Hoover Named Food Dictator by President
A newspaper piece profiles Herbert C. Hoover as the new food administrator after the Senate yielded to the president. Born August 10, 1874 in West Branch, he rose from Quaker parentage to lead major relief efforts and govern feeding half the world. His reputation rests on organization and swift decisions, with a modest, plain demeanor noted by John Saure.
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Senate
Food Administration Board
Herbert C. Hoover
Lowan
Mr. Hoover
West Branch
Salem
Ore
Leland Stanford University
China
Chinese Imperial Bureau
Tien Tsin
London
John Saure
the Town Magazine
Kansas Losses Iowa Gains in Swine Market Shuffle
Iowa enjoys soaking rains and warm days boosting harvest prospects while Kansas sees drought hurt corn yield. A Des Moines dispatch reports hog raisers seek nonpackers markets as corn prospects fade and old stocks shrink. A.R. Corey forwards 250+ Iowa swine traders to Kansas officials seeking buyers for hogs.
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Iowa
Prairies
North Dakota
Canada
Saskatchewan
Des Moines Dispatch
Kansas
A. R. Corey
State Board of Agriculture
J. C. Mohler
Kansas State Board
Mohler
Corey
Cresco News Items Reflect Local Visits and Tragic Death
The Colinsons of Algona visited relatives in Cresco while Mrs. Ellsworth arrived from South St Paul to attend her brother Charles Ellsworth’s funeral. Charles had long suffered from multiple diseases and died after treatment at a Iowa City sanitarium. Dell Covell of Granville, N.G. was reportedly killed by a cross cow, shocking the community where he once lived. Bert Potter and L. E. Potter accompanied mourners toward Liv Verne for their travel. The bereaved receive condolences from many friends.
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Thos
Iowa City
Robert
Dell Covell
Granville
N. G
Crosa
Bert Potter
L. E. Potter
Bennd Elmer
Liv Verne
Chaz
Orrie Miller
Bessie
Rachael Hutchison
Roy Clark
Britt
Ruby Potter
Humboldt
Dan Harris
Fairmonth
Livermore
Oscar Anderson
Algona
Dan
L. D. Potter
Elmer
Gladys
Rachael Clayton
Boals
S. Lindhorst
Tena Stebritz
Clayton
W. H. Brandon
Homer
Ft. Douglas
Utah
Twilla Miller
Grandma Loss
Miss Hattie Pool
Muscatine
Will Maasdam
Irvington
John Brandon
Wellendorf
Equity Union
Albert Bans
Christ Smallwood
Ray
la Verne
J. W. Cox
Irvington Aid
Frank Weber
Ray Brown
Chandler
Bride and groom wed near Algona at noon
The wedding of the couple, both well regarded, occurred at the home of the bride's parents in Algona with the groom Charles, a former regular Army member, taking residence on a nearby Emmetsburg farm after Sept. 1. Guests heard Evangelist Geo. Wareham and Prof. Wilson perform, but revival meetings were postponed due to the busy season. Weather improved after a hot wind, corn and oats show progress, and local activities included visits, illnesses, and farm construction updates through the week.
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Algona
Charles
Emmetsburg
Geo. Wareham
Storm Lake
Wilson
Council Bluffs
Moir
Arma
Reverend Taylor Plans Return To Pulpit August 12
In a August 4 1917 letter from Yellow Lake Webster Wisconsin Rev F C Taytor thanks readers for prayers and news. He writes of a restful vacation with abundant fish and berries, intense heat followed by rains improving crops. He notes potato pests hurting yields and new cottages rising as visitors increase. He says they will return home and resume pulpit duties on August 12.
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Taylor
Yellow Lake
Webster, Wic
Yourspaper
F.C. Taytor
Father of Mrs. Falkenhainer Dies in St. Louis
Word reached Algona Saturday that Captain C. H. Frey died at a daughter’s home in St. Louis. He was born in Alsace Lorraine and came to St. Louis early, later directing harbor work and later with the Shotten Co. He retired years ago and lived with his daughter Mrs. E. Couvian. He leaves two sons and four daughters, all in St. Louis except Mrs. Otto Falkenhainer who is in Algona.
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Otto Falkenhainer
Algona
C. H. Frey
St. Louis
Falkenhainer
Des Moines
Alsace-Lorraine
Shotten Co
E. Couvian
Inspiring Spectacle Joins Chicago Patriot Parade
George J. Zanke, once an Algona boy now tied to a Philadelphia machine and foundry, helped lead a stirring patriotic parade in Chicago. It included old soldiers, militia, navy personnel in blue, Canadian kilties with band, and Souga’s 300-piece military band. The Canadian unit, fresh from Europe, began recruiting again with about 100 men under arms as the famed Scotch regiment started its Chicago recruiting drive.
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George J. Zanke
Philadelphia
Chicago
Blue
Souga
Europe
Miss Ida Bell Lewis to Speak at Vincent Lawn
The Standard Bearers invite all to hear Miss Ida Bell Lewis speak on missionary work at 8 pm Tuesday August 14 on the T. J. Vincent lawn. Daughter of Bishop Lewis of Sioux City, she taught five classes in Keen School Tientsin before 1915 and studied Chinese. Now on a two year furlough at Columbia University, she recently earned a Master of Arts and has spoke to Standard Bearer Girls of Iowa. A silver offering will aid her mission work in China.
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Miss Lewis
Columbia University
East
Iowa
Sioux City
Misa Lewis
China
Close Call in Sham Battle at Great Lakes Training Base
Graettinger Times reports a staged clash at the Great Lakes training station involving Lawrence Moligan in training. A Curtiss seaplane failed to rise due to engine trouble after an attack from the water, damaging parts of the aircraft. Investigators found smoke bombs had been swapped for real explosives, narrowly averting a disaster for sailors.
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Graettinger
Great Lakes
Lawrence Moligan
Lawrence Molison
Great Lakes Sailor Training boosts local stock plans
A garbled report notes Uncle Sam funds training for sailor boys at the Great Lakes. A trip through Kansas included cattle purchases of 4000 head, aided by railroad special train for swift arrival. Mayor Grovesie plans to feed a large herd this fall as Marebailtown records a hog loss.
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Sam
Great Lakes
Kansas City
Missouri
Grovesie
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Oxfords
Pete
J. A. Brownell Shoe CO
Algona Hospital
Bronson
OLD Bronson Furniture Store
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Opera House
Douglas Fairbanks
American Ambulance Corps
Moscow
Petrograd
Dorothy Dalton
Estherville
Mack ‘J. Gravee Ee
Fis Snip
J. D. Waltemeyer & Son
Melbourne
Buyera Ag
California
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