Clarke denied petition to nullify Nevada divorce decree
Andrew Clarke former Minneapolis banker and property holder in Iowa sought to revive his Nevada divorce by claiming the six month statutory limit had expired. The court rejected the bid, noting service by publication and revealing Clarke’s claim that his wife Mary resided in Minneapolis. The case highlights timely dissolution and reliance on publication notices.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Reno
Nev
Andrew Clarke
Minneapolis
Algona
Iowa
Carson City
Clarke
Nevada
Carson Valley
Mary Clarke
Innéapolis
Clark
Humboldt men to ride special train to Chicago match
A special train from Humboldt to Chicago will carry about 200 Humboldt county residents to the world wrestling championship on Labor Day. The Chicago North Western arranged details and will offer 200 seats in the five dollar section in Comiskey Park. The train will return to its old schedule, with no extra charge for the special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Chicago
Humboldt Eounty
Chicago, North Western
Blank
Trang
Lings
Bly Ocrecles
Monument Dedication at Fort Defiance Program Summary
Eastherville Enterprise forwards Fort Defiance monument dedication program for Aug 31 to Sept 1. Events include military band music, Bixby address on The Early Sixties, invocation by Rev Bennett Mitchell, welcomes by C W Crim, Bixby reply, addresses by Harvey Ingham and Mack Graves, Old Settlers Association formation, unveiling by Miss Jennie Rhodes, campfire, speeches by R E Ridley and others, a ball game and a Colonial Ball with a concert and parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastherville Enterprise
Fort Defiance
Bixby
Bennett Mitchell
C. W. Crim
Harvey Ingham
Capt
E. B. Soper
Old Settlers Association
Jennie Rhodes
Mack J. ‘Graves
M. J.dana
R. E. Ridley
Howard Graves
W. H.ingham
Geo. C. Call
H. G. Day
A. B. Funk
P. Wood
Co.b. Murtagh
Hunnewell Mayor Defends Suffrage Stance in 1911 Letter
Ella Wilson, mayor of Hunnewell Kansas, rejects claims that she said politics is not a woman’s game. She states she has no intention to resign and will continue in a fight for higher morals and better city government against opposition from whiskey and gambling interests.
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National Suffrage Association
Hunnewell
Kansas
Kan
Teporta
New York
Ella Wilson
True Enough Rolfe Arrow Calls for Fair Play in Postal Policy
The piece argues merchants and bankers should investigate where they buy envelopes and denounces government stamped envelope printing as confiscatory for printers. It urges inquiry and accountability, claiming the parcel post would hurt business less than printing costs, and appeals for newspapers to fight for fair play.
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Rolfe Arrow
Savings Bank
Suit Yourself From the Washington Herald Fragment
A fragmented notice references a social scene and moral judgments with terse lines about marriage and behavior. It mentions land for sale in a rain belt and extremely low prices with favorable payment terms. The text includes garbled phrases and stray words amid an auction-like offer.
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Wisconsin
Rain
Death of J E Blackford A Kossuth County Pioneer
J E Blackford aged nearly 87 died last Sunday after months of illness described as a breakdown due to old age. Born January 4 1825 in Warren County Ohio he moved to Indiana then Algona in 1856 with his wife Mary Call. He built a sawmill helped found local institutions and served in the state legislature the county treasurers office and the Grange. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 from his home, Rev Smilie conducting, burial in Algona cemetery. He was an abolitionist and Republican, a foremost advocate for sobriety and industry.
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John Ellison Blackford
Warren County
Ohio
Blackford
Indiana
Mary M. Call
Mary Kate
Algona
Republican Party
Iowa
Lincoln
Iowa State of Patrons of Husbandry
National Grange
Kossuth County Mutual Insurance Company
Smilie
Presbyterian Church
Algona Cemetery
Young man badly injured after night fall in Irvington stall
John Bingaman found his nephew William Bingaman unconscious in a stall of the Lacy feed barn near Irvington after a night of drinking and cards. Doctors report a severe head contusion with brain concussion, no skull fracture, wife sent for, condition unclear as of Tuesday.
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John Bingaman
Wm. Bingaman
Irvington
Young -Bingaman
Bingaman
Impure linseed oil swindle under pure food law case
In Algona a Des Moines oil firm sold three barrels of linseed oil to Ralph Miller as pure but diluted five barrels from one. The oil foamed, samples were taken, and the company later shipped to Britt in violation of state law. The firm pled guilty in Des Moines, paying a $100 fine. Miller testified as a witness. The episode raises questions about protecting the public from such imposition.
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Algona
Ralph Miller
Lage Oil Company
Des Moines
Miller
Black Cat Boys Learn a Lesson at Coulter Show
A few Black Cat men attended a Coulter circus last week and entered a horse tent. The keeper asked them to leave, they taunted him with Missouri and Black Cat lines, and he knocked them out with quick rights and lefts, leaving disfigured faces as a memento of the altercation.
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Missouri
A Puff for Perry Ends On Tuesday Art Show
A fragment notes an event titled A Puff for Perry. The brief mentions an exhibition or performance linked to the name Perry with a Tuesday deadline or closing date. Sparse readable details suggest a local arts item with a specific day.
Rebuilt Race Track to Debut at County Fair
The article describes a major remodeling of the county fair race course led by County Surveyor Chubb and George Johnson. It notes extended south end, higher outer curves, and planned surfacing after grading. Rosey asserts the track will rival any in the state, attracting fast horses and sizable purses at the fair.
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Algona
Fair Grounds
Chubb
George Johnson
Cook
Floral Hall
Rosey
Auto Crash Kills Hog in Public Road Incident
Four or five Burt young men traveling to Humboldt to see Gotch wrestle collided with a hog owned by Mike Sosa on the old Chubb place. The hog, about 200 pounds, was killed as the auto, allegedly traveling 12 to 16 miles per hour, struck it. Loss demanded payment equal to half the hog’s value, while the boys argued they were not to blame since the animal was on the public road. The matter remains unsettled as the Hog incident proceeds.
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Humboldt
Mike Sosa
Chubb
Mike
Loss
Goss
Hig-Hoga
Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus Arrives in Algona
Algona residents are promised a major circus event on Wednesday September 13 as the Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers tour unveils a completely new outfit. The show features a rebuilt menagerie, a three mile parade, and a troupe of 250 artists in America’s most costly display yet with daily expenditures of about 7000 dollars.
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Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
Algona
America
Tts
Special State Fair Train to Des Moines From North Iowa
The Bost wastarn will run a special train to Des Moines on the lst for the State Fair. It departs Ledyard at 5:00 AM, Gerled 5:07, Bancroft 6:22, Burt 6:35, Plamn Creek 6:46, Algona 5:66, Irvington 6:06, LaVarne 6:25. Round trip fare is one and a half times the single trip. Tickets on sale Aug 28 to Sept 1 with return by Sept 4. Special departs Des Moines 7:16 PM Aug 31.
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Bost Wastarn
Des Moines
Lst
Ledyard
Gerled
Bancroft
Burt
Plamn Creek
Algona
Irvington
LaVarne
Court Record New Cases and Tuition Offer Details
Court record lists cases D W Ramm versus Minnie Biging John Fagan versus BE Ci Nolan Jaogret Harrig versus T H Robertson Crawford versus Edna Crawford ne Kallstead and Christian Kall A U Falkinhamer versus 0 W Plumb P V Janse versus Kossuth County 86 weeks free tuition to one from each county 16 departments opens Oct 10 Positions secured Humboldt College Humboldt Iowa
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D. W. Ramm
Minnie Biging
John Fagan
Ci Nolan
Jaogret Harrig
Rite
Humboldt College
Humboldt
Owa
Vacation in COLORADO rail sale across Den ver Springs Pueblo
Special low rate tickets offered daily through September 30 for travel to Colorado destinations. Agents advertise guided travel to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via Union Pacific North Western lines, with reservations and information provided.
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Denver
Colorado
Springs
Pueblo
Ita
Obiazo
Union
Pacific’& North
Ticket Agents and Chics Era Ry Address Food
A brief fragment notes ticket agents and food related items listed with unclear references. Readable details are sparse and no definitive event or entities can be confirmed from the fragment. Further text is needed to produce a proper summary.
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A. D. Clarke
Frank Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Reimer
Rogers
Gotch
Estherville
The
Washington Herald
Reaper
J. E. Blackford
Kossuth County
Perry
Overmyer
Sella Bros
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