Rush to lands at Fort Hall reservation begins noon today
Thousands gathered in Pocatello as the Fort Hall lands open at noon with 418000 acres to be entered. Major Caldwell doubles Indian police to 30 as two distinct rushes loom, one for agricultural lands and one for mineral entry, while loiterers and potential sooners are watched.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Fort Hall
Poplar Crown
Portnus Creek
Bannock
Portnuf
A. K. Caldwell
Caldwell
Ross Fork
Blackfoot
Sooners
F. August Heinze
James Murray
Butte
Dam Dispute Ends in Linscott Slaying Near Stevensville
Special dispatch from Missoula dated June 4 reports Rees Powell fatally shot Charles Linscott during a feud over a dam on Three Mile near Stevensville. Both ranchers argued after Linscott rebuilt a dam Powell had removed. Powell was overpowered and jailed. Linscott died on scene. Powell, 60, faces charges in Hamilton.
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Linscott
Powell
Stevensville
Standard
Missoula
Standard Bureau
Rees Powell
Charles Linscott
Faust
Allan May
Richard Green
Hamilton
Convicts Tracy and Merrill Surrounded Near Vancouver
In Portland Oregon on June 16 the escaped convicts Harry Tracy and Dave Merrill were believed surrounded in a timber belt near Vancouver Washington by a posse of about 200. They bound and robbed rancher Peedy at his cabin, changed clothes, and left behind discarded garments and prison shoes as evidence.
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Vancouver
Wash
Tracy
Merrill
Peedy
White
Marion County
Dr. White
Gervais
Sheriff Marsh
Carson
Wala Walla Penitentiary
William Morris
Citizens’ Posse
Portland
Morris
Salmon Creek
Bodies recovered after execution by rebels in Philippines
Manila reports the bodies of a Sergeant two corporals and four privates of the Fifth Cavalry captured May 30 by Filipino insurgents at Binangonan Risal province have been recovered. Most were found hewn limb from limb and four could not be identified. A number of arrests in the matter.
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Manila
Fifth Cavalry
Binangonan
Risal Province
King Edward Will Skip Ascot Today Amid Health Concerns
London June 17 King Edward will not attend Ascot today though Queen Alexandra and the Prince and Princess of Wales will. The king has recently undergone massage therapy for rheumatism, and physicians urge rest. A large rise in Lloyds premiums bets on his life and a potential coronation on June 26.
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London
Edward
Aldershot
Windsor
Ascot
Alexandra
Prince and Princess of Wales
Lloyds
Most Formidable Opposition Yet In Venezuela Crisis
In Washington diplomats judge the Venezuela revolt against President Castro as the strongest challenge in years yet fear it cannot win if rebels stay in outlying towns and avoid central administration points like Caracas and Valencia. The assessment notes no immediate path to final success for Castro’s opponents.
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Washington
Castro
Venzeula
Caracas
Valencia
Venezuelan revolutionists attack La Guayra port
Reports from Curacao say about 400 rebels attacked La Guayra near Caracas on June 7. Government forces shelled the suburb Maimaquelia from forts and the Miranda battleship. Civilian women were harmed. shops closed and panic spread as the bridge at Boqueron was destroyed and telegraph lines cut. A Dutch warship and the German cruiser Falke sail to La Guayra.
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Willemstadt I
Curacao
la Guayra
Caracas
Maimaquelia
Miranda
Boqueron
Venezuula
Falke
Fire causes panic at St Louis riding academy and shoe factory
Smoke and heat from a blaze at the St Louis riding academy and boarding stable near Locust street and Channing avenue sent 300 girls and 100 men fleeing via fire escapes and elevators. Several were slightly injured. The fire gutted the stable and burned five horses. Loss set at 50000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Locust Street
Channing Avenue
Friedman Bros. Shoe Company
Clarke Nominated for Rear Admiral in Navy
Washington June 16 The president sent to the senate nominations for Charles K. Clarke to be advanced seven numbers in rank to rear admiral in the navy.
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Washington
Senate
Charles KE. Clarke
Underwood in Seattle Says Wife Was With Him
Paul Underwood arrived in Seattle in company with Sheriff Cudhee and City Marshal Gra ham of Aberdeen. He was jailed in the county facility's north rank and spoke guardedly, insisting his wife was with him when he dropped the incident.
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Seattle
Paul Underwood
Cudhee
Graham
Aberdeen
Baby found in water declared dead at scene
A baby recovered from the water was pronounced dead at the scene amid initial reporting of the incident. Authorities have not released further details about the location or circumstances.
Hanna not a candidate for president in 1904
Florence Alabama June 16 Senator Hanna replied to Col Cutter Smith that he is not to be considered a candidate for the nomination for president in 1904. He thanked Smith for the friendship and confidence shown.
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Florence
Ala
Hanna
Cutter Smith
Tim
Man shoots hand to save life after rattlesnake bite
Special dispatch describes James McKenzie, a farmer in the Tukanon country, who shot off his bitten hand to halt venom as doctors were unavailable. He survived, reaching Dayton 48 hours later for dressing. The incident illustrates his daring, improvised action amid a wild district.
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The
Standard
Dayton
James McKenzie
Tukanon
McKenzie
Here
Buffalo Sightings Near Boulder Spark Frontier Talk
Patrick Wickman Jr. and William Dawson reported seeing two buffalo near Quinn's Canyon about 12 miles southeast of Boulder. They estimate a distance of under 250 yards and believe the animals may be strays from Yellowstone Park, given the remote and sparsely settled terrain between the Missouri and Madison rivers.
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The
Standard
Boulder
Patrick Wickman, Jr
Wickman
William Dawson
Quinn's Canyon
Boulder River
White Tail Deer Creek
Hadley'’s Park
Yellowstone Park
Park
Missouri
Madison Rivers
Quinn
Break for Liberty by Military Prisoners From Alcatraz Escape
Two military convicts from Alcatraz Island working on a road near Sausalito flee after overpowering two guards. About 150 coast artillery soldiers and 100 Sausalito residents search the area, with ferries at Tiburon and Sausalito guarded. no trace of the escapees as of late afternoon. Authorities identify the escapees as A. Clough and J. Day.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Port Baker
Lima Point
Sausalito
Coast Artillery
Howard
Ludlow
Fort Baker
Tiburon
Geologists to Visit Montane and Princeton Expedition
A geological expedition to Montana under Prof M. S. Farr sails from here and will camp near Big Timber. The team will search for mammoth fossils in Fish Creek and Fort Pierre regions, spend the Montana period there, and on return will pause a fortnight in Yellowstone National Park.
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Princeton
Montana
M. S. Farr
Big Timber
Mont
Fish Creek
Fort Pierre
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Teresa
Morong Province
King
Dershot Wehell
Gov
Proops
Shett
Meno
Paul Lnderwood
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