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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
3
Monday morning a bolt of lightning hit the chimney of Charles P. Fed dersen at 227 Courtland Street. The electricity traveled from the chimney to the ground, demolishing upper brickwork and filling the cellar with soot and dense smoke. No flames were found after a house search as residents feared a blaze.
A heavy downpour in Waterloo caused flooding in downtown areas with water knee deep on Bridge Street and blocked crossings. Eyewitnesses reported a funnel cloud east of town possibly indicating a cyclone south of Waterloo. Cyclones played a separate game day, defeating North Enders 7 1 with strong offense and later beating All Stars 18 2.
Railway notes report shifts in duties due to illness and travel, with W J French departing tonight for Streator and Chicago. Ongoing freight business drives 3 000 box cars ordered for September, boosting yearly total to 7 000, and locomotives arrive as railroads test end boiler headlights on Springfield division engines. Cyrus Whipple returns from Chicago visit to Waterloo family, while local clubs plan a Sunday school picnic and several Waterloo residents travel on business or visit.
Waterloo church items note Roy Hull returning home after two weeks away with his family. Rev. Bissell to return home after visiting Shell Rock, Des Moines, and Kansas City. Church affairs include choirs rehearsing and a baby bedridden. Miss Beulah McDonnell visiting Clinton and Des Moines. Miss Ethel Chapin back from Jesup to work for Artificial Ice Co. in Memphis. streetcar extension delayed by a strike of 15 workers seeking 25 cent raise. line could finish this week.
In St Petersburg on August 26 police learned of a planned assassination of Gen. Roedigher the minister of war. An automobile aimed at the Praobra Jensky Guard barracks with intent to kill was blocked. Four men with revolvers were arrested near the barracks as the minister altered his carriage route.
A testimonial claims coffee caused dream disturbance, headaches, and nervous distress, describing a former coffee addict who found relief after switching to Postum. The speaker reports improved sleep, steadier nerves, and renewed productivity after ten days, urging readers to try Postum as a healthier alternative.
Henry J. Martindell, billed as the first American drummer to introduce American goods in Europe and Australia, died at his Trenton home at age 86. Known worldwide, he claimed to be the original American drummer and gained fame while touring for Lambertville Spark Works, promoting American goods abroad.
Mrs A M Welch thrown from a carriage in an automobile accident Friday evening suffers severe pain and a fractured rib though not believed dangerous. TWENTY HURT IN WRECK Charlestonville Va Aug 26 tyne people injured none seriously in a wreck caused by a broken rail derailing a northbound Southern Railway train seven miles south of here. A special train transported the injured to Washington. Emil Peterson accepts Decorator post at Vetter & Watera.
The item lists an August 22 1907 bank balance sheet with assets and liabilities for First National Bank including loans overdrafts notes and deposits. It also reports community items such as visits by people to Des Moines and Des Moines fair, and social news about residents including Mrs J G Mueller of Iowa City and Mr Mara visiting Waterloo. Notices include chiropodists F M Ewer and wife offering home visits and an advertisement for hog medicine by E Heyer of Denver Iowa.
Preparations for the Goraine Catholic Convention in Dubuque by September 3 draw 300 attendees from Water, Joave, Cader Falls and Gilbertville. The event runs September 3 to 12, with several thousand expected. Jim Edwards promoted to visiting in me yeity with parents. He will oversee mines at Galena and supervise over a hundred workers. The Improved Order of Red Men plans a smoker August 27 on Sycamore street.
A jumble of 19th century notes cites Dr. T Kubo of Tokio Imperial University in Baltimore, James Voorhees, and a ranging local tale. mentions Hugh G Holmes 86 dying in Belleville, the first mayor of the old town, and Archbishop Ireland’s comment. Queen Alexandra starts a summer fashion using towels and tulle with a muff pocket. Francis Joseph of Austria at seven. Local markets show hogs, cattle, and produce prices.
In Niagara on the Lake Ontario, August 26 a strong tennis field gathers for the Canadian and International championships. The Queen's royal grass courts host events through much of the week with Miss May Sutton, world champion, among the entrants. In Kansas City Missouri, August 28, play began in the eighth Missouri Valley tennis championships under the Kansas City Athletic Club, with indications of a highly successful tournament.
Margaret Mulcahy of Colo was visiting her brother Father Mulcahy in the city. Services were held at Christ church yesterday with Rev Hinkie to Davenport for a meeting. The Salvation Army juniors hosted a ball the past weekend and yesterday with an excellent program. Reports summarized 1907 work. Grace M I church held no services yesterday. The society conducts a general house cleaning with new carpets and repainted walls.
In Jasper County Newton a night call in 1890 led Dr B Suller to be attacked near the Rock Island depot and robbed of money and a watch. The watch was later found with a colored woman at Albia, aiding conviction of Tyler who was committed to Alamoga penitentiary on February 5, 1902, aged 22, where he died days later.
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