28 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
1
Advertising rates and staff credits for the Atlantic Tow a newspaper note the post office entry as second class matter under act of March 3 1878. Names include Chas F Chase E P Chase Lydia R Otto directors and officers. Telephones listed for business news and subscriptions with rates for carrier and mail. Associated Press note included.
Atlantic subscribers of the News Telegraph who miss evening copies may arrange delivery by calling before eight oclock. Call Red 4038. This number is not the News Telegraph office line.
Mr. Gompers is expected to appear before the Town legislature to oppose a new industrial court bill modeled after Kansas law. The Kansas act allegedly spends millions for workers and employers, aims to prevent costly strikes, protect industry and labor, and creates a court to hear industrial disputes while banning tying up essential industry.
In a lively forum piece, readers debate Gompers and collective bargaining, praise or reject strikes, and urge a nonpartisan industrial court. A second letter presses church state relations, urging Christian witness without political power, and cites Spurgeon on keeping faith free from Caesar.
Fragmentary passage hints at wage disputes andIdle wrangling among workers and officials. It mentions statesmen and burning desire to implement policy, with references to brass tacks and real service, but the garbled OCR obscures clear facts or names.
An article argues for a weekly rest day to honor the Lord on Sundays, promoting worship and Bible reading in schools. It condemns theater and movie attendance on Sunday as eroding the day’s sacred purpose, urging constructive legislation and enforcement. It notes Protestant and other groups support rest and worship, while concerns about Jewish observance are mentioned.
Kansas City grain prices remain under pressure despite rainfall, with W R Scott of the Kansas City Board of Trade saying shipments move freely and railroads supply ample cars. He forecasts no relief from high freight rates as railroads incur heavy operating expenses, hindering six percent guaranteed earnings.
Readable fragments show a season statement and a percentage for October, mentioning 4.0 percent and a marathon in 1916. Names and full context are unclear due to garbled OCR. Further text needed for complete, accurate summary.
Fragmented OCR shows references to farm loans with percentage rates and named lenders or banks including Wood Savery and Atlanticy Jows. Details are unclear but indicate a listing of loan options at around 5 to 6 percent and related banking names.
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