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Trials and plots swirl as Homestead list theft unfolds
The article reports on a tangled subplot involving legal battles, political maneuvering, and a suspected plot to seize a newspaper subscription list. It details a chain of letters, undercover meetings, and a disputed list tied to the Homestead newspaper, with players including Tom Cox, J M Pierce, Jones, and Harry Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Register
Perce-Wallace
Mr. Pierce
Tom Cox
Des Moines
Ames
John Jones
Jones
Sweany
Hiatt
Cox
Tom Evans
Denver
Harry Wallace
Mr. Jones
J. M. Pierce
Fourth Street
Walnut
the Savery
Savery
C. A. Dudley
Mr. Wallace
Kirkwood
Henry Wallace
Postoffice
Post Office
Court Avenue
Judge Bishop
Charley Morrow
Sheriff’s Office
Aborn
Pierce
Johnson
Bishop
School
Register
Wallace
Sweeney