Tariff Critique and Dreadnought Race Highlight Late 19th Century Debates
A collage of political opinion voices criticizes tariff policy and Republican governance in the middle West, cites Payne tariff bill opposition, and questions party loyalty. It also notes England and Germany racing to build dreadnoughts, plus commentary on grammar law debates, Conner’s record, Castro’s fate, and whiskey as snakebite cure. The piece blends editorials, parliamentary notes, and international naval arms concerns in a period tone.
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Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Illinois
Dakota
Chicago Record-Herald
Congress
Middle West
House
Washington
England
Germany
United States
En Aurey
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Austria
Earth tides claimed as moon's pull warps solid earth
A historic discussion explains earth tides as lunar attraction affecting both oceans and the earth itself. Prof G H Darwin cites early hints, while Prof Hecker in Potsdam proves the solid earth moves about one third as much as water tides, using deep wells and pendulums for precise measurements.
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Earth
London
G. H. Darwin
Hecker
Pottsdam
Germany
Grammar in the State Senate Dispute Lacks Clarity
In a sparsely reported session a tense debate over grammar and wording sparked disagreement among lawmakers. The exchange reflected broader concerns about precision in legislative drafting and the potential impact on upcoming bills.
Poets and spring hopes in a damp season of Iowa
A fragmented column laments a depressing spring for poets and farmers as odes are chilled by late warmth. It notes Congressman Jamison of Shenandoah reflecting on his election, with remarks on how congressmen appear larger from a distance and not in close view.
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Jamison
Iowa
Washington
Shenandoah
The Way It Grows across Three Administrations
A fragment listing appropriations for the Cleveland McKinley and Roosevelt administrations. Figures show trillions? The text is unreadable in places but presents last biennial periods and estimated totals.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Passing Through a Wild Orgy of Extravagance
Representative McCall argues against postwar spending at Harvard students, saying national expenditures doubled in a decade and government costs rose faster than population. He criticizes the Wilson tariff act for deficits and claims the last sixteen months of the prior administration ran a larger deficit than the thirty five months of the act’s life.
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McCall
Harvard
Court Record New Civil Actions Across Several Plaintiffs and Defendants
A sequence of court cases listed includes Elizabeth P Fellows against multiple defendants, LaCrosse Boot and Shoe Mfg Co against A EB Ogren, N E Stowe seeks liquor sale permit, Warrick versus Simpson, Murray versus Robinson, Sifert against City of Algona, Eva Sifert against City, Sherman against Frisby and Frisby, Strabala versus Hiler, Behrman against Hoeck, Menke against Bancroft town, Donovan against Donovan, Jacob Johnson against Lease, Marie Johnson against C P Johnson, Moklebust against Sparks Bras, Granzow against C M St P Ry Co, and Pickenbrock vs Pinch Co.
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Elizabeth P. Fellows
Mary McArthur
Arthur McArthur
John McGetchie
LaCrosse Boot and Shoe Mfg. Co
A. EB. Ogren
N. E. Stowe
J. J. Warrick
D. M. Simpson
Joe Murray
James Robinson
John Sifert
City of Algona
Eva Sifert
Joseph J. Sherman
Daniel B. Frisby
Mary Frisby
J. L. Strabala
E. B. Hiler
C. Behrman
Paul Hoeck
Lizzie Hoeck
Bancroft
Kathryn M. Donovan
Timothy R. Donovan
Jacob Johnson
I. W. Lease
Marie Johnson
C. P. Johnson
Ole M. Moklebust
Sparks Bras
Lilian Granzow
P. Ry Co
P. Pickenbrock & Son
E. J. Pinch & Co
The New Road Law Drag Bill Passes Legislature
The New Road Law known as the compulsory drag bill passed both houses and became law March 30, repealing the old drag law. It requires township trustees to drag all main traveled roads, sets a per mile drag payment up to fifty cents, and imposes penalties for violations. City councils must ensure regular dragging within towns. It also detailsApril contracting with abutting landowners and public notice where possible.
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Dragelog
Aberdeen Angus Bulls For Sale At Cedar Lane Farm
Full blood Aberdeen Angus bulls aged 10 months to two years available at Cedar Lane Farm, north west of Algona. Contact J. F. Schoby at the farm by phone for pricing and details.
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Cedar Lane Farm
Algona
Rock Bttom
J. F. Schoby
Eggs For Hatching Rose Comb Leghorns Advertised
Egg hatchers offer Rose Comb Leghorns from E Thiel of Algona Iowa at Brownell's shoe store. Wool buyers advertise top market price paid at the seller's location. Wool must be clean and free from tangles and damage.
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E. Thiel
Algona
Iowa
Brownell’s
Paetz
Our Ex Presidents and Their Postpresidential Lives
A vintage survey chronicles former presidents' post White House years. It lists Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Van Buren Harrison Tyler Polk Taylor Fillmore Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Johnson Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur Cleveland Harrison McKinley with years after retirement or death in office.
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Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Pblic
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madigan
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Pollk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
United States Senate
U.S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Sympathy With the Dog Harsh Spring Hat Incident
A crowd of twelve observed a dog go mad at the sight of a spring hat and bite the woman who wore it. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the incident drew unlikely sympathy for the dog, reflecting human sentiment in a curious moment of public reaction.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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