High Finance by Mankato Money Lenders Case
A Minnesota court heard Gen. Widell sue W G Hoerr and Carlos Boynton with the National Citizens Bank over a $25 000 loan arranged in 1905. Widell claims a $5 000 sixth note was a usurious bonus while Hoerr acted as Boynton's agent. The bank contends the notes and mortgage secure its loan.
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W. G. Hoerr
Mankato
Gus. Widell
Olsen
St. Peter
Blue Earth County
Gen. Widell
Carlos Boynton
National Citizens Bank
Widell
Mr. Hoerr
Lake Prairie
Hoerr
Boynton
St. Paul
Plaintff
Widell- Finley Company
Hoerr and
Heert
Beynton
Minnesota Statehood Through a Century of Territorial Change
The article recounts New Ulm’s region history with eleven governing regimes from 1673 to 1858. It traces claims by France, Britain, Virginia, and the United States, the 1787 Northwest Ordinance, and Minnesota’s path from territory to statehood in 1858. The narrative highlights shifting governance before Minnesota’s state creation.
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Othe
New Ulm
America
France
Great Britain
United States
Virginia
Ohio
Minnesota
Indian Territory
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Independent telephone consolidation discussed in Chicago meeting
A plan to unite 7,000 North American telephone companies into one system is to be advanced at a Chicago convention of about 1,000 managers and presidents. Delegations from 30 rate associations representing roughly 350 million in vested value seek to expand long distance toll service to over 3 million independent telephone users. Ohio leads with 300,000 connected sets, followed by Indiana, with 200,000, as states expand to larger centers and cross-border links with Canada are planned for 150 delegates in support.
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United States
Canada
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
New Hampshire
Virginia
Washington
West Virgina
Tennessee
Vermont
Denver
Omaha
Milwaukee
Boston
Providence
Pacific Coast
Nashville
Canada Affairs Center
Ontario
Founder of Courtland Village Moves to St Peter
J H Doty founder of Courtland Village and longtime leading citizen moved with his family to St Peter after decades shaping the town. Born 1846 in New York he came to Nicollet county in 1857 and helped establish the village with a railroad sidetrack, building a grain elevator and running a lumber yard and hardware store. He served as village president and held multiple offices while farming and owning land on the outskirts.
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J. H. Doty
Courtland Village
St. Peter
Chicago & North-Western
New Ulm
Nicollet
Henry Moll
Doty
Courtland
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Fred Seiter
Daniel
Japan
Chas. Fiedler
Chicago News
Nute
New York Press
F. H. Behnke’s
Mr. Hingleton
Shere
F. P. Zschunke & CO
Clothing House
McKibbon
John B. Stetson
I. P. Zschunke & Co
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