German Conference Opened in Muscatine May 7 1901
The Burlington district of the St. Louis German conference convenes at First German M E church from May 7 to 10. A program includes lectures and sermons by Rev. Munz, Helmers, and Phillipp with many ministers listed as attendees. Public invited. seats free. choir prepared for evening services.
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Fourth and
Cedar Streets
Burlington
St. Louis
F. Munz
D. D
Cincinnati
Haus and Herd
John Helmers
West Burlington
P. C. Phillipp
Warsaw
Ill
H. Brandt
Bushnell
Geo. Bohlander
Council Bluffs
E. H. Draeger
Dallas City
Geo. Euzeroth
Davenport
C. Koitkamp
J. Helmers
E. S. Havighorst
Mt. Pleasant
L. Harmel
Keokuk
Philip Hebner
W. F. Kette
Death of Mrs Lamb in Atalissa from Paralysis
Rebecca, wife of [name], died Sunday afternoon in Atalissa after a paralysis attack. The obituary notes her residence in Atalissa and records the May date of death with local acknowledgement.
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Atalissa
Rebecca
Leonard Lamb dies at home in Atalissa at age about 70
Leonard Lamb died at their Atalissa home on Sunday May 5 1901 at 4 p m after progressive paralysis. The reader notes that her husband and all children were with her at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Lamb
Atalissa
Resolutions in Memory of Judge Walter L Hayes
Muscatine County Bar honors Judge Walter L Hayes with In Memoriam resolutions. The group lauds his impartial bench conduct and congress service, expresses sympathy to his widow, and orders the resolutions recorded and forwarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Court House
Walter JL. Hayes
Seventh Judicial District
Brannan
J. H. Munroe
Henry Jayne
J. Carskaddan
E. M. Warner
Iowa
Walter Ll. Hayes
Congress
Cure the cough and save the life? Dr Wood’s syrup
Dr Wood’s Norway Pine syrup is advertised as a cure for coughs and colds and claimed to reach the verge of consumption. The copy presents medical reassurance and urges readers to try the remedy for lingering respiratory symptoms.
Rainy opener ends in a scoreless Muscatine-Davenport game
In bad weather hundreds attended the Muscatine versus Davenport baseball season opener at the fairground. Five innings were completed before rain halted play with no runs. Muscatine showed late offensive threat as visitors from abroad included Shephard Harding Smith Sickler and Davis. Moline set to visit next. major league matchups listed: St Louis at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Ground
Muscatine
Harry Shepherd
Harding
Wilton
Smith and Sickler
Cambridge
Davis
Chicago
Moline
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Baseball standings and results roundup
American League results show Milwaukee 21 Chicago 7 yesterday with Detroit 19 Cleveland 3 and Boston at Washington. National League leaders include Cincinnati 22 7 Brooklyn 22 7 and Pittsburg 4 Chicago 2 yesterday. Today games list Chicago at Milwaukee Cleveland at Detroit and Boston at Washington among others.
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W. T. Pet
Bos
Washington
Casco
Philadelphia
Ace
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Bee Angele
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
W. Pet
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Shanes Y
St. Lows
St. Louis
Launch of Constitution at Herreshoff Yards Tonight
Bristol May 6 All preparations are complete at the Herreshoff yards for the Constitution launch this evening. The public will not be allowed to witness the ceremony. Butler Duncan and his party may enter the shop while sightseers are barred from the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Herreshoff Yards
Butler Duncan
Herreshoff
Shamrock II Dimensions Discussed by English and Yachting Press
New York May 6 English newspapers and yachting weeklies reveal details about Shamrock II. The water line is reported near ninety feet with huge forward and aft overhangs. Beams around twenty three feet place the yacht narrower than Constitution Independence and Columbia. Draft about eighteen feet.
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New York
Constitution
Independence
Columbia
Shamrock
Lipton Optimistic on New America's Cup Challenger
Sir Thomas Lipton declares Shamrock I’s return proves the challenger will make the finest fight in America’s Cup history. He believes Americans will be pressed to witness a strong race and forgives any hard feelings if he wins the cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southhampton
Thomas Lipton
Thomas
America
Nearby Towns News Capsule From Your Neighborhoods
A compact roundup from nearby towns provides the latest items of local interest. Readable snippets cover events, notes, and brief reports shaping the day in the neighbors communities.
Local notes drift through Columbus Junction visitors
Mrs Habermann and son Chas and Miss Jessie Anderson of Beardstown Ill visit uncles and aunts Mr and Mrs J W Pence. Mrs Dunwell returns from Topeka Kansas to visit nephews the Sprague Brothers. Funeral of Dick Butler prompts Waterloo trip. Laments over Ames College life for Clarence Lacey and Nat Duncan. Various locals visit friends, attend church dedication, or pursue work prospects in Hardin Cal Council Bluffs Des Moines and Washington state. Music and sales achievements mentioned with regional links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Sprague Brothers
Cherry Valley
Robert Butler
Waterloo
Milwaukee
Clarence Lacey
Nat. Duncan
Ames College
Pacific Hotel Co
Hardin
Cal
Union Transfer Co
Council Bluffs
H. O. Weaver
Wapello
H. Brock
Lone Tree
C. R. Wallace
Columbus City
L. R. Drake
Christian Church
Cedar Bluffs
Anna Anthony
Grandview
Sehmakers
J. L. Jackson
Bushwagen
Des Moines
Kentucky
A. B. Cummins
Richard Bahns
West Liberty
Rich
Mortgomery
Burlington Gazette
Colisseum
Ss. W. Noland
Alpha
Ill
Co. T. Lee
Ellsworth Graham
Michigan
Lou Lee
Fredonia
Washington
Old Friends Edition honors prompt memories from Muscatine County
Mrs J H Brownawell of Westfield Iowa writes of early Muscatine County settlers born in 1844 when Bloomington was the town name. She recalls Edward Wright her grandfather and the cholera death of her father Joshua Lancaster in 1852. Her mother Bessie died recently in Buffalo, Scott County. She mentions W T Wright now in Utah.
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Iowa
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Bloomington
Edward Wright
Anna Wright
Joshua Lancaster
Bessie
Buffalo
Scott County
W. T. Wright
Utah
J. H. Brownnawell
Westfield
Its Free If It Falls to Cure Medal the great pile cure
An advertisement offers a cure product with a positive written guarantee and “no cure, no pay” terms. It claims a free sample and mentions J. J. Havercamp as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Havercamp
Never-to-Be-Forgotten Lehigh Valley Rail Trip
A vivid description of a journey on the Lehigh Valley line between Niagara Falls or Buffalo and New York and Philadelphia. It highlights magnificent scenery historic regions and superb service along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Foster News Minute From Foster Iowa
Foster Iowa items report Watson returning from Rock Island after county Sunday school convention. Teachers attended Illinois City meeting. several local residents visit relatives, illness notes and social visits across April and May.
Fishing season opens at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes
The lakes in north western Iowa begin fishing season on May 15. The area offers suitable accommodations at reasonable prices at local hotels and boarding houses. A BCR&N transfer bus meets trains at Spirit Lake to take passengers to The Inn and Arnolds Park and returns them in time for trains. For rates and train times, contact BCR&N agents or Jno. G. Farmer, AGP, Cedar Rapids IA.
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Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Spirit Lake Town
Inn
Arnolds Park
Spirit Lake
Jno
G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Central Train Schedules and Coupon Tickets
Going north and south routes list No 3 No 5 No 1 No 6 No 4 and No 16 trains with times. Coupon tickets to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico available from Geo S Batty Co L Seevers AGT Elrick Junction Marshalltown Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Express
Mason City Mail
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mall
Fx Sun
Peoria Express
Way
United States
Canada
Mexico
S. Batty, Co
L. Seevers
Pass. & Tkt. Agt
Elrick Junction
Marshalltown
Iowa
Muscatine North and South Train Schedule
Daily trains between Muscatine and nearby towns with listed departure and arrival times. North and south bound services include stops at Fruitland Grandview and Wapello with all trains operating daily except Sundays.
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Muscatine
House
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapeilo
Elr. Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Nation‘ Bank Muscatine
OWA
S. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
Stein
D. V Jackson
J. B. Dougherty
Chas
Page
Carskaddan F. PB
Hershey State
P. W Francis Pres
L.G. Burnett Casaiee
Sara Hershey Eddy
Mira Hershey
P. W. Francis
L. G& Burnett
J. Carskaddan Pres
J.B. Dougherty
Chas. Pare Casaler Capital
First National Bank
Cook, Musser
Banking and
Iowa Ave
Muscatine, Iowa
Wheeler and Wilson
A. Metz
Osteopath
M. A. Barr
West Second Street
West Third Street
Jas. O'Toole
Sycamore St
Mrs Lamb
Hayes
Bar
Special Corps of Correspondents
Odo
Drwegiets
Regi Laton Co
Atlanta
J. H. Brownawell
H. M. Dean
H. J. Dean
Cook, Musser & Co.'s
Rusivence
Thos. Brown
Itillfois
Ofice
Odfice No
East Second Street
J. W. M'Kee
Bramworth’s Drug Store
P. Ingham
Lowa
B. Thompson
Sue
W. B. Thompson
Real
Old Bidg
Lowa Ave
Canskadpan
D. Burk
Carskaddan & Burk
Wmuscatine
T. R. Fitzgerald
Over Yershey State Bank
Xclows Avenue
Second Street
Musacine
Titus & Jackson
G. M. Titus
W. Jackson
Attorneys AT Law
Iowa Avenue
H. Jain
W.W. Hoffman
Jayne & Hoffman
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Traveler’s Guide
Muscatine Division
Montezuma
B. L & P. Railroad
Foster
Denver
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Evans Astead
Wilton Branch
Muscat
Iowa Central
Scott Richman
F. Richman
Richman & Richman
COUNS
Exas
Sci Story
Red River
Oise
Denison and
Sherman
Texas
Geo. B
Fisch
F. Giesenhaus
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