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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
2
A fire at the Western Star Masonic home, located about a half mile east of town just outside the fire limits, destroyed the building and its contents. Sparks from a chimney ignited the cupola, and despite a valiant effort by firefighters volunteers and citizens, the structure burned rapidly. Estimated loss exceeds 35000 with 20500 insured.
Figures in the hands of Western Electric Telephone company managers show 9,714 farmers in northern Iowa tested seed corn and 19 percent was rotten. If untested, losses would approach 215000 in nearly every northern tier county, risking nearly a third of a million dollars.
The Reverend W. A. Sunday, Iowa native, tops previous campaign records in Wheeling West Virginia where city officials banned slang and vulgarity. Converts total 8437 with 1427 on the last day and 731 at the final service. Free will offering reaches 17000 dollars. Hugh Van Pelt resigns as Iowa dairy expert to lead Kimball's Dairy Farmer. K. S. Mastell succeeds him in the state dairy association.
Chickasaw county supervisors plan $2,000 for bridges next year. Concrete bridges estimated at $7,000 with three steel bridges including one 140 foot span and two 60 foot spans at $4,000.
The annual Evangelical church conference in Cedar Falls voted to merge with the Iowa conference. Bishop William Horn of Cleveland presided as the Des Moines Evangelical conference held its last meeting before the realignment.
The Rock Island road announces the legal department stands ready to aid employees facing abusive lenders. Notices have been issued to inform workers that legal help is available for those trapped by high interest loans and related schemes.
Iowa City economist J L Gillin, an assistant professor at Iowa University, accepts leadership of Wisconsin University’s newly formed social survey department, moving to helm the program and advance regional research initiatives.
Physicians petition the Fort Dodge city council to pass an ordinance requiring all milk sold to contain lacteal fluid in the udder herd, urging safer dairy supply and consumer protection.
Rapid response to Mississippi Ohio and Missouri floods. Congress approves 200000 for fortifying levees, Taft to sign. National Guard units deployed to Cairo and supplies sent to Mounds. Floods devastate Hickman and Cedar Rapids with casualties and displacements. Local officials fear shelter shortages as river levels run higher.
Clementine Barna, a half blood woman, confessed that a band of negro religious fanatics killed 35 people in western Louisiana. She led a mysterious society whose rites involved human sacrifice and claimed she personally killed 17 victims.
The interstate and foreign commerce committee reported favorably a bill to amend the law giving the Interstate Commerce Commission authority over express companies. It would create rate zones with charges varying by distance from origin and foster a close working arrangement between express firms and the Rural Free Delivery system of the Post Office Department.
Indianapolis aunt of Beth Nichols denounces the confession as the product of a diseased mind. Police await a Portsmouth alleged confession about Dr Helene Knabe’s murder but deem the supplied information not credible.
Chicagoan Paul Fleming was arrested at the Northwestern station on a Chicago theft case involving $19,000 in notes. Complainant was Alda T. K. Parkingon. The arrest followed a Chicago police request.
Senator Joseph M. Dix head of the Roosevelt national committee arrived in New York while touring for Roosevelt. He asserted strong momentum in Vermont and urged party supporters to mobilize across states as part of the campaign push.
Indianapolis reports show widespread suspensions in coal mining unions with about 450000 idle and total wages lost near 1 million. President John P. White expects bituminous crews to ratify the Cleveland agreement and return by April 20 while anthracite talks in Philadelphia on April 10 promise wage contract adjustment. Districts list thousands idle across Central and Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.
Final returns in Michigan elections show saloon forces advancing in five counties. Seven counties shifted from dry to wet, while two counties moved from wet to dry. Notable gains occurred in Jogham County where Lansing sits.
Chicago reports that Washington orders stop two federal grand juries from continuing work on planned perjury action against witnesses who testified at the Lorimer hearing. The Packers trial fallout prompted officials to drop the perjury probe and halt the inquiry.
Protests by antican teen and temperance advocates against the senate military committees move to drop the intoxication penalty in the army appropriation bill were successful. The measure was restored to be presented here. Japanese Minister of War Ishimori dies in Tokyo from a fatal illness, described as a prolonged battle with illness.
In Milwaukee the Socialist ticket was defeated by Republicans and Democrats in a harsh municipal campaign. Dr. Gerhard A. Bading won for mayor, 43177 to 30200 for Seidel. Carney and Kutecki, fusion Democrats, also won large margins. The city council tilted 26 nonpartisan to 11 Socialists. La Follette beat Taft for U.S. Senate, while Wilson led Clark in the presidential primary.
Senator Robert Lane Taylor of Tennessee known as Fiddling Bob died at his Washington home from complications after gall stone surgery. He was stricken March 16 at Union Station while preparing to board a train to North Carolina and died after quick transport to an apartment. Survived by widow, a son David, and three married daughters in Tennessee. Burial in Knoxville after services at the old family home.
In St Paul Minnesota the presidential preferential primary plan was rejected by the state Republican central committee in a meeting by a vote of 28 to 7.
The American legation urged Yuan Shikai to stop soldiers from attacking missions and hospitals at Pao Ting. Looting continues sporadically at Pao Ting as tensions rise over the threatened assault.
William F. Gable of Altoona will distribute 20,600 silver maple trees to public schools to promote horticulture. The plan aims to plant the trees across the district and boost urban greening initiatives.
The Democratic bill to reduce tariff duties on wool products passed the House 189 to 92. It mirrors the Underwood bill, preserved intact from Republican amendments. Twenty Republican insurgents joined Democrats. one Democrat, Francis of Ohio, voted against. The measure sets 20 percent ad valorem on raw wool and lowers manufactured wool duties from 30 to 50 percent.
Coroner jury returns verdict on deaths of Frank Kellogg and Raymond Swingle from gunshot wounds but does not fix responsibility. It states shots were fired by unknown persons from a police station as officers attempted to disperse a mob near Third Avenue and Sixteenth Street. The matter moves to the special grand jury for further action.
Washington report says the Senate rejected the Sherwood 14 day pension bill and passed the McCumber substitute a general age and service pension measure. The substitute would add about 20 million annually to pension rolls versus the Sherwood estimate of 56 million over five years. Vote on the substitute 44 to 21 final passage 61 to 16 with only Democrats opposing.
Word reaches Jesuit priests that Pere Isidore Dupuy a distinguished missionary is afflicted with leprosy and confined in the Caruana leper colony Madagascar he is the tenth missionary priest to contract the disease in sixty years
It was admitted that efforts to locate a will by Joh Arbuckle, the Brooklyn sugar and coffee merchant who died last week, had been unsuccessful. No will has been found or presented for probate.
Five gaited show stallion Valuable Hores Is Dead owned by Dr. T. D. Finch valued at $5000. The horse tried to jump his stall and broke his neck, dying instantly. Exhibited to the public prior to the incident.
A reader notices Calumet Baking Powder maintains chemical purity and stable strength, ensuring light bread cakes and biscuits. It claims not to vary with storage or atmosphere, pledges wholesome ingredients, and offers refunds if not satisfied.
A terse dialogue recalls a recent brawl with phrases about paternal eyes and self restraint. The speaker notes keeping his head above water despite pressure and doubt about his own blocking.
Murine eye remedy advertised as a safe aid for red weak or watery eyes and granulated eyelids, offered in bottles and aseptic tubes. Cleveland Leader notes women at St Francis De Sales Cathedral to wear Spanish lace mantillas in church as hats are deemed monstrous, a suggestion from Rev Dr O Connor to the Altar Society.
A Chicago Record-Herald fragment notes a husband losing his public position and facing unemployment unless reinstated soon. The couple discusses his need to seek new work if reinstatement cannot be arranged promptly.
A humorous exchange contrasts Uncle Ezra and Uncle Eben debating historic events versus film length. The dialogue includes a quip about the Battle of Wounded Knee being longer on film, followed by a light domestic jab about a fur coat and impending cold weather.
A woman criticizes a man as extravagant for offering to pay a dollar for anything he desires while deeming eight cents insufficient, sparking a sharp exchange over perceived frugality and generosity.
A Apple Creek, Ohio woman recounts four years of heart trouble and nerv ous breakdown from coffee. She switched to Postum, reports dramatic improvement including stable nerves, no heart pain, and regained energy. She also helped her mother-in-law quit coffee, noting a five-pound gain in three weeks.
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