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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1910
Page
2
The Te Vindicator and Republican publishes a brief note from the Vindicator and Republican company detailing regional news, community notices, and a snapshot of local affairs as reported by its editorial team.
New York police describe a lavish racing swindle told by Henry Wagner of a billiard table firm. A man posing as Alfred Sanford and others lured Wagner with coal land profits, traveling from Baltimore to Jacksonville with a private car of suspects. Wagner held stakes up to 196000 before a rapid getaway and arrest of John Brown alias George Rockwell alias Old Joe Eaton.
W. H. Merritt & Co. suspended on the Chicago board of trade after a decline in corn prices. Customers were told to close out trades as eastern customers repudiated high price contracts and much grain rotted. A firm member said creditors would be paid in full.
Bertram Gage Spencer confessed Wednesday to killing Miss Martha B. Blackstone at the home of Mrs. Sarah J. Dow in Springfield. He also admitted to a long string of burglaries and to shooting Miss Dow, Miss Harriet Poy, and other teachers during the same period. Dow is recovering.
Pork identities report a sharp decline in hog product costs with Divine-cured pork leading the drop. Prices slide by about 1 per barrel on the board of trade trading Wednesday amid weak demand and oversupply concerns.
The first aeroplane meet at Memphis Nebraska was halted Wednesday afternoon because a persistent gale at twenty miles per hour prevented all official flights from taking place.
A Weldona Colorado bank, the Weldona Vidley State Bank, was robbed of 2000 dollars early Wednesday by an assailant nicknamed yereman who blew the safe and fled. includes odd stock market note from Sioux City Live Stock Market with quotations following.
New Mexico town Roswell voted to go dry with Geo T Veal elected mayor by a 39 vote majority on Tuesday. The result makes Roswell the first city in the state to adopt prohibition. Quincy A Shaw of Boston was named president of Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, succeeding the late Prof Alexander Agassiz.
Samuel Friedman general manager of the Victor Banking company died after being shot by four masked foreigners who robbed the bank at McKees Rocks Pennsylvania. Isaac Schwartz Friedman’s assistant died later from wounds and a bystander Robert King was seriously wounded. Authorities recovered 400 dollars from the robbers as they fled into a rail yard.
A cab driver Frank Fracella was shot dead by eyewitnesses who saw watchman John Connolly show two revolvers on a station platform. Connolly then killed himself with a shot to the head, apparently believing one gun was empty. The public prosecutor calls it accidental and self-inflicted death, while witnesses describe a panic escape attempt.
A mob of armed black residents in Lonoke county Ark killed two members of their race Frank Pride and Laure Mitchell the man and woman accused of murdering the husband of Laure Mitchell. The victims were hanged after being shot as they were escorted to Keo jail by Constable Mallory. The missing husband had been found murdered and buried in Pride's yard earlier that day.
A man named Smith attacked Mrs. Sarl Welcome, a schoolteacher near Tatthhates Mitn. on Tuesday. She repelled him, and a posse captured the assailant after a six mile chase during which he was wounded twice.
A midnight break in an 80 inch main near Pittsburg unleashes about 70000 gallons from the reservoir flooding the east end of town and causing significant damage.
Oklahoma Governor Traskell vetoed the bill to abolish the state dispensary calling it flawed with a joker clause that would not grant liquor dealers freedom. The action blocks state plan to end the dispensary system.
In Jefferson Missouri the Democratic slate won four of five council seats with a tie for the remaining race. Democrats also carried Gov ladleys ward reflecting party strength across local races.
A Tuesday election carried wets in Janesville Monroe Edgerton Te layvan Sharon Darien Albany and surrounding areas. The results show renewed support for wets measures across multiple communities with turnout varying by locale.
Mt Etna shows renewed activity on Tuesday with lava flowing toward Cisterna Regina. The eruption threatens nearby villages as crops in Borrile and Nicolosi areas are ruined.
Congressman Charles A. Korbly was renominated for Congress by Democrats of Indiana's seventh district on Tuesday.
Twenty three men were arrested in connection with bucket shops in the District of Columbia last Saturday. Four more remain at large: William H. Sillis Edward S. Bogga Robert A. Guttat and Joseph Gaskins. Belvidere Brooks of AT&T commented that telegraph firms must serve the public impartially and cannot investigate customers business affairs. Western Union denied duty to screen messages, citing legal penalties and public access to telegraph service.
Col Roosevelt visits Rome meeting King Victor Emmanuel at the Quirinal Palace. Acknowledged with military salutes as he alighted, Roosevelt is greeted by officials and escorted to private talks lasting about 45 minutes. The king speaks cordial English and invites Roosevelt to sit by his side.
Eighteen girls were injured in a fire at the Central steam laundry in Chicago on Monday. A steam pipe burst in the mangle room causing panic. many girls jumped from windows, and several remained in serious condition at a hospital. Over 206 workers were on the second and third floors when the incident occurred.
A Barnard Missouri special reports a Sunday evening hail storm the worst on record for northwestern Missouri. Plate glass windows shattered and fruit trees stripped of bloom, ruining the crop in the area.
Witnesses were subpoenaed by the state Monday for the trial of Dr. B C Hyde charged with the murder of Col Thomas Swope and other Swope family members. The trial will begin in Kansas City Missouri on April 11.
The U S Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a Hawaii federal court decree sentencing John Wienne to death for the murder of Archibald McKinnon. The ruling upholds the conviction and punishment in the case, detailing the legal basis for the death sentence.
The last surviving member of President Grant's cabinet, Judge Geo. H. Williams, died in Portland Oregon on Monday. The prominent figure had served as a key legal and judicial advisor during the Grant administration and is mourned by national figures. Williams was known for his judicial reforms and civic work in Oregon following his term.
In Cairo, Nationalists protested Colonel Roosevelt’s speech at the University of Heypt. He and Mrs. Roosevelt tea’d with Prince Hutel at the Savoy Hotel. About 200 students, led by a black-mustached man, shouted anti hypocrite slogans and marched past Shepherd’s Hotel before dispersing after meetings.
Elmer Swope of Martinsburg West Virginia seeks to prove he is son of the late Thomas H. Swope. He signs a quitclaim exempting Mrs. Hyde from litigation over her Swope share. Dr B C Hyde and Frances Hyde of Kansas City back the defense with a $50,000 loan secured by Swope estate property.
Mark Slater, former supervisor of public printing in Ohio, convicted in Columbus of certifying a false voucher for 5501 dollars. He faces one to ten years in prison with twelve other indictments pending. Slater allegedly stole about 40000 dollars. D W Dinsmore is jailed in Chicago and Charles Whealen, a Daytona manufacturer, also faces indictments.
Friends of Governor Davidson of Wisconsin anticipate his easy re election for another term giving him a seven year continuous tenure in the executive chair. Jim Woodruff continues to lead the New York State Republican machine despite Senator Root and President Taft backing efforts to unhorse him. Andrew Carnegie defends the Payne Aldrich tariff as a reform and revenue source, predicting its tariff protection role will wane while revenue importance grows. Taft aides warn Minnesota Republicans against endorsing the new tariff law as the party lines shift with state conventions looming.
A London based institution reports zero percent of its students being self supporting. The ad promotes medical advice from a Royal Normal College physician and offers free literature on health rules. An unrelated ad touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets for digestive health and notes Pennsylvania leads in taxable personal property within state borders.
Aunty declines Constance's sugared almonds while the child chooses white pieces, noting they were pink at first. The brief exchange ends with the last piece gone, capturing a small domestic moment.
A reader recounts relief from ringing in the ears and nervousness after stopping coffee and starting Postum. She notes improved appetite and vigor, mentions a friend’s improved taste after longer boiling, and cites a pale lad becoming rosy after using Postum. The letter markets Postum as a remedy and invites more reader submissions.
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