Trail of Chicken Thieves Led to McGregor Shops
A rural chase tracked poultry theft from Jacob Zahn’s farm to the Milwaukee railroad shops in McGregor. Hounds guided by Homer Bundy followed scent through rugged terrain and a pond, with Topsy failing to pinpoint homes. Officals believed workers on duty might have exposed suspects.
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Homer Bundy
Topsy
Roger
McGregor
Jacob @dahn
Milwaukee Railroad
Illinois Central
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Aternoon
Zahn
Bundy
Zaha
Solving a Waterloo saloon tax dilemma
Assessor J Sid Anderson acts as diplomat to levy mulet tax on locked Waterloo saloons. With doors sealed and no sales evidence, he reports no taxable intangible property to tax, while noting reopenings could affect quarter deadlines.
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J. Sid Anderson
Waterloo
Essor
Mr. Anderson
Easy Money at Waterloo Theatre This Saturday
Leni Parker’s new play Easy Money opens at the Waterloo Theatre with Missy Trene Daniel in the lead. The cast, praised in prior engagements, includes Pritai Scheff in The Love Wager and Fritzi Scheff in a new opera, The Love Wager, highlighting a Hungarian bet plot and a strong supporting lineup led by George Anderson and Charles Gallagher.
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Leni
Parker
Easy Monty
Waterloo Theatre
Missy Trene Daniel
Pritai Scheff
Fritzi Scheff
Hum
Miss Scheff
Mitai
Dravghter
Leutenant
Edith Ellis
Charles J. Hambitzer
MissiScheff
Fos. M. Gaites
George Anderson
Charles Jt Gallagher
Man Dies Hours After Quitting Smoking in Los Angeles
John J. L. Baringer of Dubuque Iowa visiting friends in Los Angeles collapsed and died four hours after deciding to quit smoking. He aged 42, was rushed to Victoria hospital but died from heart failure. Relatives notified. body to be turned over to them.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John JL. Baringer
Dubuque
Victoria Hotel
Baringer
Tors
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McGregor, Jaws
W. H. Chapman
Winnebago
Neb
Foley
A. TR. Taber
CIA
Soul
Desiers
Rod
Alvertisening
Heipa
Chicago
William Thompson
Evanston
Abraham Lincoln
Thompson
Lincoln
Thompsson
Lawsy
All Lines
America
Fitform
Opportunity
Irving Hotel
Joe
Lou
Selec
Baby
Leavitt and Johnson National Bank
Harman Coal Co
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