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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
5
New York May 7 four persons were killed and twelve injured early today in a blaze at a five story tenement on Orchard Street. Firemen rescued over a hundred occupants by lowering them from upper floors. The dead include Eva Berg 53 Sam Sach 10 and Hattie Hopmann 31 4 unidentified man.
New Orleans reports three stores Hansell and Bro Stevens and Co and the Dreyfuss Dry Goods company burned last night and today, losses estimated between 600000. Famous Piquet house and four cottages burned in New London with 25000 loss. A tornado in Chicago killed one and injured many as a live wire fell and wind struck pedestrians. Senate debate on postal savings banks. Morse, Gurtin and Heinze to face trials in June. Roosevelt nominates Crossley as U S attorney for Alaska. President and family set out for Pine Knot outing.
San Francisco May 7 two major Hear events today mark Admiral Evans final active public appearance and naval service. A naval parade with 15 000 in line including 2 500 regulars, under Gen Funston and officials Metcalf Gillette and Taylor, honors and flags as Evans waves. The second unit, a mostly sailors flotilla, is greeted along the route. A California cruiser model from Vallejo draws attention amid the celebration.
Des Moines hosts May 7 convention where Modern Woodmen of America plans move of treasury valued around 4 million dollars to Des Moines for the next national meeting in Peoria. Iowa delegates endorse F J Korns of Beg Moines for head banker and 55 delegates will vote at the national meeting. McNeider re election barred by order rules. Oklahoma observes a legal holiday urging direct US senator elections by popular vote. Kansas City reports Major C P Chaffee dies. Vienna receives congratulations for Emperor Francis Joseph from German princely houses. Arson arrests in Boston and Chelsea after Chel pea fire. Decatur goes dry and shifts to soft drinks. freight engine trial trip completed. Public seed corn sale announced near Gilbertville. Missouri shops reopen. Seymour Poyner auctioneers.
Train No. 4 aboard near Castle Rock in Denver and Rio Grande service saw robbers board early morning. They killed Express Messenger Charles H. Wriebt, 60, of Global Express, took the safe key, opened the small baggage car safe, and escaped with under $100 after breaking a side window. The big car safe was tampered with but not entered.
Baltimore May 7 The quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church heard the episcopal address by bishops. It reports 278357 new communicants in four years, a 3,307,276 global membership, and 186,924,000 in church property. The address proposes amending a paragraph on worldly amusements to retain church discipline and Wesleyan principles. Delegates applauded the anti liquor section and rallied to prayers for unity in divorce laws amid polygamy criticism.
Richmond May 7 Delegates to the national conference of charities and four sections today met in five sections, which will make their reports respectively to the general meeting tonight. At the meeting of the public health section the principal address was by Dr Charles D Granby on The Consumptive Negro. Frank J Bruno of Ohio and Francis McLean also spoke. In the children's section Julian A Mack of Chicago and Dr Montgomery of Indiana gave addresses.
Heavy rainfall last night sent Stony Creek swelling into a raging river threatening homes in Danville and surrounding lowlands. Residents report water washing away belongings as authorities warn of rising flood levels and potential evacuations.
Davenport on May 7 reports the civic federation has filed injunction suits against eleven saloons for Sunday selling of maginor and seeks to close pool and billiard rooms on Sundays. attorney W W Singer who previously shut down slot machines has begun a new action against amusement venues to enforce Sunday closures and minor restrictions.
Sophie Weis died at 806 West Fourth Street after a brief illness. Born July 29, 1847 in Burlington Iowa, she lived seventeen years in Bryan and leaves three sons and a daughter. Funeral arrangements pending, and local business changes follow as Sinnard Bros open a cafe and grocery in Ellis hotel building.
Philadelphia women at the United States quartermaster depot in Graves Ferry and Washington avenue work on 2200 banners to add a new 46th star. Forelady Fay Spener leads the sewing as machines rearrange stars, removing bottom rows and resewing them for early May completion ahead of Independence Day.
A young woman from Michigan City Indiana N to Laporte recently arrested by Sheriff Sajutzar is held as an important witness in the Gunneag farm tragedy. She was a friend of Ray Lamphere not charged with complicity. grand jury next week will hear her testimony. Rain halted digging for more bodies at the Gunne farm. work to resume tomorrow.
Ole Budsberg, long-time Iola farmer, disappeared after visiting Mrs Belle Gunness of Laporte Indiana. He left for Laporte about a year ago with plans to rent Gunness farm and withdrew about $1000 to $2000 then. No trace of him since, though his children remain well off and suspect foul play.
Carl Paterson of Waupaca Wisconsin believed the odds against him in courting Mrs Gunness of Laporte Indiana. A matrimonial bureau linked them but Paterson, 36 and a bachelor, lacked sufficient money to meet her demands. He wrote that he could not continue the courtship. He is a fireman at the Wisconsin Veterans Home.
A hundred men aboard a disabled vessel are stranded on a sand-bar off Fira Island as a tumbling sea pitches the ship. Three lifesaving crews battle wind and rain to reach the craft in a perilous rescue attempt.
Peter J Rechtfertig proprietor on East Fourth Street accepts several applicants from young boys eager to sell white lampblack. An ad in the Reporter want column does the work and Peter earns his dollar.
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