Democratic State Convention Delegates to Be Chosen in Des Moines
The Democratic State Convention will meet in Des Moines on Wednesday August 26 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge Supreme Court Superintendent Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner. Each county gets two delegates plus one for every 200 votes and a tenth of 10 or more cast for W. H. Bryan in 1900. Public and private aid to colonization of Haiti is advocated as a remedy for race problems. Australia’s wealth and equal distribution are highlighted. Mason City moves toward becoming wet. seven drug stores exist and liquor tax payments suggest prohibition’s limited effect.
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Des Moines
Lown
Oelock
Supreme Court
Bryan
Delegato Alto Hancock Winnabag
Democratic Party
G. A. Huffman
A.B. Jackson
Einefin City
Mason City
Mason
Graduates urged to work hard and stay self-reliant
The Emmetsburg Democrat counsels graduates that education alone won’t bring riches or happiness. It stresses hard labor, persistence, and frugality, urging youths to roll up sleeves, work, and avoid living off exhausted parents while remaining morally a credit to those who toiled for them. It also notes a London Vegetarian Congress claim that a vegetable diet can destroy the liquor habit, citing former inmates who abstained after changing meals.
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Emmetsburg
International Vegetarian Congress
London
Railroads Tax Debate Shapes Iowa Assessment Talks
Discussion on 1901 tax data grows from railroad assessment concerns. The auditor notes taxes on railroads trend downward while other taxes rise. Historical figures show Iowa land values and railroad valuations changing since 1874, with land at 6.30 per acre and railroad value at 5,833 per mile, then varied in 1884.
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Auditor of State
Des Moines
Iowa
Railroads Surpass Lands in Cost as Ireland Faces Crisis
The article notes lands rising 20 per cent in a decade while railroads fell 25 per cent, then explains 1894 figures with lands at $8 per acre and railroads at $292 per mile. It cites Col Finerty on Irish immigration since 1820, ~4 million arriving in 80 years, and warns Ireland may perish without aid. It also reports 100 deaths and extensive damage from flooding in Pocahontas coal fields West Virginia after 30 hours of rain and a cloud burst.
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Col. Finerty
Chicago
United States
Ireland
Mr. Finerty
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Johnstown
Assessment for 1901 Kossuth county realty report published
Auditor Wenger completes the 1901 abstract of assessment for Kossuth county. Realty totals show 518,302,889 in actual value with 6,119,126 total taxable value. Personal property totals 3,498,19 actual value and 800,797 taxable. High and low farm land prices per acre cited, plus land sales figures and counts of livestock and other property categories.
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M. P. Wenger
Kossuth
Executive Council
Algona
Irvington
Sexton
Ledyard
Wee Becant
LaVerne
Lone Rock
Swea Clty
St. Benedict
Itonka
Weslay
Small Encouragement to Cuba News Note
A leading Cuban tobacco manufacturer declines to exhibit at the pan American exposition. He cites U S policy as harming Cuban tobacco by high taxes while inviting Cuban goods, deeming the United States figures inconsistent. The letter frames U S tax at 4 50 per pound as punitive amid a push for exhibits.
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Qave
Cuba
Buffalo
United States
Clarke & Co Loan Offer At Five Percent With Option
A. D. Clarke & Co offers loans at five percent with optional payment terms and annual interest. Funds available for purchase of baby shoes at Galbraith's Shoe Store.
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A. D. Clarke & Co
Galbraith’s Shoe Store
Galbraith Shoe Store
Des Moines and Algona due for clash in Algona
Des Moines a top Western League club travels to Algona after defeating Fort Dodge 14 innings 5 0 and a schedule set for July 2 at 3 o clock. Admission 25 cents. Algona aims to win as local fans await a big Fourth of July showdown and a return match with Fort Dodge noted for a remarkable fourteen inning victory.
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Way
Des Moines
Alona
Algona
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Postoffice Scrape In Whittemore Politics
Republicans accuse Whittemore insiders of stalling postoffice politics as Joe De Graw resigns. Candidates A T Lein and Banker Shiable clash over endorsements from Cowles and Ingham. Town appears evenly split with bondsmen pressuring for swift action on DeGraw’s successor.
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Whittemore Baieve
Joe DeGraw
A. ET. Lein
Shiable
Cowles
Ingham
Leii
Clarke
Powers-That-Be
DeGraw
Postaifice ‘Department
Post Office
Irvington Sees Territory Cut From Algona District
County Superintendent Slagle last Monday eliminated about three and a half sections from the Algona Independent school district by approving the Irvington residents request to transfer that land to Irvington township district. Rumor says Cresto land owners may petition to join Irvington and possibly Union as well.
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Slagle
Algona Independent
Irvington
Cresto
Union
Questioning township splits and ward boundaries
The speaker asks why one township can be set off but others cannot and questions Mr Starles plan to reduce the Algona Independent district to four wards, implying a political reorganization of local boundaries.
Local Happenings Report of Accidents and Events
W. Horan survived a serious tree trimming accident on McCregor Street after being struck by a falling limb. His prognosis is cautiously hopeful. Dr. Crabtree of Chicago underwent an unnecessary appendicitis operation. doctors later found kidney issues. The North-Western plans to condemn about an acre of L. H. Smith property near the bleachers for grade widening and bridge arches, with a jury assessing compensation. C. H. Dammon returns from South Dakota with substantial land purchases and plans to relocate to Dakota for large scale stock operations. A brakeman named Elder on the gravel train was badly bruised after a fall while mounting a box car at Irvington. An accident at I. W. Dingley’s home caused water damage from a shutoff and leak, flooding kitchen and dining areas. Armory spiritual meetings drew small crowds amid heat, with some positive test results reported. George W. Hanoa of LaVerne sold a farm near Goldfield for 10,000 and sent 20 carloads of cattle and hogs to Chicago via the M. & St. L. An illness among Marion’s Prof J. J. Dufflemeyer ended the Webster City institute, following gastrootis brought on by drinking.
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W. HL
Woran
McCregor Street
Flo
Horan
Elder
Irvington
Gay
I. W. Dingley
Algona State Bank
Dingley
Armory
Fragmented local notes mix of births, sales and travels
A long, patchy list of local items mentions a teacher and superintendent changes in Webster City and Boone, a Marian interment, relatives visiting from Courtland Illinois, illness and recoveries, building projects at Galbraith, a new warehouse, and numerous community mentions including travel to Chicago, a carnival decision in Fort Dodge, and bankruptcy news.
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Webster City
Doftlemeyer
Maron
Boone
Marian
Algona market prices for farm goods and livestock
Algona market notes show wheat at 5.40, eggs unspecified, butter and creamery products listed, butter price 0.005.25, butter dairy, turkeys and chickens mentioned with unclear figures, and a note on ducks or other items.
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Algous Convier
Hinchon & Finnall
Booker T. Washington
Haiti
Africa
Australia
Europe
New York Evening Post
B. F. Cruse
Io Williams
Sophia Witkenng
Hammond
Davis
Fort Dotge
Whestier
Rockford
Linois
Othele
Swea City
Sweat City
North End
Chicago Marquatts
Clear Lake
Fort Dodge Chronicle
Riverside Park
Whittemore
Supt
D. R. Crabtree
Crabtree
L.H. Smith
C. H. Dammon
South Dakota
Jeland
Dakota
Geo. W. Hanoa
Hawilton County Institute
J. J. Dufflemeyer
Marion
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Algona, Iowa
O. B. Durdall
Patrick Wall
Courtland, IL
Katn Boy
Melzar Haggard
Dewel
Co. I
Capt. Morse
Sutton
Jake Sutton
C.T. Chubb
the State Bank
Mrs. Chubb
Geo. E. Clarke
Ed Johnson
Ll. G. Wilson
W. J. Thackeray
Lakes
Otto Salkenhamer
St. Louis
Altona
Josie Pettibona
Dr. Kenelick
Galbraith
Tuttle
Ames
The
Agricultural College
John Vaughan
Hanna
Oklahoma
W. J. Crabtren
Ole Moe
Rodney
Peter DeSmidh
Jobo van Driest
Dakota City
Thy Atlantic Hotel
Jammus PaTrimenso
Farmers’ Milling Co
Jay McGann
G.M. Johnson
Pinder
Parmers’ Milling Co
Algona Markus
Boy
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Ad Mens Shoes
Kraft Clothing Co
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