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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
3
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The article argues Bryan quit as secretary of state after resigning over the second German note. It suggests the first note was stronger and that Bryan grew uneasy, feeling muzzled while Wilson dominated the office. It views his withdrawal as a protest and notes his earlier radical ideas were later adopted.
Ex-President Taft spoke at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia delivering a graduation address to ninety one graduates including his daughter. He warned that a misstep by a leader could push the country toward war with Germany and praised the current chief executive for restraint while noting the crisis remains critical. He added humor about no longer wearing official insignia and quipped that his successor was drawn from the academic ranks.
The article reflects on Taft as a good safe honest and broad minded president during a unsettled political era. It argues his integrity prevented chasing popular applause and predicts history will honor him as a worthy leader.
A Herald synopsis of Attorney General Cosson in Swea City questions accuracy of his remarks on war aims. It notes he claimed the Revolutionary, Rebellion, and Spanish American wars advanced freedom or Cuba liberation, omits the Mexican War, and glosses over territorial acquisitions as forced purchases. The piece urges frank, truthful historical recounting.
Dr. G C William Schelander, a missionary of twenty two years, predicts a world war between white and colored races. He cites Asia’s potential involvement as Europe exhausts. He links future India China and Japan uprisings to England Germany and Russia, and notes Magna Charta’s 1215 signing as a misread democratic step.
The passage notes the barons strained toward limiting royal power, marking the first recorded effort to curb a king. It asserts England formed the first limited monarchy, a system so constrained that the king is now largely a figurehead.
A partial extract recalls a party game among delegates, reshuffles, and a list of officers and attendees. Names include Geo E Clarke, G H Petera, D D Dodge, G C Burtis, J B Jones, Addison Fisher, Geo I Boyle, J S Gallagher, J M Farley, Geo N Marble, G Hanna, H Mayne. Community notes cover local arrivals, fishing trips, rides, trips to Spencer races, and church-building fundraising efforts in Algona.
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