Heir to a Million Legacy Still Afloat For Kewanee
In Kewanee Illinois a promised inheritance saga unravels as John Cooper’s claimed nine million legacy falters. Checks totalling seventy three thousand dollars prove worthless, Detroit declines honor, irons workers, a church, and nurses expect funds, while Granite City dealer J M Cummings backs Cooper before departing for St Louis. Local creditors press, newspaper flags the hoax.
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Kewanee
Johna Cooper
Virginias
Cooper
Walt
Fea
Detroit
J. M. Cummings
Granite City
Merchants Advance Montes
Cummings
St Louis
Chicago Witnesses Say Delesio There at Time of Murder
In West Union Iowa on Sept 28 members of Carmine Delesio’s Chicago household and other acquaintances testified Delesio was in Chicago the day before his wife Celeste’s death in Oelwein. Teresa Hohnhonen recalled attending a party on March 14 the night Celeste is alleged to have strangled his wife. A defense recess request ended the morning session, resuming at 2 p.m.
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West Union
Carmine” Delesio
Chicago
Delesio
Oelwein
Teresa Hohnhonen
Celeste
Night life for delegates in Geneva offers brief relief
Geneva delegates find relief from daylong texts with three spacious clubs for dancing and dining plus a municipal casino. Curfew at 4 a.m. limits after hours, with Escalade in December bringing citywide fancy dress revelry. Switzerland bans absinthe and its substitutes, while tourism thrives under open skies and a traveler’s notebook.
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Geneva
League
Great Lakes Salmon Fishing in Prospect
Madison Wisconsin September 28 Salmon fishing in the Great Lakes may become a canned industry if propagation experiments by the state conservation commission succeed. EB O Webster state superintendent reports salmon have been planted in Lake Superior for five years with only a few reappearing, but the annual 200000 fingerling salmon hope to establish a plentiful inland fishery.
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Madison
Wis
Great Lakes
State Conservation Commission
Superior
EB. O. Webster
State
Lake Superior
Say tips are unfair railwaymen urge ban
London dispatch reports King's Cross railway workers vow not to accept tips calling tipping degrading to workers and unfair to the public. A union resolution urges Parliament to criminalize giving and receiving tips. In Ohio Reinhers news notes a gas and oil deliveryman returning to work after a two month layoff from injuries when his truck was struck by a Rock Island train amid new Chevrolet trucks sale.
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London
King's Cross
King’s Croent Focal Union
Hailwasnen
Dili
Reinhers
R. Jt. Welsh
Ontjos-Frericks Co
Rock Island
Mr. Welch
Chevrolet
Lauterbach Broa
ABE MARTIN on Home Life and Marital Roles
Abe Martin muses on changing home life as women gain independence. He notes husbands drift from work to manage finances, while wives take active roles in society, schooling, and even politics. The column cites neighbors and community figures like Art Small and Emer Swank, reflecting mid century gender shifts and divorce headlines of Mamie and Lester Kite.
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Art Small
Emer Swank
Lester Kite
Lester
Nobuddy
Bland man seeks long dog in Waterloo mix up
A Mr. Bland of Independence refuses to accept his bland name. His long dachshund wanders, its short legs nearly scraping the ground. He believes the dog is in Waterloo and urgently wants it returned.
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Mr. Bland
Waterloo
Tia Juana advice from a Waterloo traveler
L A Bush and wife report Tia Juana as dangerous for Americans after a 10,000 mile western trip via Yellowstone Seattle Portland Long Beach Iowa Picnic 60 000 attendees then through Grand Canyon Colorado and Arizona punctures marred the journey plus a note on a swine and poultry clinic in Heinfeld Ta with Dr E A McCain offering free post mortem demonstrations for farmers and raisers on Oct 1 at Princess theatre
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Juana
Mexico
United States
L. A. Bush
The
Courier
Cal
Iowa
Bush
E. Willard Spurr
Rude Brown
Charles, Bightey
John Shanewise
Fred
Merle Campbell
Mark Wyant
Waterloo
California
Grand Canyon
Colorado Springs
Denver
Painted Desert
Petrified Forest
Arizona
Heinbeck
E. A. McCain
South Dakota
Princess Theatre
Congressman T J B Robinson Delayed Visit To Waterloo
Congressman T J B Robinson of the Third district postponed his Waterloo visit to Friday after a telephone talk with Dairy Cattle Congress officials. He remains slated as guest speaker at the Cattle Congress and will attend the Third district Republican canvass later that day. Snow fell briefly in West Virginia during a time of light accumulation.
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T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
The
Cattle Congress
Itatel Russell-Lamson
Froth from Milk Buckets at Dairy Cattle Congress
W E B Barney of the extension service represents Holstein breeders at the dairy cattle congress. He notes graft at the sesquicentennial, cites high wagon and space prices, and reports Holsteins shown in an open air arena. Prof H H Wildes of Iowa State College will speak at Hotel Russell Lamson for the Iowa Holstein Breeders meeting. Directors to be elected after his talk. The Friday breakfast gathers directors to elect officers. Special calf club displays by Fayette and Black Hawk counties shown in the demonstration building.
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W. EB. Barney
Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association of America
Barney
Philadelphia
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Big Ton
H. H. Wildes
Iowa State College
Russell-Lamson
Iowa Holstein Breeders’ Associaion
Fayette
Black Hawk County
Car Believed Used in Jail Break Recovered Here
An Overland touring car, thought to have aided the escape of Earl Parker and Herman Shipp from Bremer county jail at Waverly, was found by police yesterday at Fourth and Wellington streets. The vehicle, owned by Charles Rode, had been stolen from six miles north on the Loenn avenue road the evening after the break.
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Earl Parker
Herman Shipp
Bremer County
Waverly
Fourth
Wellington Streets
Charles Rode
Loenn Avenue
Repair of paving in Reinheck district contracted to Warren Bros
Sept 25 The asphalt bitulithic pavement laid six years ago in Reinheck is in need of repair and a contract for repairs has been let to Warren Bros of Besinn. Superintendent Forsed who is in charge has arrived with men and materials to repair all streets in Reinbeck before wet weather.
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Reinheck
Warren Bros. Af
Besinn
Miss. Suptufoerd
Heinbeckefore
Freezone corn remover promises quick relief
An advertisement touts Freezone as a fast nonpainful solution for hard and soft corns and toe corn. It claims instant relief by applying with fingers and notes the price as only a few cents at drug stores.
Horseshoe Tourney Finals Set For Tomorrow
Finals in the horseshoe tournament, begun yesterday at the Dairy Cattle Congress, will be held tomorrow afternoon, announced Victor Read, playground supervisor. Preliminaries featured pitching by Jones Waterloo Goeller Fairbank Luch Nashua and Thompson Shell Rock, with more players expected as preliminaries continue for the $100 purse and $25 first prize.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Victor Read
Jones
Waterloo
Goeller
Fairbank
Luch
Nashua
Thompson
Shell Rock
Bank Declares Second Dividend for Security National Depositors
Mason City Iowa September 28 a second dividend of 20 percent will be paid to depositors of the closed Security National Bank. The payout totals 160000 dollars and is set to be distributed soon.
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Mason City
Security National Bank
Bennington Township Pioneer Is Dead
Mrs. Sarah Fender Hoffman, 86, longtime Bennington township resident in Black Hawk county, died at the family home eight miles northeast of Waterlon. Born May 15, 1840 in Dixon, Illinois, she lived on the same farm since Civil War days and leaves three daughters and two sons.
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Sarah Fender Hoffman
Bennington Township
Black Hawk County
Waterlon
Hoffman
Dixon
Ill
Jacob Hoffman
Black Trank County
Mary Smith
Waterloo
Vislting
California
Clark Thurston
Lincoln Street
Joe Ryan
David. Hoffman
Perry
Okla
Will Hoffman
O Joy Corn Wafers Promote Easy Corn Removal
Advertised corn remedy promises painless removal with wafers that peel away the corn and callous roots. Six wafers cost a dime, with a guarantee and no bulky pads or acids, offered by Wangler Drug Co. and others.
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Ojoy
Wangler Drug Co
C. 3
Niiller
Obituary fragment from Bennington township burial info
The notice notes a resident of Bennington township with many descendants and a prior burial in 1920. Funeral services are planned Thursday at 2 am at the home in Bannolage ton township. The body will be at the funeral home in Fuirview Thursday morning.
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Bennington Township
Aurvlyp
Lier Hugburd
Tha Hone
Bannolage Ton Township
Turlal
Fuirview
Hitainan
Demented Man Forcibly Removed From Wrong House
A mentally disturbed man named Walter Schwartz of Oclveith was taken into custody yesterday at a farm near Jesup after wandering in and making himself at home under the impression it was his residence. He had parked his car in the garage and was preparing for bed when the real owner arrived, prompting deputies to dispossess him.
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Sherlie Ho Wagner
Walter Schwartz
Glenna Collett Beats Mrs Hile For Title At Haverford
Glenna Collett, defending her Women’s Open golf crown, defeated Mrs Q M Hile of Kansas City 2 up at Haverford Pennsylvania after a strong finish in the final holes.
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Glenna Collett
Hile
Haverford
Glenna Callett
Providence
Hillight
Adlerika Advertisement Claims Broad Health Benefits
A testimonial ad from Mrs. L. A. Austin asserts Adlerika cleanses the stomach and bowels improving energy and sleep. It claims gas relief, reduced full feeling, and additional poisons expelled after use. The ad mentions Adlerika acts on BOTIT and lists Waterloo druggists Mobert Drug Co and Miller as retailers.
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Adlerika
Waterloo
Mobert Drug Co
Miller
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Webster
Iowa Draft Horse Breeder Association
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FH. W. Gieim
Gleim
Port Datge
Sebora
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Pioneer
Sarah. Hofman
S. S
Nature
Auton
Lealer
Ata
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Arcola
East Fifty St
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Phane
Demented Man
Palais Royal
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Whiers Bridge
UNION
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Marsh Place
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