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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
3
A mosaic of short items covers beauty tips, jilted lovers, travel tales, and satire. Notable notes include Havana’s cleanliness praise, Rockefeller’s London idea, a diamond unearthed by chickens, burglars offered money, and a cruiser of wit about trains, war correspondents, and Panama plans.
Patrick Kinney, 64, was killed by a switch engine in DeWitt. Milton Herbck of Cedar Rapids fell from a Northwestern train en route to Della Plata and died. Wiltead Thompson of Iowa City survived a 45 foot hay chute fall with a broken ankle. Chas Burns was fatally shot at a firm south of Neck after a companion’s unignited rifle injury. William Fox, 95, a Jackson County resident, is described as a witless veteran claiming spousal debts. Fenton of Des Moines fell from a hotel window in Boone, fracturing his skull and likely death. John Mortensen of Wyoming, Jones County, hanged himself in his barn. A Burlington freight collision killed sixteen horses and injured three crew, with significant stock damage. Burglars wreck a Grinnell home after prayer meeting, stealing jewelry. a watch, Swiss-made, is recovered. Kam Lung’s Webster City laundry robbed in daylight. watch and chain valued, no arrests. Mason City’s Thomas Baker suffers a severe skull fracture from a churn accident at the Bickel creamery.
Reports detail Peter Hanson's horse accident harming Mrs Hanson near Cedar Falls, the decomposed body of O Q Douglas found near Stonx City, and a fatal crane of robbery and violence in Gowrie. Also covered are a Sioux City strike settlement, a Mason City electric accident injuring Fred Graham, and a Monona Harrison ditch project with $223 000 cost.
In Oskaloosa Iowa on September 10 James Selbert 17 used a buggy pistol to shoot John Nelson 27 of Avery who had come to the Selbert home to sell an organ Nelson died soon after two shots struck him in the back and head The coroner's inquest found death was a felonious shooting Carpenter connected to the rape case in the region faces pursuit and bond actions as public sentiment shifts toward the Selbert family.
Atlantic Sept 18 Cashier G H Miller of the Rock Island freight depot was outside five to ten minutes when a thief entered the office and stole about $4 646 from the cash drawer. Miller had just balanced the day, placed currency and checks in an envelope, and prepared to remit when the robbery occurred. Officials declined comment while investigating the incident.
Five men robbed the No. 14 express between Whiskey Hollow and Wrightland, blasting the safe and looting cars while engine and fireman were held at gunpoint. Suspects traced from Letts to Winfield with arrests at Brighton as detectives pursue the gang.
Iowa reports ruling on presidential electors amid bank connections. National committees consider eligibility and a possible nomination shift in Fourth District after a banker withdraws. F C Billson Jones County legislator resigned as elector nominee. Davenport banker W O Schmitt noted but Democrats not adopting the same rule.
Sioux City reports Charles McGuire, a packing house strike leader, and Franly Caine, a saloon keeper, indicted by the grand jury for conspiracy linked to the recent strike. Both posted bonds, McGuire a former inmate with manslaughter sentence, Caine previously charged with assault.
Frederick B Cutting former president of Ola Savings Bank Oto Woolbury County Iowa was arrested in Chicago and escorted back to Iowa on charges including forgery and bank embezzlement. Investigators allege he diverted 112000 of bank funds. He resided in Rogers Park Chicago before arrest.
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