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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
4
A collage of humorous clips and wry notices from Estherville Iowa and beyond, including tales of burglars, health resorts, fortune wills, and social quirks. Items reference New York, Chicago, Pittsburg, and national figures, with satirical takes on crime, beauty, finance, and politics.
Andrew Carnegie testified before the House Committee on Inquiry into United States Steel Corp detailing his Lake Superior ore deal with John D. Rockefeller. He said the banking system causes panics and criticized its influence on industry, while recalling early steel ventures, Civil War hardships, and the purchase of mining stock.
The Democratic National Committee voted 30 to 13 to seat Col. James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania, defeating Bryan ally Washington Willam Jennings Brydyn in a clash over seating. Bryan accused Guffey of betraying his party amid the battle for committee representation from the Keystone State.
Senator Lorimer told on the stand how planning and plotting led to his U S Senate victory. He described ties with Howard Hines and said Governor Deneen, once a friend, stabbed him when Chicago editors opposed his election, presenting a Republican political history since 1909.
Washington reports Supreme Court rulings strengthen ICC control over national rail commerce. Shippers must seek ICC relief for civil injuries before court action, and federal supremacy in reasonable rate making is affirmed. Federal hours of service enforcement remains under ICC, limiting state jurisdiction.
Governor Brubbs denied clemency to F. H. Tillotson a Kansas City detective sentenced to one to five years for complicity in kidnapping an incubator baby. Evidence showed Tillotson helped abduct the child from its mother Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley in Topeka in 1909 and took it to its foster mother Mrs. J. Q. Barclay of Buffalo the baby born in St. Louis was placed in an incubator to save its life.
United States Steel announces terms for officers and employees and subsidiaries to subscribe for additional preferred and common shares for the current year. Preferred price is 110 dollars and common price is 65 dollars. Subscriptions accepted until February 8.
The Democratic National Committee chose Baltimore as the convention city and set June 26 as the date to nominate president and vice president. Chicago will host the Republican gathering on June 18, with Baltimore securing the bid by a $100,000 certified check and a further $160,000 pledge.
Washington representative Jero of Hinots introduced an amendment to the Sherman anti trust law. The aim is to strengthen punishment for violators. It proposes five years imprisonment instead of one and a forfeiture of a percentage of the grower income of legal combines.
President Taft states the government will refuse to admit wood pulp or taper tree imports from any nation, including Canada, until courts decide the question raised by European governments and affected by treaty clauses.
Col. A. Chapa of San Antonio, once a key ally of Gen. Bernardo Reyes in planning a failed Mexican uprising, was found guilty in Brownsville Texas of violating United States neutrality laws.
In London a large vote by coal miners reaches nine hundred thousand miners considering a national stoppage of coal mines in the United Kingdom with a decision expected around March 1.
Michael Pista chio completed a cross country walk from Providence to Los Angeles covering 4531 miles in 134 days. He started with no funds and arrived with eight vents.
Fifty families, mostly women and children, fleeing meningitis fear arrive in Austin from northern points seeking refuge in vacant homes.
Firemen sacrificed their lives to save the lower city as a colossal fire destroyed the Equitable Life Building in lower Broadway New York. Losses ran to millions with six deaths and dozens injured while priceless libraries and vital records were lost or endangered. vaults contained securities estimated at 260 to 300 million and the fate of those assets remained uncertain as fireproof vaults were believed intact. Deputy Chief Walah was missing and presumed dead as flames swept through the block amid high winds.
Investigation with London Times co operation shows that the alleged estate of Sir Francis Drake likely passed to heirs 316 years ago. The present value is unknown, probably not large, with no active settlement or known heirs in the United States.
Richard T Crane Sr longtime philanthropist and president of the Crane company died at his Chicago residence 2541 Michigan Avenue after a three day illness. Born in Paterson New Jersey in 1832 he was known for opposing higher education and had recently attacked the University of Illinois in a public statement.
Judge Whitford rules an alien may seek American divorce as Mrs Selus Kobayashi, a Japanese woman, is granted a divorce from Howard Kobayashi. In Lancaster, Ohio, Nancy Hall, mother of Ruth Hall, twelve, arrested after the child died December 12 from pancakes poisoned with suspected substance.
The national monetary commission has drafted a fifty nine section bill to revise the U S currency system to prevent a recurrence of the 1907 money panic. It follows the Aldrich plan but adds notable changes including a National Reserve association with initial capital of 200 million, fifteen regional branches, and note issuance against properly indorsed commercial paper. State and national banks may join. centralization is limited by geographical division.
Ollie M. James wins 105 votes to 28 for opponent Edwin P. Morrow in the Kentucky legislature as the candidate for U S Senator Thomas H. Paynter's successor. James serves his fifth term in Congress from the First Kentucky district and has long been active in Democratic politics since admission to the bar in 1841.
Washington officials of the Justice Department plan close scrutiny of shoe prices this year amid expected consumer increases. If prices rise, a likely government probe could test for a Sherman anti trust violation. New York officials of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers association, in their annual convention, said no talks on price valuing would be held at present.
In Chicago Judge Carpenter barred letters bearing signatures allegedly linking J Ogden Armour to alleged Packers selling agreements. The court order excluded documents deemed key evidence, weakening the government's circumstantial case in the federal trial.
A large wedding party vehicle carrying 42 people toppled from a 30-foot embankment near Bellaire Ohio. Two dead and many injured as rescue teams rushed to the scene.
In Milford Massachusetts seventeen year old Clarence St Racine killed his mother Louie Racine with a butcher knife, then set fire to the house and fatally stabbed himself. Authorities say he believed himself insane.
A testimonial from Ida B. Lesher of West Philadelphia touts Resinol Ointment and Soap as curing eczema on the head in about three weeks. The ad claims broad skin-healing uses, notes no harmful ingredients, and urges purchases through druggists or a free sample request to Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore Md.
They approached the Getty House desk in Yonkers wearing fresh clothes. A man accepted a pep from Clerk Maling and signed his name with flourish. He then asks if his bride will register as well, adding with pride that he will register her too. The bride mutters a reproachful remark.
A humorous quip from Brother Gaumpers describes his perpetual marital dispute. He says he and his wife mostly agree but cannot synchronize their agreement. He notes that when he wants to agree she won’t, and when she is ready he has changed his mind and cannot agree. They can agree separately but never together on the same point, no matter how hard they try. The remark was attributed to him in Puck.
A New York Times note reports Phil Warriner of Addison Road pulled a baby's hair amid protest. He claimed the act was an experiment to test if the baby was cold storage, a teacher’s line about checking feathers on a chicken. The incident ends with Phil facing penalties.
A humorous exchange features Misleading Sneezea asking about Russian study and a reply about poor progress. The speaker recounts attempting to pronounce words when a family physician arrived and compelled him to take various medicines to break up a cold.
Ohio woman relics a years long digestive hell from severe stomach distress and morphine use. Since two years of eating Grape Nuts twice daily she reports perfect health, ability to eat any food, and improved mental alertness while walking miles daily. Battle Creek Postum Co cites The Road to Wellville for explanation.
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