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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
5
In Liberal Kansas on June 25 a four mule team driven by William Bryan Summerfield bolted after a dog chased a rabbit. Summerfield, tied with lines about his waist, was dragged and killed as the team stopped. His body was found with injuries and the mules halted. A note mentions four months of ty-two daily papers published via London.
Fort Worth Texas June 26 James Wyeth James famed as a captain lieutenant outlaw and guerrilla who fought under three flags across the Civil War and Reconstruction era died after a life of combat and travel. Born 1848 in Mississippi he joined Quantrell in 1862 and later backed Jesse James. He served in France Britain and South America and earned lieutenant’s bars before his death.
A fragment notes abundant insects and prolonged warmth bringing life to Earth. It hints at a period of ten to twelve weeks of favorable conditions and the thriving presence of creatures, contrasting with other environments.
The Atlantic fire department unveiled a new type of fire fighting apparatus weighing four and one half tons with a capacity to throw water and a powerful nine engine system. The truck, purchased from the American LaFrance Fire Truck Company in Elmira New York, cost 8750 dollars and will be put into immediate service.
It is understood Germans in Samoa will be deported as police from the Dominion arrive to oversee the process. New Zealand authorities will take over German plantations including cocoa nut assets valued around five million dollars, deducted from New Zealand’s German war indemnity share as compensation. Extra copies of the News-Telegraph five cents to all.
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