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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1925
Page
5
A wire service roundup reports Centerville fines for fifteen speeders, along with condition updates on G Bernard Shaw and Serbia bombing discoveries. Other items include Parsons College president delivering the baccalaureate in Centerville, a fatal hotel fall in Chicago, and a Miami or Havana note on a former congressman killed by a bandit.
New York May 16 1925 Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone announced they would aid Professor John T Scopes defense in the Tennessee anti evolution case without fees. They offered to assist Judge John Neal directing the defense if needed. London also reports H G Wells declining to participate in the controversy indicating confusion over who is involved.
Minneapolis May 16 The greatest bulwark America has to offer against Bolshevik and communist propaganda is conservative labor organizations such as the Order of Railway Conductors of America declares L E Sheppard grand president in a nationwide address.
Iowa builders report a rise in new construction activity, with April contracts totaling 8,008,500 dollars and a 68 percent jump from the previous year. The report notes 22 percent more projects started so far this year, reflecting an overall uptick in the industry.
May 18. Dawson suffers record flood with several houses washed away yet no loss of life reported. Police and volunteers rescue farmers along the Yukon tributaries as the river rose and dropped four feet by night. Circle reports seven feet more flooding. damage estimated at 50 000 as government radio goes off air for 12 hours. Prominent citizens seek Ottawa aid of 50 000 to repair the damage.
Walter en is a prisoner in Fre mont county jail serving a bad cheek charge. He became stricken with appendicitis and was rushed to the hospital for an operation. MG Abshira seeks custody of the prisoner amid mounting concerns.
Vincy B. Swan of Clavis Swan firm represented Rug Se Martinsen in Audubon. The jury returned a verdict after a retrial, convicting Martinsen and sending him to the penitentiary, while the case had previously been reversed by the supreme court for retrial. Martinsen, son of a wealthy Audubon County farmer, had fled to Colorado before arrest.
Wallace Anders, former Atlantic boy and son of Mrs. Mark Anders, will graduate from Des Moines University with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He has taught mechanical shawitie and engineering problems, belonged to Sigma Phi Kappa and Sigma Tau Beta, served as treasurer of the Inter Fraternity Council, acted in the class play, and spent four years completing his course.
Columbia Missouri was hit by a near cyclone at night causing extensive damage. First estimates exceed 100000 dollars with the First Christian church roof collapsed. several stores wrecked and plate glass windows shattered. Many homes slighted damaged as debris covers streets. Early casualty reports unclear.
A Northwood Ya report from May 16 notes limited railroad business at the Rock Island and M and St I joint station. Only one railroad ticket was sold in a full day while fourteen passenger trains stopped there, including through cars to Twin Cities and Kansas City.
Reports describe waning rum running along Rum Row from Momauk Point to Nantucket as ships rot while federal agents note a nightly influx of liquor despite enforcement. A separate Los Angeles account details a May 16 clash off San Pedro with sixty shots heard and multiple cargoes landed by hijackers and runners.
The Atlantic division of the American Legion resumes its drive to raise money for a local band’s funds. They plan next week to intensify solicitations, urging residents to contribute twenty five cents a month or one dollar to support the fund. Business district contributions may be reduced by the amount donated by residents. Some residents refused earlier, anticipating solicitation at their homes.
Des Moines May 16 Budget Director BE L Hopus warned residents that they may appeal public improvements over 26000 dollars. He said city officials in several towns were denying this right by splitting contracts into small lots to bypass appeals.
Geneva Congressman urges American delegation to press for separation from the League of Nations at the arms conference. The statement frames the issue as a domestic priority, reflecting isolationist sentiment amid global disarmament talks.
Chicago May 16. As opening nears for the trial of William D Shepherd on a murder charge authorities said the state will ask that Mrs Shepherd be forbidden to sit beside her husband in the courtroom. The prosecution will object to any sentimental appeal by her, though she may sit inside the jail.
Unrest is reported in Lisbon, Portugal, triggering special troops to guard key locations. The dispatch notes heightened tension and mentions Lisbon as the center of disturbance with authorities mobilizing forces to maintain order.
Flying Ebony wins the 51st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 2 07 3-5, Captain Hal second, Son of John third. An early rain cooled the dust, drawing a large crowd including notable owners and society figures. Quatrain, a Louisiana Derby and New Orleans Handicap winner, captured public attention despite threats from other contenders.
Continued on page seven. The weather forecast calls for fair tonight and Sunday with unsettled conditions in the eastern portion. Colder tonight in eastern and central portions with frost in some areas.
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