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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
5
Edwin Congas, once minister to China and ex‑ambassador to Mexico, is critically ill at his Pasadena home. He had sought health in Pasadena in 1905 and recently returned from Mexico. his condition has slowly deteriorated and the end may come at any hour.
Boise Idaho May 16 the Ada county district court suspends the preliminary trial of Wm S Haywood until 2 09 this afternoon out of respect for the memory of Edward Nugent former judge of the court Nugent was father of Jubal F Nugent of Haywood's counsel team
Urbana population figures around 25 000 and Champaign about 26 000 leave saloons closed by Saturday night. For fifteen years both cities have been saloonless as thirsty residents consider migrating to nearby towns. Saloon operators plan to invoke local option to regain licenses.
New York May 1 The world dairy record for annual milk output by a single cow has been broken by the Guernsey Dolly Bloom. Secretary Will Caldwell reported at the Guernsey club meeting here yesterday. Dolly Bloom produced 17,297 pounds about 2,023 gallons. She is owned by J Aaines of Boston.
In Rhinecliff on Hudson Levi P Morton ex vice president marks his eighty sixth birthday at home. He remains healthy alert and engaged in public affairs despite advancing years.
Parla May 16 The sultan of Morocco agrees to comply with France's demand for reparations after the murder of Dr Mauchamps, per a Fez letter delivered to the French minister at Tangier by the Moroccan foreign minister.
Springfield May 16 The general assembly took a recess until October. Action will be taken then on extending the Chicago drainage canal as part of the proposed deep waterway linking the lakes with the gulf.
In Iowa, generally fair tonight and Friday with warmer conditions tonight and a colder northwest Friday. Sunrise at 4 31 and sunset at 7 03. In Chicago wheat rose sharply toward the end of the season with July futures up to 98 1 2 and December at 1 01, September 99 1 2, amid immense volume with some firms handling five to eight million bushels.
At Columbus Ohio May 16 the 19th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church opened with 4 700 seats filled in Memorial Hall. Candidates for moderator include Dr W H Roberts of Philadelphia and Dr W C Thompson of Ohio State University with other clergymen named. Roberts appears favored though compromise bids exist. The assembly heard opening sermons and debated union plans with debate on which candidate will lead the session.
Fire at the old National Biscuit company plant in Cedar Rapids gutted the three story brick building covering 60 by 440 feet. Loss estimated around 26 000 with stock worth 10 000 destroyed. Insurance will cover the loss. Adjacent Lagomarcine-Grape Fruit Co suffered smoke and water damage. Fire started by spontaneous combustion and spread rapidly. ten nearby factories at risk. Firemen held blaze to the original structure. Also note a separate May 16 item: Mrs. Wilt Hutman attempted suicide by ingesting greens. medical aid saved her.
Muscatine May 16 The A O U W grand lodge convention closed last night Officers were elected Grand Masters B Evans Des Moines Grand Foreman J Wilby Waterloo Grand Overseer G A Plete Oelatumwa Grand Recorder B F Rebkoptotle Des Moines Grand Receiver H Michelstetter Slow City Grand Guide W S Quelle Davenport Grand Inside Watch Adam cattrie Audubon Grand Outside Watch A C Murphy Davenport Representatives to the Supreme Lodge W H Berry Indianola F Carroll Des Moines Grand Master BE Avaus Des Moines
Eight girls went to Jamestown where four winners and seconds caused a near tie across three districts. The final count was unusually close amid a merry party of fourteen involved in the tally and proceedings.
The text notes a plan to appropriate fifteen million dollars for public schools seven million for roads, six million for Civil War pensions in Pennsylvania, and twenty-nine million for charities and other goals, claiming fulfillment of major party pledges from the prior campaign.
Denis Kearney, 56, born in County Cork, Ireland, died of pneumonia in Manchester, Amarillo area. He lived in Manchester for many years with wife Honora and six daughters, one son, and siblings abroad. Funeral services will be held in Manchester Saturday. Rose Sager of Waverly, a Sister Mary Catherine in Cedar Rapids and a member of the Knights of Columbus, is noted as another obituary related figure with Waterloo connections.
The article lists district winners Jennie Ballebury Eya Friedl Mrs Hotchkiss Emme Hawking Margaret Wagner Florence McCoy Lana Schmidt Bertha Van Ingram and reports a dramatic late count favoring Allison against Nashua. It notes final tallies for Emm ie Hawkins and Bertha Van Ingram and previews a Reporter party, travel plans, and events around the Jamestown Exposition with President Roosevelt present.
The Kansas Supreme Court granted restraining orders against four foreign brewers Dick Bros Quincy Brewing Co Helinvis Fred Miller Brewing Co M J Lempe Brewing Co and M K Goetz Brewing Co. forbidding sale disposal or removal of state property and delaying appointment of a receiver until May 28 for argument by the attorney general.
Five masked men bound the Bloomington town marshal in Rillsville, seized the jar keys, and dragged Oscar Morris, a respected local, to a tree where he was whipped severely. Morris, recently caught in a crime, was put to work on a sheet to pay his fine and broke free but was recaptured.
F H Sanborn of Western Union in Brownsville testifies before Senate Military Affairs committee about a Black soldier seen carrying a gun entering the post around the August 13 flare up. He describes the man as deliberate, calm, not fleeing, and affirms the gun was carried by a Black soldier amid the tense night.
New York May 1 Antsia Louise Demassy known as Baroness de Massy was convicted of shooting Gustav Simon a Broadway sh itr man and sentenced to seven years five months in state prison.
San Francisco on May 16 saw a grand jury testimony planned for Abraham Ruef amid street car wage strike unrest. Police dispersed mobs as nonunionists were beaten and a steamer delay occurred in New York due to sailors refusing ashore labor without pay.
Delegates to the national convention of the Railroad Telegraphers condemn Marr’s expulsion and Philadelphia divisions suspension. Philadelphians in Minneapolis press for Marr’s reinstatement and attack current administration with circulated charges, amid factional tensions at the gathering.
In Hudson on May 16 the Reporter gold medal contest crowned Ruth Iseminger and Dan Gutknecht as winners after a large turnout at Ith Brethren school. The event featured oral and written rounds, essays from Hudson Center and Rose Hill pupils, and lively participation throughout the evening.
A Chicago wheat speculation flurry lifts prices as three Iowans profit and celebrate in a downtown hotel. Syndicate purchases 60 000 bushels ahead of a rise, with leaders nicknamed Witty Lou and Hi receiving a celebratory feast at a chop suey restaurant.
In Des Moines Iowa on May 16 Prudence Vencilder a 20 year old from Perry listened to a revival led by Mrs Scott M Ladd wife of a Des Moines justice and suddenly fell into a speechless trance. She remains dumb and bedbound two weeks later with feeding via tube and authorities note curiosity about alleged conversion following Mrs Ladds religious influence.
Keokuk Iowa May 16 Mayor W. Strimback issues an order to enforce the mullet law in all features. His stance signals a departure from prior mayors who avoided enforcement and devised schemes to aid saloonkeepers in evading the law.
Water department officials in Dubuque announce missing pages from the meter book and torn Jedger pages. No shortage estimate yet. Former embezzling superintendent Arthur McArthur set for a preliminary hearing today.
In Dubuque Iowa on May 16 reports show a severe measles outbreak with a thousand cries of men slow and many deaths noted across the city amid rising illness and concern from local officials and residents.
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