Literacy test veto and church color line spark debate
The article recalls President Wilson vetoing a federal literacy test urged by labor unions to shut out competition. It argues patriots should study his reasoning. It notes Minnesota church excluded a Negro girl from Sunday School and a judge cites church autonomy. It also mentions the Mayo Brothers pledging a million dollars for medical research tied to the University of Minnesota.
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Wilson
Congress
Samuel Gumpers
Cleveland
Taft
al Honor
A. Minnesota
Mayo Brothers
Doctors of
Rochester
University of Minnesota
Mayos
Nothing Small About Gov Clarke
Carroll Times reports Gov Clarke criticized small statesmen in the General Assembly calling many public payrolls petty graft while noting larger expenditures like capitol extension. Britt Tribune questions pension proposals for teachers, editors, and preachers, arguing teachers’ pensions are unwarranted and stereotype about teaching.
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Carroll Times
Clarke
General Assembly
Capitol
School pension stance cited in stray quotation
A fragment references a shoemaker deprived of business by force, then shifts to a remark about pensions for school teachers, noting a lack of favor toward such pensions. The text appears as a stray judicial or editorial aside with no clear reporter attribution.
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Cireamstakeéa
Alaskan Weather Notes From the Far North
Edmunds, son of a local man, reports from Ketchikan Alaska that the present winter is mild by records while the coldest days last winter reached ten below. The latest reading showed 26 above zero and a six degree frost, with east wind and fog noted overnight.
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Alaskan
Bert. Edmonds
Edmonds
Ketchian
Alaska
Criticism of County Road Engineer Pay Proposal
Burt Monitor questions $3900 extra taxes for a road engineer and aides. He argues the county should put road work in George Johnson’s hands, claiming he would deliver more work, better, with fewer costs. He criticizes the plan as wasteful and unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
George Johnson
Court Records New Civil Cases and Parties Listed
The docket lists cases including The N. W. Drainage and Construction Co. v Henry Brand, Craig T. Wright v Fred Brandt, F. Dauve v L. A. Markin, S. D. Drake v Frank A. Wortman, Byron Ward v C. J. Lenander, M. E. Silvius v Molloy & Swanson, M. E. Silvius v Slonaker, J. B. Morton v Algona State Bank, Kossuth County State Bank v Mike Weinzell and Fred S. Clarke, Lehigh Sewer Pipe and Tile Co. v Chrial Christensen and Board of Supervisors, S. B. Pankuk v G. Johnson, Fred Orla wake v A. B. Miller and Harry Miller, Milton Harris v B. J. Lattimer, and Geo. W. Dale v Shinn & Bush et al.
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The
N. W. Drainage and Construction Co
Henry Brand
Craig T. Wright
Fred Brandt
F. Dauve
Lehigh Sewer Pipe and Tile Co
Chrial Christensen and Board of Supervisors
S. B. Pankuk
G. Johnson
Fred Orlawake
A. B. Miller
Harry Miller
Milton Harris
B.J. Lattimer
Geo. W. Dale
Shinn & Bush Et al
No Superior Few Equal in County Monitor Ad
Patrol note from The Monitor mentions its standing among local papers and claims near-equality with the best. An ad line invites tuning piano and promoting home map themes, signed by R. M. Mountford with phone 751.
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Monitor
R. M. Mountford
Sewing and dressmaking notice by Hazel Krentz
Hazel Krentz offers sewing at her rooms No 2 East College Street or to sew for one dollar a day. She lists contact by phone 727. Beginning Feb 6 1915 Algona barber shops will close at 11 p m Saturdays by agreement.
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East College Street
Hazel Krentz
Algona
TEST YOUR SEED CORN FOR HIGHER YIELDS IN COUNTY
Seed corn guidance explains that selecting seeds and proper cultivation can raise county yields by ten bushels per acre. It notes 100,000 acres, potential profits, and the value of tested seed corn, alongside a list of law and equity cases set for trial at the next term.
City Bills for January and Public Works Payments
City accounts show January charges for electric, water, MBSE, salaries for JW Kelly and others, various vendors for fuel, mdse, and repairs. Funds include General, Sewer, Improvement, Bord, Paying Improvement, and Curb and Gutter IP with numerous small line items and contractor payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JW Kelly
Roy Thlinghast
Dailey
J Ludtke
Clint McClellan
Bankson
Crowell
B Benjamin
Standard Oil Co
Standard On Co
Juby Oil
Sigsbee Bros
Line Material Co
Mdse
J Andrae & Sons Co
Neptane Meter Co
Elee Equip Co
Electric Appliance Co
Globe Meh & Supply Co
Algona Mfg Co
City Clerk
Express and Expense
Buffalo Meter Co
Iowa State College, Tech Servies
Norton
P Haggard
Clark Elec Co
Hinchon.& Innell
Matson
County Recorder
Skinner
Matt Parrott & Sons
John Goeders
Anne James & Johnson
Sno Geo Hackman
OS Schell
Baldwin
Hinchon & Finnell
GM Betehel & Co
Ford Pav Oo
CURB
Pending Farm and Stock Sales Listing Dates
A brief notice lists upcoming farm and stock sales with multiple buyers and dates from February 14 to February 25, plus Hutching Bros. in early March. Advertises low rate par loans by H C Adams & Co of Algona, Iowa and a help-wanted ad for a girl to do farm house work by James F Black.
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J. A. Vipond
H. C. Adams & Co
Algona, Lowa
dJames F. Black
Bailey Believes in Editorials and Country Papers
Tribune cites editors who defend the value of editorial pages in weekly papers. It names several papers including Junkin's Fairfield paper Bernard Murphy's Vinton Eagle the old Independent under Al Adams the Fort Dodge Messenger and Chronicle Mason City Globe Gazette Charles City Herald Jack Dalton's Democrat Branagan's Democrat Emmetsburg Hindhon's Courier among others.
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Bailey
Tribune
Junkin
Fairfield
Bernard Murphy
Vinton Eagle
Independent
al Adams
Fort Dodge Messenger and Chronicle
Mason City Globe Gazette
Charles City Herald
Jack Dalton
Democrat
Branagan
Emmetsburg
Hindhon
Courier
Sell Off 70 Acres As State Faces Buyout Issue
Britt Tribune argues the state overbought a capital site and should sell the entire 70 acres now with enough advance to cover ten more. Des Moines papers criticized the price, and the editorial urges swift action by the senator and representative to profit from the sale, noting the Register and Leader will not publish the piece.
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Britt Tribune
Des Moines
Bugle subscribers in Bode all renew before Jan first
The Ong Happy Editor reports that every Bugle subscriber in Bode whose subscription expired January 1 has paid up and none have stopped their paper.
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Ong
Bode Buote
Bode
John Nelsons Team at Alfred Peterson Sale on the 17th
A mare and her colt from John Nelson will be sold at Alfred Petersons auction on the 17th. The mare has won first premiums and the colt is described as equally good. A high class team and attendance urged.
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Alfred Peterson
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Gov. Clarke
AHL
Wyal
NYAL
R. H. Miller
Iowa
Pri
F. A. Seiler
Tremain Rankin Auto Co
Koggut
Motor Car Co
B McHose
Jas. Robinson
John Harris
Kesselring
C J Toothman
C W. Blake
Edwin Bauder
N W. Drainage and Constr Ca
J. Westcott
Carl Welch
Acme Harvesting Med Go
J. W. Fara
First National Bank
P. J. van Alstine
E. J. Reilly Va
City Bills
County Savings Bank
Algona, la
Auditor's Call
Minneapolis
Big Bull
J. H. Graham Burtta
John Nelson
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