Bullet Crashes Through Window on Hershey Avenue
A bullet from a 32 caliber revolver crashed through a second story window at Louis Rosenmund’s home on Hershey Avenue in South Muscatine. The shot narrowly missed an occupant and lodged in the stairs. Whether accidental or intentional remains unresolved, with police investigating.
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South End
Louis Rosenmund
Hershey Avenue
Rosenmund
Hill
South Muscatine
Claude Miller
Philip Street
Morning Sun
George McClellan
Cedar Rapids
George Scott
Albia
Grandview Avenue
Ed. Owens
Oakville
Oakley
Sarah A. Figg
Park Place
William Meerdink
Rock Island
Ida
Mabel Appel
Harry King
Washington
Muscatine
J. W. Mackley
Ohio Street
South Muscatine Firemen Anticipate Labor Day Hose Races
South Muscatine firemen prepare for Labor Day races after weeks of practice. Roach and Musser seek repeat win from July 4th as final practices crowd in. Local news notes cable work, rail yard activity, illnesses, and residents visiting relatives in the south end.
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South Muscatine
South End
Roach
Musser
Muscatine Gun Club Sets First Shoot of Season
On the second Thursday in September the Muscatine Gun club will hold its first shoot of the season on the old rolling mill site. Members unable to attend summer matches have caused postponement, with shoots every other Thursday. Adam Von Dresky notes members want to resume the sport, and an exhibition by Tom Marshall may be arranged later in the fall.
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Muscatine
Adam von Dresky
Tom Marshall
Keithsburg
Marshall
Half Rates to Des Moines for Iowa State Fair
Iowa Central offers excursion tickets to Des Moines Iowa for the state fair August 24 to 31 1996 at a single round trip fare. Return is limited to September 1 1906. For rates and train times contact agents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Central
Parade Lineup Time For Labor Day Fest Prompt
The Labor day committee asks all parade participants to meet in line at 9 45 sharp for a 10 o'clock parade start. Participants with automobiles floats and rigs are urged to be punctual to avoid spectator delays and to compete for prizes offered for decorated entries.
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Tey
Boats In Tomorrow Land Davenport Excursion Plans
The Diamond Joe Liner Sidney will land tomorrow morning at 8 o clock. The St Paul will not arrive until Monday morning. The Helen Blair will make two Davenport trips from here or later leaving at 6 30 am and about 3 pm. Many Davenport residents plan to ride that day and many are expected from there. The W W will bring an excursion down from Davenport on September ninth.
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Sidney
St. Paul
Helen Blair
Davenport
W. W
Jewelry store opening in Muscatine a model of elegance
The H. F. Barnard Jewelry Company opens a new Muscatine store at 213 East Second Street with an open house. The remodeled building features mahogany fixtures, large show windows, a fireproof vault, and an ornate interior. An evening orchestra, palms, and floral souvenirs accompany the celebration as crowds acclaim the long running firm.
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H. F. Barnard Jewelry Company
Muscatine
East Second Street
Barnard’s
Barnard
Man Sues Rock Island After Buffalo Accident
Charles Thompson sues Rock Island for 5000 damages, claiming an engine struck him from the rear on June 30, 1906, near the Buffalo depot while he cut grass. He, a Buffalo section hand, was left partially paralyzed and unconscious, with alleged negligence for not warning with a bell or whistle.
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Rock Island
Buffalo
Iowa
Charles Thompson
Salinger, Scott & Theophilus
Thompson
Earthquakes Felt Across Berlin Area This Morning
Four distinct shocks were reported in Ems Prussia and nearby areas this morning. The tremors were felt in Berlin and surrounding locales, with officials confirming multiple quake events.
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Berlin
Ems
Prussia
Gladwin People Attend Washington Chautauqua Outing
Gladwin Ia September reports many residents daily attending the Washington chautauqua. Visitors include Mrs Will Dennis and daughter Jennie visiting relatives in Illinois. Others from Muscatine Arkansas Lenox Grinnell Ainsworth Cotter and Columbus Junction are noted in the social roundup.
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Will Boyd
Washington
Will Luckie
Grinnell
Joe Luckie
Maud Parsons
Columbus Junction
Cc. E. Kauffman
Sarah Carson
Carle Hancher
Ainsworth
Gladwin
Chas. Hendrickson
Cotter
George Hendrickson
Independents on Move Gilbert Gilchrist to Pitch Today
Muscatine Independents resume play at the fair grounds park against Gilchrist NL with Largen pitching this afternoon and McKee debuting tomorrow. McKee was loaned by Rock Island to Grimes through next year, touted as a top minor leaguer.
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Muscatine Independents
Gilchrist
Fair Grounds Park
Illinois
Largen
McKee
Grimes
Muscatine
Rock Island Three
Rock Island
Sexton
Islanders
Captain Complains Of The Low Water On River Run
The present low stage of water worries steamboat men near Muscatine and upriver. The Diamond Jo liner Dubuque arrived five hours late from St. Louis. Captain Burke cites very low water forcing slow night runs and possible end to trips between St. Louis and Davenport. He notes decreasing passenger numbers and fading vacation traffic as the season ends. The Dubuque has been punctual all season but this trip ran long overdue. no accidents reported.
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Muscatine
Dubuque
St. Louis
Burke
Davenport
Evangelist to Stage Street Meetings in City
An evangelist and his wife arrive by skiff from St Paul to St Louis and plan street meetings Saturday night and Sunday with talks at 3 pm and again Sunday evening at the corner of Sycamore and Second streets. He cites a ten year career recounting experiences and warns of crime, homelessness, and rising vices, urging simple scriptural living to save America from moral decline.
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A. S. Orne
St. Paul
St. Louis
Sycamore
Second Streets
United States
Canada
America
Rairl
How to Avoid Appendicitis
Advertisement notes that appendicitis often follows chronic constipation and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a remedy. It claims the syrup stimulates the liver and bowels, restores natural bowel action, and is mild with no nausea or griping. Substitutes are discouraged. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store is referenced.
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Orino
Havercamp
Rural Telephone Owners Submit Valuation Reports to County Auditor
Reports flow into the county auditor from rural telephone line owners in response to a prior letter. Daily, seven or eight reports arrive, many due to fines for late submission.
May Be Fatal Accident Involving Iowa City Man
Hon. George W. Koontz receives word that his cousin William Workman may die from a gunshot wound in Washington Pennsylvania during a camp meeting. A disturbance caused a stray bullet to hit his tent, leaving him critically injured.
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Iowa City
Washington, Pa
George W. Koontz
William Workman
Mr. Koontz
Supreme Court Rules Dr Kings New Discovery Wins
The Supreme Court, the People, has decided that Dr Kings New Discovery wins against Coughs and Colds. The notice lists prices 50e and $1.00 and cites Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the related business.
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Supreme Court
The
People
Dr. King
Havercamp
Fall term notices and local arrivals in Columbus Junction
A number of country schools began fall terms with more to start next week or after the fair. Local teachers named include Grace Butler, Mary Moore, Olive Marston, Nellie Moore, Sibyl Schabillion, Bessie Moore, Ida Chown, Chas. Cassabaum, Bert Lewis, Will Whicher, and several others from nearby communities. Various residents and visitors, such as J. J. Duncan of Iowa City and Miss Mae Stapp from Longmont, Colo., were noted arriving or departing, with several trips to Letts, Muscatine, Washington, and Des Moines mentioned alongside fair attendance.
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Columbus Junction
Grace Butler
Pleasant View
Mary Moore
Old Clifton
Olive Marston
Dutch Ridge
Ola Worthman
Boston
Nellie Moore
Tennessee
Sibyl Schabillion
Elm Grove
Bessie Moore
Lincoln
Ida Chown
Oakland
Chas. Cassabaum
Lone Oak
Bert Lewis
Shirt Creek
Will Whicher
Joseph Jones
Young America
Jay Robertson
Sandy Grove
Elmore Edmondson
Indian Creek
Harry Dawson
Washington
Glenn McCullough
Chown
Fred Kuttcomp
Shellbark
J. J. Duncan
Iowa City
Mediapolis
S. S. Orris
Gladys
Kate Hagan
Thos. Robertson
William
Jos Tedford
Lenox
Iowa
Eli Webster
Morning Sun
Walter
Des Moines
Irene Freeman
A. L. Armstrong
Washington County
Ben Nichols
Vera Sheridan
Muscatine
Coomie Hall
Columbus Junction fair draws near with events and visits
Town activities fill the week from Sept 4 to 7 with fairs and services. Franks and students travel between Philadelphia and Des Moines while locals attend picnics and weddings. church events include communion sets, cement walks, and union services led by Rev Minear and Rev Kendrick as the conference year closes.
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David Rawhouse
Washington
Mary Letts
Kansas City
Will Boyd
Presbyterian Parsonage
Methodist Church
J. C. Kendrick
Minear
Mt. Pleasant
Presbyterian Church
Chicago Market Prices Report for Wheat Corn and More
Wheat No 2 red 712% 72c No 3 red 71 71%c No 2 hard 70% 71 %c No 3 hard 70 70%c Dec opened 73% 74c high 76c low 73%c close 73% T4c Corn No 2 48% 48%c No 3 4814 48%c No 2 white 51c No 3 white 49%c No 2 yellow 49%4c No 3 yellow 4914 49%c Dec opened 4314%4 43%c high 43%ec low 4314c close 43%c Oats No 2 30 301,c No 3 29%c No 2 white 32 3214c No 3 white 2914 31c Dec opened 307% 30%c high 31% 315%c low 230%c close 31% 31%c Park Sept 16.90 16.92 Jan 13.50c Lard Sept 8.77 8.80 Jan 7.97 Ribs Sept 8.80 Jan 7.25 Barney-Cash 37 52c Timothy Sept 4.0&
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Chicago
Associated Press
C. Park
Barney
Timothy
H. J. Frenzel
Mem- Postber National Board of Trade
May Park
Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Sept 1
Cattle receipts 400, steady. Beeves 3.85 to 6.80, stockers 2.30 to 4.25, cows 1.35 to 5.20. Hogs receipts 8,000, five higher. Mixed and butchers 5.90 to 6.47, good heavy 5.95 to 6.40, rough heavy 5.45 to 5.75, light 5.95 to 6.50, bulk 5.95 to 6.40. Sheep receipts 2,000, strong 5.15 to 6.25, lambs 4.50 to 7.75. Barley and rye prices listed with Sept. figures.
Chicago Poultry Market Report Sept 1
Live poultry firm values list turkeys at 13 cents per pound chickens at 11 to 14 cents per pound springs at 12 cents per pound in Chicago market notes.
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Chicago
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Report
Chicago market notes steady prices for butter and eggs on September 1. Creameries offered 19 2314 cents per pound for butter, dairies 17 204 cents, and eggs at 12 116 cents per dozen.
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Chicago
New York Produce Market Wheat and Corn Prices
New York Produce Market reports on September 1 Wheat for December at 15 cents and Corn at 52 1/4 cents.
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New York
New York Butter and Egg Market Report
New York market notes butter firm and unchanged and eggs steady with no price change.
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New York
New York Poultry Market Prices
New York market report shows alive poultry quiet with springs at 14 14 cents and fowls 14 cents. Dressed poultry steady with spring chickens 13 to 15 cents, fowls 10 to 14 cents, and turkeys 13 to 14 cents.
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New York
Wheat and corn futures steady at St. Louis market
The St. Louis produce market reports Sept 1 with wheat cash at 72 1 2 cents, Dec 71 3 4. corn cash 47 cents, Dec 41 5/6. oats cash 31 cents, Dec 32 cents. Market notes firmness in oats and corn.
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St. Louis
Bank Statement Shows Sharp Declines in Loans and Deposits
New York on September 1 reports a bank statement with loans down 7.393 million, deposits down 11.795 million, reserve down 4.569 million, surplus down 1.421 million, and ex-US deposits down 1.45 million.
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New York
U. S
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Iowa Telephone Company
Main
Clinton Streets
Smalley Avenue
Bessie McCoy
Sampson Street
Bert Beadle
Fort Madison
Samuel Gutherie
Fruitland
Oregon Street
Delia Appel
Marguerite Ashton
Frank Plessy
Child
Antone Weimer
Grandview
Howard Butler
Muscatine Gun Club
Muscatine Savings Bank
H. F. Barnard Company
Germany
Gilchrist, N
Morbus
Wakefield
F. A. Lewis
Bard
Cliff Ron
George Frenzel
Wilton Junction
A. O. Bahrns
Dc. T. Rhoades
Wapello
F. M. Colton
Frank Coffin
Des
Jewelry
J. L. Pentzer
Muscatine Optical Co
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