Democrats mull early county convention in August
In Algona Gouvier a local editorial weighs Democratic strategy for selecting delegates to the state convention on August 7. It proposes holding county and district conventions soon to name a full ticket, discusses leadership, and urges Democrats to act boldly as public sentiment shifts toward Bryan and reform, while noting national and local misgivings about railroads and meatpacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Finnell
Kossuth
W. J. Bryan
Gov. Francis
Missouri
Vilas
Wisconsin
Henry Waterson
Kentucky
Bryan
Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Congressional
A Disgraceful Campaign in the Gubernatorial Race
A detailed critique of the Iowa gubernatorial campaign faulting both parties for corruption. The piece highlights the Black Hawk county contest, claims of $10,000 in corporate influence, and alleges extensive voter fraud at the Cummins caucus, including illegal voting and inflated ballot counts. It condemns political dishonesty across parties and notes ongoing contest proceedings in Waterloo and Dubuque.
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Blackhawk County
Cummins
Perkins
Fort Dodge Messenger
Messenger
Geo. E. Roberts
U. S. Mint
Cummins Flying
State House
East Waterloo
PLC
Perkins-Richards
Kretschmer
Dubuque
Republican Party
Granite Boulders and Clean Politics on the Prairie
The speaker notes granite boulders on the Northern Iowa prairies as consoling, claims a small boulder could supply medicine, mentions Dr. Riges at large in New York, and quips that destroying confidence in humanity suffices for a campaign. The speaker argues for clean politics within a clean party, asserting virtue remains in humanity.
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Iowa
de. Riges
New York
Algona Caucuses and Local Election Results
The Algona caucuses last Saturday produced mixed results with multiple candidates listed per warp. Notable items include supervisor tickets and a separate self-named ticket for SUPE NyIBOL led by John G. Smith, plus a severe arm injury to Charley Schallen of Lotts Creek from a run-in with a belt and engine. A potential electric railway from Blue Earth to Morristown via multiple towns is under discussion, contingent on local financial support.
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Algona
Gilmore
Dingley
Dickinson
Curtis
Geo. E. Clarke
Brunson
Vinson
Bowyer
Willey
Millen
Clarke
Charley Schallen
Bailly
Whittemore
Lotts Creek
Waseca
Fairmont Sentinel
Swartwood
St. Louis
Blue Earth
Faribault County
Easton
Minnesota Lake
Vivian
Cream
Alma City
Deerfield
Morristown
Faribault
Rural road woes and farm property ads in Algona paper
Rural carrier notes King drag on route 2 last week as only decent road segment. Farmers may need town mail, while local ads promote farm for sale near Algona, a 160 acre stock farm with house, outbuildings, orchard, and other listings. Multiple local businesses offer loans, shoes, candy, ice cream, furniture, and services with names like Reynolds and Krueger Kimball South Dakota, Patterson & Son, Galbraith's Shoe Store, A D Clarke & Co, and Reaser Furniture.
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Armstrong Journal
John Korrect
Love Laughs At Locksmiths In Algona Whittemore Marriage
In Algona Tuesday Carl Setchell and Pearl Peck wed in Whittemore after eluding parental opposition. The couple met while working at a skating rink last winter and secured a license before returning to marry quietly. Pearl’s mother reacted with distress but the elder Setchell expressed a practical, accepting stance. The union prompts hopeful wishes from local observers, who note such affairs often arise despite objections.
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Algona
Carl Setchell
Pearl Peck
Whittemore
Clark Peck
Mr. Setchell
Miss Peck
Bert Peck
Mr. Peck
My. Setchell
Mr. van Ness
Pearl
Carl
Cupid
Relics of Old Egypt Arrive in Sioux City
George C Call returns from Egypt with the mummified hand of Princess Ayidh niece of Rameses II, a 3500 year old hawk, and mummy fragments. He also owns writings suggesting tomb germs may spread tuberculosis. Experts say tomb dust and mummies could carry the consumption germ, citing Napoleon era mummies and rising cases in France. The item ends noting ads for a Call Echo Hour and local job and land offers in South Dakota.
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Sioux City
Iowa
George C. Call
Egypt
Ayidh
Rameses II
Thebes
Ayisha
Mr. Call
France
Rural School Commencement in Kossuth County
First annual rural school commencement set for Saturday afternoon June 28 at the court house square. Program includes instrumental solo, recitation, song America, diploma presentation, and benediction by Rev Holmes. The class lists names from Garfield to Portland across many districts.
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Kossuth
Court House Square
Arthur E, Bennett A. M
Ethel Laird
America
C. H. Belknapp
Rev. Holmes
Suit for 12500 damages linked to 1905 hotel incident
A Mason City report notes a district court filing seeking 10000 for Harry Norwood, Algona, and 2500 for his father for medical costs after a 1905 Wilson hotel row during the Iowa Buttermakers convention. Defendants named are H. D. and W. S. Reynolds. The 1905 case saw Reynolds fined 500. Federal court attempt was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
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Mason City
The
Register and Leader
Wilson Hotel
Iowa
Harry Norwood
Algona
W. S. Reynold
Young Norwood
H. D
Reynolds
Fort Dodge
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Algona Gouvier
Hinchon & Finnell
Democratic Politics
Neill
Europe
Niell
Rev
D. S. Stabeter
Shell Rock
C.W. Moore
Riggs
Algona Caucuses
W. Turner
South Dakota
Brule Co
Reynolds & Krueger, Kimball
S. D
Taylor
Patterson & Son
A. D. Clarke & Co
Galbraith’s Shoe Store
Ripke
A.D. Charke & Co
E. H. Reaser
Reasers
Catholic Church, Algona
Mike Johnson
Saale
L. W. Henperson
M. J. Humphrey
Kirschbaum
Choice
Children’s Suits
Widdow Jones
Clark
Kraft Clothing CO
Love
Geo. Gall
Echo” Hour
Langdon & Co's
Northwestern Hotel
Spink County
Peter Winkel
Caroline Dasen
Garfield
Otto Dorweiler
Emma Nelson
Harrison
Selma Peterson
Ellen Nyman
Greenwood
Gertie Welhousen
Acisa Andrews
Portland
Harry Jenkinson
Union
Lottie Ward
Maud Schenck
Mary Hanson
Buffalo
Nettie Doege
May Kinney
Jessie Miller
LuVerne
Blanche Brumbaugh
Mary Brumbaugh
Mittie Stevens
Anna Wilger
Effie Eckholm
Seneca
Charlotte Ward
Wesley
Hattie Thorson
Swen
Willie B. Devine
Sherman
Max Kalen
Agnes Soderburg
Ledyard
Julia H. Nelson
Ellen Nelson
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