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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
5
Lincoln Nebraska July 20 Democrats gauge negro vote in Ohio and Illinois campaigns amid ForakerTaft feud. Bryan and aides plan to exploit the split while campaigning nationally. A transcontinental train polling method aims to measure sentiment as party leaders consider national committee leadership and southern attitudes.
Republican leaders from 17 western states gather in Colorado Springs to map out campaign methods for Taft and Sherman. Frank H Hitchcock chairs the conference aiming to unify and modernize western campaign tactics and boost turnout. The two day executive meeting seeks to spread new ideas across the region.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on July 20 the army maneuvers at Camp Tatt start with two forces the prawn army led by General Clifford L. Anderson of Georgia and the hive army commanded by Colonel Gorman with Secretary of War Wright and Major General Franklin. Bell arrives tonight for a general review of the troops.
Leslie Carter former president of the South Side Elevated railroad and noted in financial circles was declared mentally incompetent to manage his affairs after months of illness believed caused by gas poisoning. The case marks a notable development in Chicago's financial history and public welfare proceedings.
William H Taft attended a church dedication in Hot Springs Virginia and opened the session of court there. He urged citizen responsibility for government and courts, defended criticism of the judiciary, praised Bath County for balanced party politics, and warned against one party dominance in governance. He added he had not stepped beyond the line of politics.
The battleship Maine and Alabama, with a special service squadron, arrived in Manila ahead of the American Atlantic fleet. They will sail to Singapore on July 27 amid a voyage around the world. A serious accident on the Kearsarge injured several crew members, details still unclear as of today.
Kissimmee city council enacted an ordinance regulating airship activity within the city limits. Violations face fines up to 500 dollars or ninety days in jail. The measure extends above the surface plane twenty miles to cover all flying machines. Police seek an aeroplane to enforce the rule. Chicago meeting planned July 28 to discuss the People’s Party campaign. Cedar Falls drawing teacher Migs Hansen visited Mrs. J. T. Coolidge.
A preliminary contract outlines forming Maywood Cemetery Association to purchase forty acres adjoining W Blowers farm on the east near the jetty. The plan seeks quick incorporation, a landscape gardener, and plotting 4355 lots on an embanked river overlook to meet Waterloo's need for a new cemetery at reasonable prices.
Special: 3. W. Patterson tried to prove gasoline was mostly water but ignited oil in a basin. A boarder’s wager led to flames that spread to curtains and ceiling. The stove was hurled from the room. Property damaged, one man burned and a boarder injured. Bert Boles visited Refubeck Monday.
Killed in a Saturday automobile collision with a freight and passenger train near Columbia City Indiana were Mr King his daughters Katharine 16 and Josephine 12 and Miss Fay Bradshaw 16 daughter of Robert F Bradshaw Fort Wayne general agent of a life insurance company The auto ran onto the tracks behind a caboose as a Manhattan Limited passenger train passed at speed The six bodies lay along the 100 foot wreck line with severe lacerations and mangling The locomotive derailed but returned to the rails after the wreck The King family and Miss Bradshaw were prominent in Indiana society and politics with King a former legislator and insurance official.
Iowa City July 20 The Waterloo Public Library receives a large framed photograph of the state university campus for permanent display in the library hall. The frame centers on the old capital campus with the university and college buildings arranged around it including law, engineering, industry, medicine, pharmacy, collegiate, hospital, armory and power house.
A new Louisiana law makes drinking on railroad passenger trains a misdemeanor punishable by fines or imprisonment. Another law prohibiting bookmaking and gambling on horse races also took effect today. Mise Maude Lauser visited friends in New Hartford on Sunday.
Mr Sharwood sustained spine injury causing partial arm paralysis after a horse driven buggy toppled into a ditch near their greenhome. Mrs Sharwood bruised with a lower limb injury. The buggy was wrecked, harness torn, horse unharmed. A separate river accident involved a visiting young couple whose boat capsized near Cedar River park but they clung to branches until bystanders rescued them.
Governor Hoke Smith sent to the Georgia legislature a special message detailing reasons for removing Joseph M. Brown from the railroad commission in 1907. He notes Brown opposed the commission’s rate reductions and accuses Brown of aiding railroads with arguments and evidence against commission actions in court. Crown ta remains governor-elect after defeating Smith in the Democratic primary. Regier meeting Queen Castle No 123 Highland Nobles set for July 21 at K of P hall with large attendance and important business.
Washington July 20 Gompers Merriam and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor executive council were cited to answer in September on contempt charges for violating a court injunction against the Buck Stove and Range Co boycott. Runners learn news en route as Y M C A messengers proceed toward Chicago.
Atlanta representative Glenn, after introducing a Georgia bill to curb women’s apparel like rainbow stockings and foolish devices, says men are trapped into marriage and faced with threats by mail from across the country. He claims his life has been threatened and seeks legislative protection.
Heavy rains across northern Iowa caused the Cedar River to rise beyond its usual height, with warnings of ongoing flooding. The Wapsi River inflicted major damage, especially near Westgate where 170 feet of Chicago and Great Western tracks were washed out, while other rivers caused widespread track and embankment damage and rising water across lower lands. The Decorah area reported high water on the Little Cedar, and boating prospects were affected as spring conditions deteriorated.
A noon fire at Wittick meat market started from a furnace used to heat water. The blaze spread among stored boxes in the cellar and damaged the market floor and alongside, but was checked by water from the help and extinguishing chemicals.
Two hundred delegates from the northwestern states attended the opening of the biennial convention of the United Order of Foresters in St Paul Minnesota on July 20. The session will continue for four days with discussions on organizational matters and regional issues affecting forestry groups.
Report from London notes Americans struggling in several events at the Olympic trials. George L Minhert of New York won a semis bout, while Charles M Daniela of New York captured the 100 meter swimming final time 1 08 6. Other Americans, including Ewry and Ray O Swry, posted top marks in broad jump heats with several returning to finals.
News reports from St. Louis and surrounding areas indicate up to 150000 men are to be rehired within thirty days as large southern Illinois factories reopen after a financial downturn. Madison Granite City and Venice already show improved conditions with smoke and bustling dinner palls returning, signaling a recovery in the industrial heartland.
A letter from Commander Anderson of Traer Post No 68 invites Comrads and W R C members from Black Hawk county to the 39th annual reunion on August 12 and 13, with promises of meals and civic hospitality. Also notes Harry Betham of Oelwein visiting with brother Hrakemain Betham in the city.
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