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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
3
Subscribers request changes to their paper delivery with both old and new recipient details. The notice references reporter telephones and departments for business, editorial rooms, calendar desk, and the corn belt phone line for the business office and editorial rooms.
A discussion on taxing mortgages weighs equity against revenue. Advocates favor special levies to ensure fair burdens while opposition cites evasion. New York's experience shows a 0.5 percent registration tax surpassing annual methods in yield, suggesting lighter impact on borrowers and stronger revenue.
Cedar Falls Gazette spurs debate on whether Cedar Falls should remain independent or merge interests with Waterloo while preserving each city’s identity. The piece argues for mutual cooperation as sister cities rather than surrendering autonomy, noting potential conflicts yet chances for joint benefits. It also covers quail and prairie chicken hunting bans, bird conservation concerns, and local staff moves including Carl Smith replacing Cecil Jordan after an arm injury.
A Chicago Tribune snippet warns against neglecting colds as autumn, winter, and spring bring changeable weather. It urges prudent adults to guard against colds with proper clothing, good ventilation, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe, reliable treatment for both mild and severe cases, especially in children.
The article surveys remarks by Major General Balden Powwell and Senator Tillman, cites Miss Jane Klink organizing a sociology department at American International College Springfield, outlines shifts in railroad staff including Henry Selmo resignations and Brakemen moves, and notes railway operations with several personnel changes and telegram activity around Waterlog and nearby lines.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports the obituary of Captain F W Wittstock one of the Mississippi’s oldest rivermen who died at Park Hill Avenue home after a long illness. Born in Prussia in 1826 he settled in Dubuque after arriving in 1866 and married Marie Weaver in 1857. Survived by his wife and nine children, the obituary notes weather lore and March climate data, and references a fatal Great Western wreck inquiry in German Valley with coroner and attorneys present and testimony expected to unfold.
Ten congressmen support Murphy's plan to set the telegraphers' maximum workday at eight hours. Current practice leaves operators working thirteen hours, drawing opposition from engineers like Troutman who recently sustained engine cab injuries and is granted a prolonged leave, traveling west toward Oregon.
Railway notes report Conductor Henry Martin died at Finley hospital Du Buque after being crushed under a freight car and falling forty feet from a trestle during the Washington Mill wreck last Friday. A potential nationwide rail strike loomed as negotiations broke off between general managers and trainmen committees. 200 run crews departed Chicago to distribute strike ballots across western railroad centers. Grand officers would decide on calling a strike, with an affirmative vote not guaranteeing immediate action.
The Reporter announces a preliminary plan for a 1907 special edition detailing building improvements in Waterloo. It foresees a record year with two new opera houses, business blocks, factories, churches, schools, and hundreds of homes. Publication date to be announced as details develop.
A sprawling Cedar Falls era brief touches on hospital additions in Mercy city, new electric franchise votes in Charles City, community deaths including Mrs Hegerman and John Godfrey, the Redmen lodge expansion in Marshalltown, and various civic updates from Cedar Falls to Graf. It notes a hospital expansion adding rooms, a creamery fundraising, and forthcoming public meetings and church moves.
An old classified-style notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, promising a positive cure and inviting testimonials from F. F. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also advertise Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a floral bouquet service at 402% West Fourth Street with local price mentions.
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