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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
3
Mixed dispatches report rising exports of jinrikishas in Japan, odd farm notes on eggs, and beet sugar from Europe. Headlines note droughts in Cuba, Italian cold, and a proposed Hamilton statue, with commentary on dress, manners, and the odd quip about anarchists in a field.
J M Barrie headed a delegation representing most English dramatists calling on the home secretary to abolish the dramatic censor. He said the deputation embodied a century and a half of reform in English drama and illustrated unity against censorship.
Reports describe a retrial for Carlgotis case and a new trial motion for H V Baltey. Steel deliveries to the Short Line extension resume. crews aim to reach Mason City by July 1 depending on weather. Monde readings cover a Davenport factory stack accident, Sioux City river breaks, a missing sponge lawsuit, store injuries, a fatal mine fall, and lake storms at Great Lakes.
In Congress the ship subsidy plan failed 146 to 166 as the conference report on the post office appropriation bill was rejected. A campaign contribution publicity bill with a house reduction in southern representation passed 160 to 128. Senate and house conference on the entry bill could not agree on adjournment. The senate advanced the general deficiency and military academy appropriations. The house created a forest conservation bureau and national forest commission and backed state cooperation in White and Southern Appalachian forests. The Lilley inquiry findings were sustained 157 to 82, while other bills covered the omnibus public buildings program and a flag desecration measure. A variety of local and national incidents followed, including violence in Cleveland, a deadly European rail crash near Antwerp, and notable legal and political updates across states.
Reports list James Brimuingstell of Dowaginn Michigan arrested for attempting to kill his wife and for six murders, University of Michigan secretary T. H H Wade resigning over irregularities, Leavenworth pastor Ellwood resigning after a daughter letter accusation, Mae G Wood losing suit against Senator Platt, and other judicial and political developments including a San Francisco court martial sentence, and a bankrupt broker indicted for grand larceny.
General news brief reports B Krasnicka a Chicago jeweler slain at his country home near North Judson Indiana. A workman he had fired is arrested for the crime amid a string of violent incidents reported nationwide including factory explosions strikes and a bishop’s funeral procession.
Severe floods across eastern Oklahoma collapse bridges and rail lines, wash out gas supplies, and flood towns including Muskogee and Jenks. Dozens of bridges failed and the Canadian River rose ten feet, isolating communities as rescue efforts hoped for survivors amid missing people.
A fierce storm spawned a tornado sweeping Texas from Panhandle lakes to Austin. The path damaged crops and vegetation, leveled huts, inundated villages, and caused seven inches of rain in four hours. Streets were impassable and communications down as central and southern Texas faced widespread destruction.
A fragmentary OCR item discusses fears of dangerous driving and a human-like mishap. The text includes garbled terms and Names with limited clarity, referencing a bystander or commentator and a motor context. The piece hints at safety concerns and shock over potential injuries.
The readable text mentions appendicitis and money concerns linked to individuals named Bert Yous and Old Degre. Content is fragmented with no clear events or verifiable details.
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