Alleged Forger Caught After Long Manhunt
Sheriff Shores traps Harry F. Stewart alias A C O Brien in Minnesota after eighteen months of searching. Stewart, 33, married, is charged with forgery totaling about 350 dollars against La Porte City and Waterloo victims. He used the name O’Brien to evade detection. wife Mrs Stewart is in Nevada.
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Shores
Edward Ario
Mankato
Minn
Harry F. Stewart
A. C. O'Brien
Stewart
la Porte City
Waterloo
O’brien
Minnesota
Nevada
Lad Injured After Auto Collision on Leavitt Street
Alva Wagner aged 14, son of W A Wagner of 1207 Leavitt Street, was seriously injured last evening on Hammond Avenue near Leavitt when his bicycle collided with a car driven by A B Asquith, a Commercial Street jeweler. He suffered a deep cut to the right thigh and a broken blood vessel in the left leg, was taken to Presbyterian Hospital, and is resting easier today.
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Hammond Avenue
Leavitt
Alva Wagner
W. A. Wagner
Leavitt Street
A. Asquith
Presbyterian Hospital
Child Dies at Home on Falls Avenue
Charles Eddison Homewood aged 7 son of Mr and Mrs James Homewood died at home on Falls avenue last evening at 10 o clock Born April 9 1913 he is survived by his parents and siblings Harry and Doris The family attends the First Church of the Brethren Funeral services will be held at the house tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with Rev William Beachier in charge Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
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Charles Eddison Homewood
James Homewood
Falls Avenue
Harry
Doris
First Church of the Brethren
William Beachier
Elmwood
Will Clear Away Brush at Road Railroad Crossings
Nathan B. Barber county highway engineer vows to cut away trees and underbrush at grade crossings to improve sight lines. He cites La Porte City road as a dangerous crossing and urges drivers to stop look and listen at every grade crossing while work proceeds.
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Nathan B. Barber
la Porte City
Defense rests in Caminetti case
In San Francisco on September 4 the defense rested its case arguing that F. Drew Caminetti did not violate the Mann White Slave Act by leaving his wife and children and fleeing with Lola Norris to Reno Nevada. Maury I. Diggs and Marsha Warrington were named in the proceedings. The government began its arguments to the jury as a trial that could go to the jury tomorrow afternoon.
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San Francisco
F. Drew Caminetti
California
Sacramento
Reno
Nev
Lola. Norris
Maury I. Diggs
Marsha Warrington
Record Broken in Cattle Receipts at Kansas City Stockyards
Nine thousand cattle were received at the Kansas City stockyards on September 4, pushing weekly receipts to 101,027 and setting a new record. The prior high was 95,586 cattle in October 1908. Trading over the four days could total about one and a half million dollars daily, over three million for the period.
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Kansas City
Eye to be removed from injured man in Charles City
Samuel Nieman of Charles City is hospitalized in Rochester after a bullet wound at the National Guard encampment. Doctors say removal of an eye may be necessary. A delegation from Business Men's Temperance groups will hold a rally in Dunkerton Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal church following a recent Raymond meeting.
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Charles City
William Nieman
Rochester
National Guard
Nieman
Business Men's Temperance Association
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Dunkerton Stunday
Methodist Episcopal Church
Raymond
Seminole Indians in Mexico Fight Huerta Rebels
Text describes Seminole Indians in Mexico fighting Huerta forces and provoking American fears. It notes leaders and descendants raised as Mexicans, illustrating the rebels as a cross section of society.
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Mexico
Huerta
United States
Ameri
One Hundred At The Piging Picnic Draws Few Attendees
About 109 people attended the first annual picnic of the Black Hawk County Crop Improvement association at Chautauqua Park. Heat and early silage work reduced turnout. Speakers scheduled included Dr. Stouder from Ames on hog cholera, Prof. Fullerton, Miss Neale S. Krowles, Prof. Bowman, and Dr. Lanham, with officers named Sears, Metmore, Hammer, and Newton.
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Black Hawk
K. Stouder
Ames
Fullerton
Merri
State Teachers College
Neale S. Krowles
M. N. Bowman
Waterloo
E. W. Lanham
Cedar Falls
Charles Sears
D. A. Jletmore
Frank Hammer
E. E. Newton
Banking Clearings Summary From Black Hawk County Text
Weekly bank clearings report compiled by Black Hawk County historical source lists values for the period ending Thursday. The legible fragments mention dates around September and refer to totals and daily figures though many words are garbled.
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Black Hawk County Hstrart Company
Witering Bank
Towle
Saaz
Jewelry trust to be sued in federal court action
United States District Attorney Marshall joins Attorney General McReynolds to file a suit in federal court seeking dissolution of a jewelry trust formed by two national associations, many manufacturers wholesalers and hundreds of firms and individuals in the jewelry trade. Final action will follow a Waterloo based move by the Loyal Order of Moose to buy a home and build a hall with a meeting tonight in the A O U W hall and a smoker after the session. Total clearings for the period reported at 2 374 401 75. Realty transfers show deeds for week ending Sept 3 1942 with 48 instruments totaling 109 78 949 and the following week 27 deeds totaling 27 984. The Courier Weather will give new numbers.
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Nose York
United
Marshall
McReynolds
Federal
Sheryman Law
Allegab
Manyfurturers
Rduals
Waterloo
Loyal Order of Moose
A. O. UL We
Weat Ache
Man narrowly escapes death in Iowa rail crossing accident
Lewin Hintz of Brookings South Dakota and his wife and baby were nearly hit when a Chicago Rock Island train approached as they tried to cross at a crossing in Nora Springs. Hintz pushed to move the car but the wheels would not budge. Mrs Hintz and the baby fled to safety as the train struck and hurled the car fifty feet. Hintz was bruised and cut but expected to recover and the couple were en route to Charles City to settle.
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Nora
Dayton Adopts City Manager Plan in Major Shift
Harper’s Weekly discusses urban reform noting Dayton Ohio votes to adopt the city manager system, centralizing power in a small board to hire a general manager. It cites Philadelphia Chicago New York and recent moves in several cities toward municipal reform. The piece contrasts local governance with predatory politics and urban corruption.
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Harper's Weekly
Dayton
Springfield
Sandusky
Citizns
New York
Tammany Hall
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
Denver
Galveston
Teasted
Germany
Sumter
D. C
Mothers Day in Maryland Neighborhood Values Shared
A Maryland woman describes a local practice where four mothers designate one day each week as Mothers Day. On her turn she cares for the other three families' children, while the remaining mothers shop visit or rest.
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Maryland
Woman's Home Companion Department of Practical Household News
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