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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
2
A collection of humorous notes and curiosities from the era including playful jabs at public figures, pet topics, and inventions. Highlights mention a suggested Leap Day holiday, grins at forgery, animal tricks, Rice substitutes, a duck laying eggs, a Harvard professor with a strange alphabet, and claims by the Wright brothers about an aviation breakthrough, all delivered in a tongue in cheek style.
Fire destroyed cotton compresses and warehouses plus homes in Houston Texas, with damage expected to exceed seven million dollars. Wind over forty mph amplified the blaze, destroying St Patrick's church and school, lumber yards, and factories while forcing hundreds from their homes. Insurance estimates place losses in cotton and lumber industries well above two million, with broader community disruption as the blaze spread through the industrial zone.
News reports that nearly 860,000 underground miners and 200,000 surface workers in Great Britain plan to strike on March 1. Officials warn the total over a million workers may quit, signaling the most serious labor disturbance in British history and a potential social upheaval.
Newly chosen Supreme Court Justice Mahlon Pitney of Morristown New Jersey denies a labor group press claim that he is an enemy of labor He notes opposition messages attributed to him originated from a 1903 court opinion delivered by his father Vice Chancellor Pitney and adds the remark was not his.
Rev. Hiram Spencer resigns as pastor of the Congregational church in Great Barrington Massachusetts to devote full time to chicken farming after failing to move the pulpit to a satisfactory location.
Ten year old Michael Kowaleski was peeking through a knot hole when another boy jabbed a sharp object through, tearing the eye from the socket. Total blindness feared.
Washington reports the U S Supreme Court impliedly sustains the Oregon initiative and referendum amendment to its constitution and declines jurisdiction in the validity tests. The decision signals a broad affirmation of direct legislation through voters and frames the Isaacs ruling as political, not judicial.
Washington report says five members of the senate committee filed a minority report against Isaac Stephenson of Wigconsin, accusing the election of being bought and sold. The case has run since last summer, with a majority report by Senator Heyburn and minority signers from both parties.
Freight brakeman F A Becker of Baltimore was arrested near Altamont West Virginia in a case involving the hold up of sleeping car passengers on the west bound New York and St Louis express of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He had $133 in money four watches two revolvers and claimed another man supplied the valuables.
The Supreme Court blocked a $110,000 additional duty on a necklace of pearls owned by Mrs. William Leeds of New York and Newport. Imported in 1908 from Parta at ten percent duty as natural pearls, the government had sought sixty percent, arguing the pearls were worn in Parta before import.
Mrs Lucy D Fisk widow of James Fisk Jr who was shot in New York over Josie Mansfield died in South Boston of pneumonia at age seventy six after living thirty years in the city.
Washington reports a rumored plan to deploy four second maneuver divisions to the Mexican border this week. An unreliable authority says President Taft has decided a large force is needed to protect the lives and property of foreigners in Mexico.
Newport society circles expect Col. John Jacob Astor and his bride Miss Madeline Force to welcome an heir in July. The couple, currently to Egypt, were seen as the center of society chatter with plans possibly changing by the season’s events.
Charles 4H Taney general manager of the Register died suddenly in Wheeling West Virginia. The leading Democratic daily newspaper of the state.
New York district news reports Justice Gerard freed Brandt, a former valet of Mortimer L Schiff, after upholding a habeas corpus writ. Brandt, jailed since a five year sentence for burglary, was remanded to the Tombs until Friday and may be retried on a lesser charge due to lack of proof of first degree burglary. Governor Dix may appoint a special prosecutor for the second trial. An ongoing grand jury probe by DA Whitman into potential conspiracy surrounding Brandt’s prosecution is pursued, with Mortimer L Schiff and Howard S Gans prominent in the inquiry.
Japan has arranged a loan of 45 million dollars to buy tramways electric lighting plants and other public service corporations in Tokyo. The move aims to shift private assets to government ownership with participation expected from English French and possibly American bankers.
Former New York State Senator Frank J. Gardner, known for race track legislation, is released on $3,000 bail after pleading not guilty to conspiring to take control of Samuel A. Hasletts $500,000 Brooklyn estate via a power of attorney Haslett reportedly repudiated Haslett is described as an aged recluse living at Brooklyns House of Mystery.
Federal grand jury in Trenton, New Jersey begins proceedings to assign responsibility for the destruction of documentary evidence. The trunkful was sent from Worcester Massachusetts last October and related to prosecutions of United States Steel, American Steel and Wire, and nine wire pools.
Fire at Fred Clark's Sapulpa farmhouses likely fatal for three others. Fred Clark, his wife, and his eldest daughter escaped after attempting to reach two sleeping children as flames trapped them. A pillar of fire lit the room and their clothing ignited. The three injured were hospitalized with serious burns.
A cyclone sweeping from the west struck the outskirts of Shreveport Louisiana during Mardi Gras, killing five people instantly and injuring many. Property losses from the storm total about 200000 dollars.
In London England a two day conference of coal mine owners and men's representatives failed to reach any agreement ending without accord.
Bogota reports General Pedro Nel Ospina informed Washington that Secretary Knox’s Panama visit is inadvisable until the Colombia Panama arbitration is settled. Public awareness unclear, yet a strong drift toward an honorable settlement grows nationwide across parties.
Washington reports the House approved a tariff revision measure for the Payne tariff lineage. Independent Republican Theron Akin and regular Republican Hanna supported it, while Berger the Socialist opposed. All Democrats backed the bill, adding another Democratic tariff item to the Senate calendar amid hoped Senate support from progressives.
Democratic State Convention in Milb ourt selected eight delegates at large to Baltimore with half votes each. Delegates include U S Senators Stone and Reed and former governor Dockery, Lon Stephens, Vid Francis, Kemper, Barbee, and Rule. They are instructed to vote for Champ Clark for president on every ballot.
Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio urged Kentucky lawmakers to review their records and accept responsibility for public unrest fueling demands for government innovations. He spoke to the legislature at Frankfort and was hosted at the governor’s mansion by Governor McCreary, signaling Harmon's ties to the administration and speculation about a presidential bid.
Acting Navy Secretary Beekman Winthrop issues order recognizing Arizona and New Mexico as new states. The American flag will gain two extra stars, bringing the total to 48. The stars to appear from the Fourth of July following their proclamation.
Bessie Green, a 23 year old, accused in New York of attempting to blackmail Francis H. Arnold, father of Dorothy Arnold who vanished from home over a year ago. Detectives say a group has since last July sent letters demanding 10,000 under threats of shooting Arnold and harming his other children.
Salt Lake City officials announce under two ordinances that poolrooms bucket shops slot machines and all forms of gambling will be prohibited in the city after March 1. The action targets gambling operations and aims to curb illicit gaming within city limits.
The names of Vassar college honor girls are announced with thirty students receiving the distinction and fourteen earning honorable mention. The list reflects academic achievement among the female students at the Poughkeepsie institution.
Brooklyn man M. Waggoner recalls paying a hundred dollars for remedies before a fifty-cent jar of Resinol Ointment healed his leg. The ad claims Resinol relieves eczema burns and skin eruptions. a sample offer is included from the Baltimore company.
Miss Lillian Russell, more beautiful than ever, served tea at the Professional Woman's League bazar at the Waldorf Astoria. A Spanish diplomat member walked by with two charming girls, and Russell quipped that he is a ladies' diplomat for remembering birthdays but forgetting ages.
A demonstrator quips that the “HIM work” car can climb a tree. Stigging doubts the claim, saying no car climbs trees well afterward. The exchange appears in Harber's Weekly as a humorous snippet about a new car.
A terse scene shows a teacher rebuking a boy for lacking intuition and not bringing something required. The boy admits only being there a few days and not knowing what was needed, adding a note of humor and strain to the exchange.
A compact testimonial piece promoting Grape-Nuts and Postum, recounting a Chicago family’s removal of the “doctor habit” after adopting Grape-Nuts. The letter describes relief from dyspepsia headaches nervousness and rheumatism and notes the husband’s satisfaction with Grape-Nuts as a lunch during night work. The sponsor urges reading the booklet The Road to Wellville and hints at continued reader letters.
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