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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
1
A collage of quips and remarks from observers covers topics from segregation remarks by girls to European royalty, health cautions, public figures, and oddities. Notes touch on Booker Washington, Sir Thomas Lipton, boll weevils, world population, and cultural misreadings, all in a breezy, social column voice.
A scrambled Iowa wire reports a woman plunging into an 81-foot well with injuries, a Ruthven man battered in transit, thefts and arrests in Davenport and Garden City, a bank safe raid pursuit near Garden City, and a spate of violent incidents. The piece also mentions a remonstrance against Mrs. Sarah Kuhn, a burglary verdict against Michael Conroy, and a chaos of local scandals and personal crises across multiple counties.
A group of deaf residents of Des Moines and surrounding areas are drafting a petition to Senators and Representatives, urging relocation of a state institution to a more central Des Moines site. The plea, signed by a committer of deaf people, seeks easier winter access and wider newspaper support.
The Des Moines conference of lawyers including Sam Wilebt of Tinton and Judge Wakefield discussed opposition to a tax Ferrit law. Mr Wright will mail last state bar proceedings to legislators urging repeal citing unfairness and double taxation on real estate and mortgages. The bar's stance showed strong feelings against the law though no formal action was taken.
Klaw and Erlanger present Ben-Hur at the Auditorium Theatre Des Moines Iowa with special matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. Scenic backdrops include The Star of Bethlehem The City of Jerusalem and The Gladiator Race. Advance seat sales begin June 7 in Des Moines managed by Win Foster with mail and express order options.
An authoritative estimate credits the Cape Breton Coal and Iron Company with 18,000 acres of coal lands and 12,000 acres of iron areas. Reported coal thickness ranges 35 to 60 feet with potential yields of 1,000 tons per acre. Projected company profits exceed 325 million dollars, with stock activity rising beyond the 15 cent price.
Iowa Auditor flags 35 insurers and notes unauthorized firms doing business in the state. He cites $27,260 in losses from unlicensed companies and $18,500 from authorized ones, urging legislation to curb wildcat insurers and backing national reforms to bar mail use by unregistered entities.
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