Death by Own Action Refuted and Home Life Urged
An unsigned column condemns the rise of death by own action societies led by Cleveland Mayor Tom L. Johnson, arguing the root causes are personal and psychological. It urges early moral and religious education, then pivots to a suffrage critique, urging women to improve homes to empower men and children, ending with Charles B. Wolf’s signature.
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Society For the Prevention
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Charles B. Wolf
Editor Wolfe in trouble over suffrage letter
The Alton Democrat editor Charles B. Wolfe faces anger from the local suffragists after an open New Year letter to Miss Alice Priest. The letter urged women to marry and rely on home life, triggering months of discusión and public rebuke by Shenandoah and Panora suffragists.
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Grover Cleveland
Charles B. Wolf
Alton Democrat
Wolf
Alton
Alice
Adelaide
Perdition
Pauls Charged With Fraud Over 12000 Acre Homesteads
Government initiates action against J E Paul and Dr C B Paul alleging timberland fraud via false homestead claims in 12000 acres in Washington for Washington Lumber company. Des Moines Capital notes Yeomen Insurance Society links and former grand foreman dispute.
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Des Moines
Paul Brothers
A. D. Clarke
Yeomen Insurance Society
Clarke
Paul
Yeomen Society
Seattle
Wash
J. E. Paul
C. B. Paul
Momestead
Washington
Washington Lumber Company
Pauls
Inspine Company
John Dennison
Yeomen
Dennison
United States
Hard Luck Fox Seeks Loans Across Wide World
A string of comic verse fragments follows Reynard the fox as he pleads for loans from various animals. Each creature, from a wealthy skunk to a mink and a crane, refuses with witty, economical retorts. The fox ends destitute, digging into empty pockets and dirt.
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New York Times
The Cabinet Promise in the New York Sun
The Administration pushed reform in the fall house cleaning. Bonaparte clashed with Gorman while Taft campaigned in Ohio against Cox. Root backed reform leads Jerome and Philadelphia reformers. Shaw preached happiness and high prices among Buckeyes, remaining the leading Iowa candidate for a Denigon trust company presidency regardless of Ohio results.
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New York Sun
Bonaparte
Gorman
Taft
Ohio
Boss Cox
Root
Jerome
Philadelphia
Leslie Mortier Shaw
Shaw
Iowa
Trust Company
Denigon, Ja
Death notices report Mrs Bestenlehner and others
Mrs Bestenlehner of Algona dies in bed after years of feeble health. Funeral from Catholic church tomorrow morning. Edward A Patterson, long illness with tuberculosis of the muscles, dies Thursday evening. He leaves a wife, two children, and larger family in Algona. C S Coffin of Burt dies Sunday morning of neuralgia of the heart, leaving eight children and surviving relatives across several states. Burial and service details noted for local community.
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Bestenlehner
Frank
Wernert
Joseph
Hungary
Algona
Mar
Bestenichner
Andrew
Ignatius
Matt
Argona
Muscatine
Edward A. Patterson
S. D. Patterson
Fortville
Wis
Union Township
Kossuth County
Grace Wheeler
Bancroft
Oklahoma
Stroud
Collin
Coffin of
Burt
Coffin
Lawrence County
Ogle County
Ill
Aurilla E. Woodard
Iowa
Agnes
J. H. Graham
Denver
C. M. Conley
W. E. McDonald
Leona McMurray
G. H. Coffin
Ardmore
Clark
Coffin of Burt and Zell Coffin of Seattle
Funeral postponed to today at Burt Methodist church to allow children to arrive. A Davenport Indiana police chief’s dental X ray research method detects a swallowed diamond ring in a thief who confessed after seeing an electric apparatus image.
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Davenport
Irrigation trial yields optimistic corn forecast in Independence
Mr Witte of Independence township tested a fertilizer attachment on a nine to ten acre corn field. He expects 70 bushels per acre and paid about 1 40 per acre. He notes soil fertility is usually strong and yields compensate his labor. A separate note advertises a 100 pound black shoat for sale three miles northeast of Algona and a sale bill printing service.
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Witte
Independence Township
Maha
Iowa
Algona
Peat Property
Gro, Miller
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Agana Gouvier
Hinchon & Finnell
Pere la Wavaneg. Co
Sis Tronbhis, Lanegree
Senator Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Leslie M. Shaw
Leslie
Norway
Prince Charles of
Denmark
Wolfe
Miss Priest
Chicago Tribune
Reynard
Texarkany
Kansas City Lines
Fairmont Sentinel
C. S. Coffin
Methodist Church
Spray
Kraft Clothing Co
IRS
Central
Duck Coats
Joe Misbach
New York Medical Journal
Dik. Birke
Langdon & Co’s
Lee’s Hog Remedy
Lee
GEO. H. Lee CO
Omaha
Neb
R. H. Miller
F. S. Norton
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