The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 17, 1878 Mr. Wagner’s Reply. To the Editor of Dubuque Herald. I had intended not to say anything of the scandal about Ida McD. to the public, as I thought there were too many readers so young that they might ask their parents questions which they would not like to […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday November 13, 1878 THE LAST OF IDA. She Succeeds in “Mashing” a Number of Devotees. And Reveals the Whole Business to a Herald Reporter, Including a Few Spicy Notes. The frailty or scheming of a little woman has caused an unusual flutter among all classes of people in our community during […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday November 12, 1878 THE FAIR IDA. She Settles Up and Shuts Up, Leaving a Number of Youth Sorrow-Stricken. Before the fair Ida was placed in the cell once occupied by Big Jane, Red-haired Lize, Lilly Hackney, and other noted characters. Marshal Deckert forced her to disgorge an amount of money she […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday November 10, 1878 IDA MCDOWELL. The Tony Dressmaker on Main Street Comes to Grief. She Was Arrested Last Night and Lodged in Jail. A few months ago, about June, perhaps, a handsome, lady-like blonde, with a flourish of trumpets, opened a dress-making establishment on Main street, in a vacant store, next […]