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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
1
The column surveys diverse topics from economics and politics to technology and social issues. It references Indiana’s corn show prize, Germany’s potential airship lines, China’s buried emperor costs, and France’s death penalty vote, with notes on diamond finds in southwest Africa and railway canal schemes.
The piece notes that graftters in Australia are regarded as worthy for the term to guart meaning to work hard, while in this country the sense shifts to plundering the public, reflecting ambiguous origins of the word and its evolving meaning.
A plan to use electricity as motive power for railroads gains momentum with a fourfold scheme to harness electricity for crossing the Rocky Mountains. The steam engine has opened continental traffic but is nearing obsolescence as electric power is pursued.
A miscellaneous Iowa page reports various events from Des Moines and nearby areas. It notes legal actions on gambling in Preston and slot machines, farm losses from a barn fire, a retirement in Des Moines, a jail case in Marshalltown, a sudden death inquiry in Des Moines, and local political and business updates across counties.
Congress approved 3.8 million dollars for Italian quake relief responding to a message from President Roosevelt. The American Red Cross sent 250000 while a Bayern steamer carried food clothing and medical supplies to Messina. Sanitary measures were set to prevent typhoid amid ongoing aftershocks and evacuations.
Frederick Corby Pale surrendered to Cincinnati police on a grand larceny charge for $25 000. Fred Watt Meter, 27, jailed in Gallipolis for murder. James Treadwell, ex-millionaire and promoter of the Treadwell mines, declared bankrupt in San Francisco. Edward J. Shure elected speaker in the Illinois House for the next term. Walter Zeller, 10, from Vineland, found guilty of murder of his grandfather. Former President Castro had a rupture operation in Berlin. condition critical. J Harry McMillan, millionaire sailor, arrested in Tonopah for passing worthless checks. Castro treated by Dr. Israel in Berlin. improving.
A legislative committee in Lansing disclosed details of the "Alukagun dae sree" prison punishment at Kuniqa state penitentiary. Key figures include Gideon Brownlay of Adair Michigan, and Rev. John H. Carmichael of Adair, with a $600 reward offered for his arrest. Additional crimes and incidents across several states are noted, including arson, dismemberment rumors, and a Lisbon coup plot unfolded during a transit inquiry.
President Roosevelt released secret service findings on Senator Tilman amid a Senate inquiry into a land grab and a group of political moves including the absorption of Tennesse Coal & Iron by U S Steel. The report also notes a treaty among the United States Colombia and Panama, court decisions on Standard Oil and other cases, and a broadStat tease on U S forest coverage now reaching 550 million acres with one fourth owned by the government.
A series of brief notices report a daytime theft of bonds valued at 200000 in Paris. Chinese reformer Kang Yu Wei claims Yuan Shi Kai was dismissed over involvement in the late emperor's death. A German airman Lieut. Foertach's body was found in the North Sea. A Denver post clerk admits thefts of jewelry. Widespread famine distress hits Anatolia due to failed crops. Six of eight night riders in Union City are found guilty of murder. A New York section experiences major property destruction. The Turkish ambassador to the United States is expelled from Europe. Mutinous Chinese soldiers clash near Mukden, with heavy losses reported. Forgery charges against F B Signor. Counts Louis Hanon faces embezzlement charges. Several amateur athletes are reinstated by the A A U. Surveyors report a dig in Winnipeg related to explorers lost near the Arctic. Major Moody’s party searches for missing explorers.
Fragmentary text suggests an investigation into a senator and a potential plot involving land in Oregon. References to secret service probes and officials imply a probe into alleged efforts tied to a figure named Til. The readable items indicate a political scandal with inquiries and possible prosecutions.
An explosion at a Zeigler Duquoin mine injures twenty four workers and forces evacuation. Rescue teams lift injured to safety as flames confined to nearby workings. Witnesses recall smoke and a sudden blast at the mine mouth amid crowded relief efforts.
Police arrest a suspect in a murder case after a witness heard a conversation that revealed the plot. The victim, Wm. Wacehi dler, was found crushed and the investigation traces to the Shawgechoo district with clues from Goebehardt, identified as No. 6332 Wil muo, mother of a boy involved.
Shanghai dispatch reports Li Hug Ching revered as a statesman at a new temple in Ly Chon Fu. Descendants and the poor view the site as a worthy shrine to the local figure amid ceremonies marking his memory.
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