Hammer in Koch murder case sparks new witness claim
The state previews new evidence tying Dr. Koch to the November murder through Mrs Kaess who swears a rough home made hammer in Kochs office is the instrument. She identifies the tool and says it resembled the missing hammer blamed for the crime. The defense questions her reliability while officials plan to produce the hammer. A separate arrest in another town leads to a disrupted journey for a man and woman, handed to Night Watch for transport assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Koch
November
Andrew Kuesy
Seroh
Evan
der. Koch
Avis
Kaess
Strickler
Dr. Kueh
Heleno
Koch
Dr. Kovb
Dr. Keel
Bowlers Unable To Meet As St James Team Skips Trip
Local bowling match scheduled for Sunday afternoon between New Ulm bowlers and a St James team failed to occur due to train service problems. The St Louis passenger arriving in New Ulm at 9 37 from the north went no further, turning back and heading north the next morning. The St James contingent thus had no way to reach New Ulm, but they are expected to try again next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
St. Louis
New Ulm
Sponging Man Pleads For Help In New Ulm
A young man asks local official Bheritt W. Jilins for money to reach South Dakota. He claims to be stranded with his wife and children in New Ulm and seeks assistance, receiving a fifty cent coin from the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Klause
Burt Parry
Waseca
Gary
S. D
Clef
Night
Joseph ‘Caner
Sanborn
Minn
Bheritt W. Jilins
New Ulm
Man's Gall Saves Son From Gas Fatality in Sleep
Peter Kitzberger, an employee of the State bank, awoke from a stupor caused by escaping coal gas after hearing his sick father call in the night. He could not move to help, his brother and fresh air saved the father, who recovered and returned to work the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kitzberger
State Bank
Anton Kitaberger
Young
Kitzberger
Tunner Hall
Experts Should Be Appointed For Handwriting Evidence
A reader from the Mankato Review argues that court appointed official handwriting experts would improve trials. He notes many methods exist but favors one system where the court selects experts to evaluate both sides and testify in court with cross examination limited to the chosen experts. He believes this would increase confidence in handwriting identifications and enhance safety of life and property. Dr. Weaver's Syrup Purifies the blood Cerate for the skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch Triad
Counly
York City
William J. Kinsley
Mankato
Jere
County Trial Drains Brown County Finances
The Brown County financial outlook worsens as the Dr Koch trial drains funds and a second Mankato trial may push debt to twenty thousand to forty thousand dollars. Revenue overdrawn by six thousand, June real estate taxes may bring total deficits to about ten thousand. Banks will cash warrants at six percent interest to cover bills. Blue Earth county will initially bear Mankato trial expenses with a Brown County warrant to follow.
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Koch
Brown
Mankato
Schneider
Board of Commissioners
Louis
Vogel
Ulm
Blue Earth County
New Ulm Ends of the Line During Blizzard Stoppages
The M and St. L line halted at New Ulm for several nights as blizzard conditions and deep drifts blocked southbound service. A plow cleared key sections the following day, but safety concerns kept trains from running through at night. The blocked stretch near Sherburne and snow-filled cuts between here and Esterville created persistent risk. Few passengers south of New Ulm during late winter nights meant trains stayed put.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
New Uli
Esterville
Sherburne
Its Really Too Bad For His Own Sake And The Paper
A critique notes errors in the Journal arising from copying local news from the Review. The author urges closer reading to prevent mistakes that amuse readers of the Journal and harm the paper's credibility.
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Review
Inter State Accident & Relief Assn License in Wisconsin
The Review noted the license for 1905 to write insurance in Wisconsin but the move marked only the second year of operation there. The Journal criticized by assuming no 1904 license existed, prompting a call for clearer explanation to avoid misreading the expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-State Accident & Relief Association
Wisconsin
Citizens Bank Fights Bill in Minnesota Legislature
Citizens Bank of New Ulm fights the Eberhardt bill that would force private banks to organize under state or national laws or cease using the name banks. The bank, with capital 80 000 dollars and resources 400 000 dollars, says loan limits under national or state laws would harm local borrowers and push business to eastern markets. President M. Mullen and associates advocate a compromise measure, while reporting to regulators is acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
M. Mullen
New Ulm
Mullen
St. Paul
Breaks His Nose on Radiator at Home
George Doehne suffered a broken nose after dropping a heavy radiator while moving it outdoors on German street Friday. He slipped on a snowy porch and struck the radiator, fracturing his nose. no further injuries reported. New plumbing firm of Grebe and Emmerich to start March 10 in New Ulm, moving into Brows County bank building. Company A to host masquerade ball in Turner Hall on Saturday night, February 26 with prizes to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Doehne
German Street
Doehne
Grebe
Turner Hall
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Will
State
Alwin
W.g.alwin
City Drug Store
Sige Man
Son
P. Kitzberger
Father
New York
Citizens Bank
Uttomeyer
G. A. Ottomeyer
Ni Andrews
Mgr
Suen
Rockledge
Canon
Phu
Eugene
Plefferle
2R Commission CO
Minneapolis
Murtfeldt & Pattney
Mendenhall
Nicollet Avenue
Crone Bros
Crone Brothers
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