Abduction case ends with Meyer guilty plea in Iowa court
West Union Sept 24 Franz Meyer piano dealer who vanished from Oelwein a year ago with 14 year old Elizabeth Huppertz pleaded guilty to abduction in Fayette county district court. He faces up to ten years with sentencing set for Saturday. AG Cosson and Special Agent Bidwell traveled from Chicago with Huppertz family witnesses. Elizabeth returned home but was not required to testify due to the plea.
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West Union
Franz Meyer
Oelwein
Elizabeth Huppertz
Fayette County
Meyer
Cosson
Bidwell
Chicaggo
Huppertz
Elizabeth Hu
Winnipeg
Canada
Chicago
Letter from Missouri Valley Woman Reveals Planned Suicide
Sept 24 Missouri Valley report shows Esther Crawford formerly of Missouri Valley attempted to end her life near Salem Wisconsin by cutting an artery. Letters to her sister and attorney described the plan and directions for insurance payments. She was found unconscious on a road after a call from the attorney alerted authorities.
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Missouri Valley
Esther Crawford
Salem
Wis
Miss Crawford
J. Purcell
J. S. Dowell
Dowell
Broad
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Eldon Woman
Eldon Missouri woman describes years of displacement inflammation and weakness relieved by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after other remedies failed. Ad promotes the medicine for pelvic disorders backache indigestion and nervous prostration with a Mrs S T Hurvey testimonial.
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Eldon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fayette Grand Jury Indicts Oelwein Saloonkeepers
West Union Sept 24 The Fayette county grand jury indicted every saloonkeeper and bartender in Oelwein for violations of the muleta law including sale to minors and to blacklisted men. Seventy three indictments target saloon personnel and others who obtained liquor illegally. The action signals possible end of Oelwein saloon business in a dry county. Earlier term also brought indictments against druggists in Elgin for similar offenses.
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West Union
Oelwein
Fayette County
Oelwelb
Fayette
Elgin
Muscatine North and South line may be absorbed
Muscatine paper notes a receivership for the Muscatine North and South road stirs market talk. Railways such as Burlington, Minneapolis & St Louis, or a larger utility like United Light & Power may acquire the line, giving river routes or electric operation to the Muscatine Davenport interurban system.
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Muscatine
Muscatine North and
Burlington
Minneapolis & St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Paul
United Light & Power Company
Tri-City
MuscaiIne
Davenport
Panic Over Hydrophobia Spreads Through Dallas Township
Sept 24 Knoxville reports a hydrophobia scare near Knoxville in Dallas township with several dogs and other animals dying or killed after rabies infection. The outbreak traces to the Joe McConaughley farm where a dog bit Liord McConaughley, who is receiving treatment at the Pasteur Institute in Iowa City. Other affected dogs at J A Karns and Tom Galvin's properties have died or been killed.
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Knoxville
Dallas Township
Joe McConaughley
Young McConaughey
Pasteur Institute
Iowa City
J. A. Karns
Tom Galvin
Committees of Towa Bankers Are Named
Burlington Sept 24 J L Edwards president of the Iowa Bankers association named the committees Insurance Charles Shade Rock Rapids chairman F A Scheutz Lawler W M Irwin Danville Time Jock J J Spindler Council Bluffs chairman James Hamilton Cedar Rapids C T Chubb Algona Agriculture C H McNider Mason City chairman C J Wohlenberg Holstein C J Narey Spirit Lake E J Curtin Decorah S Clark Red Oak B B Vorse Des Moines E W Miller Waterloo M M Carpenter Monticello D Simmons Osceola T D Lockman Albia James T Whiting Mount Pleasant
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Burlington
J. L. Edwards
Iowa Bankers' Association
Charles Shade
Rock Rapids
F. A. Scheutz
Lawler
W. M. Irwin
Danville
Jock
J. J. Spindler
Council Bluffs
James ©. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
C. T. Chubb
Algona
C. H. McNider
Ion Clty
C. J. Wohilenberg
Holstein
J. Narey
Spirit
Lake
E. J. Curtin
Decorah
Despondent woman takes her own life in Des Moines area
Despondent Sophia Folke dall, living near Highlandville in Winneshiek county, died Sunday evening by poison. Her troubles stemmed from failed North Dakota claim proving upset. Williston officials kept the claim open, but despondency grew until she returned home. Sioux City reports a pellagra case blamed on Maurice G Lahey, a railroad switchman, with state health authorities notified.
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Decorah
Sophia Folkedall
Highlandville
Winneshirk County
North Dakota
Williston
Sioux City
Lural
Maurice G Lahey
America
Russian elopement ends with wife and seven children found
John Tartell, a Russian Polack from Mayes Kansas, arrived in Fort Dodge with Mrs Anna Schumaker and her seven children after eloping while the husband was away last Tuesday. The husband and his father pursued through Kansas City and Des Moines before locating them. The tale of Barrett, Mrs Schamaker, and the children unfolds with details of the family’s discovery.
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Fort Dodge
John Tartell
Mayes
Kan
Anna Schumaker
Kansas City
Des Moines
Barrett
Sheriff's Residence Hints Turn to County Building
A misdirected search for Sheriff R. Lund leads the Schumakers to the county building where Lund actually resides on the fourth floor. Barrett, rented nearby, faces lewdness charges as the family heads home. Mrs Schumaker agrees to return. In Des Moines, state dairy officials begin prosecutions of farms with filthy milk production sites, Clinton county cases cited.
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Schumaker
Lund
Twelfth Avenue
Schumakers
Barrett
Kansas
Des Moines
B. Barnney
Food and Dairy
Clinton County
Crazed man attacks teacher near Hickory school
In Muscatine district on September 24 authorities across three eastern Iowa counties pursued a naked assailant who struck a Hickory schoolteacher between Clarence and Lowden. A Cedar County sheriff led a farmer posse as officers offered a large reward. the fugitive remained at large despite constant watch and searches.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Hickory
Clarence
Lowden
Bunker
Cedar County
Fatine
Burglary in Bloomington Township Seizes Heavy Trunk
A Sept. 24 burglary at E. H. Liebbe residence in Bloomington Township left the family drugged and the trunk with valuable papers taken. The thief entered through a second story window, used a woodshed ladder, and carried out the heavy trunk containing Indian arrow heads. Loss estimated between 800 and 500? dollars.
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Muscatine
E. H. Lieb
Bloomington Township
Jacob Lichbe
Jacob Liebbe
Van Buren County 10 Again in State Aid Row
A Des Moines dispatch details Van Buren county officials seeking state aid to resolve a fiscal stalemate caused by voters blocking funding for a new county asylum after a fire. The piece notes state officials plan to relocate patients to Mount Pleasant, while advocates discuss prison reform and rural teacher improvements, with officials attending conferences and meetings in Chicago and elsewhere. It also covers law questions on marked wine cards and a Polk County ticketing machine arrangement.
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Des Moines
van Buren County
State House
State Administration
Capitol Dome
Sibe
van Buren
der i Moines
Board of Control
Applegate
Mount Pleasant Insane Hospital
iChairman J. N. Met
Col. McConlague
FF. W. Mahamah
toWn
Department of Public Instruction
Chicago
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
W. W. Jexline
United States
Creston
Polk County
Save Eyes With Simple Optona Eye Remedy
Thousands suffer eye troubles from improper treatment and costly specialists. A simple prescription of 3 grains Optona, 2 ounces water to bathe the eyes several times daily claims to cleanse, sharpen vision, reduce inflammation and aid weak or tired eyes, potentially reducing dependence on glasses. Sold by Schupeman & Co at 62 stores.
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Optician
Schupeman & Co
Galwer
Manchester Hotel To Change Hands In Big City Deal
Manchester: Smith, longtime land lord of Chirenee Hotel, will transfer to Mrs. G A Balfird of Beloit Wis on January 1 1945. Smith will also gain Ballard family lots and plans extensive improvements after the deal completes. Street racing threat rises. a buggy collision injures Mrs Mae Jones and damages a buggy.
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Machester
Smith
G. A. Balfird
Beloit
Wis
Ballard
Manchester
Mad Jones
Miss Mae Jones
Mrs. Jones
Road hazards and farm traffic temper the county roads
A fragmentary report notes youths roaming the streets and a farm cargo driver paying fines after a dangerous practice. A German farmer is quoted hoping for dry weather to avoid worsening road conditions and hinder water hauling operations.
Kidney and Bladder Ailment Relief by Salts Remedy
An article promotes "Rad Salts" as a simple cure for bladder weakness and urinary irritation caused by wine acid. It claims the remedy neutralizes urine acids, easing burning, frequent urination, and discomfort. Sold by TW Tagenra and others, with glib testimonials.
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Tagenra
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