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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
2
The note lists subscription prices including mail per year three dollars, mail to Canada and foreign countries per year four dollars, carrier rates at fifty cents per month and two dollars fifty cents for six months, and a carrier per year at three dollars.
Political calendar lists events from March 26 Cedar Rapids Democratic state convention to November 3 General election. Dates include filing deadlines for senatorial and congressional nominating papers, county nomination deadlines, and national and state party conventions in Chicago Waterloo Sioux City Denver.
A flood of candidacy notices for Cass County Iowa offices including Representative County Attorney County Recorder Superintendent Treasurer Clerk of the District Court and Supervisor. Announcers are W A Dowell John W Scott L H Pine O M Hobart Ralph E King H W Chehock He Worthing G A Hill Lawrence R Forsythe Geo S Kirk Bertha A Johnson and others stating campaigns subject to June 1908 Republican primaries.
Justice Harlan dissents that federal injunctions threaten state sovereignty and imply placing state affairs under inferior federal courts. He urges Congress to strip such courts of jurisdiction when corporations seek injunctions to block enforcement of valid state laws. The decision’s broader questions about rate laws were not before the court. The Attorney General of Minnesota is criticized, with calls for stronger state protections.
In this county a primary battle is shaping up among progressives and anti Cummins forces over nominations this year. C A Meredith appears poised to accept a nomination bid, seen as the strongest progressive option and a test of whether party lines hold. The contest could intensify before June, with Republicans united and pressing for a clean, issue driven campaign.
The Des Moines Capital lays out a plain view of the gubernatorial contest. Two quiet men seek Republican support for governor. Garst and Carroll differ on appointing Cummins as senator if Allison dies. This shapes the race more than the governorship itself. Alli son supporters back Carroll while Cummins back Garst.
The News ends use of Hearst telegraph service as reports were old, fake, or delayed. Efforts are under way to secure a better system and provide later news. Readers are urged to rely on the paper’s internal services, now expanded with Iowa and Des Moines items.
Attorney General Young of Minnesota discusses a Supreme Court action in the railroad rate cases. He notes a fragmentary report suggesting the majority decision and Justice Harlan’s dissent may overturn state immunity from suit and repeal the Eleventh Amendment.
An old advertising snippet argues a plant’s growth hinges on root causes not surface care. It likens plant disease to hair loss caused by a germ at the roots and promotes Newbro’s Herpicide as a remedy. The copy notes samples and pricing, with Atlantic Drug Company as distributor.
The decision urges every Republican in the county to pledge at the start of the contest to support the ticket loyally and enthusiastically, aiming for unified backing across the party.
Charles F. Murphy argues Bourke Cochran has been many kinds of Democrat and mocks the idea that he is not a Democrat. He cites Cochran as Cleveland Bryan Hearst Tammany Hall and their opposites, and ridicules an Atlantic correspondent's fifty year claim.
The Telegraph announces a revival of its bindery, valued at about steen dollars and dating to 1876, a nod to its witticisms. The piece notes the Italian hand seen in Telegraph editorials is not that of a local magnate but traces to Council Bluffs origins.
The southern Democrats seem determined that Mr. Bryan shall lack the requisite two thirds to nominate in a democratic national convention. They oppose his candidacy and have no instruction for him. If Johnson controls the eastern states along with Minnesota, the Denver convention may not be the jug handled affair it promised to be a month ago.
The Telegraph column contends with editorials and rival papers while noting increasing paid subscriptions and a rising ad rate. It mocks other editors, laments press rivalries, and advertises products such as Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and spring hats at local shops. Also mentions Cass County Fair Premium List and alfalfa hay prices.
Dr. W U. Rammer dentist above Oransiy's Office at 646 Chestnut Atlantic offers insurance plans. Dr H K Williams dentist over Alexander's store provides fire tornado life and accident insurance. A M Petite resides at 516 Chestnut Street Atlantic with related listings.
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