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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
2
The piece surveys railroad influence and political debates in Nebraska and Iowa. Dr. Georgy L. Miller argues railroads built prosperity and warns Nebraskans to stop attacking the railroads while urging rails to profit from trade. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald prints a 76 page Sunday edition showcasing the city’s industries and growth.
The Waterloo community is urged to consider labor tensions that threaten its open shop status. The Record warns that strikes and lockouts could disrupt factory occupancy and hinder the city's forward march, risking progress and prosperity amid a spirit of unrest.
The article notes the 35 per cent clause will very seldom come into play as practical politics regulate themselves. It says the process usually ends in a contest between two leading candidates, each likely to exceed 45 per cent, mirroring county experiences with the primary system.
Reports sketch social chatter about Mme Gould post divorce and potential Newport visit by Marlborough and Roxburgh. Mentions Sir Edward Tennant as Times stock owner, General Hugh Cameron’s farm near Lawrence Kansas, and Princess Marie of Romania’s forest nest at Sinaia. Ex Senator Spooner quits politics. Frank J. Cheney swears to pay for catarrh cures. Includes an 1886 Toledo notary seal and Hall's Catarrh Cure advertising claims.
Multiple Iowa papers critique the 35 percent plurality feature of the direct nomination law. Du buque Times Journal warns conventions will persist and factionalism rise. Cedar Rapids Republican backs a majority standard. Council Bluffs Nonpareil calls it make believe and risky. Marshalltown Times Republican fears more nominations go to conventions. Nevada Representative questions the pact and timeline. Muscatine Journal foresees strong public push to revise the law within two years.
Henry Clews analyzes last week’s stock exchange collapse as caused by aggressive dividend related speculation and a rush for capital by railroad interests. He notes reduced public participation, elevated money rates, and a dangerous mix of financial and political pressures fueling the downturn with a cautious path to possible spring recovery.
Tama County faces tax debates over park and sewer levies in Traer, Tama, and Toledo. The article details park funding at 2 mills in Traer, sewer plans, library support, and lighting taxes, plus sweeping county costs for courts, grand jury, and criminal prosecutions.
An aged reader recalls his service in the Revolutionary War and the hardships of 1812 era family troubles. The piece includes medical anecdotes praising Foley's Kidney Cure and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, with local ads for Wangler Bros and Mrs. W. Thrower on East Seventh Street.
An Iowa note says Aurelia reports an epidemic of measles with twenty new cases last week. Nearby Sobod farmer Frank Veulerbelt injured when a tree fell on his arm. A new opera house at Alt a has raised funds, and several fires and fights, including a barn blaze near Newell and a livery barn brawl in Baterott, are outlined along with mayoral dispute in Clear Lake and a suicide near Spirit Lake.
The mayor may issue a proclamation naming May 1 as a cleanup day for Des Moines. If issued the day will call for a cessation of labor for a period to clean streets plant Hower beds and establish the day as an annual event.
An advertisement warns that there is no record of coughs or colds caused by Foley's Honey and Tar and urges customers to refuse imitants. It asserts genuine product safety and lists W. B. Schuneman, Wengler Bros, and Westveer & Brenneck as sellers.
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