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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1897
Page
2
Milton Starr lists subscription pricing for the Algona Republican with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options. Rates shown include one year in advance at 1.50, six months at 2.60, and three months at 0.94, per line of the old ad style.
A nine week legislative session drags on with threats of deadlocks between the senate and house over major measures as lobby investigations and code controversy erode trust. The piece contrasts this with a defense of Christianity against Ingersoll's agnostic critiques and notes public outrage over Mrs. Fitzsimmons at a Carson boxing scene.
Secretary Wilson has begun service in the agriculture department and issued an order effective March 1 requiring that all beef shipments to European ports be accompanied by an inspector’s certificate showing cattle are disease free and sound. No vessel carrying beef products will receive clearance papers without compliance, aiming to address foreign market objections to U S meat health.
A small segment of the population treats a prize fight as a bigger event than a presidential election, highlighting differing priorities and public interest.
A confidential note by Dee B. Jackson alleged improper spending to pass a building and loan bill, claiming 2400 dollars were used by lobbyists led by Jackman. A committee found no evidence of House influence by any lobby and deemed the bill protected investors, while victims were the building and loan associations harmed by Jackman’s self serving scheme.
The piece contrasts a prize fight riotous show with sobbing after a knockout. It then shifts to local fiscal notes noting Spencer's sectical debt of 24000 and annual tax take of 14000, Emmetsburg school debt at 5000 with 8000 tax, and Algona debt of 87000 with 12000 yearly revenue.
The Des Moines city council passed a curfew ordinance by an unanimous vote on Monday night. It requires boys and girls under 16 to be off the streets at 9 pm in summer and 8 pm in winter unless accompanied by a parent guardian or other person with legal custody.
The article surveys civil service reform progress and opposition to the merit system, noting its spread to Washington offices. It mentions McMillen defeating O'Connell for attorney general and J Adam Bede resigning a Democrat appointment, humorously explaining party office dynamics and campaign sentiment.
The Whittemore Champion chastises local residents for lingering on railroad tracks as trains approach. The piece warns the engineer grows nervous and the editor dreads being forced to recount a subscriber’s violent ride to heaven on a cow catcher.
The bid to force a vote at Ledyard failed as supporters of Mr. Writaht did not cast ballots. Thirty of thirty three votes went to Leach, formerly station agent now seeking work. Over a hundred converts reported from Britt after Evangelist Oaka's meetings.
Table Talk for March presents ten pages of responses to housekeepers inquiries from across the country. Miss Cornelia C. Bedford directs the feature. It includes daily menus for the month with evening and noon meals and menus for special occasions.
At the Burt Round Table teachers formed a committee to draft sympathy resolutions for Cubans seeking independence from Spain. The group urged extending sympathy to Cuba and fostering a continental break from Old World political ties while advocating a foreign policy that protects American citizens aiding the Cuban cause and earns respect for a liberty-minded nation. Carniz Goonwig, Percy Stoner, John Martin.
The advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as a leading cough remedy, claiming it cures where others fail and is pleasant to take. It notes availability from Dr. L. A. Sheetz and mentions Walker Bros. stocking Chase and Sanborn teas along with coffees.
Ellen Bennett Reed born Mayo Meath Ireland July 12 1824 died March 17 aged nearly 74. She came to the United States with a brother and niece as a youth, married Samuel Reed in 1841, and raised eleven children eight surviving. Her life was shadowed by the murder of her son Emmet in 1887 and the earlier murder of a younger brother in Illinois. The Reed family moved from Iowa to Kossuth and later Algona. Interment at Irvington cemetery followed funeral services. Rev G W Southwell and Rev Bond presided.
Herbert Walter Lang eldest son of Mr and Mrs W J Lang died Monday afternoon after a long sickness ending in Brights disease He was born in La Crosse Wisconsin August 29 1879 and was between seventeen and eighteen Funeral services will be held at the family residence this afternoon
The infant child of Rev. and Mrs. Sinclair died Monday afternoon after Rev. Sinclair preached in Spencer the prior day. Funeral service will be held at 4 pm at the house. The remains will be sent this evening to Mrs. Sinclair’s mother in Ohio. The community offers sympathy.
The senior class lists Roscoe Call Myr tle Call Carrie Durant Josia Fohlin Mabel Gilmore Carrie Hart Jeannie Patterson Ruth Purvis Lillian Randall Bert Ressigue Carl Setchell Helen Starr Walter Stebbins Walter Tellier Earl Humlonge. The class is the largest aspired to graduate, with two fifths boys. School closes next Friday for a week, spring term starts April 5 for ten weeks ending June 11. Arbor Day urged to beautify the new building exterior. Supt A L Carrall to address Clay county teachers April 10 and present a paper at the North West Teacher's Association April 22-24. Discipline is firm but kind. ninth graders debated gold versus iron. Superintendent visits classrooms weekly. Gal. Thus F Cooke, new school board member, toured departments Friday. "Keep off the grass" is the thaw watchword.
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