Algona Club Beans Supper Invite Becomes Local Fray
The Upper Des Moines denounces an invitation to Mr. Cummins for a bean supper as political maneuvering while the Grand Army Post and Algona residents defend the event. The dispute centers on motives, fairness, and public interest as multiple groups invited Cummins to address the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Taittee
C. Spear
Coleman Chubb
J. R. Laird
Mr. Cummins
Grand Army Post
Algona
Brary Fund
Cum- Mins
Sugar cane burnings and Shenandoah Valley fears cited in self government debate
The text argues that burning 300 acres of sugar cane by Cubans in Santiago province to punish a Spanish sympathizer does not prove Cubans ready for self government. It compares to the Shenandoah Valley burnings forty years earlier meant to starve rebels, saying such acts do not prove northern readiness for self government.
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Santiago
Cuba
Shenandoah Valley
North
Treason Question Over G A R Invitation in Algona
Local debate questions whether inviting Hon A R Cummins to address Algona amounts to treason to the Republican party. AU THALTTSO notes the issue while the G A R invitation committee weighs a reply in style of Patrick Henry.
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Republican Party
A. R. Cummins
Algona
Jaci
Thalttso
Patrick Henry
Government Tax Burden Shifts in Decade of Change
The cost of carrying government rises from 54.75 to 10 per capita to a family of five paying about 50 to the federal government or 10 percent of the average man's income. Including state and local taxes, the total annual contribution nears 100 dollars or 20 percent. Gold reckoning shows next year’s congressional appropriations above 1865 levels when arms and ships were large.
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Congressional
Tom Reed Revisits Spanish Rule Debate in Probers on U S Policy
Former political figure Tom Reed, though out of office, spoke in Washington about imperial policy. He framed a provocative question comparing benevolent assimilation to Spain’s 200 years of rule, arguing U S actions should be judged by outcomes and ethics.
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Tom Reed
Washington
United States
Spain
Escape of the jail birds at Mason City jail
Two dangerous crooks jailed for Whittemore creamery burglary and assault on Marshal Kortie escaped from the Mason City jail. Held in the upper corridor since Jan 4, they were served supper and found the cell secured before escaping using a steel wire to tamper with the stove pipe.
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Mason City Times
Glark
Prisoners Escape by Secret Door and Wire Lever
In a bold escape two men used leather and thread to cut a shoe and fashion a wire lever. They opened a cell door while Deputy Clarke worked nightly and fled across the street near the Methodist church. A $50 reward is offered by Mason City sheriff for their capture.
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Clarke
Clark
Miss Confer
Mason City
Tenant Farmers Distort Farm Ownership Says Henry Wallace
Henry Wallace editor of Wallace's Farmer speaks to farmers' institutes in Illinois and Nebraska about a shift to tenant ownership. He argues urban investors buy farms to extract profits, neglect repairs, and ruin farmland, leaving tenants to bear the decline while owners lose touch with cultivation and value.
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Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
Llinois
Nebraska
Mr. Wallace
Ino Ilfovis
Towa
Meservey Threatened Over $1500 Blackmail Letter
A letter demanding $1,500 under threat to kill Meservey, a leading Iowa politician and financier, was mailed from Clare near Fort Dodge. Meservey reported the threat to authorities. the envelope was sent to a postmaster and U S officials are handling the case. The note specifies ghostwriting and a rendezvous on February 17 with instructions to place cash beside a lantern and return alone.
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Wort Dodge
Meservey
Iowa
Clare
Fort Dodge
United States
First National Bank
Kurt Dodge
Mason City & Fort Dodge Railway
Marshalltown & Dakota Railway
Miss Maggie Lynch Celebrates Sixteenth Birthday in Lone Rock
Miss Maggie I. Lynch of Lone Rock hosted a pleasant Wednesday evening event on February 13 for her sixteenth birthday. Friends enjoyed dancing speaking and games followed by a midnight supper. Many beautiful presents were given and all departed the celebration happy and wishing further such days.
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Maggie I. Lynch
Lone Rock
Maggie
A Capable Man for Algona Ward Three Alderman
The Swea City Herald notes J. A. Cronholm as a capable candidate for alderman in Algona’s third ward. It states John Cronholm is a Swea City council graduate and well suited for a place on the Algona board.
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Swea
J. A. Cronholm
Algona
John
Death record for Ben Smith and Nene Bancroft deaths
A report notes the death of Ben Smith of Germania from bladder and kidney complications after a Des Moines specialist could not help. He was 48, born in Wisconsin, moved to Kossuth County in 1881, and left a wife and three children. His funeral, with large county attendance and Odd Fellows rites, was held Wednesday at the M B E church.
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Ben Smith
Germania
Des Moines
Priestly
Wisconsin
Kossuth County
Old Ramsey
M. BE
Gardner Cowles
LI. H. Millen
W. W. Jones
C. 0. Chubb
T. H. Conner
J. G. Bowyer
Kicked to Death by a Horse Near Bancroft
Martino Sattler Jr., 33, brother of Mrs. Mats Holtzbauer, died Monday from injuries after a horse kicked him in the stomach in a Bancroft barn. He had been unharnessing a horse when a dog spooked the animal and it kicked him. He died at 4 pm after being found unconscious and transported home. Funeral held in Bancroft Catholic cemetery with his parents and sister-in-law in attendance.
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Martino Sattler Jr
Mats Holtzbauer
Bancroft
Young Sattler
Bancroft Catholic
Holtzbauer
Ceremony Conducted By Rev Olletenshaw
Wednesday afternoon services conducted by Rev Olletenshaw. The remains were interred in the Ioving ton cemetery.
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Olletenshaw
Iovington
Funeral held for Mrs J W Weaver at Gall Street home
The funeral for the late Mrs. J W Weaver was held Sunday afternoon at the Weaver home on Gall street Rev Suckow officiated Polly A Bensdotter born May 1 1842 in Erle county Ohio came to this county with parents in 1837 married December 1861 to surviving husband There are five children all grown including Theory of Kolspel Monot Mrs Helen Pax of Homewood S O Mrs Mae Newton L B and Auditor M P Weaver of Algona
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J. W. Weaver
Weaver
Gall Street
Theory
Kolspel
Monot
Helen Pax
Homewood
Mae Newton
L. B
M. P. Weaver
Algona
Young Boy Dies After Nosebleed
Mr and Mrs A J Drayton mourn an eight year old son who bled from the nose after weeks of jaundice. Physicians could not stop the hemorrhage and the burial occurred yesterday in the town.
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A. J. Drayton
Death of P. J. Perrie at Home Near Swea City
P J Perrie died at his home near Swea City Tuesday after a three day illness from pneumonia. He was about 60 years old.
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P. J. Perrie
Swea City
Centenarian dies in Algona at age 99
Mrs. Ano Toss, Algona’s oldest resident, born August 1801 in Scotland, died Wednesday morning at her daughter’s home. She leaves twelve children, eight grandchildren, twelve great great grandchildren, and four living in America. Funeral planned this afternoon from the Wm. Miller residence with Hey officiating. Also noted is the death of Mrs R KR Smith after two weeks’ pneumonia and related family details.
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Ano Toss
Algona
Scotland
Wm. Miller
R. KR. Smith
Smith
J.T. Lloyd
Irvington
Arthur Paine
Dubuque County
Irvington Township
Mr. Smith
District Court Notes On Early Term Trials
The first case was Mrs. Carlisle vs Milwaukee road seeking 1099 for injuries from exiting a Whittemore train. Judge directed verdict for the company. Mulvaney in jail for contempt over unpaid debt to W P Jones. Divorce suit by W J McAlpine undecided. Doc Daley mule case continued. Plano Manufacturing Co vs B Farrell, long appellate path. Other trials include Black vs McNutt, Sutton vs Drefke, Schultz vs La Verne slander set for next week.
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Carlisle
Milwaukee Road
Whittemore
Geo. W. Argo
Sioux City
West Miller
Plano Manufacturing Co
B. Farrell
Supreme Court
Black
Fire at Power home destroys residence near West Bend
A blaze in a cold room with no stave started the fire that consumed the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Power five miles southwest of West Bend. Insured losses totaled 500 for the building and 8300 for household goods. the total loss exceeded insurance by 1200. Cause unknown but suspected defective flu. No building insurance. owners aided by friends and community sympathy. Other items note local residents and events including Mr. John I. Peterson at Walters, Minnesota, Mrs. Olaf Pearson hosting Misses Johnson and Bancroft, Carl Pearson's grip illness, W. S. Ellis in Algona, L. D. Lewis's pneumonia, Miss Alie Johnson from Bancroft, Harvey Ingham from editorial convention, and a horse sale at 3.70 for two horses and 1.40 for one, with five dollars and twenty cents for three horses. J. S. Butterfield of Livermore elected grand officer of the state camp Modern Woodmen at Cedar Rapids.
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Wm. D. Power
West Bend
Carl Pearson
W.S. Ellis
Algona
L.d. Lewis
Swea
Alie Johnson
Bancroft
Harvey Ingham
Butterfield
Livermore
George
Frank Butterfield
Woodmen
Cedar Rapids
Notice of disowning debts and earnings claim
I hereby give my son Joe Wi Mathers this time I will not be responsible for any debts that he may incur nor will I make any claim to any of his earnings C J Matus
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Joe Wi
Mathers
C.J. Matus
Northwestern excursion fares to Washington inaugural events
Northwestern lines announce round trip excursion fares to Washington for the presidential inauguration. Tickets priced to depart February 28 March 1 and 2 with return allowed only from March 8 onward. Applications available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Washington, D
Northwestern Ne
Chicago
Washington
Chicago & Northwestern Ii
Bean Supper Program at Armory This Evening
Annual bean supper at the armory promises large attendance. Program includes supper at 5 30, songs America Invocation music Song of Peace introductory remarks by Commander Haggard address Hon A BG Cummins short talk by old soldiers talk by Dr H C McCoy music talk by Capt D D Dodge music talk by E Tellier talk by Chas Chubb music Red White and Blue.
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Armory
America
Commander Haggard
A. BG. Cummins
H. C. McCoy
Capt
D. D. Dodge
E.tellier
Chas. Chubb
Farmhouse Fire Near West Bend Destroys Banwart Home
A West Bend dispatch reports at 5 am Tuesday the Banwart residence near West Bend caught fire. The entire building and belongings above the second floor were burned, including valuable papers and life policies. Cause unknown as flames were extinguished by nine o clock.
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West Bend
Abe Bannart
P Lm
Auction near Algona and Burt features livestock and farm machinery
An auction schedule lists items including McCormick binder and mower, riding and walking plows, seeders, wagons, horse and cattle lots, fence posts, and farm gear to be sold starting 10 a.m. Tuesday February 26 at a site northwest of Algona and southwest of Burt. Terms: cash under $10. on larger sums notes at 8 percent. Other notices advertise additional auctions and a feed barn open for horse boarding.
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Algona
Burt
McCormick
Ohio
A.D. Clark
J.B. Carn
Ep Blackford
Residence for Sale by Mrs J M Walker and Chas Walker
Property listing offers the residence of Mrs J M Walker and Chas Walker for sale on reasonable terms. Inquiries directed to C B H Wanker at Humboldt Hege, Humboldt Ja. Opens February 26, 1900s era notice.
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J. M. Walker
Chas. A. Walker
C. BH. Wanker
Humboldt
Humboldt, Ja
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Algona Carvrier
Winghon & Minell
Shexilt
T. Meservy
Lone Rock News
Parner Nene Bancroft
Young Boy
District Court
W. J. McAlpine
McAlpine
Harrington & Dickinson
Clarke & Cobenour
Doc Daley
Roulleford
O. B. Durdall
Swea City News
John I. Peterson
Walters
Mino
Olaf Pearson
Misses Johnson
Redwing
Minn
A. B. Cummins
Kwo
C. C. Ware
C. R. Linwis
Pine Hill
Stuck Farm
Town
P. CimirEensen
District. Court of the
Krugene SL. Clarke
Dteferee
Taylors
Jas. Taylor
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