Roosevelt Controversy Highlighted by Harriman Letter
The piece frames President Roosevelt's clash with financier Harriman as a test of integrity, citing a leaked letter in which Harriman claimed Roosevelt asked him to raise funds for the 1904 campaign and, in a separate reply, Roosevelt accused Harriman of boasting about buying influence. It critiques legislative waste and proposed state book standardization.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Harriman
Hanisman
Sydney Webster
New York
Hearst
Republic
Harriman
Communication of Courier Letter to McNutt on Legislation Debate
A Courier reader objects to a prior reply by S. H. McNutt in the Register and Leader. The writer defends the paper's stance on Iowa Legislature measures, notes Rev. Holmes is not the author of key laws, and proposes a friendly public discussion or a staged article to address railway legislation across states.
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Courier
Register and Leader
S. H. McNutt
McNutt
Iowa
Counitr
Rev. Holmes
Homes
Porterfield Disputes Size of Previous Article
The text shows J. F. Porterfield indicating no intention to waste ammunition on a repeat article, dismissing the significance of last week’s piece and stressing a measured approach. Specific names and actions are sparse beyond Porterfield’s statement.
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J. F. Porterfield
Stock Food Frauds Slated As Hoof and Hog Health Threats
A farmer notes that Iowa Experiment Station Bulletin 87 debunks stock foods claiming 90 percent protein and fast gains. The critique warns many ingredients are worthless or harmful, urging readers to obtain the bulletin and question agents selling such feeds. Ora Simmons and Miss Belissa Brunsgold visit. Dr. Grim, an oculist, arrives in Algona offering free exams until April 14 and daily visits at the Durdall Hotel. A Burt resident laments Titonka’s elevator impact. local notices include a furniture and gear sale by L. W. Stock and a pacing driving mare for sale.
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Bulletin Air
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa
Ora Simmons
Belissa Brunsgold
Ora
Whittemore
Burt
Titonka
Jason Bailey
Eugene
Hare
Algona
Grim
Medical College At
Cincinnati
Durdall Hotel
Durdall
L. W. Stock
The Perfect Steel Fence Offers Strong Rustproof Wire
The Pittsburgh Perfect Steel fencing boasts no joints to protect sheep wool and prevent rust, using number 9 wires with no 11 stays. It claims superior strength and many advantages over other wires. Call to be convinced of its qualities. J. W. Robinson. Good Cisterns. SpurbeckLambert offers cisterns of Cypress and White Pine, $14 to $25, resistant to freezing, delivering soft water and lasting for years. install before spring rains. Office near the C N W depot.
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Pittsburgh
J. W. Robinson
Spurbeck-Lambert Company
Homes in the Northwest on government lands lure settlers
A local ad urges settling on government lands or low price improved farm lands in South Dakota to stay nearer home. Special low rates on the North-Western Line are offered the first and third Tuesdays of each month to South Dakota stations. New lines open vast territory for development, with maps and details available from ticket agents. Dutton & Sorengen note fancy potatoes at 60 cents per bushel.
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Northwest
South Dakota
Dutton & Sorengen
DRAINAGE AND BONDS PRICED FOR KOSSUTH WORK
The Kossuth county Board of Supervisors approved drainage bonds selling for about 3.5 million with a $15,000 premium to Chicago financier Thomas J. Bolger. Open ditch work to Graves & Stephens of Cleveland at $66,428.28 and a large tile project stretching to 123 miles with heavy equipment needs. Estimated savings from installment payments total roughly $27,000, and completion targets extend through late 1908.
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Kossuth
Board of Supervisors
Algona
Ohio
Indiana
Thos. J. Bolger
Chicago
Bolger
Wall Street
Graves & Stephens
Cleveland
Bancroft
Mud Creek
Panama Canal
United States
Short Cut to a Wife Leads to Courtship in Illinois
In Clay City Indiana on March 23 Jasonville reports the latest odd tale of Joseph Barnes Jr who, resembling Lincoln, travels to eastern Illinois seeking work and a wife. He visits a widow tending wood with an offer to feed stock and care for the farm. She says she must hire a man or marry one, and he remains.
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Clay City
Ind
Jasonville
Joseph Barnes, Jr
Lincoln
Illinois
Widow Arranges Quick Marriage Following Suit Request
Barnes asks how to suit a potential spouse, the widow surveys, and Joe asks when they marry. She agrees to pay, the ceremony occurs that evening, and the couple reportedly lives happily thereafter.
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Barnes
Joe
Thavn
Rumor of Gurren Marriage With Younger New Jersey Bride
Rumor says P. Gurren, 86, a Buffalo township resident and property owner, will wed a 35 year old New Jersey woman on Easter Sunday. Report not confirmed at press time. truth of the rumor is uncertain.
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Titania
P. Gurren
Buffalo Township
New Jersey
Jim Lucas Hen Loses Feet in Railroad Accident
A Wesley News World report notes Jim Lucas endured a misfortune as one of his hens lost both feet in a railroad accident on Tuesday, reflecting a troubling setback for Lucas’s poultry.
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Wesley News-World
Jim Lucas
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