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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1903
Page
1
A fragmented OCR page shows jumbled references to famine relief, democracy marches, royal drama, and cultural critiques. Mentions include Yale social divisions, Parliament, a cigar war in Havana, and a New York block sale. Notable figures surface briefly alongside sardonic observations on grammar and wealth.
Legal action in Iowa and Nebraska questions the validity of an anti compact statute under federal and state constitutions. Suit seeks to declare the law unconstitutional and prevent enforcement, citing the fourteenth amendment and due process protections. Attorneys Garr Hewitt Parker & Wright represent insurers. James C. Davis also listed.
Inspectors report a $6,669 shortage at Davenport Post Office with $5,609.24 made good by friends. They will recommend Metzger's removal after two weeks of inquiry. Bondmen refuse to pay more and a new postmaster may be appointed. Also bankers propose a $1,000 reward for bank robbers and fund increases.
A passenger train near Pomeroy derailed after a sleeper car left the rails following a switch misalignment. About a dozen travelers, including Miss Elin Watcotty Port Dogs and Mrs. A J Petargon of Tort Dodge, suffered cuts and bruises but none reported serious injuries as cars slid from the track and glass shattered amid the chaos.
Threa buildings costing about $100 900 are planned for Drake University this year. A musical building a gymnasium and a medical building are to be erected on campus sites near Des Moines with site selection pending. General Drake will fund part of the costs and has supported plans for the medical and gymnasium facilities with donations and planning by university officials.
Des Moines march 18 evidence of a conspiracy to murder Isaac Winklestein is presented in the grand jury with police and detectives testifying. The state aims to prove conspiracy to justify Lavich's murder case while noting warnings of a potential capital outcome.
Richards describes his alleged involvement in a Maine style robbery. He details escape to Mexico, return to Omaha, and the ensuing indictment in Merion County with bonds set at 5000 dollars. He claims innocence and expresses readiness to aid prosecutors with witnesses.
Washington reports President Roosevelt directs the charges against Tyner and calls for his resignation amid the bribery and extortion investigation. Campbell, Bristow, and others face scrutiny as the probe widens into political and municipal corruption.
A German note indicates Berlin will demand the same treatment for Cuba and the United States as in the Cuban treaty. It discusses most favored nation concepts and the potential broad impact on American and Latin American trade if such reciprocity is granted.
Prominent Republicans in Richmond claim that Senator Roosevelt will seek re election and that delegates from North Carolina will support his candidacy. In Virginia Republicans rally efforts to back the candidate with party leaders Denard and Brownbiy leading efforts in the southwest region. Chicago dispatch notes the Byal Mission Songs of Carrie Wilitaing awaiting a new opening with plans to extend engagements.
Dispatches describe parliamentary and diplomatic reactions to a maritime blockade and belligerent stances involving Britain and Russia. Text cites decrees on self government, peasant reforms, and village elites amid wartime pressures, with notes on neutrality and commercial policies.
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