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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1907
Page
5
Partial readable lines indicate IAPS treatment concern and alleged rough handling by uv I VanColie. No clear names, dates, or locations appear. readers should note the claim of damage and seek further verification from the source.
Report from Montreal dated September 9 describes a Vancouver demonstration by anti Japanese and Corean league members. About 50 to 500 rowdies attacked Japanese and Chinese stores, breaking glass and injuring one person as police struggled. By 3:00 a.m. the mob dispersed, with 50 stores damaged and windows smashed. English papers face embarrassment over coverage of the Vancouver violence.
Funeral services for Mrs J Riehl will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the family home on Parker Street, conducted by Rev E McCullom Jones. Burial in Fairview. Viewing Tuesday morning 9 to 11. The obituary notes her long life of devotion, family sorrow, and a circle broken after fifty years. Many relatives have arrived from Monticello, Joliet, Iowa City, Fullerton, and Kansas City to comfort the bereaved husband and children.
Adelbert D Sumner files in district court seeking damages and costs totaling 70 dollars after alleging Dr F W Powers automobile frightened his horse on Vine Street near Fuller slate. Sumner says the vehicle struck the horse causing it to run and ruin the new buggy, with court term set in September for heard.
An Iowa reader endorses Dean's Kidney Pills as a reliable kidney remedy. The ad cites relief from backache, inflamed kidneys, and improved urinary function, listing Foster-Milburn Co. as sole US agents and Wangler Bros. as a local seller. Also notes urgent job openings and a move to Beloit for training.
John W Ray, a longtime Butler County treasurer and Iowa figure, died Sunday in Excelsior Springs Missouri after long stomach and liver illness. Born in Youngstown Ohio 66 years ago, he moved to Black Hawk and later Allison, serving as county treasurer for four years. He helped run Slimmer Perrin & Co before Ray Bank W F Ray family ties. Funeral planned for Thursday with services possible in Allison as family brings remains back from Excelsior Springs.
Burlington, Iowa begins a week long celebration of its settlement anniversary. Visitors flock in as the first territorial capital gears up for water pageants parades military displays and grand fireworks. Prominent figures join in literary and historical events for townspeople fraternal groups and travelers.
South Dakota opened its annual exhibition with enhanced barns and facilities, announcing a busy week with record race entries and strong displays of farm implements and labor saving devices. Wisconsin State Fair also opened with five new buildings, improved grounds, and better stock and exhibits, aiming for a record attendance.
Indiana's state fair opened in Indianapolis with a grand day led by the dedication of the new livestock pavilion, cost 100000, touted as the finest of its kind in America. Exhibits feature horses, live stock, corn, and strong manufacturing displays while the Speed programme shines with nineteen races worth 24600 across the fair, running today through Friday with about four events daily.
In Eldorado Kansas on September 9 a masked robber bound and gagged a Missouri Pacific railway agent and robbed a safe containing 15 300 dollars before escaping.
The Ladies Platoon of the Tribe of Ben Hur drills each evening in the armory preparing to demonstrate work before members of the Supreme Court of Ben Hur at the Cedar Rapids convention next Thursday September 12. Melchol court of Waterloo plans to bring several candidates to join the class for initiation at Cedar Rapids.
The Waterloo accident death toll includes Roy Thomas and Arthur Tyrrell among the named dead. A partially complete list names Leslie Lovejoy of Hastings and many from Waterloo and nearby locales. Two unknown foreigners from Hammond, Indiana are still unidentified and being matched with a Romanian speaker. Injured victims are slowly improving at the hospital with five remaining in critical condition.
The Wet Waterloo High School announces plans to form a football team after a multi year hiatus. Coaches and students highlight experienced players such as Bob Walker and Jay Hileman, aiming to assemble a capable squad despite recent focus on other sports. West Waterloo has prior strong track and basketball squads and now eyes football revival this fall. Meanwhile, Rock Island wreck victims identification continues with two more confirmed as Leslie Lovejoy of Hastings Minnesota and Roy Thomas or Arthur Tyrrell of Hamilton Ohio. two remain uncertain as authorities confirm ages and origins before funeral arrangements.
A horse fell through a bridge at Sang Souci Sunday afternoon and required two hours of sawing and crowbar work to extract it. The animal struck a man on the shin during removal, while Mrs Dave Trible suffered an ankle sprain after a stair fall. Local notices recount missing persons and identifications via cards found on youths, with Roy Thomas and Arthur Tyrrell identified as related to the Cedar Falls search. The report notes a runaway wagon near the west side bridge and updates on construction at the Elis annex and local travel plans for residents to Independence and Chicago.
The Cutler Hardware traveling suleemon and office and shipping forces held a Saturday meeting at company offices to discuss increasing business and enabling smoother work. It marked the first such gathering and yielded better understanding among staff. Attendees included M. J. Kozak Cedar Rapids J C Quigley Cherokes and H C Todd newly moved to Hetherville Louis Anderson of Omaha named book-keeper replacing the credit man position now occupied by H C Barton.
Saratoga N Y Sept 5 Veterans and visitors by the thousands pour into the forty fourth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. The event draws praise for preparations and hospitality as hotels prepare and social events multiply. The political side centers on a race for Commander in Chief with General Charles King and Captain Richard Pearson Hobeen among leading contenders.
Waterloo and Burlington rivalry for the pennant remains tight with teams playing football and the local association promoting games over a fifty mile radius. Notices urge prompt 8 16 p m starts to avoid dusk, with extra innings possible due to strong competitors and likely extended play.
A string of bicycle thefts hit near Lafayette and East Third in Waterloo with three machines taken within a block last week. Owners Harry Fisher B Hy Byvank and W Wilber reported their losses as police investigate a suspected local crew.
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