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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
2
A collage of sentences notes oddities from early 20th century life. Topics range from New York’s proposed 20 story Bean Pole to ten hour laws, aviation claims, love forecasts, crime, and jokes about professors and a three cent coin idea. References include Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburg, London, and San Francisco with figures and dates sparingly noted.
A Maryland legislator proposes a bill to make spreading gossip about women a criminal offense. Critics call it an infringement on rights and doubt the motive against free expression.
Democratic leaders in Congress ratified a bill extending the present corporation tax to individuals and partnerships earning $5,000 or more. The measure, aimed at one percent on income above $5,000, could yield $60 million annually, while a separate free sugar bill would cut consumer sugar prices by about a cent and a half per pound.
Governor Dix will refuse to pardon Foulke Brandt, the former valet of Mortimer L. Schiff, until it is proven he did not commit the crime he confessed and was sentenced to thirty years. The governor issues a stern statement, declining regret and citing moral and legal considerations, unless higher courts overturn the habeas corpus writ securing Brandt's release.
Governor Hadley plans a statewide vote to choose music for a state song after recalls and controversy over the "Houn' Dog" tune. A special committee at Columbia selected four musical works, with two labeled as top choices, and copyrights would be secured for public consideration.
Galesburg Illinois mayor George Banderson died when a runaway horse team frightened near Knoxville while transporting a smallpox patient to the county almshouse. The mayor was thrown and struck his head. the patient was unharmed. The driver vanished, believed injured, and may have crawled to a farmhouse for aid.
A cryptic notice from New England society circles announces Hivanor Gears as a suffraglet figure amid a chorus of social names and youthful pursuits. The text references a boe tua millionaire backdrop and mentions tennis and pedestrian themes in a fragmented, avant garde style.
London reports a wave of plant shutdowns driven by the national coal strike. About 200,000 workers in other industries have been idle as factories close nationwide.
Thirteen young workers from the Lawrence mill testify before a house committee about conditions during the Lawrence strike. They describe long hours, low pay, and drinking canal water paid to the American Woolen Company. Witnesses include Victor Berger, Samuel Gompers, and Jane Bock, who corroborate concerns over law interference and union rivalries.
In a secret nationwide push, the American Vigilance Association formed by Justice Department allies, business leaders, bakers and educators vows a large drive against white slavery. Local headquarters will host lawyers, detectives, and educators to gather evidence, which will be used to press prosecutions in state or federal courts. Investigations are set to begin in five cities within days.
London reports a historic coal strike marking time over the weekend with no disorder in affected districts. Negotiations have halted and leaders dispersed to local duties while labor figures push for a nationwide minimum wage across industries.
Yunessi Mah mout, the Bulgarian grappler chosen by Frank Gotch to defend the title, defeated Jesse Pedersen in straight falls at Chicago Coliseum. Mah mout seized the first fall in 88:45 with a toe hold wristlock and head hold, then took the second in 8:10 with the toe hold as Pedersen failed to mount an offense.
Eight hundred miners at the Jumbo mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company in McDonald Pennsylvania walk out after being ordered to wear safety lamps under a state mining department regulation.
An incident at Elyria Infirmary stables ends in the death of John Hyman aged fifty five after a bull gore attack. The event occurred as Hyman entered the animal’s pen to feed it, with officials investigating the circumstances.
Mutineers listen to Yuanta Son's plea for peace as Marines and Gruber prepare to guard Trentair. W J Calhoun may gain 700 more troops to Manila to reinforce Peking Tientsin and the railroad to the sea. Yuan Shikai seeks to prevent disbandment while chaos surges in Peking and Tientsin with looting and executions.
Washington reports the U S senate weighs a resolution to investigate Henry A. Du Pont's title to his Delaware seat prompted by Senator Reed of Missouri. Reed cites Delaware citizens' accusations and Swain’s manual as grounds for the inquiry.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky Irving Cayce a prominent farmer is shot and killed by his daughter Oliie Cayce a twenty year old. The father pursued her with a chair threatening her life. Oliie Cayce fired twice the second shot proving fatal. Irving Cayce Jr. was wounded in the wrist while trying to intervene.
Former McNamara detective Bert H. Franklin pleaded guilty to attempting to influence a juror in the James B. McNamara trial. Judge H. Cabiniss fined Franklin $4,000, calling his conduct damnable. The money is held by the district attorney.
A New York Chicago Pennsylvania special running 18 hours derailed four miles west of Bucyrus Ohio after a wheel broke on the second engine. The baggage car and a combination coach left the rails but no injuries were reported.
The Auxerre tribunal hears a divorce case with Mme Poulet aged eighty four suing her husband Francois aged ninety three. The proceeding notes a request for divorce and references the marital dispute before the court.
Reports from El Paso indicate Gen Parscual Ororto claims an army of 5000 will march on Mexico City at once. He says he has reached accord with General Salazar, uniting Vacquista and his forces to topple President Madero and continue fighting until victory.
Fifty suffragettes arrested in Parliament Square as protest to Prime Minister Asquith's deputation request ends in a fiasco. Another group attacks the International Suffrage shop in Adam Street and wrecks windows. Across London, plate glass is smashed at dry goods stores and residences including Marquis of Crewe and the lord chancellor.
Jury cannot decide if banker George A Kimmel is dead or alive in 1904 amid a $25,000 life insurance contest. Ex convict Swinney alleges Kimmel was killed in an Oregon forest returning from a buried gold expedition, but the panel finds the claimant not George A Kimmel and cannot resolve the death question.
Speaker Champ Clark's managers issued a statement that he would not accept outside speaking engagements while presiding officer. He argued the vice of Congress is absenteeism and vowed to keep a quorum for public business, staying in the chamber unless others remained.
John E. Parsons, former director of the sugar trust and legal adviser, stood trial in New York before the United States district court on charges of conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the Sherman act. Indicted in July 1909, Parsons pleaded not guilty six days after indictment, with Gustav Kissel and Thomas B. Harned named as co defendants in the case.
Chicago coal operators and miners from western Pennsylvania Ohio Indians and Illinois met at the Great Northern hotel to decide on a date for a joint conference of scale committees to consider wages for next year.
In Jeffersonville Indiana a troubled asylum superintendent faces long tenure amid chaotic staff changes and unclear duties. The record notes ongoing tensions at the facility as residents and officials grapple with governance, care standards, and funding pressures.
A Chicago district nurse extols Resinol Ointment for infant skin care and treating eruptions. She cites rapid relief from irritation and lists conditions such as eczema, tetter, pimples, burns, and other inflammatory skin issues as improveable with Resinol products. A free trial sample offer via Department 82, Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Maryland is included.
The piece notes religious critics chiding fellow believers for doctrinal splits while agreeing they share nonessential points. It contrasts scientists on lifestyle, listing varied opinions on diet from draining water during meals to meat or raw foods, and claims debates include talking at meals and temperate table behaviors.
The story recalls Ollie James the Kentucky congressman in chat with a Washingtonian about a mutual friend. When asked how Col Prescott spends his years, James replies with a humorous portrait: a fine farm a string of trotters a barrel of whisky sixteen years old and a wife of the same age.
New York financier George W. Perkins discussed the value of the "$10,000 a year man" saying such a figure inspires hard work in others. He cited a Chinese proverb about a diligent farmer keeping others from laziness, highlighting the leadership effect of high earners.
A fragment from a historical page shows a digger saying he prefaced remarks with a joking chant “Belleva me,” prompting others to remark on such introductions. The exchange hints at local speech patterns and a playful courtly manner among workers.
A female physician explains a case of chronic neuralgic headaches tied to coffee habit. A patient weighed 140 pounds, dropped to 110, and after switching to Postum gained weight but recovered. Within weeks headaches eased, allowing normal activity, and months later she reports no neuralgic pain. Postum from Battle Creek, Mich, is promoted.
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