Doctor Rabbitt’s plan to move negroes north for colonization
A Brooklyn doctor urges voluntary exodus of African Americans to northern states, then Africa, as a cure for the race problem. He proposes government transport and yearlong support to Liberia or another African nation, predicting millions would relocate and end the conflict. Critics say the idea would worsen tensions, ignore climate and culture, and education won’t solve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Tichmond Rabbitt
Brooklyn
Africa
Liberia
The Evil of Landlordism and Shifting Farm Ties
An editorial argues against landlordism and rising land prices that force farmers to rent. It notes good ownership fosters proper farming, while tenants face precarity. The piece cites a Swea City Herald item listing numerous farm moves and relocations across local townships and nearby areas, reflecting shifting occupancy and ownership patterns.
Farm relocations and new positions across Eagle township
Movements include Severson Bros returning to their own land, Theo Wunderlich departing Capt. Jensen place for Minnesota, Bennett installing a new foreman, A R Harner taking a Bravender farm in Swea township, and Herb Davis awaiting Frank’s departure before marriage. Schuter Bros moved machinery and stock to a north Seneca farm, and others from Ossian Gowrie Hardin and Graettinger brought cars to farms across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tennant
Swea City
Claude Spoor
Dahl House
L. A. Anderson
Carl Peterson
Hedin Place
Peter Nelson
Swanson Place
Stracke
Ledyard
W. Nelson
Bancroft Lake
Mr. Mills
Prof. Anderson
Carl Nelson
Frake
Conway
Williamson
Hugh Karns
Ellsworth & Jones
Swea
Dan Frisby
Hugh
Frank Sayers
Williams
John Postas
Bancroft
N. S. Nelson
Walter Hansen
Wisconsin
Eagle Township
Will Cady
East Chain
Mrs. Springer
Jerry Saunders
Seneca
John Roeder
Boggs
Vick Peter
Son
Ed Forscren
Danson & Butler
Eagle
Severson Bros
Theo. Wunderlich
Capt. Jensen
Minnesota
Bennett
A. R. Harner
Bravender
Herb Davis
Gibbin
Frank
B. Saxtorn
Theo
Bore
Schuter Bros
Shellsburg
North Seneca
Ruddiland
Ossian
Brown
N. J. Anderson
Gowrie
S. BP. Haglund
Hillard
Graettenger
Pauls
Richard and
Arthur Newton
Hardin County
Chubb
Hull Warns of Japanese Threat and Urges Navy Boost
Congressman J A T Hull of Des Moines and Philippine Lumber Co president says Washington watches the far east war and predicts Japan could threaten the Philippines within fifteen years if it wins. He argues for a large navy now as he notes Japan’s claimed invincibility after beating China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Hull
Des Moines
Philippine Lumber Company
Japan
Philippines
Hull
Register and Leader
Washington
Far East
J. A. T. Hull
China
Roosevelt discussed as a rising figure in party politics
A column notes whiskey adulteration concerns in Bancroft Register and praises Theodore Roosevelt. It highlights his uncle R. B. Roosevelt of New York as a staunch Democrat and discusses Democratic interest in his potential 1908 nomination, with Croker and other leaders expressing favorable views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Teddy
Democratic Party
Richard Croker
Tammany
My. Oosevelt
Utah Land Fraud Shifts Focus as Coal Lands Mispriced
Investigations reveal thousands of acres of valuable coal lands in Utah sold as agricultural lands at $1.50 per acre, though worth $20 or more. Over 2,000 entries by a Utah Fuel Company agent, owned by Rockefeller, surface amid a nationwide fraud probe involving Oregon senators and congressmen. The scheme centers on the era of Binger Hermann, now indicted, with government officials probing land sales across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Oregon
Utah
Utah Fuel Company
Rockefeller
General Land Office
Binger Hermann
Water levels rise despite canal fears at Great Lakes
The article notes a series of fraud concerns in Oregon and post office cases, then pivots to hydrologic claims. It reports yearly water level increases across the Great Lakes, with Lake Superior up two inches and Erie and Ontario up over 21 and 36 inches respectively, challenging fears over Niagara's power deflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Drainage Canal
Niagara
Lake Superior
Huron
Michigan
Erie
Ontario
Santa Fe rebates cited in Kansas anti trust inquiry
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad faces an anti trust probe in Chautauqua County Kansas after freight auditor W J Healy testified before the Attorney General that the line rebated Standard Oil and other monopolies $1198352.86 in one year. The inquiry questions cabinet appointee Morton now secretary of the navy and urges Roosevelt drop him from the cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Morton
Secretary of the Navy
Ojl
W. J. Healy
Santa Fe
Chautaugia County
Kan
Kansas
Roosevelt
Mr. Merton
Social Intercourse Guild Formed in Chicago
A new organization called the Social Intercourse Guild has formed in Chicago with 800 members from various cities and towns. Its aim is to relieve loneliness by locating strangers in new cities, matching them into district groups, and organizing private gatherings, card parties, musicales, and other social events to help members get acquainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Society
Chicago
Social Intercourse Guild
German professor claims hay fever germ and serum
A naturalized German professor from Hamburg hygienical institute announces the discovery of hay fever germs in rye, maize, and certain grasses. He reports a serum named pollantin cured many horses and envisions doctors mastering the germs to end the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Hamburg Hygienical Institute
Norway Demands Consul Representation in Foreign Ports
Tensions rise between Sweden and Norway as the Norwegian congress orders Norwegian consuls to represent Norway in foreign ports by July first. Stockholm has customarily appointed Swedes to consulates, but Norwegians argue Norway handles more foreign business. If King Gustav ignores the protest, trouble may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Stockholm
Gustav
Germans View Americans as Selfish Grasping Race
Berlin cable reports German author K Zimmermann in Uncle Sam condemns Americans as greedy, heartless and lacking ideals, judging them by dollars. He claims Americans cheat in business and have no moral principles beyond wealth, aiming to counter Germany’s pro American sentiment sparked by Goldberger and similar works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
K. Zimmermann
Uncle Sam
Herr Zimmermann
Her Zimmermann
America
Goldberger
Down in Kansas in The Commoner
A political broadside praising Kansas for opposing Standard Oil and Rockefeller. The piece shows bold, defiant language about striking blows against the oil trust, predicting victory and calling for support as Kansas confronts corporate power. It frames Kansas as nervy, resolute, and sure to win, with the rallying cry to back the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Rockefeller
Standard
Contenders for 1908: Cummins and Shaw in a Great Struggle
The New York Sun reports a refined debate over Iowa figures Governor Albert B Cummins and Secretary of the Treasury Lyman Shaw as party to a possible clash for the presidency. Walter Inglewood Smith asserts Cummins' enduring strength while speculation on Roosevelt, Shaw, and La Follette frames a potential contest between high priced economic policy and reformist ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
New York Sun
Washington
Owa Register
Shaw
Albert Baird Cummins
Walter Inglewood Smith
Cummins
Pepmerdd
Roosevelt
United States
Senate
Robert Marion la Follette
Humboldt Republican Praises Judge Conor Over Hepburn Dolliver
The Humboldt Republican extols Judge Conor as a faithful, influential public servant from the Tenth district and sharply criticizes Col. Hepburn and Senator Dolliver for inaction on railroad issues. It asserts public agitation will lead to a broad upheaval extending to the next presidential election, blaming Dolliver’s class for the stasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Conor
Col. Hepburn
Dolliver
Iona Legislation Blunder Exposes Bank Embezzlement Flaw
In Davenport Iowa the president of a savings bank and his son the cashier were indicted for embezzling 100000 but released after conviction due to a faulty statute that omits any punishment for embezzlement. The cashier pleaded guilty and was discharged as well. The other official misappropriated 75000. The district attorney called the act fatally defective and the court ordered discharges, leaving Iowa banks vulnerable to theft until a fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Davenport
Iowa
Jeffries Praises Roosevelt After Richmond Levee
James Jeffries the champion pugilist gave a levee at the Richmond hotel after his show. He said he knows the President well and sparred with him, calling Roosevelt a gentleman who never kicked when pummelled and that he would have made a reputation in the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries
Roosevelt
Richmond
James Jeffries
Biloxi letters claim town thrives on oysters and tourism
GE O Angus writes from Biloxi Mississippi dated March 10 1905 recounting a journey from Chicago Heights via Evansville Nashville and Birmingham to Biloxi arriving February 1. He describes Biloxi as a tourist center with about 8000 residents and 2000 northerners, major canneries for oysters and shrimp, 700 sloops at work, narrow streets and picket fences, and a climate claimed to aid asthma though winters bring cold snaps. He notes water abundance from artesian wells, rising real estate activity, and a farming decline with many residents relying on oyster trade or tourism rather than agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Courter
South
Chicago Heights
Chicago & Western Railroad
Evansville
Nashville
Birmingham
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Hlinoig
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
United States
Gulf
New Orleans
Catarrah
Lever
Algona
Agent and sale notices from the Iowa publication
The notice asks for agents for the state map and booklet Iowa from The Towa Pub'l Co Davenport Iowa. It lists seven year farm loans at 5 percent. A very desirable residence property in Algona is for sale enquire at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Crose
Iowa
Towa Pub’l. Co
Davenport
Is. Dingley
Algona State Bank
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Algona Cunvicr
Hinchon & Finnell
Orpey
Bancroft Register
Bro. Laidley
Starr
Hepburn
Iona
Geo
Angus
The
United
John Wallace
Mobile
Gro
Ancus
Kossuth County
Irvington
Inotsold
Johnson
U. D. M. Republican Printing Office
Timothy
Courier
John Buchannon
Elm Street
H. H. Hopson
Algona Milling & Grain Co
Timothy Hay
F. W. Pecu
Algona, la
Oeeran Lea
Peter Winkel
Bill
Galbraith’s Shoe Store
A. D. Clarke & Co
Enquire of
T. i
Taylor
A.D. Grarke & Co
HH. Conner & Co
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