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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
2
An editorial tirade criticizes Iowa political figures and railroads, cites Roosevelt’s San Francisco school decree, and discusses Italy, Germany, Austria, and France backing Japan. It mentions potential naval bases and the Monroe Doctrine, plus editorial feuds over liquor policy and a call for clearer subscription rules. Also notes a Kingston earthquake and a South Dakota land sale notice.
A fragment describes A. D. Clarke & Co offering loans at 6 percent with optional payments and annual interest, alongside butter scotch flavor tied to Taylor. A second line repeats money to loan at 5 percent and names A. D. Clarke & Co.
The recent lynching of a white man in Charles City, Iowa, sparked widespread outrage and questions about criminal law and due process. The piece urges reforms to curb legal delays and technicalities that thwart justice, citing President Roosevelt and calling for laws to prevent miscarriage of justice from procedural errors.
An Italian traveler in Montreal reportedly described a tense path to war between the United States and Japan over the San Francisco school question. The tale says intervention by Italy could have shifted relations, recalling a past incident in New Orleans and provoking inquiries from the Italian king’s government and the U.S. president.
An Emmetsburg Chronicle recollection recalls three young pioneers Joe Mulroney Kirk Mulroney and Henry Archer braving a January 184 blizzard in Palo Alto County to deliver corn to starving soldiers. They tied sleighs in a semicircle, braving subzero winds, and pressed on despite deep drifts and near hopeless conditions.
During a brutal prairie blizzard Joe Archer and companions endured a night of freezing cold, sheltering with shovels and horse teams. Kiren nearly died from frostbite, but quick care in Jackman’s home saved him. The men later prospered, though Kiren died by a horse kick and Archer died in Nebraska. their sacrifice haunts local memory.
Reports declare North Dakota faces the severest winter in memory with heavy snowfalls three to four feet deep on level areas and even deeper drifts. Great Northern president J. J. Hill says conditions rival the harshest in 35 years, noting 1200 to 1600 workers keeping rail lines open despite extreme cold and widespread suffering from fuel shortages.
Dark days, well matched, six years old, about 1000 pounds each. Algo harness and double harness nearly new. Delivery wagon and two sturdy sleighs in good condition. Call PRetenay ae Son, Algona, phone 19. Taylor's salted peanuts are the best.
In Titania a coal shipment intended for Ball Whitcomb & Son drew farmers to take a load at cost. Scales failed to weigh the coal, a local elevator worker refused balance after pressure from coal dealers. Clark Armstrong of First National Bank led a town effort to boost Titonka. Social visits, medical antics, travel notes, and court listings accompany a light, community-centered page.
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