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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
2
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An Iowa political opinion piece weighs Cummins and Perkins for the state Republican nomination. It argues Perkins has better organization and railroad support led by J. W. Blythe and A. F. Call, while Cummins draws mainly farmers and independent thinkers with less campaign money. The writer cautions that broad party machinery may tilt the result, noting newspaper backing alone rarely guarantees victory.
A Des Moines mass meeting criticized alleged Congo Free State abuses by Belgium, urging President Roosevelt to join with England and others to stop the atrocities. Speakers included G. L. Dobson and H. S. M. Byers. The piece notes Taft’s stance and cites Sir Henry Morton Stanley defending Belgium’s work as contrary to the reformers’ charges.
The article quotes James Gustavus Whitely of Baltimore and Rev Grenfell defending the Congo State under Leopold II. They denounce public criticism, note the suppression of the Arab slave trade and limited maltreatment by isolated officials, and praise the civil order and potential for future progress in equatorial Africa.
The piece critiques John Alexander Dowie and his church's leadership as fading, with Voliva rising as Joshua figure. It also notes Iowa House support for a constitutional amendment to elect US senators by direct popular vote, with progressive Republicans and Democrats backing it and Hanna opposing. Stand patters opposed.
The Algona U D M Republican urges W C Dewel to seek a third term as Kossuth county clerk of courts. Articles from Fenton Reporter Germania Standard Burt Monitor Titanka Topic praise his efficiency and note his handicap of one arm and hearing. Consensus favors renomination despite political opponents' positions.
In the Armstrong Journal six candidates seek the Republican nomination for district judge. From Estherville Algona Emmetsburg Spirit Lake and Spencer other hopefuls may emerge. The writer argues for John Sullivan of Algona as the best fit for administering justice in the district. Also notes local ads for eggs and a loan service, plus a farm hand job ad.
Aaron Gillespie Rutherford known as Gillie Rutherford died at 6 am last Friday after a life spent in New York City, Sherman township, and Algona. He was born June 28, 1860, married Cora Hibbard in 1899, and is survived by his wife, two sons Aaron and Paul, his mother, and three sisters. The obituary notes his honesty, goodwill, and fidelity to family and faith. funeral services were held Sunday afternoon conducted by local pastors.
A travelogue from El Paso to Mexico City via the Mexican Central line. The route passes Juarez with its adobe streets and Cathedral, then Chiquaqua, Torreon in a fertile Laguna belt, Zacatecas famed for silver, Guadalupe’s church treasure, Guangjuoto with an opulent opera house, Queretaro the “little Moscow,” and finally the capital region. Notable stops include Zacatecas’ state palace view, Queretaro’s Santa Rosa church and historical ties to 1848 and 1867 events, and Toltec ruins at Tula before reaching the bustling Mexico City. The writer promises more observations on the capital.
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