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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
5
International reports note a Chinese uprising prompting foreign ships to intervene as missionaries escape disruption and seek safety amid the unrest. The situation involves multiple nations and local clergy seeking evacuation as authorities struggle to maintain order.
Rioting and assassinations reported in Wong Kong as native officials are killed and the German mission station at Lien Chow near Pakhio is burned. Haywood trial resumes in Boise with 26 jurors and several witnesses, while other world notes include Baltic and Tokyo dispatches and a Paris funeral.
A blaze on the top floor of a building housing Oaks and Calhoun caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The fire also affected the National Clothing Store Cooke's Opera House and several nearby structures from smoke and water.
Delphin M. Delmas has been engaged to defend Louis Glass and T. Halzey, officials of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company, indicted on bribery charges. He made his first court appearance this morning in Halifax. A strike by longshoremen at midnight left the water front largely idle with no work on steamers.
Madison May 27 The state aasem hip today passed without opposition the bill prohibiting the use of te br boys under 16. Neenah May 27 A M Gilbert a millionaire paper manufacturer and member of the Gilbert Paper company was found dead in bed this morning aged 60.
May 27 in Oxford Pa a clever collie alerted William Beattie's family to a house fire. The dog grabbed the dinner bell rope after waking the household, summoning workers from the fields and alerting the neighborhood. The Beattie family barely escaped with their lives as two children inhaled smoke.
Chicago police receive a telegram from New York detectives asking a search for H Ermogian aged 23 Paul Sarklodan 24 and John Marradan linked to the murder of Father Moran Kaspar Armenian priest whose mutilated body was found in a New York tenement. Armenian sections are being thoroughly searched for the men.
Three Indianapolis boys Frank St, John, Orville Babb and Joseph Fairchild were killed on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton bridge over Blue River near Morristown Indiana. They were sitting on the bridge Sunday when a fast train swept them into the water after a day at Blue River Park.
Charles McNaughton a Carsonville farmer is dying from ossification. His joints are immobile his eyelids droop and he can eat only liquified food. Three years ago rheumatism onset led to tuberculosis of the bones and he now cannot move any joint. The report notes his severe decline and the grim prognosis.
Wheat rose to July 103% and December 105% as frost warnings spread across the wheat belt. Kansas Nebraska and Missouri report killing frosts. New York stocks slip amid sell off while some gains follow late bear profit taking. Detroit notes snow in lower Michigan and blizzard conditions in Sagina w valley. St Louis records cold May 27th at 41 degrees. Sault Ste Marie reports fresh snowfall as upper peninsula and northern Ontario brace for more.
In dense fog early today the wooden steamer B. B. Bielman and the barge McLeachlan Escangha bound for Lake Erie ran aground at Port Austin. Port Austin life-savers rescued crews, while both vessels face breaking up in heavy seas and a northwest wind.
May 27 Canton details of Mrs McKinley funeral released with emphasis on simplicity per sister Mrs Barber. City officials suspend business 2 to 4 pm for the service. Roosevelt and Fairbanks expected to attend. many dignitaries to arrive.
In Boston on May 27 a wage rise of ten percent was announced for about eighty five thousand workers across Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts and nearby districts. Next week another increase of five percent is anticipated for mills moving into other regions. The New England cotton mills employ over two hundred thousand workers.
Waterloo area bankers from Parkersburg Mason City Charles City Hampton Garner Town Falls Osage Lake Mills and Northwood gathered in Charles City for a preparatory meeting ahead of the Iowa State Bankers Association session in Clinton. Afternoon talks precede a 630 p.m. banquet hosted by local financial institutions amid frost damage notes. Police hold South City gambler George Meyer and L A Roy in a Winnebago bank robbery probe with contested guilt.
Webster City May 27 The Christian Citizenship league failed to enforce its Sunday closing law as drug stores cigar stands billiard halls and restaurants stayed open. The league may press for a 10 am to 6 pm partial observance with meals served to allow Sunday papers and cigars, while business owners seek voluntary half day closures during church hours led by President H B Randolph of the league.
In Dubuque Iowa on May 37 J B Scott 25 of McGregor Iowa was drowned at 7 PM when a government boat the Louies overturned after a seating change. The body was recovered shortly after the incident occurred in the Ice harbor.
Catherine Westcott, a longtime Laporte County settler, died this morning at her daughter Mrs. J M Fry's home. She would have turned 80 in September. Funeral services will be held at the residence on Wednesday.
Fire at 189 Cottage street caused several hundred dollars in damage to a home occupied by James Moore and family and a daughter Mrs A B Ricketts. Mrs Ricketts entered amid smoke repeatedly to remove belongings, preserving much despite losses. insurance held on the building and Moore’s furniture. Baseline tank fire at 723 Sycamore street caused minor scorching. fire department responded but damage was minimal.
A break in occurred Sunday night at Canfield Lumber Co. on Falls Avenue. Entry was gained via a broken window and a loose desk catch. Limited items were taken, only a few newspapers. a loaded revolver remained in a desk drawer. No injuries reported. In other news, a buggy accident near Waterloo left Mrs Ludgen severely injured and Conductor Perkins questioned. Additionally, John James Cooley, 79, returned to Cascade after 40 years away, planned for a Fourth of July event and historic pioneer notes.
Special Judge Redwine declined to preside in the murder trials of Judge Hargis and alleged conspirators in Sandy Hook Kentucky. The decision forces Governor Beckham to appoint a new special judge and the proceedings are continued until October.
Duke Abruzzi commander of the Italian squadron that visited the Jamestown exposition paid respects to Mayor McClellan at city hall and to Major General Frederick D Grant commander of the department of the east in New York today.
Benton County completes a new capitol building of stone, 77 by 122 feet, three stories, with a 40 foot dome. Built cash for about $110,000, no bonds or interest, using Bell and Detwiler plan with Gey Richman & Sons as contractors. Construction led by J Murphy of Council Bluffs and reflecting county growth since 1845.
Large attendance fills the First Baptist church for G A R memorial services. Special music by the choir impresses. Mrs Elmo Bateman sings a solo. Rev D B Cheney delivers a powerful sermon to the old veterans. The article hints at council business later, including a water franchise and municipal ownership discussions.
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