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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
8
Davenport announces a record breaking sale next Thursday of the Kim halt hotel furnishings. The auction lists hundreds of items from carpets to pianos, silk curtains to silverware, with tens of thousands in value, spanning hotel and home use.
In Des Moines an 18 month old child of John Gerrison survived malignant diphtheria after three doctors declared death and a sheet was drawn over the body. A tube in the throat and artificial respiration revived the child multiple times, and he remains alive and well today.
S P Spangler a wealthy farmer of this county died Monday at Independence. He served in the legislature in 1880 on the greenback ticket and owned over 7200 acres in Buchanan county. He was the first president of the Jews Corn Growers Association.
In Nagbua Ta April 30 a report claimed Charles Parish died at his sister’s home but he revived later that day. His illness spanned two weeks with fluctuating heart action before dying Monday at 4:00 pm. A separate Nashua note alleged plotted destruction on a southbound train near Plainfield. investigators may seek guilty suspects.
Cedar Valley Development Co to start disposal of an eighty acre tract on Hammond Avenue. The Ball property was sold to Dr Nestor for about 875 per acre, leaving slight balance. City council accepted plat. plan to provide cheap lots for workers with small payments. Promoter Rogers of Indianapolis to supervise disposal. 40 acres to be subdivided later for small tracts.
Esgle Grove Ta April 0 3. Fite Teaurice a millionaire banker introduced his wife Nellie Ferguson a former hospital nurse connected with Webster City hospital. Fitzmaurice said he learned love when the nurse by his side brought him from a siege of typhoid fever.
The Beaman v Tackman Bros case in Black Hawk County seeks to abate a saloon as a nuisance and challenge the constitutionality of Iowa mulct law section 2448. Attorneys Bennett Baker of Centerville and Dunshée & Dom of Des Moines argue the law is unconstitutional, while Jackman Bros and W N Birdsall defend its legality as a licensed business. The suit aims to set a statewide precedent and may go to the Supreme Court after May term.
Mr and Mrs J W Weatherwax returned to their Adams Street Acme home Monday night to find it ablaze with two broken windows. Authorities suspect arson by Sneendiaries. The fire near their bed was extinguished by the fire department, causing limited damage.
Dakota City authorities arrested Wilbur Remington at a barber shop on East Fifth Street after a pursuit linked to horse theft and transfer to Sioux Falls. Remington, aided by Turner County officers, had allegedly stolen a horse and sold it there before fleeing back to the Cheht- Rock Man area. The case traces to connections with Tarmer between Shell Rock and Rockwell, with a lengthy flight and a letter trail prompting the capture.
Blackhawk county students study spelling for the Daily Reporter prize to boost orthography and county schooling. The paper seeks better general education, improved discipline, and a wider public interest while promising to publish township contest results and support the event through three weeks. A large window on Stay Hon A and Sycamore street was broken, causing over 200 dollars in damage.
Rural and village schools in Blackhawk county engage 137 teachers this spring with wide calendar variation. Many are first term hires, 15 in their first term and 39 with less than a year experience. Only 63 remain from winter term. 72 rooms face new staffs and several carryover veterans. Wages average about 32 dollars. directors urge yearly contracts and higher pay to attract strong candidates. The article also notes a social event by the American Patriots at the G A R hall.
Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern officials announce a new system for streetcar parcel delivery effective May 1. Packages must bear a ticker bought at the city market, weigh by weight bands, and be delivered only to houses or stores along the car line with charges set by weight. Conductors will ride outside the car when not collecting fares, and several staff changes include the retirement and resignation of key personnel. The W G and N ticket office newsstand closed for the funeral of E T Cowin.
A bicycle collision near the Waterloo Live Stock Commission company injured Rodamar, cashier of Leavitt Johnson National Bank, with ankle dislocation and other hurts. Another rider, William Baumgartner, was badly hurt in a separate bicycle crash in front of the City Y M C A, suffering head lacerations, multiple broken ribs, and internal pain, requiring hospitalization and crutches for recovery. Both men remained in pain but were reported to be improving gradually.
Des Moines reports April snowfall across Iowa with heavy, wet snow in many areas. Four inches fell at Dubuque while Cedar Rapids and surrounding regions saw near blizzard conditions. A fatal crash occurred as Mrs. Wm. Jones was struck by a train in Cedar Rapids during the storm.
Work to erect a large gas tank for Citizens Gas and Electric Co begins after Cincinnati firm Bracy Manufacturing arrived. The 9 foot diameter, 114 foot high tank will hold 500 100 cable feet of gas, serving as an emergency reserve and capable of supplying Rae’s consumption for two full days. It will rise over ten feet higher than the Commercial block, the city’s tallest building.
In Prigon a county auditor's office mishap left a man locked in a closet when a spring lock auto fastened after a door closed. He crawled out through the transom with difficulty and fears damaging the glass. He declines to discuss the incident.
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