Injunction Halts Rock Island Grading in Muscatine
City officials obtained a permanent injunction prohibiting the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad from grading laying track or performing any work between Brook street and Iowa avenue. The city seeks a new depot and other concessions in exchange for allowing the railroad to proceed.
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Muscatine
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Brook Street
Iowa Avenue
Court House
Front Street
Journal
Mad Creek
Rock Island
Local notes from Columbus Junction May weekend
Residents travel and visits highlighted in Columbus Junction and nearby towns. Veda Clark returns home from Marengo. Mrs. W T Forman visits Morning Sun via West Branch. Editor O J Jamison spends day in Shenandoah with son Will Jamison. Mrs Mahring from Iowa City visiting Shaffer family. Pearl Parsons in Muscatine. Miss Lizzie Owen and Miss Margaret Williams in Mediapolis with the Stone family. Prof L T Hill judged contest in Iowa City Cedar Rapids schools. Cedar Rapids won the prize.
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Columbus Junction
Veda Clark
Marengo
W. T. Forman
West Branch
Morning Sun
L. T. Hill
Mt. Pleasant
O. J. Jamison
Shenandoah
Will Jamison
Shenandoah World
Will Mahring
Iowa City
E. Shaffer
Muscatine
W. Cutcom
Master Ralph
Mediapolis
I Stone
Whirlwind and McComas Leave City for Oregon
Whirlwind, the 75 year old Indian figure, and E S McComas have departed for Union Oregon after a month of activity in the city. Frank Applegate, acting as agent, has disposed of about 15000 dollars worth of Whirlwind gold mining stock. An exploring party from Muscatine will depart around June 1 to join the expedition led by Whirlwind, aiming to locate gold in uncharted country.
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Whirlwind
E. S. McComas
Union
Oregon
Tri-Cities
Black Hawk Tower
Frank Applegate
Whirlwind Gold Mining Company
Muscatine
Helen Blair
Barry Machine Shop
Eagle Ridge
Severe Iowa storm hits Waterloo region with possible tornado
A violent storm from Waterloo to Oelwein Iowa at 5 p m Saturday caused extensive damage. Telegraph and telephone wires were blown down near Demar ten miles east of Waterloo. Widespread wind and lightning raised fears of tornado proportions in places.
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Omaha
Waterloo
Oelwein
Demar
Muscatine County Abstracter Adds Complete Abstracts
The public notice states that the only abstract books in Muscatine county are complete to date, held at Kemble's located at 116 Iowa avenue for title research and record verification.
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Muscatine County
Kemble’s
Iowa Avenue
Private box seats for teachers at Muscatine school play
The Journal will award private box seats to the teachers of the most popular school in Muscatine for the performance of The Taming of the Shrew.
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Muscatine
Vote for Your Choice The Journal Supports Education
The Journal has bought private box seats for Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew at the Grand Opera House on Friday May 16 and will award the seats to the school with the most votes. Voters cut out a coupon and send it to the office, with daily vote tallies and contestant lists published.
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Charles B. Hanford
Grand Opera House
Rumor of Union Depot for Davenport Muscatine Line
Rumor floats that the suburban railway from Davenport to Muscatine may locate a depot on east Second street at Walnut in this city. A possible union depot in the Grand Opera House quarter is also discussed with no official confirmation. Superintendent Fiske would not comment on unsettled details.
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Davenport
Muscatine
East Second Street
Walnut Street
Union
Citizen's Light and Power Company
Grand Opera House
Fiske
Journal
H. T. Fiske
East Hill
Naval transport contract to Rock Island Route
The United States awards the naval cargo contract for Chicago to San Francisco travel both directions to the Rock Island railway in a pooling deal with Denver Rio Grande and Southern Pacific. Rock Island won as the lowest bidder amid keen competition after disruption of western road pools.
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Great Rock Island
United States
Chicago
San Francisco
Rock Island Railway
Denver and
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Burlington
Union Pacific
Memorial Day plans for Grand Army of the Republic unit
The G A R post outlines Memorial Day events for May 30 including morning graveside decorates at Greenwood cemetery for fallen soldiers and Spanish American War dead, a daytime procession to Court Square, and an oration by Rev. Jesse Cole. A Tuesday post meeting will finalize committees and plans.
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Grand Army of the Republic of
Company C
Greenwood Cemetery
Grand Army Post
Court Square
Jesse Cole
Marshalltown
Iowa
Cole
Boepple Button Co Expands Plant With Third Story
East Third street factory of Boepple Button Company adds a third story to enlarge capacity. A crew of fifteen works on the addition while orders pour in. The expansion will add about 100 jobs, lifting employment to roughly 350, making it the largest plant in the western region engaged in this business.
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Boepple Button Company
East Third Street
West
Luxurious Lehigh Valley Trains to New York or Philadelphia
The Lehigh Valley Railroad runs luxuriously furnished trains to New York or Philadelphia with dining cars a la carte. Passengers may stop over at Niagara Falls on through tickets to either city.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Rumors of M. N. & S. railway reaching Burlington
Muscatine residents ponder if the M. N. & S. line will push to Burlington this summer. In Burlington the Linseed Oil mill on Third street is being rebuilt by John Blaul & Sons after a fall purchase, with renovation seen as laying groundwork for depot use if the railroad arrives. Blaul & Sons and their associate Mr. Howard, illness and delays cited, but optimism remains with the motto Dont give up the ship.
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Muscatine
Burlington
St. Paul
Burlington Journal
Third Street
John Blaul & Sons
Blaut Canning
Blaul
Howard
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Health Benefits
The advertisement urges readers to prioritize health this May to combat summer fatigue. It claims Paine's Celery Compound improves nervous debility, digestion, and blood quality, offering a positive, permanent cure and highlighting May as optimal for treatment. The copy emphasizes vitality, blood cleansing, and nerve strength as benefits.
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Paine
Prospective Investors Urged to Inspect Lands Along Rail Line
Prospective investors and business people are urged to study lands along the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line before buying. On the first and third Tuesdays of March, April, and May round trip tickets will be sold at low rates to many states and territories. Full rate and schedule information available from company representatives in Cedar Rapids.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
British Columbia
Canadian Northwest
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Manitoba
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
Nebraska
North Dakota
North Carolina
Tennesee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Jnc
G. Farmer
A.G. P
Cedar Rapids
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