16 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
1
A vintage recruitment note touts the Ransomerian School of Penmanship offering thorough courses in bookkeeping banking shorthand and typing. It promises expert training better salaries and a free booklet titled Many Stars of the Penmanship World with samples from President C W Ransom. Wire for plans and terms to suit the student.
A local service offers quick cleaning and pressing to transform old garments into a new look at a small cost. They clean and press all kinds of clothing for men, women, and children and will call if you phone.
Des Moines officials announce survey for extension of the interurban line from Colfax to Newton and a new line to Indianola to be built next year. Controversy over city park purchases prompts graft accusations while other Iowa notes report prison transfers, tax council opinions, a fatal accident, and a large Presbyterian union convention in Waterloo.
Tokyo reports the United States signaled in principle readiness to discuss indemnity payments to Japanese subjects affected by California alien land ownership laws. Washington also acknowledged Japan’s right to pursue a measure like the California bill. Japan seeks a fundamental solution for permanent friendly ties. if none is offered, the grievance may persist. Hochi Shimbun urges an object lesson by expelling American missionaries from Korea as they label them undesirable aliens.
Four state conventions in Council Bluffs closed three days of sessions led by Joseph Long editor of Road Maker who urged prioritizing good roads and predicted vast investment and American highway mastery. Separate dispatches report safety of Shirley Hulse near Chihuahua, a Utah infirmary fire saving all inmates, and a Santa Fe train collision near Carrollton killing five passengers.
The British parliament has been prorogued and will not reconvene until February next year unless extraordinary events occur. A US Marine fingerprint expert notes that two or three fingerprints on a promissory note can carry the weight of a signature. Peter Naro was arrested in Franklin Louisiana for stealing jewelry worth 10000 dollars from a San Francisco hotel after gifting a diamond ring to a girl acquaintance. In Brady Montana angry residents duck tramps into horsewatering troughs to push them to accept work. Fort Leavenworth prisoners Vandice, Rum, and Brene escaped by overpowering guards and fleeing.
Maury I. Diggs left the federal building with his family to dodge curious crowds when photographers clashed with bystanders. A police patrol wagon carried principals after a scuffle that left a photographer battered by his own camera. A law clerk faced battery charges as Diggs and Caminetti faced a Mann act defense over claims of illegal transport.
Police locate 15 year old Carol Mason after two weeks missing in Los Angeles. Millionaire Henry W. Haskamp and salesman Robert Burton arrested on suspicion of delinquency pending filing of charges. Haskamp, a British Columbia property owner, is a real estate dealer in the city.
National and American League results from Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston New York Chicago Cleveland Omaha Lincoln Denver St Louis Denver topeka and other cities show varied game totals with multiple pitcher and batter pairings noted. Key pairings include Cooper-Gibson Ragan-Miller Johnson-Kling Brennan-Killifer Perritt-Wingo Hall-McKee Calwell-Sweeney Cicotte-Schalk and Wheatley-Vann.
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