Grindstone News Rebirth and Local Happenings
The Grindstone area plans a new newspaper led by Mr Blunt of Ottumwa with publisher K Senn as the driving force. This week includes farm reports, property updates, weather notes, and community events from Philip to Cottonwood, plus several local births, injuries, and town notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brindstone
Grist
Rice
Maker's Hall
James McCue
Cottonwood
J.J. Fletter
Harry Smith
Blunt
Ottumwa
K. K. Senn
B. W. Rawiland
Commissioner Clow
Philip
Fred Shoemaker
Charles Langley
A. Heinish
Mr. Barnes
Mr. Mann
Clarence Patrick
Mr. Frost
Scotty Ferguson
Elbow
Sheporesky
E. W. McCarty
J. W. Denham
Kentucky
Cheyenne Reservation
Open Handed Wooing on the Tyne Collier Daphne
Captain Jacob plans to gift a dress to Widow Aiken to spur a marriage proposal while rival Alexander Douglass plots to derail him. The scheme backfires as word spreads and the widow prepares to wed Douglass, prompting chaos and a costly public bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt
Jacob
Daphne
Gas House
Tomkins
Peter
Boondie
Regent Street
Aiken
Newcastle
Jane
Douglass
Mr. Tomkine
Neweaade
Mra Aiken
Alexander Douglass
Cll
Capt. Jacobs
Doug
London
Tyne
Tontins
Polley
Capt. Jacob
Mr. Tomkins
Dougress
Cotton Belt Motor Car Tours Texas Lines
General Roadmaster J. J. McCarthy led a Fort Worth stop on Cotton Belt No. 2429 motor car tour from Mount Pleasant. The $1,500 vehicle seats nine and aides inspect tracks, switches, and roadbeds for wreck prevention, averaging 20 mph with regular train orders and stops at each crew location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Belt
Texas
J. J. McCarthy
Mount Pleasant
Fort Worth
Sam
McCarthy
China to build Tientsin Chin Kiang railway 600 miles long
Reports from Pekin state the Tientsin to Chin Kiang railway will be 600 miles long and run largely parallel to the Grand Canal. A construction agreement was signed in May 1890 between the Chinese government and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp, Jardine Matheson, and Deutsche- Asiatische Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Tientsin
Chin- Kiang
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co
Deutsche-Asiatische Bank
Klaochow
Berlin
Shanghai
Chinkiang
North China
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
Wreck Narrowly Averted On Jersey Central Line
An empty locomotive on the Jersey Central road, moving toward Jersey City, narrowly avoided a major wreck after its wheels sank into timber placed crosswise on the track by an apparent vandal. The tender wheels mounted the obstruction briefly but the train failed to derail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Central
Jersey City
China’s Railway Push Reports Amid Ongoing Rebuild
An early 20th century style dispatch notes progress on rail links to China. It cites miles of track in operation and reconstruction efforts including several lines under renewal with more projects planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Malisade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grindstone Department
Philip Review
Grindstone Bee
D. Rainey
North Center
Prlday
F. A. Formauck
Parker
Son
Jennie Craine
Sioux City
Iowa City
Andrew Thompson
Mie Boe
Burt
Irene Allen
Houe
Watertown
T. J. Robinson
Hille
Burton Pond
Madison
Ralph Wilsey
Andy Rouk
Pedro
Annora Brown
Rapid City
Arthur Bucy
Marion White
Hans Anderson
Born Prather
Fort Pierre
Willugaen
LaMore
Iowa
Ogden
Carl Hanson
J.P. Riley
Teton
Fortunher
Minneapolis
Han
Wakama
P. McGee
D. R. Long
Brank Graff
George Haverman
Powell Mercantile Co
South Dakota
John Howard
Baliheimer Bros
Powell
Warber Bros
C. Rousseau
Fort” Pierre
Rousseau
John Curington
Ben Pate
Lila Horse
F. Barber
Colic
Roy VanLorn
Messrs
Miller Milea
Monday
Orren Allen
E. L. Senn
McGee
Cedar Rapids
Ash Creek
William Ferguson
Baltor
Stanley County
Mrs. Chas
Morgan
Padget Home
Stanton
Theresa
Lootey
Mrs. Witherspoon
Clarence
Florence Laughlin
Eazel Wilsbacker
Sam Bellamy
Joan Horrigan
Missouri River
Milesville
Milesq
Dr. Shoop
Druggista
I. W. Cole
M. E. Smith
Grindstone, S. D
Sheridan Coil
de Laval
A. A. Shoemaker & Sons
Grant Dorothy
Bhs
Mra Alkennen
Aberdeen
Dougtase
Haif
Texas Railroad
State Railroad
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