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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
Fragmented clipping covers subscription rates, anti imperialist critique of war in the Philippines, a census cost analysis valuing lives at $1,180 each, obituary for John F. Duncombe of Fort Dodge, rail rate boosts for major lines, Ames College president Beardshear’s death, and outlaw Tracy’s suicide after a Washington chase.
A congressman denounces Iowa platforms calling them dirty lies and hypocritical. He says he will preach true republicanism and supports their ticket while making speeches, signaling clear partisan stance.
The piece argues for tariff revision to ease prices for American consumers against trusts. It cites discount sheets showing higher American prices than foreign prices for items like wire nails and clocks, noting the dragooned tariff benefits monopolies and harms buyers, with trusts supporting the current high tariff to maintain control.
Report from the war department lists 2 553 American soldiers dying in the Philippines from disease between February 4 1889 and April 14 1902 and 4 602 killed or mortally wounded in battle in the same period. The article lauds the fallen soldiers as strength and sinew of the nation, noting homes left incomplete by their loss and the sorrow of those who mourn them.
Frances Amelia Milliken Walker longtime Algona resident dies at 77 after long illness. Born 1825 in Fitswilliam N A married O C Walker in 1849 migrated west to Illinois then to Algona where family remained. Survived by husband five children. two sons Samuel Lewis and Nell deceased. Funeral at home this afternoon at 3 pm. Milwaukee Road offers special excursion to Clear Lake on Aug 17 with round trip $1.15.
A. D. Cranke & Co advertise loans at five percent interest. Also Patterson & Son offer eye care and supply needs. Galbraith's Shoe Store announces a new line of baby shoes and promises honest values in a local sale.
Republicans gather for a county ticket vote with Warren Sparks Alcorn Harrington among listed targets and potential dark horses discussed. Mentions Cresco’s Lawrence Potter and Dunt Smith as possible names amid canvassing and machine influence.
A Saturday Algona contest merged ball and politics with heated caucuses. Harrington and Curtiss led campaigns across four wards, with votes in First Ward Harrington 75 Curtiss 52. Second Ward Curtiss 65 Harrington 42. Third Ward Harrington 64 Curtiss 42. Fourth Ward Harrington 74 Curtiss 49. Local leaders and strategists named include Dickin son, Bowyer, Quarton, Starr, Clarke, and Hanna era figures. results show Curtiss strong in two wards and Harrington dominant in the others.
In a breezy portrait, Joslyn refuses county attorney ambitions unlike Curtiss Fellows Harrington or Miller. The text lampoons summer heat and winter campaigns while tellers joke about weather and politics, noting Joslyn’s preference for ease over contest.
The Prohibitionists held a mass convention at the court house and chose delegates for the state convention at Waterloo. Rev. Elwell chaired. Rev. Chipperfield proposed resolutions urging national and local prohibition, enforcement of laws, and a county ticket this year. A county central committee was named to select candidates, signaling a planned straight fight and possible Republican backlash.
Wind mill was erected on the E. M. Hawks farm while nearby Mike Shea received a land offer of 1200 dollars for four acres adjoining the town site. Dan l Lynch’s wife tends her sick mother in Wisconsin as Shea’s sister from Fort Dodge helps at home. Frank Hovermale’s West Virginia father visited. Lone Rock boasted three ball teams out this week, winning all games.
The Rice Belt Journal notes Calkins and partners bought forty acres near Welsh for speculation at $2,000. Jaenke paid $1,000 for an acre near the gusher. A major oil well burnoff ended after 144 hours, becoming a historical event. A new Jennings company, the Guarantee with $600,000 capital, forms to back a guaranteed gusher. The piece highlights local finance and services, including the County Savings Bank and J. J. Gacy and sons livery.
A severe hail and wind storm swept southern Kossuth County last Friday, devastating Hanna area properties. K. A. Show died from injuries suffered when a timber structure collapsed on his Hanna farm. his wife and others escaped with minor injuries. Buildings, barns, and windmills were destroyed across several farms, with corn and small grain damage running into thousands of dollars.
News notes Fred Shinburn of Croghan and Gen J Tiss will launch a shoe business in Mason City with a corner store and in-house manufacturing. They plan an Oct 1 opening, targeting both retail and wholesale markets. The piece also covers travel returns, local business plans, a buggy accident, a Burlington train robbery, bootlegger activity, a new auto built from bicycle parts, dubious weather forecasts, and political shifts including delegates to a Trans Miss Congress.
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