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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
2
A collection of quirky quips and brief observations from Estherville era humor. Essays touch on arithmetic curiosities, social mores, fashion forecasts, and oddities about trains, soap production, travelers, clergy, and sailors, with a mix of regional and national jests. The tone is light, satirical, and period specific.
The Senate, with no dissent, approves the president’s plan to terminate the 1832 treaty with Russia by December 31, 1912. The move ends the dispute over Jewish passports and is expected to gain House concurrence. Opponents, led by Senator Hitchcock, urged that Russia discriminates against Americans on religious or racial grounds.
The Senate and House adopt and ratify the president s notice to terminate the 1842 treaty of commerce and navigation with Russia. The joint resolution reflects political shifts, noting the treaty s obsolescence to U S needs and principle, with a formal termination effective after official notification.
Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow, famed for the Cuba cable-cutting raid, is assigned to command the second division of the Atlantic fleet at the New York Navy Yard and will fly his flag from the battleship Louisiana.
Charles W. Morse collapsed upon learning President Taft would not grant him a Christmas pardon. The incident occurred in Atlanta and was relayed to the former New York banker by his wife.
The largest inland ship lock in the world is finished in Buffalo New York at a cost of 1 250 009 dollars. The government awarded the contract in 1908. The structure measures 600 feet long and 7½ feet wide.
Fort Riley Kansas faced a nine month alleged plot to destroy the post. Fires and dynamite blasts threatened the fort while officers received death threats. Incendiaries destroyed the quartermaster storehouse for 250000 dollars and a June 24 bridge bombing was followed by a stable fire that killed 27 horses. Additional attempts targeted the water main and aimed to isolate the fort.
Washington report by Dr. A. T. True, head of the Office of Experiment Stations, urges adding at least 10,000 dollars to the next fiscal year appropriation for agricultural education. He cites growing public interest in broader farm education and says current efforts are inadequate to meet the need across farms nationwide.
A silk train running as section No 2 of the Columbian flyer collided with the rear Pullman of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Pauls limited at Odessa Minnesota. Twelve were killed and nearly twenty injured. Officials cite unexpected stop by block signals and failure to signal the silk train as probable causes.
The War Office notified agents in the British Isles that American meat packing firms on trial in the United States will not be invited to tender for army or navy supplies. The move follows opposition from labor and radical MPs to American trusts.
Washington credits its prompt action for a joint stance by Great Britain France Germany Russia Japan and the United States to assist Wu Ting Fang and Tang Shao Yi in Shanghai negotiations. The pact aims to preserve China intact, with a monarchy or republic, and signals possible doom of the Manchu dynasty as peace efforts proceed.
Indiana district attorney Charles W. Miller said federal grand jury probes the sources of funds used by the McNamaras and others to buy and carry explosives that wrecked over a hundred structures. Edith Winebrunner Hull, a former bookkeeper for the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers now living in Kimball Nebraska, was heavily questioned. The grand jury examined five years of association check stubs and accounts.
Reports from the United Mine Workers of America state headquarters show John P White of Oskaloo sa Ia re elected president against T L Lewis of Ohio former president Frank J Hayes of Collinsville leads for national vice president Illinois returns name John Walker of Danville as state president Duncan McDonald of La Salle appears reelected secretary treasurer Adolph Germer of Belleville heads Paul Smith of Carbondale in the vice presidency race
Twenty thousand Denver citizens joined in a protest to the Supreme Court demanding the removal of county assessor Hiram B. Hills and the resignation of Mayor R. W. Speer. Four capitol meetings adopted resolutions after Hills seized the assessor's office at midnight with armed police following his appointment to replace Henry J. Arnold.
The U S Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s full crew act regulating rail line crews for freight, passenger and mail trains. The ruling affirms the law’s constitutionality and reinforces state authority over railroad labor rules.
Reported deterioration in Emperor Franz Josef’s health raises anxiety among physicians and the royal entourage as doctors fear pneumonia may develop. The alert signals possible royal health crisis affecting Vienna and Austria.
Providence reports smallpox epidemic affecting several hundred in the Pawtucket valley. President Faunce orders vaccination for all Brown University students to curb the outbreak.
London report notes the Lords adopted the national insurance bill providing compulsory sickness and unemployment insurance for workers. With Commons already passing it, the bill awaits royal signature to become law, seen as a landmark act in legislation.
Lincoln Center Kansas Sherrill Clark and John Schmidt were convicted of complicity in the tarring of Miss Mary Chamberlain, a Shady Bend school teacher. Judge Grover sentenced both defendants to $200 fines plus costs.
Frederick and Caroline Sterkey, four year old orphans, perished in a house fire that consumed the dwelling where they lived. The blaze left the structure a charred ruin and authorities investigated the cause.
Chicago packers indicted for violating the Sherman act began trial in Judge Carpenter's court after eight years of legal fight. Opening by U S attorney Wilkerson described a rural jury panel and detailed a suspected long running conspiracy, with the National Packing company forming to legitimize price fixing and suppress competition.
Washington reporting that Senator Lorimer will testify in his own behalf on January 8 as the Senate committee ends its adjournment on the Lorimer election probe. Attorneys for both sides expect further witness testimony only if unexpected events reopen the case. Leslie J. Taylor testified alleging State Representative Dell Brownback offered money to influence a district switch in 1909.
Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul Minnesota will mark fifty six years of priesthood next Thursday at age seventy three. He will not permit any public observance of the anniversary, stating it is his wish to keep the milestone private.
A jury acquitted Lil Man Graham and Ethel Conrad of charges related to the June shooting of W. E. D. Stokes, the New York millionaire sportsman and hotel proprietor. Deliberations lasted 58 minutes before the not guilty verdict.
Portland preacher Frank Sand ford of the Holy Ghost and Us society was sentenced by Judge Hale to ten years in the federal prison at Atlanta for manslaughter. He was convicted on six counts, but the sentence covered only the first count with the other five continued.
Portland Maine. Rev. Frank W. Sandford, leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society of Shiloh, sentenced to ten years in the federal prison at Atlanta for causing the deaths of six people aboard the yacht Coronet.
Circulating reports that Emperor Franz Josef is dangerously ill are unfounded. Officials say he is suffering only from a cold and in normal condition for the season.
The San Francisco Argonaut argues against a proposed federal health board saying it would promote one medical school, threaten individual liberty, and force orthodoxy on diverse healing practices. It warns of enforcement beyond hygiene and potential suppression of unorthodox therapies across the nation.
A youth recalls watching Othello and asks if the black man kills a lady every night. His grandfather listens as the boy searches for meaning in the performance. The brief exchange highlights curiosity about race and tragedy in theater.
A playful exchange mirrors courtroom life as a father and daughter discuss lawyers. The daughter asks if area lawyers are always tempered and the father probes the reason, noting the need to read about cross examinations in papers.
A quirky exchange features Plodding Pete and a resolute woman debating pace and progress. Towser is referenced in a humorous line about being eight difference days from square meals. The snippet captures lighthearted rural humor and banter.
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