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Show Bomb Thrower an Iowa Man. Ilobort Steele, who undoubtedly Is the bomb thrower who wrecked the Fourth Streot Nntlonal bank In Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, left Onrner, la., six years ago with Ills wife and two children, going to Chicago where ho secured employment. employ-ment. From thoro ho wont east and whllo ho did not correspond with pep . sons In Clamor It was learned thero that ho had located in Philadelphia. 1 Whllo lu darner ho rnn a harvesting mnchtno shop In which ho was not overly successful In securing work. Ho was ot a morose, despondont, rtlr- Ing disposition, mixing little with peo-plo peo-plo generally. Ho botloved tho world owed him a living and lu numerous letters written writ-ten white ho wnH In (nrnor said that tho United States owed him a livelihood liveli-hood and that ho was going to collect It though ho was having dlftlcutty In doing so. llecause ot this attltudo he was considered by many to bo men tally deranged but was never looked upon as a dangerous or desporaU man. After giving up his machine shop he peddlod patent medicines for a tlmo. Steel was 35 years old. He has a brother, Charles Steele, living at Klemme, la. Steele's widow and family live al 1770 North Ashland nvonue, Chtcaf-o Ilia father, now dead,war-ao active Socialist. |