Bonney pursues Davenport murder fugitives across states
Territorial Detective Bonney travels from Missouri to Illinois and Indiana pursuing Tom Reynolds Fox Shack Phipps and the Birch clan. He uses informants lures stolen horse rings and counterfeit bills to locate Birch Long Fox and their partners while seeking legal warrants and secretive rendezvous to capture them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of
St. Louis
Tom Reynolds
Bonney
Reynolds
Granville Young
Tom ‘Brown
Nauvoo
John
Aaron
Walton House
Tinker
Fox
Long
Birch
Chicago
Rock River
Davenport
Illinois
Des Moines
Mississippi Valley
Springfield
Gov. Ford
Visit to Shack Phipps Promises Wool Over A Lawyer
The writer recounts a lengthy departure to Shack Phipps home, claiming many details were material to a climactic sequence. The next piece will cover his visit to Shack and his interaction with a noted criminal lawyer and a chat with William Fox, the Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shack Phipps
Shack
William
Fox
Grandmother seeks missing Eva Spiker in Minneapolis
Mrs Samantha Spiker of Waterloo Iowa travels to Minneapolis aided by police and charities to locate 15 year old Eva Spiker who disappeared May 10 after reportedly eloping with a young man. Eva is described as 5 feet 6 inches, blue eyes, brown hair, dimpled chin, wearing a blue tailor made gown and a large straw hat with blue trimmings. She is believed to be in the Twin Cities awaiting contact at Traveler's Aid Home for Girls and Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiker
Eva Spiker
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
Eva
Samantha Spiker
West Fifth Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Twin Cities
Traveler's Aid
Third Avenues
Ladies Aid Thimble Bee at Mrs Kizers Home
The Ladies' Aid society of the First M E church will hold a thimble bee at the home of Mrs John Kizer 216 Home Park Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon All ladies of the church and friends are invited Attention Lady Maccabees No 22 A special meeting is called for Tuesday in Leash hall All officers and members are requested to attend as important business will come before the hive.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the
First M. E. Church
John Kizer
Home Park Boulevard
Lady Maccabees
Leash Hall
Library Open Decoration Day Plan Keeps Hours
The public library divisions will stay open on Decoration Day at usual hours. Library assistants will handle both receiving and issuing books, marking a new policy to operate on national holidays.
New Hartford Social News and Local Visitations
Charles B Jamerson and family from Bremer county visit relatives in New Hartford. Mrs Van Veck and Mrs Jennie Bedell from Fort Smith Ark visit friends. Corn yields promising with some replanting. G I Corwin Cedar Falls greets old friends. Ada Burdick formerly Miss Converse of Florida visits. William Ward Shell Rock visits at Robert Ward home. Postmaster H G King attends Iowa Nasbys convention in Cedar Rapids. Eastman family visits grandmother Mrs L J Smith. John Archibald injured in auto incident on the dump north of town. wagon and harness weakened, horses escaped.
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New Hartford
Charles B. Jamerson
Bremer County
van Veck
Jennie Bedell
Fort Smith
Ark
George Moore
G. I. Corwin
Cedar Falls
Ada Burdick
Miss Converse
Jesse
Battleship
Georgia
Blanche Eastman
Young People's
L. J. Smith
John Archibald
John
Boosters Face Rock Island in Double Header Tomorrow
Waterloo baseball sees strong pitching and solid defense led by Fremer at second. The Boosters have stolen thirteen bases in three games against Davenport, while rivals struggle on the bases. A large turnout is urged for continued success as Rock Island visits for a two game double header with a rain-check policy and 50 cent admission.
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Waterloo
Fremer
Boosters
Davenport
Rock Island
Central Association Scores From Quincy Hannibal Ottumwa and Galesburg
In the Central Association action Quincy defeated Hannibal 2 to 1 while Ottumwa beat Burlington 5 to 4 and Keokuk edged Monmouth. Galesburg topped Kewaunee 10 to 3 in the listed games.
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Central Association
Quincy
Hannibal
Keokuk
Monmouth
Ottumwa
Burlington
Galesburg
Kewanee
Special Train to Dubuque For Baseball Games
Waterloo Baseball Assn promotes a May 30 trip to Dubuque via Illinois Central. A special 8:30 a.m. departure reaches Dubuque by 2:15 p.m. with the home team and a 24 piece brass band aboard. Return from Dubuque at 6:20 p.m. Also notes Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism and neuralgia with first relief.
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Mlinois Central
America
Dubu
Chamberlain
North Waterloo and Railroads News Highlights
North Waterloo items note visitors and travel plans including Miss Schwarzing returning from New York to Reinberly and Mr. and Mrs. Brenneck visiting western states. Rail workers take leave, lockers added at the Y M C A, Decoration Day travel for Dubuque trips, and local teams eye Marshalltown and Dubuque games with extended short absences and rail crew standstill for observance.
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Miss Schwarzing
Waterloo
L. A. Watkins
Reinberly
New York
H. H. Brenneck
Washington
Oregon
P. J. Rechifertly
Muscatine
Rock Island
Andrew Striegel
George Perkins
Illinois Central
Omaha
Miranill
Yisher
North Waterloo
Dubuque
Tim Noland
St. Joseph’s College
Leigh Walker
Charles City
Annie McGoutry
Wilkesbarre
Oscar Klinefelter
Dubuquers
Russel L. DeGon
I. C
Round House
Tillie Tobias
Emma Kiltzen
Dike
Joe Steely
Clint Bull
Marshalltown
W. M. Lucas
North Dakota
Ma's New Husband Tonight at the Amusements
Manager Busby brings the season’s big musical comedy to the stage tonight with Ma's New Husband. A farcical plot follows an actor lover conning his way as a son to a wealthy widow, amid a merry tangle of guests and servants. Tuneful numbers promise popular appeal.
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Busby
Harry Scott Company Promises Jolly Performance
A noted Harry Scott Company is said to have assigned characters to a capable troupe and a most cheerful show is promised, whether at home or on the street, with familiar faces anticipated in the production.
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Harry Scott Company
Banks to close Saturdays at noon this summer
City bankers plan to close financial institutions on Saturdays at noon from June 16 to Sept 15. The idea, tested last year in Waterloo, is seen as a step toward a weekly Saturday half holiday for clerks and long weekday workers, with factories trying it for brief periods without reported harm. If banks join, other firms may follow, a common practice in large cities during summer.
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Waterloo
Notice to Electric Power Consumers
Notice to power customers that the current will be shut off on the east side power lines from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow May 29 by Citizens Gas & Electric Co. The evening edition notes the service interruption for planned maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Waterloo Police Self Sustaining May Finances Report
The Waterloo Police Department expects May to be self financing with about $1,000 in salaries and fines plus wages earned by prisoners working unpaid fines. Chief Dinnean and Judge Caldwell project a balanced month, noting no prisoners sent to county jail since Caldwell took office and urging more patrolmen for enhanced protection.
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Caldwell
Dinnean
Fudge Caldwell
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Bonouey
Hon. C. H. Mills
Granville Youngs
Texas
Miller
Tim
Old Coon
Johns
Aaron Long
Ownen Long
North Carolina
Galena
Jongs
Old Meter
Robert
Robert Birch
Terre Haute
Bowling Green
Clay County
Phipps
Cious Fox
Ownen County
John Knox
GIR
Samantha
Sporting News
Jshl
North Waterloo and Railroads
Permi
Black Hawk National Bank
The
Bank of Stability and Progress
Woman's Club
Oskaloosa
Waterloo Savings Bank
West Side
Emmons Johnson
W. CG
Logan, Cashier
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