Repudiated US bonds aired by Waterloo man
Edwin Foster of Waterloo declares ownership of a long held United States loan certificate issued to Nehemiah Hubbard and passed through his family. He argues government repudiation occurred via congressional acts and recalls Civil War bonds selling at steep discounts. Foster urges recognition of a sacred national debt and cites treasury records.
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Waterloo
Liberty and Victory
Neherotah Bubbard
Treasury Department
Congress
Cate
Nehemiah Hubbard
Robert Foster
Hubbard
Henry True Foster
AFA
Nois
Cass County
Fosters
United States
Edwin
Foster
Quest for Reward in Murder Case Attracts Five Officers
Supreme court January term hears a unique action over a reward for capturing George Clifton, the murder suspect. Five officers including Sheriff Henderson and State Agent Bidwell claim shares of a $1,240 bounty. case questions if officers may receive rewards. Clifton confessed to killing Rufus Elery in his store on August 26, 1915, during a burglary attempt.
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Supreme Court
George Clifton
Sherif D. B. Henderson
Madis County
Edward G. Maggi
Nebraska Board of Parole
F. J
Brock
Madison
George Bidwell
Clarence Macumber
Winterset
Henderson
Magei
Clifton
Tidwell
Waterloo
J.C
Edwards
Ongley
Ransier & Harris
Saower
Rufus Elery
Elery
Convicted Accessory in Ahumoso Murder Case
In a case rooted in a prior escape from Ahumoso two years earlier, George Frazier was found guilty as an accessory to a murder. The report notes a man shot in the head and mentions a location at 618 Jefferson in an advertisement context.
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George Frazier
Ahumoso
Kidnaped consul and other brief items across cities
American consular agent Q Jenkins was kidnapped near Pusblo Mex and a $314000 ransom was reported. Bolshevik losses cited in Kaiy sh sector. Rioting at Lexington theatre as Star Opera faces veterans protest. New York to add thirty women air policemen. Maynard completes transcontinental air race in about ten hours less. Serbia pleads for Ferdinand’s arrest and trial. Former German royalty linked to intrigues. Bela Kun escapes Vienna internment.
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Washington
Q. Jenkins
Pusblo
Mex
Jandon
Heer Tung
Kaiysh
Denikine
New York
Lexington Theatre
Star Opera Company
Cerna Opera Ver
Veterans of the Way
Althobient
Maynard
J. Os Donaldson
War Department
Geneva
Serbia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
London
Daily Mail
Berlin
Bela Kun
Ilungars
Econto
Viena
Italy
Death follows severe coughing spell in Webster City
Orval Engleby dies at age 93 in a Webster City hospital after a violent coughing spell. Reported as the direct cause is pneumonia with sudden death after intense coughing, with a hemorrhage blamed for the fatal event. A separate ad offers coal and special prices to farmers hauling from car.
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Webster City
Qet
Orval Engleby
Ile
Dnger
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Walking Coal Company
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Lucy
Allen
Wangler Eros
C. J. Miller
Yakima Valley
Jonathans
Rome
Iowa
First National Bank
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