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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1913
Page
2
Descriptions of five arson attempts target the Council Bluffs YMCA dormitory and basement hall. Fire and gas intrusions endangered occupants as investigators seek the culprit amid ruined rooms and estimated $10,000 in needed repairs. No suspect yet identified despite constant patrols.
Des Moines reports that the newly appointed factory inspectors have begun their statewide tour. J. J. Seathans covers the south, Harry Hye o of Cedar Rapids the central region, and Alfred Shepherd of Slouxity the north. They will visit unannounced and refuse to reveal visit plans. A. J. Irick may compile wage statistics for Iowa plants and female shop workers next year.
War between carpenters and master builders in Mason City as contractors advertise for skilled workers at four dollars a day. Union carpenters urged to stay away. reports say workers may be docked out if employers can recruit enough nonunion men to fill the jobs.
The state university employment bureau reports three times as many open positions as qualified applicants. Only about 100 students have applied for teaching posts, while roughly 400 places remain available for both men and women with credentials.
M Mallinger claimed Mr Foulaski offered to sell a wife in Council Bluffs and left $4,000 to relatives, after which he was arrested by the police at the postal authorities request following an advertisement for a wife in a local newspaper.
Jodianulsa Fred Woligvuldstad of Bimpson College won honors at the state prohibitory contest held at Leander Clark College. Jogvouldstad won second last year. Leander Clark, Western nlou, Mourningside, Cornell and Simpson colleges were represented.
Evangelist Frank Mathis reports 110 conversions as Missouri Valley union meetings close after three weeks of focused effort. Participants credit steady preaching and community outreach for the revival.
Ferdinand Hansen, 26, was fatally injured by a gasoline engine’s flywheel at Brayton while attempting a recovery. Open New Showhouse at Hampton with Knights of Pythias aid. theater project, slated for April 24, features Moy and another musical performance, funding listed at 36,008.
Washington reports Connecticut and 35 other states ratified the seventeenth amendment, enabling direct election of U S senators by the people. Leaders say the measure is practically part of the Constitution though some legislatures will seek interim appointments and special sessions to enact implementing laws before 1914 elections.
Supreme Court on Monday held that corporations leasing all property and earning no income beyond the lease are still doing business and not subject to the federal corporation tax. The Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Co case, operating in Pennsylvania and leased to Heading, affected about 300 claims totaling $700,000. Justice Day dissented joined by Hughes and Lamar, arguing the company was doing business.
The U S Supreme Court on Monday voided the Wisconsin pure food law requiring package labels to indicate contents. The court held the statute interfered with interstate commerce and thus is unconstitutional as applied to imported original packages.
London April 11 Edward Ludlow former British vice consul to Florida was sentenced to ten months imprisonment for obtaining money and clothing under false pretenses. Wednesday. Boston April 11 The steamer Nantucket bound from Baltimore to Boston with twenty eight passengers collided with an unknown entity near Crose Bip on Wednesday.
In Buffalo on April 1, a riot accompanied by gunfire and stabbings broke out as streetcar service resumed. Governor Sulzer was requested to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to restore order. Mrs. Ida Lorich was fatally shot. others were wounded. Strike leaders proposed arbitration with union and railroad representatives.
Emaciated American suffragette Zelie Emerson was released from Holloway Prison in London after a lengthy confinement and hunger strike. Crowds gathered at the gates for her release, cheering as an ambulance carried the weakened activist away, with her features recognized for the first time.
Washington April 11. Senator Chilton introduces a bill to set a nine dollar per week minimum wage for all women and girls employed in interstate commerce related work. The bill also bars employment of girls under fifteen in such industries and applies to transportation telegraph and related interstate services and to manufacturers whose products enter interstate commerce.
Lieutenant Chambler of the coast artillery corps, U. S. A., drowned while taking his first flight with Aviator Lieutenant Lewis H. Bretton of the army aviation school at Northeland near San Diego. The accident occurred on Tuesday.
In St Paul on April 19 a judge reported a not guilty verdict for Clyde at Mina after a Tuesday jury trial. Details are limited as the fragmented text provides few names and outcomes.
News from Rome reports Pope Pius X's condition improving yet anxious. Temperature at 191.40 briefly noted, with doctors citing kidney inflammation and cardiac strain. Sisters and relatives stay nearby as rain-soaked observers gather to monitor the pontiff’s progress and official bulletins call for patience.
Denver April 11 Alonzo Thompson eighty one year old millionaire spiritualist and war time auditor of Missouri died Wednesday. His belief that ghostly guides extended his life to ninety five helped him resist pneumonia and a rib operation. His claim of guides predicting conspiracy by wife and son led to a divorce decree. Thompson, married three times, planned a fourth marriage with his guides.
The Mitch ell horse racing bill passed the Senate 20 to 14 and proceeds to the governor for approval. It creates a state racing commission to set rules and conditions for horse racing. pool selling not explicit but the commission likely to open tracks to betting. City-Owned Paper Quita in Los Angeles marks its obituary of the Municipal News after 32 editions. The piece also notes a robbery incident involving John J. McDevitt with $18 in cash taken.
About 500 women led by Alice Paul Harriet Burton Laidlaw and Janet Richards marched to the capital to push Congress to amend the constitution granting women the vote in all national elections. Police kept order as banners flew and petitions were presented. London reports Emmeline Pankhurst near collapse after force feeding, with Hyde Park suffrage rioting for a second Sunday.
State Department received allegations by Luis Manuel Rojas against Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, linked to activities during the late Mexican revolution and the Madero assassination. Secretary Bryan acknowledged the charges as information arrived, noting no steps to shield Senor Rojas from political enemies involved in Madero’s death.
Washington April 11 two test votes in the Democratic tariff caucus on amendments to the chemical schedule show Chairman Underwood of the Ways and Means Committee lacking full control of the group. One amendment would move indigo from the bill’s ten percent ad valorem duty to the free list and another would cut phosphorus duties. Both amendments were defeated two to one. Insane Patient Murders Another Kankakee Illinois April 11 Victor Hedquist a patient at Kankakee state hospital from Cook County was killed on the grounds by fellow patient Seymour Pegk Wednesday.
Fear of an attack on Sir Charles Dish grows as security measures tighten in London. A brief report notes precautionary steps amid rising tensions and political unease.
Dr Broom of Germiston reports archaeo logical and geological finds near a hot spring thirty miles north of Bloemfontein. Tunneling exposed mammalian remains including hippopotameland and an extinct giant Cape horse, suggesting humans and these animals coexisted in ancient South Africa.
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton, Pa., suffered dropsy with swollen limbs and fatigue. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills, swelling subsided and he felt renewed. He kept faith in the remedy, later writing that he had not changed his view. Free literature offered, including household hints and music. Mount Royal and a supposed ancient volcano linked to a railway tunnel project noted, plus geological finds from Ste. Monique street. Also an ad for Allen's Foot-Ease with free sample offer.
A London review of Lincoln's Own Stories notes the anecdote of a migratory family and wagon, joking something must be left out. It then highlights Dr. Nansen and the Fram crew of thirteen, returning home after three years, with thirteen pups and other thirteen coincidences during the voyage.
OCR fragment mentions a small boy and a stated plan or event. It includes a garbled quotation about moving, an otter reference, and a Chicago area hint with unclear numbers. Overall content is incomplete and lacks a coherent news fact or outcome.
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