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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
2
A collage of quips and anecdotes from a historical newspaper page. It touches on arrest for cruelty to motor trucks, a pulmotor rescue, an Indiana high jump record, fashion limits of hobble skirts, postal mishaps, and automotive folly. It weaves in global notes on liberty, Alaska and Hawaii investments, and amusing asides about mirrors, zaptias, ash barrels, and tinny journalism.
In Indianapolis forty twelve of sixty four men charged in a conspiracy to unlawfully transport dynamite faced federal court. Judge Anderson overruled defense remands and set October 1 for trial after delaying to October 1. He warned that political philosophies could end liberty if pursued, while defense counsel argued conspiracy limits and labeling issues as key points.
San Antonio Texas A daring hold up of Southern Pacific train No 9 near Sanderson in Terrell county ended with the death of two bandits. David A Trousdale a Wells Fargo ex paymaster killed the attackers with a mallet and a pistol after the would be robbers attempted to seize the train. The incident underscores the risks of railway crime along the Big Bend edge of Texas near the Mexican border.
A Bloomfield New Jersey dinner in honor of Leopold Bloch’s guest Ernest Bloom of New York died of heart disease after thirteen diners gathered. Attendees fear the superstition and vow not to dine in groups of thirteen again.
United States district judge Alexis C. Angell of the eastern district of Michigan has forwarded his resignation to President Taft. The Detroit judge, appointed July 1, 161L, gave no reason for stepping down.
Columbus report states State Senator La Forest R. Andrews of Ironton was found guilty of accepting a $200 bribe related to an insurance bill after the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment.
New York report that United Mine Workers will strike on April 1 after miners’ demands were rejected by anthracite operators. A three year renewal offer failed to satisfy unions. leaders insist on full demands. Round-table talks in London with Premier Asquith to discuss amid vast miner turnout. In Merlin Westphalia about 75 percent of 860,000 miners strike. France sees two thirds of its coal miners strike for 24 hours to press pension demand. American liner sailings delayed as COAL strike actions ripple across ports.
U S Judge George A Carpenter refused to instruct the beef trust jury to find the ten meat packers not guilty, ruling the government failed to prove Sherman act violations yet admitted pre 1907 acts and documents signed by Armour Meeker and Connors into evidence, a severe blow to the defendants.
James J. Johnston age 44 died after ingesting acid in a bedroom at Jack's North Side hotel. His 19 year old stenographer Helen Norton survived after a chloroform soaked towel and empty bottle were found nearby. Norton told the coroner they were to join a death pact guided by the man, Johnston, a prosperous plumbing contractor with a widow and three children.
A special session of the Wisconsin legislature will be called to address the Black River Falls flood elevation issue from last fall and to consider other pressing topics deemed urgent by Governor McGovern. The date has not been set.
Secretary of State Knox and party sailed on the Maryland to San Jose Costa Rica. Before departure he entertained aboard the Maryland a party of 50 persons who had accompanied him on the return voyage from San Salvador to Acajutla.
Andrew Carnegie notified St. Peter's German church that he will pay half the cost of a new pipe organ. The contribution supports the church in rebuilding or updating its musical equipment, reflecting Carnegie's ongoing philanthropic pattern tied to religious communities in the area.
Berlin reports that Lieutenant Engner was fatally injured and Lieutenant Bolmitz injured when a Harian monoplane used for military reconnaissance plunged to earth. The accident highlights risks faced by the German army during aerial missions.
Charles A Bigelow the comedian died suddenly in Spencer hospital after a gesture of illness aboard a train en route from Cambridge Springs to New York. He had been taken to hospital following the incident while traveling through Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Washington reports on a joint session of Senate and House committees hearing arguments to extend the right to vote to women. Led by Jane Addams and Anna Howard Shaw, advocates pressed for a constitutional amendment while anti suffragists argued against it. The mood suggested serious consideration despite lacking a two thirds vote. London reports that ten suffragettes sentenced to four to six months for window smashing during a March 1 demonstration.
Washington reports a sweeping decision by the United States circuit of customs appeals allowing importers to appeal a collector of customs duty assessments on the ground the assessment was too low. Experts say the ruling lets manufacturers import a test shipment and appeal to the customs court to gain stronger protection through higher duties, challenging treasury department interpretation of the tariff act.
In Panama near Colon rumors spread that the Culebra cut excavation unearths a slumbering volcano. Clouds of steam and blue smoke rose from fresh ground and temperatures in fissures were so high that hands could not be held near them. Drilling tests exceed to check heat before dynamite to avoid premature explosions.
Fire rages half a mile underground in shaft No 1 of the Kearsarge copper mine near Calumet Michigan. A rescue team from Calumet and Hecla Mining company uses life saving apparatus to reach the miners. It is believed miners gained safety through another shaft.
A sensation rose in Lisbon as news spread that a large portion of the Tenth regiment of Portuguese infantry at Braganza, on the northeastern frontier, crossed the border with its arms and joined the royalists, signaling a major defections amid the civil conflict.
The article describes deep unrest in China with no government able to end the mutinous looting sweeping the north. General Sheng Yuan, a Mongol loyal to the throne, leads 10,000 troops from Kanau toward Peking to restore the emperor, while Yuan Shikai seeks to meet him. Reports say Sheng captured the Tunk Kwan pass, undermining obstacles to advance, with defections and possible northern support shaping the crisis.
Representative Gallagher of Illinois introduced a resolution in the House calling for a social committee of seven to investigate what he terms the baseball trust. He denounces officials for fixing prices and territories and for forcing players to accept salaries or be barred from the game. The measure seeks to expose a supposed national sport monopoly for pecuniary gain.
The Associated Oil Rosecrans, a trans-Pacific oil tanker, ran aground at Alcatraz Landing near Gaviots on the Pacific coast. The wreck is total, two crew members died attempting to reach a lifeboat. The schooner Falls of Clyde escaped a similar fate in the same storm.
Florida Senator Fletcher testifies before a House committee in the Everglades land investigation. He assumes responsibility for the report published as a senate document and says he hired Thomas Will, linked to Florida land sales, to prepare it.
Four more associates of John Mabray pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Smith McPherson in Council Bluffs. The group linked to swindles on fake sporting events totaling about $1,000,000. W. H. Bryson was fined $300. sentences for Joe K B Wright Frank O. Scott and W. B. Gibson to follow.
Lieutenant Henri Tibault of the Sixth Regiment of African Mounted Rifles was killed here during a flight mission in Pau France. The service notes his role as an army aviator and recalls his commitment to the unit and the campaign.
W A Pfeffer, the first Populist elected to the U S Senate from Kansas, lies in a Topeka hospital. He is recovering from the amputation of his right leg above the knee and remains under medical care.
Chancellor Mahson Pitney of New Jersey has been confirmed by the Senate as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. The vote was 26 to 0.
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