16 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
1
In Waterloo a local debate over Sapko coverage draws advertising attention while Matt Parrott Sons press for public access. A Pittsburgh divorce case hinges on a claim the husband never bathed in eleven years of marriage.
The 1852 Democratic convention in Baltimore navigates the split over slavery as Cass Douglas and Buchanan vie for the nomination. After long ballots Pierce secures the nomination, with King as vice president, pledging to uphold compromis e measures amid rising tensions presaging civil conflict.
The Whig convention chose Winfield Scott on the fiftieth ballot amid southern pressure for a pro slavery platform while Daniel Webster faded. The Free Soil party backed Hale and Jelian. Pierce won the electoral and popular vote, promoting peace, but sectional tensions soon escalated as the slavery issue resurfaced.
Des Moines report notes renewed debate on labor conditions comparing the last Democratic administration with the current Republican era. It cites Bryan's claim that stock panic and business busts were bigger under the 1893 to 1898 era, and counters it with data showing more failures and higher average liabilities during those Democratic years than in 1907.
A 1908 bulletin analysis argues that higher wages and more employed workers reduce hours and improve purchasing power, while labor hours dropped and living costs rose less than wages. It notes factory activity since 18 years and contrasts Democratic and Republican claims on conditions. It also lists historic events from 1619 to 1881.
Alfred reports a fatal scalding on a train bound for Omaha involving a wallet with $600, amid a mix of local crimes, resignations, and civic notes. Other items include a Des Moines night school for foreign-speaking residents, a fraud hearing in Craston, a train accident injuring a Rock Island brake man, and election printing concerns at Dubuque.
In a speech delivered in Osceola years ago President Roosevelt lauded Major Lacey then representing Iowa's sixth district in Congress. The president’s letter in July 1906 echoed high regard for Lacey's public service and work for national welfare, noting his disinterested service and efficient representation.
Waterloo citizens praise the Upper Iowa conference for reappointing Dr J J Dessell Rev N D Kull Rev Frank Cole and Rev J 4 Johnson to Presbytery duties in Waterloo. The papers note cordial welcome and strong communal support for the ministers and their continued influence. A separate piece mockingly discusses a long thumb nail sketch and its writer.
Carl Munger longtime Black Hawk County public servant is highlighted for 34 years of service by January 1 1900. The piece also surveys Waterloo’s insurance levels street advertising church attendance crime issues Mexico style lighting and the Pickett campaign with regional political tallies and gas production notes.
The fragment notes the birth of actor Jo James O Neil in Ireland on October 24, 1845 and traces his early stage career from Cincinnati to Baltimore Cleveland and Chicago. It mentions his NY Union Square stock period and notable roles including Monte Cristo at Booth's theatre. It also references a $100 reward and Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement.
The article notes Bulgarian preparations for a looming clash with Turkey. It says Bulgarians have intensified drills and maneuvers to form a thoroughly organized fighting force capable of defending themselves and potentially invading Turkey, while Turkish defenses falter under internal pressures.
A collage of notes reports health claims from a jeweler in Indianapolis endorsing Folay’s Kidney Remedy. along with police court sentences for beer violations, a Lacona robbery discovery, cattle shipments from Pine Ridge, a Hart-Parry engine and plow setup, and civic plans for a Bishop Lewin banquet.
Night school operates Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at the College of Commerce. Call the Fowler building office opposite the street car waiting station for details. Also includes an ad claiming Foley’s Grin Laxative saved a boy’s life and a nationwide banking case update in New York with Charles W. Moore implicated in conspiracy and misapplication of funds.
The advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as correcting digestive disturbances by rebuilding lacking gastric elements and removing excess ones. It claims tablets let a dyspeptic eat normal meals, with forty thousand physicians endorsing them and free sample offers from P A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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