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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
6
A garbled column from The Marshall Republican editor notes scattered musings on politics fashion weather and technology. It mentions figures like King Wenlik and references American locales and innovations while mixing anecdotes about horses fish and aeroplanes with social commentary.
Copper magnate Fritz Augusta Heinze is acquitted of misapplication of Mercantile National Bank funds and overcertification charges. The verdict triggers wild courtroom scenes with cheers and emotional scenes as Heinze thanks jurors. contrast noted with Charles W Moree’s banking charges and conviction.
New York financier Frederick Augustus Heinze, president of Morcantile National Bank in 1907, was acquitted of misapplying bank funds and overcertifying checks. The jury found no wrongdoing after a three week trial amid intense government prosecutions. Heinze blamed delays for millions in losses and vowed to focus on copper properties. Arthur Boffet, a brother, clashed with United States Attorney Wise and was ejected from court.
Two Mulligan captains died within hours of each other in Chicago. Capt John J Healy a U S Postal Service employee and Capt William Ward former Chicago police chief who led the Mulligan Guards after the Civil War. Both began public service as teens and served long careers in law enforcement and militia. Ward also gave the Haymarket riot dispersal order in 1886.
A proposed bill by Representative Smith of Iowa would criminalize mailing or importing any picture or description of prize fights. Violations incur up to one year imprisonment or a $1000 fine, with the Interstate Commerce Commission enforcing the act. The same issue notes a separate bill approving settlement and development of coal lands.
Dense smoke blankets northern woods as rains fail to halt flames. Gooseberry River area fire burns on both sides near Two Harbors with St Croix Lumber Company camps wiped out and settlers losing belongings.
Washington D C Attorney General Wickersham declined to provide information to the senate about a pooling action investigation, citing secret proceedings and legal limits on offering advice to Congress. Strikebreakers Fire at Children in Greenville No injuries reported as 34 strikers react to stones with revolvers.
President Taft contracted a bad cold after a dinner party in Washington and retired to bed, directing that he not be disturbed. The illness prompted his aides to cancel public engagements until he recovers.
The Arkansas Retail Jewelers association gathered in Little Rock at the New Capital hotel Tuesday morning with President John I. Green of El Dorado presiding. S. D. Spratt of Monticello and H C Carpenter of South Bend addressed the group. Seminole Indian Dies at 110 in Oklahoma. The oldest Seminole, Oklnsky, 110, died near Emahaka.
In the Ballinger pinchot inquiry Attorney Brandeis pressed Ballinger on rulings barring him from the general land office after his Cunningham coal case work. Ballinger admitted the bans existed and said he did not inform the president, citing no law to back them. The committee ordered Oscar Lawler to produce Brandeis’ memorandum used by the president. The hearing paused with Brandeis close to finishing his examination until Thursday.
In Greensburg Virginia a coroner jury holds 38 deputy sheriffs over the death of Paul Reno a miner during a riot. Another miner injured in the clash near Irwin is expected to die. A strikers demonstration drew about 10 000 miners with District President Feehan and Vice President Van Bittner addressing the crowd.
The committee of appeals of the Methodist Episcopal Church South favored a new trial for Reverend Clyde W Gow. Gow, a Missouri conference member, was convicted of immorality by his conference and faces a Missouri Supreme Court manslaughter case tied to Elizabeth Gleason of Elsberry. He was arrested with a Elaberrs physician after the teacher’s death.
Springfield reports that Representative Michael Link allegedly confessed before the Cook County grand jury to accepting money to vote for United States Senator Lorimer. Link arrived from Mitchell with attorney Frank Reid denying the interview and any confessed statements. Reid says Link would not discuss the matter and did not admit to the contents attributed to him.
Lima reports active preparations for possible conflict with Ecuador. Volunteers enlist daily and the war fund grows through private donations. About 24,000 soldiers are quartered in the city as tensions rise.
Mrs Coral Thomas of 1314 North Sixth Street drank carbolic acid at home and died shortly after at a hospital. Authorities say her death was caused by her husband Will Thomas leaving for a baseball game despite her pleas for him to stay.
A Penned testimonial from Jefferson Iowa and Glenwood Iowa praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing various female ailments including displacements fibroid tumors and backache. Letters describe rapid improvement after use and urge others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A brief anecdote shows a child affectionately praising his mother. Richard, while being tucked in, replies that his mother is the world to him, and adds she is heaven and the north pole.
A speaker mocks insincere courtesy remarks and cites a personal anecdote about a four year old swallowing a safety pin. He criticizes a Jones who dismissed the incident as an accident. The speaker suggests a permanent commission in Junacy to curb such interjections.
An Atchison Globe quip notes two outdated home remedies a raw beefsteak bruise cure and bacon for felons. The column argues against wasting beefsteak and bacon on bruises or felons, reflecting changing social attitudes.
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