Two Girls Escape Farm Labor in Des Moines Runaway Tale
Florence Brown aged 13 and Eva McLaughlin 10 walked twenty seven miles from H Handley’s Luther area farm to Des Moines seeking freedom from hard labor. Florence was reunited with her father while Eva, once in adoption talks, stayed in care. authorities note lack of formal adoption papers.
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Des Moines
Florence Brown
Eva McLaughlin
H. Handley
Luther
George Austin
Ninth and Gratis Avenue
H. T. Granger
Desk Moines
Iowa Humane Society
Handley
Pes Moines
The
Humane Society
Notice of no further debts by husband E J Scott
Notice states that the undersigned E J Scott will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife Nina M Scott on or after August 19. The document is signed by E J Scott and appears as an advertisement.
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Nina M. Scott
E. J. Scott
Board of Directors
W. W. Majors
MM. J. Majors
John HW. Janney
John H. Janney
M. Jr. Majors
Northwestern Land & Investment CO
Crusher Plant Operated Again Near Waverly Iowa
The Cedar River Stone Co. sold the stone crusher plant east of Waverly to John Sims of Waterloo. Sims will resume operation, lease adjacent land for quarry, and use a cable line and power scoop to load sand and gravel for shipment. About 40 to 50 workers will be employed, and Sims plans to move his family from Waterloo.
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Waverly
John Carey
Great Western Railroad
Cedar River Stone Co
John Sims
Waterloo
Sims
Carey
Danger of Split in Family of 21
Rock Rapids Iowa Aug 21 Mrs Peter S Peters of George files for divorce and 20000 alimony claiming a husband with pugilistic proclivities. Married in 1907 at Rock Rapids the couple had nineteen children two of whom are dead. She alleges a rage incident where he threw her to the floor jumped on her kicked her in the face and knocked out her false teeth.
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Rock Rapids. In
Peter S Peters
George
Peters
Rock Rounds
Fan’s fatal shock at Kansas City restaurant
Abraham Miles, 21, died from 2300 volts of electricity from a motionless electric fan in his Kansas City restaurant at 6 Central avenue. Witnesses and local investigators linked the fatal accident to earlier shocks from a telephone line at a fruit stand on 3 Central avenue, where C H Linn died Saturday night.
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Kansas City
Abraham Miles
Central Avenue
Kan
C. H. Linn
Miles
Two Buildings Nearing Completion in Waterloo Era
Two building projects in Waterloo move toward occupancy with Miller constructing a Wellington Fourth street apartment block and Bickley erecting a parallel commercial structure across from the Union Station. Exterior work is largely complete on the apartment. occupancy expected by Oct 1 with a neighborhood restaurant planned in the basement. The second project on Fourth Street West moves quickly, framing for the second story up as crews rush to finish and open by fall.
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Oet
John G. Miller
Wellington
Fourth Streets
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Eighth St
Lincoln
Foley
Miller
Bickley Business Block
District Court of
Black Hawk County
Amanda Kinsey
Frank Kinsey
District Court
Iowa
Feely, Feely & Clark
District Court of Town
F. B. Stewart
B. L. Hostetler
E. Lu. Hosteter
Frances R. Hosteter
George W. Hostetler
Ida M. Hostetler
John &. Hostetler
John R. Hochstetler
Roy Hostetler
Vere Hostetler
Edmund W. Miller
Maude Miller
Vrarmers Loan & Trust Company
H. R. Durkelberg
George W. Hostet
John R. Hostetler
Edmund W
H. R. Dunkelberg
Farmers Loan & Trust Company
Court House
C. B. Pickett
Northwestern Land and Investment Company
State of
Northwestern, Land and Investment Company
City of
Rober Avenue
Marsh
Moir
M. J. Majora
Saher
Third Street
Michigan Street
R. C. Thompson
R. L. Degon
District Court of Iowa
A. D
Pearl Preston
Richard Preston
Town
M. J. Butterfield
Plaintry
A. E. Harris
Waterloo, Iowa
Elk Run
Farmers’ Line
East Fifth St
A E. Harris
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