Des Moines to Peoria Rail Link Proposes Stock Subscriptions
D. D. Lyons addressed the Commercial Club, urging stock subscriptions for a Des Moines Iowa City and Eastern Railway from Des Moines to Muscatine and on to Peoria. Muscatine would contribute $3000 to preliminary funds and up to $50,000 later, with no gifts requested and bonds to follow after tax and stock targets are met. Forty committeemen work toward a direct line with trunk connections, surveying between Williamsburg and Iowa City.
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D. D. Lyons
Des Moines
Commercial Club
Des Moines, Iowa City & Eastern Railway
Muscatine
Peoria
F. M. Hubbell
Newton
Iowa Central
Galesburg
Micontezuma
Deep River
Millersburg
Williamsburg
Iowa City
C. A. Starr
Business Men's Association of
Galeshore
Nervous Debility Treatment Promises Cure by Dr J Alvin Horne
Advertises home treatment for nervous debility and related ailments in Rock Island Illinois. Dr Horne claims to have cured thousands, offers office hours, and emphasizes restoring health and happiness through his methods.
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Alvin Horne
M. D
Rock Island
Ilinois
Mitchell & Lyde
Constructing Your Ideal Home Within Your Budget
The offer promises to help buyers plan and draw plans for a home that fits their money, then build it with top labor and materials. It emphasizes flexibility to create large or small houses and guarantees best value for the cost.
Maximillian Hartung Builder of South Muscatine
Maximillian Hartung, contractor and builder based at 504 Grove Street in South Muscatine, is identified in public records and local directories as a prominent tradesman and property constructor.
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South Muscatine
Grove St
Club endorses Muscatine road plan and forms committee
Most club members favor building the road to Muscatine. A five member committee, chaired by President Munroe, will select four allies and report at the meeting next Monday evening after evaluating all material points.
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Muscatine
Munroe
Bible Manuscript Lecture Series Third Talk Tonight
The third lecture in a series at First Baptist church discusses Bible manuscripts and their role in proving faith. Mr. Fowler leads the 7:45 PM event free to all, with a syllabus covering key parchments and the genuineness of early texts, including Alexandrian Vatican and Syriac codexes.
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Fowler
First Baptist Church
Paul
Timothy
Vatican
Factory to Hire Up to 300 in Muscatine Plant
The firm plans to staff the Muscatine plant with 250 to 300 workers and will maintain its New York plant, which employs a similar number, continuing operations in both locations.
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Muscatine
New York
River Weather and River Life on the Missouri in May 1901
The river forecast through Wednesday morning May 29 1901 notes a slow fall between Dubuque and Muscatine. Whitmore leads a 25 person party up the river to Eagle Point in a large steam launch. Shell diggers work the beds while Muscatine Sand Co carpenters repair a driveway. Several launches lie at anchor along the levy and Whitmore reports many launches planned but postponed due to cold weather. Mrs Gus Schmidt and daughter Florence visit Davenport then return aboard the Young.
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Eh Psi Ek
Caperhole
Kb Granee SA Esters. SC
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
Whitmore
Eagle Point
Muscatine Sand Company
Local Market Quiet with Oats Up to 25 Cents
Markets show little activity as farmers visit the city mainly to buy provisions. Oats have risen to 25 cents, while home grown strawberries are plentiful and southern fruits are expected soon. Watermelons anticipated any day.
Puzzles of a Great River Unearth River Changes on Mississippi
An older steamboatman reflects on how the Mississippi shapes towns along its banks. He explains how swift currents and sediment create sandbars, divert currents with jackstaffs, and alter river courses, noting many once thriving places are now isolated or forgotten. The river regains balance after such shifts.
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New Orleans
Itasca
Gulf of Mexco
Mississippi
Local Packet Schedule From Muscatine To Davenport and Burlington
The local packet W. J. Young I Jr. sails from Muscatine to Davenport and intermediate ports on Sunday Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 30. It departs Muscatine for Burlington and intermediate ports south on Monday Wednesday and Friday nights at 8 30. For rates and details contact Captain W A Blair or Agent W G Block.
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W. J. Young
I Jr
Muscatine
Davenport
Burlington
W. A. Blair
W. G. Block
Muscatine Markets Market Prices for Farm Commodities
Corn 40 to 43 cents. oats 25. rye 40. barley 40. wheat 55 to 60. Timothy hay 11 to 12. Illinois hay 55. baled hay 12 to 13. hides 5. potatoes 40 cents per bushel. apples 1.10 to 1.60 per barrel. eggs fresh 10 cents. butter 14 to 20. creamery butter 9 to 10. hogs 5.25 to 5.30. cattle 3.00 to 3.50. calves 4.50 to 5.00. sheep 3.00 to 4.00. lamb 3 to 3 1/2. live chickens 6. dressed 8. old live 5. old dressed 7. flour 48 lb sack 1.10 to 1.20. corn meal 1.15. sugar wholesale 5.95 per 100 lb. sugar loaf 13 lbs per $1.60. pulverized 12 lbs per $1.09.
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Illinois
Local tennis club may relocate court on Mulberry street
Organizer Hanley says the local tennis club could move from its current court on the newly filled North Mulberry street lot if a better site is found, noting the ground is hard to smooth.
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Hanley
North Mulberry Street
O Connor Breaks Irish Championship Record
Edinburg May 28 O Connor of Waterford jumped 24 feet 9 inches in the Irish championship at Ball s Bridge to beat Prinstein of Syracuse and set a world record in the event.
Hawthorne Opens Its Spring Meeting in Chicago
Chicago May 28 The Chicago Jockey Club opened Hawthorne's twelve day spring meeting before a crowd of at least five thousand. Officials had limited time to arrange high class stake events, but the Vernal Stakes drew top two year old Colts and geldings led by the West contingent minus Charles W Meyer. Stuyve Bridge and Charles Grainer were absent from the nine starters.
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Hawthorne
Chicago
Chicago Jockey Club
Stuyve Bridge
Charles Grainer
Charles W. Meyer
Sibick designed Invader launches Canada's Cup challenger
Oakville on May 8 reports the Sib bick designed Invader was launched at Captain James Andrews ship yards. The doors were locked during construction and opened at 10 am. The yacht, hauled to the river edge, was crated until Commodore Gooderman from Toronto arrived at 3 pm.
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Oakville
Ont
Erne Arrives in Chicago for McGovern Title Bout Feud
Lightweight champion Frank Erne reached Chicago from San Francisco en route to Buffalo after three months on the coast awaiting a match with Terry McGovern. Erne proposed 133 pounds but McGovern's manager Sam Harris rejected any weight above 130 pounds.
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Frank Erne
Chicago
San Francisco
Buffalo
Frank
Terry McGovern
New York
Erne
Sam Harris
McGovern
Rain Postpones National and American League Games
All yesterday s National league matchups New York vs Cincinnati Brooklyn vs Chicago Boston vs Pittsburg Philadelphia vs St Louis and an American league contest Cleveland vs Boston were postponed due to rain.
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New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Yesterday's Results Show Scoring Gaps Across Cities
Chicago defeats Baltimore 10 to 3 while Washington beats Detroit 8 to 4 and Philadelphia edges Milwaukee 8 to 3. Results summarize city games with decisive margins and key scorers not listed.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Hirsch and Ashton take over Pearl Button plant
Leo H. Hirsch & Co of New York have assumed control of the A. and B. Pearl Button plant with Mr. Ash ton remaining in charge. The facility will operate at full capacity under H. M. Ashton as machinery is installed, and a large cutting plant will be added soon with the contract let this week. Fred C. Vetter, previously in charge of the cutting plant, will continue in that role.
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Leo H. Hirsch
Major Taylor Defeats Jacquelin In Return Cycling Match
In Paris on May 28 Major Taylor, the noted colored cyclist, defeated Jacquelin, the French champion, in two of three races marking revenge in the return match.
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Major Taylor
Paris
Major” Taylor
Jacquelin
Games Today Feature Regional NBA Matchups
Baltimore visits Chicago while Boston travels to Cleveland. Washington plays Detroit and Philadelphia clashes with Milwaukee in a slate of early season showdowns.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Baseball matchups listed for Chicago Boston and others
Multiple city pairs shown as matchups with the teams Chicago Boston Pittsburg Brooklyn St Louis New York Cincinnati Philadelphia. No scores or dates provided.
Food and Produce Prices From Local Market Listings
The notice lists daily prices for groceries and produce including coffee Rio green 20c per M 15c units, various chickens dressed and alive at 6c to 12c, lard 12c, potatoes 50c per peck, cabbage 5c per head, onions 60c per peck or per bunch, bananas 1.15 to 1.50 per bunch, cranberries 10c per quart, fish prices per pound such as catfish 12% and bass 12c, oranges 20c each, lemons 20c to 30c, strawberries 10c per box, and assorted vegetables priced per bunch or per box.
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Rio
German Baptists Meeting Excursion Rates Offered from Lincoln
The Iowa Central Railway offers excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip to Lincoln Nebraska for the German Baptists annual meeting May 24 31 1901. Tickets on sale May 23 to 27 with return limit June 4 1901 extended to June 30 upon deposit and 50 cent fee. Side trips from Lincoln to Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory available at one fare round trip. For details contact any Iowa Central agent or Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
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Lincoln
Neb
Iowa Central Railway
Hmit
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
Summer Resorts in the Lake Country Report
The lake country of Northern Mil nois Wisconsin Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan features hundreds of charming summer resorts along the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway including Fox Lake Delavan Lake Lake Geneva The Dells Minocqua White Bear Minnetonka Spirit Lake and Okoboji Readers may obtain illustrated booklets Summer rome for .901 and In the Lake Country by sending their address with six cents postage to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago Il.
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Milnois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Fox Lake
Delavan Lake
Lake Geneva
Lauderdale Lakes
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Palmyra
Dells
Kilbourn
Elkhart Lake
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontenac
White Bear
Minnetonka
Marquette
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Big Stone Lake
Lake Country
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Anxiety Bridges No Chasm, Ruffini Quote
A brief citation of Ruffini noting that anxiety has never successfully bridged any chasm. The remark appears as a standalone reflective quote without additional context.
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Ruffini
Park Tower event offers tickets for large parties
A change in park management brings a new accommodating manager this year at the Young to Black Hawk Tower. Groups of 19 or more can obtain tickets at Ticeach, enhancing visitor experience with a more pleasant visit overall.
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Black Hawk Tower
Ticeach
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D. B. Lyons
E. Ry
J. Alvin Horne
Maximillian Hartung
Arthur Fowler
Isaac Taylor
River Bulletin
Gus. Schmidt
Florence
Mar
W. J. Young, Jr
Muscatine Markets
Graham
Invader
Romor Cardins
Leo H. Hirsch & Co
A. & B. Pearl
National League
POE
St Louis
Games Today
Philadephia
Wittich Bros
E. 2Nd Street
Undertakers
F. A. Neidig
East 2Nd St
Musatine, Iowa
Muscatine Heating & Plumbing Co
Hill Block
Marshall
Silver Leaf
Kelley
Lilly
A. Welk
Mulberry St
Wheeler and Wilson
Iowa Ave
B. A. Metz
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