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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
5
The Waterloo Y M C A Twelve Day Campaign closes at 10 PM with the $25,000 goal reached. W C T U contributed $1,000, pledges total 975 with leaders like James Black steering a $5,000 nucleus. Final tallies show numerous gifts, town pride, and plans for mortgage relief and improvements.
Washington July 16 The navy directs gunboat Marietta now at Port Antonio Jamaica to proceed to Porto Cortez Honduras without delay. Captain Maxwell is instructed to investigate and report on the situation amid the unsettled conditions and threatened revolutionary movement in the area.
Heira of J J Knapp become stockholders in Knapp drug store estate now owned by heirs. The store run by son Charles J Knapp retains Knapp's Drug Store name. After August 1 it will be incorporated as Knapp Drug Company with heirs Mrs J J Knapp C J Knapp and Irene Knapp as stockholders. Also notes bankrupts adjudged in Fort Dodge involving the Stilsons and a wrecked Corwith bank.
Hot Springs Virginia July 16 President nominee Taft counselled to finish his acceptance address ahead of time today he decided to abandon recreation until the task is in sight He will forego golf and horseback rides until speechmaking is perfected H H Goughlin and family visiting Guthrie Center for a couple of weeks
In Nashua on July 15 a 14 year old girl living north of town attempted to poison herself but survived after an overdose of Paraguay green was treated with an antidote and emetic. A note found by George Tupper’s mother explains his suicide by hanging the day before after years of asthma and talk of selling the farm. No coroner’s inquest was held.
The article describes a voyage toward Hawaii with the Bluejackets reaching Honolulu, noting attractions of the Hawaiian islands, the lush green coast at Wailuku, plantation houses, and dramatic volcanic scenery including Mauna Kea and Pele. It evokes barren crater views and the vast landscapes of Maui and Iao valley.
Alia died cursing priests after the altar murder of Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeths church in Denver. The killer AllaTeck or Alla violated the sacraments, was hanged after attending priest Bathet Wulstan who gave last rites. The case shocked Denver and stirred Roman Catholic anxieties nationwide.
With the imperial council adjourned, Shriners begin three days of leisure. Nobles and guests will visit Minneapolis as Zursh temple hosts.
London July 16 Americans dominated the discus and weight events. Martin J Sheridan of Irish American Athletic Club retained the championship with a 144 ft 2 in throw. Ralph Rose of San Francisco won the weight putting event with 46 ft 3 3 4 in as several Americans lead the field in the day’s proceedings.
A blast at Pier 47 Mystic wharf today killed two laborers outright and injured several others. Among the injured was Untrad Bates Appraisers Examiner Atwood, who later died in hospital. The explosion stemmed from a rocket suspected to contain nitroglycerine.
Manila reports a typhoon sank a pleasure launch from Manila to Corregidor with about seventy five aboard. It is believed twenty five were drowned, including three Americans. The survivors were picked up by the British steamer Suverick. Indianapolis also notes a later political rally in which William Kern was warmly greeted by over five thousand people in Indianapolis.
The American fleet of sixteen battleships will anchor in Honolulu today marking another leg of its world voyage. Plans for officers and men include entertainment during a weeklong visit as Honolulu and the Hawaii Islands, annexed in 1897, offer rich sights and hospitality. The Hawaii group includes eight islands with volcanoed peaks, lush scenery, and Haleakala views praised by visitors and public figures alike.
New Philadelphia July 16 Baltic a Tuscarawas county hamlet of about five hundred people was practically wiped out by fire starting at 9 PM and burning through the night. The blaze destroyed more than forty homes and business palatines with losses estimated at around one hundred thousand dollars.
Oyster Bay July 16 President Roosevelt declines an offer to record speeches with a talking machine for public use. Alencon France July 16 Eugene Etienne former war and interior minister and his chauffeur were seriously injured in an automobile accident near here. Madar Etienne was badly hurt. John Lynch of Emmetaburg was in the city on business yesterday.
The White Mountain express on the New York Hartford line crashed on a bridge near the Greenwich station this morning. One woman Miss Marguerite Armstrong of Waynes, Pa., was killed and ten passengers were injured. About 300 travelers were aboard. many sustained bruises. Cause believed to be spreading of rails.
Sheriff Riley and three Nowata deputies raided a Cocheyville saloon discovering ten barrels of beer. They arrested the proprietor and set fire to the roadhouse, destroying the saloon near the Oklahoma line in apparent enforcement of Oklahoma’s new liquor law.
In Des Moines on a Wednesday Louis Stafford twelve year old son of John F Stafford drowned while learning to swim with a pair of air wing devices. He was with two companions who could not help him and police boats scoured the Des Moines River for hours without locating the body. Paris July 15 Court formally filed suit for divorce and requested custody of three children.
At Columbus Ohio July 18 the prohibition national convention adopted a platform urging a constitutional amendment, interstate liquor ban, direct senatorial elections, graduated taxes, and broader social reforms. Also notes unrest in campaign setup and a death of Hugh McGurdy, Mason.
An auto carrying President Justice and delegates from Quincy’s Central Baseball Association hit a gas pipe last evening in a poorly lit residential area. The front axle struck the pipe, the car was hurled a half block, but all aboard were badly shaken yet none injured. tour resumed afterward. Milas Elizabeth Mathews of Charles Jolly was 10 Waterloo yesterday.
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