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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
2
A collection of humorous vignettes and curiosities from Des Moines to Kentucky. Items include aviators clashing with public perception, a petrified watermelon unearthed in Kentucky, a nurse-turned-cookery lecturer, hoop skirts revival in Paris, and jokes about aviation dangers, taxation, and manners in everyday life. The lighthearted sketches mix with brief notes on social trends and curiosities.
A Pittsburgh woman asks the court to grant alimony of 67 dollars daily, claiming this amount is the minimum she needs to maintain her accustomed standard of living, and that the husband will have a difficult time supporting her at that level.
Police probe deep into Dr Helene Knabe death asking whether murder or suicide, with questions about delay in notifying authorities. Katherine McPherson and Augusta Knabe detained to explain puzzling circumstances as detectives seek private life leads. City to offer 1000 reward, raised by Governor Marshall.
John R Walsh, a former Chicago banker, died at his home days after being released from Leavenworth. The certificate cites heart failure and relatives say a broken heart contributed. He had spent 20 months in prison, and papers in his home show he turned over about 4 million dollars to creditors to avert further disgrace.
Mrs Margaret J Johnson widow of Tom L Johnson secures temporary restraining order in common pleas court against A B DuPont from disposing of securities he holds as allegedly illegally withheld from Johnsons heirs including Mrs Johnson and her children claiming the value is substantial and to be yielded to the estate.
New York film makers report that showing the American flag is prohibited in Toronto theaters. Authorities there have enforced the ban amid heightened national sentiment following Canada’s reciprocity push, with the order already in effect in the city.
New Orleans C. E. Fenner former president of Telane university directors and former Louisiana Supreme Court justice dies born 1834 in Jackson Tennessee. Funeral details unavailable.
A blaze in the dry room of the Butte reduction works caused by fire damaged the concentrator. The loss is estimated between $250,000 and $300,000. The property is owned by former Senator W. A. Clark.
Springfield reports the administration’s deep waterway bill failed in the Illinois House with 59 in favor and 65 against, short of the 77 needed. The vote leaves 18 members unaccounted for, and signals potential new efforts in the Senate to pursue a conservation bill funded from state revenues rather than a $20 million fund, but the waterway and conservation push is seen as dead for now. The defeat ends a three year partisan fight tied to multiple adjournments and recesses over the waterway issue.
In Kansas City, the second trial of Dr. Clark Hyde for the murder of Col. Thomas Hunton Swope was halted after defense moves. The entire venire panel was dismissed due to objections over improper revision, alleged bias by Judge Latshaw, late Saturday drawing, marshal-sourced summons, and possible prejudice in the jury wheel.
Judge Bordwell rejected defense claims to strike George W. McKee as a juror in the McNamara case. McKee had admitted he believed the Los Angeles Times blast was caused by dynamite, but the judge ruled he is qualified to serve. This marks Bordwell's first direct ruling on juror eligibility.
Annapolis Maryland authorities appoint a board to investigate alleged hazing by a second class member. Report states two fourth class men were made to perform physical exercises and stunts for the entertainment of two girls.
Harry B. Clark of the New Brunswick Bank of St. John, N. B., was arrested on the eve of his departure for Europe. Detectives across the United States and Canada pursued him for more than four months on charges of embezzling 75000 dollars from the bank he managed.
Muskogee Oklahoma officials announce all unallotted lands of the Cherokee nation will be sold at auction on dates in December. Indian commissioner J G Wright confirms the nationwide sale plan for tribal lands.
The nude body found in Crooked lake country was identified as James McArthur, a local figure known across the range. Police maintain a murder theory in the Coleraine area investigation.
Report from Peking describes defections to rebel forces including Nan-Chang and Kwei-Lin, with the national assembly demanding policy changes and signaling possible flight by the imperial family. Troop movements toward Jehol and financial loss worsen the crisis. fears of a broader uprising grow as Canton's Fung Sen bomb assassination adds to mounting tensions.
Testimony before the U S senate investigating committee describes Senator Isaac Stephenson's Milwaukee campaign. W R Knell testified he spent 11 800 in county efforts to match rivals and pay workers, noting Stephenson's wealth and the belief that workers deserved compensation for their time.
Chicago hosts the National Dairy show where a record large cheese is displayed. President Taft will cut and sample the cheese on Monday and also address agriculture and conservation. The cheese is reportedly large enough to make about 200 000 cheese sandwiches.
James R. Keene, financier, has returned aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II from six months in London due to illness. He underwent an operation there and appeared somewhat weak but in fairly good health upon arrival.
Gold bars valued at 28000 dollars consigned to the Swiss National Bank by London houses were stolen in transit. Lead was substituted for the gold.
Boston reports say Avis Linnell's body was returned for toxicology tests as Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson faces murder charges. District Attorney Pelletier questions police certainty while defense cites a love letter and a mock marriage plot as grounds for exoneration.
Danish mob menaced Dr Frederick A Cook as he attempted a lecture in Copenhagen. The previous visit to address royalty and leading Danes under the Geographical Society was recalled, and Cook was forced to flee by a rear exit while a guard escorted him to his hotel.
Eight miners killed and eight overcome when a keg of powder explodes in the O G a ra mine No 9 near Harrisburg. Rescue workers removed the dead and injured. three rescuers were overcome by gas but revived at a hospital. Coroner promises a rigid investigation into the blast cause.
Bishop William Quayle of the Methodist Episcopal church ordained deacons and elders at the Oklahoma conference then summoned the wives to the pulpit and urged each to kiss her husband. He said marriage strengthens service to community and church.
Samuel M Butler chairman of the American Automobile Association was instantly killed three miles south of Tifton when his car overturned in a ditch. P J Walker of San Francisco and his wife were badly injured. The Cunningham driven by Charles F Kellman of Rochester NC acted as pacemaker for the Glidden tour caravan of about seventy autos departing New York for Jacksonville Florida.
Fire in the dry room of the Butte reduction works destroyed the concentrator. Loss estimated between 250000 and 300000 dollars. Origin of the fire is unknown. Property is owned by former Senator W. A. Clark.
Charles Page Bryan, newly named minister to Japan, has spent two weeks in San Francisco and waited for the Yokohama steamer Chyo Maru.
Yimma Carola Woerschofer of New York died at Cannoneville New York September 11 and her will was admitted to probate leaving Bryn Mawr college a bequest of 750000 dollars.
Mrs Nathan B Greaton of Natick Mass credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a long illness during the change of life after two physicians diagnosed a tumor She says neighbors call her a miracle and urges others to consider the remedy Mrs Pinkham offers free confidential advice from Lynn Mass
A witty exchange unfolds as a self assured girl comments on many files and mosquitoes. Farmer Cortessel replies that yearly, files mosquitoes and summer boarders all seem to appear together, humorously noting overlapping nuisances.
A witty exchange about a wrestling match vows nine tenths of respect lost. The piece notes the escalation from bravado to intimacy as a girl confides a man has kissed her, with him being the only one who succeeded.
A fragment contrasts men and hogs, noting hogs avoid actions that do not benefit them, while men differ in willingness to do things that may not serve themselves. The remark underscores self-interest as a distinguishing trait.
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