Engine Trouble Delays Train Firefly in Muscatine Yard
A hand held gasket failure on the Firefly caused the engine to stall in the Muscatine yards near Pine street. An auxiliary engine from Columbus Junction was hauled in to pull the train out at about 1 30 PM. Passengers were forced to walk between box cars to the street while the train was serviced.
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Muscatine Yards
Rock Island
Pine Street
Round House
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Montpelier
Buffalo
Columbus Junction notes and visits in early May
Local column from Columbus Junction reports visits by Mr. and Mrs. William Henss and family from Wayland, Lou Mulhern from Galesburg, and Miss Mayme Edwards en route to Cotter. Rider changes include C C Rogers moving goods into a new home, horse sale attendees from several towns, Arbor Day activities with pupils, and a hospitalized child with scarlet fever. School closes in two weeks with twelve graduates listed.
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Columbus Junction
William Henss
Cannon
Wayland
Henss
Lou Mulhern
Galesburg
Mayme Edwards
Cotter
C. C.rogers
J. E. Freeland
Messrs. McCollum
A. C. Reed
Washington
Cherry Holmes
Winfield
W. C. White
Ainsworth
John McGinnis
Muscatine
Noah Letts
Chicago
Clara Whitmore
State University
Ella M. Burnell
Concord Township
Burnell
Linn Grove
Concord
Miss Goddard
Wellington
Harley Meeker
Oakland Township
Levi Blake
Clyde Hanft
Minrors
Agnes Propst
J. R. Vance
Denver
Fred Fouse
Mabel Lacey
Matie Letts
Elsie Getts
Lottie Wilcox
Inez Weber
Mayme Jayne
Carrie Shaffner
Della Hill Bessie Chown
Will Tucker
Reuben Blair
Arthur Hall
Range of Prices Quotations on Bonds and Securities Listed
Quotations on bonds and securities listed in New York are presented with range figures across categories. The listings reflect market activity and price spans for investors seeking current yield information on municipal and corporate issues.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Atchison
Penna
So. Ry
St. Paul
U. S. Steel
Manhattan
Baptists Extend Second Call to Rev Judson Kempton
The First Baptist Church of Muscatine votes a second pastorate offer to Rev Judson Kempton of Mt Carroll Illinois and dispatches a committee to visit him. Kempton may be considering an Illinois church as he weighs the Muscatine proposition and its incentives against the Illinois call.
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First Baptist Church
Muscatine
Judson Kempton
Mt. Carroll
Ilinois
Rev. Kempton
Kempton
Rev
Illinois
Mississippi River Deep Waterway Urged for Growth
Opinion on freight costs and competition highlights the need for a deep waterway along the Mississippi to attract major manufacturing firms and ensure the south secures its share as transportation savings become crucial in the coming decade.
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Horace W. Avery
Detroit
New Orleans
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Gulf
Chicago
Chicago Drainage Canal
Mississippa
Gilchrist
Toledo
Cincinnati
Germany
Holland
Letter from Mrs Frere reports Minot visit in 1893
Mrs Anna Frere writes from Minot North Dakota May 2 1993 detailing her Muscatine departure April 21 travel with her grandson. She notes heavy rain after arrival, thick settlement, sod houses and frame homes, farms for sale, and frost ice on ponds. She plans to stay about a month.
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Anna Frere
Muscatine
Northwest
Minot
North Dakota
Health Board Special Session Approves Fumigation Bill
City Hall held a special session to review Dr. D. P. Miller’s fumigation work charge of 639.90 dollars. The panel reduced the bill by 60 dollars and recommended payment to the board of supervisors.
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Board of Health
D. P. Miller
Board of Supervisors
Davis expresses thanks for kindness during illness and bereavement
William Davis publicizes gratitude to friends and acquaintances for kindness and sympathy shown during his wife’s illness and to the members of the W. A. C. for their good deeds during his wife’s bereavement.
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Wm. Davis
Special Low Rate Excursions May 5 to 12
The Iowa Central railway offers on May 5 to 12 specially reduced one way settlers' excursion tickets for Minnesota and neighboring regions. Prospective travelers are urged to inquire with local agents or contact A. B. Cutts in Minneapolis for details.
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Minnesota
North and South Dakota
Manitoba
Iowa Central Railway
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Old R. C. R. N. By 408
A short railroad timetable note records the Old R C R N line number 408 run or status.
Funeral of Mrs. Davis Held at Greenwood Cemetery
The funeral for Mrs. W. H. Davis from 1099 East Seventh Street took place Sunday at 2 PM. Services were short and impressive, with numerous floral tributes. Immediate friends and relatives accompanied the casket to Greenwood Cemetery for interment.
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Greenwood Cemetery
W. H. Davis
East Seventh Street
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Firefly
Columbus
Mus
A. L. Steece
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Steece
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Vinton
Kansas
United States
Main Line
Iowa Falls
South Dakota
Tftle
Mian Canal
Ace W. Avery
Cees
Baptists
Sidering
Catine
F.A. Neidig
East Second St
Blanchard Packing Company
Traveler's Guide
R. L & P. Railroad
Wilton
Montezuma
Breiget
D.C. Berntheiser
China
East Second Street
D. McCurdy
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