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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
5
London reports cyclone disasters and social upheavals while Sioux City notes a public elopement, a miracle handprint, and a bandit shootout. Des Moines previews local tastes, Maquoketa records Iowa’s first auto fatality, and Orange City indicts Verne Schooneman for murder.
Final hours of the Rebekah contest see intense campaigning as candidates urge canvassing. Voters are urged to extend subscriptions for long terms to gain extra votes, with a sealed ballot box at Whit ney Bank ensuring fairness as the drive Ends.
Temperatures stay mild with fair conditions tonight. Forecast calls for clear skies and light winds, easing through the night with low temperatures near the regional norm.
New York October 30 Stillman case returns to prominence as Anne A Stillman files for divorce from James A Stillman former president of National City Bank The action will be tried before a supreme court referee in Westchester County on statutory grounds and was previously believed closed Attorneys for both sides moved discreetly to keep the filing private
A society couple appears in a Chicago morals court and pays a fine. The case details are unclear from fragmented OCR text but relate to a local social pair facing a conduct charge and settling with court payment today.
A school disturbance at Atlantic High involving Carl Gaeken and Byron McNeil surfaced this morning with Gaeken pleading guilty to assault in a related incident. McNeil claims a sparring clash occurred in the clock room as part of a larger dispute, while the board of education says no official complaint has been filed and no action will be taken until one arrives.
Five local concerns including Neff Clothing Economy Shoe Nebe Grocery Young Furniture and Manhattan Oil engage in a Junior Business Builders campaign. The plan rewards boys and girls for securing business for the firms with attractive prizes, a large ad announcing the effort runs in the News Telegraph.
In YD, Oct 30 a young man is honored at South Dakota University. The report notes a university ceremony recognizing Griswold Young for achievement. Names and specifics are partially garbled but indicate a formal recognition event in progress.
A district lodge convention drew Griswold, Audubon, Atlantic and nearby lodge members. Officers were elected including president Mrs. Hey Wittins, secretary treasurer Magy Gea, and other posts. A reception followed, with musical programs from Union Church, and Griswold business leaders praised for cooperation.
Audubon La is hometown paper reports Loveland arrested in Des Moines on an old liquor possession indictment. He withdrew a prior not guilty plea and pleaded guilty yesterday, receiving sentencing.
Fragmentary text hints at a tense gathering of French ambassadors amid a crise. Names and precise details are obscured in the OCR with repetitive garbled phrases. The readable parts suggest diplomatic discussions or a potential incident affecting relations.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a scene with names Betsy Gretchen Bote and Mitssat aost thea, plus references to window markers and Reother Jobe. Event details, dates, and locations are unclear due to garbled source.
Washington reports that Yellowley denied a broad contention about his appointment as prohibition administrator for Illinois and ex-Chicago district duties. He rejected connected political protests and said rumors stem from unfavorable conversations with political actors.
Edith May Rickard wife of Tex Rickard died of pneumonia at her New York home after a recent sanatorium treatment for heart disease. She was born in Sacramento California and was 11 years old. Tex Rickard was at her bedside when she passed.
City cords off several streets to provide safe coasting spaces for youngsters. The roped sections include Eighth Street from Maple to Cedar and Cedar from Sixth to Third, creating designated spots for safe recreational use.
A Storm Lake clothier, wife of Mr Metcalf, dies following an operation. Survived by husband, a daughter Mrs Florence Aren Strong of Newell, a stepdaughter Mrs Carriedene of Storm Lake, and a stepson Mr Metcalf. The family has lived in Storm Lake for many years. Funeral services were held as the husband was summoned from Chicago.
Clarence Darrow serves as attorney for Dr Ossian H Sweet and ten other Negroes on trial in Detroit charged with the slaying of Louis Breiner during a race riot. The shooting occurred as a white neighborhood barred the newly moved Black residents from an exclusive area. The defendants were arrested after police entered the house. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People retained Darrow.
Washington reports Rep Frank R Reid of Illinois demanded a subpoena for President Coolidge as a witness in Colonel Billy Mitchells court martial. The defense argued the president is the accuser and prosecutor and must be confronted, while the court overruled the objection and adjourned to interview witnesses from Texas. Morgan and wife attended to friends.
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