Illinois Central Pushes South Route Through Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids considers a new Illinois Central corridor to pass along Fourth Street for about a half mile, enabling freight access and large-scale improvements. The project, with $250,000 in city upgrades, aims to ease travel from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo and attract western traffic while avoiding Illinois taxes.
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Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central
Fourth Street
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Central
Milwaukee
Manchester
A. RK. Wallace
Waterloo
Washington
Iowa County
St Louis
Ilinois
Illinois
Dubuque and
Freeport
Chicago
Cairo
Twin Cities
Omaha
West
Keokuk Lawsuit Involving Doctors and Undertakers
Mrs. Winkler sues Dr Maxwell and son and two Keokuk undertakers for five thousand dollars claiming a post mortem caused nervous shock and loss of livelihood for her children. The defense asserts the doctors had permission to remove organs and denies untoward conduct. Exhumation occurred without a state health board permit and both sides prepare counterclaims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Maxwells
State Board of Health
Rainfall Near One Inch and Barns Toppled Northeast of City
Rain fell nearly one inch yesterday with 0.07 inches officially recorded. An old barn on the Metzgar farm near the northeast city area collapsed in a light wind, recalling a similar failure 31 years ago. Lightning wrecked a James Davis farm barn eight miles northeast, with beams torn and livestock stunned, while hail accompanied rain in Sidney Coon’s area. Dr Kay's Renovator advertised as a spring medicine claimed to cure headaches and improve health with firm testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Schneider’s
Metzgar Place
James Davis
Sidney Coon
Fishing Season Opens at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes
Northwestern Iowa opens fishing season May 15 at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes with lodging nearby at reasonable rates. Bus transfers from Spirit Lake to The Inn and Arnold's Park align with BGRNR trains. Local agents provide rates and schedules. Also notes Dr Kay's Renovator as spring remedy and offers engraved calling cards from The Journal.
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Spirit
Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Spirit Lake Town
Inn
Arnold's Park
Spirit Lake
G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Day committee to meet at J W Morton's office
Executive committee for Memorial Day to convene at 7 30 tonight in the office of J W Morton. I G White Post G A R holds regular meeting tomorrow evening to discuss procuring and selecting a uniform badge. Mrs Grant Hughes and children have returned home from a visit to Des Moines.
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Lauer
Burlington
Geo. Ward
Nichols
Jas. Ward
Heights
J. W. Morton
I. G. White Post
I. G. White G. A. R. Post
Grant Hughes
Des Moines
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Mercer & Chilcote
Ms&erek
Japan
Kaye & Lytle
East Side Sq
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
Tate
THE
Illinos Central
Maxwell and Son
Kay
S. Rh. Belville
Habbell
O. R. Lt. & P. Railway Company
Company D
C.C.C
Coppock
Mt. Pleasant
J. J. Huston
Globe Barber Shop
Winfield
John Arnold
Singmasters
Keota
Journal
Mesdames Blair and
Duncan
Columbue Junction
Nicola Hardware & Furniture Company
Temple Pharmacy
Stewart Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Columbia Pharmacy
A. M. Shimer
Mattings
Rector
Stewart's Pharmacy
Saratoga
Vice
Cohen
Bobbinet
New York
John Belville
W Chrissinger
A Belville
Stewart Frank Stewart
D H McLaughlin
Birney
Draper al Wagner
Charles Rupp
R F Campbell
Briley
John Kilpatrick
E Wilber
W Wilson
Beanblossom
Chas Patman
Wm McClelland
Stewart’s
Royal Arch
Cyrus
EB. T. Wickham
H. P
Minnesota
South Dakota
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Abbott, Shell Rock and
Waverly
Messrs. Liten & Brooks
Industrial and Immigration Agts
Joan G. Farmer
A.G.P
T. M. Reynolds
South Side
Justice A
Folger
W. C. Nelson
Ainsworth
Oxfords
Aimely
Harwood
Charley Means
East Side Restaurant
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