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Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1908

Page

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Dubuque Divorce Filing Stirs City Wealthy Citizen

A sensational Dubuque divorce suit by Mrs John Bradley against her husband John H Cradhson, a wealthy local figure, petitions statutory fault and excessive drinking. Alimony of £100,000 and custody of three children, plus $500 monthly support and $4,000 for suit costs, are asked.

Cestes Cde Sallivens Adil Deventer Gasten Creston Baptist E Dubuque John Bradley John H. Cradhson Wiliam Bradley Edmund Tlayes St. Patrick's Catholic Church Imogene Nive Miles Shenandoah Rome Coventry Fred Ours Dows Tilder Tsaac

Political turbulence as Taft and Roosevelt clash

The piece chronicles campaign moves across multiple states with Taft touring Wisconsin and the Midwest while Roosevelt issues strong statements over the Foraker incident. Du Pont resigns from the Republican National Committee campaign bureau, and West Virginia sees C. W. Swisher withdraw as governor candidate. Mrs Bryan campaigns in Ohio and Gompers testifies in a cement case. New Independence party nominates Clarence J. Shearn for New York governor.

Solitical Charing XL Vlaskell OR Mihai Commenttig Mathemal Cane Reva Canpadian Sack Roosevelt Chatman Titchcock Repubean National Gen. T. Coleman DuPont Delaware Lntest National Committee Taft Wisconsin da Follett May Bryan Ohio New York State Independence Party Clarence J. Shearn New York Samuel Gompers I. W. van Cleave Jodge Widian WI Cincinnati Middle West Senator Foraker Ridge Taft C. W. Swisher West Virginia

Governors Hearing in Chicago on Standard Oil Ties

Governor Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, was summoned to meet Mr. Bryan in Chicago for a hearing over charges of involvement with the Standard Oil Company. Andrew Carnegie plans a British hero fund and will entrust trustees with 250000 dollars. Allan Forbes from Salem was convicted of cruelty to his pony in a Myopia game, fined fifty dollars. Mrs. Jack Gardner, Boston social leader, caused a stir by walking in Copley Square in a sheath gown open to the knee. President Roosevelt ended his vacation and left Oyster Bay for Washington with his family and staff. Col. William F. Stewart, coast artillery, ordered to appear before a retiring board to assess his disability.

Gov. Haskell Oklahoma Democratic National Committee Mr. Bryan Chicago Standard Oil Company America Andrew Carnegie Great Britain Allan Forbes Salem Mass Jack Gardner Boston Copley Square Roosevelt Oyster Bay Washington William F. Stewart Coast Artillery Fort Grant Ariz

Multiple Disasters and Events Across the Nation Today

Nineteen killed and about 30 injured in a collision near Young’s Point Montana. Fires in Fond du Lac Wisconsin destroy churches and homes worth 250000 dollars. Banker James W. Pant dies at Hot Springs Virginia. Colton South Carolina savings bank robbed of about 1000 dollars. Danish nobleman Count M Thue von Bentzen weds Alice M Baer of St Louis. Redding California wires burn 100000 dollars in business and lodging losses. Baltimore and Ohio bridge collapse at Havre de Grace Maryland injures one. Mrs. John Dalton near Pikhart Texas drives herself to insanity and kills her baby. Actor Nat C Goodwin seeks divorce in Reno. Abe Raymer acquitted of riot charges in Springfield. William Jennings Bryan defends Gov Haskell to Roosevelt over Standard Oil links.

Young's Point Billings Mont Fond du Lac Wis James W. Pant Drexel & Co Philadelphia J. P. Morgan & Co New York Morgan, Harjes Company Paris Hot Springs Colton 8. C M. Thue von Bentzen Alice M. Baer St. Louis Wire Redding Cal Baltimore & Ohio Susquehanna River Havre de Grace John Dalton Pikhart Tex Nat C. Goodwin Bessie Lal Goodwin Maxine Elliott Reno, Ney Abe Raymer Toliiz Ged di Rears Eniefde Shootine Himseldt Philatelphia Lisold Florence Murshid Sweatligirt Hoenitsele Tasie Neslet West Orien Walter Whithook Rurder Hes Ariow Whithoe Jerenih Lynch Foren Wisconsin Bridge E Tran Company Cononae Ghee Erie Uay TM A. O. Hrawn & Ga Rome Maly Pasky Masila Calro R. W. Arelbald Scranton Harry Ix Unite States District Court Pittsburg Washington Life Insurance Company Leyi P. Morton Thomas FP. Ryan Harry Payne Whitney William C. Baldwin Pittsburg Life and Trust Company Raymond W. Pullman Forest Service Minnesota Supreme Court of Washington Tulu Kreitzer Dayton Wisconsin Upper Michigay Foster City Mich Marinette County Michigan Adirondams Gerard Supreme Court of New York Elsie French Vanderbilt Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Alfonso Spain Blarvitz Southern Railway Duncan Acapulco Mexico Radmes Samar Leyte Junzon Panay Masbate Romblem San Francisco Carthage Denver Coliseum Roosevelt Eiryan Haskell Gov United States Yankee Spindle Rock Buzzards Bay John D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Company St. Petersburg Paraguay Katherine Clemmons Gould Howard Gould Mr. Gould Lewis Purner la Grange Dora Helmney Halleee

Global unrest and disasters across continents dominate news

A wild mix of events floods the page: political turmoil as leaders issue manifestos and force elections, violent crime cases in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, severe fires tearing towns in Michigan and Wisconsin, a spate of natural disasters including earthquakes, typhoons, and train wrecks, plus legal battles, corporate shifts, and a royal assassination plot thwarted in Spain. The report traces widespread unrest, calamity, and high-profile legal actions with multiple named places and figures.

Des Moines News Covers Mothers Day Proposals and War Office Plans

A 1909 Des Moines column reports Iowa Mothers Congress urging the governor’s proclamation for Mothers Day with focus on child welfare, education, and regional services. It also notes Major J. Broughton’s recommendations to expand wartime encampments, and a Y M C A lot purchase for a new building.

Iowa Iowa Congress of Atothers Earl Waller Brown West Grand Avenue Des Moines Iowa Congress of Mothers Walter Krown Congress of Mothers J. Broughton National Guard War Department Agricultural College Broughton National Guard of

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