Amazing debt tale in Iowa granite firm court hearing
E A Boggs sole owner of Central Iowa Granite Co testifies before referee J D Liffring about about $120 000 owed with no assets and $62 250 from Morrison Iowa bank used to run eighteen months of business. Boggs says he owns no property and holds only pocket change and small bank balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Iowa Granite Co
E. A. Boggs
J. D. Liffring
Platt
First National Bank of Dunnell, Minn
H. A. Boggs
J. B. Typies
Mr. Boggs
B.A. Boggs
Bougs
Morrison
Iowa
Central Town Granite Company
Ben
A. G. Mebhell
JL. D. McLoud
Bowes
Central Own Granite Company
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Waterloo Savings Bank
Iowa State Bank
Citizens Savings Bank
Boggs
Wellsburg Bank
Parkersburg Bank Dunnell, Minn
Bank Tracr Bank
First National
Lamont Bank
Ackley Bank
Tidora Bank
Garrison Bank
Manchester Bank
Gladbrook Bank
Marshalltown Bank
Farmers Bank
Jesuys
Strawberry Point Bank
New President Popular at Princeton University
The article notes the election of Dr. John Grier Hibden as president of Princeton University, highlighting his longtime role as professor of logic and philosophy and his popularity on campus. It then shifts to a courtroom exchange about funds and records with Mr. Boggs, including questions on household money, missing ledgers, and substantial bank loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grier Hibden
Princeton University
Princeton
Schumann-Heink to divorce husband William Rapp
Mme. Schumann-Heink arrived in Cedar Rapids and said she will seek a divorce from William Rapp who is twelve years younger. She cited permanent estrangement and said the split is over not loving her children more than her husband. Her son Hans blamed money, noting Rapp objected to the children living with the family.
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Mr. Boies
Cedar Rapids
Mme
Schumann-Heink
William Rapp
Sapp
St. Louis
Mehr
Tleman
New York
Chicago
Hans Schumann. Heink
Mme. Schumann-Heink
al ‘Sponger
Mr. Raper
Troops Quell Mob at Lawrence Mills
Disorder at the gates of major textile mills in Lawrence Massachusetts led to militia call ups for police aid. About 30 000 workers were idle as mills closed or halted by a wage cut under a new state law affecting women and minors. Four arrests were reported as crowds dispersed without further military action.
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Lawrener
Mass
Lawrence
Woods, Aver
Washington
American Woolen Company
Arlington, Everett and Pemberton
Lawrence Duck Company
Labor Leader Denies Guilt in Dynamite Conspiracy
Fresno report shows O A Tveit-Tot secretary treasurer of the State Building Trades council declares innocence amid federal indictment of him Antone Johansen and J E Munsey for conspiracy to unlawfully transport dynamite. He says there will be no guilty plea and accuses prosecutors of aiming at union labor.
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Fresno
Cal
O. A. Tveit- Tot
State Building Trades Council
Tveitmice
Antone Johannesen
State Building Trades
J. E. Munsey
Salt Lake City
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Federal Grand Jury
Los Angeles
Fredericks
Lawter
Hearst
John D. Fredericks
Oscar Lawler
United States
McNamaras
Treitmioe
McNamara
Supreme Court Upholds Employers Liability Law Nationwide
The Supreme Court of the United States today sustained the constitutional validity of the 1908 employers liability act in all cases before it. It also held that state courts may enforce the act where local laws are appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Des Moines Woman Charged Infractions And Robbery Claim
A Des Moines woman faces charges after police say she planned a theft scheme involving a labor survey and deception. She allegedly obtained 700 to live on and admitted stealing 400 from another woman at a local premises. Police report details are unclear due to fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pms
Nava Webster
Tolay
Johanna Aschan
Haaste
Ascitd
Peisoner Dso
Lora Thandie
Iether
Mason Motor company forms with new officers and growth plan
The Maytag Mason Automobile stockholders approved a full reorganization, renaming to Mason Motor company. E R Mason becomes president with H W Hayden as vice president and general manager, and W B Wallace as secretary and treasurer. Output targets reach 800 to 1,000 cars with several models and Knight motor exclusive rights west of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag-Mason Automobile Company
Westfield
The
Mason Motor Company
H. W. Hayden
W. BR. Wallace
E. R. Mason
W. B. Wallace
Mason
Mason Cars
Mr. Hayden
Stoddard-Dayton Company
Dayton
Ohio
Knight Motor
Knight
Mippi River
Train Stalled in Snow Near Cedar Falls
A Chicago theater train on the Chicago and North Western line became wedged in a snow drift between Cedar Falls junction and the city. The delay lasted about twelve hours with no serious injuries. Conductor walked to Cedar Falls to secure relief crews and the train finally resumed, releasing the crew and one passenger.
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Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Chicago
Junction
Cedar Falls Junction
Waterloo
Superintendent Receives Charity Gifts for Rescue Mission
M. Orl Haghe, superintendent of the Waterlad Rescue Mission, thanks the Gutlagh ladies class at Grave M. Ho echurch for a donation of bed comforts and money to aid Christmas efforts and the mission's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Orl Haghe
Waterlad Rescue Mission
Gutlagh
M. Ho Echurch
Woman Found Dead in Farmington Home
A neighbor entry at Mrs. Susan Johnston’s Farmington residence followed mourning dog howls. The woman, unseen since Wednesday, lay dead in bed with heart disease suspected as the cause. No heat in the house for days. body not frozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Susan Johnston
Taft Angered by Hitchcock Telegraph Ownership Plan
Postmaster General Hitchcock proposed government ownership and operation of all telegraph lines, triggering White House surprise and a failed recall attempt. Taft summoned Hitchcock to discuss the plan as Congress weighs potential legislation. Lawmakers like Representative Moon pledge careful inquiry into public utility ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
White House
Taft
Post Office Department
Efe
Capitol
Hitcheogh
Moon
Tennessee
Post Office Committee
Fishing vessels trapped in ice off Newfoundland
Thirty American fishing vessels with cargoes of frozen herring valued at $500,000 are trapped in ice floes off Newfoundland. Assistant Secretary Hailey ordered revenue cutters Androscoggin and Gresham to assist, following an appeal from Collector of Customs Jordan of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newfoundland
Jordan
Boiler explosion kills three at Calcimine mine
Joplin Missouri January 15 A boiler blast at the Calcimine mine wrecked buildings and killed three workers Frank Alden 55 Jane Heatheneck Ralph Allen 13 son of Frank Clyde Allen another son of Frank was blown to his feet and gravely injured cause of the explosion unknown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Frank Alden
Janes
Lumberman Thomas Shevlin Dies in Pasadena
St Paul reports the sudden death of Thomas Shevlin, Minneapolis lumber magnate head of the Shevlin Carpenter Lumber Co. and allied firms. The wealth enigma and details remain unavailable as of now.
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St. Paul Minn
St. Paul
Pasadena
Cal
Thomas Shevlin
Mer Shevlin
Farmer Louis Petis Ends Life in Cedar Rapids Despair
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on May 15 a retired farmer Louis Petis of Mairfax took his own life by hanging. Despondency was listed as the cause in the death.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Petris
Mairfax
Resignation of Ambassador Lacon to Join Harvard Fellows
Hubert Lacon resigns as United States Ambassador to France amid New York sentiment. The move follows a visit from J Pierpont Morgan, with hints he may join the Morgan house.
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New York
Hubert Lacon
United States
France
Harvard
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan House
Train Collision Kills Five In Pittsburgh Yard Crash
A collision in Newcastle Mahoning between a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train and a Pittsburgh & Lake Erie freight train left five dead. Engineers James Cannon of Pittsburgh and Fireman Cunningh ing of Mahoning, Croft of Pittsburgh, Carnahan of Clay, and Gilis of Chicago Junction were seriously injured. An open switch caused the wreck.
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Newcastle, Mahan
Baltimore & Obie
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
James Cannon
Pittsburgh
Cunninghing
Mahoningian
Haggagemdater Croft
Carnahan
of Clay, Pa
Gilis
Chivago Junction
Temperature Report Record From January 15 Evening
Temperature data recorded with markings from Buchanan Option Co. and Syndicate black shows a low and maximum readings for January 15. The text references past temperatures with vague figures noting a year-ago comparison but is largely garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Option Co
Syndicate Black
Prosecutor Reads Entries in Chicago Packers Case
In Chicago, Jan 1h prosecutors kept reading Morris & Co ledger entries to show that the packers controlled by the defendants operated a shared accounting system. They argued hides and by products were routed through subsidiaries to inflate costs and profits, with a subsidiary allegedly earning substantial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Book of Morris & Co
Fie
Long Lost Violet Buehler Found In New York Love Affair
Violet Buehler, Chicago heiress missing from home, was found in New York working as a nurse for Mrs. Brett. She admitted plans to see life, expressed willingness to return to Chicago and claimed involvement of restaurant man Jack Clune as a friend. Authorities prepared to decide steps for return and custody.
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New York
Violet Buehler
Chicago
Whret Avenue
Seventieth Street
Wes
Anna Brettee
Miss Buehler
Wisconsin
Ioning
Jack Clune
Jack
Brett
Bretts
Randart
Taiver
Children’s Court
Clune
Violet
Mulligan
Children's Court
Sten
Local Attorney Foregoes Divorce Cases in New Year
Edward H. McCoy, assistant county attorney and practitioner, vows to take no more divorce cases this year. He has already declined three applications and urges other lawyers to urge spouses to pause a month before filing. He argues that delaying decisions could cut divorces by about sixty percent and curb quarrels that fuel nationwide disgrace.
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Edward H. McCoy
Altorney
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Farmer
Bacon
Gollide
San Felice
Gil
Jan
Pallee
Inspector Hunt
Mr. Buehler
Pottes
Wonn
McCoy
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