Opening of the Dickerson conspiracy trial at Glenwood
Special to The Telegraph reports in Glenwood on June 4 that Isaac Dickerson’s trial for conspiracy in the Cass County bank wreck began at 9 am. Judge Boorman opened with a broad indictment of fraud, detailing bank liabilities rising from 65000 in 1885 to about 130000 by 1892, and noting directors and officers concealed insolvency to protect deposits.
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Glenwood
Isaac Dickerson
Cass County
Major Curtis
Boorman
A.W. Dickerson
Trilby Sales Sweep Merchants in Ad Craze
A playful old column notes how the Trilby name appears on nearly every product from hats to coats and even foods and beverages. It observes how merchants tout Trilby fame to boost sales, with mentions of Trilby hats, gloves, coats, shoes, cars, pies, cocktails, and kids suits as examples.
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Trilby
Bank Director Accused of Multiyear Dividends Scam
In Cass County Iowa a bank director faces charges tied to a scheme where earnings were not applied to losses but instead paid as dividends. The prosecutor alleges directors drove liabilities up while enriching themselves, with claims of $360,000 in related assets and a solvent bank masking failures before its 1893 collapse. The defense centers on bank solvency and alleged misdirection of funds.
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Isaac Dickerson
Dickerson
Theo
G. Steinke
Cass County
Casa County
Les
Tentlemen
Iowa
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Moershell
Whitney Block
Atlantic
Justices Bar
Gan
H. M. Boorman
Major Curtin
Joseph V. Hinchman
Millis County National Bank
Cass County Bank
Auditor of State
Mrr. Copeland
Trilby” Sale
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M. B. Israel
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