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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
1
The Paris exposition drew 640000 visitors last Sunday, near Chicago World’s Fair marks. The show mirrors Chicago’s 1893 layout with the Midway Plaisance and Cairo Streets drawing crowds. While criticized artistically, it proves financially profitable for Paris and France.
England tests a Pennington motor described as a traveling fortress capable of 20 mph, crushing obstacles and crossing ditches with a continuous wheel surface. The article also notes Dr Barnardo's charity statistics, Emigrant schemes, Stephen Crane letter sales, and a Chinese American writer Ah Foo Lin's life journey across the U.S. and to Britain.
A Greensboro letter printed in the New York Commercial argues the South faces plantation labor shortages. It states about 75 percent of cotton workers are Negro, and fewer whites will work on plantations each year, leaving planters unable to find enough labor during picking season.
The Washington Times extols Charles A. Towne of Minnesota as a steadfast, principled figure who sacrificed personal ambition for the nation. It notes his 1896 Republican departure, loyalty to liberty and the Constitution, and likens him to a Chevalier Bayard, deserving broad respect though not Vice President next year.
The letter draft discussed by Hay and the president at Canton argues for acting with other powers to prevent disorder and disasters spreading from Ching. Critics fear using American troops beyond defending life and property, challenging the Monroe Doctrine and U S influence in the hemisphere and Asia.
An opinion piece critiques Republicans for embracing militarism and imperialism from Ohio to London, praising expansion as policy. It cites Roosevelt and Depew, warns of conquest in China and colonies from Porto Rico to Peking, and laments the erosion of republican liberty under imperial aims.
The passage outlines a critical view of the Republican Party since Hanna gained influence. It alleges plans to pay campaign funds to trusts, retire greenbacks, issue silver tokens redeemable in gold, place banks in control of money functions, issue bonds to redeem silver and buy gold, and expand the army. It also claims perpetual war in colonies, extended Dingley taxes, higher general taxes, bury thousands in the Philippines, enlarge pensions, gradually transform the Republic into an empire, and keep Democratic war heroes discredited.
The Congress declared that American troops would leave Cuba once it was pacified, yet nearly two years have passed with five regiments and two batteries remaining. The McKinley administration’s pledge now carries a heavy discount amid continued occupation.
A vivid excerpt extols the Yellowstone coaching experience, inviting readers to travel via the Northern Pacific to Cinnabar and ride with the Yellowstone National Park Transportation Co. The piece touts Concord coaches, 700 horses, 75 drivers, and seating for over 1100, claiming military-like precision and reliable schedules for a rugged yet scenic trip.
A Chicago Saint Louis fare sale offers daily Salt Lake City trips with cheap excursions leaving August 7 and 11 from Chicago and August 8 and 22 from Omaha St. Joseph Kansas City. The trip highlights Salt Lake City Mormon Temple Tabernacle Saltair Beach Great Salt Lake and nearby resorts. Rail route via Denver and Rio Grande Western lines praised for scenic splendor. request postage for Salt Lake City guide from Geo W Heintz G P A Hilo Grande Western Railway Salt Lake City.
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