Graft, wealth, and scandal in steel and lumber elites
Myona Canvive surveys tariff myths linking high protections to booming grafts in lumber and steel. She cites Carnegie, Schwab, Frick, and Corey, detailing Corey’s scandalous marriage and vast payouts. The piece condemns elite salaries while common workers earn far less and mocks luxury as antithetical to true national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thaw
William Ellis Corey
Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Schwab
Frick
Mabelle Gilman
Enight
Gil- Toby
Carnegies
Schwabs
Fricks
Coreys
Electric eels as novel power source proposed in Venezuela
A college professor in Venezuela conceived a new motor using electric eels. He captured a hundred eels, chained them, and wired a battery of potential horse power to drive a streetcar. He warned one eel would exhaust quickly, but rest and sun could recharge the units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Jesse
Jim
James
Joe
Sam
Nixi
Bancrost
John D. Rockefeller
Arabian Stallion Delays Journey as Other Contenders Considered
The famed Arabian, owned by Homer Davenport, is ill and postponed from Portland to Morris Plains. Potential rivals from Kentucky and Wyoming consider entering with a mule or horse, hoping to unseat the Arab once it resumes. The piece notes quack-doctor legislation and a wheat price surge affecting markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Morris Plains
New Jersey
Homer Davenport
Col. Castleman
Kentucky
Wyoming
Burning Sands
Missouri
Col. Davenport
GEO. BOYLE'S COLUMN DASH TO THE POLE
GEO BOYLE describes plans to start about June 20 to reach the pole and return to Iowa. He jokes about avoiding unproven contraptions and hints at a secret scheme to pull the pole, aiming to meet Wellman and Peary if possible. He notes Dr Heinen’s new auto buggy and Frankie Butler’s move to Piero, S D to claim land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Duluth
Iowa
Wellman
Peary
Dr. Heinen
Holsmann
Willis McCarty
Emmetsburg
Doc
Frankie Butler
Piero, S.D
Whittemore and Bancroft notes and town life items
Local items from Whittemore and Bancroft cover fairs, sales, new purchases, and schooling. Mentions include McGovern and Neville pant sale, Phil Cullen driving a Stanhope, and Whittemore sidewalk updates. Obituaries note Fred Mosbach’s death, and Herman Rantzow welcomes a baby girl. Community events include class of 1907 graduation plans and town church notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ryan
Neuville
McGovern
Ryan
Bill
Neville Willl
Phil Cullen
Stanhope
Phil
W. F. Carter
C. C. Samson
Jake Blossom
John Edwards
John
Grove
Algona Boys
St. Paul
Kossuth
Fred Mosbach
Dullard
Mr. Mosbach
Herman Rantzow
Whittemore
Iowa
Herman
Frederick Lehmann
Falstich
Funeral for Mrs. Lawrence Rainer Held in Bancroft
The Tuesday funeral for Mrs. Genovefa Krenn Rainer, born December 4, 1845 in Hungary, wife of Lawrence Rainer, followed by seven children including Gregor and Genovefa, with interment beside son Martin in Bancroft. The family had farmed locally since 1893 and recently moved relatives to Minnesota. The item notes June as a month of brides with four more couples booked in Bancroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Rainer
Genovefa Krenn
Moenchshoff
Kreis Neusiedelnam-See
Hungary
May Sth
Regina
Pepert
Katherin
John Dime
Gregor
Genovefa
John Sapletal
Bancroft
Joseph
Frank
Forest Lake
Washington County
Minnesota
Rainer
Martin
Cupid
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Hinchon & Finnell
Wisconsin
Illinois
Senate
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Dakotas
Canada
Chicago
Board of Trade
Geo. Boyle
Whittemore News and Comment
Okoboji
Pike
Lala Gray
Harry Wilson
Mr. Pike
Silas Roupe
Daly House
Roupe
Chrischilles
China
The
Joseph H. Schemmel
Joe Schemmel
Bancroft High School
Richard C. Barret
Ames
G. C. Walker
Methodist Church
Father Schemmel
Peter Theisen
Marguerite Lorenz
Mensch
Zwick
Pitt
Tony Ogle
Tony
John Clement
Clement
Nick Scholtes
Hot Springs
Nick
John Goshe, Sr
Bart
John, Jr
Sartor
Frank Thola
C. C. Kennedy
Harper
Will Kerr
Seneca
Dr. Sartor
Lulu Bircher
John Winkel
la Crosse
John Docmanton
F. W. Fitzgibbons
Ditchers
D. C. Smith
Josie Sudmeier
Dyersville Bank
Underkoffer Drug Firm
Ben Sudmeier
Underkoffers
Harry Giffin
Turton
Swedish Lutheran Church
N. J. Ludwig
Backus
Wm, Stahl
Dakota
John Ewen
William Nemmers
Mabel Hayden
Taylor
Bancroft News
Kraft Clothing Co
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