Lumber Monopoly Exposed In Puget Sound Letter
Walter Elder reports from Puget Sound on lumber price rises and union led output control. He cites $1.50 shingles rising to $2.25 2.50 and common lumber from $7 to $12 per M as profits surge for mill owners. He accuses barons of exploiting timber lands, tariff barriers, and graft to keep prices high.
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Walter Elder
Clarion
Puget Souml
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
Ousting Dolliver: Cummins Bid for Senate Set in Iowa
Washington report says Iowa Republicans discuss removing Senator Dolliver in favor of Governor Cummins for the Senate seat. Standpatters and progressives reportedly back the plan, depending on Cummins’s own support. Also notes Dolliver’s shifting loyalties and potential reshuffle involving Shaw and Allison’s seat. The narrative shifts to Japan’s indignation over segregated schools for Japanese children in San Francisco and possible future moves in the Pacific, with economic strains tempering action.
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Register and Leader
Washington
Republican Party
Iowa
Dolliver
Cummins
Senate
Fort Dodge
Jonathan
Shaw
Allison
Japan
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Russia
Next Iowa Governor Should Be Native Son Says Paper
Estherville Enterprise quotes Armstrong dournah praising native Iowan Herbert B. Boies of Waterloo as the expected next governor. Boies would defeat Abe Funk in 1908 unless progressives are thwarted by standpatters, with Iowa seen as a state due for homegrown leadership.
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Iowa
Estherville Enterprise
Herbert B. Boies
Waterloo
Abe Funk
Armstrong Dournah
Swea City scandals and a fatal child loss in local notes
Local happenings report accusations tied to Swea City involving Frakes and a Rohlin family, with bond set for appearance. The Rohlin case follows another complaint by a sister of the plaintiff. Condolences go to Albert and Mrs. Anderson on the death of their two-year-old daughter from stomach related illness, funeral at Lotts Creek.
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Swea City
Werse
Albert Anderson
Rev. Holmes
Olof
Iowa
Courier
Anderson
John C. Bushy
Independence
Prof
Foster
Washington
John
John Bushy
Hicks
Malinda
Albert Wittkopf
Lone Rock
Lotts Creek
Jim Orr
Mason City
Jim
Fair Grounds
Sheriff Sale Notice in Kossuth County Iowa
Notice that by execution of the District Court of Kossuth county Ira Benton and others face public sale at the Algona court house. EB I Weggins sues to recover as property of the defendants described as the Berth sixth thirteenth g of block twenty three Wesley Iowa. Sale set for December 26 1908 from 9 to 4 with 2 o clock p.m. bid. W McDonnell Sheriff records show.
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District Court
Kossuth
Towa
Agatnst
Ira Benton
A.W. Phelps
J. i. Schemming
EB. I. Weggins
Otter
Wesley
W. &. McDonann
Sherrif
Kogsuth
Lows
Sheriff Sale Notice in Algona Iowa Ke Ellsworth Jones
Notice of sale under special execution in Kossuth County Iowa by Clerk of the District Court against Thog Kelley Lizzie D Kelley and Michael Shea in favor of Ke Ellsworth and J B Jones. Public auction December 2 1906 at 9 am to 4 pm at court house door. real estate described in Sac and ad ranges, starting 50 rods west of the Sac post. Witness Donald, Sheriff.
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Kossuth
Towa
Landa
Thog
Kelley
Uisede
D. Kelley
Michael Shea
B. Ellsworth
J. B. Jones
Court Rouge
Algona
Kas
Auth
Iowa
Thos. Kelley
Lizzie D
Alright
Towit
Sac
A. D
Cdonald
Bherhif
Kossuth County
Kenefick Hospital Project in Algona Soon Under Way
Dr. Kenefick buys Rutherford Hotel property to convert it into a hospital. He plans to install electric lights and sewer connections, add space and rooms, and begin early next year. Public sentiment supports the hospital, with residents hoping for a successful project and moved residences to accommodate it.
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Kenefick
Algona
Ting
Ises
Alger
Emmetsburg Muddle Draws Lawyers Into Family Feud
Emmetsburg is rattled by a tangle among Box Morris and Cohoon with civil and criminal suits totaling ten thousand dollars. Attorney Curtis assists Box as Cohoon navigates both sides while Mrs Morris seeks to relocate westward and Box seeks safety eastward. George E Clarke attends court as Val Blatz litigation unfolds in an Iowa saloon case involving back payments on illegally purchased liquor.
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Algona
F. M. Curtis
Emmetsburg
Box
Morris
Mr. Morris
Mr. Box
Cohoon
Mrs. Morris
Curtis
Atty
Geo. E. Clarke
Clarke
Val Blatz
Iowa
Val
Towa
Silo whiskey discovery draws wide interest in Iowa towns
A farmer near Algona reports a 40 rod whiskey yield from fermenting silo juice, prompting laughter about supply limits. The Breeding Republican notes the claim while urging caution and noting local reactions. In another notice, Mrs. Lucinda J Beals Reece dies near Decatur with four children surviving. funeral held with many relatives and friends paying tribute to a devout Christian mother.
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Algona
Bro
Starr
Republican
Bro. Starr
Effie
Lucinda J. Beals
Newton
Paton W. Reece
Fred W
Mattie Ruth
Gladys Marie
Edward A
United Brothers Church
Ruth Newby
Earlham
Eveline Hillerman
Bloomington
Ind
Thos. Beals
Earlam
Rev
Hutchinson
Britt
Fugitive From Justice Linked to Diamond Shipment
Detectives from American Express are tracing Will Meservy son of a prominent Fort Atkinson family after he ordered and received 350 dollars in diamond brooches from Roe Bros Chicago and sent them east by express diverting the shipment to Fort Pose deceptions. The father denies knowledge of the purchase as the case stirs local sensation.
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Fort Popes
Dee
American Express Company
Will Meservy
Hon
Y Meservy
Chicago
United States Gypsum Company
Roe Bros
Express
Xpress
Express Company
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Myona Canvier
Hinchon & Finnell
Philippines
Kenefick Hospital
Rutherford
Nicoulin Bros
Kraft Clothing Co
P. W. Reese
Levyarp
P. W. Reece
AND
Sanger
United States
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