Early Iowa railroads grow from first mile to vast mileage
The article details Iowa railroad history from the Mississippi and Missouri River line building the first mile in 1855 to a statewide total of 9 801 miles by 1905. It lists key lines such as Burlington & Missouri River and Chicago Iowa & Nebraska, plus many then-operating railroads and eventual consolidations.
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Iowa
Mississippi & Missouri River Company
Rock Island System
Rock Island Company
Burlington & Missouri River Company
Burlington Road
Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska
Burlington
Pioneer Road
Iowa Southern
Keokuk
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Dubuque
Marion & Western
Des’ Moines
Must Build Shops Coast Extension Adds Milwaukee Shops
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road plans a 2000 mile Pacific coast extension and must expand shops to build and maintain equipment. Cities contending for the site include Milwaukee Minneapolis Dubuque LaCrosse as the line requires 10000 new freight cars and about 250 locomotives. West Milwaukee shops likely enlarged. general shop location not yet announced.
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West Milwaukee
J H Munroe and Son Land Excursion to Texas
J H Munroe and Son will lead a land excursion to Falfurrias Texas next Tuesday March 6 drawing considerable interest. The firm takes prospectors to the newly opened country known as the land of heart's delight with extensive land at reasonable prices available.
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J. H. Munroe & Son
Falfurrias, Texas
Falfurrias
Texas
Market Report from Chicago and New York March First
Markets report furnishes Wheat Corn and Oats futures with ranges from Chicago and New York. Prices show May July and Sept contracts with modest gains and declines across grains. Livestock and produce data include butter eggs and car receipts forecast for tomorrow.
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H. J. Frenzel
National Board of Trade
Chicago
Chicago Market Data and River Stock Figures
Market and commodity notes with grain futures and livestock prices from Chicago. Includes oats by grade, March and May openings, high and low ranges, and livestock receipts and ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. Also lists US Steel and other ticker figures and coal prices.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Report March 1
Butter steady with creamery prices at 17 27%4c and dairy at 17 24%ec. Eggs steady at 13 14c. Poultry market steady with turkeys 13 14c, chickens 11 4c, springs 11 44c.
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Chicago
New York Poultry Market Report March 1 New York
Poultry market steady for alive birds with chickens and fowls at 13 4 cents and turkeys at 16 cents. Dressed poultry steady with chickens 10 13 cents, fowls 10 13 cents, turkeys 12 to 13 cents.
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New York
St Louis Produce Market Wheat and Corn Prices
St Louis market report dated March 1 shows Wheat May at 78 3/4 cents, corn at 40 1/2 cents, oats at 30 1/2 cents.
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St. Louis
Peoria Corn Market and Dow Jones Stock Quotes
Corn No 3 trades at 40 1/2 cents in Peoria. New York stocks and bonds show mixed moves with gains in Met life and Reading while Penn tracks at 138 1/2 cents and R Iland at 26 1/4 cents.
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Peoria
Mar
New York
So. Pac
St. Paul
Mo. Pac
U. Pac
Penna
Eee
N. Y. Cen
R. Island
Osteopathy Rescues Clergyman After Nine Days
Stopped Hiccoughs. Rev. Dr. Gehrett of Norristown Pennsylvania was saved from death by hiccoughs after nine days of treatment by osteopathy following failure of medical specialists. Osteopathy claims no rival for rheumatism kidney and liver troubles and many acute diseases. For further information call on.
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Gehrett
Norristown
Hiccoughs
Moscatine Markets Report Bargains Across Farm Goods
A bustling Muscatine market lists prices for corn oats hay and livestock plus fruits vegetables and dairy. Prices cover chickens butter eggs turkeys cabbage onions potatoes apples grapes and pine wood with cattle hogs sheep and lambs showing varied demand and steady to firm quotes.
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Aioe
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Iowa Ave
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W. A. Hobart
Cranston, Ia
Chris. Alt
Fulton Township
Christ. Danz
Davenport
The
Want
John Miller
Atalissa
Robert Lee
Washington
Ottumwa
Alla
Julius Schmidt
Wilton
Melita
C. T. Gremmel
Edward Niver
F. S. Pentzer
Armory
H. Stark
Moscow
C. F. Wilkinson
John Freeland
Park Place
Charles Schaefer
Montpelier
Fred Runyon
H. L. Metcalf
Nichols
West
Liberty
Griff Johnson
Mississippi and Missouri River
Pany
Rock Island Road
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Northwestern
Texas Excursion
G. M. Titus, Pres
TITUS LOAN@ INVESTMENT CO
Iowa Avenue
Journal Office
Ballerson Stores
Mercury
Timothy
U. S. Steel
U. S Steel
Erie
C. E. Crow
E. 2Nd St
Muscatine Markets
Pocahontas
Hubbard
Colorado
Western Lots
Aegdere
van Ewes
Eeewia Oa
Vis Wisiereenes
Ruthenberg
W. 2d
Chas Ruthenberg
Chas Ff. Schroeder
Fred Ruthenberg
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