Former Winnebago official pleads guilty to grand larceny
Harry W. Parker, former vice president of the Winnebago State Bank of Commerce, pled guilty in Blue Earth district court to grand larceny and was sentenced to one to ten years in prison. He admitted stealing about $2,000, blamed friends loans, and said he alone was responsible for the bank's condition.
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Harry W. Parker
Winnebago State Bank of Commerce
Blue Earth
Parker
State Bank Examiner’s Department
State Bank
State Bank of Commerce
John Sharp
G. A. Bassett
Whitelaw Reid Dies at London Residence
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to Great Britain since 1905, died at Dorchester House in London from pulmonary oedema. His wife Mrs. Reid and daughter Mrs. John Hubert Ward were present. The physicians noted a bronchial attack followed by severe asthma and exhaustion before death.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Dorchester House
Gould announces engagement of Helen Gould to Finley J. Shepard
Miss Helen Miller Gould of New York engaged to Finley J. Shepard a prominent railroad man of St. Louis and former Northern Pacific executive at St. Paul. Wedding time and place withheld for now, confirmed by Mrs. Goulds in Lakewood and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
N. J
Helen Miller Gould
New York
Finley J. Shepard
St. Louis
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
George J. Gould
Gould
STEP TO REFORM COURTS NAMED TWELVE JURISTS FOR MINNESOTA PLAN
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota named a twelve member commission to study court procedures for faster law application. Chief Justice Elect C L Brown chairs. members include Judges Brill Hill Dibell McClenan and attorneys Williams Kellogg Atwater Butler Smith Flannery Carlson.
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Eberhart
Minnesota
C. L. Brown
H. L. Brill
St. Paul
W. E. Hill
Minneapolis
H. B. Dibell
Duluth
W. 8. McClenahan
Brainerd
John G. Williams
The
State Bar Association
Frank B. Kellogg
John B. Atwater
Pierce Butler
H. L. Smith
Mankato
George FP. Flannery
H. C. Carlson
Albert Lea
Suit for Triple Damages In Sherman Case Against Creamery Firms
The federal supreme court hears a one of a kind Sherman anti trust suit. D F Virtue and his Owatonna Fan ning Mill company seek threefold damages over 400000 dollars. The Creamery Package Manufacturing company and the Owatonna Manufacturing company are charged with monopolising the creamery supplies trade. The Creamery Package Manufacturing company operates plants in Mankato Mason City Portland South Whitley Coldwater Elgin and Lexington.
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Federal Supreme Court
D. F. Virtue
Owatonna Fanning Mill Company
Owatonna
Minn
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
Owatonna Manufacturing, Company
Grain and Provisions Prices Across Markets
A round of market reports shows South St. Paul cattle and hog prices, Duluth wheat and flax quotes, Chicago grain and provisions figures, Chicago live stock bids, and Minneapolis grain quotations with bid ranges and track prices for futures and cash on hand. Names of markets include South St. Paul, Duluth, Chicago, and Minneapolis with assorted commodity prices.
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South St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wise
Clapp Seeks Federal Copy Of State Antimonopoly Law
Senator Clapp of Minnesota introduces a bill to copy state anti monopoly provisions into federal law. The measure targets interstate firms selling goods cheaper in one locality unless freight charges justify the price difference. The US Supreme Court recently upheld a South Dakota law. The bill goes to the senate committee on interstate commerce, which Clapp chairs.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Senate
Clapp
Supreme Court of the United States
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Ins
DIES IN HUSBAND'S ARMS IN ST CROIX RIVER TRAGEDY
The bodies of A. L. Tilseth and his wife, who set out from Hudson Wisconsin on skates for Lakeland Minnesota, were recovered in the St Croix river channel. They lay on the ice with Mr Tilseth clasping his wife as she died, a strand of her hair frozen to the ice marking the scene.
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A. L. Tilseth
Hudson, Wis
Lakeland
Minn
St. Croix River
Mr. Tilseth
Minnesota Supreme Court Affirms Largest Personal Injury Award
Mrs. B A Blakely and her husband Frank Blakely receive record damages after a 1908 Minneapolis streetcar collision at Nicollet and Franklin. The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld $49,000 total verdict from the Hennepin County District Court, with $33,615.35 to Mrs. Blakely and $16,026.15 to Mr. Blakely.
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Minnesota Supreme Tribunal
Mra. B. A
Minneapolis
Frank D. Blakely
Supreme Court
Fire destroys third floor of St Paul store amid heavy snow
Firemen fought a stubborn blaze on the McArthur department store third floor as zero weather and dense water from hoses drenched crews. The flood ruined most of the lower floors and the entire downtown district was disrupted for two hours. Total stock valued at just over $200000 with about 20 percent salvage possible.
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St. Paul
McArthur Department Store
McArthur
Former Minnesota University Cashier May Escape Trial
Joseph D. Bren once cashier at the University of Minnesota, arrested in 1910 on larceny and embezzlement charges after claiming a robbery, may avoid trial as three indictments are reportedly to be dismissed for insufficient evidence. The Hennepin county grand jury adjourned without returning another indictment, and a new bill to bolster the state's case was sought by the county attorney.
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Minnesota University
Joseph D. Bren
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Hennepin County
Minnesota dairy announces five butter prize winners
E. C. Quesvold of Hutchinson is named premier buttermaker for 1912 with an average score of 95.5416 in six monthly butter contests by the state dairy department. He receives a gold watch and a state trophy. district winners Fred Hansen Lake Crystal 94.12 percent, A. J. Anderson Otisco 94.61 percent, E. F. Lowe Hewitt 93.08 percent, C. J. Holte Fertile 93.54 percent, all earning gold watches.
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Minnesota Dairy Department
E. C. Quesvold
Hutchinson
Minnesota
State Dairy and Food Department
Fred Hansen
Lake Crystal
A. J. Anderson
Otisco
E. F. Lowe
Hewitt
C. J. Holte
Fertile
Parker Indicted Again in Bank Theft Case
Parker, imprisoned in Stillwater for stealing 2000 from the State Bank of Commerce at Winnebago where he once served as vice president, faces a new indictment for stealing 10000 more. John Sharp, president of the same bank, is indicted for making a false report on a date the state bank examiner requested the report.
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Harry Parker
Stillwater
State Bank of Commerce
Winnebago
John Sharp
Conductor Dies in Fire After Railroad Collision
Albert H. Patnode of St. Paul, a Great Northern conductor, burned to death in his caboose after a rear end collision with an extra freight near Lexington Street bridge. Debris and stove fire caused fatal injuries. In a separate incident, Bernard A. Ledy killed himself in the Hackney building after business reverses. Ivan Wiskic found guilty of first degree murder for the South St. Paul Mrs. Blazich case.
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Albert H. Patnode
St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Lexington Street
Patnode
Bernard A. Ledy
Minnesota Investment Company of
Hackney Building
Ivan Wiskic
Hastings
Stillwater
William Hodgson
Wiskic
Anna Blazich
South St. Paul
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Men's Bible
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Court of St. James
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England
Helen Gould
Governor Names Commission of
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