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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
3
The Titonka Topic sketches urban foibles and headlines from Cleveland to Vienna. It notes a woman indicted in Cleveland over an automobile incident, mentions Boston's former mayor, a counterfeit ten dollar bill, duels in France, British guarantees, and satire on social manners. It weaves in quips about Andrew Lang, Pat Crowe, Bubonic plague in Africa, and a scene in the Austrian Reichsrat.
King Edward aims to elevate croquet style as he grows expert and plans future appearances. In coming weeks reports hint at Edward at a corner table playing checkers with the seneschal, signaling courtly leisure amid regal wit.
Dr. Dillon Bronson speaks for a seasoned businessman who values symmetry and sanity in commerce. He avoids any suggestion of a joint debate with Dr. Osler and keeps away from numerical detail.
A Chicago couple announces a proposed baby name Prudents and invites objections promptly otherwise they will proceed. The notice seeks community feedback before finalizing the name choice.
Two elderly men, both past seventy, fought a knife duel at a New Jersey poor house. the Oslerites intervene as arbiters in this violent incident.
New York actress Mildred Stoller sues for 5000 dollars claiming a street car conductor damaged her dimple. The piece notes curiosity about why some men are drawn to actresses.
The textile experts predict men will adopt corsets in coming years while noting belts will not feature money satchels. The remark highlights fashion skepticism about masculine accessories.
New York dispatches report Emma Willard awarded a Hall of Fame place for writing Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep. The educator’s memory and impact are noted as a measure of her lasting achievements.
Edgar Bailey once condemned to death for the Kansas City hack driver murder has his sentence commuted by Governor Folk. Bailey, a former Iowan and LaPorte City resident, faced execution after a first degree murder conviction. Friends and his elderly father pressed for clemency, leading to the life term instead of the gallows.
Garfield Beuthien brother of Arnold Beuthein former New Liberty bank employee was arrested in Davenport yesterday afternoon on a charge of uttering a forged instrument. A $70 check cashed at a local bank bore Paul Berndt’s forged endorsement as the back note, and Beuthien is accused of securing the funds with that forged endorsement.
Nell Matthews, charged with killing Roland Diggs and Walter Travis and nearly murdering Mrs. Diggs, was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury in Judge McVey's court with a life imprisonment recommendation. The case, tied to the Diggs home at Ninth and York, follows a prior conviction in Holand Diggs's murder and a granted new trial on instructions. Matthews faces transfer to Fort Madison after final sentencing with limited chance of appeal.
Mason City mourns Robert Hamilton master mechanic for C. M. & St. P. in Minneapolis. He died here after being injured while trying to crawl under moving box cars in Minneapolis yards. Hamilton, 66, formerly foreman in Macon and Sanborn, left sons Thomas and Edward, engineers on Sioux City and Des Moines lines.
First snow of the season touched Iowa with the northern region seeing inches of snowfall. In Lyon County at Storm Rapids the forenoon brought several inches as the storm moved through the northwest part of the state.
The gambling houses that shut during the grand jury session reopen in Davenport with owners rested from the break. Proponents expect no prosecutions and claim business will rebound as operators again push hard.
Gov Josiah Cummins refuses Oklahoma Territory’s request to extradite Frank Shercliffe and Morris, citing lack of evidence that Morris was in Oklahoma when the crime occurred. Affidavits place Morris in Marshall county in June 1901, suggesting mistaken identity and prompting denial of the requisition.
Des Moines October 19 The lone state Yeomen conclave split in a row as Paul faction members left the hall and met at the Wellington hotel an hour later The Koch faction kept working at the hall electing forty delegates to the national conclave in Colorado Springs in November pledged to William Koch as grand foreman Paul supporters declared the yesterday convention illegal and that February delegates alone were official delegates Paul offered to withdraw to aid harmony if Koch did likewise
Cedar Rapids October 21 The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows voted to rebuild the Mason City Orphans Home and appropriated 45000. Trustees report 28000 insurance and salvage. Fireproof structure planned with later plan for a home for the aged. Committees named to study plans and offers and locate south of the Northwestern railway.
Cedar Rapids Oct 22 Two indictments against the Rock Island railway were returned by the Linn county grand jury arising from a. recent interurban competition between here and Iowa City One charge holds the company guilty of receiving higher aggregate compensation for transporting a passenger over its lines to Iowa City 32 miles for $1 than for a shorter 23 mile trip to Elmira at $1 32 The road is also indicted for failing to prepare keep and fix passenger rates.
Judge McPherson adjudged Ben Parker a bankrupt in federal district court. Creditors hold claims totaling $16,000 with only $20 to pay. The Ford Heim Brewing Company of Kau nes City leads with a $4,000 claim.
A fragmented note discusses how soils respond to stress, contrasting ones that crack and erode with those that retain moisture and structure, implying a study of soil chemistry and moisture dynamics.
W B Smith known as Napoleon of Finance of Kentucky and former Western National Bank president is indicted by a federal grand jury on ten counts alleging embezzlement and false entries totaling about 198000 dollars. The case outlines numerous false entries and misappropriations tied to Smith while he led the bank before its closure and reopening.
In Dubuque on October 20 Judge G W Burnham sentenced Edward Fronde and John Lang to one day each at Anamosa prison for observating the right of way of the Rock Island Railway at Vinton. The one day sentence is the minimum fixed by law.
Rain deluge hits central and southern Illinois with widespread flooding. Officials report rainfall exceeding ten inches in many locations over a 48 hour period from Oct. 20, causing road closures and high water across multiple counties.
A report from Floniet Bae describes a Monbatten Lyceum gathering in New York where propaganda was promoted. The article notes organized dialogue and mentions key figures present.
At Topeka creditors of CG J Devlin met as he collapsed financially in July and faced a large claim by Standard Oil routed through the court. A 90 cent penny and nickel fund was raised to settle the disputed 80 cent debt, as FP Ware arranged payment to Broadway with a note of prompt settlement.
Ghirkis Vartanian, who claims American citizenship, was again sentenced to death by the criminal court at Stamboul for the murder of Avik Andjian, an Armenian merchant in the Galata quarter on August 26. Alfarian, another Armenian with alleged American citizenship, was sentenced to fifteen years for involvement in a plot to assassinate the sultan.
Decatur Oct 20 The Illinois grand lodge Knights of Pythias elected officers for the 1920 term Grand chancellor Frank C Smith East St Louis grand vice chancellor L D Cass Danville grand prelate Millard I Dunlap Jacksonville grand keeper of records Henry P Caldwell Chicago grand master of exchequer Louis O Tay Bloomington grand master at arms EB Bone Springfield grand inner guard Albert Watson Mount Vernon grand outer guard John B Vaughn Carlinville supreme representatives Judge John J Brown Vandalia W G Edens Chicago Eugene C Race Chicago C D Myers Bloomington J R Barkley Springfield
Federal inspector orders the destruction of nearly 1 800 pieces of china with alleged indecent decorations in Bloomington Illinois on the order of W T Wallace chief examiner of merchandise at the Chicago customs house. Government agents seized the stock after a tip that it was bound for a major queen’sware dealer. The designs were deemed too indelicate for U S distribution though produced in Germany.
Tolncola Neb October 20 The supreme court sustains the constitutionality of the anti cigarette law the inheritance tax law and the law to protect the American flag from desecration. The cigarette law was tested via habeas corpus to free John Alper of Omaha who was arrested for giving away cigarettes.
Army report shows 35 officers convicted and 13 acquitted by court martial in the last year while total army trials reached 4,800. Judge Advocate General Gen. George B. Davis notes the figures in Washington on October 20.
Vice President Fairbanks has begun Scottish Rite degrees from the fourth to the fourteenth. He expects to become a Shriner within a few weeks in Indianapolis Indiana.
A lawyer's office in New York reports theft of bonds tied to the People's Light and Coke Co. with face value of 30,000 dollars. Authorities investigate as the loss disrupts expected financial instruments and public interest.
Notes from capital city discuss United States Supreme Court actions on contempt rulings in a telephone damage suit, and review the Iowa election prospects for the National Hall of Fame with focus on Kirkwood. pension office affairs, a drowning death in Souls Park, and Iowa manufacturing profits as analyzed by State Labor Commissioner Brigham.
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