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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
2
A collage of clipped musings and quips ranges from politics to science and society. Observers joke about weather, Shakespearean authorship, aviation misadventure, and fashion, with touches on Russia, England, and American life.
Manouba incident near Sensur 12 miles west of Tripoli sparks alarm as Italy battles Turks. Heavy losses on both sides. 60 Italian dead. Italian authorities detain 29 Turks from Red Crescent, discussed by Giolitti and San Giuliano with French envoy Barrere. Paris reports cordial talks and hope for a peaceful solution. London notes Italian naval searches unsettle shipping and alarm financial circles.
Secretary Knox was subpoenaed in Washington to appear before the house committee on state department expenditure to explain secret fund expenditures for the Lake Champlain celebration in 1909. Disbursing officer Thomas Morrison said the vouchers covering government expenses were not in his possession and had been called for by someone in the state department and not returned.
American minister William J. Calhoun issues orders to all Americans in China’s capital area and surrounding regions as friction grows between Manchu imperial troops and Yuan Shikai forces. Missionaries and businesspeople are urged to take precautions in Chi Li province and major stations outside the foreign concessions.
Senator Culberson accuses national committees of blackmailing corporations for campaign contributions in 1904 and urges action on a resolution for an investigation. He calls 1904 the year of greatest audacity and indecency in campaign finance.
Actress Anna Held says she will seek absolute divorce from Florenz Ziegfeld Jr in New York State. The filing likely will be before the season ends. he is not with the Miss Innocence company.
Buenos Aires says diplomatic relations with Paraguay will be severed unless the Paraguayan government meets Argentina's demands for compensation for attacks on Argentine shipping and other property.
A blaze wrecked the six story Masonic temple in Portsmouth, eliminating several stores and offices housed within. The insurance was placed at about $200,000, with the Joga igest posted at the time.
Indianapolis Ind John Mitchell won support at the United Mine Workers convention as it passed a resolution to investigate charges that last year’s Columbus convention packed against him when he pressed resignation as a paid official of the Civic Federation. Mitchell offered affidavits and defended his integrity while noting the federation had set many strikes to benefit labor unions.
Detectives under Senate inquiry into Senator William Lorimer’s election say Charlie McGowan of Regina Canada received 1500 to testify for Lorimer. McGowan testified July 18 and admitted traveling with C F Wiehe and Howard Hines on a Duluth to Virginia train. A phonographic confession captured payments to refute Wiehe’s statements about a 100000 jackpot fund.
Boone Iowa residents learn of the death of Kate Shelly the celebrated heroine who at age fifteen saved a passenger train on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad in 1881. She endured illness after an appendicitis operation and Bright's disease before passing away at forty five near the scene of her heroic deed.
Postmaster General Hitchcock denounces reports of disloyalty to President Washington and asserts strong support for Taft. He says he only recently learned of rumors and insists there has never been any misunderstanding with the president.
In Honolulu a collision between the Hamburg American liner Cleveland and the US armored cruiser Colorado caused heavy damage to the Colorado after pilot Milton P Sanders collapsed and died on the bridge. Passengers panicked but the liner suffered no real damage.
Washington report on a Democratic bill to revise the Payne tariff steel schedule. It shifts duties from specific to ad valorem and envisions 33 to 75 percent cuts. The free list includes fencing, ore, cash registers, typewriters, machine tools, footnotes mention printing presses and spray machines.
Washington. Democrats in caucus ratified the Iron and steel tariff schedule after some members failed to move steel rails pig iron and adjusted the free list. An amendment added phrasing for baling wire but otherwise the Ways and Means committee report passed unchanged.
Senator Cullom prevailed in a plan to place a $2,000,000 Lincoln memorial on the Potomac bank along the axis of the Washington Monument and the Capitol. The Lincoln memorial commission rejected Meridian Hill as the site, defeating a move to keep the Soldiers' Home theatre and a motion favoring Meridian Hill by an 8 to 4 vote.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt meets his first grandchild Grace Green, daughter of Theodora Roosevelt Jr., at Grand Central Station New York. The baby arrived in California three months earlier and the Col. had not seen a photo of her before this encounter.
Mount Vernon Illinois. Decree of divorce from James Dodson voided after Ida Dodson wed James Carroll of Bluford, Illinois in Missouri a week later. Judge Green vacated the decree finding the parties left Illinois to violate its law, leaving Ida with two husbands.
The Standard Oil Company of New York was fined $56,000 by Judge Hazel in the U S District Court at Buffalo for 148 violations of the Interstate Commerce Law. The penalties stem from accepting rate concessions from the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads on shipments from Olean and Burlington, Vermont to Buffalo.
A drilling outfit reports flakes and nuggets of gold found near Minitonas Manitoba amid a recent gold strike in the area. An offer of $10,000 for the claim was rejected, indicating substantial local interest in the discovery.
King George and Queen Mary arrived in Malta aboard the steamer Medina from India to a strong Anglo French welcome. The royal party were greeted by officials and crowds, marking a significant diplomatic and ceremonial moment during their voyage.
Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight champion, was ordered to pay $230 to a local taxicab firm after a court action arising from one of his noted joy rides. The pugilist was absent when the case was called, though his counsel appeared.
American heavyweight James Barry defeated Lang in Australia in his debut. Barry beat Lang, the country’s champion, in a Ly and Ground style bout that showcased his power and speed.
In a February American Federationist editorial Samuel Gompers president of the AFL denies knowledge of dynamiting or unlawful acts. He challenges Senator Heyburn to produce in court any evidence and recounts his path from immigrant factory boy to citizen.
George Lambert justice of the peace of Pelham sends a petition to Attorney General Wickersham asking dissolution of the American Telephone and Telegraph company. The filing targets AT&Ts control of Western Union and eight subsidiaries, arguing a monopoly with capital near one billion dollars.
James F. Farrell, president of United States Steel, testified before the Stanley committee and agreed to reveal a expert account of the firm. He admitted the company sells abroad at lower rates than at home and warned that destructive price warfare in the industry threatens many steel firms with bankruptcy.
Johnny Coulon the bantamweight champion of the world scored a technical knockout over Harry Forbes in Kenosha Wisconsin after the third round as Forbes faded while making weight. Forbes was knocked down four times before his corner stopped the fight with a towel.
Washington DC government pure food expert Dr Harvey W Wiley personally investigates baby food as news spreads that his engagement to Miss Anna C Kelton, daughter of the late General Kelton, US Army, surprised many after sixty six years of bachelorhood.
Leavenworth prison hears more than four score parole requests from prisoners including several former bankers. Names cited include H. G. Gall of Milwaukee, a cashier from a bank once run by Frank G. Bigelow, paroled in 1910, plus Fred Lubbe O F Cochran M P Emerich and Paul C Gali of Indianapolis.
The Henry W Capot Lodge bill to establish an American academy of arts and letters has been reintroduced in Congress by Representative MSluyden of Texas.
Work on the large arena at Tiajuana in Lower California has begun to revive bull fighting after insurgent damage in the recent revolution. The project aims to reopen the arena and restart the traditional spectacle.
A terse exchange suggests Rockefeller’s large gifts or holdings influence oil prices. The remark notes that whenever he distributes a million or more, the market price for oil rises, implying leverage from philanthropy or control.
A Racine Wisconsin woman credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with curing a severe stomach disorder. She says small portions daily eased pain, allowed eating what she craved, and restored nerves. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, invites inquiries.
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