Ruthven Woman May Hold Mystery Answer To Charley Ross Kidnapping
A Ruthven woman recounts a local tale about the 1874 Charley Ross kidnapping, suggesting visitors to Lost Island Lake may have hidden evidence. The story links two suspects, Mosher and Douglas, to the Philadelphia case and notes a rotted wooden box with bones found around 1945.
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Charley Brewster Ross
U. S
Judge Carter
Emelia Earhart
Charley
Chester
Canada
Charley Ross
Conrad Johnson
Ruthven
Walter
Germantown
Philadelphia
Ross
Wooster
Walter Ross
Joseph Douglas
William
Lost Island Lake
Uncle John
Mosher
Douglas
George
Norman
Anthony
Enoch Johnson
Conrad
Enoch
Lou Johnson
John Anthony
Douglas and
Bargain budget talk and duty calls from Bob Krause
Krause from the House discusses a hectic first week back at the legislature after Army camp. He outlines listening meetings, the governor’s budget agenda including a tax relief on food and drugs, and his support for a 55 mph speed limit with a delay vote. He notes committee assignment to the no fault insurance sub committee and invites groups to tour the legislature, advising contact through the Des Moines State Capitol address.
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Ft. Eustis
Virginia
Department of Transportation
House
Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Des Moines
Towa
Bob Krause
Free LaLech League classes begin in Estherville
The LaLech League offers a new evening series on breastfeeding with sessions 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting Wednesday Jan 23 at 525 South 10th Street Estherville. Topics include advantages tips and weaning. Babies welcome. Meetings are the fourth Wednesday of each month. For information contact Mrs Thorn 362-5472 or Mrs Craig Stewart of Graettinger.
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Everett Thom
10Th St
Estherville
LaLech League
Thorn
Craig Stewart
Graettinger
Lost billfold found years later in Iowa farm
A billfold once belonging to Bill Peterson of Remsen was lost four years ago while plowing east of Albert City. Found recently by Albert Meyer who now farms the land, it contains discernible pictures and identification. The currency inside is being sent to a clearing center.
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Bill Peterson
Remsen
Albert City
Albert Meyer
Sleep Confessions in Court Do Not Always Stand
A discussion of sleeping admissions in homicide trials notes that early cases allowed sleep confessions as truth revealing, while modern courts reject such evidence. It cites a murder case where sleep exclamations were inadmissible and a shooting case where unconscious acts led to a not guilty verdict, underscoring that only voluntary statements and conscious acts are punishable.
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Mosher
William Westervelt
Westervelt
Douglas
Ross
Bay Ridge
Long Island
P.T. Barnum
Barnum
Delivery Driver Cliff Ingram Retires After 47 Years
Onawa retiree Cliff Ingram ends a long career delivering groceries and transporting students. With a team of horses and a spring wagon to start, he reveals about 1.5 million deliveries and more than 300000 miles driven. He also drove a school bus for 18 of those years.
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Cliff Ingram
Onawa
Cliff
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