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Frauds of a Des Moines Doctor Trace Becks Losses
John Beck, a well to do Webster county farmer near Duncombe, pays 820 to a Dr Bullard of Des Moines for medicines and a cure. a note for 823 more, plus medicines, never arrives. The doctor and a woman posing as his wife vanished, leaving notes unpaid and families seeking repayment. Separately, a Livermore transfer car was broken into with 100s of dollars in goods stolen. Local news notes on a pony accident, a railroad worker maimed, a satirical item, and an electric belt offer from Dr J Newton Hathaway.
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John Beck
Webster County
Bullard
Beck
Duncombe
Dr. Bullard
Des Moines
John Tour
Duncumb
Bank of Duncombe
Gracie Ives
Livermore
St. Joseph
Gazette