03 May 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
1
Atlantic Iowa newspaper page lists publication frequency as weekday except Sunday, ownership by News Publishing Company, officers and directors including Charles Chase Lydia Otto and R K A Chase, telephone numbers, and subscription rates for various durations and delivery options. Also notes Associated Press membership and rights.
Notice to subscribers of the News Telegraph who miss the evening paper. Call before Friday noon to arrange delivery. Red 403 is provided, but this is not the KRens Telegraph number.
An article discusses France seeking a buffer zone with German forces to deter aggression and reduce German power. It argues for dismembering Germany economically and militarily to weaken the threat, noting allied pressure and the heavy cost of postwar reparations.
The text argues France seeks a decisive, permanent peace to prevent renewed war, insisting on clearing war debris and rebuilding global industry. It notes U.S. mediation would threaten ally goals, while France bears heavy costs and fears a revived Germany, justifying a robust postwar settlement.
Atlantic High School class of 1921 faced controversy as invitations were bought from an out of town printer competing with local firms. Taxpayer money funded the print job amid accusations of unfairness and disloyalty to the town’s providers.
The column surveys market conditions and political opinions noting protective laws and public sentiment. It references Brother Ingham of the Register, May day expectations, Reds, and statements by Hooter and Davis about applying the Golden Rule in government. Schwab criticizes Germany’s steel pricing relative to England.
Debate centers on Germany meeting reparations and the Ruhr fate as France eyes occupation if terms fail. In Chicago a federal grand jury targets 200 tainted builders and labor agents for overpricing and graft against the public. Congressman Johnson accuses officers of the National Disabled Soldiers League of graft in campaign influence, while veterans groups distance from the league.
A nostalgic reflection credits Sherlock and Kane style detectives for patient, honest work. The piece contrasts dramatic heroics with steady, methodical policing that uncovers crime, leading to justice without flashy feats or sensationalism. It cites George Matthew Adams and a biographical frame on sleuths.
Pierre May 3 Western South Dakota is in the grip of an embryonic oil craze with wildcat wells being drilled from the Missouri river to the Wyoming and Montana borders. The epidemic is raging and its further development hinges on the success or failure of these wells.
Recent geological surveys in Montana support a theory that the oil field runs northwest to southeast and could extend into South Dakota if it continues southeast. Surface indications are strong, with fossils and prehist formations noted as oil-bearing indicators. Experts Lewistown Montana and L G Cree of Lusk Wyoming estimate oil at depths of 2500 to 3500 feet in certain sections.
Nebraska legislature moves to permit farmers and others to form cooperative banks in the state. Initial farm support waned by the time the bill reached the lower house, reflecting shifting backing amid debate over the measure.
The measure, after house approval and senate endorsement, defines co operative banks under state cooperative laws. It limits individual ownership to four percent of capital stock and caps dividends at ten percent annually. Patronage dividends beyond the cap may go to stock holder borrowers or depositors. Directors need not hold four percent stock.
Advertises Emery Burgner at 516 Chestnut offering new suits to replace old ones. Encourages looking better feeling better and becoming a better man. Includes phone number Green 481.
Four hundred members of the Swedish Tabernacle church in Duluth may be expelled for Sabbath violations after open meetings passed resolutions. In Atlantic, Iowa, a sale auction lists 20 head of dairy cows, including milking cows and Shorthorns, with tuberculosis-tested stock and plenty of freshening cows.
In Honolulu on May 4, Dr. A L Dean of the University of Hawaii reports that chaulmoogra oil therapy may cure 65 percent of chronic leprosy cases at Kulaupapa within two years, and within ten years the famed leper settlement could be a memory, per Dr W J Good.
Officials from the territorial health board state that a number of cats in the colony may recover from a disease, while others could be detained. The situation is expected to require keeping the colony running for months, with possible arrests and eventual discharge within twenty four months.
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