Bailey of Britt and his long career in Hancock County
A retrospective tribute recalls E N Bailey of Hancock County who left his farm to take charge of the Britt Republic and became a famed country editor known as Bailey of Britt. The piece recounts early politics, Bailey's sharp newspaper skills, and his influence across Algona area politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Thomases
Algona
E. N. Bailey
Hancocks County
The
Republican
Bailey
Britt
Joseph Pulitzer
John G. Smith
W. T. Bourne
Kopsith County
Hancock
Convent
Husbandry
TF Sa
Brigt
Jordan
Bourne
Harvey Ingham
Starr
de Cour
Fred Glarke Bread Mares Mentioned in Report
Fragmentary line notes Fred Glarke with several good bread mares valued at five shillings each. No further context or specifics available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Glarke
Women jurors defy judge in not guilty verdict
From Los Angeles a dispatch reports twelve women on a jury defied Judge Melrose by delivering a verdict of not guilty in a case involving Salvin Enoch, 16. The foreman Myra Schuey announced the verdict after the women insisted on judging according to their conscience despite the judge's explicit instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makita Record
California
Los Angeles
Melrose -of -Tropico
Salvin ‘Enoch
Myra
Schuey
Shuey
Melrose
Epilty
Arid Dée
Puniak
Fragmented campaign tale and sale notice mix
A garbled account describes a campaign worker and a neighbor referencing a vote as one candidate slips a dollar off a fence. The piece shifts to a public notice from Christian Register about selling out a grocery business and a Jersey pig sale. It advertises property and livestock, with prices and easy terms offered by F. W. Waterhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billia
Campaig
Tye
Also Mentioned on This Page
KRAFT
Big Discount
Kraft-Misbach Co
Minnesota Line
Uents
Kraft Clothing Company
Algona Conviet
Hinchon & Finnell
Iowa
Bailey OF
Trish
Courier
Ireland
Mot Trish
Konguth
Lanyérai
John
Wash
Chirag
Wainwright
Walsh
F. L. Baker
Baltimore
James F. Mitchell
Chicago
D. C. Hansen
New York
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Teddy
Outlook
Brooklyn, N
Eagle
Russell
the Tabernacle
Settleriay
Duroe
Jersey
F. W. Waterhouse
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