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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1927
Page
4
The Daily Markets reports uneven grain closes with wheat down 1 cent, corn up fractions, and oats higher. Liverpool markets moved higher early but failed to advance on Monday. Receipts and weather conditions varied by region, with brisk commission-house activity and profit-taking on advances.
Liberty bonds quotations from New York on June 14 list 3s at 100.25, 1st 4s at 102.30, 2nd 4s at 100.11, 3rd 4s at 100.27, 4th 4s at 108.28, new 44 s at 110.22, new 4s at 108.21, and new 38s at 105.2.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange totaled 481 900 shares with bonds at 12 745 000. Notable quotes include Am. Can 537, Am. Locomotive 108 3/4, AT&T 166, Bethlehem Steel 49, Gen. Electric 101, Gen. Motors 196, Coca Cola 116, Int. Harvester 174 3/4, Mack Truck 109 1/2, Sears Roebuck 55, Penna 64 3/4, Studebaker 50, U S Rubber 41, Westinghouse 73, and others.
Butterfat 36¢ eggs 13¢ heavy hens 14c fights and Leghorn hens 11¢ old roosters 6c geese 8c ducks 12¢ springs 17c Leghorn springs 4c cattle stockers and feeders steady slow 5.50 7. BO cows and heifers 3.60 6.00 grain wheat No 2 1.27 corn 80c barley 60c at 87.00 8.00
June 14 Chicago market shows moderate hog run with steady to firm prices. Top hogs at 9.25, lighter weights 8.75 to 9.25, cattle receipts 9,000 with strong steer prices, lambs weak after Monday drop, and regional notes from Kansas City Omaha and St Louis with varied hog and cattle quotes.
Preliminary plans for a transpacific flight from San Francisco to Honolulu began to take shape. The city is asked to donate 10000 of the 60000 prize to the first aviator to complete the dangerous trip, with funds for air field facilities and hangars to be provided as part of the effort.
Sick and injured news reports Gladys Fudge off duty due to ivy poisoning while office of County Treasurer Vedane runs unassisted. Several patients undergoing surgeries at Atlantic and Jones hospitals including Bernice Wentz, Vera Colman, Chris Iverson, Evelyn Leigan, and Faye Moore with others discharged or ill. Also notes Walter Falkner ill with appendicitis in Griswold and LeRoy Railsback ill with mumps. local hospital updates from Griswold and Des Moines area.
In Joliet on June 14 Charles Shader, to be hanged for Deputy Warden Peter Kline’s murder, aided the escape and remained at large as deputies hunted two miles east. Of five condemned killers, Gregorio Rizzo was shot dead. Charles Dutchowsky, Roberto Torrez, and Walter Jaleski recaptured after a gun battle. Stalesky may die from wounds. Dutchowsky beaten. Torrez fled back to his cell. Two others escaped earlier. State's Attorney Rehm said no grand jury probe planned. The Treasure Seekers plan a pic a la mode social at Fletcher Chapel on Thursday, June 16.
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh intends to tour the United States in his airplane The Spirit of St Louis to stimulate American interest in commercial aviation He plans to visit Minneapolis with no set date and may donate the plane to a museum He expects to stay in the public eye a month or six weeks and says future plans remain uncertain Mrs Lindberghs plans are unsettled and she may travel to St Louis by train The son passes that he will not fly her back due to single passenger limitation
Court reporter B O Brillington, formerly of Atlantic, spent two months producing a transcript of the nine volumes totaling nearly 2,000 pages each for the suit demanding a 10 cent fare. The set goes to Claude R Porter who presided at the federal hearing. Brillington kept an extra copy as an extraordinary job.
Readable notices report the death of Mrs. Carstens of Atlantic at home after sudden illness from apoplexy. Survived by husband Gearhardt and John and daughters Olga Edna. funeral pending. Also notices confirm Ab Kelley of Wilton Junction died at 85 after cancer, Civil War veteran, with survivors in Pennsylvan ia and Oregon. Ed Myers, former Elliott resident now in Missouri Valley, reported dead.
Lieut. Arthur N Willis of the 4th Cavalry suffered a skull fracture when his horse kicked him after he fell clearing a barrier in the Fort Des Moines steeplechase. His condition was reported improved today. Willis, regarded as one of the fort’s best horsemen, home Pittsford Vermont.
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