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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
1
A collage of oddball items and jokes notes marriages via telegraph, a Panama hat tale, a Venezuelan cabinet, and a mix of fables about public figures. It comments on fashion, racehorses, theater, science quips, and political chatter with satirical asides.
The Des Moines health department reports forty cases of diphtheria in the city. In Hudson Mrs. Galette Hall-Carlson has vanished two weeks, sparking a wide search. Davenport police face a murder case as Ada Manuel lies near death from a fractured skull. A suspect list grows as investigators probe robbery and assault cases across Iowa towns.
In Decorah Iowa on a November day Professor T L Gifford allegedly killed H T Bigelow with a potato hoe during a land dispute over a shared shed. Bigelow died after the blow fracturing his skull. Gifford is jailed on murder charges with bond set at 10 000 and a grand jury expected to indict.
Mrs Lou Alberta admits her husband Krenry Alberts struck the fatal blow that left Ada Manuel near death at Mortemnte hospital. The couple, living with the victim, were allegedly driven by revenge for eviction and possible robbery motives tied to stolen goods found at their home.
Des Moines November 7 Judge Hugh Brennan rejects an injunction and upholds the Capitol Commission in awarding Artfur Garnsey the mural decoration contract for the Iowa state house. He finds mural work beyond ordinary artisans and credits the three commission members Professors A Cumming Senator Funk and P Schwantgen for their diligence. In Hampton November 2 Truman oil christ who murdered his wife last Friday remains confused in county jail and has been bound over to the grand jury likely to be tried at the November 14 term.
Frank Cosgrove of Dubuque was shot in the head by a 22 caliber bullet fired from a gun held by companion Pater Faber during a river hunting trip on the Mississippi. The bullet grazed the skull and exited through the nose without breaking bones. Cosgrove, 79, suffered a minor flesh wound and is listed with no serious injury. his family is cared for as he recovers.
Des Moines reports state that Matt Hunter, jailed for the Homer Holland case, refuses to work. Warden at Ft. Madison notes Hunter insists on no labor despite a 25 year hard labor sentence, after a prior life sentence was reduced. He fears labor would begin only after sixteen years if he conformed.
Jacob Groves a farmer south of Burlington killed Thomas Layton who had married Groves' former wife. Groves later shot himself in Fry's Island cabin. Layton had recently married Groves' ex wife after a divorce. The double tragedy follows dispute over the marriage.
Andrew Soren son and George Nodge confessed to blowing open the Van Meters post office safe and stealing 135 dollars and 25 to 30 watches. They guided U S authorities to the watches' disposal and expect recovery of the booty. Several other men arrested earlier were released.
National Association of State University presidents adjourned with B Benjamin Andrews elected president and George B Maclean named joint executive leader. Iowa veterans face fraud probes while Polk County wins medals at St Louis. a fatal shooting raises deadly danger in Des Moines as parolees flood state hospitals.
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