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May 12, 1894
The Herald
Los Angeles, CA
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CLOSED ITS DOORS. A Tacoma Bank in the Hands of a Receiver. TACOMA, May 11.-The State Savings bank closed its deors today on an order from the court. J.S. Whitehouse has been appointed receiver. This action was taken at the instance of W. F. Rey. nolds, the president, whose home is in Chicago. He arrived here two weeks age,and has been convinced that the institution is insolvent. He teek action without knowledge of other bank officials, who are very indignant and claim the bank is perfectly solvent. The city has $89,982 deposited in the institution. The total deposits are $104,040.99. The total assets are not known accurately, but the officials claim that they greatly exceed the liabilities. The bank is carrying over $156,000 worth of paper. The officials and stockhelders claim that President Reynolds was induced to take this action by a man who wanted to be appointed receiver, but who failed to get the plum. The bank is & minor institution.
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May 13, 1894
New-York Tribune
New York, NY
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RECEIVER FOR A TACOMA SAVINGS BANK. Tacoma, Wash., May 12.-W. F. Reynolds, a Chicago real estate man, yesterday placed the State Savings Bank, in this city, in the hands of a recelver on the ground that It was insolvent. Reynolds was made president of the bank ninety days ago, upon purchasing some of the stock. He had the books examined, and thus discovered the condition of the bank. The Lombard Investment Company, of Boston, was interested in the bank. The city has $89,982 deposited in the institution. The total deposits are $104,040 99. The total assets are not known accurately, but the officers declare that they greatly exceed the liabilities. The bank is carrying more than $156,000 worth of paper.
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May 13, 1894
The Washington Times
Washington, DC
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Telegraphic Brevities. CHICAGO, May 13.-Judge Andrew S. Draper, of Cleveland, has accepted the presidency of the University of Illinois at Champaign. TACOMA, Wash, May 12-The State Savings bank has closed its doors on an order from the superior court. J. S. Whitehouse has been appointed receiver. STOUX CITY, Iowa, May 12.-A. H. Wheeler and C. H. Gama, of New York, have commenced suit here to establish their title to 19,460 acres of land in Lyon county, Iowa, against W. H. Goodrich, of New York, and others. HAMMOND, Ind., May 12-The Monon passenger train from Louisville, Ky., was wrecked three miles east from here at 9 o'clock this morning. Officers of the railroad reported that no one was killed, although some of the trainmen were seriously injured. CHICAGO, May 12.-Chinese Inspector M. B. Herely and Special Agent Charles S. Cran have selzed a large quantity of opium in a laundry on histy-ninth street. The prize consisted of 200 half-pound cans of the drug, which at the usual rate of $12 a pound, with duty, makes the find worth nearly $3,000 to government.
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May 14, 1894
The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, SD
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NEWS CONDENSATIONS. It is rumored that Henry Irving is soon to be knighted. Total ship ments of gold from New York last week were $6,000,000. The armor of the monitor Monterey, built at San Francisco, is said to be disgracefully faulty. The works of the Akr m, Ohio, varnish works have burned to the ground. Two men are missing. Queen Victoria has commanded the periormance of the opera of "Faust" at Windsor castle this week. Corbett has been invited to visit Antwerp and to play before King Leopold of Belgium, who has expressed a desire to see him. Tip, the troublesome elephant at Central park, New York city, was killed by the authorities Friday. Poison was the route used. Kingmon, Luke & C. a Dundee firm largely interested in the jute trade, has failed. The liabilities are estimated at $350,000. A dispatch to the London Times from Buenos Ayres says commerce is paralyzed from the low price of products and the high gold premium. Three hundred striking miners from Carterville and Murphysboro, Ill., went to Muddy Valley and persuaded the coal miners at work there to quit. A divorce suit has been commenced here in which Viscount George Baring, eldest son of the Earl of Northbrooke (Thomas George B ring) is co-respondent. Colonel Robert P. Dechert, ex-city comptroller and comman ler of the First origade. National Gu rd of Pennsylvania, died at Philadelphia. He was 53 years of age. United States Senator Wolcott of Colorado sailed from New York Saturday for Europe. He goes away on account of ill health, and will probably be absent several months. The State savings bank, at Tacoma, has closed its doors on an order from the superior court. Justice White has been appointed receiver. Assets are not known accurately, but the officers claim that they exceed the liabilities. The Baroness Blanc is now living at the Hotel Normandie, Chicago, under the name of Mrs. Sherlay Onderdonk. The man to whom she claims to be married is H son of Andrew J. Onderdonk, the wealthy contractor of this city.
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May 14, 1894
St. Paul Daily Globe
Saint Paul, MN
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Tacoma Bank Closed. TACOMA, May 12.-The State Savings bank has closed its doors on an order from the superior court. Justice White has been appointed receiver. This action was taken at the instance of Mr. Reynolds, the president. whose home is in Chicago. He arrived here two weeks ago, and has become convinced the institution is insolvent. The citA has $89,983 deposited in the institution. The total deposits are $104,040.99. The total assets are not known accurately, but the officers claim that they exceed the liabilities.
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May 25, 1894
Condon Globe
Condon, OR
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TACOMA BANK CLOSED. The City Had Much Money on Deposit Therein. TACOMA.-The State Savings Bank has closed its doors on an order from the court. J. S. Whitehouse has been appointed receiver. This action was taken at the instance of W. F. Reynolds, the President, whose home is in Chicago. He arrived here two weeks ago, and has been convinced the institution is insolvent. He took action without the knowledge of the other bank officials, who are very indignant and claim the bank is perfectly solvent. The total deposits are $104,040. The total assets are not known accurately, but the officers claim that they greatly exceed the liabilities. The bank is carrying over $156,000 worth of paper. The officers and stockholders claim that President Reynolds was induced to take this action by a man who wanted to be appointed receiver, but who failed to get the plum. The bank is a minor institution, but this city has $89,982 on deposit there. City Treasurer McCauley said that he is not responsible for this money. He claims ex-Treasurer Boggs is the responsible one. The deadlock of the City Council has prevented any action from being taken on McCauley's bond; consequently he really did not have charge of the city's money taken in prior to his election.
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May 25, 1894
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, WA
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The State Savings Bank. Tacoma, May 23-[Special.]-Reesiver Whitehouse, of the State Savings bank, has reported as follows to the superior court: Cash in vault, $1,311; Tacoma general fund warrants carried as cash, $5,187; other items carried as cash, $761; due from banks, $4,483; overdrafts, $1,408; bills recelvable, $146,909; furniture and fixtures, $950; total assets, $260,788; statement of liabilities furnished receiver on taking possession, $178,934; amount of bank stock, $50,000.
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May 25, 1894
Pullman Herald
Pullman, WA
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TACOMA BANK CLOSED. The City Had Much Money on Deposit Therein. TACOMA.-The State Savings Bank has closed its doors on an order from the court. J.S. Whitehouse has been appointed receiver. This action was taken at the instance of W. F. Reynolds, the President, whose home is in Chicago. He arrived here two weeks ago, and has been convinced the institution is insolvent. He took action without the knowledge of the other bank officials, who are very indignant and claim the bank is perfectly solvent. The total deposits are $104,040. The total assets are not known accurately, but the officers claim that they greatly exceed the liabilities. The bank is carrying over $156,000 worth of paper. The officers and stockholders claim that President Reynolds was induced to take this action by a man who wanted to be appointed receiver, but who failed to get the plum. The bank is a minor institution, but this city has $89,982 on deposit there. City Treasurer McCauley said that he is not responsible for this money. He claims ex-Treasurer Boggs is the responsible one. The deadlock of the City Council has prevented any action from being taken on McCauley's bond; consequently he really did not have charge of the city's money taken in prior to his election.
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October 18, 1894
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, WA
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Tacoma Sues the State Savings Bank. TACOMA, Oct. 17.-[Special.]-On behalf of the city City Attorney Wickersham has sued Receiver J. 8. Whitehouse, of the suspended State Savings bank for $5,227 worth of city warrants, on the ground that they were part of the city's reported $89,000 deposit at the time the bank suspended. Whitehouse has refused to turn the warrants over to City Treasurer McCauley. City officials say the suits against ex-City Treasurer Boggs' bondsmen for $140,000 locked up in suspended banks will be commenced BOOD. It is estimated that at least 40 cent. of this amount will be paid by the receivers of the various suspended banks.
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November 1, 1894
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, WA
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TACOMA AFTER MR. BOGGS. The City Trying to Get Its Money From the Ex-Treasurer. TACOMA, Oct. 31-The superior court decided that the receiver of the suspended State Savings bank must turn over to the city the $5,000 city warrante on hand when the bank closed. This decision has attracted public attennon to the efforts of the city council to adjust the unsettled accounts of ex-City Ireasurer George W. Boggs. Mr. Bogga is at of the city. Drastic methods are favored by some of the councilmen to effect settlement.
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November 6, 1894
The Morning Call
San Francisco, CA
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REDEEMED ONCE. Tacoma to Demand the Return of Money Warrants. TACOMA, Nov. 5.-This city, it is stated, is about to demand, mostly of the representatives of Eastern investors, $212,000 in city warrants, alleged to have been illegally countersigned "unpaid for lack of funds" and subsequently illegally settled by the ex-City Treasurer George Boggs. The whole matter turned upon the failure of the State Savings Bank of this city, in which at the time of its suspension Boggs reported the deposit of $89,000, included in which was $50,000 in city warrants which the court last week ordered returned to the city. In addition to this the court, after reflecting on the bank, ordered the City Attorney to prepare an amended complaint which will cover the reclaiming of all the warrants on the ground that they have been once redeemed by the city.
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November 9, 1894
The Record-Union
Sacramento, CA
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Charged With Embezzlement. TACOMA, Nov. 8.-George. W. Boggs, ex-City Treasurer, was arrested to-night upon information by the County Attorney, charging the embezzlement of $24,368, the sum deposited by him in the suspended State Savings Bank. He immediately gave bail.
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November 9, 1894
The Morning Call
San Francisco, CA
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Ex-City Treasurer Arrested. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 8.-George W. Boggs, ex-City Treasurer, was arrested to-hight upon information by the County Attorney charging him with the embezzlement of $24,368, the sum deposited by him in the suspended State Savings Bank. He immediately gave bail,
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November 9, 1894
The Herald
Los Angeles, CA
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Arrested for Hmbezzlement. TACOMA, Nov. 9.-George W. Bogga. ex-city treasurer, was arrested ton ight upon the information by the county attorney, charging embezzlement of $24,268, the sum deposited by him in the suspended State Savings bank. He immediately gave bail.
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November 11, 1894
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, WA
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Brief Tacoma News. TACOMA, Nov. 10.-[Special.]-The suft brought against Herbert 8. Huson, Arvid Rydstrom and the city by the Tacoma Light and Water Company after the famous pipe raid after the transfer of the property of the company to the city, will be heard Monday. Grace Irving, who stabbed F. G. Turner while in his office in Vancouver, and who has been convicted of simple assault, was employed for some time as a stenographer in Tacoma. At that time she was trying to lead a different life, but her failure to secure employment drove her back to her old ways. Licenses to wed were granted today to M. Driscoll and Mary Hoben, John A. Morek and Katie Machacek. The receiver of the State Savings bank has been ordered to begin suit for $5,481.67 against George W. Bogga. The will of Mary V. Fasel was filed today. The will leaves the bulk of the property to her eldest son, Robert Weis bacb, and appoints A. J. Weisbach executor without bonds. The receiver of the Garretson, Woodrun, Pratt Co. has been ordered to take an inventory of the stock, and allow representatives of Gross Bros., Sanford, Stone & Fisher Co. and Dickson Bros. to be present. A change has been made in the management of the Ninth Street theater, H. L Leavitt retiring. The theater is now in the hands of W. J. Fife, and will probably be closed at the expiration of the Lawrence Haniey company's engagement. The Hanley company has played to large crowds every night, and will close next week, presenting "Jylius Cresar," with W. J. Fife as Marc Antony. Judge Parker announced his decision today in the Sholz divorce case. He granted the wife the divorce, $20 alimony and $50 attorney's fees. J. H. Jefferis, the president of the White ney Glass Works, of Philadelphia, is expected in Tacoma early in December, to look over the ground, with & view to placing a branch of the company's works at some Puget sound point.
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November 25, 1894
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, WA
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To Protect Holders of Tacoma Warrants. TACOMA, Nov. 24.-{Special.]-The Chamber of Commerce will test in the supreme court the protection to be given innocent holders of city and county warrants in this state. This will settle what right, if any, the city has in the $212,000 of city warrants deposited as cash for the city just before ex-Treasurer Boggs went out of office. The superior court has ordered $5,000 of city warrants deposited as cash by ex-City Treasurer Boggs in the suspended State Savings bank, returned to the city. But the commercial bodies do not consider that binds an "innocent holder." If there proves to be no relief for innocent holders of warrants, it is proposed to have the legislature furnish protection.
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October 20, 1895
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, WA
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M'CAULEY JUMPED ON. Council Blames Him for Tacoma's Loss of Funds. HIS BOND DECLARED NOT GOOD. He Shows That the Mischief Was Done by Boggs-Receiver Appointed for German-American Bank. Tacoma, Oct. 19.-Special.-The finance committee of the city council, which has apparently gone gunning for City Treasurer McCauley, presented a report at today's session of the council which brought out a full and at times bitter discussion of city finances. The report severely arraigned Mr. McCauley's administration, and laid particular stress on the condition of the deposits of city funds in banks. Mr. McCauley, the committee held, acted with bad judgment in making deposits in some of the banks. The committee reported in favor of making the city treasurer pay into the treasury $2,600, which the committee claims is a shortage. It was shown that $1,000 was deposited in the State Savings bank a few days before It failed, by mistake of