Fragments of Elgin lore clash with a theft tale in the register
A garbled Elgin era column blends satire on a grand hotel dream with a street crime report. Harry Hadsel of Elgin loses a Kodak at the depot, two youths confess theft, and a later bicycle rider with a camera vanishes. a murder case near Duffy’s store draws deeper inquiry into Arnold, a 25 year old linked suspect with a troubled past.
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Pickard
Harry
Maarshall
Calaboose
Oelwein Besord
Maynor
Maynard
Humphrys
Marshal Pichard
Great Western Yards
Smarshal
Ricker & Bratnober
Supposed Waukon Murder Suspect Arrested in Omaha
A detective traced the Henry Duffy murder to Frank Arnold of Waukon. Arnold was arrested in Omaha by Shevil McGhee as the revolver found near Duffy’s body matched his gun, recently redeemed. Duffy was found April 20 in his store, shot in his private office with the revolver cocked in his hand.
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Duffy
Arnold
Waukon
West Union
Henry Duffy
Frank Arnold
Shevil McGhee
Omaha
Dulfy
Meury Dulfy
West Union Excursion Fails to Keep Teetotalers Away
A West Union Sunday school trip to Dubuque led to a temperance clash when two young men about 60 slipped whiskey from a pocket. Constable Love restrained them as townsfolk intervened to secure their release from Squire Leathers. The incident underscores local temperance tensions in the county.
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West Union
Dubuque
F.C. L
O. L. Green
Main
Seventh Streets
Constable Love
Seventh Street
Squire Leathers
Justice's
Let Them Go: A Boyhood Reflection on Signals
A reflective note recalls boys signaling with finger V signs and the urge to let them go. The writer, recalling childhood, admits fondness for boyhood games and acknowledges time wasted in holding back. A thoughtful meditation on maturity and freedom.
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Elgin
Elgin Roller Mills
Light of Elgin
Graham
Rico
LL. YW. Ehrlich
Mamma
Ainsworth
Colwein
Oalwain Register
Woodruff Sey
Bobbie Burn
Harry Hadsel
West Union Smart Blicks
Nannie McKinley
Postville Graphic
St. Peter's Church
Clermont
Chas, McCabe
Felix John Langenhorst
Aston
Nannie Meliiley
Grand Meadow
Langenharstly
Clayton County
Iowa State University
Ashton
Non Eastern College
Postville
Hearta
Wud Mis. Langenhorst
Lame
George Neuenschwander
Bed Rock
Hans
Helgin Hcho
Bai Noure
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