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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
3
Des Moines July 10. Government study by the Bureau of Labor shows wholesale prices in 1910 averaged 19.1 percent higher than 1909 and 30 percent above the ten year average to 1900. Commodities 148 up, 3 down, with potatoes up 300 percent and eggs 90 percent.
A large party of Des Moines Elks travels by special car to Atlantic City for the national Elks convention with stops in Chicago before reaching Atlantic City. Separately, seventy Shriners from Des Moines and nearby areas depart for Rochester New York for the Imperial Council sessions, with brief layovers in Chicago and Niagara Falls.
J. F. Clark, a farmer near Washington, halted Rock Island train No. 64 after a storm knocked down telegraph poles, three of which lay across the track. He grabbed his daughter's red dress and used it on a stick to flag the oncoming train.
Towns including Iowa Falls Williams Blairsburg Alden and Webster City are represented in the newly organized Farmers Savings Bank at Alden with a $25000 capitalization. William Whisler of Williams serves as president. The Adams block, a historic Mason City building on the former Park Hotel site, was sold by A A Adams to A T Parker for $50000.
A soda fountain explosion at a Mason City drug store badly injured Durry or Durr y, scattering bottles and glassware across the shop. The incident occurred on July 1 in the town.
Farmers near Alden have organized a company to buy or build an elevator this summer 1985 to engage in the grain business this fall in Iowa Falls.
In a senate speech Senator Newlands of Nevada calls for an independent five member Interstate Trade Commission to regulate industrial corporations with interstate receipts over five million dollars. The plan would move the Bureau of Corporations from commerce and labor to a new active panel, require registration, curb unfair practices, railroad rebates, and noncompliance with court decrees, and allow debarment from interstate activity.
John J. McNamara and his brother James B. McNamara were summoned to plead to 19 murder charges linked to the Times plant destruction on October 1, 1910, and John J. McNamara faced a Llewellyn iron works conspiracy charge. He challenged the court’s jurisdiction claiming extradition earlier for dynamiting, prompting prosecutors to move to disallow the plea.
Battle Creek attorney general Wickersham addressed the Michigan State Bar Association noting the Supreme Court’s tobacco case ruling confirms the Sherman Act’s power. He argued the rule of reason shows no form of corporation or merger can shield unlawful restraints from federal court dissolution.
Ad Wolgast wins the international lightweight championship, stopping Owen Moran in the thirteenth round as Referen Welsh signals the victory with a measured awing of the champion’s arm. Moran falls unconscious after ten tense seconds of punishment.
Paul Williamson of Forre...at faced marriage license in Bloomington Illinois when he shot himself near the heart. He survived temporarily and said the idea of marriage suddenly became distasteful.
Rio Grande rises above record lows in years flooding El Paso Texas. In the lower city, water spills from banks and homes are washed away but there are no reported casualties.
Lieutenant Conneau known as Andre Beau Mont wins the 3000 mile international air race ending at Vincennes Paris. Garros finishes second Vidert third. Nine reach the final goal. two racers Le Martin Landrou and Captain Princeton die opening day. Prizes total about 100000 dollars. In Atlantic City Atwood and Hamilton escape drowning after their biplane plunges into the ocean. A bulldog’s death damages a propeller delaying later flight. Atwood previously thrilled New Yorkers by flying above skyscrapers.
Mrs Helen Dwelle Jenkins testified before a federal grand jury about a fortune in jewels allegedly smuggled into the United States and stolen. She collapsed both physically and mentally during questioning, prompting adjournment to prevent publicity and confusion.
General orders from the War Department direct all troops of the maneuver division at San Antonio Texas to return to their home stations. A few regiments will remain to patrol the border.
The Ottawa Rowing Club defeated the Belgian Ghent crew, 1909 holders, in the third heat of the grand challenge cup at Henley.
Congressman Norris of Nebraska accuses Charles Hiles, secretary to the president, of running a political news bureau that suppresses pro La Follette sentiment and spreads false reports. He says White House aides leaked biased articles and hints the president may not know of the scheme.
A Pacific Steamship Santa Rosa ran aground near the coast as 193 passengers rode toward Los Angeles harbor. During boat evacuation a small craft capsized in heavy surf, drowning 11 passengers and 5 crew.
Actress Ethel Barrymore, in Los Angeles, prepared to sue Russell Griswold Colt for divorce in New York after a marriage of under two years. Papers to be filed on arrival East. grounds cited are statutory with mention of a prominent New York society woman in the complaint.
The body of John Dore of Lyndon Wisconsin was found in a creek here. Dore is believed to have been murdered for a large sum of money.
The Iowa Anti saloon league reports a drop from over 8000 saloons six years ago to under 700 after July 1 under the anti saloon drive. Redistricting law becomes effective with scattered district sizes, highlighting unequal senatorial districts and calls for reform. Also discussed are road passing myths, oil inspectors named, and a Iowa mine signaling standardization effort.
An Iowa article reports debates over Moon law restrictions for saloons, with Davenport and Oakeloosa cited as examples. Officials consider requiring state milk licenses if buttermilk is defined as milk, while quarantine laws for livestock are drafted by a new animal heart commission. The piece also notes a widow’s estate tax exemption, Ames leadership uncertainty, and new state officers being installed.
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