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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1926
Page
5
Twenty undergraduate students at Cornell University were suspended today for publishing a humorous paper deemed to have very poor taste. The action followed the publication of untactful articles, and the coach of Olympic team duties were noted in the report.
Diary-like report details two men posing as prohibition officers in Carroll who stopped victims near Fort Durlys, demanding money. One man fled after a scuffle, another surrendered portions of $70 while a third named Brown yielded $70, with William Arta identified as the parent and victim.
Capitol Nashville Tenn June 1 L The constitutionality of America's first evolution law will be argued this afternoon before the Supreme Court of Tennessee after morning arguments.
Gypsy travelers in four Cadillacs robbed Marne postmaster J. Es Jackson of $900 yesterday afternoon after crowding around his packets. Sheriff Mckee pursued them as they fled east, and the band reportedly returned the money after a brief demand, though details remain unclear.
Washington June 1 after weeks of delay the Senate began consideration of revised price stabilization farm relief legislation without a record vote the bill was designated unfinished business before the Senate and sent to committee for further action amid ongoing debate about agricultural policy and stabilization efforts.
A local firm starts construction on a brick veneer two story funeral home at Fifth and Elm. Roland Peach Suxton are named as funeral directors with Sutton and Odom holding the contract. The building will house modern appliances and reflect credit to the town, with completion expected by early September.
Ras Lang, famed in auto sales, returns to the old stand at Third and Walnut owned by J O Wheatley. He has opened the Atlantic Auction Sales House, reviving a longtime location previously run by Atlantic Auction Sales. His first sale is scheduled for this Saturday.
A public address honors American soldiers living and dead, linking wartime sacrifice to civic responsibility and peace. It celebrates trained soldiers, praises patriotism, and warns against a military nation, urging continuation of civil duty and national unity.
An apparent confession shows SBartlett admitting he mailed a bomb to political foe August Kruebach, a township supervisor. He describes planning and sending the device after opposing Kruebach in politics, saying he started yanking the bomb years earlier and only last week decided to mail it. The blast killed Kruebach, his daughter Tennette, and others in Chicago.
Mrs M A Pudge of Kentucky says southern Kansas and Oklahoma will have the best wheat prospects since 1914 after visiting Bedside of a seriously ill brother in Medford Oklahoma. She also visited another brother and brother-in-law and their child.
A local man suffers two broken ribs after a collision on West Sixth Street near Sarsfield place. Brehmer, in a Maxwell coupe with Henry La Franz, and Wentean in a Buick were involved. Woodward’s car sustained major damage. Brehmer was rescued and taken to Atlantic hospital, then moved to his home as injuries were assessed.
Des Moines June 1. The Iowa Republican Senate race between Cummins and Brookhart appears tight with five days until the primary. Both camps deny firm predictions, noting uncertain leads, while Clarke and Lund claim large majorities. Brookhart punches back at the Cummins machine as a protest wave grows, and Cummins workers defend a smoothly running organization. Political writers visiting from eastern papers admit uncertainty about the final outcome.
Charles Ponzi and his wife were believed to be fleeing to Canada after being found guilty of larceny in the international coupon scheme. He was in default on sentencing for a five to seven year term as the supreme court overruled exceptions in the case. Another larceny complaint was pending in Florida.
Chicago June 1 Martin J Durkin described as handsome and debonair faced trial for the killing of Federal Agent Edward Shanahan. Durkin appeared in a well pressed gray suit as the case proceeded in court. The article notes the killers’ characteristics and the tense mood in the proceeding.
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