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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
3
Annie and Alicia discuss a web of accusations and an impending arrest as they confront a judge, a banker, and a lawyer. The negotiations reveal a woman’s fear of disgrace and the lawyer’s demand for a witness while a plan to confront the judge unfolds.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph summary notes Swiss opposition to admitting motor cars on Alpine passes like Maloja and Bernina due to narrow roads and danger. It suggests widening mountain roads as the sole solution amid federal support and Swiss Automobile Club push. Also discusses electricity in horticulture and urban traffic dangers with speed, plus local notes on laws, cars, and social quips.
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll defends his role in parole decisions amid Editor Brant's accusations of prisoner neglect and contractor influence. He challenges Brant to provide specific evidence and warns against broad attacks on state boards, noting Brant may possess unreliable information.
On federal court order the Agar Packing company plant Des Moines will be sold to the highest bidder at 3 30 o clock today in Chicago. The sale includes the packing house here and all star equipment seventy eight refrigerator cars horses vehicles meat in storage and the growth of the concern. Liabilities are about 425000 with assets believed to cover them. Most creditors reside in Illinois.
Judge Maury T. Reed denies habeas corpus for D Bodgett of Des Moines. Blodgett, convicted of forging a school warrant in Hoong county, is now in Fort Madison penitentiary.
A derailment one mile north of Newburg halts Central traffic for hours. Eleven cars derail with loads of wheat and eggs, corn, and pork damaged and scattered, causing a heavy loss and a demand for damages from the railroad.
Fifty threshermen from Johnsale county gathered in Tows City to establish a threshing rights organization and set charges for threshing on county highways. The meeting aimed to enforce rights and regulate tolls starting June 14.
In Marshalltown on June 19 Thomas Fayatte Frank Morgen and James B Bradford are charged with robbing Town Central box car and stealing merchandise. Bradford’s person was found with two 28 caliber revolvers.
Sam Heddy a Sydal merchant of Btory City has received word from the Turkish government that he is expected to return to the domain of the sultan and perform military service.
An unidentified man was decapitated by a freight train at the main street crossing in Boone. He was well dressed and is believed to have come from Iowa, possibly Texas.
The narrative follows Howard Jeffries a banker's son whose life spirals after influence from Yale peer Robert Underwood. Alleged threats and a prison-linked gambler's daughter fuel a tangle of love, deception, and legal pressure as Annie and Judge Brewster navigate confession, divorce, and a race to exonerate Howard.
In a tense hearing Captain Clinton pressures Annie and the lawyer as Annie reveals a promised witness may appear later. The judge and Mr. Jeffries insist on frankness, while Annie withholds the name, sparking threats of arrest when she finally testifies.
Readable text presents a fragmented, quirky quotation about athletes and envy. The archaic style hints at satire or a writer’s aside. No clear event, person, or organization is established in the legible portion.
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