This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
1
A garbled text fragment mentions names and places with unclear context and several misspellings. It references individuals and locations such as Nesgill and Bratt with scattered numbers and goods terms, but the meaningful event or action is not discernible.
Coroner and officers report Harry Adams and his wife were found dead in a college building after an apparent domestic dispute. Adams shot by a double barreled firearm. Mrs Adams killed by a blow to the head. Witness Mrs Whitson described the events and the sequence before the tragedy. Both victims about 38, with Adams a veteran and residents of Winnebago County. investigation continues.
J Tiving selling farm near Titonka in Clarke county offers sale Tuesday January 13 1903 at 10 am. Horses cattle farm machinery and miscellaneous items listed with cash or credit terms and noon lunch. Auction by Col H M Ford and agents Oscar Cellman and Berman Net Clerk.
School report for Sub district No 1 Buffalo for December 1902 lists pupil enrollment days taught average daily attendance and absence figures. It names students who received Certificates of Perfect Attendance including John Lamoreux Manee Lamoreux Victor Lamorens Lillie Kruger Fannie Kruger George Kruger and notes highest state grades with corresponding marks for several pupils.
A rounded list of names and visits from Prospect Hole shows Mr. and Mrs. Mackay with children at the Leroy Me Whorter house, Mrs. Mackay linked to Mrs Me Whorter, and a Merry Christmas gathering at the T Fox home. Peter Larsen returned from Chicago, Worthy White visits at J W Stott’s, and Dean M B church officers to be elected next Sunday. Samuel Lamoreux and a Citonka visitor toured Portland, J Ed Phelps plans to resume teaching at Oelwein High School, and Wred Vogel will study in Mankato. The Dean M B Choir laments weather delaying a Christmas Eve service at Titanka. A sermon excerpt quotes Henry Watterson on U S debt relief in Central America and canal plans, criticizing natives and asserting American protection and potential governance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.