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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
2
A long string of clipped items mocked editorials, fashions, and public figures with puns and quick jabs. It cites jokes about hair, diets, medical devices, perfumes, and travel, linking them to social trends and national quirks in a bygone era.
Jurors found Joseph J Ettor Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso not guilty of murder in the Anna Lopizzo death during the Lawrence textile strike. After five hours deliberation the verdict sparked celebrations in the prisoners’ cage as the crowd reflected on a nationwide labor controversy.
John Schrank the man who shot Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee in September was committed to the Northern hospital for mental illness by Judge A Co hack. A commission found he suffered from chronic delusions and was unable to confer with counsel. The case links his delusions to the charge he faced, sealing his fate in the asylum. King Albert's mother dies in Brussels pneumonia claims end of life at 67. The Cuero turkey trot marks Texas governor and officials leading a 300 turkey procession through town for Thanksgiving.
London dispatch from Odessa reports Turkish massacres of Armenian villagers in Hilis Van and Mush districts, with Rheta forces ready to enter Armenia if violence continues. Adrianople near mosque area burned by Bulgarian shells amid armistice strain.
Rochester N Y Nov 26 Samuel Gompers was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor here over Max Hayes of the International Typographical Union by 11 974 to 6 674 The vote marked the first opposition in ten years and Gompers has been reelected annually since 1895 All other officers were reelected.
In Goshen New York November 29 a jury stood 9 to 3 for acquittal on the charge Horton W Gibson strangled Rosa Menschik Szabo. Gibson voiced bitter disappointment over the hung trial saying he cannot rejoice and claims he was seeking an acquittal to vindicate and rehabilitate him in public eyes.
Wytheville Va November 26 Sidna Allen head of the Allen clan tied to the March courthouse raid in Hillaville that killed five people was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Judge Thoroton Massie The jury set the sentence at 16 years and Wesley Edwards a clan member captured with Allen at Des Moines September 14 awaits trial.
The new appeal trial of 106 Koreans, convicted on September 28 of taking part in a conspiracy against Count Terauchi, the Japanese governor general of Korea, began on Tuesday in Seoul.
Andrew Carnegie marked his seventy seventh birthday in New York on Monday. He remained deeply engaged in his Carniwed sororr work to regard the day as a holiday.
McManigal testifies of a scheme to destroy Los Angeles to rewrite Pacific coast history. He describes a plan to fund hold-ups at Speedway races and to raid a rich city banker. The defense argues nonunion actions influenced the case as federal authorities pursue the dynamite conspiracy.
Howard James director of purchases and Samuel B. Plechier purchasing agent for the Great Northern railroad were instantly killed when their automobile overturned in front of James J. Hill's North Oaks home in St Paul Minnesota on Sunday Mrs Plechner Miss Helen James and Miss Margaret Mann were uninjured The crash followed James attempting to outpace another car
Pittsburg November 26 Nearly 1000 trainmen out in the Homestead Edgar Thomson plants and Carrie furnaces demand 70 cents more per day. Steel executives warn big plants may shut down risking 20000 idle workers if demands are not met. The strike foreshadows the largest action since 1892 riots.
Rumors in Washington circulated on Tuesday that Secretary Meyer of the Navy Department planned to resign. He issued an emphatic denial, stating he would not resign.
The New York Giants owner John T. Brush died of locomotor ataxia in his private car near Louisiana Missouri. His body was later taken to Sydneyapolis for burial.
Washington reports the death of U S Senator Isidor Rayner of Maryland after a six week illness from neuritis. A prominent Democrat and constitutional law expert born in Baltimore aged 62, his passing creates a Senate vacancy likely to be filled by a Republican by gubernatorial appointment. Funeral services were held at his former residence.
Four gunmen named Lefty Louie Gyp the Blood Dago Kifik and Whitey Lewis were sentenced to die the week of January 6 for Herman Rosenthal murder. They were escorted to Sing Sing by Sheriff Harburger with deputies detectives and guards surrounding the route. They passed a gauntlet of mobs before entering the prison and entered cells near Lieut Beeker who also took part in the crime.
Washington reports a rumor that Toyo Kisen Kaisha seeks a land option in Honolulu for a large coaling plant. Government officials declined comment while the Lodge resolution bans foreign acquisition of coaling stations in America, definitions unclear for possessions. The State Department is monitoring the situation.
New Orleans November 25 The grand jury indictment returns against Arthur H Brown United States commissioner G Prudhomme and 8 Palaque charging false and fraudulent certification of the vote. The body has already indicted 26 city election officials as it begins its probe.
Hamilton Bermuda November 28 President-elect Wilson had recovered from his indigestion enough to attend a dinner in his honor hosted by the governor general and Lady Bullock. The event marked a positive turn in his health as he continues convalescence after the attack.
East St. Louis is declared bankrupt. City employees receive warrants instead of pay, which banks refuse to honor. The city houses about 60,000 residents.
The ten year old son of Director Russell of the Boston Opera House maintained his dignity after a matron approached him in the foyer during an entr’acte. She asked where he was born and what part, and he answered with polite formality before walking away.
Sam Marcus of 905 Lowell Place Chicago recounts years of burning itching skin on hands. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with warm water twice daily for five to six months and was cured. The notice advertises Cuticura products sold worldwide with a 32-page Skin Book from Boston.
In Turgettown a tavern keeper and a washing machine agent discuss after the vote. Local business folk such as bankers storekeepers lumberyard men doctors and blacksmiths are calmly attending to affairs while incompetent outsiders rush to run the post office for everyone else.
A compact quote from Home Progress Magazine argues that true education expands practical skills. It links gains in garment making, language, and household chemistry to broader life effectiveness, urging women to pursue study for usefulness and confidence.
In a humorous Tit-Bita exchange, a man asks how heredity explains varying manliness. The reply suggests half of ancestors were men and half women, framing gender expressions as hereditary.
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