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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
2
The Algona Iowa Democratic precinct chairmen plan a July 14 meeting at the courthouse to nominate a representative candidate. Chairman Finnell notes no proxies will be allowed and urges a large turnout as the county central committee did not nominate last Saturday due to low attendance.
The letter argues Senator Kenyon’s proposed prohibition bill would block railroads and carriers from transporting liquors into dry areas like Iowa. It claims the measure deprives temperate people and patients who rely on alcohol for baths or medicines, urging voters to contact Kenyon in opposition.
The piece argues Roosevelt demands loyalty to his anti Taft stance and questions how voters can back George W. Clarke, Iowa governor candidate, if he is clearly Taft aligned. It notes Clarke’s stance against Roosevelt and suggests county level candidates face a party line choice, with speculation on a potential bull moose ticket.
A brief Courier note criticizes a recent round of virtuous reform talk, calling it a discouraging blaze of rhetoric and urging more practical actions over flashy pledges. The piece reflects editorial frustration with performative reform and seeks sustainable civic effort.
A Tacoma dispatch denounces male gallantry as fraud and mocks state politics. It criticizes Washington's suffrage era, decries age swearing by voters, questions postmaster elections, and lampoons new government departments. The text reflects early 20th century partisan satire on gender rights and state governance.
The Chicago Journal reviews the Stanley committee findings charging that Theodore Roosevelt aided the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by the steel trust during the 1907 panic. The report portrays Roosevelt as allied with Wall Street figures, raising questions about his reputation and the prospects for a third party reform campaign.
A fragment from the August 5 1887 Courier notes Ambrose Call threshing forty acres of oats at sixty bushels per acre in a dry year. John and Mrs Goeders welcome a baby girl. Market prices listed hogs four dollars and cattle one to two dollars, oats eighteen cents, wheat sixty, corn twenty five. Mike Dalton’s boy injures wrists after a hay ride mishap. collar bone previously broken. Institute opens with 141 attendees led by Prof Breckenridge. Town spectacle and wit flourish. Harry Lantry at post office praised. A shed attached to the tow mill blows down. Col Spencer’s team inside but unhurt, team reportedly exits through the roof.
Fairbanks dispatch reports Prof Hershel Parker of Columbia failed for the third time to summit Mount McKinley. After reaching 20,200 feet on the south peak and 19,000 feet on the north peak, blizzards forced withdrawal. Photographs, prior expeditions, and Dr Frederick Cook’s contested claim are discussed with Parker’s plans and family updates noted.
Ghosts do not exist but dead horses cows and hogs lie on the ground or are poorly buried, causing trouble and disease. The note directs turning over dead animals to Dale Ferguson of the Rendering Works in Algona for disposal. Inquiry contact R H Miller for the lot sale details.
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