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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
1
A collage of brief notes touches on sugar consumption in the United States, volcanic activity in Salvador, imperial and domestic politics, women’s emancipation, education for monkeys, divorce law, and debates over parliamentary reform. Mentions Prince George, the viceroy of India, and U S census questions, with scattered reflections on progress, science, and public virtue.
Senate discussions feature Sen Le Follette data on duties on several commodities. Sen Delliver and Sen Nelson criticize tariff dates as too high. Liberian commission to sail for Africa to study conditions after meeting Taft. Sen Cummins pushes income tax amendment to Payne Aldrich bill. Taft orders Wickersham to probe Harriman railroads charges. Senate rejects census conference report McCulloher amendment. Rep Scott drafts tariff removal bill for wheat.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott of Blooming ton Illinois was elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vice President Sherman and Ambassador Jusserand spoke at the opening session in Washington.
Dudley F Leumire arrives in Southampton from Rio de Janeiro March 18 and has since vanished, prompting alarm and searches by American consuls in England. Archbishop Ireland and Bishop O Gorman visited President Taft. Calvin P Titus of the Fourteenth Infantry reconsidering leaving the army after Pekin siege fame.
Transcribed clippings report multiple items from Iowa and beyond. Indictments in Merver Pa. accuse James Hoyte and his wife of kidnapping Willie Whitla, while broader items note legal changes, labor disputes, and local incidents across Iowa including storm casualties and municipal projects.
Dispatches describe a palace power struggle with Abdul Hamid II facing possible dethronement. Ottoman ministers resist reform while factions in Petersburg and Washington weigh risks. Reports note Russian forces near Tabriz amid broader imperial tension.
Officials announce detection of new counterfeit notes including a counterfeit silver certificate and a twenty dollar national currency note bearing altered dates and imagery. The certificates imitate 1899 and 1889 designs and show changes to the Indian chief portrait and other security features.
A storm in Fremont Nebraska wrecked a farm on Jaoleon farm injuring two farmers Simes Bcholmar and Pater Grelsch. The injuries are serious with others affected by the incident causing additional damage to nearby property.
The new convention of the Traveled Protection Association was held in Burlington Iowa on April 26. A large delegation attended and key business was transacted. Delegates planned an excursion on May 11 with details about visiting ladies and other activities.
A garbled report from April describes Sly Drowns boxt upsetting New Orleans with mentions of engineers and a petroleum company in a fractured scene. The readable items include references to Sassppt riyey and Maclinew chamber with unclear roles.
OCR fragment mentions an event in West Burlington and Burlington M. with a year 84 and engine 3876. It references Teja April 26 and Okaversy with unclear ages and gevergh years. The text is garbled with scattered place names and numbers.
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