09 May 1914
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
1
CHAS F CHASE and E P CHASE are listed as editors and managers. Subscription rates by carrier and by mail are noted for various terms. A telephonic contact is provided for business office and news rooms.
The Des Moines editorial page notes a legislature inquiry found utter accounting failures at the state fair, with receipts and expenditures incomprehensible and potential self enrichment avenues. It urges immediate reform, recalling the old adage that everything comes to him that waits.
Report notes a raid on an Iowa City gambling house attended by students and explains local officials could not assemble a grand jury to indict the proprietor. Attor ney General Cosson aided in prosecution as conditions in Iowa City are cited as long standing and tolerated.
A reflective column notes a perfect May day and Iowa’s capacity for fine weather days. It cites the San Francisco newspaper merger saving merchants money, and weighs in on La Follette proposing penalties for interceding in railroad matters. The piece ends with a harsh insult directed at a public figure.
The Grove township Democrats hold a caucus Tuesday evening May 12 at Center school house to select township candidates and delegates to the county convention. Committeeman CHAS W HUMERICK notes the meeting. Also mentions local repair services and hardware offerings by Hunter's Iron Works and Tim Morrisey cement work.
Full line of first class building materials offered at yards at Second and Walnut streets at reasonable prices. Kimballton Construction Co., Atlantic, Iowa. Gentlemen bring in your old iron rubber metals and rags. top prices paid for ninety days. 211 Oak St. Phone Red 485. J Kaplan.
C Smith, candidate for the Republican nomination in Griswold, denies past Bull Moose affiliation. He states he has not been a member of that party and has worked in the Republican ranks for twenty years. The Anita Record relays the dispute and seeks clarity for voters before the primary.
Land and city property for sale or purchase advertised by Atlantic Realty Co H Ratteborg. Farm loans offered at 5, 4 1 2 and 6 percent with Wood Savery successors to John H Wood Atlantic Iowa. Display of summer underwear featured in south window.
Thirty high schools with over 150 athletes gathered at Bassfield Morningside College for the sixth annual invitation track and field meet. Schools from Iowa South Dakota Nebraska and Minnesota competed under college club auspices. Medals and trophy cups awaited winners in all events and relays were billed as top west rivalries, rivaling Des Moines carnival relays.
Walt Mason portrays the dangers of chronic drunkenness with rhymed caution for youth and workers. The piece blends a moral warning with scattered local-classified style ads for services in Atlantic Iowa. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper spots and public notices.
A collection of short notices lists Dr J T Ralston at Fulton Building with a Green 58 phone, Green Bay Lumber Co promoting coal, Nelson & Grulke and Morrisey cement work, 4pt Boys Stop Look Listen, and a sale of baseball goods at well below wholesale to clear stock. N W Deering & Son at 263 also appears in the mix.
A delegation of Iowa newspaper men travels to Chicago for the second annual Red Roosters dinner at the LaSalle hotel. The party includes Lafe Young Jr., business manager of the Capital, and B T Meredith, publisher of Successful Farming and a U S Senate candidate.
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