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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1910
Page
2
The Vindicator and Republican, a cooperative publication, presents community news, editorials, and local notices reflecting civic events, economic updates, and social happenings across its region.
Jaylee Houch of the United States circuit court in New York denied Morse W. Morse a motion for a new trial in a case tied to a fifteen year federal sentence in Atlanta for violations of banking and national laws. Counsel Martin Littleton plans a writ of error to pursue further review, arguing juror bias and misconduct. The court notes prior appeals and a Supreme Court denial, indicating Morse may begin his sentence in the New Year if remand is not granted.
In a Peru hotel dining room after noon Wednesday, Dannar Ohlense shot and killed himself after firing on Lenhart who grasped him and pulled him close. Lenhart then killed himself in the heart as two other guests watched. An examiner found letters in the victim's coat pocket addressed to Roy McKinney of Indianapolis. Dora Chappell, 18, a Peru High School graduate, is mentioned among those present.
Two indictments charging obtaining money from Chicago by false pretenses in coal sales to the city were returned by the grand jury. James P. Connery, secretary treasurer of Chicago City Appliance Co, and Michael Rogers Teogers face the charges. Connery leads the firm under investigation amid graft inquiries and is linked to ward politics and a major coal company.
A fragmented commemorative note recalls William Ewart Gladstone’s birth centenary, touching reactions from Britain and distant regions including Greece the Balkans and Armenia. The passage hints at global echoes of his leadership and memory across diverse peoples.
An aged war memory museum in Dyuriville WL suffered a Wednesday fire. Officials say the building once hosted President Lincoln's ties while on circuit and now houses valuable relics and kits. Investigators note the property had recently been used for storage in the past.
The 60 year old post master Cyrus Histman perished in a blaze at his residence in Agsilon Biol on a Wednesday. Firefighters battled flames as neighbors helped evacuate. Authorities say the cause is under investigation and the home was destroyed.
Readable fragments describe Sioux stock market notes and price hints at a city park market. Mentions feeders and a price around 4.99 with another figure near 8.0. Content is sparse and unclear but indicates livestock market activity and pricing terms.
Gilbertt Noble, a prominent figure in Pueblo County, dies at the county poor farm. Noble’s fortune is estimated between $609,000 and $1,000,000. The report notes his status as a leading man in the community and his unexpected death at the poor farm.
Two men were killed Wednesday in a collision between a plow and a freight train on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad near Northfield. The incident occurred between 31 Mon plow and a freight train, with investigators starting to document the scene.
Immense ice jams halt navigation from Pittsburg to Wheeling with 10,000,000 bushels of coal diverted southward. Pack threatens riverfront property and several packet stations report unprecedented ice at Liverpool and below Cincinnati. Officials consider dynamite to break the pack as preparations for damage control continue.
Belle Rup wife of a Denver railroad employee was found dead in the Platte River Tuesday morning with fatal head injuries from slag. Police search a suspect described as a local Black man who may have forced entry the previous night after Rup’s husband was away. Children recall the assailant returning later and taking about $12 and valuables from the house.
Breach widens in the railway labor dispute as talk of a general strike looms. Rail leaders reject reinstating all switchmen, offering only rehires for some, while labor chiefs push for broader action involving allied orders of the American Federation of Labor. Governor Eberhart asks Interstate Commerce Commission to intercede, but attorney general stalls.
The readable text is tangled and unclear with garbled phrases and missing context. No discernible people places or events are identifiable for a proper card headline or summary.
A late Tuesday night blaze and powder explosion at a home near Dubois Pa. killed seven children aged between 2 and 12. Stephen Brookdrow Hosky of Seyesville Pa was among the victims. six children were Ebronogkl family members and the seventh belonged to a boarder. Mr and Mrs Breamway Grid, the boarders, escaped by leaping from a upstairs window as the house burned. The fire started from overheated wiring and spread to a powder wagon triggering the explosion.
In 1897 Nebraskan Children's Home Society removed Harry and Isabela Allen from dread Island following their father Silas Allen's death. Their mother, listed as in Oklahoma, cannot locate them. The society appointed Rev James A. Delle of St Anthony of Padua in Minneapolis to arrange a return via P O Box in Gos Neb.
A lantern ferry crossing Reliare s from Oy to Berclowd, VW, broke lines and collided with a harbor craft. All vessels landed safely at daybreak with 28 oclock Monday as the tentative time. Holnde and Suet crews aided. no injuries reported.
Workers return to work as the boilermakers seek a settlement with the Antertolimertean Reritative Company. The strike action impacts plants in Diusukek Montreal Richmond PtAg and other sites with significant financial stakes and ongoing negotiations.
The item describes cartoonist Homer Davenport in a California hospital setting. It mentions his condition, medical state, and a reference to his health status, with details about his nervous system and the care he receives from doctors.
Fragmented OCR shows a political notice mentioning Republicans in the Sixth District, with garbled names and places. It appears to name nominees including Deavid and A. W6, but lacks clear details and readable dates or locations. The readable fragments suggest a candidacy announcement or nomination list from Greenfrimmentota Tedewunty Mu.
Five youths including George Northern and Eerb Otaed Vol drowned after their craft capsized on Kuotenay Lake. Rescue efforts by local crews were unable to save them. Authorities investigate the boating accident near the lake shore.
Disaster floods in Spain cut details. San Sebastian sees widespread damage with only a few houses left. In Sant Christiania area a church remains standing while nearby towns like Benvente near Zamorra flood for five days, streets navigated by boats. Vallebra village submerged and crops ruined.
A lighthouse at Thimbie Shoal on Cheesipuake Bay burned early Monday. The keeper and a few men escaped to refuge as relief boats and several tugs responded. A scout ship reported near Elmpton Roads and warned incoming steamers. The light had marked the shoals Appugeypane Old Paint Comfort and guided Chesapeake Bay steamers.
Roganna and Bessi¢ Krtmyy aged x21 lived with their mother at Chopin Neb 14 year thirt taghr was killed by a falling tree at Ajaa Mo Their mother an invalid unable to provide for the rkt the girls sent to briuhg to school bel ie hays ed and biothered by a Mrg Sulth yg seelly in 1903 Ressie the youngest of pe two was taken din charge by the yeebrska Children's Home Ressia be Gums of age last Irebruny She will send her address to Oy Ox 98 Omaha Neb if will beoryywrdeil to her sister Rosanna wiv Ryoo w Mrs Ceo Duerr
Fragmented report from Flymouth Michigan describes a deadly or serious interurban railway crash north of Wevyne on the Detroit United line. Victims include a 28 year old man, with several others injured. condition described as critical for one, others less seriously hurt.
The readable text shows a fragmented report with a claimed sum of 20000 and named individuals, but the context is garbled. No coherent event, place, or outcome can be established from the legible fragments.
A reader report from Kentucky notes confusion over whether miners in the Durantling mine are being imprisoned. The piece references Pyese and Artimus, with unclear dates and names, suggesting a local information gap about the case and its authority.
Nearly fifty Masonity families allege they were duped by A. J. Hashil posing as a Des Moines Premium Company representative. He sold 100 books with a premium via a catalog, promising bargains and collecting 5 to 320 dollars per purchase. Victims report Christmas orders never delivered as police investigate fraud charges.
The Iowa Anti-Saloon League announces sweeping reforms for 1910 to lobby Gov. Carroll and push interstate liquor shipment restrictions. It also seeks to shift liquor cases from juries to equity courts, aiming to ease legal fatigue in enforcement.
J H Winterols, president of Citizens National Bank, Winterset, killed himself with a gun shortly after noon on Christmas Day. Janitor and bookkeeper found him. cashier W J Cornell found the body about a half hour later. Wintersole was a Pennsylvania native survived by wife and three children.
In Cedar Rapids district court Judge Smith sentenced J A Harris the burglar who shot Mayor Carmody last May to life in the penitentiary. Harris had been convicted of burglarizing the Luberger home and faces potential 1310 years due to being armed. He is also under indictment for Mayor Carmody’s murder but likely will not be tried. Harris recently received a twenty year term under the indeterminate sentence law for robbing Dr J H Smith.
One night at the NorthWestern depot in Lake City two men forced entry and attacked station agent A. L. Hunt after Blunt tried to intervene. A bystander heard cries for help and drove off the robbers who fled, thinking a marshal was approaching. Hunt described the assailants and a lookout is posted for them.
I M Hubbell filed in Des Moines a petition for a temporary injunction restraining hotel inspector Wiggins from duties under the new hotel inspection law and asking for a permanent injunction after final hearing. The petition follows Judge W H McHenry's recent opinion declaring the law unconstitutional and against public interests.
A large blaze at the old Des Moines tabernacle, recently used by Guarantee Hosiery, burnedSaturday noon. Loss estimated at 350000 overall with 50000 for building and contents. two firemen overcome by smoke and injured. Origin of the fire unknown. nearby buildings saved with effort.
Des Moines area children have saved sixty thousand dollars over eight years through the Penny Savings association. Twenty two thousand dollars remains in bank as seen in a report. Mrs Witmer heads the association with Mrs Brown as vice president and Mrs Carrol as secretary. many youngsters aim for college educations.
T G Keir reports his men husked and cribbed corn from an 18 acre field between Yake City and Sac City, totaling 1635 bushels at about 1, Beghels per acre. The piece notes a family incident involving August Lindine and a morphine overdose, with an investigation begun by the coroner.
The Iowa railway commission ruled that when one railroad operates two lines between the same points the company may charge the short haul rate for both passengers and freight over the longer line. The decision was rendered Wednesday on the advice of Attorney General Byers.
Tragedy near Smyrha in Polk county reports a cousin shooting another lad during a target session at Smyrha home. Bellevue fire destroys the city waterworks plant, causing weeks of darkness and limited water supply. Also reported are the death of Father Roseler, a wedding in Tale City, and an injury to Mason City contractor George Galle from a runaway accident.
Miss Mattia Olson told Marshall county authorities she was assaulted and positively identified Frank Novak of Quarry as her attacker. Novak remains jailed in default of a $2,500 bond.
A partial, unclear report notes a surge of twenty three deaths over ten days in Uralsk province with fragmented phrasing referencing Jourhanle and Usain. Further details are not readable.
Phi Kerne, who last year played with Des Moines in the Western league, signed a contract Monday with the Chicago White Sox of the American League for the 1910 season.
Count Teristol ixn reports the health of Count Lay Toktor deteriorating after Alghe fever. The court noted the illness followed a period described as sunny on Monday from Moscow and Alita, causing anxiety among officials and residents.
Thomas Libbington operator of a four mill in Central City was crushed after clothing caught in shafting while he oiled machinery. He was alone and his body was found entangled in the gears after a search. A separate obituary notes LS Herron longtime Northwestern Railway engineer found dead in bed in Boone from heart failure.
Positive assurance that Sioux City will be given forty enumerators to do the federal census work was received from Kontas McCulla, supervisor of the census for the eleventh district.
Newspaper man M. McIntyre was lodged in a Council Bluffs jail awaiting trial on a charge of fleecing Neola citizens in a mining deal. He allegedly refused to sue reporters.
L H Poethti, president of the First Natlaad bank of Nora Springs, died Thursday morning. The cause of death was a complication of Asiayps.
A biographical sketch traces Frederick Mayer and the Mayer Boot Shoe Company from 1861 Milwaukee origins to 1900s growth. It notes German apprenticeship, honesty, and industry, the Seattle and Milwaukee factories, annual production, and wage impact. Also mentions Mayer heirs and brand names like EyVonorbilt, Leading Lady, Martha Washington, German Cushion Shoes.
Readers are told that a disease called catarrh is curable by Catarrh Cure from Walls and Co. The tonic is claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces constitutionally, with a $100 reward offered for any case it cannot cure. The ad cites testimonials and lists Toledo, Ohio, as the address for J. Cheney & Co. and promotes Sigil's Family Pills for constipation.
In a clipped, colorful remark Uncle Jerry Peebles declares his stance as he fills his pipe with remaining tobacco and asserts his certainty in the moment. The dialogue captures a folksy resolve and a sense of personal conviction.
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