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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1914
Page
3
A light verse about church life and tithes. The narrator notes a deacon counting coins and mocks tightfisted gifts while praising the widow’s mite and faithful giving across a parish scene. The poem pokes fun at money, pride and pious practice in a 1914 church setting.
N W Deering and Son invites the public to view a Herrick refrigerator display this week. The showcase promises bargains across price ranges for seasonal buyers at 208.
Henry Dungan of Logan faced a fatal accident when a county bridge failed and his steam thresher and saw mill engine plunged into a ditch west of Crisp and southeast of Logan. The coupling held, avoiding crush injuries. Dungan reported to the board of supervisors and was told the county would cover damages. He credited not uncoupling the trailer for his narrow escape as workers jumped to safety. Two bridges north and one east of Reeders Mills and north of Crisp were deemed unsafe, while the bridge west of Crisp was considered passable for his engine.
Mrs Warren Gaylord and her son Worth arrived from Los Angeles to spend the summer with her mother Mrs M E Worth. Mrs Scarlet, visiting with M E Lines family, returned to Creston with Robert Lines. N W Deering and Son received a full carload of Round Oak stoves and furnaces from Dowagiac. M G Buckley of Winnipeg, general manager of Canadian lumber yards, is in the city en route from New York. he will be accompanied home by Mrs Hannah Miller and Miss Eva and Bessie Miller of Audubon, leaving on tomorrow’s noon train.
Clovis resident on Oak Street undertakes a new porch and home improvements with Hugh McKay hired to perform the work.
At Niagara Falls Ontario on June 8 officials gathered amid fear that events near Tampico could derail mediation talks. Huerta’s blockade to stop munitions deliveries to constitutionalists risks triggering a US intervention, with orders already in place to keep Tampico open to commerce. Huerta may even withdraw delegates if tensions escalate.
El Paso reports General Natera appointed commander of the new central military zone. The move places him in undisputed command of the Arrieta brothers, linked to disturbances in Durango state, as facts relayed by sources from General Carranza's headquarters.
A playful verse from Youti's Companion imagines rain as a welcome soda shower. The speaker longs for pleasant rain scents and sugar sweet fruit drops, while preparing upside down umbrellas and containers to collect rain. The tone is whimsical and light.
At the Ball of Nations in San Francisco Machinery Hall Mrs. George M. Van Buren wore a striking costume as an impersonated telephone. Her copper plated shoes connected to bolts around the floor created working calls from any spot, via an ingeniously hidden system devised by Pacific Telephone veteran Mr. Van Buren.
Wounded sailors and marines recuperate after Vera Cruz siege. The boys speak of their wounds and deeds, glad to be home as Vera Cruz’s climate takes more lives than enemy fire.
The third reading of the Home Rule bill in the House of Commons passes by a large margin as Ireland regains a parliament to govern its internal affairs. Attention shifts to Ulster where counties vote on accepting Home Rule for six years, amid fierce opposition and potential unrest. The Marquis of Londonderry looms as a quiet but powerful influencer behind Carson, with Lady Theresa Londonderry known for wealth, social sway, and patronage of Irish peasant industries.
United Press reports Justice Job Barnard retires at age 70 after fifteen years on the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Appointed by McKinley, he is a Civil War veteran from Indiana. His departure leaves Justice Holmes as the sole Civil War veteran on the local judiciary. A Walnut Street Market announces cash-only policy to ensure cash for purchases and deliveries.
The annual three day convention of the supreme council of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets opened in Richmond. Delegates arrived from grottos across the country and many vendors touted menswear including hats suits shirts socks unions and shoes at Nelson & Grulke to outfit attendees.
A one week summer school for Sunday school teachers of the local Episcopal diocese opened today at Mount St. Albans in Washington. Teachers from several parishes are expected to attend sessions on religious instruction, catechism, and church work practices led by clergy and lay instructors.
Wood and Savery successors to John H Wood offer farm loans at 5 percent 4 1 2 percent and 6 percent. Call and see us Atlantic Iowa at Park Pantitorium. Phone Green 217.
United Press reports from Washington that five unions hold annual conventions today. The International Stereotypers and Electro Typers of North America meets in Newark New Jersey. The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders convenes in Denver. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America gathers in San Francisco. The Tile Layers and Helpers International union convenes in Detroit.
In Blackpool the International Federation of Textile Workers holds its ninth congress with thirteen nations, debating IWW membership and the AFL, child labor laws, armaments spending, and international arbitration. Delegates plan a study of the Co operative Wholesale Society and the gathering closes Saturday.
Dr. W. C. Beers and Dr. J. T. Ralston, dentists, operate in the Fulton Building with Green line phone numbers Green 4 and Green 58. The listing also notes Atlantic Rubber Company and U. S. Tires and Tire Repairing, managed by D. C. Jones.
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