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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
2
The Waterloo Reporter details subscription options from Matt Parrott and Bons for Waterton, with monthly carrier rates and annual mail pricing. Notices include changes of address and advised procedures for updating readers on mailing and delivery terms.
White Rover hunts for candidates as the primary offers a free path to nomination. The year’s prospects stir hopefuls to seek a place on the ticket. The system allows any man to run and makes centralizing efforts by parties unlikely. Republicans are urged to study the outlook.
A Republican gathering in Des Moines issued electors for presidential races. Electors at large were T. T. Anderson of Odlavola and John J H Amundson of Mason City. District electors were named for first through eleventh districts with various names, while the tenth and eleventh districts listed Geo. W. Hanna and John Boeyerk respectively. A narrative section criticizes Cummins and political ambition, citing alleged misuses of state funds and public duties.
The Waterloo businessman Charles Elliott is urged as a strong Democratic candidate for Congress in the third district. The Reporter salutes his merit, noting his speech, loyalty, and prior newsroom service, while acknowledging editorial stance on the election.
Democrats in Blackhawk County shape a primary ticket with geograph icly spread Hons aiming to tilt county races toward Waterloo. The plan risks internal division as Republicans cannot easily mirror the tactic. Democratic ambitions for county offices appear limited. history notes offices often chose available men when invited by Democrats.
May first designated as cleaning up day with proclamations urged by city mayors in Michigan. Detroit declares a half holiday for schools to support cleanup. Civic clubs, fire departments, and citizens urged to clear yards, alleys, river banks, and public dumps. National DAR Congress opens in Washington with 1600 delegates and spotlight on Mrs Donald deLoan. An Eagles Dance and Bazaar advertised for April 23 25 at Eagles Hall.
A vintage layout shows four women tied to White House power. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, on extended southern trip, sits left. Center Mrs William H Taft leads Republican hopes. Right Mrs William Jennings Bryan backs Democratic contender. Lower right Mrs Charles Warren Fairbanks also pursues Republican honors.
A miscellaneous Iowa Iowa events roundup reports factory fire dangers and worker injuries at Fort Dodge pottery, a fatal tree accident near Burlington, and horse related injuries near Ottumwa. Des Moines damange settlement for a killed engineer, rural mail volume, and farm wealth notes are included along with local political and public health updates. San Antonio opens its spring carnival with flowers and parades as visitors pour in for the weeklong program.
An odd clipped item mentions kidney cure claims and medicine, then lists ads for sale by Wan flor Utes and J. S. Joder, followed by a workers wanted notice for Iowa and Northwestern railway with wage offers for two and three horse teams and an address for H. J. Denton, contractor, Quasqueton Iowa.
A scattered date list notes events from 1390 Robert I of Scotland death to 1907 European powers’ five demands, with multiple birth and death dates, battles, fires, and political milestones. Includes Cromwell parliamentary action, Byron, civil war massings, and miner strikes in Spain.
Howard James Hanker, born April 29, 1866 in Achaghticoke, studied at Syracuse University and taught in Vermont and Pennsylvania. He held biology chairs at Dickinson Seminary, a Pennsylvania normal school, and DePauw University, contributing to science and theology works.
Arch bishop John M Farley born in County Armagh Ireland April 20 1847 educated there and in the United States He attended St Johns College Fordham studied theology at the American College in Rome He served as secretary to Cardinal McCloskey later became monsignor missionary rector and diocesan adviser He rose to titular bishop of Zeuge Ma and coadjutor of New York before succeeding Arch bishop Corrigan in 1902 as the fourth bishop of New York.
London notes Stratford on Avon to host an extended memorial celebration starting today. Fourteen Shakespeare plays will be performed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre over three weeks featuring Forbes Robertson Miss Gertrude Blot Arthur Barretter Henry Ainley Miss Violet Vanburgh Lewis Waller and Miss Eyslyn Mile lard among other leading players.
The United States Steel Corporation holds its annual stockholders meeting in New York as Pittsburg owners push for William F. Corey to be ousted for alleged incompetence. Wall Street largely discounts the reports, expecting Corey's reelection with little opposition.
A large crowd gathered at the White House grounds in Washington DC for the annual egg rolling carnival on April 20. Children with parents friends and nurses enjoyed the festivities amid sunny conditions as people of all ages played games and rolled colored eggs during the holiday celebration.
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