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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph who do not receive their papers in the evening may have them delivered if they call before seven o clock telephone Red 403. This is not the number of the News Telegraph.
The dispatch recalls Hastings at the head of Mississippi navigation after a steamboat ran aground near St Paul. It contrasts past river prosperity with current mud obstructions, notes government river money and engineer efforts, and praises the St Lawrence canal plan while acknowledging the river remains vital to western trade.
Des Moines labor groups join to form a banking institution set to open soon. The piece lauds union involvement in finance, citing gains from Brothers of Locomotive Engineers and similar unions, arguing broader participation will educate workers and temper anti banking sentiment while boosting investment and growth.
Statler of Buffalo cites Forbes Magazine figures showing plasterers earning up to 108 a week on the hotel project, unskilled labor rising to 75 cents per hour, and a broader claim that building conditions are worse than ever. He warns of financing difficulties as a result of rising costs and wage demands. He also references political maneuvering around the presidency and a libel trial. A promotional notice urges Atlantic residents to welcome Rock Island workers on Sunday June 24 with transport and park picnics.
Sullivan reports Henry of the flivvers told a New York man in 1923 that he would run as an independent candidate opposing all parties including La Follette. He believed such a platform could sweep the country, a notion tied to new political wording of the era.
Shelby Town is praised as a place of renown where a genius may start a business and spark public interest. The verse mocks small town fame driven by inventive minds, likening local growth to beets and peas nurtured with care.
Report mentions a fictional scene where a town on the map attracts attention as a crowd of a million viewers watches a staged brawl. References a surgeon, a rinalcian, professors, and adolescent skate culture amid a chaotic, satirical backdrop. George Matthew Adams era note appears.
A jumble of brief items and quips from various locales and topics. Includes remarks on liquor laws, fashion, crime, and local entertainments, with references to Tom Sims Dempsey Gibbons New York and California cops. Fragmentary, opinionated notes reflect a gossip style column.
Seven Iowa boys graduate from Kemper Military School in Boonville with the 107 cadets comprising the largest class in the school's history. The Des Moines and Iowa City area members include G. B. Davis M. F. Buziere M. M. Meeker L. L. Hoyt J. Keefner R. O. Scott and BE. L. Wright.
Farmers and manufacturers prepare for a two day conference in Cincinnati with business and farm leaders and government officials. discussions cover trade development and transport problems of middle western states and ship subsidies. natural gas talks in Salt Lake City study Wyoming field with potential output of millions of cubic feet daily, far exceeding local needs even if natural gas replaces coal.
A fragmented Philadelphia area item reports a dead vehicle on a city street. The text alludes to an accident with a van and warns drivers to watch for dead drives while noting a Detroit Free Press attribution.
In Dublin the Irish Government moves to set a national cinema censorship, replacing prior independent edits. Managers had self censored films with uneven results, and now every film must be approved by a national censor or face heavy penalties.
The text provided is garbled and lacks clear events, persons, or organizations to summarize into a coherent news item.
A fragment states that about 9 600 000 dollars could be raised in this manner through papers for advertisement purposes. The line appears in a historical text discussing funding methods and economic prospects.
The readable parts mention precious metal and gold ore terms, with references to percentages and head billows. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR, but the text points to gold production and purity discussions. No clear persons, places, organizations, dates, or amounts can be reliably identified from the fragment.
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