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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may arrange delivery of an evening paper by calling before seven o clock. Call Red 403. This number is not the News Telegraph.
A collection of notices from Atlantic Iowa announcing candidates for mayor JOSERM BURNER and A K COOMES. Also listed are BE KING for councilman at large and CONLEY for school director with candidacy subject to voters' March 28 election.
The undersigned announces himself a candidate for councilman at large in Atlantic Town subject to voters in the city election on March 28. J. B. Prall also seeks the position of director of the Independent School district of Athanie Iowa subject to the election on March 14. J. If Peacock.
A reader declares candidacy for councilman in the Third Ward, urging support ahead of the city election on March date. The note emphasizes official cabinet decisions and urges voters to consider the candidate during the upcoming poll.
In a city audience at the high school, Superintendent Boyer led a program aimed at promoting a proposed bond issue. A corporal guard and crowd were present, and critics say using the auditorium for advocacy aligned with one faction while opposing views were not adequately balanced. The paper questions precedent and calls the propriety into doubt.
Voters are urged to reject the bond proposal as a costly tax shift. The pamphlet argues the high school site plan is unfair to wards one and two, favors retaining Grant and Jackson sites, and warns renters will pay via higher rents. Early voting is encouraged to ensure neighbors participate.
A letter to readers warns against hidden bond plans and urges Atlantic residents to vote against proposed school funding. It accuses supporters of masking true aims, notes a $250,000 bond with $25,000 for site purchase, and fears a subsequent $289,000 bond. The piece stresses taxation and civic duty. It references a Chicago Tribune Eye Witness feature on President Hadd ing.
An account recalls how Gaili Curci sang to the president as guests packed Keith’s Theater for the National Press Club Hobby party. The storyteller’s simple yarn about a French tramp printer moved the audience, softening tensions and uniting attendees in hopeful mood.
The Des Moines Capital reports opposition to the 950 maximum hour bill from Des Moines working women including Miss Lela Gray Miss Luelle Clark and Miss Louise Rettz They warn against economic discrimination that would affect men and women and urge inclusive terms noting women’s contributions and motherhood roles while pledging continued activism in the legislative debate
Fragmentary OCR hints at concerns about provocative women’s social events undermining motherhood. The phrasing suggests community worry over evening gatherings and public behavior impacting family life. No clear names or locations are readable.
W L Harding former governor of Town argues water transportation is far faster and cheaper than rail. He cites dredging in South America opening routes from wheat fields to coast, with the Uruguay and Parana rivers deepened and Rosario docks busy. He urges Great Lakes canal, Mississippi waterway for interior growth, noting ocean freighters reaching Chicago and Duluth as vital competition.
The passage notes miles of docks and the harbor at Duisburg are now far inland after Allied advances. It reflects on the world leveraging new sea routes and questions how long America will lag behind in global wartime movements.
Chicago Tribune notes improving business in construction and related sectors. Permits for 181 residences reflect slight gains, apartment permits up sharply from last year, while building trades and material suppliers see keener demand. Auto, steel, and railroad equipment sectors also show better export and domestic outlooks, with Santa Fe seeking 1000 gondola cars and 10,000 tons of steel plates.
The New England freight group shows a week ending February 2 with 82,000 units of revenue freight vs 22,000 previous year, signaling improving prosperity. Cotton print exports revive, wool dress goods demand rises, and cancellations fall to a low level, suggesting renewed business activity for 1921.
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