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Des Moines Letters and Local Notes Include Clarke Harris Kirbye
A column from Muscatine Journal readers recalls Mrs Bessie McKillip debt dispute with John W L McKillip, praises Gov Clarke and journalist J W We, and reviews editor Frank Harris and Dr Edward Kirbye. It also laments Iowa gangs threatening trains and lauds Des Moines figures, with extended notes on local life and fishing yarns.
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Muscatine
Bessie Brown
Muscatine Journal
Bessie McKilip
John WL McKillip
Daily Capital
Iowa