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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
1
A huge white diamond found in a premier South African mine weighs over 100 carats uncut. It is valued around 200 000 dollars in present value, with the largest Cunlian division weighing 516 ½ carats and measuring 2.322 inches by 1.791 inches.
A dated fragment notes tailors pressing permanent creases in ready to wear trousers and mentions an English woman planning a Channel crossing. It also hints at strict customs searches for returning travelers and stray references to crime and germs in a scattered, unclear report.
Around 10 000 teachers expected at an Iowa association session in November to discuss the redirected school feature. Prominent educators Mr Kern author of Among Country Schools and Nebraska state superintendent Mr Bishop will attend. Mrs Huftalen of Page county to lead rural school section. Cromwell Humboldt to oversee exhibits.
Three persons file suits in district court seeking damages from City Railway Company and others. Alva McCreight alleges $50000 for injuries from a October 3 1909 Des Moines street car wreck at Nineteenth street hill. Theodore Sparkman asks $5000 for injuries while employed at Rock Island shops in Valley Junction. Thomas Travis seeks $30000 from Des Moines Gas for injuries from unloading coke when a heavy iron bar fell on his head. Cloakmaker's strike in New York ends with settlement after 70000 workers idle.
A fragment suggests farmers of today form clubs and granges as social centers where families may gather, share experiences, and enjoy themselves after hard labor. It mentions road regulation inaugurated by a commissioner and insurance efforts alongside constitutional matters.
Report details James Martino of Grinnell and his relatives amid an attempt to remove a train parcel. The narrative suggests the deceased Perry Hallam separated in Des Moines on Wednesday. Martino allegedly boarded the wrong train and stopped at Van Meter intending to return to Grinnell, then disappeared.
Senator Jonathan P Dolliver of Iowa spoke in Omaha on September 1 praising Theodore Roosevelt. The auditorium audience, numbering about eight thousand, rose to an intense display of enthusiasm as Dolliver lauded Roosevelt’s progressive ideals and leadership.
In Mason City a special election on a twenty five year extension of the Mason City and Clear Lake railway franchise drew 52 votes. The measure passed with 694 for and 268 against.
A fragmentary report from San Francisco notes Nan Aspinwall leaving for New York by horse, with plans to make the entire journey on the horse she rode when she departed.
Cherokee Iowa September 1 a dynamite bomb partially wrecked the home of Guy Gillette a prominent Cherokee lawyer early Wednesday morning The blast damaged the front porch and caused extensive destruction of the dwelling Ottumwa factory fire noted as originating in an old furnace with significant losses readers saw scattered details and incomplete notes on the incident
Des Moines reports the 1910 state fair drew 233233 guests with total receipts of 181739.86 dollars, an 18398 increase over 1909. Pioneer day highlighted by stories from Iowa's early settlers, and farm exhibit prizes went to Malone Atlantic Hartford and A L Plummer Altoona.
A fragmented claim cites Caticura Remedica as a cure for pets by Kent and Barnnis. The note mentions a medicine chest and a promise of curing within weeks, referencing a famous author.
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