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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
3
A jumble of misread notes and bizarre asides spans politics, literature, theater, and society. It references Fitzsimmons, King Peter of Servia, Clyde Fitch, Henry Lloyd, Ruth Cleveland, and a mash of unrelated items from New York to Ogden Utah, all in a flurry of seemingly accidental fragments.
A misread collection of snippets mentions doctors along rail lines aiding operations, a St Louis paper noting one handsome man among twenty-two American novelists, and an Arizona man jailed for demanding higher pay. It also jokes about people willing to accept $8 000 yearly in Arizona.
A fragment from a late issue notes the death of Amelia Rives hove and references a story titled The Quick or the Dead. The item hints at public interest as readers reflect on the tale and its expiration in Richmond.
A Davenport stranger dies in a lodging house after refusing to reveal identity while a Marshalltown youth is rescued from freezing conditions and jailed. Probate filings note an estate valued around 500000 with 185000 personal property. Gambling crackdowns follow orders to close houses, with further indictments possible. A Du buque sleigh accident injures two women. Deaths by arsenic and a schoolyard knife incident are reported along with a bishop’s crusade and indictments in Clinton. Fire at Moorland destroys two buildings. Various legal actions move through Grundy Center, Eldora, and Des Moines, including embezzlement charges against Julius Plogle and a near-miss firearm accident near Webber City.
Iowa leaders form The Core Hell Meat Producers association to fight meat trusts and railroad privilege withdrawals. Plan a national price stabilization law to protect independent packers, with new plants planned in Des Moines Chicago and Omaha and cooperation across Iowa and neighboring states.
Des Moines dispatch reports Custodian J A McCurdy pushes measures to bar public access to the state house grounds except when guarded. Iowa supreme court upholds cigar tax as valid and considers mental anguish damages in a telegraph case. Redistricting bill planned by Rep Cummings after gathering county statistics.
Washington Jan 21 to Jan 28 covers Panama revolt defense of administration, Pratt's stance on Nicaragua, and Howse-House debate over the army appropriation. Senate and House action includes a vote on a resolution to inform on Isthmus troop use, pensions, and defense expenditures. A coroner's inquest notes a buried birth death in Byington.
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