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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
3
Alysima Ganvier lists subscription prices and advertising terms. One copy yearly in advance. Display advertising rates per inch. Local insertions priced per line. Notice filed with the Algona Iowa post office as second class matter.
The piece revisits Harry K Thaw's Canadian legal odyssey and Attorney Jerome's poker definition, praising practical sense over rigid procedure. It contrasts Canadian justice with American court quirks, lampooning legal technicalities while lauding Jerome's math flavored take on poker and Algona's local bravado at the table.
A London Times paragraph reprinted by the Register and Leader criticizes American criminal procedure as outdated and overrun by technicalities. The piece laments form over fairness, arguing the system prioritizes ritual over justice and questions the role of the defendant in court.
A New Orleans dispatch recounts William Reilly, Luzianne Coffee Co. president, visiting his Monroe plantation to inform thirty descendants of his former slaves he will subdivide the estate into farms, stock each, and provide bank credit without individual debt. He requires all to request credit monthly and to live independently, signaling a rare postwar act of economic empowerment. He contrasts this humane gesture with Senator James K. Vardaman’s reputed hostility toward people of color.
A Snea City Herald report notes Ineo Wolfe as Bull Moose spokesman in Kossuth County mentioning a friend near Algona weighing which ticket to run on for sheriff. It cites another Algona man Claude Sampson ready to win on the Republican ticket and mentions plans to send a Kossuth representative to Des Moines after the election.
The fragment reports neighbors Wesley Plu Creek and Jim inviting Jim for family joy and health, mentions Mr and Mia Bolonous improving, lists George Larson Krantz Johnson Lehman as busy nailers about to erect a silo, notes a young lady visiting A J Martinek home, and Frank Seefeld batching as a swing of the dish and Sunday routines.
A Quater of a Century Ago recounts events from Algona and Emmetsburg with visits, church matters, fairs, farming sales, and local misfortunes. Names include John Bennett, Archie Hutchinson, Frank Slagle, Miss Willie Drake, Father Nicholls, J. G. Smith, H. Durant, Dr. McCormack, C. E. Heise, J. J. Gannon, Ostrum, Frank Nicoulin, Tennant, Branagan, Josie Egan, Lara Watson, Will Spencer, Herman Rantzow, Chrischilles, Julivg, Nie lander, John H. Jordan, Barney Devine, Boyer, Clack, and Devine. The piece notes a state fair attendance, a timber burn, a lightning strike recovery, a corn frost outlook, and a horse race at the fair.
In Philadelphia a court absolved Walter F. Bhaurda, late of Merchants Union Trust Company, of $1.4 million in securities and $40,000 cash theft after he confessed and agreed to restitution. Judge Hall dropped the indictment, noting bank officials preferred settlement to ruin, as Bhaurda returned all stolen funds plus 5,000. The case featured a long chase, international moves, and a plea for no stain on Bhaurda's record.
Fragments show two surnames McGeol and Bettis with Lu city and a James, likely a wedding or social notice. Readable text lacks full names, date, or place to confirm event specifics.
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