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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
1
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A Des Moines gathering of the Republican state committee included most candidates for state and federal office such as Senator Brookhart and Blockhart. Wilbur Stern, new state chair, refused to back Cummins and urged support for Clark. The meeting showed party unity in appearances, with Republicans signaling loyalty while some critics noted underlying tensions over strategy and nominations.
Charles P. Stewart argues that deadly crashes by Lent Cyrue Bettie and Com. John Rodgers reflect not recklessness but the incurable risks of flight. He cites experts from the Army and Navy and contends aviation safety remains a matter of prudent, experienced handling despite strong opinions from officials.
The writer attacks state committees for weak performance and insufficient funding. They claim committees favor candidate gains over party ideals, noting corruption rhetoric and self-serving factions. The piece compares political gatherings to ineffective, lameduck groups and highlights a split between public and private personas.
The piece reviews the American merchant marine history from wartime gains to postwar subsidies, noting Congress and Senator Folk around seamen and subsidies. It discusses the high costs of operating American ships, the Shipping Board, and the plan to sell many vessels including the Leviathan, a former German war prize, amid broader moves to exit the merchant service.
A fragmented passage discusses debt, currency, and national credit. It mentions ships and the possibility of passing under the English flag due to economic strain and the need to maintain financial integrity amid hardship. References to individuals or specifics are unclear.
In a sixties style column the piece contrasts the death and fame of Senator William B. McKinley with Valentino, noting McKinley as a hard working, influential industrialist and senator. It describes his campaign spending, benefactions, and a reflective moment where the narrator realizes Uncle Sam speaks for the Allies.
A puzzled elder describes a quarrel with neighbors near a ravine where crops were trampled and stock driven off. He and his sons joined in fighting across the ravine, then lent money to settle the disruption, while other passages note a return to a war in Syvia and a tourist’s mixed impressions from a vacation.
The News-Tribune argues for a November general election stance backing the Great Lakes St. Lawrence canal. It says the waterway would boost the middle west, reduce freight costs, stimulate production and wealth, and balance national economics, marking it as a national investment. It also notes past canal impacts on urban growth and global trade.
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Despite mayoral efforts and notes on Ruth Gallagher, only fufamina member of the city council, taxes for 1927 will be increased. The new levy will be 1 percent higher than 1926.
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