Postal banks of 1908 debate and costs
Alyona Convier discusses the Republican and Democratic platforms on postal savings banks and bank guaranty of deposits. He weighs costs to taxpayers, potential postmaster compensation, centralization of funds, and the choice between direct private bank security versus government guaranty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Bryan
Washington
New York
Chicago
Treasury Show
Cortelyou
Wall Street
A Matter of Opinion on Roosevelt Taft Calamity View
The piece argues President Roosevelt’s letter predicting a national calamity if Taft is not elected is opinion, not fact, and notes many prominent figures blame Roosevelt for the era’s troubles. It cites American Steel Foundries in Granite City and its layoffs as an example of perceived fallout from administration policy on railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Wm. B. McKinley
Republican Congressional Committee of
New York
Taft
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
American Steel Foundries Company
Granite City
Teddy
Bryan
Unclear charge notes amid panic and idle witness count
A fragment notes charges tied to accomplished facts, with a stated panic and millions of idle men acting as witnesses. The line hints at social or political tension but provides no concrete names, places, dates, or events to define a clear report.
Foraker Fallout Ends Senatorial Career in Scandal
The article accuses Ohio Senator J B Foraker of serving trusts over the people, citing letters from John D. Archbold of Standard Oil showing large deposits and political cooperation. It portrays Hearst as using the materials to damages Foraker amid a broader anti trust crusade, while noting the ongoing campaign dynamics and public commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Foraker
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
Broadway
New York
Yvon
J. B. Foraker
Sixteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Burker
Supreme Court
Rogers
J. D. Archbold
le Hon
Washington, D
J.B. Foraker
Mr. Hearst
United States
Washington
Alma 5c Cigar Made in Algona For Sale
The latest item is an Alma hand made 5c cigar produced in Algona by Guderian and Kuhn. Also offered is a residence property in Algona consisting of an eight room house and three lots, available for sale or trade for a small farm. Contact A Maleng Esthaville Iowa and mortgage loan services by A D Clarke Co offer 5 percent loans with optional payments. Lumber and building materials supplied by Woodford Wheeler Lumber Co with lime stucco cement and clean washed nut coal for summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guderian & Kuhn
Algona
A. Maleng
Estherville
Iowa
Woodford-Wheeler Lumber Co
Signs That Failed Predict Early Frost In Algona
The article recalls two respected locals John Q. Jamison and C W McMurray who predicted an early frost using signs like yellow butterflies and early cricket chirping. The warm September contradicted their forecasts, leaving corn mature and the drought elsewhere noted. It also covers community notes on church anniversaries, local troubles, medical updates, a marriage, a potential cement tile factory in Fenton, and other assorted local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
John Q. Jamison
C. W. McMurray
Jamison
Mr. McMurray
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Fenton
John Sifert
C. B. Durdall
John
R. H. Shackelford
Marie Larson
Lone Rock
Rev. Porterfield
Courier
Judge Quarton Sweet Clover Experiment Sparks Debate
Local item notes Judge Quarton plans sowing sweet clover for hay and pasture after a Courier feature. Geo B McCarty of Emmetsburg urged against it, calling sweet clover a pest rivaling Canadian thistle. McCarty cites Emmetsburg’s extermination ordinance, and the judge forwarded the letter to Frank Coverdale of Maquoketa for response.
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Judge Quarton
Courier
Geo. B. McCarty
Emmetsburg
McCarty
Frank Coverdale
Maquoketa
Coverdale
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Panama
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S&s
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J. B. Foaker
New_York
J.B Foraker
Dist. No. 1
A.M. Curns
Emin
Albert Butterfield
Ablic
Irvington
Algona Hospital
Alma
A. D. Clarke & Co
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Patterson & Son
John McMahon
Sexton
Peter Young
Congregational Church of
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O. T. Douglas
L. M.horton
Ella Langdon
M. Starr
Harvey Ingham
Torbett
Methodist Church
Gilles
Presbyterian Church
J. F. Porterfield
Baptist Church
Martin Bonstetter
Garfield
Rochester
Swea City
Kossuth County
Sioux City
Spirit Lake
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Algona-Fairmont Road
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Milwaukee
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Lotts Creek
Blue Harth
Minn
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Whitemore
Rolfe
Andrew Simonson
Glen Sanders
Wm. Dodds
Elgin
J. O. Paxson
Fargo
Red River Valley
John Schmidt
St. Too
Erpelding
Louis Dailey
Whittemore
Nels Larson
Wadsworth
Minnesota
P. Christenson
West Bend
Bryan Fund
L. H. McChesney Ptm
Bryan Man Wee
Owen
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