Swindler at Work Foiled by Bank Telegram Scam
Reports from across the country describe a recurring scam by professional swindlers seeking easy money. In multiple towns a man posing as stock buyer Sam Bayard obtained a $2500 draft via a forged Morning Sun telegram. Banks questioned the request, sought identification, and the suspect escaped before verification. The Morning Sun Bank later exposed the ruse.
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Hare
First National Bank
George
Graettinger
Towa
Sam Bayard
Smail
State Bank of
Morning Sun
Iowa
King
Pary
Spirit Lake
Herald
Largest Dam in the World at Keokuk Iowa
The world’s largest waterpower dam was dedicated at Keokuk Iowa on the Mississippi River where Iowa Illinois and Missouri meet. The structure spans nearly nine tenths of a mile, costs 27000000 dollars, stands 53 feet high and 42 feet thick at the base. It will generate about 310000 horsepower and transmit electricity north to Burlington Iowa and south to St. Louis Missouri, potentially boosting regional manufacturing.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Missouri
Burlington
St. Louis
Tied the Wrong String in a Movie House
A woman at a motion picture theatre wedged beside a slender man then tangled a shoe lace with his. After a brief struggle she tied the lace. he rose to leave and collapsed in the aisle as the audience looked on. Both untangled the knot and the incident ended quietly.
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Motion Picture Theatre
Hersult
Florida
Ala
Farmers Fined for Blocking Highway Near Marathon
Two farmers at Marathon were fined five and ten dollars each by a justice of the peace for obstructing the highway with two loads of hay. They refused to give half the road to a motorcyclist, forcing him to dismount.
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Marathon
Tie
Jaboye
Babies Dont Count Proclaim It Though All Iowa To
Fragmentary line reads like a protest or editorial slogan from an Iowa page, mentioning babies and counting, with unclear context or attribution. No clear persons, organizations, or dates emerge to form a definite news item.
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Iowa
Wedded Yesterday at Home Wedding in Central Iowa
On September 24 at 3 30 pm Levi Olson wed Emma Axelton in the bride’s parlor with Rev. Sande officiating. Rachael Nelson was maid of honor and Julius Sevdy was best man. The couple planned a three course dinner and a honeymoon to central Iowa and Illinois before settling at Holland Heights farm.
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Levi Olson
Emma Axelton
Reverend Sande
Rachael Nelson
Julius Sevdy
Olson
Iowa
Iinois
Holland Heights
R. Nelson
Osher
Aly
Oscar N. Olson
Times
Serious Car Accident Near Spirit Lake Thursday
A serious accident occurred last Thursday evening on the way home from the Dickinson county fair near Spirit Lake. In the Cother car were Hs and Mrs Cother, their baby, Mr and Mrs Keck. A tire blew out after hitting a rut near the old Pegden place north of Okoboji, flipping the vehicle across the road. Mrs Cother suffered bad bruising and Mr Keck was struck on the back of the hand by the car’s bow, but none were seriously hurt.
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Jas
Cother
Dickinson County Fair
Spirit Lake
Baby
Kéok
Pegden Place
Okoboji
The Cowboy Girl at the Opera House
A listed attraction features twelve performers in a bang and orchestrated act titled The Cowboy Girl. Details are sparse with fragmented OCR from one page segment mentioning a Monday event possibly at McCann's venue.
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Orchestr
the Opera
Boige
McCann's
Algona Girl Opal Vanderlinden Missing Since Last Week
Opal Vanderlinden, 16, adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs A Vanderlinden of Algona, has vanished. Rumors swirl about white slavery and strained foster relations, but no facts emerge. Walter Williams denies eloping with her and states he left Algona a week ago for New Elm and then Rochester.
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Opal Vanderlinden
A. Vanderlinden
Algona
Opal
Walter Williams
Western Union
New Elm
Rochester
Will Continue His Lectures in Warrenton Va Tonight
Secretary Bryan plans to conclude the chautauqua season with an address at Warrenton Virginia. He said he would continue lecturing while serving as state secretary and when occasion and interest arise. The total chautauqua income this year tops seven thousand dollars with net over six thousand after expenses.
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Washington
Bryan
Warrentown
Suspected abduction of Esther Roberts ends with her return
Fourteen year old Esther Roberts was lured from her grandmother's home by a man named Alex Anderson, aided by Mrs Lawrence Matson. She traveled to Emmetsburg and Iowa Falls under orders to meet Anderson, who failed to appear. She was located by officers and brought home by Hallie Roberts. The man remains at large.
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Esther Roberts
Eli Craven
Lawrence Matson
Alex Anderson
Esther
St. Paul
Anderson
Roberts Boys
Emmestburg
Hallie Roberts
Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
Beaston Crime Suspect Arrestee in Montgomery Area
Opal McCann, formerly employed on the John England farm near Montgomery, was arrested by Sheriff Bradfield on a beastly crime charge involving a young girl in the southeast county. She remains jailed until the grand jury convenes next week.
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Opal McCann
Gear Terril
John ‘England
Montgomery
Sherif Bradfield
Lake Park
Milford native commits suicide amid family tension in Spencer
Chris Jensen, once of Milford and resident of Spencer for two years, shot himself last Tuesday evening during a moment of temporary insanity. Reports say he threatened Mrs Jensen’s life, prompting her to flee the house and hide in a cornfield before authorities arrived.
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Chris Jensen
Milford
Spencer
Jensen
Hog vaccination debated by Ruthven farmer
Lucce James Reitzel, a farmer near Ruthven, writes to the Appeal about hog vaccination experiences at Highland Farm. He details vaccinated pigs performing well, some boils healing, and argues vaccination is a preventive for healthy hogs, while serum alone may help when disease is advanced. He condemns opponents as wrong for dismissing vaccination.
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James Reitzel
Ruthven
Highland Farm
Grover Reitzel
Andrew Yoreson
Miss Marion Sherwood Stars in The Spendthrift
Hawkeye management presents Marion Sherwood in The Spendthrift, a celebrated production. Details about understudy or cast changes are unclear.
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Marion Sherwood
Hawkeye
Prittirode Ofesc
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