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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
2
Entered at the post office Waterloo Iowa as second class matter. Change of Address requires both old and new paper addresses. Reporter telephones Ball Phone Kastorial Rooms Calendar Department.
The Iowa governor confirms a candidacy for the United States Senate in a move seen as a bid to advance personal political aims. Analysts note party infighting, primary law effects, and potential cross party appeals as Republican voters weigh the Cummins machine’s strategy against Democratic opportunities. A closing line advertises cabinet photos at Simmons' Gallery.
May 2 marks events including Columbus third voyage in 1498, Rubens death in 1640, Napoleon wife Josephine death in 1814, Garfield Memorial in 1898, US France treaty in 1900, and a Chicago grain elevator fire in 1006. Also notes births and deaths of Henry VI, Henry Addington, Alfred Austin, and Paul Kruger, with a Russian writer disaster and Deadwood Dick's death cited.
The Boston born Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, is noted for Harvard education, service at Cambridge Divinity School, and early rectorate in Lawrence. He rose to professorship and dean before becoming bishop in 1888 and contributed to public welfare through writings and teaching.
Thirty-Second Iowa Post No. 68 G A B received a reproduction of the enlistment paper for Co C, 82d Town Volunteers, with Waterloo Daily Reporter’s gift. The event lists the muster date of October 6, 1862 and notes deaths over the past year including Miller, Messinger, Rager, Harrison, Kerr, Holman, Brett, Cowin, Rider, Lemly and others.
Poem reflecting on Decoration Day duties and memories of loved ones. The speaker contemplates roses lilies and home gardens as symbols of grief and hope, noting the living’s need to honor the dead and strive toward spiritual idealism. Elizabeth Edwards at 903 LaFayette Street is cited.
The article reports a clash between commission men and packers over post mortem inspections on cows and heifers. Packers threaten to extend rules to hogs and sheep if blocked, while commission men mobilize a fight to protect country buyers. Cattle receipts declined early, with light weights around 6.20 to 6.30 and heavies 6.10 to 6.20, and lambs and sheep showing price movements as spring supplies loom. Conover & Swanson.
The traveling salesmen of the United Commercial Travellers association in Kansas built a dedicated theater in Salina, opening with Charles Klein's The Lion and the Mouse. They raised 345,900 for construction and 90,000 remained, with 1,760 seats and exclusive stock for members. The effort began four years ago to improve local theater, funded by memberships and festival weeks.
Miss Mollie Mack, the actress, appears in Chicago as the city’s first female cochette driver. A brown ulster and silk tile hat draw curious crowds as she ferries customers downtown. Several businessmen ride for novelty, while Mollie confirms she owns the cab and plans to drive on matinee days.
A bright edition features pictures and cartoons that draw students to reading. The format emphasizes engaging visuals and accessible text to encourage early readers and sustain curiosity.
The item mix reports bank deposits rising to 13 044 704 with a 0226 206 gain, mentions the Cedar Rapids racing season opening June 25 for three days with strong entries, and notes Middletown tragedy and Amherst college ties. It also covers high school yearbook efforts, Beaker staff roles, athletic teams, and a Vermont granite monument for a grave.
An old ad touts Kola Flour and wholesale supplies including seed hay grain bran middlings and chicken wheat with a money back guarantee for the best flour on earth. The message mentions contact at 416 East Sixth Street Iowa phone S74 and a Corn Belt 71 reference.
Workmen blasting rock near Turkey Mountain south of Tulsa uncover what may be one of the nation’s largest caves with an inscription “J. A Cox, 1864” on the wall. Cox led a famed outlaw band. Also notes promising peanut farming in Indian Territory with reports from Adair and Choctaw nations citing favorable soil and climate. Additional brief items cover crocodile jaw strength, anchovy description, and Indian caste notes.
A fragmentary quotation attributed to Herbert Spencer argues that children must be guided to expect labor and effort for a truly healthy life. The text reflects a belief in shaping youth toward productive work as essential for well being.
A garbled clipping mentions a person called the Loafer facing misfortune and rough times after a failed venture. It references wit and death phrases, suggesting a collapse or downfall. Names, dates, or places are unreadable in the fragment.
A brief from Newport notes Alfred G. navigates a 30 foot c in the retes at Newp Miss May Baton land to compete in a tennis tournment in Great Britain. The eight member era plans meet in York Newport Bos natt Colonel Jim Pey Ky died recently. His wife 18 is cited with marbles and gravestones. A new shoulders will be laid at the grave. A tract of land in Mexico is set for a hunting park with enclosed areas for deer numbers and roaming wildlife to be added.
Fragmentary ad text describes Dr King remedy claims and a product from Wangler Bros priced at 41.00 with references to asthma coughs and burdens from rural Fort Route 1. The snippet mentions a bottle of pains and electro therapy.
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