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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
2
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The Democrats of Lown will meet in Des Moines on Wednesday August 21 at two o clock a m to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge Supreme Court Superintendent Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and to transact other business. Each county earns delegates plus one for every 200 votes or fraction over cast for W J Bryan in 1900. Voters supporting economical constitutional government are invited to participate by order of the Democratic State Central Committee G A Huffmas Chairman A E Jackson Secretary.
A critical editorial questions republican candidate selection and voter influence, accusing money and scheming of shaping nominations. It also notes secret talks on ending the South African War in Holland, with casualty figures and hospital data showing English exhaustion of the war.
Immigrants with tuberculosis of the lungs will be barred from all parts of the United States. The order from Superintendent Immigration Powderly is mandatory. Bilis Island Board of Special Inquiry will debar on report from Dr. G W Stoner. The Marine Hospital Service notes tuberculosis as a dangerous contagious disease. No more consorts of landings for infected children with parents. Applies to alien passengers in first and second cabins.
Consul Hill of Amsterdam reports a German appropriation bill providing subventions for 124 schools abroad. A Constantinople school receives 7140 dollars for three Buenos Aires schools 4284 dollars for one at Galatz 2605 dollars and a 2390 dollar high burghal school is approved.
The Upper Des Moines argues the county convention result was a boss negotiated sham and praises the Kossuth compromise of 1901 as a model statesmanship. It notes allocations to various schools in Antwerp Brussels Bucharest Pretorias Johannesburg and criticizes the Missouri compromise and ballots of the Fourth Ward sealed for September court inspection with possible disclosures ahead.
A new name, T. I. Tantey, is noted as a potential candidate. The text suggests that if Mr. Lantry agrees to run, it would please many voters who favor his candidacy. The overall tone signals growing interest in the forthcoming contest.
The note suggests that quotes for November delivery are not yet learned but are expected to rise as the season progresses. Sellers are advised to hold out for a better price, hoping demand or market conditions push values higher before finalizing sales.
Armstrong Journal notes Gardner Cowles scored the first knockdown and Andrew Clarke retired bleeding from the nose. Cowles declared winner after a rough contest in Algona. The piece calls the bout a contest of boodle and whiskey and questions voters in Kossuth County about November’s election.
Armstrong Journal argues that Kossuth County Democrats who voted in the Republican primary should return the money they received for their votes to the Democratic county committee. The piece says such funds from Republicans would fuel a vigorous campaign and help elect a clean county legislator in November.
The editorial charges political debris cleanup reveals trickery and treachery, beer and boodling, and a deplorable absence of honest methods. It predicts possible Democratic success in electing a Kossuth legislator this fall.
Mrs. Nancy B. Irving, a Chicago book publisher, offers $1,000 to the first business or professional man who can prove a month of work without lying. She will name judges to review the claimant’s records, trusting the worker to tell his story. If she loses, she believes the recipient’s honesty will have reduced him to poverty.
Local notes report Jake Winkel’s new imported sheep dipping tank at his farm west of Algona, the Waldorf plan to refit the Anderson house with three dollar meals, Gottlieb Schulte’s money pursuit, and Horace Mann’s east tour. Cyclones strike Oklahoma, Michigan, and nearby Lyon county as two local baseball games unfold. Bro Branagan and wife plan a grand eastern trip, and a township bait controversy reappears with a $125 watering tank claim.
Algona residents read of local business ventures and social notes. A Chicago looting remark surfaces, while a new conservatory grows, promising local floralling independence. Des Moines bricks for a paper office arrive as residents report visits, land purchases, and community roles. A Sioux City death prompts obituary mention, and local teams travel to Forest City with 40 rooters.
At noon today Mrs Mamie D Goodner of Algona and Dr Clinton H Scott of Breckenridge Colorado married at the bride's brother H M Davenport home. Rev J J Johnson officiated and a private dinner followed. The couple depart for a set of eastern stops before making Breckenridge their home. Out of town guests were Mr and Mrs B I Foreman and Mrs B I Crose.
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