The Bearded Banker and the London Underworld
Luke Maddison rich banker is spurned by wife Margaret after she returns his funds and vows revenge for her brother Rex. After a jewel theft entangles him with the Connors gang in London, he assumes the bearded alias Smith to hide from police and underworld suspicions, while his true name draws him toward danger and deception.
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Luke Maddison
Margaret Lefevre
Rex
Maddison
London
Lewing
Joe Connors
Smith
Connors
Jean Gurlay
Margaret
Luke
Spain
Danton Morrell
Morrell
Gunner Haynes
Haynes
Danty Morrell
Luke’s capture and kidnapping plot unfold at London docks
Luke Maddison escapes a taxi and reaches Scotland Yard seeking Inspector Bird. He is knocked out and blackmailed by Connor and two men, taken to a wharf, threatened with a high tide dip, and imprisoned in a windowless brick chamber while the gang plots to expose his ties to Danty Morrell and Pi Coles. Margaret discovers Luke’s writing on papers, hinting at his presence at the crime scene and a broader police case.
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Luke
Luke Maddison
Scotland Yard
Mr. Bird
Waterloo
Hullo
Smith
Connor
Mr. Connor
Maddison
Savoy Hill
Lake
Paddington
Inspector Bird
Fhames Embankment
Gorton
Waterloo Bridge
Charing Cross
Zachariah
Joes
Savoy Hotel
Altho
Sparrow
Danty
Danty Morrell
Pi Coles
Coles
Connors
Andy
Lewing
the Sparrow
Harry
Farmers weigh bonds and wheat as farm prices rise
In Lyon county country districts people fear paying bonds through a special tax. The Humboldt Republican notes the doubt is common statewide. Wallace Farmer urges farmers to feed winter wheat this fall to stock hogs, predicting corn could hit a dollar a bushel next summer and that coarse ground wheat may be more valuable than corn for pigs.
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Humboldt
Lyon County
Wallace
Notice of Executor Appointment in Cordie Cuff Estate
In Pocahontas County Iowa the court appoints Elmer Schnug as executor of Cordie Cuff estate deceased All debtors must pay the executor and creditors must present claims as required by law Dated September 22 1930.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Cordie Cuff
Arid
A. D
Elmer Schnug
Constitutional Amendment A Joint Resolution on Highway Funding
The Iowa General Assembly proposes a constitutional amendment to improve highways and provide for the payment of costs. The measure outlines the state's role in financing road improvements and related provisions.
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State of
Iowa
General Assembly
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