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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
1
A Hartley man fatally shoots his wife at their farm home before taking his own life. Investigators say the couple had ongoing domestic tensions. Police found the bodies after a neighbor reported a disturbance.
The bodies of Frank Cox and his wife were found four miles north of Martley. A coroner s inquest ruled Cox killed his wife then himself with a .22 rifle. Mrs Cox was shot in the arm and temple as she knelt packing a trunk. Cox shot himself in the forehead. The hired man found the scene at seven o clock.
A picnic in Iowa City park left many people sick after consuming canned beans laced with poison. Among the afflicted were John R. Breese and family, Mrs. Lorietta Brisbane and relatives, Hugh Williams and kin, and Arlo Fairall who had just left the hospital from a race track crash. Most recover. no deaths reported.
Alton residents Mr. and Mrs. Nic Koob held a golden wedding party on their farm near Alton. The couple, longtime settlers, were joined by all their children and many relatives including Frank Koob of Viscount Saskatchewan, Barney Koob of Granville Minnesota, Mrs Peter Kramer of Wilmont Minnesota, and Mrs Peter Kanz of Alton.
Forty-one aliens were granted naturalization papers in a single Orange City district court session by Judge Boles. It is the largest citizenship grant in Sioux county history. Sioux City and Orange City reportedly lead the state’s county seats in naturalizations.
Mrs Anna Bliven sues Herman Jongjohan for 25000 claiming negligence led to the death of her 10 year old son who was employed by the defendant. Plaintiff alleges an untractable team was provided and dragged the boy as it ran away while hauling grain.
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road closed land purchases in Sioux City for shops and roundhouses near a million dollars. Officials say the plant will be the second largest on the system and attract about 5,000 workers. Construction should start shortly.
Mrs. G M Dodge widow of Gen Grengle M Dodge aged 83 dies at her New York home with three daughters by her side in Council Bluff. Gen Dodge died last January aged 84. the couple wed in Cam Gen in 1854.
James Killion a prominent farmer near Oakland was found dead in a pasture after a period of disappearance. An autopsy determined death natural. He left a widow and five children.
Carl Pieper, 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs August Pieper formerly of Winkon, is reported as the first autopathic victim of infantile paralysis in Iowa City.
Des Moines residents express concern over rising potato costs with prices ranging from about $1.80 to $2.40 per sack per peck. Shoppers note rents or charges pushing up the overall cost of potatoes.
Des Moines reports thirteen Iowa State College forestry sophomores completed a three month back to the woods trip. They left Ames in June under forestry instructors to study forestry work on western reserves and forces, marking one of the longest such student expeditions. Iowa State adds two year engineering courses for boys with only common school education, 17 or older, preparing draftsmen, surveyors and technicians.
Iowa items report Boone burying its first funeral in a newly opened cemetery. Other notes record thefts at Pilot Mound depot, a 87-year-old Boone resident’s death, horse prizes for F A Huddleston at the state fair, and Chariton mayor J C Copeland’s death at 37.
In a sharp early September report from London the Bulgar Teutonic forces claim to have stormed Tutrakan and captured over 20,000 Romanian troops along with two generals and 400 officers. They report capturing more than 100 guns and threaten Bucharest as they push toward Constanza and the Danube frontier. Berlin confirms Tutrakan fell and notes a failed Russian attack on Debritch as the wider Romanian line falters.
President Wilson warned Mexican members that safety to Americans and property and border protection are prerequisites for any peace with the United States and Mexico. Secretary Lansing outlined administration stand at the commission’s first formal meeting in New York, with Wilson telegraphing hopes for productive deliberations. In New London the American and Mexican commissioners took a recess to study data affecting the border situation.
Washington reports a possible violation of Germanys submarine pledge as Consul John M McGunn in Glasgow cables that 28 Americans were aboard the British steamer Kelvina sunk near Glasgow on September 2.
Berlin reports in official communique that Clery was captured by Allied forces on the Somme front. The release says south of the Somme river German troops seized 31 French officers and 1457 enlisted men.
A posse pursues bandits who halted a train Wednesday near Douglas, Arizona at Golden State? line. The heist failed and authorities continue the manhunt for the suspected robbers with no injuries reported.
The U S S Nevada, the newest and most powerful American warship, completed trials after commission in March. The ship’s completion boosts the U S Navy’s strength amid ongoing defense efforts.
Petrograd reports Russians bombard the Galicia town of Hatics about sixty miles southwest of Lemberg. Russian troops are said to have seized railway lines between Hailez and Benno yitze and Wodniki. The eastern Galicia fighting yields 5000 more prisoners.
Shenpmen of 22 western railways announce demands for a five cent hourly wage increase and an eight hour day, threatening a general movement if unmet. New York reports a mass meeting leads to a strike vote for all subway and elevated lines, with scouts dispatched to notify workers of the strike.
Manila signed a contract ratifying the sale of the Manila railroad to the Philippine government. Gov Gen Francis Burton Harrison and President Higging signed the agreement, confirming the transfer of control.
The Poegliche Rundschau prints word that the German government has decided there shall be no general election during the current period, delaying national voting plans. The notice outlines a pause in election proceedings affecting the government and voters in Germany.
Washington dispatch reports Congress adjourned after a day of action approving a near 1.626 billion dollar emergency package. The session ratified Nicaragua and Haitian treaties, confirmed Justice Brandeis, rejected Rublee for the FTC, and backed a broad preparedness program totaling about 700 million for defense.
At Titus Junction, Texas, a Michigan Central Railway line crash killed Erma Graver of Buffalo and Rome Castle of Lansing, Michigan. Fourteen were injured, two seriously, as watermen misinterpreted orders on the transfer car and a derailment occurred two miles north of here. Conductor Wilmont Conover of Jackson, Michigan, and George Ross of Hills Junction were among the injured.
A man identified as Killa Self shot himself on a busy street corner near Dearborn and Randolph as hundreds heading to work watched. Mounted police officer Worsley reported the incident occurred when the man drew a revolver and fired, ending his life.
Secretary of State Lansing informed the Danish government that the senate has ratified the Danish American treaty for the Icelandic West Indies savings for 26 100 000 dollars. The action formalizes a long negotiated accord and outlines payment terms and diplomatic implications. The notification underscores ongoing U S Danish cooperation in the Caribbean and Atlantic relations.
The revenue bill passed in Washington outlines new levies for war preparedness. It imposes 1 to 2 percent reductions on low incomes, rises to 13 percent for fortunes over 2 million, extends taxes to undistributed corporate profits, and trims exemptions for mutual and non profit groups. An inheritance tax structure with graduated rates is set, while taxes on net revenues for manufacturers rise. Stamp duties and theater taxes are retained, and a compromise adjusts dyestuffs tariffs with immediate effect.
Two drivers Willit Lank aged 33 and Grito Bo Mana aged 34 died when their car was struck by a Northwestern passenger train near Fond du Lac Wisconsin on September 8 Arnold Zwickey was badly hurt and likely dying. County Prosecutor George Wilson announced a grand jury will investigate last week’s auto wrecks to pursue reckless drivers and expand county legal actions statewide.
President son signed a shipping bill authorizing a government corporation with up to 350 million capital to buy or lease ships and place them in trade if leased for operation to private owners. The action aims to boost war logistics and merchant capacity.
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