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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Reporter

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1907

Page

1

Waterloo Board to Review Tax Assessments Wednesday

The Waterloo City Council will adjourn to allow a Board of Supervisors review of county tax assessments. Officials warn state abstracts are due by July 1 and a pace to complete equalization is pressured by the State Auditor. A Lafayette Street opening and park drive plan will be discussed along with paving bids for West Waterloo streets.

Board of Review Ang Escessora Waterloo Histenini Board of Supervisors Atata Rainbow State Board of Review Carroll Asalon Ag Auditor of State Lafayette Street Chautauqua Park French Rector F. Fowler Wangler Tanner Byrnes C. T. Witsell West Grant

Barn Fire Destroys Wa sterloo Property Near County Farm

A large barn at the JF Herab berger farm near the county farm inside the city limits was burned Monday afternoon. It housed grain hay and ut e. The fire started in the hay loft from unknown origin and could not be saved. Loss estimated at several hundred dollars, about 500, insured. Property owned by Dr HR J Nestor and Ralph Pighmoy of Waterloo. No cattle perished in the conflagration.

West Aide Fire Department Randolph and Wellington JF. Herabberger Bern Ralph Pighmoy Wasterloo

Smallpox Case Halts at Waterloo Detention Hospital

A 22 year old man named McKeever from Newton was diagnosed with smallpox and moved to the pest house in Waterloo after visiting a foundry and exposing others. He stated the illness began weeks ago and may have contracted it from Newton. a doctor there had called it chickenpox. William Kober, president of Novelty Wood Works, was released from quarantine after initial treatment at home.

McKeever Waterloo Newton Dow Bine Rober William Kober Nov‘elty ‘Wood Works

Antipass Law Impacts Rail and Street Car Transport

A study notes the antipass law taking effect July 4, 2007 in Iawa will ban free passes or rides for most people. It covers railroads street car companies hack drivers and caretakers of stock cars, requiring payment in money for any transportation. The law is described as peculiar and set to revolutionize traffic.

Iawa Cartier Retini Bug Company Rend

Notable visitors pass through city with relatives ahead of trip

Peter J. Schmitz age 25 from Raymond Susan M Weber 24 of Gilbertville Pant 8 Duncan 29 from Virginia city Mont Clara B Hazlett 23 of Waterloo Hiram Jennings from Waterloo Elizabeth A Barnes 40 of Independence Master Mechanic Wit James wife and children of Fort Dodge were in the city yesterday. They left the ike ones with relatives here and continued to Chisago for a visit with Irlande

Peter J. Schmitz Raymond Susan M. Weber Gilbertville Pant Duncan Virginia City Mont Clara B. Hazlett Waterloo Hiram Jennings Elizabeth A. Barnes Independence James Fort Dodge Ike Chisago Irlande

Passage of city news and incidents from Cedar Rapids era

In indepedence Mrs T C Dewitt and Mrs Julia A Petitt moved through town with social visits to Cedar Rapids Waterloo Cedar Halts and Northern power upgrades include a larger engine and new storage battery aiding Cedar Falls operations. A Wilson and Pennington assault case ends with custody provision for a 15 month old. Medtric Bitters praised by Cedar Grove resident for liver kidney and stomach relief after persistent illness.

T. C. Dewitt Independence Julia A. Petitt Cedar _Rapids Waterloo Cedar, Halts Geo. H. Parris Cedar Grove Firat Bottiar Wangler Bros

Court counsels push motions as EF Forts case adjustments arise

Court hearing focuses on multiple motions seeking adjustments to EF Forts related cases. Judges review scheduling, party arguments, and potential impacts on timelines while awaiting formal orders. Attorneys emphasize efficiency and adherence to procedural rules amid ongoing disputes.

Markets Today Trial Receve Case and Local Court Actions

District court heard motions and decisions on several cases including changing the action of Reed versus Sindlinger to a law division and scheduling defense filings. A major sale item involved Anna tle A Kehos and Kuhns heirs with a court‑ordered sale after appraisals, and rent claims against O A Larson for the Cedar Falls jewelry store lease. Emma Storm’s divorce petition and Charles Storm cross petition were detailed in a specific statement filed by her attorneys, indicating a trial‑like progression this term.

District Court JT. Hildebrand B. Lovejoy F. J. Reed W. M. ‘Sindlinger Equity Anatale A. Kehos Kuhnsys Carl Ceall Robert Emil J. G. ‘Bickley W. Pitcher Cooley J. W. Kraptel W. JL. Ungworth W. W. McParlane East Side Parsons Kuhns Delra Anatalie A. Kukas J. G. Bickley Cecil Mil Bickley Rust Third Walnut Streets E.W. Lewis Main Street Cedar Falls O. A. Larson Mr. Larson Emma Storm Charles H. Storm

Flower store to close for July and August notice

A notice states the flower store will be closed during July and August with reopening about September 1. It gives the address 420 Independence Avenue and contact Town phone 5499 X. Hall's Plural Stand lists Miss Felton as manager and mentions Mr B W Goddloe of 197 St Louis St Dallas Texas praising Dr King’s New Life Film for malaria relief. Also notes 25¢ at Wangler Bros drug store.

Independence Avenue Felton B. ‘W. Goddloe St. Louis St Dallas Tex Dr. King Wangler Bros. Drug Store

Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO OINTMENT

PAZO OINTMENT promises relief for piles in six to fourteen days. The ad claims cure for itching, bleeding, and protracted cases with a money back guarantee. It urges potential users to try the ointment for fast results.

Live Brook Market Reports Prices in Chicago June 24

Estimated receipts today include hogs at around 218000 and cattle and sheep totals. Hog market opened weak to lower with mixed lots and butcher bids, later closing fairly active despite declines. Cattle opened steady to strong and closed strong, while sheep opened steady and finished steady with varied loads among buyers.

Chicago Waal

Stock Price Report and Market Notes of June 24, 1907

Daily summary from New York on June 24 1907 lists stock prices for facsimile exchanges including Amalgamated Copper Anaconda Chicago Great Western and Missouri Pacific. Also provides commodity quotes for butter potatoes corn barley wheat rye lard hay and eggs with ranges and unit pricing alongside cattle and wool values. A further note records Waterloo prices.

New York Stock Exchange Facchisom Baltimore Ohio Brooklyn

Sires and Sons Highlight Obscure Elite and Worn Out Fame

A fragmentary column lists aging figures and long-ago milestones. It notes Representative William Solme of New York favoring green water coats, Lent Gwydyr nearing ninety eight, Dr. John B. Rich at ninety seven as the oldest New Yorker, and John Knight of Lyne at eighty five who is a skilled musician. Mentions Taft’s early legal career and Cortelyon’s cabinet remark. Col. C. M. Hughes urges a reunion of 1850 Grant delegates alongside upcoming Republican gatherings.

William Solme New York Lent Gwydyr John B. Rich I Lyne John Knight Cincinnat Yale Taft T$ie Cortelyon Bava Cortelyou 4. M. Hughes Columbia Tennessee

Notable Society News Touches Inheritance and Philanthropy

Mrs. Hetty Green aging Gracefully shapes frugal style while Mrs. Bove Benios of Chicago argues weighty temper in husbands. Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln donates her late father’s Mount Pleasant mansion to Iowa University for Provident Home use. Mrs. Buckwalter of Inhambane returns to the U S for health. Mrs. Boonevett seeks White House status as a discerning china collector. Mrs. Hannah A. Currier seeks 1 million for an art gallery in Manchester. Ruth L. Batley endows a memorial hospital at Mount Vernon, N Y. Sarah Selwyn, pioneer bishop’s widow, dies at ninety. Lottie Thompson of Grand Junction adopts a Uto Indian boy as heir.

Hetty Green Bove Benios Chicago Robert T. Lincoln Towa University Mount Pleasant the Provident A. Buckwalter Inhambane Portusiew Hagi Africa United States Hannah A. Courrier Mancheater N.el Gallery of Art Currier James A. Batley Marc Ruth L. Batley Haw Memorial ‘Hospital Mount Vernon N.Y Sarah Harriet Selwyn New Zealand Lottie Thompson Grand Junction Cola Strick Hari Dennis

College and School Notes on Endowments and Dress Rules

Professor W R Hart joins the Nebraska State Normal School as agricultural education professor. Mr and Mrs Frenk Witherbee of New York donate 10000 for a memorial fund to Lispen and Stewart Witherbee, senior who died last year. Dr James M Green, principal of the New Jersey Normal School, forbids cape and gowns for girls in class. Baron Kiteatljenbian, German court attache, visits Princeton to discuss sending Kaiser Wilhelm’s third son to an American university next fall.

W.R. Hart Nebraska State Normal School Agricultral College Amherst Frenk Witherbee New York Lispen Stewart Witherbee James M. Green New Jersey Normal School Baron Kiteatljenbian Princeton Trix Keiser Wilhelm American University

Household Hints From An Old Linen Closet Note

The text gives practical care tips for housekeeping with instructions on washing shelves, using a solution of bichlorids for laundry, care for tinware, and enamel finishing. It mentions coffee grounds to treat cushions and cautions against paper on walls and calcimine.

Theatrical News From London Theaters Expand

Robert Ideson plans a bold shift as he abandons a Stromg role and shifts into sinew heavy parts next year. Alfred Botro’s new play John Glayde’s Bon or debuts strong on an old tale of two men and a woman. Henry Miller builds a formidable list of plays with Great Divide likely leading the season alongside Brown of Harvard and On Parole. Andrew Higginson, young English actor, details life aboard a steam trawler in the Bay of Biscay as The Life Chacub draws attention.

Robert Ideson Stromgheart Ater London Alfred ‘Botro John Glayde Bonor Henry Miller Wader Hie Bigedet Hite Brown Harvard Money Wakerg Andrew Higginson Chacub Bay of Biscay

Fragmented Current Comment and Miscellany

A jumbled historic page fragment notes public warning on Fourth of July safety, references to public franchises, and remarks attributed to Hamilton and Louie Gibbe. It veers into assorted cultural notes about medicine, England and Normandy, apples in Bordeaux, inheritance in Malaber, cooking tips, a kitchen wall, and a medieval siege anecdote.

Mil Reich Amd Musigas Courier Hamilton Hamiltonian Louie Gidbe Chicago Record-Herald

Fragmented OCR notes on tobacco, engines, hosiery and gold

The excerpt discusses tobacco consumption in Britain and Japan, early American gas engines with cooling and blower ideas, English hosiery varieties, historical coin values like the ox and sheep in ancient value systems, opium enforcement in Japan, and Egyptian gold hoarding with melten coin practices. It reads as a miscellaneous historical collage of industrial, economic, and social topics.

First Sunshine Recorder Learnings from 1858 Invention

The sunshine recorder began with Campbell's design in 1858, featuring a glass ball and a curved.carboard base that captured solar exposure. The device used a ball of glass to project light onto a recording surface for daily sunshine measurements.

Campbell

Lethal Crimes and Homicide Rates Across Nations

A fragmented report compares homicide and lethal crime rates by country, noting knife related deaths dominant in Spain and Italy while Germany England and other nations show lower per capita figures. It also references a Moorish water clock and historic timelines.

Spain Italy Genany England Ini Fermi New York

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Board OF Supervisor BASS Park Road Coune and Park” Board Lafayette Department Thos. McKeever Catrisra AH. Wilson Amos Pennington Wilson Pennington Crom Grain Markets Chicago, Dt Ifene Sirdlinger Mra. Storm Enceni Ene S.szhs Asa Uncinda Johnson City of Meays& Lovejoy Ation Order A. J. Edwards Bosts CrMildme Live Brook Market Sires and Sons Mngland Verdeux Bordeaut Malaber Godfrey of Bonillon Antioch Ad. Lkelen Grasentinen Austria Great Britain United Kingdom M Lenge Cigaretten Reit Sock Orneeee Perry Newport N. C Eingland France Poldieta Korda Egypt Poosatty Abed National Review Waterloo Reporter
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