Three Victims Claimed In Burlington Love Plot
Burlington Ia Sept 16 Special Mrs Catherine Shurtz widow of Middleton farmer John Vorhees Shurtz is jailed on murder charges after her husband was shot in his bed. George Leroy Spees of Indianapolis confessed to the slaying claiming Mrs Shurtz pursued him for weeks and induced the crime. Spees led authorities to the gun’s hiding place and detailed the night’s events as the town debates the motive of love and age gaps.
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Burlington
J. W. Shuttz
Illinalg
Catherine Shurtz
John Vorhees Shurtz
Middleton
Spees
Indianapolis
Mish
Kate
Jun
Jun Hs
Bion
Kid
Minso
Benny
Bralna
J. W
S. H
J. V
Roy
Kate Wittle
Wittle
Katie
Gurlington
George Leroy Spees
Ind
John V. Shurtz
Des Moines
Shurtz
Quebec Has No Liquor Problem Says Broker
Joe Elder, a New York broker, praised Quebec for its liquor system and economic windfall from American tourism. He described public rooms, cafes, and government stores distributing beer to meals and bottled spirits with strict controls, noting high revenue and no bootlegger salaries or deaths from tainted alcohol.
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Quebec
Joe Elder
New York
Dubuque
Canada
I Hotel
Julien Dubuque
Mr. Elder
Russia
Turkey
Government
Montreal
Bootler
Tto
Prohibition
Quebec praise and Dubuque scenery praised by Mr Elder
The speaker extols Quebec as peaceful, prosperous, and progressive while noting no crime or social ills there. He contrasts this with concerns elsewhere, then shifts to praising Dubuque’s scenery, location, and natural advantages observed during a brief stay.
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Great
Quebec
Russia
Turkey
United States
Elder
Dubuque
Neighbor Alarm Precedes Father’s Discovery in Crime
Morning scene as Mrs. Shurta alerted neighbors to a crime. The son found his father’s body and conveyed the grim discovery to his mother, who, per Spees, was already aware of the act.
Ames City Tightens Rules on Peddlers
Ames enacts a strict ordinance requiring peddlers to obtain a license at 7.50 dollars for first day and 5 dollars per additional day, pass a health examination with 2 dollars, inspect perishable goods for 2 dollars, and face a police chief moral character check at 1 dollar, totaling 12.60 dollars before selling. The measure aims to curb nuisance while burdening traveling hawkers.
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Ames
Peddie
Chief of Police
Peddler
Farmer Accused Of Stealing Corn Fattened Hogs
Guy Simington a farmer near Langdon was bound over to the Clay county grand jury on larceny charges after admitting stealing two hogs from Ralph Hoffman last Friday night. Bonds set at 300 dollars. Police suspect a second man Morningstar of Dickens assisted. The hogs were recovered in Langdon stockyards. Separate item reports a drowning of a Des Moines boy, age 1 1/2, in a Radcliffe area water tank while visiting relatives near Martin Christianson.
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Clay County
Guy Simington
Langdon
Clay County Grand Jury
H. T. McLane
Ralph ¥. Hoffman
Simington
John M. Lidman
Frank Smith
Morningstar
Dickens
Spencer
Lidman
Hoffman
Radcliffe
Jena P. Hanson
Des Moines
Martin Christianson
Story City Herald
Recrudescence Of Abnormalty The Flapper Return
A Milwaukee Sentinel note describes a revived flapper image in London. It cites a bright scarf, long cigarette holder, and vivid hat as symbols, quipping about whether this trend concerns the Ganga conference or humane society.
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Sandard
London
Ganga Conference
The
Humane Society
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Martin Myhre
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U. R. Next
Bartleman Bros
J. H. Gammon Estate
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Iceme Promanent
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Reimer
Graettinger
Heven
Priges
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