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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1925
Page
5
Chicago endures extreme heat with readings near ninety, while disparate reports note a Plymouth Milling batch blast worth about 200000, flood debris from Maquoketa river carrying an oil bearing cylinder, and a Cedar Rapids stove explosion injuring five families.
Harley Garside a makeup man for the News-Telegraph heads for the open wastes of the West. He will accompany Niles Blake son of Mr and Mrs Joe Blake of east of the city to Wyoming then to the Pacific coast to seek their fortune. Harley had previously made a western trip but returned to rejoin the Telegraph family. The trip proved too hot and he set off again with the Blake party.
The Cass County Farm Bureau Fourth of July celebration in Anita drew an estimated 6000 attendees from Cass towns including Atlantic Griswold Lewis Massena Cumberland and Anita. Highlights were the parade band concerts sports events and a pavement dance with no accidents recorded and a late-night close.
Sheriff Ton Selman launched an inquiry into the alleged kidnapping of Dr. W. D. Maxon and Lawrence Bowman, found on Signal Mountain after ten days missing. The pair, tortured and starved, said masked men abducted them after a fake call to tend a sick horse. Bowmans and Goodsey clan tensions fuel claims of a frameup amid ongoing feuds.
Four men bound four Cincinnati Zoo employees and forced open a safe early today, escaping with loot estimated at $20,000 or more. Police pursue leads as investigators examine the burglary at the Dayton area filers and the zoo incident.
Linn county officially dedicated its new 800000 dollar county courthouse in Cedar Rapids with a large gathering of prominent guests present for the ceremony.
National League action at York and Philadelphia saw the Phillies lead 3 to 1 in a game noted for early runs. Brooklyn trailed 4 to 2 with Chicago a result of tentative late plates as the day unfolded.
Dayton Tennessee July 6 The court met to select a jury for the Scopes evolution trial naming twenty five Day ton citizens as the venire under the old system each justice choosing one candidate. The venire will be certified by County Judge McKensie and served with subpoenas for next Friday. The defense and state each have three peremptory challenges and further rejections must be for cause. Scopes left Day ton for Cookville to join his counsel in filing a federal injunction to halt the trial.
The Interstate Commerce Commission certified to the Treasury that American Railways Express is entitled to 2,010,788 dollars as final payment to satisfy the government earnings guarantee for six months after federal railroad control. With this payment, the company will have received 80,085,788 dollars.
The N T storm relief effort advances as Zion Lutheran Aid Society contributes additional funds. The previously acknowledged total includes 840.27 dollars and a 20 dollar contribution, expanding donor support for relief work.
Defense Day in Cass County featured parades and floats by the Cass County Farm Bureau and members families. Charles E Hearst, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, gave the feature address urging cooperation and supporting McNary Haugen and agricultural stability.
The Model laundry on Walnut Street has been sold to R. M. Clithero of York Nebraska. Clithero takes charge after negotiations and plans immediate remodeling while keeping operations ongoing. He aims to modernize the plant and attract more business, expecting renovation to take several months and intends his wife to join him in Atlantic soon.
Washington July 6. Major General John L. Hines says the defense test drew lively national interest and the War Department is fully satisfied with the muster. Plans to seek Congress authorization for a national muster date in the fall. Local events include a Roys contest and races at Anita, Adair and nearby towns, with a pavement dance on Main Street as crowds packed the block.
HARLAN Iowa July 6 Dr E A Humphrey freed after charges in the Rochelle salts death probe were dismissed. A coroner’s inquest linked Rochelle salts to two deaths Fred Butts and Mrs Katherine Swift with sodium fluoride found in the package. County attorney Russell Swift indicated a full investigation would follow and a grand jury could be convened to examine handling of the poison.
Stetson of Philadelphia is appointed by President Coolidge as American minister to Poland. The move completes a post swap with Alfred J. Pearson of Iowa, who will go to Finland.
Partly overcast conditions with possible thunderstorms in the eastern portion this afternoon or tonight. Temperatures will not be as warm tonight. Tuesday looks generally fair with milder conditions.
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