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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1912
Page
2
The Vindicator-Republican column items poke fun at spring hats a public smoking ban a crabbed mix of quips on politics weather crime and society With stray lines about ships in Britain China a burglar alarm in New York and a Boston umpire school the slice reflects a humorous, politically aware tone from a bygone era. Names and places include Estherville Chicago Philadelphia Los Angeles Minnesota Denver and Boston.
Twenty bodies recovered in McCurtain Oklahoma after mine No. 2 disaster at Sans Bois Coal. Of 116 workers, 11 survived. rescuers reached the eleventh level but debris slowed progress. Three entombed were surveying party members led by W. J. Roper. Ralph Kenney among the companions. Sixteen bodies found with government aid, as crowds mourn in streets.
Roanoke Virginia and Hillsville report a two hour meeting among the Allen outlaw crew who refuse surrender and vow to fight. A threatening notice warns strangers away as guards hasten to trap the assassins near Floyd Allen home amid a five death tally in the county case.
Italian expeditionary force aviators bombed a Turkish Arab camp near Benghazi, Tripoli region, killing ten Arabs. The aeroplane, crewed by an army airman with an officer observer, attacked from altitude then returned to base.
The funeral of James Delahunty, warden of the Nebraska prison, killed on March 13 by two escaping convicts, was held in Lincoln with officials and hundreds of state leaders attending.
Great Lakes mariner Oleg Talbot known as Buffalo Captain Lewis Talbot aged eighty nine, long sailed the lakes as owner and master for six decades. He was regarded as the region’s veteran navigator and passed away at his home here.
Santa Fe hearing before the house committee investigates bribery charges against Representatives Cordova, Licer o, Montoya and Trujilo. Mounted Policeman A A Sina testifies of a Palace hotel room money exchange linked to a senate candidate. Defendants to challenge alleged conspiracy. arraigned before District Judge David J Leahy with bail set at $2 000 each.
Prominent men praised Grover Cleveland at a commemorative event in College of the City of New York Great Hall marking his birth anniversary. Eulogies were delivered by associates, with letters from Taft, Governors Dix and Harmon, and others read. Attendees included Mrs Frances Folsom Cleveland and Mrs Lamont.
A posse killed three men during a running battle with two escaped convicts from the Nebraska State penitentiary near Omaha. Two convicts were slain, a third surrendered after a two and a half mile chase. Victims included farmer Roy Blunt and criminals John Dowd and John Taylor. Blunt, 22, had married two months ago and his widow is in distress.
The Democratic income tax bill passed the House 249 to 41 with 170 Democrats and 79 Republicans voting yes. It would tax yearly net income over 5,000 and extend the corporation tax to cover all firms, aiming to offset about 60 million dollars lost from sugar being removed from the free list.
New Orleans reports government agents in Bluefields say Nicaragua discovered a plot to assassinate Secretary Knox during a visit. Thirteen dynamite bombs were found beneath the roadbed of the secret train route from Corinto to Managua, connected to an electric battery, and will be used as evidence against the alleged conspirators.
In North Dakota the presidential preference primary returns show Robert M. La Follette winning, with Colonel Roosevelt second and Taft barely registering. About 62 percent for La Follette, 38 for Roosevelt, under 3 for Taft. La Follette leaders claim a margin between 165,000 and 20,000 in a total of ~66,000 votes.
Mrs Blanche Carson Hanga self in New York after confessing smuggling jewels worth 20000 into the country. A San Francisco society woman, she had just returned from a world tour, after attending the Durbar and buying Indian pearls. She reached on the steamship George Washington and was arrested on valuation and smuggling charges.
London report says Helen Pittsfield, a noted suffragist, admitted attempting to burn a branch post office during a protest. She received six months imprisonment with hard labor and declared she would repeat her act for freedom of the cause.
President Taft postponed the planned conference with John Mitchell and Baer of the Coal Operators association citing information of a possible settlement. Mines in bituminous fields across Illinois, western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana will shut April 1 with about 206,000 miners suspending operations for at least two weeks while talks on a two year wage scale proceed.
Dr Lindsay Wynkoop of Chicago moves a resolution at the National Congress of Mothers in St. Louis urging a national department of child welfare under the next president. She argues that only a woman and a mother should head such a cabinet post and expresses determination to achieve this.
Reports from Nanking indicate Republican troops have received two months of wages and the Yangtse region is quiet. Premier Tang Shao Yi is expected to arrive as cabinet moves to transfer departments and assembly to Peking. Powers urged to recognize a unified government to preserve China's integrity.
An explosion at John Corello's house in Scranton Dur more destroyed the dwelling and injured Mamie Summa seven. Corello's wife, six children, and a grandchild died instantly as housing and nearby buildings were wrecked. Officials suspect accumulated gas caused the blast.
Pittsburg report states Miss Virginia Lee a 20yearold stenographer from Hot Springs Arkansas is proclaimed by Andrew Carnegie as the prettiest girl in the world. The photograph was sent to Carnegie by her father with the inscription Bonnie Virginia Lee a prize for some lucky man.
President Taft closed his two day New England swing from the Concord state house steps asserting a square deal. He addressed twenty audiences in Boston and New Hampshire detailing his tariff stance opposing judge recall and seeking arbitration. Meanwhile Harvard’s Charles W. Eliot, 78, celebrated his birthday aboard a steamer bound for China, reported in good health.
Daisy Grace charged with shooting her husband Eugene H. Grace was freed on 7500 bond and left for Philadelphia to visit her mother. Bond signed by J. J. Fain and GC. Clark of Atlanta. Conditions unchanged.
The Senate passed the fortifications appropriation bill authorizing about 4.0 million dollars, roughly 20 percent less than last year's similar allotment, marking a significant reduction in defense funding.
Berlin reports Count Wolf von Metternich sentenced to one week’s confinement on a charge of fraud regarding a loan. The case concerns a questionable loan transaction and the count’s alleged involvement.
The Cleveland Baptist ministry adopts a resolution condemning city officials who joined a demonstration welcoming featherweight champion Johmay Kilbane in his hometown. The event stirred tension as church leaders publicly object to the officials actions.
John C. Jurgens, a young spendthrift, was released on an $8,000 bond after being charged with embezzling $29,000 from Norcross Marble company. The case names O Iveland and involves a large funds theft. Court actions proceed as details emerge from the docket.
Mrs C Hays of Kings and U1 C Hays celebrate the sixty fourth anniversary of their marriage in Rockford area. The couple marked the milestone with family and friends, reflecting on decades together.
An advertisement extols Resinol Ointment as effective for eczema and itching eruptions. It cites a Dover New Hampshire physician and a patient who was cured after trying a 50 cent jar, claims immediate relief, and notes Resinol Soap as complementary. It invites free samples via Department 85, Resinol Chemical Co.
A humorous exchange recounts a friend who never married. He stammers through a tale of asking a girl to marry him and being told she would rather be excused, leaving him labeled a fool in a lighthearted moment.
A small town clergyman laments that couples arriving to wed do not stop at his house. The speaker quips that a large sign reading Five dollars fine for hitching here deters them, reflecting rural humor from the Youth's Companion.
Mrs Freeman Craver of Syracuse recounts a bout of eczema on her eight month old daughter that spread to the face neck and back. After consulting a physician who blamed teething and failing to help with ointment she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment per a booklet and claims the child was entirely cured by age one and has remained well. The advertisement notes free samples and a 82 page booklet available from Cuticura Department L Boston.
Fragmentary OCR shows a chaotic hospital scene with garbled dialogue about an ill Griggs and a striking nurse. The snippet hints at anxiety and social tension around illness and relationships amid unclear, distorted phrasing.
A collage of 19th century ads tout Allen s Foot Nace for tired feet with free samples from Le Roy New York and Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels. Also mentions Mrs Whaslow s Boothing Syrup teething and a quip about marrying an heiress to a golden wedding.
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