Iowa History
Boy Bandit From Iowa Corrupted By Dime Novels 100 Years
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It was closing time on Friday, July 5, 1912, at the Rome Savings Bank in Rome, Iowa. The cashier was alone, closing his accounts.
Iowa History
The Prairie City Bank Robbery That Ended In An Iowa Cornfield
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It was about 1:30 in the morning on October 28, 1902, when Prairie City dentist, Dr. S. B. Gidford, woke up in his room across the street from the bank. As he stuck his head out a window, a “loaded 44-caliber Colt” was “presented to his face” by a stranger who told him his life was “worth less than 30 cents.”