Chatter in July River News and Market Notes
A busy day on the levee reports river traffic to St Louis and Davenport with ships like the Quincy and Dubuque bringing passengers and freight. Chicago markets dispatch shows varying open highs and closes for Wheat Corn and Oats while hogs cattle and sheep volumes move on Chicago futures. A humorous office anecdote ends with a chief signing his own resignation.
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Quincy
St. Louis
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Davenport
Button Workers Called Meeting Notice
Attention Button Workers The meeting of B W P U No 6861 is set at Lange s hall on Tuesday June 24 The agenda includes import business and related union matters.
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Lange’s Hall
Local Shopping Notes and Travel Mentions Nearby
Thiesen advertises pure drugs while P H Elfers offers pure ice. Scheetz's hammocks priced. Kemble's offers fire and accident insurance. F H Shinn travels to Davenport on business. Ev Brandenburg takes a morning Davenport ride. Iowa City visit by Mr and Mrs Chas Ohl and daughter Alice. Frank P Sawyer of Great Western Cereal Chicago visits for business. Miss Mafel Brimm and Mrs Dan Terry depart for Boulder Colorado to visit friends. Burlington plumbers run a large excursion to Davenport and back via Muscatine. A freight train through Muscatine carries 19 cars of potatoes from Colva Kansas to Chicago raising depot interest.
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Burlington
Davenport
Muscatine
Colva
Kansas
Chicago
Pilot Washington Hight Twenty Years on Mississippi Rapids
Captain Washington Hight, longtime rapids pilot for the Diamond Jo line, recounts a 52 year career on the Mississippi from Quincy to Muscatine. He recalls early service on the Highland Mary and Muscatine, wages, and memories of the river’s heyday as rail competition grows. He notes the best days are over and plans to return to the lower river in St. Louis after navigation closes.
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Mississippi River
Washington Hight
Waters
Captain Hight
Diamond To Steamboat Company
Mississippi
Hight
Quincy
Highland Mary
Wm. B. Hight
Wm. H. Cupp
St. Louis
St. Paul
Memphis Packet Company
Memphis
Northern Line Company
Memphis Packing Company
Majestic
New Orleans
R. J. Wheeler
Wheeler
Dubuque
Osceola
Ark
Hughes & Loomis
Muscatine
Northern Line Packet Company
Northern Line
Diamond Jo Line
Helen Blair
U B Excursion Boat Schedule From Muscatine
The U B excursion boat J S will depart Muscatine at 7 30 a m on Thursday June 26 and reach Davenport Rock Island about 10 30 a m Returning it leaves Davenport at 6 p m and arrives Muscatine about 8 30 p m Tickets are 50 cents round trip at Swan s jewelry store 25 cents for children aged 5 to 12 Children must be supervised by a parent or responsible adult
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U. B
J. S
Muscatine
Davenport
Rock Island
Swan's Jewelry Store
Pleasant Saturday Society Party Honors Miss Ivy North
A pleasant party was hosted Saturday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Montgomerys home in honor of Miss Ivy North of Omaha Nebraska. About 20 guests attended enjoying games music and amusements with refreshments served before a late departure. Attendees included Lottie Dautz Louisa Klebe Anna Dautz Hazel Russel Mary Hintman Florence Hintman Sarah Dale Lizzie Lane Ivy North and numerous Montgomerys and Dautzs.
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Montgomery
Ivy North
Omaha
Neb
Lottie Dautz
Louisa Klebe
Anna Dautz
Hazel Russel
Mary Hintman
Florence Hintman
Sarah Dale
Lizzie Lane
Louisa Dautz
Messrs
Charlie Montgomery
Will Klebe
James Montgomery
Fred Sherman
Fred Dautz
Guy Montgomery
Robert Howie
Ben Norton
Will Montgomery
John Montgomery
Joe Montgomery
Kennedy Home Card Party Honors Miss Terry of Toledo
A pleasant card party at the Kennedy home on Mulberry street Saturday night featured four tables for Cinque. Prizes went to Miss Althof and Miss Dow. Light refreshments preceded a night of enjoyment with guests including Mrs. LeMoyne Porter and Miss Terry of Toledo Ohio.
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Kennedy
Mulberry Street
Terry
Toledo
Ohio
Althof
Dow
LeMoyne Porter
C. A. Coldren
Sarah Brown
Margaret Kulp
Daut
Kesinger
Timm
Johnson
Kesler
Carrie Shammo
Brigham
Burlington
Quiet Muscatine Wedding Joins M C Hayes and Nellie Reeder Olds
M C Hayes and Nellie Reeder Olds wed at Trinity church Saturday night with Rev. F F Beckerman officiating. The couple, from Muscatine, plan a 10 day honeymoon in Chicago and Joliet, then return to live in Muscatine.
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Trinity Church
M. C. Hayes
Nellie Reeder Olds
F. F. Beckerman
Chicago
Joliet
P. C. Hayes
Muscatine
Pleasant launching party honors West Liberty professor
A Saturday afternoon launching party honored Prof. and Mrs. E. F. Schall of West Liberty. Schall attends the normal institute and is remembered for years as high school principal. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Shinnabarger, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin, Miss Nellie Realing, Miss Ella Realing, Miss Belle Sinnett, S. T. Sinnett, and Rev. J. N. Elliott.
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E. F. Schall
West Liberty
Schall
Normal Institute
E. E. Collins
F. C. Shinnabarger
J. T. Martin
Nellie Realing
Ella Realing
Belle Sinnett
S. T. Sinnett
J. N. Elliott
Mercer in Nebraska Rep Signs His Own Resignation
The Washington Post reports Representative Mercer of Nebraska spoke with a subordinate during department rounds who had recently faced a change of official superiors.
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Mercer
Washington Post
Representative Mercer
Nebraska
Short Cut Highway From New York to Chicago Planned
Automobiles cyclists and road advocates form a national alliance to build a short cut highway reducing the New York to Chicago route from 987 to 850 miles. The New York and Chicago Road association is organized after six months of talks. The route would run Fort Lee via Newburg New York Elmira Corning Jamestown Conneaut Ohio Cleveland Elyria Sandusky to Chicago then through Indiana via South Bend Hammond. A Atlantic City convention will plan next steps.
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New York
Chicago
New York and Chicago Road Association
National Association
Fort Lee
New York State
Newburg
Binghamton
Elmira
Corning
Glenn
Jamestown
Conneaut
Lake Erie
Ohio
Cleveland
Elyria
Sancusky
Indiana
South Bend
Hammond
Atlantic City
Summer meetings with special rates announced by railway lines
Cursions list two dozen prominent gatherings this summer with special B C R N rates. Events include National Convention International Sunday School Association in Denver July 15 22. Ancient Order of Hibernians Biennial in Denver July 15 22. National Fraternal Congress in Denver Sept 1 6. Better Carriers Association in Omaha Oct 16 23. Educational Association in Omaha Oct 16 23. Travelers' Protective Association in Tacoma July 23 27. United Presbyterian Church U P C A meeting in Salt Lake City Aug 12 14. Knights of Pythias in San Francisco Aug 11 22. Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Seattle. others with low rates.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Denver
International Sunday School Association
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Denver Colo
National Association of Better Carriers
Minneapolis
United Presbyterian Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Lks
Sana Francisco
Cal
Knights of Pythias
Seattle
Wash
Jnc
UG. Farmer
G. P
T. A
B.C. KR
N. R's
Rathbone Against Wood Faces Cuba Post Fraud Case
Estes Rathbone former director general of posts in Cuba arrived from Havana after amnesty pardon. He says he has evidence showing Cuban penal code violations used to press charges against him and is bitter toward General Wood.
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New York
Estes Rathbone
Cuba
Havana
Rathbone
General Wood
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Daily Journal
Schaefer
Jocoo
IOC
Reliance
Joe Kranz
Remble’s
Banner Lodge
Jos. Bennett
Miss Riggs
Miss Minerva Hartman
Robert Seiler
Bart E. Linehan
Horace Kr
Ed. B. Molis
City
Des Moines
Ed. Kintzle
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Iowa Lodge No. 2
A. F
A. M
Presbyterian
H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Pune
Jly
Corn, Inc
Kansas City
Northwest
Duluth
Liverpool
Mr. Mercer
Ais
Atchison
Mo. Pac
UN. Pac
Pac
Wabash
Thiesen
P. H. Elfers
Scheetz’s
Kemble’s
F. H. Shinn
Ev. Brandenburg
Chas. Ohl
Alice
Iowa City
Harry Cramer
Frank P. Sawyer
The
Great Western Cereal Company
Mafel Brimm
Dan Terry
Boulder
Colorado
Captain Washington Hight
City of
eaiTt
Lisk’s
Mis Liu Lial
M. C. Hayes & Co
Second St
the Journal
John Bull
Hy. F. Barnard
Epsige
Lemar
Rd. Brandenburg
Paint Man
Umscheid & Seiler
West Hill
Sharrar
Bono . New
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