Chautauqua Closes After Rain Delays Vardaman Address
Senator James K. Vardaman spoke in the Chautauqua at the opera house due to rain, delivering a long lecture on race and civil rights sparked by controversy. He praised individual negros while opposing social equality, and urged repealing the Fifteenth Amendment to bar black voting. The event featured Dr. Herbert L. Willett and the International Opera Company with a weekend schedule closing Sunday. Local officials reported ticket sales shifts tied to automobiles and planned a stronger 1918 Chautauqua.
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International Operatie Company
Herbert L. Willett
Chicago
Chautauqua
T. P. Harrington
Holmes
Groge
Ed Kunz for Kossuth County Treasurer
Kunz, a trusted and reliable candidate, seeks the office of county treasurer. He pledges efficient, businesslike administration and personal attention to taxpayers, promising to handle county business with integrity regardless of election outcomes.
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Kunz
Titania
Kossuth
Campagn
Political Appeal Urges Republicans to Back Democratic Legislature
A Ratherville councilman urges Republicans to vote for non progressive candidates from governor to county offices. He calls for electing a Democratic legislature if possible and condemns any support for the administration.
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Ratherville
Straight From the Shoulder on Taft Wilson and Eddy
Burt Monitor frames a political split with Taft backed by standpatters and Wall Street, Eddy backed by office seekers and moneyed interests, and Wilson championing government reform. The piece urges readers to choose a side in the election.
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Burt
Taft
Wall Street
Eddy
Wilson
Toland's Business University to Open New Building
Toland's Business University outgrows current quarters and will open in a fine new building on both street this fall. Classrooms will be Mission finish with updated furniture and equipment. Under new management since 1908 the school is reputed for fair dealing and strong graduate placement. Mason City school offers best job placements among peers and advertises a full graduating scholarship with a $25 reduction.
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Toland's
Business University
Bth Street
Middle West
Mason City
Seema
Aga
Thigi Paper
New Party Begun In Algona Convention Draws Roar
The Bull Moose convention met last Saturday amid rain and bad roads, drawing younger men from Algona and nearby towns. Despite travel troubles, a sizable group attended to form a new party, with D. Quarton elected chair, W. C. Dawson secretary, and a resolutions committee selecting delegates and pledging Roosevelt and a square deal while denouncing Taft’s nomination as fraudulent.
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Courier
D. Quarton
E. V. Swetting
B. Winkel
Melzar Haggard
Theo. Kerndt
Lansing G. W
Mr. Stephens
Boone
Kossuth
Judge Quarton
Taft
Wilson
Virginia
Theodore
Roosevelt
Democrata J
Thenigalves
Runaway Team Wrecks Fence Forty Rods at Wheeler Farm
Dr. Peters relays a tale from Wheeler farm Union township where Henry Peterson leaped from a wagon as a frightened team ran wild. The pair split paths around a fence tearing out forty rods of posts yet left both horses and wagon unharmed. Peterson sprained a knee in the escape.
Grain Fields Too Far Apart In Emmetsburg Democrat Note
Grain fields and distance described in Emmetsburg Democrat text. Mentions George Boyle of Whittemore touring Kansas by guide. Letter fragment notes towns several miles apart and references western digima and Colby. Contains scattered phrases about Carmody and Carmody's letter.
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Emmetsburg
Carmody
George Boyle
Whittemore
Kansas
By-Guta
Colby
Iles
Roosevelt era Bull Moose convention opens in Des Moines
The Des Moines Tribune describes the opening of the Bull Moose national progressive convention in Iowa with pro Roosevelt cheering Judge John L. Stevens Boone provisional committeeman for Iowa calls the assembly to order. A telegram from Roosevelt is read praising Iowa progressives and urging a new party to represent the people with social and industrial justice.
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Des Moines
Tribune
T. R
John L. Stevens
Boone
Iowa
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Iowa T. R
T. Fred Henry
Judge Stevens
Sidney Robb
Clinton County
Chicago
Taft
Barnes, Penrose, Guggenheim
Democratic Party
Barnes, Penrose
Guggenheim
Murphy, Taggart and Sullivan
Baltimore
United States
Theodore RoosvEut
Kossuth County Wins Dual Delegates to National Convention
The convention named a double delegation to the national convention in Chicago on August Sth. H. C. Adama of Kossuth and C. M. Enfield of Green will represent with alternates H. C. Jones of Boone and W. T. Peters of Kossuth. The Courier congratulates the honorees, noting Kossuth is the only county with two national delegates and praising local political talent.
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Chicago
Kossuth
H. C. Adama
C. M. Enfield
Green
H. C, Jones
Boone
W. T. Peters
The
Courier
P Io
Kossuth Moose Convention Leaders Delegation to Des Moines
A Kossuth moose convention honored local figures and designated the district committeeman to lead the delegation to Des Moines. The gathering celebrated party gains with a spirited toast and a call of Hurrah for Kossuth.
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Des Moines
Kossuth
Puzzle of the August convention in the Fourteenth district
The Palo Alto Tribune explains a complex political puzzle about the August 6 convention. It maps six counties Pocahontas Buena Vista Clay Palo Alto Emmet and Kossuth with candidates for judge and notes Dickinson Humboldt and Benna Vista in various districts. The piece argues only a politician can foresee the outcome, while a mathematician or scientist might try reasoning.
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Palo Alto
Ann
Fourteenth Judicial District
Pocahontas
Buena Vista
Clay
Emmet
Kossuth
Humboldt
Dickinson
Benna Vista
Dickinson County
Palo Aite
Local Happenings Report A Plump Creek Accident
Mr and Mrs Anton Anderson of the McGetchie place in Plum Creek were injured in a Wednesday accident while driving a young team to a buggy with their three or four year old daughter. The pole bolt broke, the buggy tipped, and all were thrown. They were taken to Burt by a neighbor and then Algona for surgical care. the child was unharmed. Fire Marshal Ola Roe and a deputy visited Algona to inspect several buildings on East State Street and nearby barns. the judge orders to tear down Galbraith, Bowyer, and Moe buildings may be modified. A Riverdale township farmer repaid a 240 acre farm debt and then bought an adjoining 80 acres, now owning half a section of prime land with no debts. names withheld.
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Anton Anderson
McGetchie
Plum Creek
Burt
Peters
Des Moines
Tom Powers
Algona
Ola Roe
Galbraith
East State Street
Bowyer
Moe
Mae
Riverdale
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