Political intrigue and trust politics in early 1900s Europe
The Algona Courier reports on a proposed alliance of Sweden Norway and Denmark with Germany to control Baltic entrances and counter Russia, noting Gustavus V’s openness and William of Germany’s influence. It also covers Roosevelt ordering Moody to probe the air trust, oil trust losses in Kansas, and Roosevelt’s 4-year push for a strong, fair presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Gustavus
United Countries
William
Germany
Denmark
Dalmar
Russia
Japan
Scandinavia
Skagerrak
Cattegat
Baltic Sea
Roosevelt
Moody
Great Air Trust
Oil Trust
Great Oil Trust
Kansas
Iowa secretary targets Armour Private Car over taxes
Secretary of State Martin vows action against Armour Private Car company over tax disputes. He offers a choice to keep cars out of town or pay 15000, alleging state fraud. Assertions cite statements by Armour’s President Robbins to the Interstate Commerce Commission about 15 million capital, while the Iowa record shows 100 thousand. Roosevelt is noted as encouraging officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Armour Private Car Company
Robbins
Armour Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Towa
Iowa
Roosevelt
Beef Trust Exposed By Chas E. Russell In Everybody's Magazine
Chicago journalist Chas E. Russell reports in Everybody's Magazine on the beef trust harming producers and consumers. He describes railroad charge manipulation, forced use of company cars, market absorption, and price distortions across dairy poultry and produce. The piece suggests President Roosevelt would pursue legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas E. Russell
Chicago
Beef Trust
Everybody’s Magazine
Roosevelt
American Beef Trust
Michigan
Rise and fall of Midwestern cattle farming era
The middle west shifted from corn selling to corn feeding with cattle fattening as the main focus. Farmers borrowed from local banks to support operations, profits rose briefly, then trusts crushed cattle prices, many stockmen were ruined, banks failed, farm mortgages grew, and a blight struck the large cattle-raising region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Tariff on hides sparks farmer anger and packer profits
The Selz Shoe News argues the 15 percent tariff on cattle hides mainly benefits big packers and the leather trust. It cites low prices for farmers and high packer hides prices, urging readers to press Congress to repeal or reduce the duty. A Chicago meeting on January 6, 1905 backed a resolution calling to restore hides to the free list after 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Selz Shoe News
Beef Trust
Leather Trust
Congress
Western Association of Shoe Jobbers
Chicago
Western Association of Shoe Wholesalers
H. J. Macfarland
M.D. Wells & Co
Appeal for Tariff Reform on Hides In Leather Trade
A call to action urges readers to write to their representative and senator about the hides tariff. It argues the tariff drives up leather costs and strengthens the new hide and leather trust, under free hides stimulus independent tanners could better compete. The note emphasizes timely civic pressure to reduce costs in shoe manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hide and Leather Trust
Nevada businessman leaves town and real estate moves
A Nevada dispatch reports Edgar H. Dewel, longtime owner and local manager of the Dewel Lumber Co, sold his stake to his father Ira Dewel of Des Moines and will move to Maxwell to join Denny, Graef & Bartlett in real estate. Dewel had planned to focus on Nevada Artificial Stone but is relocating amid business shifts. locals expect impact on Nevada and its Business Men's league. The piece also notes Pete Hepburn defense in a rate abuse bill and railroad influence in Northern Iowa politics, with references to Atty. Gen Moody and recent local races.
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Nevada
W. C. Dewel
Edgar H. Dewel
Dewel Lumber Company
Ira Dewel
Des Moines
Dewel
Nevada Artificial Stone Company
Maxwell
Denny, Graef & Bartlett
Denny
Sioux Falls
S. D
Bancroft Register
Pete Hepburn
Atty. Gen
Meeting of Knights at Algona Sparks Civic Pride
A Knights of Columbus gathering drew about two hundred members and candidates from Fort Dodge Emmetsburg Des Moines Mason City Wesley Bancroft Swea City Armstrong and nearby towns. They massed at the Durdall church then dined at Redmen's hall and ended with a banqueting and eloquent speeches by Father Halpin P H Donlon J H McConlogue W I Branagan Joseph Fitzpatrick and others. Local officers listed and the event praised as one of the happiest ever attended. A separate legal note mentions a mower dispute tried by jury with a verdict for the defendant and a grand jury action against whiskey dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Algona
Fort Dodge
Emmetsburg
Des Moines
Mason City
Wesley
Bancroft
Swea City
Armstrong
Durdall
Father Halpin
Redmen’s Hall
Armory
C. H. Taylor
B. McMahon
P. H. Donlon
M. F. Healy
J. H. McConlogue
W. I. Branagan
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Scott
W. D. Hinchon
Rand
W. E. Kain
M. Kehoe
S. E. McMahon
Joseph Bestenlehner
James P. Gilbride
J. J. Sherman
Frank Bestenlehner
Thos. R. Clancy
Theodore
Rats Trouble Wm Palmer in Emmetsburg South Town
In Emmetsburg the Palmer property faces a rat problem as rodents gnaw feet of a cow and injure a horse. The livestock resist, and Palmer contemplates demolishing existing buildings to construct a rat proof enclosure.
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Emmetsburg
Palmer
Andy
Billy
Julius Pleth in Red Lake county seat fight
Julius Pleth, longtime figure in Armstrong pioneer circles, plays an active role in Red Lake county seat conflict in Minnesota. Referred to as a Great Land Magnate, he is noted for prior success in land matters and the belief that Red Lake Falls will retain the county seat.
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Julius
Armstrong Journal
Julius Pleth
Armstrong
Red Lake County
Minnesota
Tfhe
Red Lake Falls
Knights of Columbus Visit to Algona Draws Praise
The Emmetsburg Democrat reports a successful Knights of Columbus visit to Algona last Sunday and the new council’s organization. Fort Dodge, Des Moines, and Emmetsburg councils supervised the installation with a nine o'clock banquet at Wie Armory and music by the Algona Harp orchestra. Visitors were pleased with the day’s exercises and local hosts claim credit for handling a large delegation from Waterloo Des Moines and Fort Dodge. The event included a planned married gentlemen’s dance in late February and left the Algona group well pleased with the outcome.
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Knights of Columbus
Algona
Emmetsburg
Fort Dodce
Des Moines
Wie Armory
Algona Harp
Algona Boys
Waterloo
Dea-Moines
Kart Dodge
Bean Supper Crowds Grow Demand Bigger Hall
Attendees at the bean supper outgrew the armory with crowds pressing to hear speeches and music. Organizers note the high quality of performers and beans, while safety measures kept guests from fully enjoying the program as they hurried to eat and depart.
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J. G. Smith
Col. Spencer
The Man Behind
A reflection on the unseen but essential figure behind every enterprise. The writer argues that editors merchants and the commercial class owe their existence to the man who pays for what he gets and signs his bill, the truly honest pillar ahead of others.
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Times
Domestic Troubles and the Wives Inglorious Scene
A Baltimore American item recounts a quarrel where a wife grows tired of her husband and uses altered words to demand justice. The couple’s shouting escalates, neighbors flee, and the husband ends up begging for mercy as the scene spirals into a comic yet tense domestic dispute.
Settlers and Rail Rates Through Minnesota and Dakota
Fragmentary report notes rail connections and schedules involving Minneapolis Saint Louis lines. Mentions routes to Dakota and Minnesota, with references to depots and through traffic. Details are garbled but imply pricing or accommodations for settlers or travelers and evolving network links.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
Vane
Gaia
Thininnesota
South
Dakota
Paul
Male
Daton
Marern
Louis Agelie
Mion
Doings in Court with Harris v Moore verdict for Moore
The Harris v Moore commission case ended with a 10 to 2 jury verdict for Moore after an all night deliberation. Expected possible appeal to the supreme court was not yet learned. Other trials in session included Burbank versus Simpson, Gee, Munch & Co. versus Drayton, and continuance for Meiers vs Way Johnson Lee Co. divorces granted for Jennie Flanders and Rose Adams.
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N. Harris
J. M. Moore
Moore
Supreme Court
Clarke & Vaughan
F. M. Curtis
Harris and
L. E. Sutton
Chas
D. Pritchett
Jennie Flanders
Ernest H Flanders
Jennie Walters
Rose Adams
Joe Adams
Rose Spongh
Gange
Jarvis
Voice From Titonea: Election Dispute Over Falsified Ballots
The letter recalls a 1904 Buffalo No. 1 district election where R L Lamereux was named president and 8 L Lamereux secretary. Two candidates, George Frank and G Kruger, allegedly cast ballots show a seven vote for Frank but a tally declared a tie and Kruger seated. A justice of peace affidavit and grand jury indictment followed. Local citizens demand trial.
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Buffalo
R. L. Lamereux
L. Lamereux
George Frank
G. Kruger
Mr. Frank
Justice of the Peace
Kruger
Death of Henry Patterson in Irvington
Henry Patterson died at his residence last Friday after years of poor health from diabetes and Brights disease. Born in 1840 in Connecticut, he lived in Wisconsin and California before settling in this county in 1862. He married Mary Burtis of Irvington. four children survive. Funeral at the Methodist church led to interment in Irvington Cemetery on Tuesday.
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Henry Patterson
Bright
Mr. Patterson
Connecticut
Wisconsin
California
New York
Patterson
Mary Burtis
Irvington
Columbia Opera Company to Present Dorothy at Call Opera House
The Call Opera House announces the Columbia Opera Company will stage the comic opera Dorothy on Tuesday February 28. The company features well known artists and promises a clean, novel, pleasing entertainment. The item appears in the Emmetsburg Democrat along with other notices including divorce suits, a $75,000 land deal lawsuit, a large public auction of cattle horses hogs and farm machinery on March 7 1909 and local retail notes.
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Columbia Opera Company
Call Opera House
Dorothy
Emmetsburg
T. W. Harrison
A. D. Clarke
Altona
Harrison
Lund
Rock Island
Ohio
McCormick
Osborne
Algona
Vincent Rros
John M. Vinson
W. K. Ferguson
Willow Lane
Alaona State Bank Financial Statement Filed
The document records Alaona State Bank at Atirona Town reporting to the Auditor of State as of February 16 1995. It includes sworn signatures by Vice President QO G Duyne Cashier T WH Lantry and Notary C T Chubb with attestation by directors Myron Schenck Fred Miller Geo L Galbraith J W Hinchon and dates in February 05.
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Atirona
QO. G. Duyne
T. WH. Lantry
CG. Chibb
T. H. Lantry
C. T. Chubb
Myron Schenck
Fred Miller
Geo. L. Galbraith
J.W. Hinchon
Statement of Peoples Savings Bank of St Benedict
Statement of the Peoples Savings Bank of St Benedict Township sworn before J A McDonald notary on February 23, 105 with officers J Murtagh president Startin Rahm vice president Leo J Wegman cashier and directors Martin Raum Joseph Ralm Attest: Joseph Raum, Martin Raum
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Murtagh
Startin Rahm
Leo J
Wegman
J. A. McDonald
Notary Publiie
Joseph Ralm
Martin Raum
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Hinchon & Finnell
United States Leather Company
Sole
United States Leather Co
Knights
Frank Allison
Cresco
Knights At
Luaifar
Lucifer
Lusifer
Trucifer
Baltimore American
Dak
Grand
Titonea
John W. Craven
Spirit Lake
John
Ga. Braith’s Son Store
Algona Markets
Dorn
loWaund Heller
Stovk
Bodelutter
Creatt Sereel Rutter
Dalry
Alaona State Bank
First National
York
N.Y
Mort Oro
S Bank
Renee
Eee Se
OATH
Sneaigom
Statement OF Peoples’ Savings Bank
St. Benedict
Drovers Deposit National
County Savings Bare
A.D. Clarke & CO
Olie Norwood
Ripke
J.B. Liblin
Algona, Lowa
J. R. Laird
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