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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
5
Washington January 4 Robert M La Follette was sworn in today to serve as senator from Wisconsin. Ten minutes before session began Senator Spooner and his new colleague entered the chamber causing a mild sensation due to long standing bitter political tensions and strained personal relations.
Cape Haytien January fourth report states Morales forces under General Rodriguez were defeated and dispersed after a three day battle at Fuerto Plata. Many killed or wounded on both sides. Rodriguez is among the dead. Also noted are a disabled steamer City of Pueblo being towed to Port Reyes, a governor denying a reprieve for Albert E Patrick, and a terrible Nicaragua earthquake reported from Managua.
At the regular annual meeting of the Christian church the following officers were elected for terms up to three years. Elders J A Totton Eli Deitz. Deacons Holdovers Oscar Saunders J B Webb F Austin. new Deacons W H Malone Earl Fisher Earl Strickler. Trustee Eli Deitz. Treasurer General Fund I A Totton. Treasurer New Lot Fund Mrs G B Bradbury. Clerk Eli Deitz. Reports show flourishing condition and strong finances with Ladies Aid raising over 600 dollars. Sunday school elected officers: Superintendent Mrs Noah Garnels, Secretary Favina Cunningham, Treasurer Josa Jordan, Librarian Dale Austin, Organist May Hughlanks. Wayne Whaley returned to Coe College after visiting.
About five thousand armed workmen seized the Provodnik rubber factory in Riga before daylight. The military bombarded the building, killing policemen guarding it and mortally wounding several others. Eight dragoons and six stablemen were killed and eleven were wounded. Later reports state the seizure ended with surrender of arms and leaders to troops.
Mrs. Okerberg and her husband visiting Waterloo read the court news and spotted George Kapler, an inmate in the county jail on grand larceny, matching the name of her long lost brother. She visited the sheriff, confirmed the odds, and recognized him in minutes, breaking into tears at the stunning reunion. Kapler is said to be from Moline, Illinois, with well-to-do parents who have searched for years. He had kept his whereabouts from them, hoping to avoid public notice.
Mrs. John S. Berry of 1066 Virginia Avenue borrowed a neighbor's newborn child three weeks ago and passed it off as her own to persuade her husband to abandon divorce plans. The ruse led to a reconciliation, but yesterday authorities learned of the deception and a divorce suit was filed in Tadignapolis.
Directors of the Rock Island company of New Jersey voted to pass the quarterly dividend on common and preferred stock at a meeting held in New York on January 4. The Rock Island operates in New Jersey and owns Rock'sland yall.
A genuine Iowa blizzard dumped nearly two feet of snow, halting railroad traffic and streetcar service. Trains ran hours late, tracks were blocked, and city walks were impassable as crews battled drifts and cold, with effects felt from Dryhuque to Waterloo and beyond.
Nine boarders at a Y M C A lodging house were poisoned Wednesday morning by breakfast food doped with rat poison. Doctors and nurses tended the victims, all non fatal, as investigators probe who doctored a package and contaminated the supply near Fort Dodge Sioux City and Tan.
Rockwell City Jan 4 Progress toward securing a jury to try Mrs Jenny Pratt accused of murdering by poison her husband Blair Pratt near Yetter June 23 was made yesterday The expected examination of the wife will begin today Mrs Pratt shed bitter tears after a cool measured stance throughout the travails The case drew a vast crowd with many women present James M Parson and J F Lavender are listed as defense and local figures observe the proceedings
Fort Dodge Wednesday night council members approved drilling a deep water well as a test. J. P. Miller & Co. of Chicago won the contract, with the city to start promptly and cap costs at the drilling phase only. Some aldermen opposed the deep well plan but the mayor stressed the test aims to assess water quality and sufficiency.
Avraham Bouny of Glidden died here after two months of dramatic flesh gain, weighed 5835 pounds at death, age 25. A special comb was made for him and his body was taken to the cemetery in a dray.
Marshalltown reports sixteen inches of snow halting Great Western and Iowa Central divisions. Railroads and streetcars are paralyzed while the Northwestern runs with hours-long delays. Telegraph and telephone lines are down. A dynamite robbery at Albaugh's store yields thirteen thousand dollars in cash and bonds.
Mrs Lucy Fenstermater, 76, longtime Waterloo resident born December 15 1829 in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, died Wednesday night at 8 20 from old age and complications. Survived by sons James and others and daughters Mrs Ann Mrs Wm May and Mrs Alice Rust. Funeral Saturday at 2 00 PM from the German Evangelical Church. burial in Fairview Cemetery.
A storm disrupted Wednesday night travel delaying the Waterloo bound bride and groom Dr. Stevenson and his bride. Intended for a Minneapolis wedding trip on the Great Western, they were hidden by friends at the Irving hotel to avoid capture. A groom’s friend offered aid as bridal party planned a mingle. They later boarded a southbound Kansas City train unseen.
Grace Methol church women’s groups met despite inclement weather to conduct business. The Ladies Aid treasurer reported over 240 dollars missing and 146 dollars netted from a bazaar. Rev EG Cattermole praised the work and officers were elected: President Mrs W W Wyant, VPs Mrs R P Turpening and Mrs C A Kingsley, Secretary Treasurer Mrs C E Frederick. Harvey Ray dies in Burlington.
Six divorce actions have produced final decrees this term, with several notable outcomes. Among them are Nose Faris granted divorce from William Faris with costs, Judith Groves granted divorce from Edgar Groves and custody of a minor, and Annel Lowry awarded divorce from J R Lowry with alimony and visitation terms. The court also addressed mortgage quieting in multiple cases and set future district court hearings for February on numerous civil matters. A separate ruling from Webster City holds a life insurance policy cannot be willed to another person.
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