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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1919
Page
7
A grain, milling and packing board of trade is organized in Des Moines to place the city on par with major middle west markets. Limited to fifty members with a 500 dollar fee, it will host a daily trading room from 9 30 p m to 1 15 a m and include inspectors and a weighing department.
The Ruhr strike ends after widespread disruption. Wages cost 73,600,900 marks with April output deficit of 8,850,000 tons, over 140,000,000 marks. Losses hit rail traffic, state revenues, and currency value, with 100,000,000+ marks owed to miners and national production heavily hurt.
A retro advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple cure for stomach and intestinal troubles. It claims to remove catarrhal mucus and reduce inflammation, promising money back after one dose. Lewis and other druggists stock the product.
The four day Rural Life Conference will open in Ames on June 24 to address post war problems facing rural communities. Prof. G H Von Tungeln head of rural sociology at Iowa State University directs the program with speakers yet to be named.
Proposals for erection of a schoolhouse in District 8 Brighton Cass County will be received by the County Superintendent at his office where plans and specifications may be viewed until 1 oclock p m June 24 1919. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Secretary B P W Wiese. Canes and millet seed advertised by Malone Seed Co 209.
Des Moines June 10 plans for launching the Inter-Church World Movement in Iowa were made at two preliminary conferences attended by prominent church officials and laymen from across the state A second conference will be held tomorrow to finalize campaign plans and form a permanent Iowa organization with focus on church cooperation across missionary educational and philanthropic efforts.
Guthrie Center Iowa June 10 The city bought an airplane from the Canadian government for advertising. Carl Duede and George Barnett delivered the plane Guthrie Center to its owner and brought Representative Frank Moore along on the return flight from Des Moines. The Iowa flyers flew back from Fort Des Moines after a 50 mile trip in about 90 minutes landing at the fair grounds in Guthrie Center at 5 30 PM.
The US warship Piqua, once the Kana-wahala owned by H. H. Rogers, is expected to return to New York in June. Purchased by Lt. Cmdr. John Borden and presented to the government, the vessel served in foreign waters for over eighteen months and aided Brittany Patrol convoys, credited with one submarine attack, under Lt. Grant T. Stephenson.
Dr H K Williams operates a dental office in the Fulton Building at the corner of Fifth and Chestnut Streets. The listing notes location details and street access for patients seeking dental services.
Two carnival workers Ira Wilson and Frank Fritz fought at Second and Walnut in front of Eggers Jewelry store at noon. Mayor Burnea fined Wilson $15 and Fritz $107. Fritz paid. Wilson remained jailed. They offered no valid excuse, citing a long standing feud. Fritz says Wilson struck him while he walked by. Wilson was later found hiding behind Conley grocery and both men bore marks from the fight.
Paris dispatch reports Dandru known as the Bluebeard of Gambais may join famed French criminals if suspicions hold. He allegedly abducted about a dozen fiancées and is suspected in over a hundred disappearances as husbands despair at vanished spouses. Police see many cases as similar disappearances in Paris as detectives investigate.
Capital Daily offers a subscription deal from now until January 1 1920 for 250 dollars through News Telegraph. The ad promotes subscribing to the daily Capitol print edition with a quoted price and a sales channel.
A Jefferson highway goodwill road tour from New Orleans to Winnipeg will stop at Iowa points including Des Moines with reception plans by local boosters. The party led by Louisiana Governor R G Pleasant includes Duncan Buin highway commissioner and mayors Behrman of New Orleans and Ford of Shreveport. They start July 1 from New Orleans and reach Des Moines about July 12, then continue through Kenney Cambridge Nevada Hubbard Iowa Falls and more, averaging 115 miles daily with the final leg to Winnipeg as the longest.
Grant Reese died after an emery wheel burst at the home of Fred Wilson in Council Bluffs. He had been visiting his sister Mrs Ella May Daugherty from Nebraska. The wheel, driven by a gasoline engine, shattered at high speed and a fragment struck his neck and chin, leading to fatal injuries at Mercy Hospital.
By Associated Press Winnipeg June 10 The sympathetic strike of Winnipeg iron workers begun May 165th is considered broken for safety welfare and convenience effects. About one third of those involved have returned to work and many others have applied for former positions.
Mexico City June 10 The Department of Agriculture announced that large land concessions held by English companies in Chiapas have been abrogated by the government under current laws in response to an unofficial inquiry by the British chargé d affaires H A Cummins. The concessions were granted by prior governments and may be renewed only under the new law, which provides for a temporary lease subject to revision of existing arrangements.
A Cleveland Bertillon record identifies 67 year old Richmond draftsman Fred Haupt alias Dr. Frederick C. Martin. He spent 22 years behind bars for crimes totaling about 70 dollars with sentences varying from two to four years for petty thefts. The judge fined him 50 dollars and 80 days in the workhouse after Haupt admitted the record’s flaws.
Miss Georgia L McKinney, fresh from Persia, reports famine and a massive refugee crisis after Turkish and Russian occupation. She notes British forces now control the land with aid, the United States contributing financial help, and thousands facing starvation as deaths mounted before Allied arrival.
Kotaro Mochizuki says J P Morgan and other financiers plan to join Japanese capitalists to organize a new steamship corporation. The international project aims to expand transoceanic shipping links and finance through a joint venture between U S and Japanese interests.
West Union announces a free five day chautauqua from June 1 to 5 with funds raised locally to cover all costs. Citizens sign subscriptions to ensure a completely free program, gatekeepers to be removed and all events open to the public.
Centerville authorities report the parole board commuted the life sentence of murderer Frank Dangelo to eight years with good time reducing to under six. He has already served two years and is expected to be released at Fort Madison in about three more years. Taxler murder occurred after a dance dispute.
Nearly a thousand prominent Masons from Iowa lodges gathered in Cedar Rapids for the diamond jubilee of the Masonic order in the state. Sessions opened at 9 a.m. and will run through Wednesday night with schools of instruction and grand lodge activities as key events.
Hartley Iowa June 16 G E Knaack vice president of German Savings bank of Hartley was found dead in Lake Ocheda Worthington Michigan He carried 300000 insurance of which about 225000 had been taken out within thirty days of death A 50000 policy was pending in Des Moines He was believed to have died of heart disease while driving and thrown into the lake Two valuable rings a fine watch and a large sum of money were found on his person.
Major Thomas J. Duffield arrives in Clarinda for a ten day visit with his wife and child at the home of Mrs. Duffield's parents, Major Duffield recently returned from France where he spent a year with General Pershing's headquarters hospital. After the visit he will return to Paris to join the Rockefeller foundation institute for two years in special tubercular disease work.
Fort Dodge Portland Cement corp will double the big Gilmore City plant as announced by president M. J. Nicholson. The firm also voted to boost its preferred stock by 750000 dollars, lifting total capitalization to 3500000 dollars, marking one of the region’s largest enterprises.
Paris reports growing French belief that Germany will refuse to sign. Berlin dispatches quote Philip Scheidemann as unwilling to authorize Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau to sign and expect it to be referred to the national assembly, which may oppose the move.
Washington June 10 The American Forestry Association urges immediate action to prevent forest fires this summer noting last year’s Minnesota blaze caused 28.5 million dollars in losses and burned 8.4 million acres. The warning targets campers and the public to exercise fire safety.
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