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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
2
The text announces Reed & Glarke publishers with editor Reed and Glarke, mentions post office entry in Algona, a second-class matter note dated September 16, 1901, and lists subscription rates for one year six months and three months.
A collection of public candidate notices from 1903 to 1908 announces runs for Kossuth County treasurer. Names include Lynn, W. A. Winaitt, M. B. Rasnann, J. P. Prienie, H. Bernalp, and M. I. Lunear, all seeking Republican convention support. Locations cited include Ledyard Titonka Tama and Buy Iowa with dates ranging July to August.
The St Paul Dispatch questions how judges are chosen and whether lower courts and even state supreme judges know what the law is. It cites a Minnesota over ruling where 63 of 176 cases were reversed for errors of law and claims many lawyers did not know the law until the trial judge explained it.
The document questions the condition of law across 176 cases if another appellate court were available. It notes lawyers warned their clients that outcomes remained uncertain and depended on further appellate options, highlighting legal unpredictability and ongoing debate about remedy paths.
M. Be Lumbar of Burt announces candidacy for county superintendent of schools. He has spent most of his life in the county and holds a D.B.S. from Northern Indiana Normal School and a B.Vb from the State University of Iowa. Lumbar taught fourteen years in city graded schools and three in rural service and is described as morally upright and well qualified to serve.
A San Francisco boxing event drew $62,000 in receipts, far eclipsing ordinary chicken pie suppers. The piece notes shifting Kentucky prestige and reports two prisoners convicted of murder in Cynthiana last Friday. It mentions the Sept. 10 Republican county officers convention call and a quiet political season with little candidate activity.
Titonka Topic reports business leaders backing a plan to build an electric railway to Algona. They promise improved passenger service freight access and cheaper rates plus better mail service linking Titonka with the county seat. Early start expected with more names to be announced next week.
The Palo Alto political scene heats as Miss Anna Donovan seeks another term as county superintendent. Opponent 2 H Donlon accuses her of past disloyalty to the Democratic ticket, while the piece also notes editorials, local anecdotes, and various oddities from regional news, including jokes and loose notes about public figures and events. The mix reflects a crowded, partisan era page full of commentary and brief items.
A Berlin special dispatch reports the river near Monastir in Macedonia running with mutilated bodies of women and children killed by the Bashi Bazouks. The piece questions whether such wholesale slaughter can continue without international intervention and condemns the massacre.
R J McAndrews expects to harvest 250 bushels of corn from 3.5 acres this year with stalks reaching twelve feet in height. The La Porte City Special notes the project as a potential record and contrasts it with overoptimistic oats yield hopes from nearby farmers. The Minnesota State Fair run and Iowa Central excursion offer advertised with round-trip tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis from Aug 31 to Sept 5, valid return to Sept 7. agents for details.
Des Moines event via North Western line offers one fare round trip from Aug 20 to Aug 29 inclusive with return allowed until Aug 31. Apply through Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Tickets valid for excursion travel only.
Excursion details outline round trip by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry on Sunday August 24 with free program for excursion ticket holders. Includes Band concert at Lake Park and Algona Brownies vs Fort Dodge baseball at 2 30 pm. Special train departs Algona 9 07 am August 23 return from Clear Lake 7 10 am August 23. Round trip from Algona 1.15. Also Minn State Fair via Northwestern Line August 20 to September 5, return by September 7. Ads promote Alpha DeLaval separators sold by Spurbeck Lambert Co Algona Iowa.
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