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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
2
In Kentucky, the Winchester area sees a Republican contest heated by a disputed nine vote margin. Local officials report tight results amid party tensions, with observers watching for certified totals and potential challenges from candidates.
The spring and fall merchants meetings in Chicago and St Louis will not be held this year. The Western Passenger association executive committee refused reduced fares, citing 2-cent fare laws and unaffordable earnings. In prior years thousands attended from smaller cities, but recent attendance has fallen. The Southwestern Passenger Association still grants reduced rates.
A hundred armed riders in white caps attacked Russellville Kentucky early Friday, overpowering three officers and injuring three men. They dynamited and burned two tobacco concerns and several other buildings, held telephone staff and police for nearly three hours, causing about 50000 dollars in losses. Chief Blues and local merchants were shot at, with Dr M Hobeyse of Evansville among the seriously wounded. The mob appeared well organized with a leader and lieutenants, riding away after the destruction.
Lieutenant Joseph Petrostal of the New York detective bureau Italian branch reports a broad network to track criminal organizations. He says he has opened channels with police in major cities and aims to expose leaders abroad while aiding immigration debates and Sicilian policy concerns.
On a Friday evening in Black Vibha and Mevees were shot and killed by officers near Conway county. Sheriff Barnes of Conway and City Marshal Joes of Morrill Hai claim the pair resisted arrest and the woman attacked them with an ax. The incident occurred during a tense arrest at the scene.
Friday quotations from the Shoux City Jive stock market show BMutcher steers at 4.00 with 4,802.4 top hogs listed as F400 at the session close.
Mrs. Hath Cyston aged 103, believed oldest in eastern Washington, dies at Degouiness Old People's Home in Spokane. She left six children, the youngest 71.
Secretary Patt will address the Young Men's Republican Club of Missouri in Kansas City on February 10. The engagement spotlights party activities and aims to rally local supporters ahead of upcoming events.
In a church service for Lady Stanley Frrington in Paris, Count Bent de Castellane and his brother confronted Prince de Sagan over a dispute involving Count de Castellane’s wife Anna Gould. A fight followed from inside the church to the doorway in the mud gutter, with the butcher separating them. Police detained all three as thousands watched.
Rigid road stock embarrassed as United States circuit court appoints R. Lancaster Williams of Richmond Virginia and S Davies Warneld of Baltimore Maryland as receivers for the Seaboard Air Line. In Baltimore, securities are heavily traded and about 25 million of bond value is held. Local insiders expect security holders to benefit and pledge no imminent default on interest. The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, known as the Old Bay Line, is among Seaboard assets and its operations are said to be unaffected by the receivership.
News from San Francisco via the Kosmos Neko reports Japanese interest in alkali saltpeter from Chill and abundant yucca from the Sahara near Iquique. Steamers of about 6000 tons are reportedly carrying saltpeter and yucca to Japan, with yucca yielding picric acid for explosive manufacture linked to the recent Russo-Japanese War.
Fireman Allen Anderson and two colleagues were badly wounded in a Wednesday clash in Vancouver's Japanese quarter. They were attacked by about 20 Japanese after stumbling near a store window. Anderson suffered deep lacerations from ear to shoulder and multiple stab wounds. All three men were hospitalized and treated for their injuries as investigators moved to detain suspects.
A naked woman found dead in a pond near Harrison New Jersey on Christmas Day spurs police to drain the pond for clues. Detectives’ earlier identifications of the victim have collapsed, prompting Acting Mayor Daly to offer a $1,000 reward for the slayer and a renewed hunt for clothing or effects to aid identification.
Mrs Cooke of Hartford Cent undecided on whether to press charges against her husband Reverend J K Cooke who abandoned his family and fled with a girl to San Francisco. She says the matter is serious and must be discussed with her family before any action, noting the case involves the girl, the church, and God. Nassau county officials are urged to initiate by contacting her to determine the best course.
A Newark building inspector A. Fisher awoke to a burglar entering his adjoining store. He shouted a warning and was struck by a pistol shot that passed through his eye into his brain. Mrs. Fisher dragged him back inside. he died hours later without regaining consciousness.
The H C Frick company of Homestead town Pa announced Wednesday a wage cut affecting all coke plants in the region. The decrease is about 7 percent, restoring levels slightly above those before the March 1906 increase.
Isaac Garmoe, Fort Dodge financier and bank founder, dies at home after blood poisoning. Estate valued between 100000 and 154600, with a 60000 bequest split between First Methodist Episcopal Church Fort Dodge and Morningside College Sioux City, payable after wife Mrs Garmoe's death. Garmoe, a German American, helped develop two major business blocks and served as vice president of Commercial National Bank.
William Shipton aged 23 died after three weeks of agony marked by skin peeling in strips from his body. Dozens of physicians were called in but could not determine the cause. He grew unconscious days before death and was buried Monday after the peculiar illness proved fatal.
Dr. George W. Jones, a Burlington physician, vanished after a Montrose incident where he waved a revolver amid fears of murder. Friends tracked to Union Station teased he did not head east or south, suggesting a possible west or north departure as investigators follow each crew.
Former Webster City printer Wr M Vesey left town for Oklahoma where he bought a small printing office. Unable to pay debts he traded it for mica mine stock in Virginia. He disappeared thereafter and cannot be traced. The mica stock is now worth about 10000 dollars and the mine owners seek Vesey’s stock.
George McKenna, a government mail carrier, died from exposure while crossing mountains toward Rocky Bar Elmore County Ioalia after leaving Atlanta on Christmas Day. He broke a snowshoe and made slow progress on the trail.
Wisconsin editor Chalmers Ingersoll, longtime Belult leader in state politics, died at age 69 after twenty years as editor. The obituary notes his influence in political affairs and his long tenure guiding the Belult publication.
After a shutdown for repairs the Pittsburg Plate Cass Company plant at Ford City Pennsylvania has resumed operations. The plant employs about 1,500 to 4,200 workers, with output returning to normal as maintenance ends.
Cuban customs receipts for 1907 rose to 20,005,548 dollars, a new high for the island, compared with the prior year figures. The note cites that the revenue topped last year’s totals, signaling growing trade activity for Cuba.
A report from Chambersburg Mt states pastor Gilbert Gish of the Christian church died suddenly due to palsy after an examination of his stomach. The incident is described as a medical finding following the death.
A blaze swept St Anne's Orphans Home, a Roman Catholic institution in Terre Haute, destroying the building. Hundreds of orphans were inside when the fire started but no injuries were reported. Loss estimated at about $30,000.
O W Fetters a Washington Iowa student at Highland Park College Des Moines was shot just above the heart while walking near the gun club en route to school He cannot explain the incident and reports he was unexpectedly struck by a bullet Tuesday night authorities investigate the mysterious shooting
A midnight collision on the Denver tramway line injures seventeen people, one fatally. Two trolley cars failed to separate as one should have taken a siding, causing the crash.
In Brockton Massachusetts hay grain and coal dealers refused to advance wages from 2.3744 to 2.50 today. Two hundred thirty seven workers struck. Drivers refuse arbitration on the demand.
The Colonial Arms, the North Shore’s largest summer hotel at Gloucester Massachusetts, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Loss estimated at 409000 dollars. Local authorities investigate cause as flames swept through the building, threatening adjacent properties and prompting evacuations.
Ketchum, a Railroad Commissioner candidate from Marshalltown, announces he seeks another term. He serves as president of the board. In Des Moines, Peter Hadlin, a prominent jeweler, died after mistaking potassium for drinking water.
E Wagenar, adopted son of KB Dykstra of Orange City, accidentally shot and killed himself while out hunting after pulling a gun from the buggy and a trigger discharge occurred while he chased a rabbit. In Emmetsburg, Edward Griffin shot his brother Jasper during a quarrel, Jasper, 26, died. causes leading to the quarrel are not learned.
Six husbands claim to have married Carolyn Edna Hoyt Stanley Beckwith Perry Thornton Carlson within five years. John Carlson of Alberta and John Edward Ferry of Newton Iowa pursue her across cities, as Des Moines links surface with her alleged multiple marriages and a pattern of eluding husbands for money and clothes. The case unfolds as a curious, pursuing romance.
Logan resident John A. Berry sues B. O. Bruington A. W. Blackburn and American Bonding Co for 5000 damages alleging the disappearance of Harrison county records and failure to provide shorthand notes forced an unsuccessful appeal to the Supreme Court. Berry claims losses equal to land purchase price and rental value plus increased land value. The case centers on disputed notes and alleged failure to file transcripts.
A 19 year old Arthur Goettel and 16 year old Nettia Delaney wed with parental consent after a shared courtship. The groom is Goettel's son by a prior marriage, and Nettia is the legally adopted daughter of Mrs Goettel No 2. The elder Goettels married eight years ago. Both couples obtained consent to marry.
Sheriff John C. Loper of Des Moines received a letter from Dora Bridges of Sheridan Wyoming claiming to be former wife of J C Cain the man who killed C H Morris a Des Moines coal operator two months ago The woman says Cain was once imprisoned at Council Bluffs and left a wife and six children Cain allegedly deserted his Des Moines family and the wife denies knowledge of any prior marriage
Joseph Fiala, a well known Iowa farmer, lies near death in Fort Dodge hospital after blood poisoning from a minor puncture believed caused by a monster catfish he caught in the Des Moines River three months ago. Doctors say the case is almost hopeless.
Wilbur F. Laidly postmaster at Bancroft editor of the Bancroft Register and son of a Baptist preacher was arrested Monday on complaint of Postal Inspector J D Farrell who charged a shortage in account to the amount of side Short Course at Ames opened the fifth annual course with about 2650 students enrolled in corn and stock judging prominent men to lecture each evening
Dayton lawyer Frank W. Trowell named administrator of 8452 estates by Judge C. W. Dale and bonds $3.2 million. Dispute centers on funds left by deceased veterans at the National Military Home central branch in Dayton, with Montgomery County claiming proceeds for the school fund while the United States contends the money belongs to the government. The cases total just over $500,000.
Reports detail新 unions in Grand Forks North Dakota Portland Maine Boston Seattle and Brooklyn with professions from barbers and bartenders to mattress makers and carpenters. Growth noted in Minneapolis St Paul and Madison with eight hour days and wage trends cited. Immigration enforcement and anti union sentiment appear in broader labor context.
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