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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
2
The writer condemns radicals and Reds, urges swift punishment for treason and bombing, criticizes civil court safeguards, and argues for a strong, uncompromising government stance. He attacks pardons and calls for no tolerance of anti-government elements, claiming America’s system must act decisively.
Senator Hiram Johnson of California addressed the senate on the League of Nations. Newspapers in Stockton list him as California’s Republican presidential candidate. While predictions are premature, Johnson is described as an uncompromising American with courage of his convictions.
A concise pitch promoting two Brunswick features the Alto na all-record reproducer and the Oval All-Wood Tone amplifier. The demonstration is framed to prove Brunswick as the superior phonograph choice.
Des Moines school board expands program by having manual training teachers from almost all local schools manufacture desks and furniture this summer. Articles include one hundred desks and tables, fifty cook cupboards, sixty working benches, totaling around three thousand dollars.
Sixty five persons were injured when a street car ran down the Sixth street hill, jumped the track and fell on its side near a fire alarm box. The crash drew the fire department, ambulances, taxicabs, and volunteers who extricated the injured and rushed them to emergency hospitals. all are expected to recover.
Washington June 6 Frank A Vanderlip former president of National City Bank of New York told the Pan American conference that trade between South America and Europe cannot resume soon as conditions overseas are more serious than many grasp. He said Europe faces widespread unemployment and unrest with millions supported by unemployment pensions and that aid must restock industries and be provided locally.
Mr and Mrs F J Slates of Kirkman joined others today at the M E celebration. They contributed forty thousand dollars to the centennial fund of the church, a substantial gift that reflects their support.
The will of Jacob Lang has been admitted to probate with his sons J. E. Lang and Zeno Lang named executors. Estates of Charles D. Duke and William Uldrich have been closed for probate and the administrators discharged. Mrs. Addie Hayward and her son Harold of Idaho Falls Idaho arrived in Atlanta to spend the summer at the E T Shannon home. Judge Rockafellow heard arguments in a Davis estate case from Audubon County with Judge George B Lynch of Adair and John Graham of Audubon as attorneys.
Vanderbilt official recalls Alvin C York as the world’s greatest soldier after religious scruples blocked his draft exemption. York sought church support, consulted pastor Rev. C. C. Pile, and faced conscience while serving at Camp Gordon. His leaders Capt. Danforth and Major Buxton provided biblical authority that shaped his stance and fighting resolve. York then led to 132 German prisoners and tenacious battlefield action in the Argonne.
United Spanish American War veterans at Cedar Rapids June 6 adopted a report urging Iowa congressmen and senators to oppose ratification of the league of nations, arguing it threatens U S sovereignty. Sons of Veterans backed the league, G A R deferred on the issue but approved a one language idea echoed by Gov. Harding. Ottumwa named next meeting site.
Episcopal services at 11 a.m. with Mr. King reading the service. Lutheran and Evangelical churches hold 10 a.m. Sunday schools and 11 a.m. services. Children’s Day programs postponed to June 15 at 8 p.m. Pentecost on Whit Sunday June 8 with 10 a.m. Sunday School and 10:45 a.m. preaching on Acts 11:1-18. Presbyterian notes mention Safeguards of Society sermon and a Bible school at 10 a.m. First Congregational lists 11:15 a.m. worship, Bible school at 10, Children’s program at 4 p.m., and Young People events including a League of Nations theme. A Men’s Brotherhood picnic is planned for Wednesday at the Merriam farm with a picnic supper and post-meeting report on the League of Nations convention.
An Atlantic town enjoys a tale of affection as Pvt Otis W Roe returns from a year in France with his French war bride Mrs Roe from Bordeaux. She sails to New York today and will settle in Atlantic, the first Cass county war bride, with Roe having survived Belleau Wood and Argonne campaigns after five machine gun wounds and gas exposure. Roe, once of Wiota, served in the 72nd company, 3rd regiment of the Sandstorm division, part of a unit that fought along the west front before heading home with his bride ready to start life in Atlantic.
A colored woman rises from orphan at seven to widow at twenty to penniless at forty five and dies at fifty two with a substantial fortune. The tale traces hardship, resilience, and a remarkable accumulation of wealth against a backdrop of early life adversity.
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry J. Samson will be held Sunday at 4:80 p.m. at the home 413 Ely Street and at 8 p.m. at the Christian church in Lewis with burial in a Lewis cemetery. The Rev. Clifford V. Pence will conduct the services.
Indianopolis dispatch outlines the life of Mrs C J Walker an orphan from seven widowed at twenty and left a fortune worth over a million dollars at fifty two. She built a hair remedy business and funded Y M C A negro scholarships Tuskegee and educational efforts in Africa. Her home Villa Lenara was in Irvington On The Hudson with early plants in St Louis Denver Pittsburgh and New York. She spoke vividly and educated herself in many languages through private tutors.
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