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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
2
A miscellany from the Vindicator-Republican notes a mix of humorous observations and brief items. It lampoons fashions, food trends, aviation indifference as eggs dip, and coal stocks while tossing in curios about pearls, dogs, oysters, women’s wardrobes, and a Civil War marriage secret amid scattered, quirky jabs at society and culture.
Federal grand jury in Indianapolis returns 32 indictments charging union labor officials and agents with criminal responsibility for the McNamara and McManigal dynamite plots. Arraignment set for March 12. Indictments cover actions from Massachusetts to California, including the Los Angeles Times bombing, with many officials and strategists implicated and arrests planned nationwide. Names suppressed. vast scope of the conspiracy tied to iron workers' unions in multiple cities.
Deputy U S marshals began serving writs on United States Steel corporation and twelve others in Trenton New Jersey to restrain destruction of books and papers in the government’s dissolution suit. The defendants are accused of violating the Sherman act in their individual capacities. Argument on the government’s motion for a permanent injunction is set for March 6.
Claudia Libbey Haine, central figure in the sensational shooting of William E. Annis by her husband Captain Peter Hains at Hay Side, S. I., in 1908, was married at her Milton home to Reginal F. Bolles, a prominent Boston artist.
Woman in Bays County named Mia Elia wins a $6,118 allocation in New Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Authorities note the sum relates to a local grant or settlement. The filing highlights a specific individual and place without broader context.
In Washington Taft reviews Mexico policy amid reports of loyalty doubts about General Pascual Orozco and a possible northern secession. The U.S. war and justice departments mobilize contingency plans while the State Department seeks rapid reports on threats to Americans and property in Chihuahua. In El Paso reports say Orozco is now governor of Chihuahua as mutinous troops desert the penitentiary and join him. no large public demonstrations occurred.
Misa Delia Torrey, Taft’s 87 year old aunt, assisted the Tafts in greeting members of both houses of Congress, their wives and families, and many unofficial guests at a third state reception of the season. Wearing off black silk and diamonds, she shook hands with every guest from a chair by the president’s aide. The official guest list contained 4,000 names, marking a notable feat.
The British submarine A-3 collided with the parent ship Hazard off the Isle of Wight. All fourteen crew members perished as the vessel sank upright, despite Hazard crew efforts to rescue any survivors after the dive and torpedo exercises.
A receiver was appointed for the Columbia River Orchard company and related entities in Seattle. The firms are bonded for 5,000,000 and reportedly have no available assets. Brokers and attorneys in the case note the companies are subsidiaries of the first and have sold bonds across the United States.
Detroit Minnesota stories describe alleged irregularities on the Whites Hearth reservation. Witnesses claim failures to pay in full and that intoxicated Indians signed papers without recognizing their contents. The accounts were told to congressional committees probing fraud charges.
James Doyle third baseman for the Chicago Cubs died at St Josephs hospital Syracuse after an appendectomy performed Monday for appendicitis Madame Doyle and son James Jr aged five were at his bedside throughout the illness.
In Frankfort Kentucky the state senate approved a bipartisan prison commission bill by an 85 to 10 vote. It provides for the governor to appoint four prison commissioners for four years, two Democrats and two Republicans.
A blaze in Moline wipes out property valued at a half million dollars near the Barnard place. Investigators assess cause as firefighters battle flames through the night. Local officials urge residents to check smoke detectors and gas lines.
Double death by gas asphyxiation ends the sensational romance of Walter L. Suydam's ex wife and Fred Noble. Mrs Suydam ran away with a Brooklyn plumber, then married Noble in September. They were found dead in an 82 West Twelfth Street apartment, their clothes laid out and doors barricaded. Motive thought clear: unhappy, and the wife never loved Noble. Noble married to gain standing for a public wedding.
A bridge fragment broke from its shoring in the Niagara Gorge sending three people into the river below the falls. Burrell Hecock of Cleveland perished while trying to save a man and his wife, identified as Mr and Mrs Hidridge Stanton of Toronto. Ignatius Roth of Cleveland also escaped danger.
Senator Heyburn of Idaho blocked effort by Lodge and the foreign relations committee to grant unanimous consent for fixing a voting day on arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. Lodge urged February 29 as the vote date. Heyburn denounced railroading and many Democrats and Republicans left the chamber.
Rep Slayden a Democrat from Texas proposes a resolution declaring a departure from the two term tradition would be unwise unpatriotic and perilous to free nations The measure mirrors a similar 1874 House resolution during Gen Grant’s third term consideration.
Mr and Mrs Jay Gould welcome a daughter born to Annie Douglas Graham, former wife of Hubert Vos, making Jay Gould a father. The baptism and marriage details tie the family to St Thomas church and the Gould lineage in Manhattan.
A Memphis crash injures 100 as an open switch blamed for the collision between a Frigco passenger train and a freight. Authorities probe the open switch and determine fault.
Chicago report describes telegrams from the National Packing Company detailing sales and distribution in the eastern territory. Isadore Snyder testified that messages were read into evidence, with both sides claiming victory as government argues price control implies monopoly.
Four members of the Mallahn family are found dead at Lewis Mallahn’s Bingh amton home near Appleton Wisconsin. Victims include Lewis 66, William 21, Dora 15 and John 8. George Mallahn 15 discovered his sister. Suspect cited is son William Mallahn thought to have killed others over a family grievance.
Milton W. Blumenberg official Senate stenographer branded the Burnham dictagraph notes as forgeries while testifying before the Lorimer committee. He was dismissed summarily by the committee for improper conduct at the prior Saturday night session.
Mrs Evelyn Walsh McLean wife of Edward McLean and daughter of the late Thomas F Walsh the mine owner becomes lawful owner of the Hope diamond Millionaire McLean bought the gem for his wife but a dispute arose with New York jewelers over price. The litigation is settled. The final price is not learned but not far from the initial $260000 asking figure.
In Independence Missouri Judge Walter B Powell grants divorce to Lafayette Choat after his wife accuses him of tying her to a harrow and beating her for lagging behind the horses. Alimony set at 12 dollars weekly.
The Union and New Haven Trust company appointed receivers of the Connecticut Computing company a $1,200,000 local concern with steps to wind up the affairs immediately.
New York report notes preparations underway for a large financial move involving a Standard Oil related sum. The text mentions an $89,000,000 figure tied to next month, implying a major allocation or distribution in the ongoing business or industry context.
A humorous tale follows Uncle Horace a wealthy and absentminded elder who inspires both devotion and suspicion among his nieces Mrs Stebbins and Mrs Cromp. His obsession with comfort and attempts to help end in a stormy disarray until he mysteriously leaves to marry a widow, prompting rivalries and townwide concern.
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