Des Moines man surrenders in Ames midnight party case
Des Moines on June 24 Indicted Otto Eaton surrendered at the sheriff office. He faces a serious charge linked to the three day excursion that involved 14 year old Dorothy Getchell and Thelma Moler. Ray Reeves was arrested earlier and Eaton and Reeves posted bonds at 5000 dollars. The Moler and Getchell girls were sheltered after their parents sought police aid.
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Des Moines
Eaton
Pork County Grand Jury
Sherif
Ames
Dorothy Getchell
Thelma Moler
North
Ray Reeves
South Side
Reeves
Moler
Getchell
Texas
Reeve
A. O. Moler
Thelma
Hawaii
Smallest Fort Madison check ever written
Fort Madison Iowa June 24 Walter H Hayle proprietor of the Hayle pharmacy claims the distinction of writing the smallest check in the citys history He wrote a three cent check to the United States treasury yesterday needing either a money order or a check The error may have required an internal revenue van from Davenport to collect but the collector was stopping by en route to collect the amount
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Fort Madison
Walter H. Hayle
Hayle Pharmacy
Hayle
Treasury Department of the
United States
Davenport
Mrs Gaston Means Former Iowa Girl Sued by Revenue Officer
Revenue officer entered Hayle's store in Charles City Iowa on June 24 to inform proprietor Gaston Means of New York that he misreported his war tax return and shorted 3 cents on his remittance. Means is now suing District At to challenge the claim.
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Hayle’s
Charles City
Gaston Means
New York
Julie Patterson
John G. Patterson
Charles Short
Hayle
Means
Attorney Swann Case Involving Million Dollar Damages
A New York attorney and his assistant face $1,000,000 damages connected with a murder case. The defendant was tried for the murder of Mrs. James C. King and acquitted at Conlord North Carolina. Means’ father was a state senator from 1804 to 1870 and a central Iowa lawyer. Means acted as confidential agent for Mrs. King and inherited $4,000,000 after her widow’s death. The prosecution alleges a $490,000 contract with her profited him for proving a will in her favor. He is now said to be probate filing the will in Chicago.
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Torney Swann
New York
James C. King
Conlord
N.C
Means
Iowa
King
Thewidow
Chicago
Accident at depot frightens Deep River residents
In Deep River Indiana on June 24 an accident at the C and NM W depot shocked the town. F C Wilbon attempted to cross a coal train in front of the depot and fell in, suffering injuries. Police and medical staff responded as residents await details on his condition.
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Deep River
F. C. Wilbon
Fragmented account of a train incident and its aftermath
A distorted excerpt describes a fatal railway incident with a severed head and a chilling scene. The text mentions melodrama, a moving train, and a reference to ages between twenty five and thirty five, but the fragmentary copy obscures full facts and context.
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Jner
Indlrail
Cates
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Minneapolis
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Northwest
Wangler Bros, Co
B. W. Schuneman & Co
Hansen & Mansen
Landgrafft & Co
C. J. Miller
Taggarts
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Harry Padden Auto CO
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Water ST
Oxford
United States Rubber Company
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