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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
2
Algona and Couvier list subscription rates including one copy for one year in advance and six months in advance. The item notes entry of the publication at the Algona Iowa post office as second class matter.
The piece weighs Taft's likely renomination against Democratic contenders led by Bryan. It highlights Gov Harmon and Gov Wilson as prospects, notes Clark and Folk as viable, and mentions caution about party unity. A Panama Canal plot against Col Goethals is reported alongside social fashion remarks and a hobble anecdote involving Miss Cherie Foucher.
A woman suffers shock and contusions after being knocked by a dog and is taken home. The piece surveys congressional fiscal retrenchment under Democrats, including salary cuts, removal of extra pay, and corrected appropriations. Taft vetoes statehood bills for Arizona and New Mexico with conditions. Cummins advocates LaFollette or another progressive. commentary on German labor policy and a sensational rainmaking tale from Texas.
A Fort Dodge couple Mabel Cochran and Angela Lovello wed under clouded circumstances after a drunken marriage. Cochran seeks divorce while Lovello regrets the union, with Justice Magowan acting as attorney to smooth the divorce. The piece critiques legal irony in a progressive state.
Speaker Champ Clark, in Quincy Illinois, condemns President Taft s recent Hamilton Massachusetts remarks. He accuses Taft of misstatements about reciprocity Underwood and himself and supports tariff opposition while defending Democrats role against tariff boards and presidential control. Clark denounces Taft as out of touch with the people and vows to challenge his stance publicly.
Senator Kenyon, the junior senator of Town, drew a large crowd at the Clear Lake pavilion on Bundy Sunday. He avoided heavy politics, preferring to mingle with the people and deliver a sermonlike talk. He referenced Les Miserables character the Bishop of Digne and critiqued river and harbor appropriations while calling for principled opposition to waste and favoritism.
A senator defended his decision to preach to the galleries rather than the boxes at a Clear Lake event. He said criticism came from opposing the unnatural as the goal, invoking Christ and wartime references to justify his stance. He noted he was not responsible for a 35 cent gate fee and that he expected free admission. He described his ties to Iowa and his Chautauqua work.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers' troupe arrives in Algona on September 13 with Mille Marie Perrot performing a double aerial automobile somersault high above the crowd, leaping a fifty foot gap. The Ty Bell sisters, known as the human butterflies, perform hanging by teeth on steel cords, alongside a rich menagerie and three miles of parade in new equipment.
A regional ad explains feed mixing values: tankage and middlings with 60 percent protein equivalence for varying dollar amounts. Tankage ranges 38 to 60 percent, middlings 19 percent, corn oil meal bkbu prices cited. Contact M D Emmong and E B Talley for options, with addresses and phone numbers listed in Alone, Iowa. Additional notices offer property sale or rental assistance through local offices.
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