Chautauqua season features Stringer Read and Kenyon speakers
A report on Chautauqua events in Algona highlights attendance and public benefit, praising the educational value and notable speakers such as L. B. Stringer Opie Read and Senator Kenyon. It notes Bishop Fallows and James B. Watson, with mixed critiques of Fletcher, Tahan, and the Williams Jubilee Singers, and raises concerns about divorce rates observed by Watson, tying lectures to civic issues and morale.
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Tahan
Milwaukee
Opie
Chicago
Williams Jubilee Singers
Algona
Mr Watson’s lecture critiqued laws and politicians
The piece notes Mr Watson's view that law making abused by small politicians and newspapers. It recalls his Indiana legislature experience and his claim Iowa lawyers know little of recent laws. The writer agrees with Watson on most points and would expand if space allowed.
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James B. Watson
Indiana
Watson
Congress
Joe Cannon
Mr. Watson
Brooks Fletcher
Chautauqua
Wall Street
Iowa
Insurance warded suit in Algona over $5,000 policy
A lengthy legal fight saw Mrs. L. J. Sutton sue the Illinois Traveling Men's Association to collect a $5,000 life policy on her late husband. The association claimed no Iowa business, while suspects and policyholders testified to solicitations. A receiver was appointed to collect dues, and George W. Smith of the association faced court disclosure requests.
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L. J. Sutton
Illinois Traveling Men's Association
Sutton
Mlinois
Algona
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Coyle
J. Murtagh
Geo. W. Smith
Marshall Field Company
Three runabouts tour ing cars and a motorcycle for sale
Automobiles offer includes three runabouts two touring cars and one motorcycle all overhauled and in good running condition. The Algona Auto and Machine Co advertises a chance to buy second hand cars at attractive prices but buyers must act quickly to avoid missing the deal.
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Algona Auto & MachineCo
Card of Thanks for Glenn Seefeld family
The Seefeld family thanks friends for sympathy and support during the death and burial of their baby boy Glenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Seefeld
Intending Buyars and Coal Seekers in Local Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes reference buyers and coal requests at a Moore area site. Mentions Moore and a Little EME label, with unclear phrases about energy and loading. The readable fragment suggests a local sales or supply notice without clear dates or parties.
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Soriety Brand Clothes
Wma. C. Steele
Algona, Jowa
Sarchet & Holtzbauer
Durdall Hotel
L. B. Stringer
Senator Kenyon
Bishop Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church
Thomas Brooks Fletcher
Judge Lindsey
Denver
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Gov. Manship
Mississippi
James E. Watson
Illinois Traveling Men's Ass'n
Moore Wee
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