Davenport and Tri Cities Short Line Schedule Announcement
The Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern Railway Co announces a new short line service linking Davenport Iowa with Clinton and other points via C N W Ry effective June 10, 1900. Daily operations, with multiple No numbers, include departures from Davenport and arrivals to Davenport detailing routes to Chicago Denver Cedar Rapids Omaha and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co
Tri-Cities
Chica Clinton
All Points
Iowa
Clinton
Dixon
Omaha
Neb
Denver
Coiro
Chicago
Belvidere
Rockford
Ill
Janesville
Madison
Wis
Sioux City
Rockford Belvidere
Dixon, Sterling II
Colo
Cedar Rapids
Sterling IL
Clinton D
L. PF. Berry
Muscatine North and South Railroad Time Table
Time table taking effect 12:01 p.m. Sunday June 17 shows southbound trains No 3 and northbound No 1 with intermediate stops Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Jct. All trains run daily except Sunday with No 2 and No 4 operating regardless of the other. Connections with B C R & N to Burlington and South and Iowa Central to points east west and north.
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Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Jct
Burlington
Muscatine
Iowa Central
Summer Schedule for Street Car Services Listed
The article outlines summer street car times for South Muscatine Park Place Fair Grounds Cemetery and Sunday service. Regular departures begin at 5 50 p m and run every 20 minutes to 11 00 p m with slight variations for each location. Sunday schedule starts at 8 00 a m with a half hour cadence to 10 00 a m and 20 minute intervals after to 9 00 p m.
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South Muscatine
Park Place
Fair Grounds
Company
Cemetery
Trusts and the value of combinations in industry
The article argues for recognizing both good and bad trusts, praising consolidation that yields cheaper, faster, and better service. Senator Beveridge supports measured action to eliminate evils without opposing all combinations, noting railways as a model of beneficial system growth.
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Beveridge
Beverdge
Roosevelt speech praised for honesty in private life and public service
The Algona Upper Des Moines lauds Roosevelt as honest in private life and in office, describing his character as a fighting, lawmaking, and law-enforcing honesty. The piece notes a Missouri school fund of 4300 dollars shrinking to a debt of 4300 dollars with annual interest of 250000 dollars under a Democratic administration and accuses James D. Eads of misappropriating 200000 dollars.
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Roosevelt
Algona Upper Des Moines
Missouri
Towa
James D. Eads
Darkness rules traffic as Irish regulation goes public
Police regulation warns that darkness begins when lamps light and all vehicles must carry a light. In Quincy Illinois a street railway sells special pleasure tickets for a full circuit at 10 cents. Fremont era tale recalls Tom Benton threatening a young man over an elopement with Jessie Benton in a sharp exchange.
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North of
Ireland
Quincy
Ill
General Fremont
Jessie
Tom” Benton
Political district slate listing district representatives
First District Thomas Hedge Burlington. Second District J N W Rumple Marengo. Third District David B Henderson Dubuque. Fourth District Gilbert N Haugen Northwood. Fifth District Robert G Cousins Tipton. Sixth District John F Lacey Oskaloosa. Seventh District John A T Hull Des Moines. Eighth District Wm P Hepburn Clarinda. Ninth District Walter IL Smith Council Bluffs. Eleventh District Lot Thomas Storm Lake.
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Thomas Hedge
Burlington
J. N. W. Rumple
Marengo
David B. Henderson
Dubuque
Gilbert N. Haugen
Northwood
Robert G. Cousins
Tipton
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
John A. T. Hull
Des Moines
Wm. P. Hepburn
Clarinda
Walter IL Smith
Council Bluffs
Lot Thomas
Storm Lake
Republican meetings listed with speakers and dates
Campaign schedule cites locations and speakers for Republican gatherings. Conesville Muscatine Montpelier and other towns host events with noted speakers such as Herriott, Lane, Curtis, Baldwin, Hanley and Giesler on various October and November dates.
The Business End of the Arg ument Editorial on Free Silver
Editorial argues against free coinage of silver, warning that 48 cent dollars would topple wages and prices. It recalls 1896 fears, praises McKinley prosperity, and warns the Democratic platform repeats the same error in 1900. It urges voters to reject free silver and uphold the gold standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wm. McKinley
Kansas City
Democratic Party of 1896
Democratic Party of 1906
McKinley
Democratic Party
Big Trees Among Oldest Living Things Say Government Pamphlet
A government pamphlet compiled by Pinchot of the Department of Agriculture states that the Big Trees of the western Sierra Nevada are the oldest living organisms. It notes their two foot thick bark, survival through glacial eras, and limited range since the ice ages while remaining locally hardy and largely unchanged.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Pinchot
Department of Agriculture
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Electors and County Ticket Names Listed for Iowa Districts
A slate of electors and county officials is detailed including John N Baldwin from Pottawattamie, Ole Roe from Johnson, J N W Rumple from Iowa, and candidates A C Noble Goshen, Charles Richman Muscatine, Co H Reelink for Recorder, E P Ingham Wilton for Attorney, and D D Webster Fruitland for Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Martin
Adair County
G. S. Gilbertson
Winnebago County
W. Mullan
Blackhawk County
Fr. F. Merriam
Delaware County
Supreme Court
Emlin M’clain
Johnson County
D. J. Palmer
Washington County
John N. Baldwin
Pottawattamie County
Ole Roe
A. C. Noble
Goshen Township
Charles Richman
Muscatine
H. Reelink
E. P. Ingham
Wilton
D. D. Webster
Fruitland
Trusts and labor in the industrial consolidation era
An editorial notes that trust formation and stock depreciation followed by government inquiry into fourteen trusts. It cites changes in employment from 32,637 to 54,214 workers after consolidation, and endorses Senator Beveridge’s view of trusts as large capital or labor combinations aimed at simplifying and unifying business.
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Whch
Beveridge
Ward Clubs Meet Across Halls Each Week
Three ward clubs meet at K P dance hall on alternating nights weekly. First Ward gathers Monday, Second Ward Friday, and Third Ward Thursday. Fourth Ward also meets Monday at Stewart's Hall.
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K. P Dance Hall
Stewart's Hall
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
Advertisement urges families to choose Jell O as a quick no bake dessert. It promises ready in two minutes with hot water to cool and lists flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry with a ten cent price at grocers.
Prince Tuan Stripped of Salary Amid Chinese Official Tensions
Report notes Prince Tuan loses earnings as authorities tighten grip amid rising bloodshed and political hostility. Officials are described as aiming decisive action against dissent while unrest grows.
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Tuan
Jell O Dessert Ad Promises Four Flavors at 10 Cents
A playful notice advertises Jell O as the new dessert with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for ten cents. A separate item notes a Thornton employer giving a good character certificate praising a young man as industrious truthful intelligent and sober while quipping about getting along with his wife.
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Thornton
Democrats at a Madison carnival day in Wisconsin
At the Madison carnival in Wisconsin, Democrats held events with Cap tain O'Farrell and George Fred Williams speaking at the university gymnasium. About 20,000 visitors arrived by train despite a late arrival of Williams, and the carnival banned rubber balls and warned show proprietors to adjust performances or close.
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Madison
Wis
John F. Finnerty
Chicago
O'Farrell
Washington
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
University Gymnasium
Carnival Association
Advertising Costs and Circulation in Periodicals
Advertising space decisions hinge on cost per reader and the reach of circulation. The piece argues for measured spending, noting waste when targeting is imprecise and urging the Association of American Advertisers to favor proven circulation data over vague quality claims.
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Association of American Advertsers
Elderly Mrs. Debruler Starts Oklahoma Claim
Mrs. Eliza beth Debruler, 80, left Brazil Indiana on Tuesday to take a farming claim in Oklahoma. Widow with all children married, she says she is hearty and intends to own a farm free from mortgage before she dies.
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Brazil
Ind
Elizabeth Debruler
Oklahoma
Death of Ex Trustee John Cummins Near Schnellville
Ex Trustee John Cummins of Jefferson township was found dead one mile north of Schnellville, Birdseye, on October 18. Heart trouble is believed to be the cause of death.
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Birdseye
Ind
John Cummins
Jefferson Township
Schnellville
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Traveler’s Guide
Montezuma
Monteua
C.R. L & P. Railroad
Kansas Pt
St. Joseph
Cage
Evans Ad
Scheduls
Brancbave
Muscat
Bam
P. M
Muscatine North & South Railroad
Street Car Company
Remington “ Typewriter
Wycol Y Onan
John J. Havercamp
Kuethman
McBride & Cope
J. J. Coady
Nesper & Co
the Muscatine Journal
John Mahin and Sons
Muscatine Ftown
Journal
X Bieden
Journal Printing Co
Pais
Judge Company
New York
Ohio
Theodore Rooseveld
Congressional
Conesville
John Herriott
Lane and Curtis
Montpelier
West Liberty
Baldwin
Independence
J. R. Hanley
Nichols
Lafe Young and Rumple
Cedar Township
Cedar Center
Carpenter and Richman
Lake Township
Lucas
J. L. Giesler
John Kemble
Atalissa
W. L. Roach
Jas. M. Brenton
Seventy-Six Township
Roach
Titus
Detwiler
Lawrence
The
People
Redwood
Congress
Iowa County
Muscatine Ward
Wisconsin
Lowell
Carter
Carters
Wittich Bros
Ryatavzg
Java
W. S. Hill
S. G. Stein
Cortier
S._G. STEIN
Pateent Record
Victor J. Evans & CO
Evans Bulldine
Parker
Meyer
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