The Red Dress That Changed Katie’s Life
A ten year old girl, trapped by poverty, longs for pretty clothes. She secretly wears Mary Miller’s red dress and shoes, prompting a turning point as Mrs. Miller offers work and training. Katie grows with dressmaking, night school, and eventual independence by age fifteen, finding lasting pride beyond fashion.
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Mary Miller
Mary
Cook
Mrs. Miller
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Mia. Miller
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Ice Scale Problem Real Troubling One
Des Moines Va May 27 Ice scales loom in enforcing new public protection laws for berries and fruit sold in boxes. The article questions box sizes and weight definitions including pint quart and larger multiples, and debates ice delivery contracts and weighing large loads. It notes the difficulty of applying weights and measures rules to bulk purchases. Advertisement mentions grocery stores closed Decoration Day and cherries ready for harvest in CourierColumns.
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Des Moines
Eial
Des Moines official held on mail fraud charge in Riverview Park sale
Wellington K. Duncanson former Des Moines Health Company secretary treasurer was arrested in Guthrie Center on federal indictment for using the mails to defraud in selling 3200 Riverview Park lots along the Raccoon river. Co defendants Burns and Cleland allegedly left town after preying on Fort Dodge residents, while Duncanson says he was duped and spent thousands to cover debts.
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Wellington K. Duncanson
Treaurer
The
Des Moines Health Company
Guthrie Center
Riverview Park Addition
Raccoon River
Duncanson
C. M. Burns
P. E. Cleland
Fort Dodge
Burns
Cleland
Burns and
Portland
Ore
Des Moines Realty Company
Des Moines Life
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Grand Avenue
Cleland and Burns
Duncanagan
Animus of fight on Cummins dominates Iowa race
Des Moines May 27 The fight over Senator Cummins grows clearer as a Linn county letter urges support for Savage. It argues to quit anti trust actions and let capital’s railroads expand, framing Cummins as obstructing business progress. Savage’s record on rail issues is cited to claim bias against reform.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Linn County
Savage
Washington
Anti-Committee
Doran
Senate
Freely Condemn Wagner Family In Public Debate
The German press weighs public duty vs family privacy as Richard Wagner’s heirs face scrutiny over Tatiana von Wulffen and Françoise Beller cases. A Berlin court decision on Beller’s claim to be the composer’s daughter looms, with housekeeper testimony at Wagner home pivotal. Critics warn against tarnishing the composer’s memory while defenders argue for personal privacy and honor.
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Fransole Beller
Muniel
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Fran Crs
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