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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
3
In Keokuk on March 25 an enormous ice wave thirty five acres of cofferdam were driven by river floodwaters. Ice piled thirty feet high and cannonading was heard a mile away but the plant suffered no damage. The Warsaw jam released that evening cutting electric links between Keokuk and western Illinois.
While excavating a basement in a storefront, workers uncovered a twelve foot stone lined well. It is identified as the first well sunk in Marshalltown by Henry Anson in 1851, credited as the town's founder. The site had been the original Anson log cabin home of Cap Adrian C. Anson, Marshalltown’s first white child.
Tabor March 26 President TF W Long of Tabor college presented his resignation to the trustees at the annual March meeting. He will likely remain until June and hopes to return to ministry. He has led the college for three years and trustees adopted resolutions praising his faithful service.
Several hundred telephone men from all sections of the state will attend the sixteenth annual convention of the Iowa Independent Telephone Association in Des Moines this week. The event runs Tuesday through Thursday at the Coliseum with C. N. Caddy of the Wisconsin railroad commission as principal speaker.
Deputy Game Warden Lem Owen reports about 40 percent of Hungarian partridges and Chinese pheasants released at Maquoketa have died from severe weather. He also says one third of quails in the area have perished this winter.
South Raccoon river pours over banks this week washing away structures. The steel concrete dam at Quarie Center is failing beyond repair, owner C Reed of the Hour mill reports there is no hope of saving it.
August Kroft a 60 year old paraplegic railroad hand at Bellevue was struck by a falling tree while riding a Milwaukee railway car and died two hours later from a fractured skull and injuries sustained in the crash.
Campaign chairman Joseph M Dixon commits to delivering a last hour address as Roosevelt travels by train from Saint Louis to Saint Paul through Cedar Rapids on March 26. The event will occur on the route and timing specified by the Roosevelt campaign.
National ceremony honors 34 unidentified Maine wreck victims fourteen years after Havana harbor explosion. President Taft and Cabinet attend with top officials as services begin at White House grounds and end at Arlington Cemetery. Procession, salutes, and remembrances mark the nation’s tribute.
Eldna Edwards, one of five original fugitives, is jailed in HMsville. The Allen clan allegedly sent emissaries from Roanoke offering surrender under conditions including protection from vengeance, fair trial in another county, and pleading guilty to second degree murder. Officials at Roanoke refused, insisting first degree murder trials if captured alive.
Washington President Taft has approved the dismissal of First Lieutenant Orra U. Houser Philippine Scout who was convicted by court martial of drunkenness on duty and inflicting cruel and unauthorized punishment on enlisted men under his command.
A train collision occurred on Lake Pitre Road near Wolf Creek north of Plymouth involving a passenger and a freight train. Several people were injured with details incomplete. Authorities investigated the crash and issued warnings to rail crews.
Fifty five bodies recovered with twenty five miners pulled free. seventy five remain trapped in the San Bols shaft near McCurtain Oklahoma. Rescue teams from local mines and government experts conducted coordinated efforts as survivors call for help through small air pipes amid toxic gases and damp conditions. State Mine Inspector Boyle cites gas as a probable cause while investigations continue and no clear casualty tally is available.
Justice Seabury halted the retrial of Max Blanck and Isaac Harris proprietors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in a March fire that killed workers. A prior trial ended with acquittal on the manslaughter charge.
State board of health orders removal of drinking cups to curb epidermic diseases. Kinla City notified to enforce ban and businesses urged to remove common cups from sales. Separate note reports Quinn-Peck suit for breach of promise against Harry Thurston Peck dismissed by a New York court for technical complaint defect.
Mrs. Bynlee Coun, mother of B B Johnson a former president of the American Baseball and a member of the national bagel committee, died at her residence.
The Democratic controlled house approved a tax bill by 249 to 42 after two days of debate. Support came from 170 Democrats and 79 Republicans, opposed solely by Republicans. The measure imposes a 1 percent tax on yearly net income of firms or individuals, exempting some steady salaries, with the sugar bill already sent to the senate for consideration.
President John B. White of the United Mine Workers says negotiations may extend a few days as union leaders convene policy committees. About 500000 miners face wage disputes with 200000 directly involved in four states and 166000 additional bituminous workers affected by ongoing deliberations.
William Hot aged eighty seven longtime Minneapolis resident and member of Portland lodge No. 4 is reported dead at his home. He joined the organization in the 1860s and may be the oldest Mason in the United States by membership.
A fragmented OCR line mentions a person and a road toward a political topic. Readable names are scarce, with unclear spellings and uncertain context. No verifiable event or outcome can be established from the available text.
Mounted witness A A Sena testified before Mtteon in a bribery probe of Representatives Lu sero Cordova and others. He claimed conversations at the Palace hotel showed the defendants promising to vote for Baca’s chosen candidate. Money exchange and a $20 gold piece were described as part of the alleged scheme. Defense questions potential conspiracy to remove officials. The four men faced District Judge David Leahy with $2,000 bond each.
Daniel Callahan, with a raised index finger, is jailed in St Louis on charges he led a gang that stole diamonds valued at 170000 and robbed a city post office substation. Victims include Mrs Maldwin Druimmond of England, and Chicago firms Spaulding Co Edward Alberti and others. New York firms Strauss Strauss and Sloan & Co also reported jewel thefts.
Reports say Homer Hwena, a negro convict, was lynched near Cochran as guards Courtney Howell and Joseph Goudy faced an attempted breakout. A mob of about fifty seized Hwena while Howell was being moved to Hawkinsville, stringing Hwena up at a telegraph pole.
Fred Price alias Fred Newsom, arrested as a vagrant, says he mailed an infernal machine to Judge Rosalski in New York from a town near Jacksonville. He asserts detectives will find records showing the package was sent and claims an old friend of Polk Brandt was the claimant.
Boston authorities and defense counsel move to delay Clarence V J Richeson execution for murder of Avis Linnell. Governor Foss advised two week pause before any commutation petition. supporters seek life sentence while timing for May 19 stands tentative.
Washington Senator Jones offered a regulation declaring that Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin was not legally elected and that his year should be declared vacant.
Unclear OCR fragment references a legal action seeking damages against a party, with names and amounts partially visible. Details on plaintiff, defendant, and court are not readable.
An old Irishman in Chicago amasses money but is lax in behavior and abuses his family after trips downtown. His blind wife endures years of torment as he dies and the family holds a lavish funeral. At the church the widow questions aloud if two funerals are happening.
A farmer writes about handling sick bees and urges care and respect in treatment. The letter suggests practical steps for beekeeping health and welfare.
In a whimsical note from Woman's Home Companion Polly-Mins Yellowleaf claims she seeks beauty sleep while Dolly-Well jokes about neomyta suffering. The piece weighs political economy against liberty, urging readers to value freedom over mere efficiency in public life.
A Georgia woman writes a persuasive health letter claiming Postum and Grape-Nuts cured her indigestion and heart palpitations. She asserts cereal-based advice led to renewed strength and cleared stomach and heart troubles, describing a dramatic personal change.
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