11 May 1928
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
1
The News Telegraph of Atlantic Iowa lists owners editors and publication details. It notes evening delivery for subscribers with a phone call before 7 PM and provides subscription rates by carrier and mail, including Canada and U.S. outside town.
Report on the Indiana primary shows Senator James Watson defeating Herbert Hoover ally for Republican control. The piece notes Hoover’s pursuit of delegates, Pennsylvania’s pivotal role, and mixed regional sentiment about who can stop Smith. It highlights Mellon’s influence and the uncertain path to Kansas City nomination.
The text outlines Democratic and Republican divisions over nominating Smith for president, noting Virginians and others weigh his chances. It mentions preferences for an initiative voter choice and criticizes party power plays amid broad speculation on his viability. It also discusses the Santoat islands annexation history and governance.
Protests and a conference among American German and British representatives in Berlin led to a treaty reaffirming neutral islands. Citizens would enjoy equal rights in residence trade and personal protection. By 1899 the islands were divided between United States and Germany with Germany gaining Tublin Ofu and Tou.
Dispatches from London note Lady Desborough sold Raphael's Madonna and Child for 732000 dollars to an unspecified buyer. Some condemn high prices for art while others defend them as paying for aesthetic joy and economic circulation, reflecting a world enamored with large figures and differing tastes.
The column blends editorial banter on Coolidge and the political scene with fragmented items. It mentions a Chicago student shot while playing a ukulele, a Des Moines woman busted for divorces to live in tent, and Walsh seeking the presidency. A Kansas City Methodist Episcopal conference memoir praises Homer Clyde Stuntz, describing a charismatic, universalist, devout man with dramatic oratory.
A letter from Atlantic editorials defends missionary financing, noting less than 40 percent to foreign fields, explains wartime price context, and asserts the goal to share Christ’s mind without enforcing Western culture. It emphasizes self-government for converts, urging Christian outreach to the Orient and related nations with suggested readings.
A fragmentary verse monitors caged animals including the wombat the kangaroo and the bear noting their sadness and rebellion while caretakers provide shelter clean quarters and medical care to keep them content rather than free in the wild, with hints of illness and treatment.
A dated piece lamenting animal performers kept in a facility. The text contrasts a planned carnival of fun with the animals pacing the floor and showing stress. It questions whether the creatures recall jungle homes and longs for their natural habitats. A reflective copyright note follows.
Detroit May 11 Nearly 2000 auto shows echo the question What is an invat strut piston The Chevrolet chief engineer J G Hunt explains the invar piston alloy a nickel steel mix used to control expansion between piston and cylinder wall Demonstrations show no piston scoring under high heat with the hood covered The invar pistons are long used on America's costliest cars and now included in Chevrolet models
A garbled OCR line hints at a supply flow description with unclear context. The fragment mentions a steady stream and a vague reference to trams and alkyl or alcohol terms, but lacks coherent names, places, dates, or events to specify a firm news item.
Sheriff Findy reports a soldier civilian bootlegging ring at Fort Des Moines flooded the post with alcohol. Two soldiers and two women were arrested after a raid on Private Nee Burke’s home uncovered liquor and a buried cache of forty gallons. Burke’s home served as a rendezvous for raiding parties, with neighbors noting saloon like parties among officers on leave.
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