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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1921
Page
1
Advertising rates available on application. President Charles F. Chase and E P Chase lead the paper with Lydia R Otto as secretary treasurer. Circulation options include carrier and mail with prices listed for U S and Canada foreign rates. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to republication of news dispatches.
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive the News Telegraph in the evening may arrange delivery by calling before seven o clock. Call Red 4063, which is not the News Telegraph number.
Testimony before a senate committee reveals the Wilson administration missteps, accusing Secretary Baker and the War Department of flubbing a $3.5 million coal purchase and inflating mine prices, draining funds from the public. The piece highlights alleged broad financial mismanagement by the administration.
In the wake of the election the public demands that the new administration weed out grafters and restore economy. Governor Kendall’s call for trimmed appropriations resonates across business and citizen groups seeking relief through reduced taxes and prudent spending. advocates push for more funds but face opposition from legislative members and the governor with veto power.
The poem critiques using force and law to shape public morality. It satirizes pushing narrow paths, legislating away pleasure, and declaring moral grandeur through statutes. The speaker jokes about coercive reforms, government edicts, and the idea that busts and fame follow strict rulemaking.
Fifteen years ago Sam Berry left today for Scott county Nebraska with land seekers. Miss Louise Schindel returned to Omaha after visiting Mrs Harlan. Ladies of the O O P L club entertained husbands at Mrs Boorman's home. Miss Hazel Rockafellow wed Richard McCabe of Davenport. Thirty five years ago Frank Gillispie of Cheyenne was feted. Frank Conway on the sick list. Mrs Morris and children visiting Dr Nichols and wife. Miss Wille Waddell hosted a table for Plyma Downs and Miss Hatcher.
Atlantic Sheet Metal Works advertises prompt radiator repair service by W. B. Colling, owner. Provides phone Red 291. A terse, period-voice local business notice urging readers to bring in radiators for repair.
New York lawmakers warn of a crime wave as the next session nears and plan bills to raise penalties for highwaymen and burglars. Across states, burglary and robbery maximums range from seven to death, with several jurisdictions considering life imprisonment or capital punishment in response to rising crime.
The Atlantic Theater presents Twin Beds on tomorrow and Monday. King Spruce, a Maine woods melodrama with Mitchell Lewis and Mignon Anderson, headlines Tuesday. 39 East with Constance Binney runs Wednesday and Thursday featuring Broadway atmosphere. Wet and Warmer debuts as a midweek feature. Garden Theater screens Half an Hour tomorrow and Monday starring Dorothy Dalton. The Tron Rider from William Fox follows Tuesday and Wednesday. The Tiger’s Continent, a drama from Hodkinson, headlines Thursday and Friday.
The family expresses gratitude for the kind gestures and beautiful tributes received after the passing of our beloved wife and mother. They acknowledge the support from friends and relatives during this difficult time.
Thousands of dollars in detected whisky and liquor vanished from Polk County sheriff archives after a transfer of duties. The former admin stored stock in the courthouse booze room, while the new sheriff says only three pints were handed to his successor. Grand jury inquiry possible as officials blame each other for the missing liquor.
New York January 8 1921 the Presbyterian board of foreign missions plans a budget exceeding 2 500 000 contingent on raising a 22 000 000 overall Presbyterian fund. Allocations for aged and disabled ministers widows and orphans were cut from 2 029 446 to 350 000 this year.
Paris dispatch notes Lenine aims to rate unite world socialists via Moscow Third Internationale. A central socialist faction in Vienna on February 22 plans a Fourth Internationale. Joseph Gollomb, cited as America’s socialist representative at Berne, argues the world socialist movement tires of Lenine’s Moscow leadership for splitting workers and forces.
AP reports on Raivavae in Tahiti where belief in a causative witchcraft led to villagers burning the bones of an old witch after she died. A government official arrested natives involved, sentencing them to hard labor on the roads of Tabhai for the incident and related disturbances.
Cromwell mourns Samantha Landen a 77 year old philanthropist noted as one of the country’s oldest residents. She donated large sums to public charities religious groups and the Cromwell community party. Her passing was announced at home in Cromwell with a memorial planned.
Washington reports a congressional hearing on the Rogers bill to consolidate relief agencies. Not a cent of wartime appropriations for veterans' care has been spent on hospitals for disabled veterans. The testimony criticizes funds and highlights Dr Thomas from New York advising Rockefeller Foundation.
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