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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
5
A sequence of powerful quakes last night killed about 125 people in Florence and Bologna, Italy. Dispatches say Vecchia was reduced to ruins with hundreds more injured as shocks persisted through the night.
All World War soldiers and sailors and any war workers who served at home or abroad are invited to a dinner at the Masonic temple on July Fourth. The committee on arrangements issues a cordial invitation ready to accommodate a large crowd in the cool dining room.
Harvey Lynch, a Missouri farmer living near Helmet, shot and killed his wife and their six month old baby after an unsuccessful attempt at reconciliation. He is jailed in Marshfield following the deaths.
The State Bar association meeting in Davenport drew a large crowd. Gov Frank Lowden of Illinois delivered a strong address that impressed observers. Atlantic residents Judge J B Rockafellow and Tom G Whitmore attended the Davenport session.
An explosion at Rock Island Coal Mine Company in Albersoh Oklahoma entombed fifteen miners this morning. About two hundred workers in the shaft were unable to reach the surface. Cause unknown and officials say it is believed the miners may be safe despite uncertainty.
A large audience at First Congregational heard Rev Arthur Ryan discuss The New Day in Turkey. He argued a new era for Turkey and the Armenians’ future freedom, citing his decade of mission work and travels through Balkan strife and the Turko Italian war. He urged America to lead in world readjustment as he prepared to travel to Chicago.
Mrs Dora Dunkin formerly Dora Newton files for divorce in Cass County District Court alleging nine months of nagging and abuse by husband W D Dunkin. She says he threatened her and called vile names, weight loss followed, and seeks an absolute divorce. Dunkin runs an upholstery shop on Walnut Street.
The M E Church held a patriotic Fourth of July observance honoring fifteen young men from the church who served in the armed forces. Special music and a sermon on The Meaning of American Liberty accompanied a well decorated service as flags and carnations highlighted the event.
C. S. Harris, a young farmer from the east county, faced Mayor Burnea at 3 30 this morning on a speeding charge after deserting his car and trying to flee. He was fined $10. His hat blew off near the police stop, delaying the pursuit, then he hit a bump and fled on foot before officers recovered the car. Harris is the son of a well to do farmer and hoped to be home in time for chores.
The two cent postage rate returns at midnight enabling one-ounce letters to travel nationwide with a two cent stamp. One cent circular and local postcard rates resume, and second class rates shift to reflect advertising content and zone rules. If ads exceed a threshold, the entire publication is charged at new per pound rates. otherwise rates apply to the whole issue.
Washington June 30 Eighteen American soldiers were killed one officer and seven men severely wounded and seventeen slightly wounded in an engagement with anti Kolchak forces near Ainanovka on June 25 Major General Graves commanding the Americans in Siberia informed the war department the engagement followed the Bolsheviks attack on the railroad guards
Ben Wagner sold 160 acres northeast of Anita at 200 per acre to Henry Robson. The land, bought 25 years ago for 5 per acre, has been pasture with no cultivation, fences and a deep well for 500 cattle. J E Tuimmer sold 160 acres in Lincoln township bought two years ago at 225 per acre to M H Welton at 325 per acre, off the market as Welton plans to keep it. H C Reason sold 80 acres near Highland church, Benton township, to Chris Sorrensen at 175 per acre, advancing the price by 3000 in two years.
The Board of Supervisors will consider appointing an engineer to survey the proposed Turkey creek drainage district from near Anita to the Franklin township west line. Seven landowners have signed the petition requesting the engineer. A second petition may be presented for the Troublesome Nishnabota drainage project.
Two French civilians were killed and five American soldiers and sailors injured severely in riots in Brest. Two American soldiers are expected to die. The clashes began when an American naval officer, intoxicated, tore down the French flag, prompting French retaliation and ensuing violence. The city is quiet today.
Paris reports say Serbian and Italian troops clashed near Dizrais in unofficial wires. About twenty French war brides are aboard the George Washington bound for the United States with American soldiers who married in Paris. A joint dispatch from the brides prompted the president to permit them to sail, after messages from King George of England King Alfonso of Spain and the Emperor were received.
Coblenz reports in Associated Press dispatches that the rules in occupied territory are to prevail as before. The message notes continuity in regulation and governance following recent military actions. The item emphasizes administrative consistency under occupation.
Des Moines June 30 United Press reports suffrage readers across Iowa will attend Wednesday when the General Assembly votes on the suffrage amendment. Indications are strong that the vote will be unanimous for ratification and passage is assured.
An Enid Oklahoma claim that John Wilkes Booth survived the Lincoln assassination and died in 1908 under an assumed name David E. George surfaces again after a Chicago Tribune report. Oklahoma City visitors to the Chicago Historical Society noted Booth’s supposed deathbed confession and urged examination of local records.
Chicago June 30 final preparations to guard against radical bomb plots on July 4 were made after police chiefs and federal officials met in New York with William S. Flynn to discuss precautionary measures following recent bomb outrages.
Patrick D. Haley former state agent sues Ben Wagner claiming $10,000 in damages for remarks he says damaged his good name after a 1918 search of Wager's home for flour hoarding during wartime food regulation enforcement.
War time prohibition will be strictly enforced by the justice department as midnight nears. Open violations will be pursued, and beer containing 2 percent alcohol will be treated as intoxicating. Six thousand New York saloonkeepers allegedly plan to stay open past midnight to sell all drinks, including whiskey. Saloon keepers who violate the act will be arrested and prosecuted, according to Assistant Attorney General Frieerson.
County Agent Kelley warns against hoping the army worm is gone for the season. Worms will reappear in six to eight weeks as they move from worm to moth underground. New crop expected to devastate late alfalfa. a fly has begun killing some worms in places.
The article explains two purposes for glasses aiding sight and relieving strain. It notes conscious and unconscious muscle tension can cause strain and that symptoms may appear distant from the eyes. Frank D. Larson Optometrist advertises instruments and fidelity in vision assessment with a pull on their featured string.
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