Democratic County Convention Seeks Nominations and Delegates
The Algona Counvier reports the Democratic County Convention will place in nomination candidates for county offices including treasurer auditor sheriff clerk arts recorder superintendent and county attorney plus surveyor. Delegates will be chosen to represent the county at the state convention in Waterloo and the congressional convention in Fort Dodge on August 14. Precinct caucuses are urged to elect chairmen and send representatives to the convention. TI. M. Finnell, Chairman County Central Committee.
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Anid
AUNY
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Waterloo
Fort Dodger
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TI. M. Finnell
County Central Cou
Democrats Hold Supervisor Conventions in Algona
The Democrats of the Third District plan a convention in Algona on August 1 to nominate a candidate for supervisor. Delegates from the county convention may also serve the district convention per LC Site, Chairman Fourth Supervisor.
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Algona
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Ginpis
Algunnon Anpust
Democrats to hold county caucuses across townships
Announcement lists multiple township caucuses by Democrats to choose delegates for the county convention. Meetings occur July 27 through July 30 at various schools and halls including Center School, Parson's School, and the sheriff's office, with chairs named for each township and delegate counts ranging from four to seven. Local party workers urged to attend and participate in selecting a township ticket.
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Democrats
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Democrats of Preirie
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Center School
Ed Goetsch
Rawsey
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Frank Freeble
Cresco
Parson's
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Cho
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Gorter School House
du Reardon
Chin
Trvaneton
Center School House
D.S. Losg
Clini
Cummins and Perkins head toward two Republican tickets
The Republican gubernatorial fight nears end with Cummins favored for nomination despite Perkins opposition. If Perkins forces gain control of the convention, Cummins backers may bolt to form a separate ticket, triggering a split ballot battle as legal questions swirl overdelegate authority.
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Register
Cummins
Perkins
Executive Council
Cummins’ Party
Republican Party
Polk county political feuding and tariff era graft
The piece reports a committee appointing a steward and a county attorney amid party clashes in Polk County. It cites Des Moines Capital claims on Democratic voter apathy, warns of one‑sided politics in Kossuth County, and condemns Carnegie and Phipps as symbols of government‑backed monopoly profits from tariffs, urging Democrats to vote and challenge the status quo.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kossuth
Town
Carnegie
Carnegies
Henry Phipps
Phipps
Scotland
Phippses
Czar dissolves the first Russian parliament amid crisis
The czar dissolves Russia's first parliament after radical elements disrupt constitutional aims, risking bloodshed or a staged surrender, while Gen. Stoessel faces a death sentence for Port Arthur and may be commuted. James Hamilton Lewis predicts a lawyerless age as disputes outpace lawyers.
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Czar
Russia
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Oyama
Mukden
William
James Hamilton Lewis
Jim Wam Lewis
Critics and politics mix in a column on reform and wealth
A reflective column discusses money in politics, tax dodging, and Roosevelt’s tariff stance. It notes a New York meeting of Republican leaders, critiques Judge Humphrey, and highlights the Mexico adventure of American capitalists. It also mentions Russell Sage’s death, sanitation debates on the Panama Canal, and a claim that buttermilk may beat beer in health value.
Fate Intervenes When Man Swallows Laudanum at Ashland
A traveling man named Potts, at Ashland Wisconsin, swallowed an ounce of laudanum which is usually a fatal dose, yet fate intervened to thwart the will of men and possibly spare a life not rated highly in human scales.
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Potts
Ashland
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Mellonite Refocuses on Gold and Scandals Debate
A discussion contrasts political narratives amid criticism of the Republican party for various scandals while praising gold. A local Democrat suggests E. J. Murtagh for the state central committee. Secretary Root conducts a broad South American tour, beginning in Rio de Janeiro, aiming to strengthen trade ties.
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Root
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
The Sun Predicts Democratic NY Governor and US President
The Sun asks permission to present its view to Oyster Bay and political leaders, declaring the next New York Governor will be a Democrat and predicting New York will elect the next President of the United States. It addresses Platt Depew Odell Higgins and fellow Republicans with deference.
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Supreme Powers
Oyster Bay
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Platt
Depew
Odell
WANTS TO BET ON BRYAN
A July Philistine advertisement by Albert Page of Willink New York offers one hundred thousand dollars to back Bryan as next U S president. Bets are placed in blocks of five hundred to five thousand dollars with names and stakes to be renamed after confirmation.
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Chivaca
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William Jennings Bryan
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Albert Page
Willink
Erie County
The Need of Two Parties in Southern States
The New Orleans Picayune argues that a strong republican presence in southern commonwealths would awaken citizens to duty and restore democracy from a boss controlled machine. It warns that one party rule leads to boss rule and inevitable evils, urging two party competition as a remedy.
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Court Record New Cases and Business Notices
Court record lists new cases including John H Covell versus Charles Crozat Converge and Frederick Charles Reinicke versus George Smith others. John Mangan versus C N W Ry Co. Rogers and Smith successors to Armour Co. advertise poultry buyers and good prices. A D Clarke Co loan money at five percent with optional payment interest payable annually.
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Charles Crozat
Frederick Charles Reinicke
George Smith
John Mangan
Rogers & Smith
Armour & Co
A. D. Clarke & Co
A.D. Clarke & Co
France Becomes World Banker With Vast Foreign Loans
France emerges as the world’s financier through rapid gains in the past five years. French investors funded Britain’s Boer War, helped Russia and Germany, and supported U S bond issues during tight money periods. Bank of France holds about $600 million in gold, reflecting strong thrift and domestic economy. France’s 40 million people share wealth around $45 billion, with most estates modest and only a few exceeding $10 million.
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Mngland
South Afcies
London
Russia
Japan
Germany
United States
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Paris
Republic
Brittany
Jean
Second Brood of the Collin Moth Threatens Iowa Apples
The second brood of the coll in moth damages Iowa apple crops with hatching expected around August 10 in northern Iowa and about two weeks earlier in the south. Since 75 to 80 percent of eggs are laid on leaves, thorough foliage spray before hatch is essential using Bordeaux mixture with paris green or other arsenical poison. The Iowa Station Horticulturist asks growers to spray sample trees and report results with treatment date and spray type.
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Iowa
Iowa Experiment Station
S. A. Beach
Ames
Hailstorm reports vast ice and cattle losses in Kansas
Burt Monitor reports a Kansas hailstorm described as unusually large with an ice piece 200 feet long 70 feet wide and 10 feet thick. Cattle froze to death and crops were destroyed according to a letter from Mrs John Paul of Osborne and a report to her mother Mrs Briggs. The note highlights extensive property damage and the unusual hail size.
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Burt Monitor
John Paul
Osborne
Kansas
Briggs
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