Cause of Crawfordsville Boiler Explosion Not Fully Known
The Crawfordsville Brown Brothers Tile Factory explosion killed engineers Henry Hough and Walter Mennefee. A jury concluded death resulted from a boiler explosion with unknown cause. The plant, south of the railroad near the depot, employed many workers and features a 200 foot long three story building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hough
Walter Mennefee
Brown Brothers I.e
Brown Brothers
Br. Brown
Charlie Lang
Burlington Section
Riley Brothers
T.J. Brown
Layton
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Harriet Taylor
Elsie Stiles
White Pine
Colo
Curtis Hough
Mae Hough
Taonia
Herman Hough
Milford
Nebr
Edith Hough
Crawfordsville
Ruth Brown
Brighton
Cransfordville
Hough
Fairport Ridge Social Roundup Reports Weekend Visitors
Fairport Ridge May 11. Mr and Mrs Frank Feastal and daughter Violet visited Muscatine on Saturday. Herman Budzene also called on Muscatine friends Monday. Phil Hunn and family spent Saturday with relatives in Muscatine. A local baseball game drew many residents on Sunday. D Gatton and granddaughter La Verna visited A H Gatton on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport Ridge
Frank Feastal
Violet
Herman Budzene
Phil Hunn
Fairport
D. Gatton
la Verna
A. H. Gatton
Nourish the body with Scott's Emulsion claim
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the best nourishment offering easy digestion and improved digestive function. It urges use for those run down or not nourished by ordinary food and asserts it aids digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
House Color Schemes and Paint Purity Booklet Offer
Southern Pure White Lead advertisement from the National Lead Company invites readers to request a booklet showing handsome house reproductions and color scheme ideas for painting. A test for paint purity is also provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Clark Ave
10Th St
St. Louis
Local Social Events And Personnel Changes Highlight Week
The article notes the Christian church ladies hosting Mrs. W. J. Kelly on Thursday afternoon May 17 and the Christian Endeavor serving supper May 18. Otto Schreiber leaves Rock Island depot for La Porte City Iowa and H H Forbes will take his place as night to day operator. The Wapello high school Alumni Society meets with Nellie Hale this evening and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus. Berkoff
K. U. T. E. Society
Blanche Bigger
Chas. Ruthenberg
Muscatine
Anna Kuriger
John Grimm
Kuriger
Archibald
M. Wallace
Kirksville, Mo
George Blaine Eitel
Ladies of the Christian Church
W. J. Kelly
Otto Schreiber
Rock Island Depot
la Porte City
Iowa
H. H. Forbes
Christian Endeavor
The
Presbyterian Church
Wapello High School
Nellie Hale
Junction Man Marries Southern Girl In Columbus Junction
Walter Shoop former Columbus Junction bookkeeper now living in Mississippi marries Miss Ella Waller of Wiggins Mississippi. They tour Chicago and return to visit family before heading back to Mississippi. Also notes on related local movements and a chapter excerpt detailing finance figures and a planned stock attack involving Roebuck and Langdon with a cliffhanger about a trap and a forthcoming disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Shoop
Columbus Junction
Mississippi
Ella Waller
Wiggins
Miss
Chicago
Walter
Wren
Sheridan
Wyoming
Edward
Jacob
James
E. J. Rawhouser
Presbyterian Church
Illinois
Prophetstown
Ill
Laurine Bollenbach
Nellie Williams
E. G. Anwyl
Columbus City
Neal
Ames College
Dr. Allen
Morning Sun
Emily Darrow
D. N. Johnson
W. F. Hall
Washington
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Chautauqua
E. G. Anwy
Mildred
Iowa City
Muscatine
Wilton
Langdon
Roebuck
Power Trust
Textile Trust
Copyright Notice Deluge 1905 Bobbs Merrill Co
The fragment notes a 1905 copyright claim from Bobbs Merrill Company. It references protection of a work titled She Deluge with emphasis on the 1905 date and the publisher, indicating legal rights asserted for the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Notice to Contractors for City Sidewalks in Muscatine
Sealed bids for concrete and vitrified brick sidewalks in Muscatine Iowa are due by 7:30 p.m. May 17 1906 with a $200 certified check. Bids to be opened by the city council at 7:30 p.m. May 17 1906. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. James J. Ryan City Engineer.
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M. A. Kelly
Republican State Central Committee of
Iowa
Louisa County
Court House
Wapello
Des Moines
City Recorder
Muscatine
James J. Ryan
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Wickam
Morrison
Trenton
Henry County
J.S. Colton
Republican County Central Committee
Tion
Wap
Ello and Vicinity
Cecuwew
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Coop An Kaess Co
Eebeece
Timion
Oakland
Cyne
Hopewell
Grandview
Jefferson
Ae Morning Sun
Elm Grove
Port Louisa
Ot ‘Marshall
Wapelld Cese Eeer
Wood Cgeuckuw
Ain
Jacob Fisch & Sons
Thompson Bros
McQuesten & Sawyer Co
Richman & Richman
Hohler Bros
Business College
Scott & Roy
W. H. Graff
Second St
J.J. Havercamp
E. Second St
T. Nesper
J. L. Pentzer
G. A. Riemcke
H. C. Thiesen
S.S. S. Punny Viceine
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Butz
Chamberlin
Mindt & Cot
Charles H. Salisbury
Mgr
Grand Opera House
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Bill AT
Elite Theatre
Langdons
Eddie Lamont
Bert Parker
Mandy Lee
Morence Wright
Kinodrome
Raffles
Lee
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Fromage
Mulberry St
Alfred Linder
East Second Street
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