Peary’s Roosevelt voyage to reach the unknown Arctic coast
Lieutenant Peary prepares the vessel Roosevelt for a July 4 departure from New York. He aims to reach the Greenland coast by September, winter there, then lead Eskimo crews and dogs across up to 600 miles of unexplored frozen seas. The expedition seeks knowledge more than profit, with nations debating sovereignty and the Arctic mystery remaining strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieutenant Peary
Arctic Fame
Pole
Roosevelt
New York
Greenland
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Wilfrid
Peary
Spirit of Japan Messages to Admiral Togo and Emperor
The exchange includes Admiral Togo praising the Emperor and spirits of imperial ancestors for Japan's success and pledging faithfulness to the imperial will. The Emperor thanks Togo and officers, acknowledging loyalty and sacrifice. The Navy Minister also extends congratulations, praises the Emperor’s virtue, thanks Togo’s staff, and expresses sympathy for the dead and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Togo
Togo
Japan
Knicker
Booker
Temperance talk draws small crowd at court room
Anti-Saloon League figures led a meeting last Wednesday in the court room with about twenty attendees. Keynote speaker C B Hutchins praised temperance gains, noting fewer people now accept whiskey use and some employers avoid drinkers. Levi Toothman added remarks about beer barrels and local town interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Luscombe
Wesley
G. Bowyer
Algona
McCash
League
Alonzo D. Clarke
W.cg. T
B. Hutchins
Will Banks
Ellis McWhorter
Ira Toothman
Burt
Starr
W. W. Annis
Levi Toothman
C. A. Tenney
C. B. Hutchins
Fred Anderson
C.D. Ward
C. J. Dutton
I. N. McCash
Otehra
Anti-Saloon League
Ony
St. Ouis
Henee
Joe
Skat Congress Session Ends Amid Fire Alarm and Honors
Algona and Kossuth county residents attend the Skat congress in Milwaukee where contestants prize a $1800 car and a $500 piano. Judge Quarton earns a medal for skill while Geo E Clarke misses due to legal matters. A Sunday fire in the exposition building forced a rapid exit but no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Kossuth
Milwaukee
Quarton
E. V. Swetting
Frank Jeoulin
Melzar Haggard
Matt Grier
Emmetsburg
Geo. E. Clarke
Stein
Congress
Exposition Building
Judge Quarton
Kat
County Farm Experiments Compare New Corn Varieties
Kossuth County conducts a corn yield study under uniform field conditions with 90 plus varieties planted in replicated plats. Superintendent Cullen and M. L. Wilson assist, aiming to identify varieties best suited to the region and improve annual yields by replacing poorer kinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward Christensen
Kossuth
Cullen
Whittemore
M. L. Wilson
Ames
Kossuth County
Seed corn and marriage notes dominate county items
Autchinson earns credit for establishing the cooperative station and seed selection advice from Prof. Holden urges Kossuth County to grow a high yielding corn type. A second item reports 80 year old Mr. Busa marrying 76 year old near LaVerne after a Humboldt county license, citing pursuit of companionship and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Autchinson
Kossuth County
Holden
Iowa State College At
Ames
Busa
LaVerne
Humboldt County
Kossuth
Old Settler TJ Fox of Wesley in Poor Health
An aging Kossuth County resident, Old Settler TJ Mike Fox of Wesley, visited Algona in declining health. He has suffered for eight months from a cancerous jaw growth causing severe pain, requires constant morphine, and had temporary X ray treatment without relief. Nearly 78 and long a county resident, he has the sympathy of old acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Fox
Wesley
Algona
Fox
Mason City
Kossuth County
Decoration Day speeches praised across towns
Reports from Corwith Burt Bancroft Estherville and Germania Record praise Decoration Day speakers Rev Otis Halbert S E McMahon T P Harrington and Vaughan. The Bu rt observer notes a clergy member unknowingly leaving his horse tied near a drug store and later reclaiming it from the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Democrat
The
Democrat
Gaper
Moving Pictures at The Opera House Show Thursday
On Thursday evening June 15th, D W Robertson's Famous Projectoscope Co presents a combined moving pictures and concert entertainment in New York City. Featured films include Glazier's Troubles The Great Strike Cowboys and Indians Drama in the Air Metamorphosis of the Butterfly and more. Also shown are latest illustrated songs with a grand concert. Milwaukee Will Build Through Wyoming reports that CMStP has extended plans to coast with terminals at Seattle and Bellingham Bay. The Missouri River bridge work starts at two places as western lines merge. The company plans coal and oil land development in Wyoming with the first section west to the Black Hills under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvelous Moving Pictures
D. W. Robertson
Famous
Projectoscope Co
New York City
Moving Picture
Milwaukee
Wyoming
Railway World
Barling
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Chamberlain
Everest
South Dakota
Missouri River
Seattle
Bellingham Bay
Yoming
Chamberlain West
Black Hills
Judge Quarton Builds Grand Algona Residence
Alpa pa newspapers note Judge Quarton is constructing a large residence in Algona that could outshine any local home. The piece asks if he plans to turn Algona into a political hub for the 10th district after remarks at a spring congressional gathering.
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Britt News
Judge Quarton
Algona
10Th
A Temperance Lecture From the Toronto Globe
The piece frames the Russo Japanese war as a triumph of sober discipline over debauchery and asserts temperance as essential for national progress. It cites Port Arthur and Vladivostok actions as proof, urges Britain to heed the temperance warning, and credits Japan’s sober conduct with military and civic success.
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Toronto Globe
Japan
Russia
Straits of
Corea
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Great Britain
Frederick Trevey
Oregon to Lash Wife Beaters
Oregon lawmakers pass an act to punish wife beaters with whipping up to twenty lashes. The punishment is in addition to existing fines or imprisonment and must be carried out inside a county or city jail by the sheriff or an appointed officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Tobacco Harm to Hearing Warned by French Scientist
A noted French physiologist reports tobacco damages the auditory nerve and urges those with any tendency to deafness or a family history of deafness to quit. The warning is strong but likely ignored by most smokers.
Country Gate Versus City Door Cigar Ads Note Era
An item featuring literary verse contrasts a country gate with city doors and ends with multiple advertisements. It mentions a new 5c cigar by Holtzbauer & Co, a loan offer at 5 percent by A. D. Clarke & Co, Taylor's Ice Cream branding, and medical eye care by Dr Ripkh, reflecting a period newspaper page mix of poetry and promotional notices.
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Walker Whiteside
Holtzbauer & Co
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Hinchon & Finnell
Minot J. Savage
Rey. Savage
Manchuria
Spirit
Anti Saloon League
SKAT
Mr. Wilson
Otis Halbert
Holmes
Algonae
Corwith
S. E. McMahon
McMahon
Burt Monitor
T. P. Harrington
Germania Record
Vaughan
Bancroft Register
Norra Iowa Lumper Co
Straw Hat Sale
Kraft Clothing
Louisville
Herald
Toan
A. D. Clarke & Co
Taylor
Dr. Ripkh
Taylor's Ice Cream
Homer
J. A. Brownell Shoe Co
Boston
Oxfords
Galbraith
de, J. G. Bertrand
Hesse Block
R. R. Time Carde
Chicago & North-Western
North Now
St. Paul
Minnesota
Fraight
Des Moines
Chicago
Freigh
de Preigh
Iowa Central
Dodge Beret
C. Gooden
Mion
J. P. Byson
J. BP. Byson
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