Confidence Men Take Cy Groehner's $8000 in Chicago Swindle
Local man Cy Groehner and Otto Puhlmann traveled to Chicago where a slick con allegedly emptied Cy of $8000 amid reports of a found purse and oil stock schemes. The tale involves a rich Chicago owner J. H. Broderick and a shifted fortune, with unclear fates for Broderick and Murray as the city papers stay silent.
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Cy Groehner
Otto Puhlmann
Chicago
Otto
Twin City
New Ulm
St. Paul
Groebner
Murray
Daily
J. H. Broderick
Murry
Broderick
Ulm
Hage Wins Case In Third Round
The Brown Co Bank sued Emil G. Hage on two $3400 promissory notes tied to Dickson loans while Hage was a bank cashier. After three trials, the jury returned an eleven twelfths verdict in favor of the defendant, stating the Dickson notes delivery dispute and collateral sale details. The trial lasted from Tuesday to Saturday before Judge Albert Johnson of Redwing.
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Brown Co Bank
Emil G. Hage
Albert Johnson
Redwing
Brown County Bank
W. E. Dickson
Dickson
Hage
Plea of Mental Incapacity in Note Case
Mr Hage contends in a long suit that in August 1926 he was not fit to transact business and that Brown County Bank induced him to sign promissory notes under threats and duress. The next step is unclear. the bank may seek a new trial and, if refused, appeal to the Supreme Court to decide Mr Huge's liability on the notes.
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Hage
Brown County
Supreme Court
Mr. Huge
Insane ward escape attempt at St Peter hospital
Charles Forbes and William Bowen led an assault on the insane ward at the State Hospital for the Insane in St Peter wielding two .38 revolvers and improvised tools. They forced an attendant to surrender gate keys at 7:30 am and, aided by masked accomplices, planned to free 150 inmates. A vigilant attendant and swift action by John Kitchenmaster thwarted the break, driving the attackers to retreat to the top floor.
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Johnson
State Hospital For
St. Peter
Charles Forbes
William Bowen
John Kitchenmaster
Forbes
Cornfield
Stillwater
Glencoe
Bowen
Albert Galbraith
Galbraith
John Anderson
Anderson
John Kitchenmanter
Three Cars Stolen In Connected Thefts Across Towns
Henry Meints was arrested in Worthington on graveyard theft charges and tied to the transits of three automobiles. He allegedly involved his wife in two thefts, one of which moved a Nick Mag gelgon car in Cambria, and another a Ford coupe in New Ulm during the Indian massacre celebration. The vehicles were found, with Meints held in Blue Earth County jail after failing to post bonds. Shipstead campaign events in Brown County, including Sleepy Eye State Park and Turner Hall in New Ulm, dominated local notices amid talk of farmers labor politics and fuel crisis measures.
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Shelby
Patiete
Cambria
New Ulm
Worthington
Mey
Meinz
Mankato
Blue Earth
C. B. Hunter
Minneapolis
Shipstead
Brown County
Sleepy Eye State Park
Turner Hall
New Ulmon
Sleepy Eye
Louis Spelbrink
Milford
Henrik Shipstead
Glenwood
Farmer-Labor Party
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Annie Olesen
Dr. Shipstead
Dr.Shipstead
Ethus
Federtel
Frank B. Kelley
Washington
Ivan. Bowen
The
Mr. Shipstead
Nagel & Leary
Aufderheide
Enuf
Saturday Evening Post
New Uhn
Eagle Mills
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Turner Hell
Laretto Hospital
Union Hospital
New Ulm Considers Kreis Turnfest Funding
New Ulm may host a Kreis Turnfest in June 1928 with potential participation from twenty or more societies across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota and about four hundred competitors over three days. A five person committee will draft a cost estimate, with expected judge expenses potentially near two thousand dollars. The Fair Grounds are offered on liberal terms pending field leveling work.
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New Ulm
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
The
Fair Association
State convention backs carnival ban to curb juvenile delinquency
At Bemidji last week the state Child Welfare meeting voted to keep carnivals out of every town from the 10th to the 12th. The resolution, endorsed by the convention, follows Mrs. Willard Bayliss of Chishelm's recommendations for child welfare work and supports reducing juvenile delinquency.
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Bemidji
Willard, Bayliss of
Chishelm
Woman Burned Filling Gas Tank On Washing Machine
Mrs George Schultz of Comfrey suffered severe burns when a quart of gasoline in a tin can spilled and ignited while she attempted to fill the tank beneath a running washing machine engine. The blaze burned her upper body and premature labor followed, with a four year old girl alerting her father. Also noted: Manager Dietz of Consumers Wholesale and field man W A Turner recovering from recent operations.
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George Schultz
Comfrey
Mia Schultz
Nicollet County Boosters Plan Big Auto Tour
Nicollet county boosters plan a 500 plus contingent auto tour to the National Dairy Show at Hamline on October 12 designated Nicollet County Day. A formal committee and county officers were chosen to arrange transport, banners, and entertainment with aim to stage a coordinated march through Gaylord Hutchinson St Peter and Le Sueur if weather cooperates.
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Nicollet County
Hamline
St. Peter
Nicollet
Oscar A. Swenson
George H. Vetter
St. Peter and
le Sueur
J. H. Ford
Minnesota State Bureau
Twin Cities
Hennepin Avenue
State Fair Grounds
Hemline
Coal supplies in New Ulm amid cold weather fears
Coal supplies in New Ulm show varied tank levels with homes and private bins running low while county stores claim enough to last into winter. Officials cite several weeks of stock at plants, churches, and schools though overall outlook remains tight as councils seek options to heat residents.
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New Ulm
Court House
Vogel
Ting
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Huge
State Hospital
Charles
Norman -of-St.Peter
Michael Dempsey
U. S. Senate
Aikohee
Henry Meints
Worthing
Sherif Anton Ot Mankyto
Turners
Milwaukee
Kreis
Twinfest
Dietz
Consumers Wholesale Grocery Store
W. A. Turner
Consumers Chain Stores
Mr. Dietai
August Frederickson
Bernadotte
AL. Miller
Traverse
Gunt
E. Olson
Olson
NEW Ulm Industries
Spifert Construction Co
Hauenstein
Scheilsud
Holy ‘Trinity Church
St. Paul's Eutheren
Bjork
Aufederheide
Ulm Stensr
Lincoln
Franklin School
Beverson and Pugh
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