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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1925
Page
8
A notice from Harold Miller adjutant announces a regular meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary on Thursday evening May 26 1925. The item references Memorial Day events and a closing date on Saturday May 30.
Tay May and associates from Singan dah and Cla were each fined 800 dollars and given three months in jail after pleading guilty to bootlegging. Irvin Howell received two years in the Anamosa reformatory for stealing chickens.
Ten armed bandits held Brook town in Kentland Indiana at daybreak. They blasted Brook State Bank vault with nitroglycerin, smashed doors, and fled the scene as the town trembled. Police pursued leads but details remain scarce.
Clinton Massachusetts May 27 News report recalls six false fire alarms in Clinton after a Ku Klux Klan meeting near Berlin. Police noted two clashes between Klansmen and anti Klansmen with no injuries. A parade never materialized amid wild but unfounded rumors.
Albert Operti of the Arctic Club says Captain Roald Amundsen and five companions are safe after their flight toward the North Pole. He notes potential delays and dismisses public anxiety, suggesting a return via Behring Strait if the pole is not reached. Meantime, Gustav Hammer and Lt. Eric Nelson plan to lead renewed searches from Spitzenbergen.
Miss Ruby Bagley a butter wrapper at Swift and Company suffered a serious cut thumb at work and was treated at Atlantic hospital. Mrs Frank Kuester of Grinwold had tonsils removed at Jones hospital. Miss Glendora Scharf daughter of Herbert Scharf and wife of Grinwold underwent an appendicitis operation at Jones hospital.
In Cresco Iowa Judge E B Stiles ordered a new trial for Dennis J Murphy after testimony that Murphy did not understand the case. Briles said the defendant appeared mentally off and was not properly represented during the original trial.
A list of Iowans from multiple cities including Des Moines, Sioux City, Marshalltown, and Grinnell shows numerous candidates like Cloyd S. Danes and a wide roster of others geared toward the upcoming state bar examination set for June 2 and 4 at the state house. The long index includes names such as William Tay Cole Webster City Don Dourl Rock Valley and many more across the state.
Rochester, May 27. Captain Ben Kerr of Toronto dubbed king of the lake rum runners and eight men and a female disguise were captured after a coast guard cutter chased a 142 foot craft. Government crew fired eight shots before Kerr surrendered. only eight cases of Canadian alcohol aboard found, with hundreds of cases reportedly thrown overboard to flee.
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