Bank Secrets and a Banker's Fall From Grace
Henry Morgan explains banking profits and failures as Florida watches their fortune crumble. The Merchants and Growers bank teeters amid investigations into questionable transactions, social ruin for the Morgans, and looming peril for their money and status. Florida clings to hope as rumors mount.
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Babaloo
Fairfax Craig
Morgan
Baldy
Florida
Florida Morgan
Henry Morgan
Morgans
Bank Scandal and Marriage Ties Shake Florida
Florida confronts a banking scandal as Fletcher Claiborne and others are indicted in a Merchants and Growers case. Her fiancé Tom remains linked to the turmoil while Joe Coates hints at deeper schemes and asks for a competent stenographer.
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Henry Morgan
Florida
Uba
Flor
Fal
Tom Claiborne
Morgan
Merchants and Growers National Bank
Baloo
Babaloo
Fletcher Claiborne
Joe Coates
Coates
Tom
War on the Merchants and Growers Restoration Plan
Coates eyes Florida financier Solomon Worth as the sole hope to save the city from wreck and soothe public sentiment. He asks Florrie to Palm Beach to seek audience with the King of Wall Street, Solomon Worth. Florida reacts with disbelief.
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Coates
Florida
Florrie
Palm Beach
Solomon’s Temple
Solomon
Solomon Worth
Wall
Fruit Shower At Home For Friendless With Board Members
Board members of the Home for the Friendless will be present Tuesday to oversee the annual fruit shower. Four auxiliaries support the home year round, and volunteers from Nursery Elm Grove West Side and Eastern Star will collect surplus fruits and vegetables from gardens to donate.
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Home For Friendless
the Home For the Friendless
Elm Grove
West Side
Eastern Star
Corn Carnival Set For Oct 20 21 At Iowa City
Johnson county plans a homecoming festival and corn carnival in Iowa City on Oct 20 and 21. Prizes will be awarded for corn displays and merchant window judging by farmers. Speeches by leading political candidates will be part of the event. The theme emphasizes corn’s value to Iowa and aims for a friendly spirit.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Iowa
Theaters Feature Dietrich and Crawford Era
Iowa City professor Frederic J. Lazell of the University of Iowa will speak at the Kansas high school journalism conference at the University of Kansas Friday and Saturday. He will discuss the ideal high school journalism student and the faults of high school papers.
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Iowa City
Frederic J. Lazell
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Kansas High School Teachers of Journalism
University of Kansas
Lazell
Evening Radio Schedule Scramble At O'Hare Outlet
A dense list of radio programs and stations for Tuesday evening and morning, detailing NBC CBS and ABC lineups. The schedule features musical ensembles, orchestras, talk shows, news, and variety acts across networks WEAF WABC WGN WJZ WH etc with times from 6:15 PM to 11 PM and morning blocks listed.
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Oe O'Hare Orch
Siops
Wcco
NBC
WEAF
WMAQ
Breen
CBS
WABC
WMT
Three X Sisters
Stebbins Boys
WJZ
Tite Gulzar
WBBM
Maie
WLS
WLW
Four Horsemen
WENR
WHO
Radio Forum
Rath Etting
WGN
Radio Grand
Wing
Faulee Orch
WEAP
Pa 'N
Andy
Lanny Ross
Wenr Wocbarlow Oreh
Guy Lombardo Orch
KMBC
Ralph Rivery
Wmaq Ber”Efeh
WMT Ass . Oreh
KMOX
Aeee
Glenn
Jack Little
Parade
Jack and Jill
WGY
Aeea
S—Chaede
W. Meyve
WTAM
WOC
WGY Wooc
Helen Pha
WMT —S
Breen de Prose
Navy, Band
WBEM
Household Institute
Kyw Woo-Who
Pond
Inbc
McConnell
WOBM
Wiz
Lady Next Door
WSM
Woc-Who
Charles Allen
Virginie Arnold
WLW Q . Co
Dunn
Keenan
Phillips
Washin
Warne Ne. King Orch
Weaf Co
Ben “Berm
Bernie Orch
Mario T
ABC
Brosk Ross
Wee- Jay
Wee
Carlile
Raton
Deaths Mrs Sabilla Shaffer McDowell 84 of Rockford
Mrs Sabilla Shaffer McDowell 84 long time Rockford resident and former Cedar Rapids resident died September 27 at her Rockford home. Born October 17 1848 in Greensburg Pennsylvania she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1865 and later lived in Rockford for about fifty years. She was married in Cedar Rapids to Chauncey McDowell who died earlier along with their two children Frank and Bessie. Surviving are three nephews and a niece George and Charles Rowley of Chicago Fred Payneer and Mrs James Knox of Cedar Rapids.
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Sabilla Shaffer McDowell
Rockford
Ill
Cedar Rapids
McDowell
Greensburg
Chauncey McDowell
Frank
Bessie
George
Charles Rowley
Chicago
Fred Payneer
James Knox
Death of Michael T. O'Leary in Cedar Rapids
Michael T. O'Leary, 1426 M Street SW, died Sunday at 8 p.m. after a short illness at a local hospital. Born November 19, 1879 in Platte County Nebraska, he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1913. Survived by his widow, daughter Dorothy at home, two brothers Jerry and Denny of Omaha, and Mrs. John Connelly of Cody, Wyo. No local services. Body to Omaha Tuesday at 7:50 a.m. for services and burial at St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call Monahan chapel Monday evening.
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Michael T. O'Leary
Platte County
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy
Jerry
Denny
Omaha
John Connelly
Cody
Wye
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Monahan Chapel
Cedar Rapids Leader's Assistant Traffic Chief Mourns Mother
Do R. Smith of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce is notified his mother Margaret Jane Smith 84 died Sunday at her Allerton Iowa home. He will leave Tuesday to attend funeral services Wednesday.
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Do. R. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Cedar Rapids reports an accident tally of 151 for the year, reflecting traffic tolls and incidents within the city. Authorities seek renewed safety measures to curb rising vehicle-related harms.
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Cedar Rapids
Proclamations Honor Fire Prevention Week and Pulaski Day
Cedar Rapids Mayor W H Stepanek read two proclamations. One proclaims Oct 9 to 15 as Fire Prevention Week urging public awareness of fire hazards and prevention. the other designates Oct 11 to honor Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, with appropriate exercises. Government buildings to display the U S flag.
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Casimir Pulaski
W. H. Stepanek
Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Pulaski
Savannah
United States
Notice of Probate of Will in State of Town
District Court will hear the Last Will and Testament of Charlies J. Deacon, deceased, on October 8 at 9 o'clock a.m. in Seetee Rapids Iowa. The hearing will determine proof and admission of the instrument. Olive S. Johnson, Clerk. Deacon, Sargent, Spangler & Hutchison, Attorneys.
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Charlies J. Deacon
Seetee Rapids
Iowa
Olive S. Johnson
Lee Court
Deacon, Sargent, Spangler & Hutchison
S S S tonic touted for vitality in old ad
An old advertisement urges readers to restore vitality by using S S S to rebuild red blood cells and hemoglobin after overwork worry or poor diet. It claims organic causes require a physician and promotes two sizes with the larger one lasting two weeks.
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S.S.S
S.5s.s. Co
City Water Department Reports Monthly Cash Balance
The city water works reported drawing from red ink for September, erasing an overdraft of 4082.24 and starting October with 1668.90. Receipts reached 18075.37 and expenditures 12324.23 as the plant pumped 125.57 million gallons, averaging 4185.67 thousand gallons daily.
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City Water Works
H. F. Blomquist
Preliminary workers in unemployment relief fund to meet
Preliminary workers in the unemployment relief fund campaign will meet for luncheon Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce. John C. Reid, the general chairman, issued the call as they solicit larger donors and corporations with home offices in other cities to complete the drive before the main campaign begins.
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Unemployment Relief Fund
Chamber of Commerce
John C. Reid
Appointment of Administratrix in Linn County Iowa
Nell R. Wills is appointed and filed as Administratrix of the estate of Charles W. Stauffer, deceased, in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must promptly settle debts and file claims with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court. Attorney B L Wick represents the administratrix.
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Spee
Linn County
Charles W. Stauffer
Iowa
Nell R. Wills
B. L. Wick
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