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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
5
In New York on June 24 four oil companies ten brokerage firms and about fifty individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails to defraud investors of millions. Agents nationwide were ordered to round up those indicted.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson died yesterday afternoon at 4 30 at her Lorah home from consumption. She was 40, born Anna Nelson in Shelby county. Survived by husband, four children, father Hans P. Nelson of Humboldt Sg, four sisters, one brother. Funeral from the half millet? at to o clock, interment Oakfield cemetery.
R.R. system in Mexico City reports twist ed rails decayed crossties and worn rolling stock. Bandits disrupt lines, derailments rise from improvised repairs, slowing travel from Juarez to Mexico City and Nuevo Laredo to Laredo. Average passenger speeds hover near 30 mph, with lengthy trips stretching hours.
Direct selling of grain by Illinois farmers instead of through the Chicago Board of Trade is being investigated. Reports indicate meetings across several counties last year broached the issue with farmers sounding sentiment on marketing reforms.
Assistant Attorney General Fraer son told Governor Roberts that Tennessee could ratify the suffrage amendment without a popular vote. Governor Roberts said a special session would be called to act on the amendment so women can vote in the November election if ratification proceeds favorably.
A polished, affable stranger convinced eight Anita businessmen to buy International Falls Minnesota lots for 450 dollars each promising vast industrial growth. They paid 50 dollars down with notes for the rest, but later learned the lots could be duplicated for 50 dollars each. One buyer sought value from an attorney in International Falls and received offers for similar lots at 50 dollars each.
Yesterday marked the twenty-fifth reading anniversary of Mr and Mrs Charles C Warne of Bear Grove township. The event was a complete surprise planned by the Prgilla club women with refreshments served after the social hour. Former Bear Grove residents from Atlantic Amite and Cumberland attended, including Mr and Mrs Mark P Nichols of the city.
Two workers died and four others were injured in a blast at Cartridge Co. plant in Springfield. Rescue crews recovered two bodies from the wreckage as investigators assessed the partial collapse and damage from the explosion.
W H Ham Swarts a well known Atlantic man wandered from Atlantic hospital early today and was found dead at Fifth and Elm streets. Cause of death apoplexy with a history of strokes and ill health. He was born in Mechanicstown, grew up in Atlantic and ran a shoemaking and repair business before retirement. Survived by wife Elizabeth Reed Swarts and sister Mrs M C Monroe of Perry Oklahoma.
State auditor A O Preus won the Republican nomination for governor in Minnesota according to returns from 3 053 precincts. With 131 783 votes to Henrik Shipstead nonpartisan league’s 121 738, Preus leads by 10 045 and further precincts are not expected to alter the outcome by more than 6 500 votes.
Indictments returned against Charles F. Murphy leader of Tammany Hall and others in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by falsifying aid. Louis N. Hartog, a wealthy manufacturer, figures in the prosecution. The extraordinary grand jury handed down the charges yesterday. Murphy is en route to the Democratic national convention in San Francisco.
Four carloads of wool totaling 70 000 pounds have been shipped from Cass county this spring by Cass county Wool Growers association members. A further shipment from Griswold tomorrow will push totals toward 85 000 pounds, with prior shipments from Atlantic, Anita, Cumberland, and Griswold. Last year the association shipped about 17 000 pounds in its first year.
Miss Ethel Hedges, Atlantic nurse, leaves for Ann Arbor to train at the state university for four months to fit her for work as Cass county public health nurse. She is employed by the Cass county Red Cross for next year. Toward the end she will work in Detroit schools, returning around November 1 to begin her duties.
Senator Hi ram W. Johnson, en route to San Francisco, spoke at the Southern Pacific depot in Sacramento. He praised California for supporting his presidential primary bid, saying he is happier than ever and that the people will rise despite a few politicians’ disdain in Chicago.
Snow and heavy rains push the Missouri River into swamps causing crop damage in the South Dakota region. Federal judges name receivers to oversee Midland Packing company. Davenport Catholics plan a 1 million endowment for St Ambrose College. Wheeling notes about arrests and library appointments appear across cities.
Rotarians hosted about sixty city children at Sunnyside Park with races, a weiner roast, ice cream, and music. Prizes sponsored by Rotarians plus contests for boys led to a joyful evening, a booster for boys work, and a car parade transporting the youngsters through the business district. Winners included Les Murray, Roland Wright, Orlo Jones, Jay Wright, Camp Driver, Belmont Herring, Leonard Talty, Paul Nelson, Robert Day, Owen Taylor, John Dittman, Ger Waggoner, Van Robinson, and Billy Herring.
The body of Mrs Washburn, mother of Charles Washburn, arrived from Canada where she died. Funeral services were held at Bethel Chapel with Rev Lawton presiding, and she was buried in North Branch cemetery. She was 62. The family formerly lived near North Branch before moving to Canada years ago.
County agent L K Bennett reports crops in northeast Bear Grove township are badly in need of rain. Several townships show injured small grain and potential corn damage if rain does not come soon, with this Bear Grove area lacking rain for six weeks.
Manning Swansen, a farmer near Brayton, was badly injured when a horse kicked him in the side. An Atlantic physician was summoned for consultation. The accident happened two days ago.
In Londonderry Ireland on June 24 British troops arrived calming rioters among nationalists and unionists. Snipers were arrested and armored car patrols reduced violence. Several wounded were reported with a barber named McLaughlin and a commercial traveler among the dead.
Sedalia Missouri June 24 resolutions calling for the resignation of Jacob L Babler and W L Cole were prepared for a Missouri Republican meeting aimed at cleaning the party. Babler and Cole admitted earlier under senate inquiry to accepting money from London managers to influence Missouri sentiment before the national convention. A Hadley letter cited leaders who allegedly took money from Senator Fairbanks and the Taft group in 1908 1912 and 1916 to maintain control of the party.
China’s government faces a monthly shortfall of 10 to 12 million dollars, pushing total administrative debt to 270 million with 180 million from banks. The budget totals 18 million monthly, only 6 to 8 million in revenue, and over 70 percent of spending goes to military upkeep. Thomas Lamont urged China to balance its budget before new loans.
The paving last evening completed the paving of Main street with five blocks left to finish. The paved district covers twenty five to thirty blocks including side streets and Wall street. Capital Construction Co. of Des Moines started the brick paving last fall under contract.
Chris Sorensen, 34, a Henningsen Construction employee from Griswold, drowned at Knop Arbor pool after an 8 pm swim with four coworkers. His body was found about 8:45 pm. cause of the accident remains undetermined. Sorensen, a Denmark native who moved to Atlantic ten years ago, lodged with the Wilkersons and had joined Henningsen four weeks earlier. Funeral plans await contact with his brother Wilhelm in Minnesota. The pool incident marks the first accident at the recently opened Knop Arbor park.
San Francisco June 24 reports the Democratic National Convention prelude with key figures arriving. Senator Glass, believed to carry Wilson’s platform draft, enters the scene amid rising expectations of a floor fight over prohibition. Temmary leader Charles F Murphy also reaches from French Lick for strategy talks.
Wickham Construction of Council Bluffs files replevin against the Wabash railroad to recover two railroad cars of cement totaling 402 barrels, used for a Cass County bridge and culvert project. Cement was bought from an Omaha firm and ordered to Council Bluffs. Dispute over stopping delivery arose between the Omaha seller and Wickham’s supplier.
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