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Newspaper
Coeur Dalene Evening Press
Location
Coeur D´Alene, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
3
A jumble of names, addresses, and brief items shows residents visiting, selling, and traveling. It lists appointments, sales of hay and fruit, vacations, library closure, roller rink hours, and mining party chatter from St. Maries to Wallace.
Mrs Olivia Dahl will sing in Coote d'Alene Friday July 17 with a varied program from Callan to Gring and Olsen. The Minneapolis critic praised her beauty and clear voice and noted deep training, bright humor and refined temperament shaping the performance.
A special meeting called by Mayor Seailon for Wednesday evening aims to pass the annual city appropriation bill. The proposed budget totals 428,800 with salaries 1,000. free rent and water 2,600. public improvements 2,500. current expenses 6,000. redemption of warrants 4,000. interest on bonded debt 49,000 for 1908 1909 4,800. Valuation cited at 2,000,000 and levy 14.4 mills. revenue from other sources estimated at 13,000, bringing total needed to 41,500. Public opposition seeks reduction to 24,800 or less.
In Wot Springs Virginia on July 4 Widla H Taft republican candidate for president spoke at St. Johns church. Taft and Mrs Taft walked from a hotel room and listened to a sermon by Rev John G Boott. About 190 people attended as Taft left. Reese Warner of Missouri arrived and spoke with Taft about political conditions for the campaign.
Mrs. James A. Spaulding died at her Ninth and Thermas streets home after a seven week struggle with cancer. Born 1856 in Plymouth Wisconsin she was 52. She leaves her husband a son and a daughter. Funeral tomorrow at 10 from the Twaldence. She was a public spirited leader of the Woman's club and active in the public library efforts and moral uplift.
In Wallace Idaho on July 13 prosecutors Hanson and Sheriff Hailey faced sharp accusations from Rev J D Neilan and Rev Charles McCaughey. They charged loose administration of justice and efforts to thwart justice, accusing county officials of hindering action on gambling and Sunday closing law violations. The ministers criticized actions that favored commercial interests and pressed for accountability, alleging conspiracies to plea guilty while resisting enforcement.
In San Francisco a burglar shot Knight W. Burhoe as he lit a lamp during a kitchen encounter on Golden Gate Avenue. The lamp exploded, ignited flames, and badly damaged the house. Mrs Burhoe fled with their one year old child to safety through a bedroom window. burglar escaped.
Monolithic dispatch from July 12 reports Rear Admiral Sperry commanding the battleship fleet approaching Honolulu. Connecticut in wireless contact. no full clarity with other vessels. Nebraska delayed by fever aboard. arrival anticipated around July 16 with continuous maneuver exchanges. The fleet trains in squadron line as preparations and receptions are staged.
Fragmented OCR text presents a chaotic dialogue about children, authority figures, and daily life. Names and places are garbled. it reads like a noisy street scene or comic panel captions with slang and misread words. The usable facts are scarce and mostly imply humorous chatter among voices in a community setting.
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