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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
4
An inmate in a prison interview with the chaplain yields a sharp retort about pay and future reform. The prisoner says the chaplain can’t quit his job if inmates keep returning, prompting a wry exchange on decency and prospects after release.
A historical note reports potatoes treated with sulfuric acid and subjected to pressure as a potential substitute for ivory in billiard ball production. The fragment hints at chemical processing aimed to replace ivory, reflecting early material science trials in game equipment.
An OCR fragment describes back pains likened to knife thrusts and credits Don’s Kidney Pills with stopping pain and regulating urine, sold for 50 cents a box by Poster-Milburn Co. Also mentions Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, London germans, and Wizard Oil. Note of 150 firemen required aboard Atlantic liners.
An Army posse clashed with Creek fighters in Oklahoma, resulting in many deaths and dozens captured. Deputies pursued through the night, with about 800 shots fired in the final encounter, two deputies killed and several wounded. Forty Creek prisoners were taken.
Washington signals a bipartisan push by Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Minnesota lawmakers to block a Missouri River project. The fight centers on river division funds and control of engineering offices with Kansas City as the primary beneficiary.
Mrs Lurilard, aged, reportedly died following a long period of suffering and illness. Family members say the death resulted from heart failure, framed as a self-inflicted act. The incident occurred at Dupont Street in Washing. Von, with details from the spouse and relatives.
Unclear fragmentary report mentions a crown prince accused in the death of a servant. The text is garbled with names and places not fully readable, but indicates a royal context and an alleged foul act linked to a throne dispute and a press event.
Willi Whitla identified James H. Teevie and Helen Boyle alias Helen Faulkner as kidnapers who abducted a boy from Sharon school and held him for a 10400 ransom paid by his father Attorney James P. Whitin. The Mercer county grand jury indicted Teevie and Boyle for Mackmail while a woman named Mary Dener, implicated in the plot, committed suicide by morphine near a Cleveland area drug store. Prisoners were moved to Allegheny county jail with detectives guarding.
A Texas tornado torn through Wise County sweeping across the north eastern area on Tuesday night. Twelve people died and many injured as a farm house near Slides collapsed killing eight members of Ira Rice’s family. Fire started by a light in the wrecked house fanned by wind. Sanger and Greenwood suffered significant damage with houses displaced.
A violent windstorm swept across Florida causing heavy property damage in Roseyvere and nearby towns. One man was killed when his house collapsed during the storm as debris and uprooted trees blocked streets. Eight buildings were blown down in Withleen and communications lines failed, delaying details.
George Cheever, son of a former official, was arraigned in New York on forgery charges. He was held on $2,000 bail for trial after allegedly attempting to raise about $20,000 with forged checks over six months.
Seven men died and five were seriously injured when a 35 foot wall collapsed after a blaze in Clisuge Thursday. The sudden wall failure trapped workers, with rescuers rushing to the scene as the fire was still being fought. Authorities investigated the cause of the collapse and dignitaries offered condolences.
A section of the embankment near Graton collapsed again, foot traffic reported at the same spot thirty feet from the earlier November incident. No injuries noted as repairs are planned and authorities monitor the area.
A Kansas City oil basket convenes river valley shippers to discuss interstate commission rules and Midwest routing costs. Governor Dihersbin signs a banking bill in Nevada, amid broader rural policy activity.
Denver reports eight inches of wet snow after hours of steady rain causing widespread disruption. Authorities estimate damage costing up to F200,000 to $100,000 with limited outside communication for some time. In St. Pete political prisoners faced twenty-one or twenty-two death sentences.
Tunis Munoz Rivera, head of the Porto Rican commission in Washington, denounces American administration as ruinous to the coffee industry and blames an American dominated executive council for current crises. The panel seeks tariff concessions and a different colonial government form from Taft and Congress.
Officials and lawmakers warn that reciprocal free trade with the United States under the Payne tariff bill could create a first year deficit of about 5,000,000 pesos, with losses growing as American imports rise. Government fears include slower public works, possible need for direct taxation, and economic readjustment during the transition.
Captain A E Mueller and five companions who ascended in the America balloon at Pasadena California last Saturday afternoon and became lost in the Sierra Madre mountains reached Switzer's camp on Mount Wilson Tuesday afternoon unharmed They traveled on foot via a hazardous trail with horses then to Pasadena aided by a lone telephone line that briefly carried news to relatives before failing due to weather conditions
Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit started their East Africa expedition at 11 08 Tuesday morning aboard the steamer Tramburg. Leaving Oyster Bay at 7 AM, they traveled to Hoboken where a triumphal crowd sent them off with cheers. The notable moment was Roosevelt riding in a tender under the Judson river from New York to Jersey City.
A Wednesday afternoon order bars newspaper reps from sending verbatim or substance of witness testimony in the Avery Blount murder trial at Annie Louisiana. The case concerns the deaths of Benjamin Hreeland, his wife and stepdaughter, drawing strict peremptory measures against press coverage.
Secretary Witt Dickinson on Wednesday named retired army officers to join the court of inquiry investigating alleged complicity in the Brownsville incident. The panel will probe the discharge of the battalion linked to the Twenty‑Ninth Infantry in Brownsville.
An OCR damaged brief reports severe storms in Kansas with sleet and snow causing confusion near Goreade and western districts. It notes gusts, possible tornado activity near a river region, and damaged freight shipments. list mentions a truck, treacherous winds, and scattered debris across multiple counties.
Ohio man Wade Hobbis was asked to continue as assistant to the attorney general and officially announced Tuesday afternoon that he had agreed to stay. In New York, Columbus Day observed as Gov Hughey signs a bill Tuesday night designating October.
William Whitla paid $10,000 to a kidnap gang after his 5 year old son Willie was abducted from Sharon Pa. The boy was found and brought home to Cleveland in good health. Police continue to hunt the abductors and the woman who received the ransom. The case spurred theater delays in Cleveland while officials pursue leads across Youngstown Warren and Newcastle.
Luman Mann was acquitted Thursday afternoon in a Chicago court after a two hour jury deliberation. He faced a murder charge in the death of Mrs. Frannie Gilmore Thompson at a lodging house on 1242 Michigan Avenue. The courtroom scene after the verdict was read saw Mann exult and witnesses reacting with discord as the court’s orders against demonstrations were noted.
Rumors grow that anthracite operators will shut down collieries April 1 if miners fail to reach a deal. Prominent operators say a shut-down, strike, or continuation of the three year work agreement is the only solution. George Baer did not visit New York to confer with other railroad presidents, while an industry source predicts a lockout if no strike by April.
Anthracite operators and miners brace for an April 1 stoppage as companies announce planned reductions and stockpile coal. Union solidarity grows among miners while tensions rise as both sides prepare for a contested showdown in April.
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