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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
1
In Birmingham the Rev Gillingham defends his cricketing role amid clergy criticism. He says cricket aids his mission and the Essex cricketer persona helps reach men, while parishioners note funds raised by cricketers support church work. The dispute draws praise for the vicar from conservatives.
The Philadelphia Press notes public education increased buttermilk's value beyond as a digestive aid. It praises its sanitary, wholesome qualities and claims higher consumption as a result of improved taste and digestive benefits.
The London Chronicle recalls a 1550 law to curb swearing. Offenders faced fixed fines by rank from Lord to commoner, with quarterly offender lists published by justices of the peace. First offences allowed nine lives, then repeat offenders risked jail for common swearing.
The note suggests two Russian nobles will study America for four days to judge how to run the country. It claims an English writer could produce extensive volumes from such material in short time.
A Pittsburg man was sentenced after a violent attack on an umpire. The ruling includes a heavy fine and a lengthy jail term. The case reflects historic concerns about violence in sports officiating.
A royal life saving medal was bestowed on a prisoner who saved his captor's life during a river rescue. The incident involved risk to both men as they toiled near the water, with the prisoner cited for noble instincts and potential pardon considerations.
A report notes a sighting near Ayetpot where a diver encountered green sea turtles, with a count exceeding 260. The account frames the event as remarkable yet provides few concrete details beyond the alledged numbers.
Incomplete OCR reads like a stray item from a small town page mentioning names, places, and a public matter but with many garbled words. No clear event, date, or organization is discernible to confirm specifics.
James M. Drenton, a former mayor of Des Moines, dies at St Elizabeth's hospital in Chicago at age 63. The longtime figure had a varied career from farmer, blacksmith, and baseball player to teacher and superintendent of schools before serving as mayor. He spent his final year in Deadwood, South Dakota.
The Mason City & Clear Lake railroad will spend between 35000 and 39000 this fall on a new passenger and freight depot at Clear Lake. It will extend yards and a stub line to the Iowa Sular Refining plant and front Main street with space for loading and storage tracks. Eastward the company buys ten acres for stock yards elevating facilities for beet sugar loading.
Nat Anderson visiting actor Nat Goodwin reports recovery from injuries after a yacht accident near Santa Monica. Goodwin was moved from hospital to his Santa Monica home and remains under care with his former leading woman nursing him there.
Washington Aug 17 The House failed to override Tafts veto of the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill after amending to abolish the commerce court and cap civil service tenure. Taft opposed perpetual appropriations and defended the commerce court while noting plans to extend last year’s appropriations.
August 17 dispatches report Pascual Orozco proposing peace terms to Congress through Madero. He offers a general amnesty for his officers, urges immediate reforms from the San Luis Potosí plan, and calls for ousting Madero relatives from government payroll. Orozco has moved toward Sonora with forces to meet Salazar and seeks protection for a trip to discuss terms.
Developments expected on the Turkey Junction to Clinton line via Luxumburg Farley Cascade and Maqua beta as condemnation proceedings for the right of way near Perley begin. a six member sheriff’s jury will be tasked to survey the route and appraise costs.
W W Wilcox a well known farmer living south of the city was seriously injured when he was caught in a threshing machine belt. A gash about six inches long opened flesh near the bone as he was freed from the machinery. He lies in a hospital with a broken tooth noted in the report.
Harvest reports from the western Johnson county and Iowa county fields show Timothy seed in unit quantities. Some fields yield enough seed to pay for the land as shocks stand thick, near oat-record density for the year.
A bill introduced by Representative Sloan of Nebraska proposes a $100,000 appropriation to fight hog cholera. The measure aims to suppress and eradicate the disease that has cost swine raisers millions of dollars.
The Schiller society of Clinton completes plans for the German editors convention of Iowa Missouri Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota to be held in Clinton on August 38 24.
Unclear OCR text suggests a threshing engine incident involving a person named Willian Mer and a bolter. Details are fragmented and unreadable, with references to steam and severed or injury implied. High ambiguity limits precise facts.
Reliable information from Managua, the capital, says the bombardment of the city has been renewed and severe fighting is ongoing.
Fragmented OCR text references Follette and names a daughter amid unclear phrases. The readable portion hints at a local figure speaking in a community context but provides no clear event, date, or organization to anchor a concrete summary.
The clipped dispatch records a hydroplane race tragedy in Chicago where the Kitty flank sank at 40 mph, a trio of girls honored after being presented by Mrs. Charla Armayd, the death of French composer Jules Eyile Frederic Mausenet aged 70, and other brief notes including Dr. Mov Clinge’s death in Washington after medical service. Also reports a British air tests fatality near Salisbury.
Fragmentary report places H. Jones of Cambridge with his wife on a honeymoon in the Alps. The couple were killed instantly in a crevice accident near Lannon on a Thursday. details are unclear due to damaged text.
Mrs. Astor, widow of Col. John Jacob Astor, gave birth to a son in New York on Wednesday. The baby was named John Jacob Astor, heir to a substantial Astor fortune.
Detroit August 15 nine aldermen were arraigned in police court on bribery charges. Assistant Prosecutor Josnowaki claimed a wider conspiracy potential but no conspiracy charges were filed now. Charges list Whitam Koenig Richard M Watson Patrick O'Brien William J Zoeller Stephen Skrayok William Hindle and Joseph Nervitt with promising to accept bribes. Hearing set for August 20 for nine other defendants. Council Secretary B H Schraiter confessed and case postponed pending conspiracy probe. The alleged bribes came from a detective posing as railroad official. nine aldermen allegedly received bribes while others agreed to take sums but failed to act.
Washington reports a rigid probe into the killing of William Bruce McMaster, former U S vice and deputy consul at Cartagena. McMaster's body was found with bullet holes in the back and natives are suspected. he was an American born in Colombia with ranch interests and had recent employer troubles.
An eruption on Strombet Island in the Molpina region on August 19 disrupts life for inland residents. Reports describe ash and tremors affecting inhabitants as authorities assess damage and safe routes for evacuation.
The federal government seeks dissolution of the Motion Picture Patents Company and allied firms led by General Film Company and Biograph. Plaintiffs allege interlocking restrictions tied patents to control production and leasing of film and machinery, depriving the public of competition. The suit cites over 100 million dollars invested and names numerous defendants including Kalem, Vitagraph, Lubin, Selig, Pathe Freres, and Sells.
The Senate approved the conference report on the Panama Canal bill by 48 to 18 and refused to override presidential vetoes on the steel and wool measures. Six Republicans joined Democrats to back the metal bill, while a new post office experiment passed 143 to 86. The House declined to override Taft’s veto on a Wyoming subcontractor compensation bill.
Terrible reports claim Arnauts aided by Turkish troops attacked Christians in the Herana district near the Montenegrin frontier. Women and children were said killed, many captured or driven into refuge in Montenegro, prompting government orders to the war minister to restore order.
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