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Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1912

Page

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Longworth Defeated in Ohio First District by Bowdle

Official Hamilton County count shows Nichol s Longworth defeated by Stanley Bowdle Democrat by 87 votes in the First Ohio district. California unofficial returns place Roosevelt ahead of Wilson by 45 votes though final official tally may alter results. Chairman McCombs begins an eagerly awaited vacation in South Carolina after election night.

Hamilton County Board of Elections Nichols Longworth Col Theodore Roosevelt Ohio Stanley Bowdle William T. McCombs New York Democratic National Committee South Carolina California Roosevelt Wilson

Agreement with Russia on treaty replacement reached

Secretary Knox and Russian Ambassador Bakhmeteff nearly finalize a replacement for the 1832 commercial treaty, effective January 1. President Taft accepts Lee McClung's resignation as treasurer, Carmi Thompson expected to succeed. Fisher appoints David White to lead USGS, succeeding Waldemar Lindgren who moves to MIT.

United States Russia Knox Bakhmeteff Taft Lee McClung McClung Carmi Thompson Secretary of the Interior Fisher David White United States Geological Survey Waldemar Lindgren Geological Department Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Steamboat Mayflower Disaster in Ma dowska River Canada

Foreign eleven perished when the steamboat Mayflower sank in the Ma dowska river, Canada. Three survivors are so weak they can tell little about the accident. The body of Spanish premier Jose Canalejas, assassinated on Tuesday, entombed in the Spd panelpeon with His Excellency.

Madowska River Canada Jose Canalejas Spd

Unsettling Iowa Crime Wave And Vets Meet Highlights

A young man named Clarence Hartshorn was arrested in Corning for trying to dispose of postage stamps and confessed to a post office robbery at Pacific Junction. Iowa Vet er inarians elect E W Miller as president and 200 delegates attend. Courts hear murder and alienation cases as Bowers and Lowthers litigations proceed. multiple accidents and local incidents fill the week from Shenandoah to Davenport.

Clarence F. Hartshorn Corning Council Bluffs Post Office Ranger Federal Grand Jury United States Sapp Pacific Junction Hartshorn Iown Cedar Rapids Iowa Veterinarians’ Association Ames E.W. Miller W. A. Heck West Liberty J. A. Scott Waterloo C. H. Stang Veterinary Department of Ames Colege H. L. Stewart Lacona William Bowers Arthur L. Brokke Forest City Kelley Charles City Brokke Bowers Alice Lowthers Creston John Lowthers Jane Lowthers Eugene L. Williams Alice Zurick Tingley Mason City Oscar Bowers Boys’ Work Department The State Des Moines Henry Piper Dr. Armitage Shenandoah Piper Iowa National Guard Carrol C. C. Heimer J. H. McClelland Joseph Tuffres Marshall County Tuffree Taft Gayly Ottumwa Carl Beckwish Decorah A. Waddell Thor

New Right of Way Aims to Reroute M. and St. L. Line

Surveyors map a seven mile new route to replace harmful grades and sharp curves between Eldora and Steamboat Rock. The work would route the railroad along the Iowa river west of Eldora, avoiding the worst crossings and deadly parking area where many costly wrecks have occurred.

Eldora Steamboat Rock Father Iowa River

Holden Goes to a Larger Field

Des Moines reports Perry G. Holden, longtime Iowa Agricultural Association president and former Iowa State College professor, named dean of International Harvester service bureau. He will oversee a one million dollar budget to expand the bureau, will base in Chicago, and plans to expand Iowa expertise globally while remaining committed to Iowa.

Harry A. Wheeler Chamber of Commerce of the United States Chicago Association of Commerce New York Merchants’ Association Des Moines Perry G. Holden Iowa Agricultural Assocation Iowa State College At Ames International Harvester Company Holden Chicago Iowa Agriculturist Towa

Uncle Sam Fines Uncle Falstaff Editor in Iowa

Frank A Sat ter known as Uncle Falstaff pleaded guilty in Fort Dodge federal court to sending obscene matter through the mails. Judge Reed surmised no obscenity in the material and imposed a nominal $25 fine. The Ellsworth editor’s article critiqued a perceived moral condition among local youths.

Webster City Frank A. Satter Wisworth Iowa Uncle Falstaff Reed Fort Dodge Ellsworth

Pearls Found In Oysters At Webster City Café

A Webster City cafe served two large perfect pearls with oysters to a prominent plumbing contractor. Not all Webster City hotels and restaurants serve pearls with oysters, but this cafe did.

Webster City

WII Erect Hospital in Sioux City Ground Broken

Dr. A. Moe of Heron Lake Minn plans a new four story brick hospital with a laboratory on Seventh and Jackson streets in Sioux City. He has purchased the ground and will oversee the construction, creating the sixth hospital in the city.

WII Sioux City A. 3X Moe Heron Lake Minn Seventh Jackson Streets

Conaway Takes Partner in Mason City Times

Freeman R. Conaway gains partner in the Mason City Times as B. F. Ferguson and M. I. Ferguson buy an interest and Ferguson assumes business management of the paper.

Postoffice and Store in Bingham Burned Down

Fire consumed the postoffice and general store at Bingham. The postmaster, Mr Oxford, reportedly took government funds before the blaze. The loss to stock was about 3800 dollars, insured for 2000. A faulty flight home and other details described in the damaged report.

Bingham Shengadogh Atore Oxford

New Petition At Ottawa Ottumwa

A readable fragment notes a petition of consent commonly called the gallon petition viewed in state for at Ottawa and Ottumwa with unspecified details. The brief hints at a formal procedural matter related to local government or governance.

Ottawa Ottumwa

Inventor’s Banter on Heatless Home Tricks Sparks Debate

In a playful Shop Talk exchange, the Inventor touts a heatless heater, leakproof fixtures, an invisible ash can, and a disappearing bed as making city life better. Benedict counters that true progress hinges on a footless meter and vanishing gas bill.

Rash Spreads After Small Face Rash To Arms

Miss Katherine McCallister of Indianapolis describes a severe allergic like rash that began on her face and spread to arms and back over ten days. She suffered itching burning and disfigurement before using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After seven to eight days improvements began and by about three weeks she was cured. Sample and order details follow.

Road Ave Indianapolis Ind Katherine McCallister Dept. L Boston

Reverse Proceeding in a Domestic Query

In a terse exchange a caller asks if Mabel was located after a prior search and the respondent confirms the discovery followed a phone inquiry. The dialogue reflects a pursuit and outcome within an interpersonal dispute.

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