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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
9
A garbled OCR page details multiple game references and players such as Braves and Naw Tors with unclear scores and events. The readable items include names like Matohals, Hoggine, Horton, and Meyers, but many fragments are indecipherable, yielding an inconclusive sports brief.
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a baseball and golf event with scattered names such as Cobb Keane and Nunn and mentions Indians and Sioux City trials. Details are garbled, no coherent outcome or dates.
Scattered fragments recount baseball games with Clinton and other teams. mentions Witorlou, Moran, Smith, and Avored Drimson amid varied innings and scores. Readers see multiple scores, homer mentions, and defensive plays. reported as a patchwork recap of several games with limited clear context.
A damaged report notes a Dutch cruiser arriving at an Atlantic port for extended stay. The vessel, flying a neutral flag, is described as armored and potentially bound for convoy duties. Officials did not disclose its mission, but local authorities indicate it may be preparing to depart with a number of merchant ships and freighters.
A fragmented notice promotes 4 day trips by Collar Line Steamers and Interurban boats to Andaluvia Davenport and Quincy with round trips priced around 8.60 dollars including meals and berth. It invites parties and lists Chestnut street office contact and phone.
Wheat prices fell amid variable U S weather signals and rumors of coordinated U S Canada export policy actions. Market tone shifted as futures opened lower before some recovery. July contracts showed softness though later months gained modestly. Receipts and shipments data from Chicago Board of Trade influenced trends across wheat and corn futures.
Chicago and Kansas City live stock reports indicate lower prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Market observers note reduced bidding with mixed, heaviest selling among hogs and calves while some beef cattle hold near prior levels amid steady demand from buyers.
Omak Nebraska market report lists numerous livestock prices and figures across cattle, hogs, and miscellaneous categories. Prices shown include mixed lots, steers, heifers, and dairy products with varied per hundred weight values and market notes from local firms.
The article notes a market or sale event in Chicara Florida with figures mentioning 6 000 items, including 1 000 to peak, and an assortment of winter stock. Names and precise details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a sales tally and item categories.
A jumble of sale notices lists items such as a Ford body and second hand brick. Mentions farmers and towns with partial addresses and names like Jon Thillips and Fred Garrinan. The ad fragment lacks coherent details and dates.
The report outlines mixed activity at the Chicago Produce Market and New York sugar prices, noting unchanged conditions in several segments. It lists regional price snapshots for Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas with figures like 2.106 and 2.50 dollars, plus June notes on sugar futures and related commodities.
June 19 Compton Major of Artillery in Mayonport Tennessee confirmed to lead Battery B and Battery D in the national guard gold artillery. Lieutenant Sigward McCos to captain of the unit. other officer confirmations include Dicke Groge, Marl McGinley, Charles Rockefeller awaiting further orders and pending transfers to Don Molinos.
The day features continued liquidation across major shares with Tatless tende and several heavyweights slipping. United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel fall while Bridwin Locomotive, Aluminum producers, and other industrials edge lower as bond markets show limited positive momentum.
Sixty five women attended the Red Cross hospital supplies and comforts committee meeting in Muscatine with twelve visiting guests from nearby towns. Out of town guests included Miss Verna Brigns Mollie Hinty and others. donations announced included linens from Mrs Boward Theron Thompson and a convalescent robe program by Lady Fox. The gathering noted observance of the nation’s birthday with meetings next week set for Thursday and Friday.
The report notes Acting Captain Morty Ward of Battery D being confirmed as captain. Oath of office is filed with the adjutant general, and Ward’s officers arrive at the expected time.
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