Leiter's $380,935 suit over 1888 wheat corner collapse
Joseph Leiter, once the self styled wheat king, is sued in Chicago by Minnesota elevator firms for 380935 dollars. He explains a partnership with the elevators collapsed when they unloaded wheat to reap profits and settle debts. Leiter says he paid creditors and inherited about 10 million from his mother’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Joseph Letter
Interior
Monarch Companies
Minnesota
Leiter
Humphries
Lester
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Nat Trick
Peavy
Pillsbury
Nations Will High It Out Declares Herrick
In Cleveland, 60 year old Herrick speaks on peace aims as war rages in Europe. He praises American relief, neutral stance, and the nation as a tower of strength amid a world at war. He recalls Paris defense, Bordeaux retreat, and foreign diplomacy. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns plan a New York headquarters for the Congressional Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Cleveland
Frantisic
Paris
Mr. Bryan
Germany
Bordeaux
Alice Paul
Congressional Union
American Women's Suffrage Movement of
New York
Lucy Burns
Washington
National Suffrage Association
France
United States
Mr. Herrick
American relief effort and rural credit vision
Mr. Herrick discusses a continental American relief clearing house in Paris aiding Europe with money food clothing and more He advocates a cooperative long term rural credit system in the United States to bolster farm loans and food production through extended low interest terms and stable security He warns current banking provisions fall short and urges coordinated funding and policy to sustain agricultural output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mr. Herrick
Paris
France
Belgium
Turkey
Servia
New York
United States
America
Germany
Austria
Italy
Sinking of Dresden Report Shocks Port News Spotlight
Reports from Firth of Forth claim a German submarine raid failed with two submersibles sunk. Buenos Aires later said the Dresden beached at Puerto Gallegos after a long chase, ending Admiral von Spee’s fleet. British victory praised asSturdee’s forces closed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firth of Forth
Dover
Dresden
von Spee
Buenos Aires
Puerto Gallegos
Patagonian
Sturdee
300 Miles From Seat of Battle in Global War News
The report links agricultural credits to national food supply amid wartime needs. It notes Puerto Gallegos near Falkland Islands as a reference point and describes chase outcomes of German ships, Lloyds insurance bets on Dresden, and investigations into a German suspect tied to the Bulwark explosion. Paris dispatches detail Allied gains along the Yser, with trenches and artillery actions indicating a strengthened west bank position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Puerto Gallegos
Falkland Islands
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nurnburg
Dresden
Lloyds
Lloyd
Flanders
Yser
Paris
Dixmude
Ypres
Eport
Alabama Library Association to Meet in Montgomery in March 1915
Dr. Thomas M. Owen announced the Alabama Literary Association will hold its annual meeting in Montgomery on March 24 to 26, 1915. The event will align with the state legislative session for librarian participation. Dr. Henry E. Ledger of the Chicago Public Library will give the opening address at Sidney Lanier High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Thomas M. Owen
Department of Archives and History
Alabama Literary Association
Owen
Henry E. Ledger
Chicago Public Library
Ledger
Chicago
Wisconsin Free Library Commission
Alabama Association
Sidney Lanier High School
Paroles this year expected to equal past totals
In Montgomery Alabama the state pardon board held its last regular meeting of the year with a large crowd of applicants and their supporters. Prominent Alabama attorneys attended and the governor and Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown were present. Christmas parole numbers likely match previous years. The governor and board plan visits to Spelgner's and Wetumpka to review cases in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Pardon Board
Cyrus B. Brown
Alabama
Pardon Board
Spelgner’s
Wetumpka
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Judas
Herrick
Warsaw
Gallegos River
Shearness
Scotland Yard
Medway
London
Police of
Great Britain
Patrick Quinn
Yards Bureau
Przanyzs
Berlin
Przanysz
Vistula
Willenburg
Narew
Poland
Galicia
Carpathians
Belgrade
Joffre
Ypres Canal
Suffragettes
MAKE
Gotham
Alabama Library Association
Lbrarian
Victor
Victrola
Dauphin Street
Mobile, Ala
Commissary Department
Ypes
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