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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1894
Page
3
The item notes a market report and news digest carried every day except Sunday. It mentions a 650 figure and a 4 percent rate tied to Darby Terzoramia in a brief commerce update. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Park Disbrow sues Cass County Bank and stockholders in Cass County Iowa alleging they dissolved the corporation in 1893 and operated as a partnership to defraud depositors. He claims stockholders knew the bank was insolvent yet represented solvency to induce deposits and seeks $9,242.50 plus interest and costs with attachment.
The Sioux City Journal reports a growing revolt against Tammany politics in New York City. A new independent liquor dealers organization garners support from Democrats and Republicans while the Wine and Spirit Gazette links arms with anti Tammany forces. The piece details alleged police blackmail, a citywide saloon loyalty compact, and threats of arrest to enforce political control, framing the movement as a push for reform and freedom from Tammany influence.
The outlook covers Iowa politics with bids for state offices including N N Jones as warden at Ft Madison, Freman Conway as state printer candidate, John N Gear for UU Senate, and Sherman Sayers stepping aside for Jones. Geo W Franklin may become State Agricultural Society secretary. Fannie Beebee named postmistress candidate. Cass County endorses Franklin. A stray scammer warns readers about a photo enlarger fraud and Barnum quip noted.
December and January interest on Colorado Central bonds and on the consolidated bonds of the Gulf system has not been paid. The receiver has not sought court authority to pay, raising the possibility of foreclosure. Bondholders back Union Pacific reorganization and monitor the Gulf revenue to meet obligations.
Kansas City dispatch notes a special United Mine Workers conference in session to hear charges against M L Walters president of division 14 covering Missouri Kansas and Arkansas. Walters did not attend and delegates harshly criticized his failure to respond to national officers. He proposed a new division by separating Missouri from Kansas.
An old Norwegian folktale explains why the sea is salty. Two brothers differ in wealth until a magic quern, traded for bacon, turns scarcity into plenty for the poor man and his family. A sea voyage ends in tragedy as a salt grinding quern sinks a ship, leaving the ocean salted forever.
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