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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
1
Quips and brief items mix salaries politics science and oddities across several locales. Mentions Titonka Chicago Bowling Green and Toledo with references to salaries bets submarines and jokes while musing on life after death and the Mars airship idea.
A Philadelphia girl killed a mad dog with a golf stick in a single stroke. The report notes unusual details about her stance and address as part of the incident. The item sits among a column of humorous or sensational blurbs about public figures and social quirks.
Five night shift miners sunk a new abott near Layman farm just north of Twenty Street perished when a dynamite and powder supply shed exploded during a rainstorm. Bodies were mangled beyond recognition, with limbs scattered across fields and trees. The blast also destroyed the powder house and caused a ground tremor mistaken for blasting. Identifications relied on clothing as remains were badly torn.
Charles Johnson aged 15 a Marquisville miner was killed while heating his way on a Town Central freight train two miles south of Liscomb at 11 in the morning He was the son of William Johnson of Marquisville He was in the company of Ray Burgess aged 17 of Des Moines The body is held there awaiting word from relatives.
Lon Jackson who killed his fifteen year old wife near Downing Missouri and disappeared then hanged himself in Keokuk. He returned to town and shot himself in the head and died. The husband and wife were buried in the same grave yesterday.
A clipped exchange hints at the dead returning in fiction with one speaker noting Grigsby has been dead a week and is now a ghost, implying a supernatural or metaphorical twist in the piece.
M L Bowman of Iowa State College expects a bigger corn crop than last year. He notes recent warm weather and occasional showers have boosted growth after early setbacks. Daily college measurements show an average five inch daily gain in height with variation between three and nine inches.
A westbound Rock Island freight derailed near Unionville as 14 cars burned after a gasoline car exploded. One brakeman James Murphy of Trenton killed and burned. engineer Horace Davidson and fireman James Flasher of Trenton severely burned and treated at Eldon with poor prognosis. Conductor Weber and locals freed the injured from burning debris.
Harriet Smith of Missouri Valley and W Hatcher lived together nearly a week before realizing they were not yet married. They obtained a license and age and residence checks confused them. A justice of the peace, Lewis Jones, uncovered the mistake and the couple wed in an irregular ceremony yesterday.
Des Moines, July 2. Rushed to hospital surgeons in San Diego, Cal, Clive W. Brockman, 23, son of W. I. Brockman of 124 Thirtieth Street, died from injuries received aboard the gunboat Gennoington after an explosion. Brockman had served two years in the navy. Parents deeply mourn his loss.
July 22 report lists Clive W. Brockman Nes Molinos Clarence Edward Bacchus Charinda John Calvino Bardhua Clarinda Glen Paris Griffin Masonville George F. P. Smith Council Bluffs and Leo Sahu Dubuque among the injured. The gunboat’s destruction yesterday left fifty or sixty American seamen dead or injured. survival was barely possible for all listed.
Northwestern engineers floated a 68 foot long seventy ton steel bridge thirty feet to clear Flys Mile Creek between Clinton and Peaks. Trains were delayed for a short time as the structure was repositioned to permit a dredge to pass beneath it.
Fire devastated the Traveling Men's hotel in Wapello yesterday morning amid extreme heat. No occupants were present as the structure burned after repairs closed the site. Loss estimated at 7000 dollars with 5000 dollars insured. building owned by Harry O Weaver former chairman of the republican state central committee.
A bomb exploded near the sultan in Constantinople killing 24 persons and wounding 57, with 55 horses injured. Two Hungarians are suspected. the sultan escaped unharmed, proceeding to Yildiz Palace amid cheers as officials shielded the entourage.
The Teamsters Joint Council voted last night to end the 105 day strike in Chicago. Members were ordered to return to their former positions with about half likely to be rehired. Striking silvers would seek work individually without an employer agreement.
London reports the government lost in the house of commons by three votes on reducing Irish land commission membership. Liberal and Irish members sparked loud protests with calls to resign. Prime Minister Batfour may stay until session end and consider dissolving parliament in October.
Newark officials adopt a ten cent a quart scheme for bug and caterpillar control in shady areas. A 48 cent bounty on ceds is offered by a commission representative. Hunters are permitted to climb trees under commission supervision.
Three residents in Boston report ongoing issues with outdated weather forecasts and related services. Officials acknowledge delays but promise reviews to improve accuracy and timeliness for the public.
In St. Petersburg and Moscow, Zemstvo congress delegates debate a proposed national assembly and a constitutional scheme. Police interrupt, seize documents, and summon nondelegates while resolutions demand protection of private rights and expanded representation.
Dispatch from St Peters bur to the Godzydan Bays reports Trpanese Waorglips seen near Nikolatevsk at the Amur mouth. Inhabitants of Niklitevsk and Valdivostok are urged to aid others as charity, noting widespread poverty and duty to help the needy.
Fragmentary account mentions the sun in Ung Tk Hees at 6 A, a tall bridge in Germany over the Wupper at Mungaten, and a Delawary farmer noting a tree’s weight distribution. Also references a Manila catcher, a clergyman’s lecture in San Francisco, and a parade with a troupe of actors.
July 24 feature shows Mrs A Wellett, wife of a photographer, describing five years of kidney and sleep problems. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills, she reports sleep returned, legs no longer cramp, and improved well being, attributing her recovery to the remedy.
The famed Spanish bullfighter Bomita ends his career at age thirty and retires with a fortune of 400000 dollars in cash and jewels valued at 30100 dollars. The jewels attracted many admiring enthusiasts to his spectacle.
A Chinese merchant in Antwerp faced ruin when a lottery ticket failed to win a prize. He learned the next day the ticket was worth about fifteen hundred dollars. Enraged, he killed his child by cutting its throat and then killed himself.
Lightning struck Senden Gisen of Woodburn Oregon and shaved one side of his face removing an eyebrow and half his mustache. He was unconscious briefly but sustained no injuries. He doubted his reflection and thought a practical joke had shaved him.
Edward Teale Devens recalls Cat Me who died in Santa Rosa leaving cremation directions and lists friends to attend. He allocates funds for expenses including railroad fares hotel rooms a dinner with drinks and cigars and bans mourning or sadness with a demand for joy and cheerfulness at the event.
A reader recounts improvements in her husband’s stomach and bowel troubles after stopping coffee and drinking Postum and eating Grape Nuts. She credits calmer nerves and better digestion, and notes a friend’s dyspersia relief. The letter extols Postum Co. and urges mothers to know its benefits.
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