04 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1921
Page
1
Advertising rates and office contact details for the Atlantic Iowa post office are listed under act of Congress. Rates include monthly by carrier and mail options for Canada and foreign countries with varying terms. The notice identifies Associated Press affiliation and republication rights.
Atlantic subscribers who miss evening papers may arrange delivery by calling before 6 oclock. The News Telegraph now uses Red 403 as the contact number for service.
The piece rails against liquor traffic and calls for stricter enforcement, condemning illegal sales and praising sober standards. It notes opposition to liquor traders, cites President Willard on railroad employment shifts, and touches on Chicago judicial elections and a Florida resident seeking treatment before a trip to Oklahoma City.
Everett Congin, a male figure in Chicago politics, received a fifteen month jail term for impersonating a federal officer and related derelictions. The report notes strained federal courts and crooked ties with local and state courts, suggesting judges in Chicago have resisted such criminal influence.
The text argues for partial debt settlement by foreign nations via cession of West Indian island possessions to the United States. It claims U S taxation funds debt, warns against debt cancellation, and asserts U S control over Cuba and Puerto Rico as strategic and economic necessity for Panama Canal security and the South's industrial life. It maintains a nonaggressive stance toward inhabitants but advocates U S stewardship.
A poem recalling past fashions and the shift in women's attire from floor sweeping gowns to modern slim silhouettes. The speaker contrasts old hygiene and beauty ideals with contemporary debris and style, noting enduring social commentary on dress and taste, followed by a Des Moines visit notice for John W. Blake.
Chief Iron Lightning, a sub-chief under Sitting Bull and a participant in the Little Big Horn battle, died at 76 near Thunder Butte in the Cheyenne reserve. Known as a native reader and peacemaker, he reportedly lived with two wives after white authorities banned polyandry.
Charles C. Rumsey Ghariés Cary, a sculptor and son-in-law of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, compelled the Metropolitan Museum of Art to exhibit a statue titled The Pagan. A tale of Indian marriages and Iron Lightening’s dilemma follows, noting a chief’s remark that a commissioner living with two women cannot abandon both. The two wives remained, living in harmony as roles shifted in their household.
The Iowa Insurance Department in Des Moines certifies that Home Insurance Company of New York filed a sworn statement as of December 31, 1920, showing it is authorized to transact fire Insurance in the state until March 1, 1922. The certificate lists paid-up capital, 1920 income and expenditures, assets at December 31, 1920, and liabilities including reinsurance needs, with totals indicating substantial financial figures. Signed by Commissioner A. G. Savage on May 25, 1921. Memorial service notice follows for seniors to bring cars for cemetery services on June 6 at 4 p.m.
The Sierra Madre region in Sonora and Chihuahua is linked to a legendary gold mine said to contain vast wealth hidden in an inaccessible tunnel. Accounts recount murder, Indian raids, and a priest who gave a map to a Mexican family before dying, describing seven years of mining and gold stored in an old tunnel.
The document outlines vote quantities and subscription prices for four periods from June 6 to June 25. It lists varying 1, 2, and 5 year subscription options with amounts such as 2 years 10.00 and 4 years 15.00, plus large totals like 435,000 and 320,00. It notes a final telegraph and mail option priced at 1.00 per vote.
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