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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
2
Local Estherville notice identifies the Vindicator and Republican firm operating in Emmet County. Details mention publishing scope and possible partnerships with community enterprises, reflecting a period newspaper affiliation.
William Seyler, charged with the murder of Jane Adams on the Atlantic City pier, was acquitted after a five hour jury deliberation at Mays Landing. Seyler testified denying involvement, claimed police pressure for a confession, and his two year old daughter cried for him as he faced the witnesses. Orvis Seyler was released as a witness and both brothers left for Atlantic City.
The Hotel Champlain at Bluff Point New York on Lake Champlain was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The hotel had not opened for the summer season and no guests were present. About sixty employees were in the building and all escaped, with election electrician Herbert reported missing. Loss estimate around 300000 dollars, insured for 235000 dollars.
Senator Burkett's bill proposes a forestry institute at Nebraska City as a memorial to J. Sterling Morton former secretary of agriculture. The senate agriculture committee reported the measure chaired by Senator Del Uver. The project aims to train forestry experts and caps building and grounds costs at 250000 pounds.
Officials deem the Tuesday sinking of the Dewey dry dock at Manila as caused by negligence rather than a deliberate act by station staff. Experts believe the large Breat floating dock brought from the United States at high cost can be saved despite probable submersion.
Paper money to be laundered using a machine ordered by Secretary MacVeagh. The process, he asserts, will save the government about 31 million dollars annually. Laundering bills extends their lifespan, effectively doubling their usable life after washing and ironing.
Sioux City live stock market daily quotations report top beef cattle at 7.60 dollars and top hogs at 9.30 dollars. The figures reflect Wednesday's market activity and indicate prices paid for prime cattle and hogs in Sioux City.
Alexander Combs, from a prominent Breathitt County family in Kentucky, was shot and killed in an ambush while drifting down the Kentucky River on a raft Wednesday. Authorities seek suspects as investigators review the scene and motive.
The Terminal Railroad Association at St Louis Missouri announces a 6 percent raise for 5000 employees earning less than 3240 a month. The increase targets workers below the salary threshold to lift earnings notably in the rail service.
Shippers of the trans Missippi territory plan a protest to Attorney General Wickersham against a proposed freight rate increase on June 1. The Omaha meeting included representatives from major cities, while railroads did not attend. A Washington delegation will be sent to voice the protests and seek legal options, including possible court action.
Treasury officials and coin dealers discuss Ottawa proposed currency reform. New minting includes gold coins of 20, 10, 5 and 2 1/2 dollars, silver dollars of 1 and 60, 26, 19 and 5 cents, bronze 1 cent. A Canadian silver dollar and a cap on debt exchange are planned. a popular name for the five dollar piece is sought, with "berver" proposed but not adopted.
Portugal awaits the investigation into the Ramieres confession before acting on alleged conspirators in the 1908 assassination of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luis. Ramieres, who fled to Brazil after the killing, was recaptured and returned to Lisbon where he named 1,148 alleged conspirators, including several politicians.
Kansas bankers met in Kansas City on Tuesday to formulate an appeal to the U S Supreme Court from the decision of the U S Court of Appeals upholding the validity of the Kansas bank guaranty law.
A railway loan agreement for China was signed Tuesday by U S France Great Britain and Germany representatives. The deal provides a 50 million dollar loan to the Chinese government for railroad construction.
Commander Robert E Peary received the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the University of Edinburgh on Tuesday. The conferment was made before a distinguished company.
A Tuesday X ray at St Louis showed Rube Waddell's arm bones not fractured following the recent game in Boston. The examination eased initial fears of a serious injury and suggests no broken bones.
A Hartford federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Schwarzchild & Sulzberger meat packing firm for shipping unmarked and uninspected meats, marking a significant step in the federal investigation at Hartford Conn.
A heavy earth shock occurred at Regesio Italy Tuesday evening sending residents into the streets. Debris and damaged window panes were reported though no injuries are yet described. Local authorities announced inspections and safety measures are underway.
Oliver Spitzer, ex Williamsburg docks superintendent, testified at the Heike trial after receiving a presidential pardon. He admitted attempting to bribe treasury agent Brzezinski to cover up sugar frauds involving Charles R. Heike and five subordinates. Brzezinski was arrested for perjury, amid growing expectations of further indictments.
Count Ismael de Lesseps and Count Just de Poligny dueled for the third time Monday in Paris. De Lesseps was wounded in the thigh while De Poligny sustained a flesh wound in the arm from a ricocheting shot. Both combatants were treated. the bullet narrowly missed the femoral artery in De Lesseps. Earlier quarrels and a May 2 sword exchange led to a pistols duel with six shots, none landing.
Joseph Smith was shot and killed at Westville Tl Monday night by John Welsh secretary of the local miners union. Welsh had recently disarmed an Italian who had threatened to shoot United Mine Workers of Illinois president John H. Walker. The tragedy followed that incident and Welsh surrendered to police guarded by a strong force amid threats of vengeance from Smith’s friends.
Eighteen passengers were slightly injured when a special train, second section of No. 10 on the Southern Railway, derailed near Cedar Stone bridge between Catlett and Calverton, Wa. The engine and four coaches were wrecked 200 yards from the bridge. passengers were shaken, with some badly cut or bruised.
A cloudburst flood near Ida Texas Monday overflowed streams and ripped a farmhouse from its foundations as twisting winds struck with rain. Hail covered Grayson County Sunday night ruining cotton and stripping hundreds of acres of fruit trees of fruitage and limbs. Debris and floodwaters left two feet of drift in some spots Monday.
Charles Vietzen a 31 year old teamster with Standard Lumber of Dubuque Indiana died Monday from a blow delivered a week earlier by Henry Hutter who is held on murder charges in the case.
Albert J. Snell of Chicago, son of famed millionaire Amoy J. Snell whose 1888 murder caused a sensation, was found dead in bed at a rooming house on Monday. He was 650 years old.
An earthquake was felt at Adge France at dawn Monday The quake moved for twenty seconds and caused shaking across the area with reports of minor damage and startled residents lingering after the tremor.
Tlarting resigns as mayor of Arthur after five years citing a dispute with a merchant over hitching posts. Street Commissioner George Schoop also resigns. Council will act on the resignations at the June meeting.
The Cerro Gordo county total grain harvest last year reached 11,494,479 bushels. Corn averaged 39 bushels per acre, oats 22, winter wheat 14, spring wheat 20, barley 20, and rye 12. Despite the large total, average yields per acre were relatively low across crops.
Archbishop Skeane presided at the cornerstone ceremony for a $500,000 Holy Trinity Catholic church in Dubuque. Catholic societies from across the city joined a procession a half mile long to the site for the Sunday event.
The Waterloo effort to build a large fireproof hotel is being vigorously pushed by the Chamber of Commerce. A $26,000 bonus is being raised by popular subscription and will be offered to the best proposition for erecting the new hotel in West Waterloo.
Delaware county resident John Hempstead aged 89 recalls viewing Halley’s comet on April 14 1885 from his Ripley home northeast of Manchester. Hempstead’s memory captures the wanderer’s bright arc as he observed it seventy five years ago, marking a historic celestial event in his locality.
The Commercial association plans to light main streets with five-light tungsten lamps creating desirable advertising for Boone. Other towns smaller than Boone are promoting street lighting just as Boone has begun.
The Marshall Oil company of Marshalltown, already in five states, plans a new branch in St. Louis and says branches will open within 90 days in Chicago St. Paul and Kansas City.
J D Havens dies after apoplexy stroke. Ida county resident for 412 years. Would have been 84 on June 6. Survived by two children J M Havens of Sioux City and Mrs Charles Hitchcock of Sheridan Wyoming.
Mrs Henry Fairkire of Thornton welcomed triplets, two girls and a boy, all reported strong. One boy weighed pounds and the two girls weighed 7 pounds total.
The Western Passenger association announces a fare and a half from Iowa points to Des Moines for the thirty sixth annual encampment of the G A R in June.
Herbert Highee of Dubuque, after three years as chief clerk in the office of internal revenue for the northern district, has been transferred to Marshalltown where he becomes government gauger.
W. W. Kent Field, grieving husband of a wife who died two years ago and in poor health, near Oskaloosa, committed suicide. He leaves five minor children.
Rev Dr J B Little longtime pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Davenport for over ten years and later in Shenandoah died Friday morning in Indianapolis Indiana.
Verdict expected Tuesday as the United States circuit court of appeals in St. Paul nears a decision on Modern Woodmen of America versus 22 bondsmen of E H McCutchen. The bank account holder died leaving $100000 deposited, and the insurer seeks to recover losses from the bondsmen. The case has faced delays over rightful plaintiff and bond count issues.
Two mastodon tusks were unearthed in a Doon sandpit near the Great Northern railroad, about 106 feet apart, one on May 15 and the other May 16. The larger tusk measures 7 feet 1 inch by 9 inches, with hard outer shell and soft marrow. One tusk is exhibited at the Henry Kahl store.
Gypsy groups encamped near Fort Dodge broke camp Thursday night and headed west. Friday night near Moorland they raided the Benjamin Blanck farm where a bride stood alone, taking eggs potatoes chickens and other eatables while she stood helpless. They later seized a farmer with a load of corn. Mrs Blunck warned local farmers by phone and the armed farmers met the Gypsies without further trouble.
Mary Cutcheon a working woman in Des Moines was seized Thursday after tearing her underclothes and attempting to hang herself due to fears about Halley's comet. Officers rescued her and she is to be examined by the insanity commission.
The new one million dollar bridge of the Jews Central railway over the Mississippi at Keithsburg NL opened for traffic Friday. Passenger train No 8 from Peoria to Mason City was the first to cross with no special ceremony marking the opening.
At 5 o'clock Thursday morning a gas range exploded in the former house at Wa verly shattering kitchen windows. Guests awoke fearing a comet had struck the town until investigators ruled out celestial impact and confirmed the gas blast as the cause of the terrifying shock.
Dr Arnold Jolly of Hamburg faced a preliminary hearing on murder charges in the Nobitt case. He could not post $6,000 bond and was fined in the county jail at Sidney as his case proceeded to circuit court.
John Reed of Clinton pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for the killing of A. W. Landgren of Clinton. The plea was entered on Monday in the case carrying the charge of murder.
Henry Spred of Britt suffered a right knee amputation after a blood poisoning infection from paring a corn. The infection escalated despite treatment, leaving Spred with a drastic medical consequence.
Miss Rose Bridle of Mason City was knocked down and injured in a troubling incident caused by John Nelevyahon who attacked her after she jilted him. Authorities moved to detain Nelevyahon as the case drew local attention.
At a New York City Methodist Episcopal Church reception for late Bishop Hare a brother who looked like the bishop was cornered by a conferee. The man mistook the brother for the bishop and complimented the sermon unaware the real bishop stood nearby. The lookalike corrected him with a smile.
Mrs A P Hester of Evansville Indiana says five years of kidney trouble left her bedridden with swollen limbs severe pain scanty scalding secretions and palsy. after using Doan's Kidney Pills she recovered and was cured. Doan's sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Drismal and sentry exchange about what constitutes an unusual occurrence at a post. The dialogue explores walking to the end of the post and turning to find the sentry box marking time as a potential unusual event. Also contains an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment praising skin health benefits and inviting readers to request a free Cuticura Book.
In the Detroit Free Press item a reader praises a neighbor with his wheelbarrow, calling the tool a great help for starting a garden this year. The exchange highlights practical local cooperation and plans for better gardening outcomes.
A deluxe Grand Trunk Railway brochure promotes Montreal and Quebec as top tourist destinations. Richly printed with early style ornamentation and photographic illustrations, it highlights Canada’s two most interesting cliffs. Sent free by mail from Chicago address W. 3. Cookson, 917 Merchants Loan & Trust Building.
In New Caledonia sea serpents are seen and sometimes captured. They have small heads and tails formed like an ear and measure three to four feet. Tiny poison glands in the jaw exist but the mouth is small, making bites rare. A traveler in Noumea witnessed a rat fed to a serpent. the bite killed the rat in four minutes.
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