delegation that the Hawaiian flag came to stay with the American flag, urging unity and duty as American citizens for the welfare of the nation.
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Liliuokalani
Honolulu
San Francisco
Non-Union Workers Shot in St Louis Car Sheds
In St Louis on June 15 Sylvester Beeluf and R G Belton non union workers were shot in the union line car sheds as tensions flared among imported men. Deputy sheriffs intervened and two men were injured in the incident.
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Journal
St. Louis
Union Line
Sylvester Beeluf
R. G. Belton
Trains collide near West Falls injuring fifteen
Two passenger trains on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg line collision between West Falls and Colden last night killed engineer William Keating and injured fifteen passengers, some seriously.
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The
Journal
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
West Falls
Colden
William Keating
Fearful Wreck in England at Slough Station
An express collided with a train at Slough station near London. Sixty people are reported killed in the railroad wreck horror.
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The
Journal
London
Slough
Governess burned to death in lamp explosion at Eureka Springs
Miss Zoni Harvey aged 25 governess in the family of W O Jones was burned to death when a lamp exploded as she heated a curling iron. The accident occurred in Eureka Springs Arkansas on June 16.
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Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Lang Fang
Seymour
Pekin
Eureka Springs
Ark
Zoni Harvey
W. O. Jones
John Holdo Way Executed in Linn Missouri
John Holdo Way was hanged here today for the murder of Jule Boillot a respected citizen of Aud in Osage county. The crime occurred on Christmas evening in 1898 following a dispute over foreclosure sales of Way’s farm.
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Linn
John Holdoway
Jule Boillot
Aud
Osage County
Boillot
Ex-Congressman Hoffreker Drops Dead in Delaware
Ex-congressman John Henry Hoffreker of Delaware died today in South Myrna of an apoplexy attack. He had served in public life and collapsed suddenly at his home. The death is reported as sudden and unexpected with medical examiners to confirm cause.
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The
Journal
South Myrna, del
John Henry Hoffreker
Delaware
Tre Topeka Arrives Brings Alaskan Gold to the United States
The Topeka arrives in port bearing Alaska gold and other cargo. Weathered spelling and garbled line breaks obscure full details but indicate substantial shipments and related service adjustments.
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United States
Kansas State Saengerfest in Topeka Tomorrow
The State Saengerfest will be held in Topeka on June 17 with singing societies from Salina Abilene Junction City Marysville Wamego and other eastern towns attending the event.
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Topoka
Kan
Salina
Abilene
Junction City
Marysville
Wamego
Strawberry Day Celebrated in Glenwood Springs
In Glenwood Springs Colorado on June 16 residents celebrate Straw berry Day with strawberry cake and ice cream provided by the ladies of Glenwood. The event features snowlyine music as part of the festive program.
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Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Glenwood
Landslide on the Pan Handle tracks at Mount Washington
Early today a massive rock and dirt slide from Mount Washington buried the Pan Handle railroad near Pittsburg. The Carnegie accommodation train was moving through when the debris struck the rear coaches, throwing them from their trucks. Five passengers are seriously injured and some may die. many others sustain injuries.
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Pittsburg
Mount Washington
Carnegie
Society Belle Ends Life in Moulton Pond Tragedy
Special from Ottumwa Iowa recalls May Fields a society belle who used chloroform before drowning herself in a Moulton pond last evening. Her lover perished at the same spot exactly one year earlier.
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Ottumwa
Moulton
May Fields
Commissioners Killed by Natives in Sierra Leone
Word from Bathurst Sierra Leone dated June 16 reports Commissioners Sitwell and Silvie along with six constables killed by natives on the Gambia river.
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Sierra Leone
Bathurst
Sitwell
Silvie
Gambia River
Shipbuilders Strike Paralyzes Harve With 24000 Walkout
Harve burst into a major labor stoppage as 24 000 shipbuilders walked out today. Authorities report troops guarding the raids amid the industrial action.
National Republican Committee Holds Meetings in Philadelphia
The National Republican Committee meets in Philadelphia with a plan to settle contests. Today door-keepers drill while Monday brings fifteen hundred assistant sergeants-at-arms on duty. The convention will seat 1852 delegates and alternates, plus 15,000 guests, 500 reporters, and 800 invited guests. about 150,000 strangers are expected.
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Philadelphia
National Republican Committee
Valley Forge Field Day Draws Statewide Interest
Preservation talk in Philadelphia on June 16 as patriotic societies join Valley Forge event. Governors and schools attend while plans circulate to preserve the site, with proposals to make it a public athletic ground or to acquire it as a U.S. government military post.
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Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Governor Stone
United States
Major Taylor Stars at Newark Wheelmen Race Meet
At Vailsburg board track in Newark New Jersey on June 16 Major Taylor headlines a program by the Atlanta Wheelmen including amateur and professional races. Jay Eaton and BarI Kiser race for a 150 dollar purse with 100 dollars to the winner each side. The one mile New Jersey State championship also decides.
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Newark
N. J
Taylor
Atlanta
Vailsburg Board
Jay Eaton
Barl Kiser
New Jersey
Hood's Sareaparillea Promised For Impure Blood and Appetite
An advertisement-style line claims that saying your blood is impure and appetite poor signals a need for Hood's Sareaparillea. It presents a health remedy pitch without broader context.
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Hood
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Fruitianda
Grandview
Wallo
Eirk
B Cc. R. N
Burlington
Iowa Central
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co
Ene
California
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Great Rock Island
Denver and
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Western
Southern Pacific
John Sebastian
New York
Leigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Chas. S. Lee
Gen. Pass
Russia
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Central News
Commercial Cable Company
Great Western Railway
Methodist
Tien Tsir
Presbyterian Board
J. Ellen Foster
Sheepshead Track
Transvaal
Buffalo-Pittsburg Rail Road
England
Dress
Ilway Bangen
J. H. Hoffreker
TRE Topeka
Seattle
Cure
Topeka
Ted F
Skagway
Mt. Washington Falls
Society Belle
Harve
Mason
Dillaway’s Crockery
Marchines
Bledick
Atemerts
Burdick
Ears Co
SEARS
Roebuck
Ameri
Niea
Stantaro
Herator
F. A. Neidig
East 2d St
Mus. Lumber & Box Co
East Second Street
Mall Dey
Belden
Lece
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