Lighting Meeting Sets Step Toward Cheaper City Light
Muscatine city council meets in special session at city hall tonight to consider two ordinances cutting gas and electric rates for private consumers. Bert C. Benham resigns as city recorder effective the 15th. Capt. A. K. Raff is favored to replace him, with several other names in contention.
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Muscatine
Bert C. Benham
Benham
Cook, Musser and Co. Bank
Council
A. K. Raff
Obituary: Mrs. Margaret K. Snyder of West Liberty
Mrs. Margaret K. Snyder died after 3 AM at Benjamin Hershey Memorial Hospital in this city. She lived in Muscatine County many years and was wife of Capt A E Snyder sheriff of the county. Survived by five children and one brother. Funeral arrangements incomplete. remains at George Hawley home. Burial likely in Seventy-Six township cemetery beside her husband.
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West Liberty
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Iowa
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Soldier Boys
H. E. Wiley
F. C. Mead
Emma Luse
Lute Snyder
Arden B. Snyder
Chicago
Ill
George Baxter
George Hawley
East Hill
City News Bits Echo Paracamph Ads And Local Happenings
Community notices include mayoral visits in West Liberty and Iowa City, a probate of Annie R. Walker's will, and appeals filed in the Fisher case. Events feature a Trades and Labor Assembly dance for striking miners on Oct 15 at the old armory, a charity lottery style drawing, and a German Evangelical church supper fund.
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Trades and Labor Assembly
Old Armory
Ottumwa Shredders Bound for Indianapolis Train Load Passes Muscatine
A 21 car train from Ottumwa carrying 51 corn huskers and shredders headed to Indianapolis, via the Rock Island, was viewed by a crowd at the Muscatine depot. The shipment marks the first train load of these machines by any firm, with Iowa manufacture and westward money flow highlighted.
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Ottumwa
Rock Island
Janney Manufacturing Company
Indianapolis
Ind
E. T. Kinney Company
C. H. Caswell
Division
Phil J. Rupp
Iowa
Muscatine
Rock Island Road
Dan Patch to Pace Davenport Meet and Aim at Record
Dan Patch the celebrated pacer will pace at Davenport next Thursday October 16 aiming to beat the existing track record of 2.02. If clear weather continues a two minute clip is anticipated for the event with other good races on the card.
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Davenport
Dan Patch
Oakville Names Ticket for First City Election
Oakville Iowa October 9 Judge Withrow fixed October 21 as Oakville's first city election day A large meeting Tuesday night nominated a citizens ticket for mayor H T Parsons and for clerk with strong turnout and interest expressed by attendees
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Oakville
Next Homeseekers Excursion seeks Western trips
Tuesday October 21 promotional rail offer to many western states with one fare plus 2 dollars round trip. Great chance for land seekers to plan moves or changes of location. Contact Rock Island ticket agent for full details. L M Allen G P A Chicago
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North Dakota
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Rock Island
L. M. Allen
Chicago
Land Purchase Near Breckenridge Powers Local Growth
Ezra Perrin of Marshall county has bought 640 acres near Breckenridge Minnesota for 25000 dollars. He plans to send tenants to occupy the land in spring. Much of the land is already improved and ready for development.
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Marshalltown
Ezra Perrin
Breckenridge
Minn
Cheap Landseekers Fares From Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central railway offers landseekers tickets at one fare plus 2.00 to homeseekers territory in Minnesota and North Dakota. Tickets valid on any Tuesday for 21 days. For details, contact Iowa Central ticket agents.
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Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa Central
Poisoned Cheese Strikes Bloomfield Family
Ottumwa October 9 The entire Loring family at Bloomfield narrowly escaped death after consuming poisoned cheese. The mother and two children were seized by convulsions.
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Ottumwa
S. A. Loring
Bloomfield
Coal Purchases Reach 300000 Tons For Export
New York reports that about 300000 tons of coal including anthracite and bituminous have been purchased in England Scotland and Wales for shipment to the United States. The estimates come from importers and steamship agents.
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New York
England
Scotland
Wales
Workforce Ad Seeks 10 Men and 5 Boys
Muscatine Lumber and Box Company advertises for ten skilled men and five boys to join its workforce. No further details on wages or duties are provided in the brief want ad.
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Muscatine Lumber & Box Co
Auto Hits Train In Ohio. Tod Killed
Well known Ohioan Harry Tod assistant superintendent of furnaces at Brier Hill Iron and Coal company was instantly killed and Frank G. Silver bookkeeper and Harold Stitt were severely injured. They were riding Tods car when struck by a passenger train on the Erie line at a road crossing in Youngstown northern part of the city last evening at 5 o clock.
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Youngstown
Harry Tod
Brier Hill Iron and Coal Company
Frank G. Silver
Harold Stitt
Tod
Erie Railroad
M Kinley Memorial Trustees to Meet in Canton
The McKinley National Memorial Association trustees hold the first annual session in Canton Saturday October 25. Reports from Treasurer Myron T Herrick and Secretary Ritchie will be submitted, with auxiliary associations reports. The tomb of the late president will be visited and the memorial site may be chosen.
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Memorial Association
Canton
Cleveland
McKinley National Memorial Association
Myron T. Herrick
Ritchie
Thirty Dead Bodies Found in Cold Storage Plant
Thirty corpses were discovered in a cold storage facility behind an ice cream factory on Eighth Street Louisville. The same cooling pipes used for cream were linked to a shed behind the plant where the bodies were kept at low temperatures.
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Louisville
Eighth Street
Fist Fight Kills Man Near Gar zke North Dakota
In Garzke near Devil's Lake North Dakota John E. Martin struck George Miller during a wage dispute killing him almost instantly Miller had threshed for Martin. The incident occurred October 9.
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N. D
Garzke
Here
John E. Martin
George Miller
Miller
Martin
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