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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
6
Government and property owners clash over price for Camp Dodge purchase as the army appropriation bill threatens funds. Negotiations cover 1,160 acres with owners seeking about 450 per acre versus government offers 260 to 200 per acre. Condemnation actions loom to finalize unnegotiated land before the bill becomes effective.
A June report from Boone Iowa notes recent dispatches claiming the last surviving Mexican War veteran fled to San Jose California. The brief item records the curiosity of the claim and its uncertain status as a historical note.
Tra Smith of Boone is identified as a surviving participant who enlisted at 15 to fight in the Mexican War. He served under General Winfield Scott and took part in the Vera Cruz battle that concluded the war. Afterward he lived in Nebraska and Kansas before settling in Boone. age cited as nearly 190.
The American League table shows Cleveland leading with a .660 mark and New York at .628 while Chicago and St. Louis trail. Yesterday Philadelphia beat Detroit 2 to 1 and Cleveland defeated New York 4 to 3. Today Chicago visits Washington and Detroit plays Philadelphia with Cleveland at New York.
A sale notice offers numerous Des Moines area farms from 40 to 640 acres. Properties feature tiling, barns, silos, level land, and strong yields. Prices range from about 165 to 375 per acre with long term financing and warnings of prior sale.
The Russian cruiser Oleg was sunk Wednesday by a British submarine, according to Associated Press reports received by the News-Telegraph. The dispatch notes the sinking occurred in enemy waters, with British forces claiming success in underwater warfare.
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