20 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1928
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph prints editorials attacking Senator Heflin and Governor Smith, discussing Democratic split and potential presidential candidates. It notes a shift in party leadership, references Keogh and Kenyon, and surveys urban parking changes in Chicago as a traffic regulation example. The piece blends political commentary with urban planning observations.
A fragmented political notice discusses Democratic figures Clyde Herring and Edwin Mere dith, McAdoo supporters, and Iowa politics. It flirts with factional lines, hints Governor Al Smith as a contender, and notes internal criticisms within the party. The tone is partisan and exploratory about the 1920s U.S. Democratic landscape.
The piece notes Mr Kellogg and French statesman Briand not present at a diplomatic gathering in Washington. It critiques State Department officials led by William Castle Jr over pacifist sentiment, out lawry concepts, and the mix of diplomacy and public posture, warning of unsettled policy and a fragile path to peace.
A Haarlon Republican writer notes M. J. Pitt of Pottawattamie county seeks Congress in a district favoring retention of the federal inheritance tax. The piece argues the tax is fair, paid by estates able to bear it, and questions abandoning it to states. It explains current federal state tax distribution and cites state comparisons and concerns about estate taxation regimes.
A fragmentary report discusses federal and state estate taxes, alleged burdens on the wealthy, and the fairness of forfeit taxation. It references figures from 1926, state appropriations, and debates within the party machinery, noting critics and proponents of progressive tax ideas and reform proposals.
The Norfolk navy yard was tended under the name Gossport in 1684 by the British. The name Gossport derived from the Portsmouth shipyard in England, a leading facility of its time.
Fragmentary verses by Walt Mason and Fyre present satirical rhymes on literary vanity and everyday folly. The piece evokes aging poets, shifting fame, and the desire for modest means, with garbled lines hinting at a larger parody of verse and fortune.
President Cosgrave of the Irish Free State arrived in New York to be welcomed ashore by cheers from a large crowd as his historic visit marks Ireland's strides and the lifting of internal strife. The reception featured Navy guns, the Macom liner, and the Ireland anthem amid harbor sirens.
John Duffy of Chicago was freed from charges of booklegging and driving a stolen motor car after a district court jury found him not guilty of participating in the Auburnett State Bank robbery. The jury, including one woman, deliberated about four hours.
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