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Cedar Rapids Bank Vault Robbery and City Growth Tale
A Cedar Rapids tale covers a daring bank vault burglary at the Manhattan Savings Institution with $2,757,700 in securities. officers name Thaward Schell and J. Alvord, and detail entry methods, stolen notes, and the ensuing investigation. The piece also extols Cedar Rapids’ rapid commercial expansion, listing new blocks like Waterhouse, Lyestun, Mullally, Cook & Furie, the Grand Hotel, and Northwest Hotel, and notes ongoing construction amid a decade of prosperity contrasted with national anxiety and public notices.
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Iowa City
Detroit
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