12 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
1
The News Telegraph seeks strong boys and a willing helper for immediate hire. Also seeking a clerk experienced in farm sales and a dental listing for Dr H M Williams, Dr W A Hammer, and Dr J T Ralston. Includes mentions of meat market orders and a farmers savings bank in Atlantic Iowa.
A chaotic item outlines hog cholera spreading in the state with a veterinarian noting cases tied to forage impurities and a broader alarm about an epidemic. It also reports a discrimination suit filed by the Iowa railroad commission against midwest railroads over tariff rates. A separate notice reports Kenneth Reeves, fourteen, who killed a playmate, dying of grief at the reform school after burial in the state.
Seven of eight men indicted by the grand jury last week for conspiracy to defraud the county over bridge contracts were arraigned in district court. McLane and Wilson asked for more time to plead. Mordhurst Kearney Leeham McKenna Barr entered not guilty pleas. Trials likely to begin in October. Other news: a black prizefighter Norton fatally stabbed in Des Moines. Clayton white man rescued after mob threat. Asler charged over crowing rooster nuisance. Hattie Schleuter 15 found dead near Davenport. D Munger killed in Dexter crash. Ruth Bingham accused of injuring a pupil. Floyd and Claude Allen sentenced to be electrocuted Nov 22.
The piece notes star players from the Pittsburg Pirates and New York Giants, including Christy Mathewson, and estimates Wagner has earned over $100,000 for his dazzling play. It highlights fans praising his stops, throws, and homerun drives as he remains a marquee figure in baseball's top circuit.
John Bates, lasting backbone of the Reds, earns praise for speed, fielding, and base stealing. A native Ohio left hander, 6 feet 7 inches tall, 162 pounds, formerly with Boston and Philadelphia. Critics say he matured from pitcher to standout outfielder under Clarke Griffith’s trades.
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