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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
2
Water utility style listing shows Parrott editfor Matt Parrott and Sons of Waterloo Iowa operating every evening except Sunday with a typographic note 4.6 and B36 indicating edition or page reference.
The inaugural address by Gov Carroll urges practical changes in Iowa laws including primary reform, restoring ballot circle, and a state public utilities commission. He favors county funding of primaries, timing after harvest, and revising revenue and taxation laws while warning some provisions remain inequitable. The message also calls for dividing auditor duties, ending per diem fees, and shaping a fair executive direction.
The item notes the inaugural address tone with mild approval and reports on Georgia peach and Texas political shifts. It recounts Zapata County voting all for Republican electors, an Iowa farmer injuring toes on church day, and opposition to evangelist Sunday in Marshalltown. Also mentions Utah widows, whisky, and Roosevelt’s long horse ride.
January 14 marks multiple historical notes including Henry Baldwin longtime U S Supreme Court justice born in New Haven died in Philadelphia April 21 1845 the treaty of Paris with Great Britain in 1781 Michigan Territory formed in 1905 Kiel Peace Treaty signed in 1814 Landsdowne born 1845 Faneuil Hall clock presentation 1860 and a Kingston Jamaica earthquake damaging a large part of the city in 1907
Jéan de Reszke, born January 14, 1850 in Warsaw, rose from baritone to celebrated tenor in Europe and America. He became a leading figure at the Metropolitan Opera in New York alongside his brother Edouard, a renowned bass. In recent years both brothers focused on teaching, amassing substantial fortunes.
Be yal Carroll addresses lawmakers urging strong state regulation of corporations and thoughtful reforms. He discusses codification, primary elections, public utilities, revenue, school laws, law enforcement, and executive accountability, urging clear, effective governance for Iowa’s future.
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