08 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
1
A string of humorous items from Titonka Topic jokes and socialobservations. Notes on fashion fads, marriage views, clever quips about public life, and oddball statistics including a Klondike gold estimate and a 119 year old West Virginia youth.
A fragmented line suggests ideas about how young women view life as a grand waltz of ice cream and new gowns, while an implied critique portrays men as cynical after marriage. The text reflects social expectations and gender roles in a clipped, reflective tone.
John Brown escapes jail before grand jury action on larceny from a building. A judge in Keokuk faces charges over insolvent deposits. floods sweep Iowa towns, destroying bridges and tracks with grain and stock losses. Louisa County Sugar Co Incorporates with 900000 capital, exempt from filing. Davenport case involves Harry Fearing in assault over child kidnapping. A fortuitous brake saved a Great Western train during a rear-track debris incident. Brooklyn murder arrests of Phil Martin and Finley follow long investigation into Reed’s death. Other incidents include a Burlington runaway injuring Wil Potter and a Mason City morphine attempt.
The fate of Roy Eldridge is resolved after a telegraph informed his parents his body was recovered in Chicago. He had vanished in Chicago ten days earlier, and relatives had searched the area for a week.
Red Oak and surrounding towns report on the Dennison trial with witnesses linking Shercliffe to the Pollock robbery allegations. Testimony includes Hooker claiming banking ties and a $6200 transfer, Wetmore recountingShercliffe confessions, and Doyle noting expense copies. Dennison denies involvement as proceedings move toward final arguments.
Thieves dynamited Baall's safe at Begis Bros. and John Chitty stores in Bedford on Friday night. They took about a dollar in change and damaged stock. Geall's was entered via a back window and Chitty's through a trap door to the basement. Several suspicious youths were seen, but suspects remain at large.
A cache of pocket knives was unearthed near the Clinton river bank last night. Police believe the find may be connected to a robbery in the city and are investigating its possible source and ties to a break in.
Mrs Charles Hendricks of Rock Island struck Mrs Sawyer of Muscatine with an umbrella on Second Street after finding them conversing with Mr Hendricks. The attack occurred yesterday afternoon as officers arrived to stop the fracas.
In Sioux City, May 81, Fred Wattkins president of the First National Bank of Hawarden was charged with holding a secret conference and proposing a verdict in favor of W. E. Brown. Juror James J. Carter was fined 25 and censured. Wattkins was later fined 59 for contempt. Trial postponed to next October.
An ore sample yielded visible gold under Roentgen rays in an Oregon town. In Keokuk district court Theo pold Schotte, a bachelor, left a will to a German nephew while another Summilville nephew contests it claiming lack of sound mind.
Fragments show characters Pauline Penelune and Six debating ancestors faults and a political ring. The text mocks Wall Street and urban life with garbled dialogue and stray phrases about wives, houses, and social blame.
Des Moines reports Cedar Rapids sold the old range and guard buildings with lumber. beet sugar efforts shift to Des Moines area with M M Miller's travels and seed distribution. Mason City Fort Dodge railroad capital increases 14 million, possibly extending lines to Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Delegates named for charity and road conventions at Portland Oregon during the summer expo.
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