Travelers Guide Muscatine Division Schedule
Departure from Muscatine to Montezuma daily except Sunday at 10 00 am for passengers and 4 00 pm for freight. Return from Montezuma to Muscatine at 7 10 pm for passengers and freight. Eastbound trains Nos 11 12 limited service between Chicago and Denver via St Joseph. Nos 7 8 15 16 run daily except Sunday. Nos 7 8 now go to Evans instead of Washington.
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Chicago
Denver
St. Joseph
Kansas
Evans
Washington
Wilton
Muscatine
Muscat
Clinton
Harrison St
Camanche
Folletts
Princeton
LeClaire
Tile Works
Valley City
Gilbert
Davenport
Rock Island
Folletts Oor
Muscatine N and S Railroad Time Table
Muscatine North and South Railroad timetable published with connections to Burlington for Lurington and South. Includes arrangements with B., C. R. N. for inbound and outbound services, and links via Iowa Central to the east west and north.
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Muscatine N. & S
Lurington
Burlington
Muscatine
Iowa Central
New Rock Island Davenport Clinton Railroad Timetable
The timetable shows the route from Rock Island to Davenport and Clinton. It promises better facilities for Muscatine residents to reach points north of Rock Island and Davenport than before.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Clinton
Muscatine
Boers Plead for U S Mediation as Hay Maintains Neutrality
Delegates A Fischer C H Wessels and A I W Wolmarans meet Secretary Hay at the State Department seeking U S intervention to end the South African war. Hay reiterates President’s policy of strict neutrality and noninterference, stressing U S attention to its own affairs.
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Washington
Hay
England
United States
State Department
Messrs. A. Fischer
C. H. Wessels
A. I. W. Wolmarans
Stat
South Africa
President seeks mediation stance in Boer War dispute
Secretary of State clarifies the president's offer of good offices to Great Britain at the Boer republics request last March and cites Hague articles on mediation. He notes U S neutrality policy and warns that continuing efforts could harm impartiality and provoke unfavourable consequences.
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Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
United States
England
Bristow Takes Over Puerto Rican Postal Affairs
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow assumes control of Puerto Rico’s postal service after the suspension of director Estes G. Rathbone for criminal negligence. Investigators report chaotic record keeping and improper endorsement of expenses. Rathbone remains on the island as probes continue and more facts emerge.
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Neely
Rathbone
W. H. Reeves
Bristow
Mob clashes injure several in St. Louis strike riot
A mob of about 250 attacked a Tower Grove line street car as police faced rioters at Thirteenth and Herbert streets. Martin Zika aged 18 was killed by a bullet to the chest, and three men and a girl were wounded: motorman Clarence Mullen, Minnie Krueger, and others. Conductor Farley and motorman Drake were arrested as police investigated.
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St. Louis
Martin Zika
Clarence KH. Mullen
Minnie Krueger
Thirteenth
Herbert Streets
Fika
Geyer Avenue
Tower Grove
Zika
Farley
Drake
Train Wreck Destroys House Near Buchanan
A freight train ran away on a Michigan Central spur and split into three sections. The caboose and three furniture cars crashed into and demolished the Morris home, but all occupants escaped unharmed. A rear-section jumper narrowly avoided injury.
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Buchanan
Mich
Michigan Central Railway
St. Joseph
William Morris
Plague Update Sees No New Cases in San Francisco
San Francisco on May 22 reports no new plague cases. The main focus centers on reactions of Chinese and Japanese residents to the health board's inoculation effort amid ongoing disease concerns.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Perkins resigns presidency of American School Seat Co
Caius W. Perkins resigns as president of the American School Seat company after leading the Grand Rapids School Furniture firm and helping organize the trust. In London the Australian Federation bill passed its second reading amid cheers as delegates and the imperial ministry endorsed the settlement.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Caius W. Perkins
American School Seat Company
Grand Rapids School Furniture Company
London
House of Commons
Imperial Ministry
Treatment Plan Aims to Heal Central Park Elephant
New York on May 22 reports Central Park’s famed elephant Tom will undergo Christian Science treatment. Two women proposed to seek absent treatment and were advised to pursue other options.
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New York
Tom
Central Park
Storms Close Bridges as Chile Congress Sets June 1 Reassembly
Storms in Santiago de Chile have destroyed many bridges and disrupted travel for three days. The congress will reassemble on June 1.
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Santiago de Chili
Congress
Gas vein struck while boring on Michigan farm
Royal Oak Mich May 22 While boring for water on the farm of Henry Langer a vein of gas was struck at ninety six feet The well is apparently a good one.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Henry Langer
Beckham's Governor Fight Reaches Ballot Box Clash
Kentucky crisis moves to voters after U S Supreme Court clears Beckham in the Goebel dispute. Madison- Reynolds: Taylor loyalists depart capitol as Democrats celebrate the ruling and honor William Goebel at his grave with flowers and prayer.
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Kentucky
Frankfurt
United States Supreme Court
Beckham
Ggebel
Goebel
Taylor
William Goebel
T. F. Talliaferro
Methodist Church
Kentucky ex-secretary Finley arrested in Goebel case
Indianapolis reports former Kentucky secretary of state Charles Finley arrested for complicity in the Goebel assassination. Governor Mount refused Kentucky's request for his return, and Finley was released.
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Indianapolis
Charles Finley
Kentucky
Goebel
Mount
Beckham
Finley
Ivory Confesses to Murder of University Instructor
Philadelphia police announce Henry Ivory a colored laborer has confessed to murdering Professor Roy Wilson White of the University of Pennsylvania. Ivory denies delivering the fatal blows but says he stood nearby as his companion attacked. The crime has cast gloom over the university and its law school.
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Philadelphia
Quirk
Henry Ivory
Roy Wilson White
University of Pensylvania
Ivory
White
University of Pennsylvania
Baseball scores from May 21 across the majors
Chicago reports league results with wins for New York over Cincinnati 4 to 3, St. Louis over Boston 11 to 2, Chicago over Philadelphia 2 to 1, and Pittsburgh over Brooklyn 7 to 5. American League games included Buffalo beating Chicago 7 to 6, Cleveland over Kansas City 8 to 5, Detroit past Minneapolis 8 to 5, and Indianapolis defeating Milwaukee 9 to 4.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Cleveland
Kansas City
Detroit
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Woman Sues Railroad For 10000 Damages
Mrs. George Ray of Garrett Indiana sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in federal court seeking ten thousand dollars in damages after her husband, a fireman, was killed in a wreck near Chicago.
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Auburn
Ind
George Ray
Garrett
This County
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
United States
Iowa Building and Loan Firms Face New Law
Fort Dodge Iowa May 22 Building and loan companies in northwest Iowa fear a new law limits earnings. The law sets 5 percent as the legal interest rate and requires all assessments to be taken from 8 percent revenues. Firms plan to exit or reorganize with some converting to fraternal insurance while others liquidate June 25.
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Fort Dodge
Amilion
Algona Deposit and Loan Association
Fort Dodge Savings and Loan
Miss Henderson on the Road to Recovery
Washington, May 22 Miss Belle Henderson daughter of Speaker Henderson has been seriously ill in a Philadelphia sanitarium but is now on the road to recovery Her health declined during her vocal music studies and a stay in Atlantic City proved unhelpful The Philadelphia treatment has revived her and friends hope she will soon resume her studies
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Washington
Belle Henderson
Speaker Henderson
Philadelphia
Miss Henderson
Atlantic City
Walnut timber haul marks last big lot for Wabash county
In Wabash Indiana on May 22 a large lot of walnut timber from the Tucker farm Waltz township was brought to Hardwood Lumber mills. Twenty one wagons carried the logs through the city in a notable procession. The timber is described as all large and signifies the decline of local high quality black walnut stands.
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Wabash, Ind
Wabash County
Hardwood Lumber Company
Waltz Township
Iowa College weighs F B Cooper for presidency
Grinnell Iowa trustees consider Professor F B Cooper as successor to George A Gates at Iowa College. Cooper formerly led Des Moines schools and for five years directed Salt Lake City schools. He is noted as an influential educator.
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Grinnell
F. B Cooper
Iowa College
George A. Gates
Profesor Cooper
Des Moines
Salt Lake City
Utah
Notable Interchanges and Events Across Global News
The dispatch lists diverse items: the U S president’s invitation to Chicago for the Grand Army encampment. Fritz Myer executed in Sing Sing for murder. a Havana piers railway cost. Paris pavilion safety denial. Garson reunion in Chicago after fifty years. possible visit by the Egyptian khedive. Turkey’s military purchases and reorganization. a man in Paulding shoots his wife. Oberammergau dress rehearsal draws thousands. Samuel J Ritchie alias Sam Scott linked to Eldon bank robbery. Jane Addams named to Paris expo awards jury. U S exports to Asia and Oceania exceed 100 million dollars. Omaha writer Abraham Dixon revises the Bible. Colored delegates excluded from Milwaukee federation. Topeka Masons link Christian Science to a death. various other notes.
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Shaw
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
Fritz Myer
Sing Sing Prison
New York
George Steltz
War Department
Havana
Peck
United States
Paris
Cornelius
Isaac Garson
Egypt
Turkey
Simon W. Cramer
Paulding
Ober- Ammergau
Samuel J. Ritchie
Sam Scott
Baltimore
Bradley Bank
Eldon
Jane Addams
Asia
Abraham G. Dixon
Omaha
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Milwaukee
Masonic
Topeka
Christian Science
John M. Torrence
Coffee Not Infected Yet Danger Lurks in Old Bags
Chicago health officials say a New York harbor quarantine on a Santos Brazil cargo of coffee raises concern that bubonic plague germs might survive in sacks. Coffee was roasted in Chicago and distributed, with authorities stressing cleanliness and quarantine vigilance rather than panic.
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Chicago
Reynolds
New York Harbor
W. PF. McLaughin
South Water Street
MceLaughin
McLaughlin
Dr. Reynolds
New Ork Harbor
J. W. Layter
Santos
Brazil
New York
Arbuckle Company
Captain Christmas linked to Danish West Indies deal probe
Washington reports state department probes Captain W V Christmas Dirkinck Holmufeld who claimed an option on the Danish West Indies for 1 million dollars and variants of large fees to back a 3.5 million to 4 million bill in Congress. He is said to have left the area, with Denmark eager to sell and U S officials unwilling to negotiate.
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Washington
State Department
W. V. Christmas Dirkinck-Holmufeld
New York
Danish West Indies
Christmas
Congress
Gardner
New Jersey
Henry White
Legation
London
Copenhagen
Captain Christmas
Third House” of Congress
Denmark
American Congress
Germany
Paris
Sugar prices rise across refined grades nationwide
New York reports all refined sugars up five points on May 22 except coarse granulated and extra fine granulated, affecting wholesale markets and retail pricing.
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New York
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Clinton R. R
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Nashville
Great Central Southern Trunk Line
Tennessee
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Florida
Adres
R. J. Wemyss
General Immigration and Industrial Agt
Elizabeth Harlan
West Second Street
Linn Street
Harlan
Graduate American School of
Adna Adams Treat
Col
Uncle Sam
War Office
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Hunter
Mafeking
Mabou
General Beirne
Department
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Athbone
Koetting
John B. Koetting
South Side Savings Bank
Topo Chico
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Jerry Simpson
Wichita
Kan
Mr. Simpson
Kansees Penitentiary
Lansing
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Chili
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National Supreme Court
D. K. Collier
Frankfort
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
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C. W. Beckham
State Capitol
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Dem
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Caleb Powers
Gov. Mount
Prof. White
B. and L Companies
Iowa
Calved Law
Speaker
San Claire
Wis
Gautier
Joseph Derouin
Felix Deronin
Louis Moore
Eugene Shaw
Frank McDonough
Frand Rapids
Chas. H. Peek
Fuller Bank
Rockford
Montreal
F. L. Fuller
Berlin
S.n
Gould
Cu Uatown
Terns
West
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