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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
3
The Red Oak grand jury adjourned with no indictments. Members from the Mansfeld murder probe remain, three jurors seek excusal but stay on duty for the year. Detective Wilkerson notes possible new Villigan lines of inquiry, unlikely to proceed without new evidence.
Arthur Fink 28 of Darwin Ta is in hospital after his coat snagged in a gasoline engine fly wheel while fixing a belt and he was dragged into the machinery. He sustained severe facial injuries including a split nose and skull fracture. The incident occurred five miles east of Gladbrook where he worked for Henry Theda.
The Farm Board announced the country split into 12 districts for Farm Bank cities including Ishington and Spokane. Capital of 750000 dollars is authorized for each bank with forty year bonds to fund capitalization and operations.
War dispatches report German forces breaking a Russian line and advancing on the eastern front with Russian counteractions. The report mentions a five-day eastern front period, Russian retreats, and bombardments near Petrogra. Also noted are home-front items on memorial design bids and local wartime actions, including relief and charity references.
The dispatch reports a Swiss note to the United States and a Swiss presentation to a department. It notes a Russian war loan increase and a Brazil Uruguay treaty signed, with Allied reactions and a train crash claim in Canada.
Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan welcomed Iowa artillery batteries in Davenport and observed proper quarters and rations. A. M. Deyoe spoke at Delmar and Hayfield school dedications. Over two years fines under fish and game laws yielded more than 16000 dollars to state funds. Special agents reported a liquor sale case linked to a Council Bluffs restaurant. Red Oak books auditing concluded with a clean report. Woodward hospital and colony buildings passed plumbing and carpentry review. approval of acceptance pending. YWCA granted basement restaurant rights at the state house for the coming session, with a conflicting challenge from the 1918 operator. December fire losses will exceed last year’s figures with Creston, Oskaloosa, and Cedar Rapids hit hard. Historical fire loss figures for 1915 and 1918 cited by state fire marshal.
Washington reports net income from railroad operations exceeding 1.0 billion dollars for the year ending now, a peak that tops 1913 by over a third. Nine months show 795.56 million, with more income likely as smaller roads are included. The spread of receipts across regions shows East railroads extracting the higher shares. The note also covers German allied reply to President Wilson's peace initiative and offers to join a future conference, contingent on war’s end.
Fragmentary report describes a collision where a pedestrian was struck by a streetcar and a driver named D. W. Leonard allegedly attempted a crossing incident near Marghaltown. Details are garbled with multiple garbled names and places, making exact facts uncertain.
Union leaders quit a Grand Central Conference after railway chiefs rejected their demand for an eight hour day starting January 1. The Brotherhood officials warned they will not be held responsible if the workers strike to enforce wage and hour rights under the Adamson act, awaiting the Supreme Court ruling.
Washington reports that all able bodied male citizens aged eighteen to forty two are liable for National Guard service in wartime under War Department rules. The draft rises from a plan to organize reserve training battalions from Guard reserves, with compulsory presidential drafts if volunteer enlistments fall short.
General Carranza orders Eliseg Arredondo to withdraw from the United States. Officials fear a diplomatic rupture as Carranza presses for changes to the Atlantic City protocol. Mexican and American envoys plan a joint session next week to deliver a reply.
A garbled 1914 era notice reports the death of W A Suwe Yer secretary of the Titnois Brakera Life Insurance association and mentions combat actions with Lieutenant Herteaux claiming his fourteenth kill on December 24. It also notes a large financial order of 3 500 000 and an 8 500 000 claim involving Argentine goods.
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