19 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
1
A 1907 Pella Iowa issue reflects on the Reunion, politics, and farming life. It urges learning from neighbours with good corn stands, criticizes self-serving editors, and recalls veterans marching by as the old guard gives way to new. Anxieties about campaigns and agrarian effort color the editorial tone.
The fair is a joint benefit for all who attend with social parts for visiting old friends. It encourages people to take days off to observe others’ success and learn from their costly experiences.
The letter notes typhoid cases rising across locations with twenty seven in Wapello County. It attributes spread to wells and cisterns and urges individuals to inspect their water sources and for the city health officer Dr M Kramer to ensure overall sanitation to prevent deaths.
A recent report documents mass killings in Odessa with police efforts to prevent further bloodshed. It notes casualties exceeding a hundred Jews among the victims and describes the ongoing violence and authorities' response.
Reports claim organized bands loot homes and shops in Kischineff, killing and wounding those who defend property. Many Jews flee toward the Pruth river boundary but are driven back by Russian guards. The incident allegedly surpasses the 1903 Kischineff massacre in mortality, with hundreds injured and thousands left homeless. A letter from Pella Iowa references wartime losses and calls for arbitration.
The article notes Hawaii as an organized U S territory with eight large islands and about 150 000 population. It predicts the future under white rule as the Japanese, now over 63 000, outnumber natives and are educated by American teachers in a free school system.
An Exchange column argues Hawaiians will fade as a factor in the islands future while Chinese exclusion removes influence. It praises mixed Hawaiian Chinese blood, notes small numbers of Portuguese Porto Ricans Koreans and blacks, and portrays Japanese as eager to build a new Japan in Hawaii, valuing simple native life over American culture.
The Cedar Republican notes Waverly plans a sugar festival to coincide with a new beet sugar factory costing about half a million dollars. It highlights Iowa’s potential for beet sugar, urges multiple factories, and praises Bremer county residents for pioneering this industrial push to keep young people in the state.
Notice announces the incorporation of the Waterloo Pella and Southwestern Railway Company under Iowa law. It names Pella as principal office, details a railway from Waterloo to Pella to near Chariton, with powers to use steam electricity or other motive power and to build telegraph lines.
The document outlines authorization of capital stock at 150 000 dollars in 1500 shares of 100 dollars each, possible preferred stock, and dividend payment terms. The company would operate coal mines and gravel pits, with a board of eleven directors, officers, and an executive committee. Term set for 50 years ending 1957, with meetings each January. Directors named and debt capped at two thirds of capital. Stockholders protected from corporate debts. Signed September 7, 1907 by B F Keas, P H Bousquer.
Nearly all cough cures containing opiates cause constipation. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains no opiates and acts gently on the bowels. Pleasant to take. Sold by Langerak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar, 35-38.
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