Rail line push through Iowa meets broad support
Messrs Geo J Boal and Jno P Irish toured from Iowa City to the Missouri line to gauge local aid for extending the Iowa Southwestern toward St Joseph. Chariton Lucas County pledged right of way and 4 per mile by stock or tax. similar enthusiasm spread through Decatur and other towns, signaling strong regional backing for the line and its proximity to Chicago.
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Towa City
Geo
J. Boal
Jno
P. Irish
Missouri Line
Oskaloosa
St. Joseph
Chariton
Lucas Co
South Western Rail Road Company
R. Coles
B. Epwards
Messrs. Baal
Chicago
Davenport Panst
Lowa
Lucas County
Leon
Decatur County
Clinton
Iowa City
Kaloosa
Missouri
Hooper
Colwells, Shaw and Willard Manufacturing Company
New York
Late News Items From Altoona To Paris War News
A 1870 dispatch notes four inches of snow in Altoona Pennsylvania and ongoing European war chatter. Reports describe anticipated battles near Paris and possible armistice talks, with mixed claims from France Prussia Britain and US officials. Also mentions U S political moves in New Mexico and a Kiowa Agency origin tale of the Caddo Indians.
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Washington
Millster
London
Great Britain
Kiowa Agency
Linn
J. T
George Washington
Red River
Shreevesport
Jonathan Richands
Lawanie Tarim
Ind. Ag’t
IOWA ITEMS Mixed news from several towns and counties
A sprawling Iowa dispatch reports on church funding in Reokuk and Muscatine, bond taxes and railroad levies, a Baby Fair in Oska hws a subject of local talk, and memorial efforts by Soldiers Monument groups. It notes political counts, county buildings, a juvenile misadventure at Mason City, and national and international disease fears.
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