30 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
1
Advertising rates and post office details for Atlantic Tow a appear with notices on carrier and mail subscriptions. Directors and editors Chase E P Chase R K A Chase are named. Associated Press note confirms republication rights and local news.
Atlantic subscribers to the News-Telegraph may arrange evening delivery by calling before seven o'clock. Call Red 403. This is not the News-Telegraph number.
A candidate announces intent to seek the Republican nomination for state representative, subject to party voters at the primary on June 7, 1920.
The text urges civic participation in a presidential year turnout. It notes Cass County Republicans begin campaigning with a campaign opening on Wednesday, April 14, and caucuses to select delegates to the county convention on April 47. The county gathering will choose eleven delegates to the state convention.
The article urges Republican turnout at township and precinct caucuses, arguing the state convention will select delegates for the national meeting. Quoting Congressman Fess of Ohio, it notes Republicans have supported suffrage while several Democratic states oppose it, and contends the amendment’s adoption relies on Republican aid.
A caustic column derides Senator Ingham for vanity and hints at his push for a committee to probe presidential nomination expenditures. It notes Kenyon’s lack of scrutiny by the Register and sides with John Sharp Williams’ forthcoming critique of peers who oppose surrender of nationalism for globalism.
Henry Morgenthau, slated for the post of United States Ambassador to Mexico, is described as a capable business man, diplomatist, philanthropist and political manager. Born in Germany in 1856, he moved to New York with his parents, became a lawyer and real estate operator, and earned national fame for aiding Wilson’s 1912 campaign and as ambassador to Turkey before the war. He has long received the gold medal from B nai B rith for his wartime service to American Jewry.
A compact list notes events such as religious conflicts in Switzerland in 1845, Hungary's independence in 1848, the 1856 Treaty of Paris ending the Crimean War, Harriet Livermore's death in 1868, Texas readmission in 1870, Ravachol's arrest and life imprisonment in the 1890s, the 1916 sinking of the hospital ship Portugal, and early 20th century savings measures in the United States.
Dr. C D Finley announces sale of practice in Atlantic and gives possession date April 1. Requests settlement of accounts and presentation of any bills. War era note mentions Archangel district, mutiny rumors, and a denial.
A poem by George Matthew Adams laments inflation as wages stagnate and prices soar. He speaks of a sad father, medical bills, nurses, and a sexton noting rising costs for a grave, while daily life and future meals become more expensive. The piece uses vivid images to critique economic pressure on families and services.
Idaho Senator Borah telegraphed Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood accusing excessive spending in the Wood campaign and urging a public accounting of subscribers and expenditures in Michigan and other states. He warned of damage to Wood and the party, while McAdoo backs federal control of preconvention spending and an investigation.
Orders placed for baby chicks at Albert Bojens Quality Hardware. Customer requests pickup or delivery details and price per batch. Availability and farm supplier names not confirmed in current fragment.
The Panama Canal Zone reports the battleship Renown bearing the Prince of Wales reaching Colon as empires shifted. A Southern Baptist Student convention opens in Louisville with delegates from several states. Maine Democrats convene in Bangor to nominate presidential electors and set delegates for San Francisco. Western weather-agriculture officials meet in Regina to plan drought remedies for the Northwest.
Those who have not paid their accounts with Moore and Clark are urged to settle immediately as the books will soon be closed. 2nd W. B. Timmins, Paper Sanger. Phone Red 154-th.
Bliss El Paso reports two dirigible balloons will join airplanes on border patrols. Shipped from Langley Field to Brooks Field, they will be inflated and tested before deployment to Cort Ellis. Airships can hover over a point if needed and are described as safer than planes.
Department notes describe accordions of an English type known as the S8 twin. The passage identifies the instrument family and mentions its classification.
Capital announces special rates: $3.50 to January for a daily one year subscription at $4.50, $32.60 from now to January 1, 1921, and Sunday edition at $2.60 per year. Orders payable at the News Telegraph office.
Ana Joseph Cailaux the former French premier aged 57, tried for treason. Duke of Buccleuch, premier duke of the Scottish peerage aged 66. William G Besler, president of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey born in Galesburg Illinois aged 50. De Wolf Hopper, veteran of musical comedy aged 62 born in New York City. Dr Alexander C Humphreys, president of Stevens Institute of Technology born in Edinburgh Scotland aged 62.
Dr CHAS D FINLEY advertises a four block to main street and ten block to depot corner lot suitable for many apartments. He claims $45 monthly rent per unit could yield at least $6,000 yearly with no work, urging immediate inspection as buyers risk losing an independent steady income. Located at 401 East Sixth Street.
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