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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1925
Page
1
The Omaha Bee surveys the Stone Mountain memorial project and warns that private funds may misdirect patriotism toward profits. It questions whether backers seek to honor Confederate valor or use the sculpture to advance their own interests, urging caution amid public controversy.
The passage frames a grand ceremony as a powerful symbol of American history and ideals. It envisions passing a torch of hope to the future, invoking drum rolls, flags, and monumental scenes from Valley Forge to Paris, signaling that the event must be profound and storied.
Editorial excerpts debate road funding with Governor Kendall backing trust in Towns to decide. Authors challenge the $5,000,000 bond plan and advocate good roads as a sound investment amid growing traffic. Opponents seek a clear program beyond general objections to hard surfaced roads.
Fragmentary historical note describes a speaker once boarding with Mrs Jane McPhereun Wren and a period of hardship. The account mentions hoarding money, hard luck, and an unpaid bill, with a reflective remark from an unnamed observer about events.
Washington reports Representative Ackerman of New Jersey argues that New York New Jersey Ohio and Pennsylvania bear higher personal income tax loads than the other 44 states while receiving less federal aid. He notes the four industrial states pay 34.9 million more in taxes yet gain 52 million less in federal funds, hindering progress and enterprise. The piece then drifts into a historical anecdote about oratory and diplomacy.
A speaker recalls years of hardship and petty scams while seeking a benefactor Mrs. Wren. After persistent effort he finally finds her ill near the poorhouse and relieves her with meals and comfort, easing his own winter of debt with gratitude for her mercy.
Twenty years ago on March 2 1906 Mrs Jana Sanford widow of late U S Senator Leland Sanford died from poison in San Francisco An attempted poisoning a month earlier shrouded in mystery A.Pellett headed a local Atlantic Farmers Mutual Telephone meeting with officers named including J W Tends Wie president and C H Bartley treasurer Promotions for a mail catching device were discussed in a letter from Frank H Burr Frank H Burr was in Chicago for marketing talks Ten years ago on March 2 1915 Rev William Fletcher former Bear Grove Congregational pastor died after complications from an appendectomy in Indiana Also mentioned were old Bibles in the Fero family and rail delays in Minden plus wartime notes on British plans and German U-boat responses
A garbled 1926 NEA Service column touches on treaties, national budget, gun control, nose elevation, and postwar soldiers. It mocks lawmakers, mentions the AEF last man returning from Cologne, and criticizes sports spending while noting new machines making hay without sunshine.
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