Herbert Wheaton and familypapers. 1888-1954.

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Herbert Wheaton and familypapers. 1888-1954.

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Papers of the publisher (1912-1952) of a small-town weeklynewspaper (Hokah, Houston County, Minn.) documenting his political and socialopinions, Republican politics in Minnesota, the operation of the newspaper, and incidentally, his teachingcareer (1898-1910) and his local insurance agency. Hokah Chief

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