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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary note from MRADICATOR and REPUBLICAN in Ville Iowa with unclear details. The readable text mentions local paper names and city context but lacks concrete events or dates for a concise summary.
A nationwide clash pits a billion dollar manufacturers and shippers coalition against railroads. Railroads plan a ten percent rate rise, Texas tariff TPRTt filed with the ICC and set to take effect August 10. Southwest Freight Association led by K E A Leland filed the schedule, signaling wider fare increases across the country amid conference calls and potential court action.
An gas explosion at the Williams Dawn Gallery mine in Pottaville Pennsylvania, run by Sass Hanna Coal, likely killed twelve miners. Six were recovered, six are believed dead or unable to be reached, with several severely burned. Rescue efforts faced extreme danger as crews struggled to reach the burning workings. The workers are reported as Williamstown residents, nearly all American.
A dynamite blast rocked a fashionable West One Hundred and Fortieth Street apartment house in New York, hurling occupants from beds, shattering windows, and inciting a citywide panic. Police find no threatened letters and note no clear motive beyond the blast.
During a severe electrical alarm at the Pittsbury E Gel company in Buller Pennsylvania, 100 workers faced a sudden shock as the current followed the shifting lines. Three men were seriously injured and others were affected by the electric discharge at the machines.
A vehicle between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, was stopped to rescue Miss Minnie Heflin who was attacked after alighting from a car. Passengers intervened to save her from an assault near the roadside.
The Houghton county Michigan board of supervisors offered 3,000 dollars and Sheriff Heck added 500 dollars for the arrest and conviction of those who sent the infernal machine to Beck, an incident that nearly destroyed the jar.
Loren Vittum, age 16, drowned in a pond near Knogville while swimming with two companions. He was attempting to cross the pond and sank, with reports noting his learning to swim. Separate item: Sioux City Live Stock Market prices show top beeves at 6.60 and top hogs at 6.40.
Miss Mary Hastings a nurse in moderate circumstances at Kendall Mont Company hospital is listed among the beneficiaries. The will leaves three thousand dollars to Nicee and designates Grover Cleveland as the deceased benefactor.
Michael Coersch, a miner born near the Wabash River at Clinton, drowned after his companions fled in panic upon witnessing the tragedy. The escapees abandoned him due to superstitious fear as the water claimed him.
Mrs Mary Meyers living near Winfield Kansas confessed to her husband and father that she tried to burn the Livesays and their two small children, using a chloroform soaked sponge and oil soaked corn cobs after entering by the rear door. She said she sought to kill the family out of jealousy of her stepdaughter. She faces grand jury bonds set at 3600 dollars and was left under guard.
New York captain Nils Peter Sorenson stakes a claim to a sunken Geno Grant treasure off Auckland island. He presents documents to prove a 1886 wreck carried 4.0 million pounds in gold and bars, with a 42 year wait. He plans an expedition within 18 months and seeks New Zealand land access.
Flannigan of the United States shattered the Olympic record with a hammer throw of 170 feet 4 inches to win the event. McGrath, also American, took second by 7 feet 11 inches, with Walsh of Canada third. The day was interrupted by showers. In the 1500 meters, Sheppard of the United States won in 4 minutes and 85 seconds, edging England’s Wilson and Hallows amid a late sprint finish.
Relatives believe Mrs. Fred Adams 21 of Vail Sr and her 3 year old daughter Freda were abducted after a visit at Lrenton N. 3. Detectives Tyartun and Sharp are pursuing leads as they seek to locate the pair in Chicago.
Frank Fillips of Pittsburg Pennsylvania died Tuesday after being struck by a baseball while batting practice on June 22. He had endured repeated injuries from the wound during the weeks following the incident.
A mob of about 100 men swung Hugh Jones, an African American, to a tree near Middletown Tennessee on Tuesday. Jones had reportedly tried to aid a young white girl, prompting the vigilante act. The case highlights racial violence in the region and the breakdown of due process.
Reports confirm Tienduran forces retook Gracias and threaten Chaluteca as Honduran threats loom from the north. Caribbean border reports of Punta Cortez attacks persist while Gen. Lee Christmas nears Puerto Cortez. The state department cites limited reliable info as U.S. and Mexico push mediation and the Athany sails toward Tonama Plas.
A regional decision holds physicians and druggists not criminally liable for prescribing or selling denatured alcohol for external use. The ruling cites kerosene content and wood alcohol as dangerous and notes the law imposes fines and imprisonment for using or selling denatured alcohol for beverages or medicines.
ALIA TO WANG SOON, Shuseppe Ala, of Denver, the priest murderer, will be hanged in the state penitentiary at Canon City some time this week. The exact day and hour are kept by officials and may not yet be fixed. Colorado courts historically wait to set the execution moment after sentencing.
The real work of the eleventh annual convention of the Federation of Alonists began Monday with talks on movement aims. A notable rise in participation is seen in the sports ofhargy show, with many joining the federation in the last year and a growing interest in Jawa In Pilesting.
Hog prices rose to 7.05 dollars for prime animals at Chicago on Monday, the year’s high. Analysts cite corn scarcity and resulting hog tightness as the main driver of the advance, following a steady climb since March.
Prominent society people Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Ronde Miss Elizabeth Shirley Richard Menefee Dr. Carl Wiseman and chauffeur Frank Wall were seriously injured Monday when an automobile plunged through a broken Salt river bridge in Louisville Kentucky.
A baby was born on an Armitage Avenue streetcar in Chicago causing a half hour traffic stop as Mrs. John Ruloff, a passenger, assisted bystanders during the birth on the city car line Monday.
Hugh McCurdy, former grand master of the Knights Templars in the United States, lies critically ill at his Corunna home as authorities in Masonic jurisprudence stand by. In Arizona, Col. Hiner orders five more troops of the Fifth United States Cavalry to the Navajo Reservation.
William Carr of Gowrie killed Sheriff Nicholson after a drunken scuffle when officers attempted arrest. Thomas Nicholsom of Gowrie pleaded guilty to murder and was bound over to the grand jury. Carr sobs in his cell, claiming unknown culpability and lacking legal counsel.
W D Toler of Marshalltown a town central machinist and roundhouse foreman shot and killed George W Davis a striking roundhouse worker during a street altercation at 645 PM Monday. Toler was arrested and quickly removed from town to avert mob violence. Davis 42 married with an adopted daughter, a machinist member of local union No 708, described as a Red Man and an Eagle.
Mary Mason, a Davenport white woman, was murdered Sunday night by Lulu Bennett, a Black woman. Bennett struck Mason with an ax on the porch and dragged the body to a coal shed. Bennett is under arrest and has made a full confession.
An 11 year old boy accidently shot his 17 year old brother with a shotgun on John Rhem’s farm four miles south of Ayrshire. A group resting nearby heard a sudden blast as the younger boy aimed at George and pulled the trigger. George Rhem died from the full charge, tragedy unfolding on the rural farm.
Fred Jagsse aged 15 years drowned while swimming in Michelberger lake south of Muscatine. He stepped into a whirlpool and sank before nearby swimmers could reach him. It was the fifth drowning there in twenty years.
A near deaf man named John Folkerts aged 0 years was walking near the railway track one mile east of Pomeroy when the telephone inspector approached. He did not hear the whistle or warning shouts and was struck and killed by a passing car.
Mrs John W Pursel a well known woman of Marshalltown fainted Monday afternoon after being overcome by heat. She was unconscious for an hour or more before regaining awareness, with bystanders aiding her condition.
Martin Weller's body was recovered after he leaped into the harbor in a fit of despondency. In Mason City, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harman remain critically ill from ptomaine poisoning after eating tainted ice cream.
Mrs Joseph Swaner of Marshall town choked on bread at breakfast and nearly died before help arrived. J M Alexander aged 75 proprietor of the Clarion houses died suddenly Monday of a cerebral hemorrhage after moving to Clarion from Sidney Iowa. Andrew Curley aged 34 a farmer worker north of Elkader was found dead in a pasture, overcome by heat.
Bench warrants issued for eight Davenport saloonkeepers charged with violating injunctions. In Council Bluffs, search warrants served on two gambling locations including the Manhattan, a former well known club.
Four youths swam in a Des Moines river bayou near Boone when Edward Collins aged 20 became exhausted and drowned in twelve feet of water.
Judge Clyde issues a split ruling in the Clear Lake water level case favoring farmers who sought a lower level but allowing no party a full win. The decree sets the level at the spillway’s 1905 mark and requires removal of stones and sand at the outlet to speed drainage, with costs split three ways among defendants plaintiffs and the state of Iowa.
In Fort Dodge the creditors of E L Stilson and C H Stilson secured bankruptcies for both brothers after the failed State Bank of Corwith. Stilsons liabilities total 60,000 with assets 35,000, their notes totaling 5,000 were assigned as peril loomed, and suit to recover may follow.
A Duncan Iowa recruit on the Hardy area project vanished at supper after being seen on a boat five minutes earlier. A dredge search failed to locate him in six to seven feet of water in the canal. Workers fear he escaped to shore due to unsettled mental state, leaving wages and belongings behind.
Charles Boyd a smallpox patient who caused a neighborhood panic by running through streets and yards died Saturday night from the disease. He was brother of Mrs. J F Snyder, who died after a wealth illness from smallpox. The city reports over twenty cases, many confluent, causing much alarm.
George Newman named as assistant and quartermaster for the Cedar Fats unit. Milliman appoints staff including Col. Reed inspector general and Judge O Donnell senior aid. George Lyon, likely 21, attempted suicide twice south of Macedonia. Denison post office site eyed after $10,000 appropriation. Martin Welter, 70, dies by suicide in harbor. rescue efforts fail.
Thieves broke into the J. Emery drug store in Mason City Saturday night, stealing about fifty dollars in cash and a quantity of merchandise. Unrelated notes report editorial meeting plans in Humboldt and threats against Madrid officials tied to illegal liquor joints.
The Commerce and Labor Departments report eighteen year data showing 1907 wholesale prices 5.8 percent higher than 1896 and 12 percent above the October peak. Every group rose, farm products up 10.9 percent, food 4.6, metals 24, lumber 4.9, drugs 8.3, with November December bringing a 3.5 percent drop from October. Of 258 items tracked, 172 rose since 1900, 35 unchanged, 51 fell.
An article explains rabies in dogs, noting rare symptoms and the classic early change in behavior. It describes water intake, swallowing difficulty, and the key sign of sticky saliva with red eyes and fiiry bursts as decisive indicators. It also comments on medical discussions at a Chicago academy meeting about women’s roles and hygiene education.
Jones and Charles O Jones conduct a notable trig flight from Hammondsport to Watkins then Bath, reaching within six miles of Bath before colliding with a tree. The craft features a second gel-bag behind the 93 foot long cigar-shaped airship and a sand cap ballast car moving on tracks in the ballast system.
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