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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
3
A fragmented page advertises plumbing and electrical services, watch repairs, auto welding, banking notes, steam and hot water heating, and a range of retail goods. Multiple firms like Bogzgess Bros., Wissler & Worth, Purcell's Jewelry, and Christensen Bros. are referenced along with stores selling clothing, furniture, and laundry service.
Eveline White returns from visiting grandparents in Anita with aunt Edna Pieper. Numerous residents travel to Council Bluffs and Des Moines for conventions, church events, and visits. A pre-nuptial shower precedes Jennie Weigand and L. H. Miller's marriage. the couple will live in Omaha. The new laundry building contract goes to Kimballton Construction, with July 1 completion. News covers travels, gatherings, marriages, and local business updates in Anita.
Guy L Taylor of Sioux City won the interstate championship at the Soo Gun club tournament, defeating a field of sixty four shooters in a miss and out shoot off. J B White of Watertown took second. BG Varner of Adams Neb and Fred Cowan of Conde S D were runners up in a closely contested event. F H Rudat of Columbus Neb claimed fourth money.
After a week of searching western Iowa for Ben Truso an insane Finnlander who escaped a Northwestern train officials have given up hope of immediate recovery and will depart for Portland Oregon. Immigration inspector Charles Kurz and guard P T Atkins were taking him to Savannah Georgia for deportation on insanity grounds. The man vanished during a rainstorm likely leaping from a berth window as the train slowed through a blinding storm. Authorities fear he escaped this section of the country after a careful search in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
Four state banks in Chicago with total deposits around 6.41 million and cash on hand about 1.43 million were seized by the state banking department for examination. The LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank, led by William Lorimer, was the central institution supporting the outlying branches the Broadway State Illinois State and Ashland Twelfth State banks.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease, not local, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo. It asserts internal use, blood and mucous surface action, a $100 cure guarantee, and circula rs and testimonials upon request.
John W Worth of Chicago and Thomas promoter were indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails in a scheme to obtain 2000 dollars in certificates of deposit from Central Savings bank of Waterloo. The case stems from a broader labor dispute as 1,500 workers at Union Switch and Signal plant went out in Swisedale after Westinghouse refused to negotiate.
Senator Overman introduced a bill to erect a statue of Sir Walter Raleigh in Raleigh North Carolina. Leon Daudet a noted duelist was wounded in a sword duel at Newilly by Jacquez Rouson Vera Cruz Mexico urgently needs food according to a US consul report. Senator Borah proposed a bill for efficiency systems making it unlawful to use stopwatches on government employees. Representative William G Sharp of Elyria Ohio nominated by President Wilson to be ambassador to France succeeding Myron T Herrick. Frederick W Lehmann American delegate at Niagara Falls mediation conference received a Doctor of Laws from Washington University St Louis. Captain Joseph A Napier died at 88 in St Joseph Michigan after forty years as a paddle and master on the Great Lakes. Fourth eruption of Mount Lassen near the Shasta range reached 2500 feet in height.
Dr Chas D Finley and Dr L na BL Weed advertise osteopathic services at 608 Chestnut. Office and residence contacts provided. They promise to treat all diseases and offer free consultation, with TB treatment mentioned among services. Also listed are legal notices by D C Herbert on abstracts, loans, insurance and real estate at No 6 East Fifth Street.
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