Miner wage lobbying from Muscatine editor letter
A Muscatine editor argues miners in the anthracite region live on $25.45 after costs, with family needs and child labor cited, advocating arbitration over strikes and noting miners will support a 25 percent strike fund contribution. He cites John Mitchell and United Mine Workers as authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Muscatine
United Mine Workers of America
D. Reese
Conspiracy Charged Over Demurrage Rule in Iowa Case
Indictments allege Rock Island Great Western and Illinois Central conspired to fix demurrage charges on freight cars held beyond 48 hours. The Waterloo case cites a state law prohibiting corporations from fixing rates and involves shippers like Townsend Merrill of Cedar Falls and firms such as Greenblatt Bros. in Muscatine.
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Black Hawk County
Illinois Car Service Association
Muscatine
Great Western Cereal Company
Waterloo
Rock Island
Great Western
Illinois Central
Iowa
Townsend & Merrill
Llumber
Cedar Falls
East Hill Notes Move and Visits Highlight Local News
Mr and Mrs Charles Pis attended the funeral of his father in Montpelier on Thursday. Mrs M Bunker arrived to visit her aunt Mrs Gilman. Various residents relocate homes, remodel, and travel. medical concerns include catarrhal fever and rheumatic neuralgia.
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Charles Pis
Montpelier
M. Bunker
Vallisca
Gilman
Pearson
Philip Dale
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Dale
Mr. Jones
Sherman Street
Kecklerville
Newt Cooper
Rudolph Schmidt
Townsley
Park Avenue
Monroe Street
Harry Myers
Jackson Stret
Mr. Norton
Davenport
Fanny Dale
Falkner
Iowa
Tipton
Roy Clark
Burlington
Mrs. Strong
Miss Wachter
Moline
Cole
Clay Kneese
Jake Chapman
Illinois
Riversiew
Lombard Street
Anderson Property
Mr. McElroy
Woods House
Halstead Street
Mrs. Williams
Philip Metz
Eyesink
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Credited With Saving Boy Life
A. M. Hoppe of Rio Creek Wisconsin credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his nine year old son from a severe croup attack this winter. He says the child could not speak and began vomiting after being dosed. soon after the boy recovered. For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
A. M. Hoppe
Rio Creek
Wis
Sight Seeing in the West San Jose to San Francisco 1902.
A Muscatine couple recounts a San Francisco visit September 15 to 21 1902. They tour Golden Gate Park the museum Japanese tea gardens and schutes enjoy vaudeville theater and a loop ride. They note the Cliff House Sutro Baths Oakland trip a mint visit and an earthquake felt early Thursday morning with soldiers hospitals and Chinatown sights.
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San Jose
Cal
Muscatine
San Francisco
Mason Street
Market Street
Golden Gate Park
Rubens and Millet
Japan
Oakland
Bay
Europe
Geo. Huffman
the Central
New York
The
Fisher
Huffman
U. S. Mint
Fred
Academy of Sciences
Presideo
Chinatown
Joss House
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Pennsylvania
Greenblatt Bros
East Second Street
East Hill News
Jack
Grim
Caroline Wotherell
Schutes
Hardy Downing
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