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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
2
Round and Smith Bros publish the Akron Chronicle weekly on Thursdays in Akron Iowa with an annual subscription rate of $1.50 and filing for second class mail entry.
Announcement from O F Herron and A J Stan a for Plymouth county sheriff and treasurer positions, all subject to Republican county convention actions. I C Hise of LeMars announces candidacy for county superintendent of schools subject to Democratic convention. Also notes Manila immigration and a Manila era marriage count amid historical remarks.
Bryan has purchased an interest in Wyoming oil lands and his future course will be watched with interest. Some observers speculate his dealings may steer him toward aligning with the Standard Oil trust, shaping his place in the field.
A bold call urges Mrs. Carrie Nation to curb anarchists nationwide, arguing there never was a time when decisive action was more needed to create an anarchistless United States.
The three cent piece has disappeared from circulation, yet the need remains. The government has met the demand by adopting a hole centered coin inspired by Chinese design. It has been nicknamed the doughnut and will likely keep that name while in circulation.
The government will allocate 82,600,000 for buying 160 acre homesteads in Kiowa Comanche country, paying Indians about 125 cash and 376 held in trust per person, with 500,000 acres of grazing land reserved. 4,000 Indians receive 160 acres each, becoming financially advantaged from the arrangement.
The piece reports on the costly South African war with monthly expenses of 25 million and oppressive taxes. It notes predictions of an end, Lord Roberts’ return and peerage. It claims Boers may win, with 30,000 undrilled farmers holding off 200,000 British troops amid critical leadership failures.
Many physicians now prescribe Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best prescription containing elements to digest all kinds of food and to cure indigestion and dyspepsia regardless of cause.
The piece notes a Missouri apple owner earning 75000 dollars per 2000 acres and compares Iowa potato yields at 150 bushels per acre at ninety cents to reach 270000 dollars. It dismisses free silver as having no juice, likening it to a mummy and warns against parties clinging to 16 to 1 resolutions.
Sloan shade trees suffer from tent caterpillars while Beresford professor Kephart earns top SD teaching honor and a Buffalo exposition prize. Eggs fetch eighteen cents per dozen in Hudson. Elk Point post office reports $63 higher August revenue than last year. Sioux county plans county seat vote with Alton and Orange City bidding, while Hawarden and Hawarden residents see land deals and a sedate legal spat in Rock Valley involving Father Phelan.
Editor Lewis comments on growth at The Marcus News as circulation and business rise, noting a fifty percent increase over the past year. The Register-Tribune wishes continued success for Lewis as he balances postoffice duties and paper duties for another score of years.
The attempted assassination of President McKinley is described with emphasis on the severity of his wound and the hope that the statesmanlike chief executive will be spared. The piece vows to tighten security and suppress anarchist nests and literature with a firm hand.
Over twenty years seven great rulers were assassinated, four as presidents of republics. The list includes Alexander II of Russia killed by a bomb in St. Petersburg, Garfield shot in Washington, Carnot of France stabbed, Jose Baron Barrios of Guatemala shot, Empress Elizabeth of Austria stabbed, Heureaux of Santo Domingo shot, and King Humbert of Italy by Bresci.
A forthcoming coin will depart from existing American coinage norms. Older readers recall the nuisance of the former three cent piece, similar in size to a dime and hard to distinguish from others.
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