Lightning Kills J C Conductor On Top Of Train
Leon F Hefner 43 freight conductor for Illinois Central was killed by lightning while atop a box car in Dubuque yards during a storm He was en route from Freeport Ill to Waterloo and returned to town pending funeral arrangements He was born November 25 1883 in Delaware Ta and moved to Waterloo at 17.
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Leon
F. Hefner
Illinois Central Railroad
Dubuque
Hefner
Freeport
Ill
Waterloo
Leo. F. Hefner
Delaware
Local Man Dies After Long Railroad Service
A longtime Central Railroad employee dies leaving a widow and two children. He was a member of the Elks and the Order of Railway Conductors, and St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church. Surviving sisters live in Timber, Oregon and Fort Collins, Colorado. Funeral arrangements await word. body at O Keefe Towne mortuary.
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Old Central
B. P. O. Elks
Order of
St. Paul's
Colo
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Chief declares war on bay rum hounds at riverbank
Police Chief Charles Mohlis orders the arrest of E. Shook's companions for vagrancy linked to theft at 109 Eleventh Street East. The trio, noted for bay rum and eau de quinine revels along the Cedar River bank near the Eleventh Street bridge, are threatened with harsher penalties should they be detained. Shook, previously jailed 30 days for intoxication, faces an escalated sentence if others are brought in.
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Charles Mohlis
E. Shook
Gable Street
Eleventh Street
Shook
Cedar
J. GC. Beem
Flivver Tourists Arrive in Oakland
Walter Renner Jr of 331 Independence Avenue and Victor Gary of 45 Franklin Street Waterloo youths hopped off a 1917 touring car on an uncharted western trip starting Aug 24 and arrived safely in Oakland California on Sept 5. They found employment there and plan to stay for a time, according to letters to relatives.
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Walter Renner, Jr
Independence. Avenue
Victor Gary
Franklin
Waterloo
Oakland
Cal
Cat Bandit Faces 40 Charges In Robberies
Chicago report says William Edward Mitchell known as the cat bandit admitted robbing more than 150 women in the north side district. Victims identified him to police and recovered jewelry purses lace watches and other items from his apartment. Mitchell, a college educated war hero crook, faced 40 robbery and assault charges as police hauled six bushels of belongings from his place. His wife sought to comfort him amid the accusations.
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Chicago
Lpi
William Edward Mitchell
North Side
Mitchell
Unnamed suspect tracked by police and vigilantes
A man hunted by hundreds of police and vigilantes for months was finally caught after witnesses including Serst John F. O'Brien and August Groat identified him. He confessed to robbing a woman and said a St. Louis University student left to join the army, serving 27 months with the Rainbow Division in France. He claimed his father was a wealthy Seattle real estate dealer.
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Serst
John F
O'Brien
August Groat
St. ‘Lows ’ University
Rainbow Division
France
Seattle
Wash
Five More Dry Law Injunctions Filed
Suits for injunction to stop violations of the dry laws were filed yesterday afternoon against Sam Shaw and W J Brannon owner of 111 Bates street George Clark and Annie Clark owners of 1376 Broadway J Bird and E W Harrison owners of 1310 Sycamore Tom Wren and J W Potter and F J Eightey trustees owners of 933 Third avenue west and 304 10 Fifth street west Michael Wagner list incl Eleven similar suits were filed on Wednesday.
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Sam Shaw
Bates Street
George Clark
Annie Clark
Broadway
J. Bird
Sycamore
Tom Wren
J. W. Potter
F. J. Eightey
Third Avenue
Youth Faces Loss of Driving Rights in Crash
Des Moines report states 17 year old David McCurnin faced potential loss of driving privileges after an accident that injured Mrs S Glass. Police records reveal a prior juvenile court order last month due to defective brakes.
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Des. Moines
INS
David McCurnin
S., Glass
McCurnin
Goodyear Cleaners Ad Promises Pick Up and Delivery
Special three hour cleaning and pressing service for men is offered. Cleaning and pressing of all kinds called for and delivered with guaranteed satisfaction. Goodyear Cleaners and Shoe Rebuilders at 317 East 4th, phone 544.
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Goodyear Cleaners and
East
Body of Boy Ford Sent to His Father
Des Moines Sept. 1 UP The body of Charlie D Ford 17 Beatle Wash killed there yesterday when he fell beneath the wheels of a freight train was en route today to his father physician who the youth believed in his dying women would come to him by air plan Ford was killed while sending his way from Seattle with James McGown 19 to Worcester Mass McGown s home While attempting to board the freight Ford was thrown under the wheels losing both legs Here a few hours later in a hospital
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Des. Moines
Charlie ‘D. Ford
Beatle
Ford
Seattle
James Mc- Gown
Worcester
Mass
Mc- Gown
Orders Trucks to Drive Near Curbs in Des Moines
Police under Chief Roy Chamberlain launched a curbside driving drive to force trucks and slow moving vehicles to hug the curb and keep the center of streets clear for faster traffic. Chamberlain said complaints about trucks hogging streets prompted the action.
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Des’ Moines
Roy Chamberlain
Chamberlain
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