From Telegraph Operator to Railroad President
A profile of A. J. Earling, president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, tracing his rise from telegraph operator to railroad head. The piece highlights Earling’s thorough, simple management, push for in house production, and his public service philosophy including relinquishing patent rights for the safety tech he invented.
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A. J. Earling
Milwaukee
Muscatine
St. Paul
Saturday Evening Post
Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee and
The
Division
St. Paul Road
West Liberty Memorial Services Draw Full Church
West Liberty Iowa May 25 union memorial services at the Christian church were conducted as planned with ideal weather conditions.
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West Liberty
The
Christian Church
Lettsville Cemetery Reorganized and Garrett Rites Held
Lettsville cemetery association re elected officers Charles Furnas president Ephriam Shellabarger secretary and treasurer and Wm Wilson Wm Hendrix and W M Johnson trustees. Funeral of Bernard H. Garrett May 21 at Letts M E church with interment in Lettsville cemetery. Garrett born May 20 1824 in Floyd county Kentucky lived in Muscatine and Louisa counties, served in Kentucky and Iowa legislatures and Mexican war veteran. Commencement exercises featured music orations recitations and diplomas presented by A L Halliday and N G Coder.
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Journal Scribe
Letts
Iowa
Lettsville Cemetery Association
Charles Furnas
Ephriam Shellabarger
Wm. Wilson
Wm. Hendrix
W. M. Johnson
B. H. Garrett
M. E
Montgomery
Lettsville
Bernard H. Garrett
Floyd County
Kentucky
Wm. Furnas
Ruth Vincent
Genoah Vaughn
Middleton
Batavia
Barton Garrett
Madison
Emily Griffin
Mary Cecil
Elizabeth Courtney
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
C. H. Montgomery
Matilda Iowa Cline
Dessa Wabnitz
Washington
Henry Arthur Lieberknecht
Boogery Man
Nanna Montgomery
Nellie G. Coder
Obituary of Priscilla Hickman McGrew Price
Priscilla Hickman McGrew Price of Muscatine Iowa born December 25 1836 in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania died May 17 1993 aged 66 years four months and twelve days She married Jasper O Price January 5 1865 and had three children Mrs Geo Otto C A Price of Muscatine and Mrs H L Thomas of Etna Green Indiana Survived by all She was a Christian M E church member and died peacefully in Muscatine after a brief illness. Also an unrelated notice promotes a Boston to Chicago rail fare for a Christian Scientists meeting with June departure and Niagara Falls stopovers.
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Priscilla Hickman McGrew Price
Westmoreland County
Muscatine
Jasper O. Price
Geo. Otto
C. A. Price
H. L. Thomas
Etna Green
Ind
Pennsylvania
M. E. Church
Best citizens willing to suffer for public good
A statement praising citizen sacrifice emphasizes shared burden for the public good and broad social duty. Public morale notes that many contribute to community progress, suggesting collective resilience and mutual support across society.
Half Year In Jail for Ex Muscatine Man
Thomas Clay a former Muscatine Negro was sentenced to six months in Johnson county jail for assault with intent to do great bodily harm against Daniel Sullivan a West Liberty horseman. He struck Sullivan with brass knuckles and later pleaded guilty. A second indictment charging him with maintaining a house of ill fame awaits after the sentence.
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Thomas Clay
Muscatine
Johnson County
Daniel Sullivan
West Liberty
Clay
Sullivan
Charles Bell
William Bonne
Johnson County Court House
John Slater
Market Price Snapshot in Flour and Farm Produce
Market report lists Crain flour and numerous produce items with prices for corn oats wheat hay and hay products. Live stock and poultry prices include hogs cattle calves sheep and lamb values. Retail prices for flour corn meal bran shorts and assorted groceries plus fruit vegetables and fish prices are provided.
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Illinois
Nellis
Graham
Right Road to Chicago St Louis Memphis Peoria
Muscatine transit note details a route titled Right Road linking Chicago St Louis Memphis Peoria St Joseph Kansas City set for 9:59 p.m. though exact train or service type is unclear. The listing focuses on station order and connections across major Midwest cities with a late evening time marker.
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Muscatine
Chicago
ST. Louis
Memphis
Peoria
ST. Joseph
Kansas City
Muscatine Train Schedule Notes North and South Bound
timetable fragment lists stops including Elrick Junction Wapello Grandview Fruitland and Roundhouse. It notes departure and arrival times with 8:50 a.m. start and 9:00 a.m. arrival at Muscatine.
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Muscatine
Roundhouse
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Junction
OWA CENTRAL Schedules At Eirick Junction
Northbound and southbound trains listed for Eirick Junction with numbers 8 56 25 56 6 4 16 and routes to St Paul Mason City Peoria and Way Freight services. Coupon tickets to U S Canada and Mexico offered. fog rates and folders available from General Passenger and Ticket Agent in Minneapolis and Elrick Junction Iowa.
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Wapello
Burlington
Iowa Central
Elrick Junction
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Mason City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Muscatine
Peoria
Monmouth
St. Paul Express
Mason City Mall
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mall
United States
Canada
Mexico
Mison& L Reevery
Iowa
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Sterling Remedy CO
New York
Attorneys AT Law
Louise Eversmeyer
Iowa Avenue
W. F. Brannan
J. Fisch & Sons
Clymer A. Coldren
W. McKee
Coldren
M’kee
East Second Street
J. Carskedden
D. Burk Carskaddan & Burk
West Second Street
T. R. Fitzgerald
Hershey State Bank
Corner Town Avenue
Second Street
Muscative
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Richman & Richman
Scott Richman
F. Richman
Jayne & Hoffman
H. Jayne
W. Hoffman
P. Ingham
Attorney AT Law
E. 24 Street
Fred S. Pentzer
Thos. Brown
Roy C. Brown
Brown & Brown
Mlinois
First National Bank
Cook, Musser & Co.'s Bank
West Third Street
H. M. Dean
H. J. Dean
Hf. J. Dean
D. P. Miller
East Fifth Street
Frances Carney M’kean
Cedar Street
Cook, Musserd& CO
State Bank and Trust Co. Banking and Exchange
Iowa Avenue and
Second St
Muscatine, Ia
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Sara Hershey Eddy
Mira Hershey
L G. Burnett
S. G. Stein
D. W. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
D. V. Jackson
J. R. Reuling
Chas. Page
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
Muscatine Savings Bank
F. Giesenhaus
Milwaukee System
lIs .A
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
G. W. Burch
J. E. Newsom
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Christian Scientists
Niagara Falls
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Gro
Iowa City
Taining
Ter
Crain
Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store
E. Second St
Canadian Pacific
National Educational Association
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Toronto
Queen City
Ottawa
Capital
Montreal
Metropolis
Quebec
Saguenay River
White Mountains
A. © Shaw
Chapman
Dillaway’s
Muscatine, Iowa
Southern Lands
South
West
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Ilinoisa Central Railroad
J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Cordwood
Hocking Valley
Traveler's Guide
R. L & P. Railroad
Omaha
Denver
Colorado
Fort Worth
Golden State Limited
Oing
Kansas Co
S&s
Koane
Wilton
Rock Island
L. M. Allen
Miscouri River
Lil
Ae & Nu
Selan
OLD RB
Montezuma
Sancesees
E. R. Beem
Charles Howard
Owa Central
Eirick Junction
E. P. Day