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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
3
Noting James J. Hill and the Great Northwest, the ad discusses rising prices for wash boilers and metals. It lists several galvanized items such as fish tails and wash boilers with current prices and previous lower prices, attributed to wartime and economical shifts. The ad is from Henshaw & Martin, the People's store, Ida.
A fragmented local notice mentions a political slogan Vote for Tom and recalls Peter Kane as an early Cass county stallion. It references Iowa State brand Exposition entries, trotting classes with Morgan and Stan Gard-Hred Trotting, and a fine ribbon. Companies Wood & Savery offer loans and services.
Theodore Roosevelt denounces what he calls moral treason by German Americans who seek German interests over the United States. He brands the German American alliance anti American and urges unity under America for Americans, urging all citizens to shun traitors and divisive lines of birthplace or origin. He cites his own career to argue many descendants of foreigners are true Americans and could head the administration with uncompromising Americanism.
The Roosevelt family will occupy a box at the Progressive national convention in the Auditorium on June 2. Attending are Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Colonel Roosevelt’s sister Mrs Douglas Robinson and her husband, Mr and Mrs Douglas Robinson Jr, Mr and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr, Monroe Robinson and his wife, Mrs Joseph Alsop, and Mrs Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati, Colonel Roosevelt’s daughter.
In Chicago on June 2 Judge Lands ruled Baby Ireane, ten months, should be sent to Michael Reese Hospital until custody disputes between Mrs. Anna Dolltia Ledgerwood Matters and Margaret Ryan are resolved. The hospital demanded a $49 fee before admission. Attempts to explain the baby’s contentment were inconclusive as care questions lingered.
Amsterdam dispatch reports a German Zeppelin descending near Wales on the Saloniki front touched trees and was destroyed. The British press notes the air raid failure and loss of the airship with no confirmed survivors yet.
Congressman Champ Clark requests that the President appoint a Speaker to preside in St. Louis during a forthcoming congressional session. The move signals Clark’s bid to influence the leadership transition and assure orderly proceedings in the capital.
President Wilson met with Rep Doremus Michigan chair of the Democratic congressional committee Norman Hapgood and Senator Taggart of Indiana to discuss the Democratic convention in St Louis and the campaign. A permanent convention chairman was to be chosen with Champ Clark as first choice, though he may not attend St Louis. If Clark declines, Senators James of Kentucky and Kern of Indiana are among others suggested.
Saerbes Ryowrd des, a 40 year old foreigner, confessed to police that with three partners he plotted to assassinate oil magnate John D. Rockefeller. Mistakenly targeting Vanderbilt at 660 Fifth Avenue, he says two teams were to throw bricks at Rockefeller and two would fire at him as he ran. His confederates fled. he continued the plan armed with a pistol and blade.
Washington June 2 The House, meeting as the committee of the whole, approved a plan to establish a government armor plate plant at 11 million dollars and adopted an amendment raising aviation appropriation from 2 million to 3.54 million. London June 2 Germany captured 195 neutral ships bound for the United Kingdom since October 1914.
Berlin reports Germany will not accept Britain's counter proposal for Polish relief. A conference at the American embassy attended by Ambassador Gerard Dr Tisodore Lewald Prince Lubecki and Rockefeller commission representatives concluded Germany cannot guarantee simultaneous feeding for Serbia Montenegro and the Austrian occupied section of Poland as a condition for Polish food passage past the British blockade.
In Terre Haute Indiana Leo Bales age twenty nine died of grief at the same hour the charge against him relating to the death of twelve year old Harold Leonard in an auto accident was to be dismissed. Bales had suffered a nervous shock since the crash a week earlier and a judge had just advised he would be held blameless.
Birmingham June 2 Hobson City the only largely Negro run municipality with one exception in the United States is declared a success after years of strain and skepticism. The town shows 150 percent population gain and enforces employment, boasting four churches a public school a dozen stores waterworks electric lights police and sanitary departments a well built jail and a self governing board.
Culver Military Academy in Indiana closed after two weeks of military instruction for 500 high school boys. Oliver Trevor Walkey of Cleveland, Ohio, was named the student making greatest progress and received a Culver summer school scholarship. Company N of the second battalion won ribbons for the intercompany wall-scaling competition.
Terre Haute June 2 parole officer Henry Reed of Leavenworth seeks promises from friends of five Terre Haute politicians jailed two years for election frauds. If paroled, they must show good conduct. Names include Hilton Redman attorney son of Judge Redman William Crockett Louis Nunley E E Talbott and John Green. Madison Plant Change Gives Thomas Walch Control of Stock
A Petrograd dispatch to the London Times states all Russians aged nineteen and over have been summoned for military service. The age limit for nobility, for unitary service, has reportedly changed, with details still unclear and partially garbled in the transmission.
Jefferson City reports growing concern over salary payments at the University of Missouri and the potential for closing the institution. Governor Major criticized the legislature for overestimating state revenues by about $5,000,000 for two years, vetoed roughly half of the appropriations, and then urged state bodies to cut expenses to prevent overspending. No specific university action was announced.
President Wilson may address the St. Louis Democratic convention via long distance telephone if he accepts renomination. Efforts seek a direct wire from the White House to the convention floor. Ada Rehan Leaves $200,000, Actress dies leaving most to sisters.
A June testimony revealed that the Bras a and Metal Manufacturing Company of Kansas City is producing 100 million eleven centimeter cartridges for the Italian government. Details were presented in circuit court during the hearing.
In Bentonville Arkansas a local cinema offers admission priced at 100 dead flies or 10 cents. The gimmick attracts crowds each Friday night with 100 dead fans allowed per entry and a contest awarding five extra tickets to those bringing in the most attendees. The odd promotion suggests flies will soon be scarce around town.
Professor John MacNeill, president of Sinn Feta volunteers, convicted of complicity in the Irish revolt in Dublin. He receives life imprisonment and the sentence is confirmed. The record notes a political slogan linked to the case and broader unrest.
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