Two Men Rob Sweeney Company Store in Daylight Burglary
Henry Terrell and an accomplice admitted to a daylight theft at the Sweeney company on Fourth Street West. They used a ladder from an alley and a grain sack to steal 20 to 25 dresses, fur pieces, and a cloth coat. Terrell, 43, on parole from Joliet, said they planned the job after meeting in Cedar Rapids and lodging at a man named Jack.
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Sweeney ‘Company
Fourth Street
Henry Terrell
Paw Girard
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co
Terrell
Omaha
Sherif W. F. Dilworth
Joliet, Jil
Chicago
James Cameron
Keokuk
Cameron
Jack
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sweeney
I. C
Stomach Disorders Linked to Coated Tongue Signal
The article claims tongue coating reveals digestive disorders and fatigue, warning of serious illnesses. It promotes Tanlac as a herbal remedy made from barks herbs and roots, claiming it helps stomach and bowel troubles and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help.
Burglary Report Details Break-In and Flight
A group methodically moved a ladder to access a building, climbed to a rear window, crawled through, and carried away a sack containing multiple dresses, a fur coat, neckpieces, and a coat. They exited via a red door, then went to a nearby house leaving another dress and coat. Sack later returned, appearing angry.
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Confessions reveal Cedar Rapids theft ring details
The report outlines names and addresses of persons who sold stolen merchandise in Cedar Rapids. It notes two dresses sold on February 27 and shipped by express to Ottumwa, with the sack part of the inter urban route.
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Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Repeated Parcel Post Shipping Of Goods Mentioned In Text
The passage notes goods being sold then shipped by parcel post to Burlington and Ottumwa. Dresses were disposed of at a location, with remaining items parcel mailed again to Ottumwa and Burlington, and the package rewrapped before another mailing to Ottumwa. The sequence continues as items leave their destination.
Marginal Note On Flight From Law Mentioned In Confession
A confession describes leaving a box with a fur coat and two dresses in a box on a room and mentions suspects traveling to Hannibal Missouri then Omsha before a warning from a Black woman that the law had been there.
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Terrell
Hannibal
Page
Omsha
Timeline of Terrell Custody and Movements Across Midwestern Cities
The report details Terrell being arrested in Omaha the day another suspect was captured but that mistake was allowed to stand. Terrell said he stayed in Waterloo for several days in 1928 where he met a man nicknamed Nubby. He then traveled through Mason City West Liberty St. Joseph Des Moines Davenport Eldon and additional locations.
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Omaha
Terrell
Waterloo
Mason City
Liberty
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Davenport
Eldon
Dairy output by state in December 1998
The figure shows total milk production across Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin. Minnesota produced 13 255 000 pounds Iowa 11 086 000 pounds and Wisconsin 8 879 000 pounds. The data reflects distribution of butter production across parts of the region.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
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Pal
Tanlac
PACES
Jacquard
Bunny
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