Postmastership Woes In Atlantic Spark Local Political Strife
The Atlantic post office fight draws the ire of local and statewide figures as caucusing and political maneuvering frustrate residents. The News weighs in, criticizing council and Republican players for self serving moves and predicting the matter may determine party cohesion in Cass county. The piece also jabs at Wiseman and his Telegraph politics while defending open, blunt commentary over covert tactics.
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Atlantic
Congressman Green
Green
Postoffice
Congressman Smith
Council Bluffs
Williams
Tim Turner
Chas
Hanhon
Banch
Atlantic Post Office
Atlantic Postoffice
Atlantic Postofice
Cass County
Wiseman
The
Telegraph
Wiseman Denies Local Capital in Telegraph Ownership
The Atlantic paper corrects circulated claims about telegraph ownership. It asserts Wiseman is the sole owner, recounting his alleged purchase from a partner in Des Moines and defending the paper’s plant as built with earned money, not political influence.
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Wiseman
Telegraph
Des Moines
Atlantic
Mr. Wiseman
Progressives Split Over Canada Reciprocity Pact
The piece argues the pending Canada reciprocity agreement aligns with progressive ideas and offers Taft a path to revision, yet it challenges progressive leaders to stay steadfast. It notes two motives for opposition, including farming interests bearing the first revision and a lack of political courage among some progressives. The future of progressivism hinges on how this treaty is handled.
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Canada
Taft
Republican Party
Congress
Middle West
New England
Sen
Des Moines Speaker Predicts GOP Shift Toward Standoff or Progress
At Des Moines, Cummins warned that the Republican Party would become either all standoff or all progressive. He said if progressive senators vote against the reciprocity agreement, the move toward a stalwart party would start in unexpected quarters, noted the Sioux City Tribune.
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Ator Cummins
Des Moines
Sioux City
Wisconsin town notes and social visits headlines
Mrs EF H Thore and daughters visit Chicago relatives while Atlantic social circuits show Mrs Jones and Mrs Sh erit visiting locally. R J Cornell visits Atlantic. multiple residents attend lectures, lectures, and Odd Fellows district convention. A Glorious Fourth celebration is planned with prizes, races, fireworks, and entertainment.
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Lotra
EF. H. Thore
Kathryn
Dorothy
Chicago
Jones
Atlantic
Chas. Sherit
R. J. Cornell
Mesdames Thos. Whitney
Chas Brown
Otis Roe
Ed Carson
Keifer
Lewis
R. H. Bell
Jewett
Anita
Rice
Clarence Ward
P. J. Breheny
Neil
Winnifred Cornell
Breheny
Dr. Campbell
Stults
Wilson Rowe
Wiota
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Aniita
Goleiy
G. W. Cullison
Harjar
Irwin Stoodt
Irene Hall
W. A. McCord
American Book Co
Frank Beebe
Anna Henderson
Tarkio
R. R. Bell
Margaret
Anna
Bell
The
Conservatory of Music
Bert Beebe
Cumberland
Amanda Sherk
Community Visits and Weekend Trips Across County
Saturday and Sunday saw residents from Anita and Atlantic visiting friends and relatives across town. Local families attended church programs, with children performing for Children's Day. A Wiota versus Lewis baseball game featured strong pitching by Phillips and Nordmann, amid a spectator squabble delaying play.
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R. D. Vermen
Anita
C. W. McDermott
Atlantic
James Robinsons
Anna Robinson
Arthur Rice
Lewis
C. G. Nordmann
EF. W. Beebe
Carl
Hila Johnsson
Roy
R. D. Vernon
Ed Carson
Leland Stults
Des Moines
Russel Ostrus
Drake University
James Morgan
M. E. Sandsy
Heinke
Gold Hill
Norma Lewis
Blanche Whield
D. R. Love
Coomes
R. J. Cornell
Wiota
Phillips
Nordmann
George Gordimier
Cumberland
James Russ
Wiota Abrhpore Waters
B. Beebe
Bell
Baseball score totals and pitching lines from Wiota vs. Lewis
Totals show Wiota 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. Earned runs Wiota 0 Lewis 5. Walks Wiota 2 Lewis 2. Two base hits Wiota 2 Lewis 2. Hit by pitch Wiota 1 Lewis 2. Strikeouts Wiota 10 Lewis 14. Left on bases Wiota 8 Lewis 5. Passed balls Wiota 1 Lewis 1. Time of game 1 hr 46 min.
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Wiota A C.cdeereee
Lewis
Wiota
Big Summer Offer for Des Moines Newspapers
A promotional blurb details limited time subscriptions for the Des Moines Evening Tribune until January 1, 1912 and the Des Moines Register and Leader until January 1, 1913, with various ad items including gummed labels, dental services, paper fasteners, screen doors, and typewriter paper offered at NEWS and GREEN BAY LUVAER co location.
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Des Moines Evening Tribune
Des Moines Register and Leader
Green Bay
Farm loan rates offered by Wood & Savery successors
Wood & Savery, successors to John Wood of Atlantic, announce farm loans at 5, 6, and 6 percent. Prospective borrowers are invited to call for details.
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UN Wood & Savery
John x Wood
Atlantic
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Atlantic Evening News
News Publishing Company
Whas. F. Chase
E. P. Chase
R. K. A. Chase
Has. F. Chase
P. Chase
Hedges Bros
Foley & Collins
Airdome
N. W. Deering & Son
Iowa
Dennigan
W. A. Hammer
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