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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1912
Page
2
Local notes recount W A Follett’s return from Colorado Springs where his wife seeks health care. Other items include mayor’s drunkenness case, a land swap trading 120 acres for a half block, and multiple hometown visits by residents and travelers to Des Moines, Detroit, Harlan, Anita, and Drake University prep.
Forecast for Iowa shows fair skies tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures. The Cass County Teachers Institute opened at Cass County High School this morning with many teachers arriving by trains. enrollment reached 110 by 2:30 p.m. Male teachers are few, about six, and classes start at 7:30 a.m. with only two after lunch. A full enrollment list will be published tomorrow.
Martha Speakman shot herself after a period of deep despair in East Main street Drumplier Coatesville. Her nine year old son Paul summoned his sleeping father as she died in the bathroom. The couple, once Swarthmore College acquaintances, were noted as a devoted family.
Americans gain recognition in Paris and London literary circles. Dr David J Hill a former American ambassador to Berlin is praised for his book World Organization as Affected by the Nature of Modern States. Francis Viele Griffin, poet and head of symbolists, is lauded by Emil Fauquet. Bodley Head library publishes Footprints of Famous Americans in Paris with an introduction by Mrs John Lane linking to Robert Morris.
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs Otho J Nettz for the wedding of their daughter Cora May to Henry N Martens on Wednesday June 26 at three o clock in the afternoon at the bride's home near Lyman. The couple will reside in Cumberland after July 15.
Mr and Mrs J M Webber of three miles northwest announce the marriage of their daughter Nora L to Mr Harry M Lloyd on Wednesday June 26 at four o'clock in the afternoon. Miss Webber was a clerk at the Gillette store and Mr Lloyd is a successful farmer living about six miles southeast. The couple will settle on a farm near the city.
In Cincinnati probate court Miss Bertha Heida a 33 year old cook was committed to Longview Hospital for the Insane after years of phone mania tormenting Dr Thomas Dickens and others. She allegedly telephoned doctors grocers and a monument maker impersonating the physician and ordered vast quantities of goods including a washing machine and seltzer water.
Dr W U Hammer a dentist operated above Vransky s store in a small town setting. The brief note places his practice at that location and hints at a casual professional arrangement within a local business block.
Classified notices include a farm work request for an experienced man, sale ads for a pony and hay equipment, a modern 4 room house for mortgage before July 20, a wagon and hay racks for sale, a house rental with barn and two lots, a loan company notice, lost keys, and a missing rug carpet sack found between Atlantic and Merrill Welton’s.
Agnes J. Rich of Los Angeles learned through a newly formed police bureau that Ebien Rich of New York, adopted as a baby, had tracked the bureau to locate her mother. Chief Sebastian directed a search by Mrs. Wells and within an hour the reunion occurred. The daughter had been given to other families, ending the missing years.
The sixth annual Interstate Firemen's Association tournament will be held in Carroll tomorrow and Wednesday drawing several thousand spectators. Seven departments Denison Glidden Manning Harlan Carroll Sorenton Grand Junction will field running teams amid a parade with bands from Harlan Goon Rapides Scarnton and Logan. Prizes totaling 1000 promise a competitive program as teams train hard and records may fall.
Mrs. Joseph Goetz of Pleasant Valley faces legal action after her husband drove her from their home without clothing. She seeks a writ of replevin to recover her wardrobe, while Goetz claims the clothes belong to him and vows to resist the filing. County Attorney Hart advised the writ as the remedy.
Des Moines reports state food and dairy commissioner W B Barney issued a statement urging dairies to bottle milk and cease hauling in cans. He warns about evaporated milk and notes that diluting unsweetened evaporated milk per can directions could starve a infant if that milk is the sole food.
A technical fault in plans for a congressional convention to nominate a successor to the late E. H. Hubbard has delayed legal publication notices in each county. Bradley district chairman LeMars proposes county conventions elect delegates to the district body as if called properly, hoping the main convention can proceed without a contest.
Money for the A. N. & 5S. was due yesterday but a delay in transferring bonds from the London bank to a Belgian buyer has postponed payment. Attorney Hess says no further extension will be asked, though Judge Arthur may grant 3-4 days. if unpaid, re-sale of the road could be ordered.
The M. P. club with Mrs. Pearl Hutton-Shrader plans a forthcoming recital whose proceeds will fund work benches for the manual training course. The benches will be fitted for the high school manual training program starting next year.
Chicago and South Omaha markets show hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts with mixed to lower prices. Hogs top around 7.30 with bulk ventas 7.10 to 7.30, cattle mainly 4.00 to 9.25, sheep 3.15 to 9.00, and notable regional comparisons. Also brief social notices and a local want ad plug closing the column.
A vivid theatre note praises Atlantic's U N I Q U E for its pure joyous energy and brisk pacing. Bessie befits a mischievous stage presence, delivering lively comedy that charms audiences with spirited delivery and playful action throughout.
A historic drama portrays federals and confederates uniting under a flag of truce to repulse a common enemy. The spectacle features remarkable military production and unusual episodes, dramatizing a rare moment of cooperation in wartime.
A young boy named Algy, acting to assist his mother, unknowingly takes something that does not belong to him, prompting concern and reflection on his unintended deed.
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