Hibbing Minnesota Crowned Richest Town in the World
The Algona Chronicle notes Hibbing Minnesota as the richest town by taxable property with an assessed valuation of 84.7 million dollars. It highlights 25 ore bodies, vast open pit mines, extensive street lighting, parks, and costly city operations funded by taxes opposed by United States Steel Corporation. Mayor Victor L. Power vows to oppose the steel company as political shifts loom in Minnesota politics.
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Brookline
Boston
Minnesota
Hibbing
Mesaba
Mammoth Mine
Pita
New Mexico
Delaware
Cincinnati
United States Steel Corporation
Victor L. Power
Steel Corporation
Hit
Did Dissolving Standard Oil Help The People
The piece argues that the 1911 US Supreme Court order to dissolve Standard Oil led to only limited divestitures and claims Dow Jones reports show the 29 top stockholders, including John D Rockefeller, would be worth far more today than at dissolution. It questions the public benefit of the breakup in light of higher fossil fuel prices.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil Trust
Dow, Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Roosevelt May Be The Man For 1916 Presidency
East coast political signals indicate Theodore Roosevelt could again be the Republican presidential candidate in 1916 despite his 1912 split. A large majority of the party endorsed his stance, suggesting his return to lead the party would be as dramatic as his 1912 departure to head an opposition movement.
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Roosevelt
Gary
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Ford Blames People and Soldiers for War
Henry Ford returns to New York and shifts blame from munitions makers to the people and the troops in the trenches. He claims kings influence war while the soldiers die for them, but his travels and companions suggest a different lesson from Europe. The editorial urges Ford to focus on automobile manufacturing.
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Henry Ford
New York
Henry
Europe
Minnesota Mourns Loss of Gov Hammond Leader and Congressman
Minnesota loses a valuable citizen in the death of Governor Hammond a man of large public spirit and Democratic politics. He served several terms in Congress from a strongly Republican district and was elected Governor of Minnesota. He died suddenly in Louisiana while managing land and was buried in St James where he had lived for years.
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Minnesota
Hammond
Congress
Louisiana
St. James
Peace and Prosperity as Democratic Campaign Slogan
A proposal suggests the Democratic Party slogan for the coming campaign be Peace and Prosperity. The speaker argues the phrase is appropriate since the nation enjoys peace and prosperity and that wise leadership will sustain these conditions.
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Democratic Party
Satia
We Are Astonished by Bum Grammar in Herald
A Swea City Herald note claims smart city editors mock country scribes for bum grammar and flowery detail. The piece notes that if similar wording appeared in a rival paper it would be overlooked, yet its publication in the Herald itself is described as astonishing.
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Smart City
Swea City
Herald
Quarton Cowles Wedding at Gardner Cowles Home
Bertha Cowles married Sumner Dean Quarton in a Sunday evening service at the Gardner Cowles residence on Thirty-seventh Street. About 150 guests attended, including many from out of town, with J D LeCron as master of ceremonies. The reception featured palms, smilax, and pink roses, and the couple plans to reside in Algona.
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Rom
Register and Leader
Gardner Cowles
Misa Bertha Cowles
Sumner Dean Quarton
W. B&b
Quarton
Algona
James D. LeCron
T. Hagerman
Frances Prouty
Miss Cowlea
Helen LeCron
Charmenee France
C. A. Cumming
Harvey Ingham
V. Shore
Mra. Quarton
Helen
Florence Quarton
W. B. Quarton, Jr
Emerson Rease
Helen Dingley
Ruth ‘Mills
Omaha
Raymond. Parpentenot
Hamburg
Ida Martin
da Monte Cowles
Burling- ON
Lbs
A Quarter Century Aco From the Courier
The Jan 9 1892 issue notes Haswell Ramsey leaves for Seattle, Holtz visits Butler county, Bancroft figures on electric lights, and Wesley incorporation vote 37 to 44. Bancroft figures in social and political notes, Odd Fellows install officers, Kinsey Carson 360 acre sale to Silas and Mel Roney of Grundy county at $20 per acre, Budd Grim and Smith shoot at Algona with Budd winning 63 of 75, officers host oyster supper at Tennant house amid bets on Democratic outcomes.
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Kinsey Carson
Silas
Mel Roney
Grundy County
Roney
Board of Supervisors
Tennant House
W. Dawson
de Toade
Algona
C. W. Budd
Des Moines
Mr. Grim
Clear Lake
Mr. Smith
Ull
Mr. Budd
A Gentle Warning From Britt Tribune
A Britt Tribune note warns against youths venturing onto thin ice at lakes or rivers. It recalls several rescues after skaters fell through, including a couple at Storm Lake. The column ends with a blunt obituary for anyone who ignores ice safety and risks the lives of others.
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Britt Tribune
Stormake
Mesing Leases Galbraith Block to Open Music Palace
John Mesing piano dealer has leased the Galbraith Block to open a Music Palace and Piano Parlor. He advertises a full line of pianos musical instruments Victrolas records and sheet music with home tuning service. Phone 761. FOR SALE an eight room house on paved street in a splendid location.
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John Mesing
Galbraith
Mr. Mesing
Joh Mesing
A, Strom
Corn For Sale and Farm Listings From the Midwest
An assembled note lists corn for sale by Bowles Billings Kessler Grain Co and A T Hangon with contact details. It also advertises a 160 acre farm near a German Lutheran church offered at 85 per acre, plus land for sale in Kandiyohi County Minnesota and farm loan offers from MOMYER & SONS with low rates and options.
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Iowa
State St
Kandiyohi Co
Minn
Gua Fenske
Raymond
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Seattle
Holtz
Butler County
Lemars
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Madigan
Wis
Sheriff Holloway
Bancroft
Wesley
John Swanson
Jim Hofton
Fountain of Truth
Odd Fellows
R. F. Hedrick
N.G
Mrs. Eddy
Buffalo Fork
L. C. Smith
Livermore Gazette
Livermore
Herman
Union
Clayton County
Ernest Lange
Denmark
CG. W. Budd
Smith
Grim
Budd
Mountford
Plage
A. T. Hangon
Algona 16
Lee C. A. Momyer & Sons
God
Factoon
J. A. Brownell
Algona, la
Rist
Coats . Coats
Rist’s
Perry Salmon
T. H.robertson
Court House
Lusby’s Drug Store
F. S. Norton
Lumber and Coal
Torus
Vesta
Algona Auto & Mach
Buick Garage
Algona Hotel
Borders Lake
Fruit District
Dearborn
Helena
Montana
Mike Loss
Towa
Algona Markets
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