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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1906

Page

2

Miners Debate Higher Wages Amid National Salary Fever

The coal miners meet to discuss better conditions and plan for a possible strike soon. They argue the country prospers and salaries rise for judges, officials, and professionals, urging a share for labor while critics warn against mimicry of monarchies. The piece notes local political chatter, possible candidates, and a Mason City dispatch on Tom Way selling telephone interests and securing right of way for the M and St L road with his son Clyde as secretary.

Congress England Mason City The Register & Leader Tom Way M. & St. L. Road Watertown Tom Clyde

Better Starr Than Perkins For Governor Debate

Editorial cartoon and commentary criticize Perkins for governor and praise Starr for clear positions on liquor and primary law. The piece notes local loyalty, questions Bailey, and mocks grand wedding gifts including a $1600 dog for Alice. It ends with a quip about a president's daughter wedding at the White House.

Perkins Perins J. W. Blythe Bro Bro. Wolfe Starr Courier Bro. Starr Kossuth County Bro. Bailey Britt Alice Whitehouse

Iowa House kills female suffrage bill by 50 to 37 vote

The Iowa House of Representatives defeated the female suffrage bill on Tuesday by a 50 to 37 tally with few absentees. Representative Hannzy voted against the measure as lawmakers debated the issue and the session proceeded amid ongoing legislative moves. A separate bill proposes forcing all telephone lines entering a town to connect with the local switchboard, aiming to regulate communications infrastructure.

Iowa House of Representatives Hannzy Iowa House

New York would give Platt and Depew to boot

A Houston Daily Post item surveys Senate comparisons, noting New York would trade Platt and Depew for swift access to Texas and Alabama’s standing, reflecting a partisan, opinionated snapshot. The snippet also runs a separate small ad seeking a girl to do housework for a rural family.

New York Sun Houston Daily Post New York Senate Maine Hale Frye Texas Alabama Platt Depew

Public Sale At Hutchison Gilmore Farm Near Algona

Farm sale to start 11 oclock Friday February 28 offers 10 horses 40 yearling and two year old steers 12 Poland China sows bred to pedigreed hag 10 tons timothy 8 tons upland hay all farm machinery and more Free lunch Terms ten months at 8 percent cash under 10 dollars handling by auctioneers BE J Gilmore Auct T J Vincent D A Haggard Auct BE.

Hutchison & Gilmore Algona Poland China T. J. Vincent D. A. Haggard BE. J. Gilmore

Postponed Dooley Poland China Sale Set for Feb 19

The M. J. Dooley Poland China Broad Sow Sale is postponed to Monday February 19 at the Big Four District Fair Grounds Fonda due to the storm. The 65 sows and herd boar will be sold under the same terms as previously advised. Proprietor M. J. Dooley.

M. J. Dooley Poland Fonda M. J. DooLky

Kossuth County Financial Statement Review Report

The committee reports a careful examination of the Sheriff's, Superintendent's and Recorder's offices for the period June 1, 1905 to January 1, 1906. Findings indicate discrepancies or issues in accounts described as plows. The report is addressed to the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Kossuth County Iowa.

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Convier Hinchon & Finnell Lone Rock Geo. W. Vianna Boyle Glen Urungon George Iowa Cleary Mr. Autchison A. Peterson Dr. Kenefick Kossuth County Financial Statement E. J. Murtagh G. X. Nicoulin Col UL Boone Mlinois Hockine Norton Cash Coal Dealer Ferndell Langdon & Co Woodford, Whee Ler Lumber Co COAL State Street
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