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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
1
Happenings from around the globe include January 1 start for parcels post, rural delivery expansion, and civil service protections under the post office bill. Roosevelt pledges full disclosure on campaign funds for 1904. hearings loom in Washington next September as the probe widens.
The Kaonsay state Republicans overrule the new state committee to place Roosevelt electors on the ballot while Governor Wilson backs a Panroga probe of preconvention funds and his Baltimore nomination funds. Admiral Southerland leads Pacific forces in Nicaragua, aiming to keep rail and sea links open as U S troops may be requested along the Mexican border amid deteriorating Chihuahua and Sonora conditions. Funeral rites for Salvation Army founder William Booth proceed in London. The pope weakens daily, forcing a sitting Mass, and former Colombian president Gen Rafael Reyes suffers severe injuries in a France auto crash with uncertain recovery prospects.
Personal United States Senator Isaac Stephensoni collapsed from heart failure fifteen miles north of Escanaba Michigan, with indications he is dying. George C. Cleveland named chief engineer of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, succeeding Samuel Rockwell as consulting engineer. A public figure mentions a political donation from Morgan to the Bull Moose cause during a Champaign Illinois welcome home for Congressman W. B. McKinley. General Sullivan monument unveiled at Newport. Pestonmont water front buildings decorated for the event.
Glenwood police report four men arrested after a strange late night assault on Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson and a guest. Separate note: Patrolman H. Becker suspended for alleged failure to cooperate with higher police officials amid a drive on hotels of questionable reputation on lower Fourth Street in Sioux City.
Iowa State College at Ames led by Dean Marston advocates expanding engineering education beyond drafting and design. Graduates should become managers and promoters of manufacturing to boost state industry, aligning with a broader public need for industrial development.
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