Louisiana House rejects federal suffrage amendment
In Baton Rouge on June 16 the Louisiana house voted 67 to 44 against a resolution to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. The senate had defeated ratification last week. With the house defeat, national woman suffrage will not pass this summer, though supporters hoped the measure might return after senate action.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Senate
Friends of Suffrage
House
Delaware
Wonderful Escape After Car Tumbles Near Golf Club
Four youths escaped unharmed after their automobile overturned near the Golf and Country club grounds Sunday afternoon. The car was badly damaged and the top torn away as golfers along the links aided in freeing a young woman trapped beneath the vehicle. Names were not learned. Witnesses say the car was speeding before the crash.
Morristown Father Reports Kidnappers Demand 12000 Ransom
George H. Coughlin father of 13 month old Blakely Coughlin says he will pay a 12000 ransom demanded in a letter claimed to be from the abductors. He will follow the letter’s instructions but will not reveal details publicly. The letter signed by The Crank.
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Morristown
George H. Coughlin
Blakely Coughlin
Coughlin
Baby Born In Taxicab Window Moves To Hospital
A baby girl was born in a taxicab in Bismark North Dakota as the car halted near its destination. The mother Mrs Marvin Smith and the newborn are reported well.
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Bismark
N. Dy Jong
Marvin Smith
Lawn Supper at Gocken Home Brings Society Guests
A lawn supper at the Gocken residence drew a social gathering of Mr and Mrs Charles Gocken and neighboring families. Among attendees were Mrs Henry Casey Kay Claus Kay John Cariaégs and their families plus Mr and Mrs Schrik Gocken Tra and Baylah Ogga. The event was described as a pleasant evening with refined company and community chatter.
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Gharles Gocken
Sane Enieaies
Henry Kasey -Kay
Claus Kay
John
Cariaégs
Famillien
Srchik
Gocken
Tra
Baylah
Ogga
Ashbaugh and Messner Complete Atlantic School Survey
A. J. Ashbaugh from the state university extension department and assistant Mr. Messner finished a survey of Atlantic schools last week. They will compile a report with building recommendations to be sent to the school board in Iowa City to guide future planning.
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A. J. Ashbaugh
Extension Department
The
State University
Mr. Messner
Iowa City
Atlantic People Off On Long Trip
Tomorrow morning after daybreak two cars will depart Atlantic bound for Los Angeles. George Oaks and family ride in one car while George Kirk and Bonnie Trailer join the other, with an expected three week journey via Denver. Oaks seeks health relief from indoor work and plans a year on the coast. Kirk and Trailer likely return sooner. Freight for shipping the car was high, so Oaks drives overland to save costs.
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Los Angeles
George Oaks
George Kirk
Bonnie
Denver
Oaks
Farmers’ Savings’ Bank
Hiss
Edith Ba
Atlantic
California
Kirk
Trailer
Oakson
Western states to be real battleground in campaign
Republican leaders declared the states west of the Mississippi would be the main battlefield in the upcoming presidential contest. Chairman Hays departed Sullivan Indiana after meeting western managers to map strategy.
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Hays
Republican Committee
Mississippi River
Chicago
Ill
Sullivan
Ind
Marriage Surprise Announces Dittman Kirkwood Nuptials
In Anita on Sunday afternoon at four, Marie Dittman and Gerald Kirkwood were married at the Methodist church with Paul Horton officiating. The couple plan a home near Anita after a brief wedding trip to De Moines, and both families greeted relatives and friends who attended the ceremony.
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Marie Dittman
Gerald Kirkwood
Anita
D'Elock
Paul. Horton
Methodist
Abiethenia
Avagal
Mig’ Dorit Jobes
Kenneth Rowley
Mra. Kirkwood
Dea -Moings
Kirkwood
North
Former Resident Dies in Capital at Des Moines
Clarence Brown, former Atlantic man and Green Bay Lumber employee, died yesterday in Des Moines from tuberculosis after years of illness. He was about 45, survived by his wife and several children. He attended Atlantic schools and later served as deputy to his brother Thomas Brown, then worked for Green Bay for fifteen years. Remains to be shipped home for interment, funeral in the local cemetery, with services for the grave.
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Clarence Brown
Atlantic
Green Bay Lumber Company
Des Moines
Brown
Thomas Brown
Green Bay
Immense gold signs planned for new Atlantic Auto Building
Two large signs for the Atlantic Automobile company at Third and Poplar will feature gold leaf lettering two feet high and up to three feet wide. Local sign painter Jens Kjar holds the contract to install the signs with Chicago letter providers. The gold leaf is stored in a bank vault for safety and will be applied over a high quality filler and adhesive before final gilding. One sign will grace the south end of the building and the other the west side.
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Atlantic Automobile Company
Third and Poplar Streets
Jens Kjar
Chicago
Three Killed in Wreck in Colorado
In La Junta Colorado June 16 a wreck on the California Limited of the Santa Fe railroad near here killed three persons and injured others. Details were not available. the injured were taken to the Santa Fe hospital with reports suggesting some would recover.
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LA Junta
Calo
Barsone
California Limited
Santa, Fe
Reno
Fragmented OCR plague report mystery text
Fragmented OCR text from an early newspaper page references plague pensanolay terms and a state laboratory, with garbled names and phrases. It mentions June and a possible cleric or guardian figure and a shallow detail about a child illness, but the fragment is incomplete and unclear.
AFL backs longshoremen in Atlantic Gulf strike
Wire briefs report the American Federation of Labor pledged support for striking longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Other items note criticisms of the Republican platform by Benjamin C. Marsh, plague cases in Mexico City, Bolshevik attacks in Berdichoff, and a Procter telegram denying Wood's support came from stock gamblers and promoters.
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Montreal
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Sashion
Atlantic
Gulf
Cincinnati
William C. Procter
Nicholas Murray Butler
Wood
Harding to finish out Senate term long term plan
Washington June 15 Warren G Harding republican presidential nominee says he does not intend to retire from the senate until his term expires March 4. He will withdraw his petition in Columbus to run again for re election. Friends say resigning would risk the GOP Senate margin as Ohio Governor Cox would appoint a Democrat. Harding was at his office early winding up senate business.
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Washington
D. G
Warren
G. Harding
Senate
Senator Harding
Columbus
Harding
Cox
Ohio
Hin
Biennial Opening At Des Moines Of Golden Prairie Federation
Tomorrow marks the formal opening of the golden prairie biennial of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Des Moines with sessions through June 23. Hundreds of prominent club women from across the county attend, with addresses by Washington officials and state delegate Mrs. Charles Warner of Atlantic on civil service reform. The event opens informally tonight with a dinner for federation officers as guests of honor.
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Des Moines
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Washington
Charles Warner
Atlantic
Committee On Civil Service
Gucets
Romania weighs Danube bridge plan amid war rebuilds
The Romanian government weighs a Danube bridge project as part of wartime reconstruction. Eighteen other bridges in Romania await restoration while the grand Danube span at Cernavoda is hailed as Europe’s greatest structure. the cited length is about 1260 feet with extensive supporting works.
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Consetantia
Rumania
Desbrucsne
Warithere
Danube
Cernavoda
Europe
Thia
Bell Asks Recount Of Fifth District Primary
W D Bell member of the Fifth district board of supervisors asked for a recount of the primary ballots for himself and rival Charles Studley. Studley led by one vote after a 227 to 228 result. The recount began this afternoon with Studley represented by Swan Clovis Swan. The canvass earlier in the day found only minor discrepancies not altering the outcome.
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W. D. Bell
Board of Supervisors
Massena
Union
Edna
Victoria
Charles Studley
Bell
Studley
Swan, Clovis & Swan
Death of Griswold Resident Mrs Clothier at 80
Mrs Katherine Clothier eighty year old Griswold resident and mother of Mrs C O Kimball died at the Home of her daughter. She had been ill for some time and death was not unexpected. Survived by one daughter. Funeral arrangements pending until relatives in Washington are heard from. Body to be taken to Carrollton Illinois for burial.
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Griswold
Katherine Clothier
C. O. Kimball
Clothier
Washington
Carrollton
Ill
Armenians Endangered After Armistice Breaks in Cilicia
Consternation grips Cilicia Christians as a twenty day armistice between French forces and Turkish nationalists fails to protect Armenians. French reportedly urge Armenians to negotiate directly and the armistice has frayed across Europe, raising fears of mass deaths. American women relief workers at Radjin are reportedly trapped under nationalist rule with no outside contact.
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Adana
Cilicia
Southeast Asia Minor
Eueope
Radjin
Wedding in Massena Unites Tala Faye and Parkinson Kin
The Massena wedding joins Tala Faye and Mary Parkinson in a ceremony at the home of Mrs. Wat De Vare. Rev. J. A. Nagle officiated as the couple, both Massena High School graduates, were among the town’s best known youths. The groom is the son of Mr. Valindal Parkinson, a local storekeeper.
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Amassena
Tala Faye
Mrvsangd
Wat de Vare
Ein
Bradugtes
Massena High School
Valindal Parkinson
Indoh
Parkinson
Rain Needed in Four Townships to Save Crops
A large area south and west of Atlantic faces drought with Washington Cass Grove and Bear Grove townships most at risk. Farmers report no sizable rain recently and fear small grain could be seriously harmed unless rain arrives soon.
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Atlantic
Washington
Cass, Grove
Bear Grove
Flag Day services draw large turnout in Atlantic
A big crowd joined Boy Scouts civil war and world war veterans and Elks in a Flag Day parade from the Elks home through the business district led by the Atlantic Anita band and drum corps. Gaogressman W R Green gave an uplifting patriotic address. The program ended with the audience singing America.
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Boy Scouts
Civil War Veterans
World War Veterans
Atlantic Fire Department
Atlantic Lodge No. 445
B. P.O. Elka
Order of Elks
Atlantic-Anita
W. R. Green
America
Roy Odem
J. G. Harring
W. R. Jones
Tom Bonham
Co. E. Malone
Chas. Olsen
J. Sheets
C. Swab
Clarence Anderson
W. JA. McKed
Paul Driver
John Gillette
Richard Stoodt
Iimen Spence
Robert Bardtmann
Dempsey Freed on Draft Evasion Charge
San Francisco June 1. World heavyweight champion James J. Dempsey was found not guilty by a United States district court jury on the selective draft evasion indictment. W H Stolurow testified he wrote most of Dempsey's questionnaire answers at a Chicago hotel. Dempsey and Jack Kearns denied any wrongdoing, with corroboration from L Liehchtenstein of Chicago.
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San Francisco
Ree Harrison
Jack) Dempsey
United States
W. H. Stolurow
St. Paul
Dempsey
Chicago
Jack Kearns
L. Liehhtenstein
La Follette Leads in Chicago Referendum Debate
Senator Robt M La Follette leads in a referendum vote among the Committee of 48 political party members, set for their national convention on July 10 in Chicago. The labor party may unite with the committees on the presidential ticket and platform, with about sixty percent of the world’s corner evaluated from America in discussion.
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Ichicago
Rob
T M.la Follette
Labor Party
Sheriff Orders Red Nave and Companion Held
Two men, Harry Nave and B. J. Decker, along with Nave's wife, were taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Willis and Chief Berry at Marne for investigation into the Marne Savings Bank robbery attempt. Decker withdrew $150 then fled toward Atlantic in a Ford with Nave and others. A prior blast damaged the bank vault. no funds were stolen, only silver and a small amount of unspecified money left behind. Decker is a stranger to officials. Nave has recent bootlegging charges.
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Marne
Nave
Decker
Marne Savings Bank
Mnaves
Atlantic
Beyty
Lines & Preston
Willie
Chestnut Street
Sioux City
Walker
Maine Savings Bank
Honor G. E. Roberts Receives Honorary Doctorate at Iowa University
George Evan Roberts, commencement speaker at the University of Iowa, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws as 450 members of the 192? graduating class received degrees. Roberts is vice president of the National City Bank of New York and was formerly a director of the mint and publisher of the Fort Dodge Messenger.
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Iowa City
News-Telegraph
Geo
Evan Roberts
University of Iews
Robert
National City Bank of New York
The
Mint
Fort. Dodge Monsinger
Soldier's Body Found In Creek Bed Near Denver
The body of 94 year old Fred L. Gross, who had recently received an honorary discharge from the Navy, was found in a creek bed near Mason City. He had disappeared while swimming less than two weeks earlier. His parents reside in Denver, Colorado.
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Mason City
Fred L. Gross
Navy
Denver
Colo
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