24 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
1
A vast dispute over the promotion and transfer of 15,000 army officers has sparked a heated row in Washington. The issue is expected to reach the Senate for confirmation hearings. Also noted are new stock arrivals for winter games and a relocation of Fred Alexander's to the east side of the street.
CHICAGO November 24 Judge Charles M Fuell of the Superior Court allowed 960000 as attorney fees in the suit contesting the will of multimillionaire Marshall Field. The figure covers fees for the attorneys representing the parties in the contest of the Field will.
London reports reveal English church leaders struggle with official stipends. Bishop Winnington-Ingram plans to lease St James Square and Fulham Palace as his £10,000 annual income fails to cover costs. Archbishop Lang and Bishop Winchester admit similar strains, with palaces, deer parks, and dinners depleting funds.
A compilation of regional items. Juhn Gorman found unconscious in Sioux City with poisoning indicators, recall of a large La Mont parent-teacher meeting, Iowa endorses constitutional convention by over 55 thousand votes, total polls 501 482. Coon hunting grows popular around Earlham as evenings draw many outdoors. Des Moines Masons plan a 2 006 000 building at Fourth and Center. Freight car supply in Iowa remains solid except for slight refrigerator car shortage per C A Clark. James A Tervill of Marshalltown accidentally shoots himself while crawling under a wire fence after drawing a gun. Wife of C R Frazee of Herold missing for over a week. Dick Kamp, six, of Wilton Junction, recovering after being accidentally shot by playmate. Rev D E Cleveland of Council Bluffs identifies Pred J Poffenburg and H A Reed as attackers who beat him senseless after a fake telephone call on October 20.
New York dispatch reports Turkish tax collectors spare nothing from levies including school books and rents, with a heavy tax on an automobile selling for 595 in the United States. Protests from Near East Relief note high rates and a ban on exports of intoxicants after December 1. The Kemal government would confiscate remaining stocks, while malaria-stricken marshes persist despite decades of taxation to fill official pockets.
Lincoln Neb Nov 24 The governor denied the Omaha Daily News and its representatives access to his office in a letter to the editor. He blamed the paper for an apparent determination not to let the people know the truth.
Readable fragment notes Christmas cards and tags available at Fred Alexanderie location in the Parsons drug store building on the street side.
A reader recounts using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with positive results for herself and mentions a history of twins and a later child. The letter extols the tonic as a safe herbal remedy that restores health and fertility and urges others to rely on the product.
The White House nner received first letters from Commerce of Cureo Texas and South Trimble of Kentucky. Trimble, long known for supplying White House turkeys, said his contribution is on the way. Rhode Island turkey farmer reported shipping a thoroughbred bird to arrive tomorrow for Thanksgiving dinners.
Wood and Savery of Atlantic Iowa advertise farm loans at 5 percent, 6 percent, and 6 percent. They invite calls or visits to discuss financing options for farms.
Washington reports on the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, noting a South Carolina state association formed in Columbia with 490 members in good standing. New temples and lodges are highlighted in Ballard Washington and Centralia Illinois, with philanthropic efforts across lodges in Minot North Dakota Atlantic City New Jersey Minneapolis and Athens California.
A truncated OCR fragment mentions interest in frames for a picture edition with unclear context. The readable bits hint at frames and a potential photo feature, but specifics such as people, places, organizations, or dates are missing.
A fragmented note mentions Bold byijés and Rabe with an aging farmer in a cryptic context. Details are unclear but imply relationships or events around a rural community. Further readable names include references to draggite and papars amid the obscured text.
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