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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
3
A sprawling collection of odd items and jokes from The Titonka Topic touches on wealth, ships, libraries, taxation, gender reform, photography, strikes, court cases, and a barber shop of curiosities. It skewers public figures and quirks with tongue in cheek humor.
A Wisconsin man abducted or ran away with another man’s wife amid disputes over a music scene described as a harmony of soul. The incident, marked by confusion and a fractured situation, centers on a contentious relationship and alleged influential musical involvement.
Britt May 2. James Bande died after drinking horse medicine containing carbolic acid at Duncan four miles east of here. He lived ten minutes in agony. Suspicion falls on certain parties said to have made him drunk and induced the draught. Coroner's jury verdict says the acid was handed by the suspected party and whether the act was with murderous intent remains to be proved.
Des Moines Interurban Railway completes a survey for a northwest line from Des Moines to Jefferson including Dallas Center Grimes Perry Rippey Grand Junction and Jefferson. The primary line would serve larger freight territory with Dallas Center as a branch. no construction start date is set.
Four men and a boy were burned to death in a box car in Cornell Bluffe Northwestern yards while attempting to steal a ride. The car caught fire during switching. cries were heard but rescuers could not reach them. Clothing burned away, presumed started by the men smoking.
Secretary Shaw detailed the parole history of Frank Shercliffe known as Morris from 1892 sentence to seventeen years. He explained the release, duties, and later revocation after Shercliffe reported reform then admitted his identity as a diamond thief and aided by Pinkerton and local officials.
Rock Rapids reports George Rocker found guilty of murder in the first degree for the August Schroeder killing. The verdict, delivered by a sensational trial, sets the death penalty as Rocker remains stoic upon hearing the judgment read. Testimony included Mrs. Rocker’s claim of Rocker reenacting the crime in sleep and threats toward their infant.
Vladivostok dispatch details a Russian squadron under Rear Admiral Yesten returning from Ker Al Coast actions. Goyo Maru is sunk after boarding, papers seized, and a Japanese transport with 180 infantry is captured and sent to the bottom after resistance. The report also notes Japanese orders and further naval actions, plus London dispatches about the Third Japanese Army mobilization and Vladivostok prospects.
Reports from Shanghai and St Petersburg claim Russian forces suffered a disastrous repulse at the Yalu after two days of fighting while Japanese troops crossed the river. An official Russian circular states Russia will not accept mediation to end the war nor permit any foreign power to intervene in negotiations.
Reports from St Petersburg describe a Russian torpedo boat squadron sinking the Japanese transport Kinefu and a second vessel, with many officers and soldiers lost or captured. The action occurred the night of April 26, with further reports of Japanese ships Nakamura Mara and Goyo Mara damaged or sunk nearby. Admiral Yeston notes cautious naval strategy amid the Pacific theater.
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