17 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1907
Page
1
Hampton Roads hosts a grand naval spectacle as President Roosevelt and his party witness the fleet’s start in Norfolk. The president and entourage arrive early to observe the ceremony as salutes thunder and ships prepare, marking a pivotal display of maritime power.
Fragmentary itinerary lists depart Hamp ton Roads on Dec 4 with arrival at Trinidad. Jan 11 notes arrival at Rio Janeiro, Feb 18 at Puerto Arenas, March 14 at Callao and Magdalena. Missing context on year and vessel names.
In St Louis on December 16 1900 Henry Clay Pierce faces a docket hearing in the United States circuit court of appeals following a Texas indictment for perjury connected to Waters-Pierce Oil. The case stems from a May 21 1900 affidavit denying anticompetitive agreements with Standard Oil and Rockefeller.
Norfolk dispatch details the sixteen great battleships of the Atlantic Fleet leaving Hampton Roads on a historic peaceful voyage. Under Rear Admiral Evans, led by the Mayflower, the fleet sails toward Trinidad and Rio de Janeiro with 21 gun salutes, while officers and crew note the extent of the voyage and its educational naval significance. The trip covers about 14,000 miles, with stops at Magdalena Bay and other ports before San Francisco, and includes the president aboard the Mayflower observing the proceedings.
In Aberdeen South Dakota Charles Cassie, a Scot and contractor, found his missing money after a dream. He had lost a pocketbook with 1045 dollars in savings bank certificates and ten dollars in currency three months earlier while digging a storm sewer. He dreamed the book lay in a trench near the Milwaukee railroad and dug until he found it, the certificates stained but intact. He plans to visit Scotland with the recovered funds and ends his local job.
A Fedora Tennessee note recounts C V Papper claiming healing by Dr King s New Discovery for a bed bound cough and bleeding stopped within weeks. An advertisement for the cough remedy and mentions Hall s Catarrh Cure with testimonials and product details. Also includes a humorous tidbit about a man and a woman discussing an umbrella hat and escort home.
A letter from Geo H Parris of Gedar Grove Massachusetts recounts liver and kidney trouble relief after using Electric Bitters. The testimonial claims one bottle helped and three bottles completed the cure. Sold by Wangler Bros druggists at 60 cents.
A cautious briefing states the Atlantic Fleet is preparing to depart in a peaceful routine, signaling no immediate menace toward Japan. Officials emphasize continued readiness and stability in regional defense, with no aggressive posture projected.
Washington reports the Atlantic and Pacific fleets will perform intricate naval maneuvers off Magdalena Bay and San Francisco as 48 ships split into four divisions. The program tests battle practice, target drills, and supply logistics without a yard, with 25 000 sailors expected to be fed aboard.
A collage of 1900 era dispatches notes Boston observes the 134th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party under local patriotic societies. Other items update on the Central Passenger Association baggage rate talks in Chicago, a perjury case against John R. Hegeman in New York, and varied reports from Boulder Poultry to Rome cardinals.
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