Die Volkszeitung financial fraud
Bibliography
Editor’s note: This article relies on research published in the author’s “The Fraud of the Century,” Ramsey County History 59, no. 2, (Spring 2024): 1–12. The bibliography below reproduces some of its key citations. For a complete list of citations, see “The Fraud of the Century.”
“20 Named on Volkzeitung [sic] Fraud Counts.” Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, September 25, 1927.
“Bill Demands State Pay 2 Million to Cochran Stock Swindle Victims.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, March 26, 1929.
“Cochran Deals Set At $1,900,731 Total.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 10, 1928.
“Cochran Held in Chicago on US Charges.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, September 17, 1927.
“Cochran Plotted Gold Note Deals in Jail, US Charges.” St. Paul Dispatch, February 4, 1928.
“Cochran Says Notes Evaded State Control.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, March 8, 1928.
“Cochran, Nelson Given 20-Year Terms.” St. Paul Daily News, March 24, 1928.
“Deportation of Staats-Zeitung Editor Demanded: Legion Also Seeks to Suppress Paper.” Chicago Tribune, December 23, 1921.
“F. W. Bergmeier Dead.” Minneapolis Journal, September 19, 1905.
Nelson, Paul. “The Fraud of the Century.” Ramsey County History 59, no. 2 (Spring 2024): 1–12.
https://rchs.com/publishing/catalog/the-fraud-of-the-century
Registers, 1920–1965
Minnesota Department of Commerce Securities Division
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: See Book 3, May 2, 1922, 224; Book 4, February 1923, 168; Book 5, November 15, 1923; and Book 5, December 17, 1923, 99, all in 118.D.16.4.
Securities law violation complaint files (information files), 1918–1957
Minnesota Department of Commerce Securities Division
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: See especially Securities Commissioner to Harry Peterson, July 1, 1924, file 293, register of agents’ licenses, in 114.A.9.4F; and securities law violation complaint file no. 318, Loring Park Holding Company, in 114.A.9.5(B).
“Volkszeitung is Defendant in 2 New Complaints.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 16, 1927.
“Volkszeitung Records Seized by Deputy Sheriffs.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 14, 1927.
“Were You Ever Before Offered Anything as Good as This: Healthhaven?” Advertisement, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, March 20, 1921.
Chronology
1877
1905
1917
1923
1925
1926
1927
1928
1932
1934
1936
1963
Bibliography
Editor’s note: This article relies on research published in the author’s “The Fraud of the Century,” Ramsey County History 59, no. 2, (Spring 2024): 1–12. The bibliography below reproduces some of its key citations. For a complete list of citations, see “The Fraud of the Century.”
“20 Named on Volkzeitung [sic] Fraud Counts.” Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, September 25, 1927.
“Bill Demands State Pay 2 Million to Cochran Stock Swindle Victims.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, March 26, 1929.
“Cochran Deals Set At $1,900,731 Total.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 10, 1928.
“Cochran Held in Chicago on US Charges.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, September 17, 1927.
“Cochran Plotted Gold Note Deals in Jail, US Charges.” St. Paul Dispatch, February 4, 1928.
“Cochran Says Notes Evaded State Control.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, March 8, 1928.
“Cochran, Nelson Given 20-Year Terms.” St. Paul Daily News, March 24, 1928.
“Deportation of Staats-Zeitung Editor Demanded: Legion Also Seeks to Suppress Paper.” Chicago Tribune, December 23, 1921.
“F. W. Bergmeier Dead.” Minneapolis Journal, September 19, 1905.
Nelson, Paul. “The Fraud of the Century.” Ramsey County History 59, no. 2 (Spring 2024): 1–12.
https://rchs.com/publishing/catalog/the-fraud-of-the-century
Registers, 1920–1965
Minnesota Department of Commerce Securities Division
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: See Book 3, May 2, 1922, 224; Book 4, February 1923, 168; Book 5, November 15, 1923; and Book 5, December 17, 1923, 99, all in 118.D.16.4.
Securities law violation complaint files (information files), 1918–1957
Minnesota Department of Commerce Securities Division
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: See especially Securities Commissioner to Harry Peterson, July 1, 1924, file 293, register of agents’ licenses, in 114.A.9.4F; and securities law violation complaint file no. 318, Loring Park Holding Company, in 114.A.9.5(B).
“Volkszeitung is Defendant in 2 New Complaints.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 16, 1927.
“Volkszeitung Records Seized by Deputy Sheriffs.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 14, 1927.
“Were You Ever Before Offered Anything as Good as This: Healthhaven?” Advertisement, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, March 20, 1921.