Lost Treasures of America Hoard Tales From Rivers and Rocks
A rambling ledger of treasure legends across North America recounts lost barges laden with gold on the Missouri in 1888, sunken ships near the Hudson and St Lawrence, and hidden caches from Deadwood to the Bay of Islands. It chronicles expeditions, massacres, and rumors, naming Deadmen's Gulch, Perce Rock, Esopus Island, and Port Rien as famed sites.
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United States
Missouri
Rivar Ne
Black Hills
Dakota
Montana
Northwest
California
America
Deadmen's Gulch
Old Records Federation
Caledonia Quartz
Deadwood
Indiana
Bad Landa
Big Horn River
Kansas City Star
Haskell
Bay of Islands
St. Lawrence River
Primrose
Duval
Rocka of Perce
Gaspe Peninsula
New
Devil Duval
Quebec
Carleton Island
St. Lawrence
Haldimand
Montreal
Horr
Cape St. Vincent
William Mayo
Sherman
Kidd
Esopus Island
Hudgeo River
New York City
New York
Hesarar
East River
Admiralty
Emerson
Tagelle
Banda
Pope
Tasella
Strallya
St. Augustine
Straits of Florida
Peter the Terrible
Sir Henry Morgan
Quintana
Spain
Ipeldietes
Power Plant Workers Faced With Accidents and Walkouts
Keokuk power plant workers fear ongoing hazards as a mechanical engineer Burt Parsons rests in St Joseph hospital with a broken ankle after a premature blast. Seven foreign laborers were injured by a falling timber and twenty four others were urged to quit work but reassured by a foreman. A mass walkout saw sixty five men leave and a later crew of thirty eight refuse duties.
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Keokuk
Warka Pear
Burt We Parsons
Gt Ranthe
Ife
St. Joseph Re
Serious Motorcycle Accident In Des Moines Ends Fatally
Mrs. Koy Ureen of 1227 1-2 West Twenty-fifth Street was thrown from a motorcycle and likely fatally injured. She arrived at Mercy Hospital with a base skull fracture. The crash occurred while riding with her husband Roy Green driving the motorcycle on Grand Wrenega.
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Des Moines
Koy Ureen
West Twenty-fifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Roy Green
Woman Shoemaker in Marion County Leads Local Trade
In Knoxville Bussey in the southeast Marion County is described as the only female bootmaker and cobbler in the area. Mrs Scheppel is noted for handling most harness making and shoe repairs herself and is praised for being a capable workwoman with executive ability to run a thriving trade.
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Knoxville
Bussey
Marion County
Vlatmia
Battlesy
Scheppel
Crop Expert Arrives in Davenport to Aid Farmers
Davenport sees arrival of GR Bilas from Ames College Extension to assist South County farmers on crop advice. He will focus on oats peas and corn production and coordinate guidance with local growers and merchants.
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Davenport
Bilas
Ames College
South County
Phe
Assailants Escape. Nevada Mystery Unsolved
A brief, unclear report states assailants have escaped and no others were secured. The article mentions authorities and locations but lacks coherent details on the crime, suspects, or outcome, leaving the case shrouded in ambiguity. More precise names, dates, or places are not readable in the surviving text.
Paper plant gets contract for erected press brink task
A local firm in Paper, Minneteater secures a contract to erect a pressed brink tatching for a printing plant. Work started soon after award, with plans for a newspaper building project in Manchester Urege and Henpost iadern plang.
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Minneteater
Agricultural Fair at Mount Ayr Faces Support Boost
Fragmentary note shows Mount Ayr agricultural fair underway with local businesses and farmers backing the event. Details unclear due to OCR errors but mentions Weosley and September timing and community organizers.
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Mount Ayr
Weosley
Pragley
Curious Wooden Map by David Miller Shown in Town
A striking map crafted entirely from wood by David Miller, a renowned Dowse citizen, is unveiled in town. The artwork features over 200 hues of various colors gathered from distant regions, highlighting a world-spanning inspiration.
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Minde
David Miller
Knowleslizen
Dows
Convict Poet Dead After Alcohol Poisoning
Mort Madison Dalies Gorden Stell, known convict poet UF luwa, dies in prison. Reports say Stell endured four near-fatal incidents before death, tied to drinking wood alcohol and a suspected fire theft. Authorities note unclear conditions surrounding the demise and continuing investigations.
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Mort Madisoh
Dalies Gorden Stell
UF Luwa
Quakerats Plant Reopens After Fire and Rebuild
The Fort Dodge Quakerats plant burned last winter and reopened recently after extensive rebuilding. Operations run day and night shifts this season, making production a year round business.
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Fort Dodge
Quakerats
Fails From a Bridge In Chariton Injury Details
Albert Boothe brother of George Boothe of this city fell from a bridge thirty feet to the ground. He sustained broken arms and internal injuries in the accident.
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Chariton
Albert Boothe
George Boothe
Fourteenth Iowa Reunion Planned in Davenport
Survivors of Company A of the Fourteenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry will hold a reunion in Davenport on September 25, marking fifty years since they were mustered in to serve in the Civil War. Local veterans’ groups will attend, with organizers urging all former members to participate.
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Fourteenth
Lowa
Davenuport
Cmpany A
Lowa Volunteer Infantry
Davenport
Oly
Wer
OWA Wins Blue Ribbon At State Fair
Des Moines V Percheran stallions from Iowa stock farms claimed top honors at the state fair stock judging. TG VeWlllnn of Rock Rapids defeated a strong entry with the giant stallion Inerirate to win blue, then TJ Lefebvre of Fairfax led Totes Remi, a four year old Belgian stallion, to first prize in the four-year-old class, continuing Iowa and Illinois pride.
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Des Moines
Iowa
TG VeWlllnn
Rock Rapids
Truman
Fincit Stock Farma
Tilinots
Inerirate
Inwa
TJ Lefebvre Af Fairfax
Swan Settles Debts in Bankruptcy Court Fallout
Nevada banker John Swan of Story City was discharged from bankruptcy after turning over all property to creditors. The case stemmed from frenzied financing linked to Wilson MJ Swan. His son vanished during the bank’s failure and has not been heard from since.
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Swan
Nevada
John Swan
Story City
Wilson
MJ Swan
Finds Confederate Seal in Marshalltown Local
Joseph Orpin a city employee here possesses a seal he believes to be the long sought after Confederate seal. Documentary proof suggests the copper seal was used and embedded in a leaden plate.
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Marshalltown
Joseph Orpin
A& Tity
Orpin
Uncle Sam Targets Iowa Falls Bank Over Reporting
In Cedar Rapids the government filed in federal court to fine Citizens' Savings Bank of Iowa Falls $16,000 for failure to comply with banking laws by not making accurate reports to the collector of internal revenue, showing moneys and credits.
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Uncle Sam
Iowa Bank
Cedar Rapids
Citizens’ Savings Bank of
Iowa Falls
Large Wheat Yield Report From Wicker Sham Farm
Marshalltown reports a record winter wheat yield from the Wicker Sham farm southwest of town. Twenty four acres produced 1,200 bushels, averaging fifty bushels per acre, with a measured weight of eleven bushels per sack and sixty one bushels per acre by weight.
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Marshalltown
Wickersham Farm
Women Bound Over in Assault Case
Lamont Mrs. Vabel Gaulter and her daughter Mra Qlanehe Vaughan were bound over to the district court grand jury after an all day hearing. Bonds set at $1000 for Gaulter and $400 for Vaughan. They are charged with assault with intent to commit murder.
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Lamont
Vabel Gaulter
Mra Qlanehe Vaughan
District Court Grand Jury
Conference In Session Opens in Seasion
Warshalltown reports the annual conference of the German Evangelical Church ministers of Ackley area opened this week. Rey Jon de Jahn of Newton is secretary of the conference and Rev. Meloiger of Ackley serves as president.
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Seasion
Warshalltown
Ackley CIA
Chia City
Rey Jon de Jahn
Newton
Od. Meloiger
Ackley
Crusade in Sioux City Targets Low-Tower Hotels
Sioux City authorities launch a campaign against substandard hotels on Tower Fourth Street accused of exploiting a marginalized population. The move follows alleged disclosures from patrolmen to Chief of Police O'Shennessy about promised revelations.
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Sioux City
Tower Fourth Street
O'Shennessy
Hounds Chase Melon Thieves in Glenwood Patch
Will D. Moss dogs hunted a group of boys who raided Prank Buff fuston melon patch northeast of Crenwood. The hounds found the youths and the matter ended.
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Glenwood
Will D. Moss
Fuston
Crenwood
Sixty ninth Iowa Methodist session to be held in Newton
The sixty ninth annual session of the Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in Newton Iowa guiding the southeast portion of the state. Meeting runs from September 3rd to 9th with delegates and clergy attending from local districts.
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Iowa
Bechtel Buys Logan Water Works Bonds at Premium
Twenty thousand dollars in bonds for the Logan water works improvement were sold to George M. Bechtel company of Davenport, Iowa, at a premium of 3 330. A separate item reports a fatal automobile accident near Zearing in which Mrs. Peter Smith of Waukon, 56, was killed when a car driven by her son Ben Smith rolled over on a country road.
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Mississippi
Ohio
Cumberland
Tennessee
Missouri
Red
Arkansas
Grant
Vicksburg
Payminster
James B. Eada
St. Louis
A Bechtel
Logan
Waler Works of
George M. Bechtel Company of
Davenport
Peter Smith
Waukon
Ben Smith
Three Thousand at Picple Orange City Picnic
Nearly 3,000 attendees gathered for the annual mise loes picnic in Orange City. The missionary collection reached about $1,200.
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Picple
Orange City
Buffalo Center Banker Dies at Stock Farm
William M. McGuire, a leading Buffalo Center banker and a major figure in local business including lumber and livestock, died suddenly at a large stock farm near the city.
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Buffalo Center
William M. McGuire
Struck By Interurban In Iowa City
Joseph Kyle was struck by an interurban car at Burr Oak near Here station. Both feet were cut off as he sat on the platform with his feet dangling.
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Interurban
Iowa City
Joseph Kyle
Burr Oak
Kyle
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