Hamburg man duped in Omaha high flair scam
A Hamburg Iowa man named Wesley Brought was lured by confidence men in Omaha into a “two hundred dollars” horse trading scheme. He traveled to meet the suspects at the Paxton hotel and later wired or drew his savings before joining a hospital visit ruse. The scheme unraveled as friends joined, cash vanished, and police were alerted when Brought fled toward Council Bluffs.
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The
Omaha
Bee
Hamburg
Omaha Bee
Wesley Brought
Iowa
Harry
Lea
Wesley
Sixteenth
Farnam Streets
Brought
Saint Louis
Paxton
St. Clare Hospital
Douglas Street
Twentieth Street
Bill
Jones
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Ely
Rates rise threaten local papers after war end
The Enterprise notes a rival paper reports higher advertising rates while the war era pricing persists. It recalls holding out during the war and beyond armistice, believing a peak had passed, but print paper costs now reach 8 cents per pound up to 18, with two Fremont County papers already absent from the market.
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Fremont County
Reading the handwriting on the wall for advertisers
The Randolph Enterprise remarks on price changes starting January first, urging advertisers to share the load as war print prices stay until then. It notes many still pay a dollar for ads while other costs rise, calling for a bandwagon shift to align with broader prices.
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Fellows
Randolph Enterprise
Bull Injures Harlan Farmer Guiding Herd
C N Stofferson, a prominent farmer and stock raiser near Harlan, was leading his herd bull to water when the animal suddenly attacked. He was pinned, fracturing his right shoulder and breaking three ribs before his son Vie rushed to aid him.
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Harlan
C. N. Stofferson
Stofferson
Hard Luck Miller Gibson and Shenandoah Widow Die
The report details misfortune in Hard Luck Miller Gibson's family near Knox with sled accidents injuring Gladys Gibson and Albert Gibson near the depot hill and Dr Leiler's car. It notes the death of Shenandoah's Harriett M. Gillett at age 95 in Shenandoah per the Sentinel Post.
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Miller Gibson
Knox
Depot Hill
Miss Gladys
Frances van Eaton
Miss Gibson
Albert Gibson
Dr. Leiler
Ralph Lovelady
Shenandoah
Harriett M. Gillett
H. E. Nye
Sentinel Post
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Fred Aldrich
Honest John
John, Inc
the Bank of Hamburg
J. E. Morgan
G. M, Beal
P.L, van Meter
B. G, Franklin
Jen Béal- Levin -Meter
E. M, Fisher
EM. Fisher
Bank of Hamburg
the Bank OF
Safety and Service
Leonard Cummins
Tor
Fremont
Herald
For
N. Rageth & Son
Buick
J. E. Cleopfil
Hamburg, Iowa
Sidney
Riverton, Anderson and Payne
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