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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
2
Evans and other Democrats backed Hearst at St. Louis. Rhinehart moved from Newton to Des Moines seeking influence. The Tribune failed, leaving Des Moines without a Democratic paper and deterring new efforts for years. The party abandoned Rhinehart and the Tribune, with many investors losing money.
National Theosophical Society lecturer L W Rogers told a Chicago audience that intoxication opens the psychic eye, making dru nken people see snakes and other creatures on the astral plane. He warned that astral punishments mirror material world penalties for breaking sobriety. He urged listeners to distinguish real astral phenomena from alcohol induced fancies.
The piece argues that Southern violence and respect for lethal force persist as a code of honor. It cites threats against editors, judges, and politicians, notes Carmack’s death amid Prohibition tensions, and decries widespread weapon carrying as a learned trait from the old code duello.
The Register and Leader acquires the Des Moines Tribune plant and merges it with its own to print an afternoon daily newspaper starting December 1. The Tribune, previously owned by Democrats with political motive, was mismanaged under Rhinehart who led Hearst propaganda in the state years ago with Jim Weaver and his son-in-law involved in the context.
The piece critiques Bryan’s leadership as not radical enough and argues the Republican Party’s conservatism, allied with progressives under Roosevelt and Taft, outpaced Bryan. It calls for a radical, individualist program of social reform and coherent economic and foreign policies to unite a strong following.
The Chicago Tribune argues for a strong independent opposition to push the Republican party toward reform. It warns that lack of aggressive, intelligent opposition leads to bourbons and risks unchecked radicalism, and notes such a party could struggle nationally yet still yield substantial reforms.
Des Moines Register and Leader offers new subscriptions free for the balance of 1908 with payment of 4.00, extending daily and Sunday issues to Jan 1 1910 for 6.00. The paper touts its news service, Ding's Cartoons, market page with Chicago livestock report, and fearless editorial page, with wide Iowa and rural delivery on the day of printing.
President Roosevelt says he will urge Congress to admit Arizona and New Mexico as separate states in his forthcoming message. The plan highlights each territory's distinct status and aims to advance territorial advancement within the United States.
A compact notice invites customers to place orders for coal with the Green Bay Lumber Company. The ad emphasizes prompt delivery and reliable supply for the upcoming cold season.
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