OpenCoour dAlene Reservation Lands to Settlers Aug 9
Inland Empire faces opening of Coeur d Alene Idaho lands to homesteaders with 200000 acres under lottery plan. Registration runs July 15 to August 1 at Kalispell Missoula Coeur d Alene and Spokane. Project aims to settle 7000 to 10000 people and boost regional wealth.
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Spokane
Wash
Cotier d’Alene Indian Reservation
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene
Inland Empire
Washington
Flathead
Montana
Kalispell
Missoula
Mont
James W. Witten
Coeur d'Alene
Northwest
Kootanai County
Coeur d'Alenes
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Tekoa- Burke
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Tekoa
Cataldo
Harriman
Milwaukee
Coeur d'Alene Lake
Coeur d’Aleene
Bouvary
Still a Stranger Identified With History of Old Dominion Hero
In Capitol Statuary Hall a neglected marble statue of Francis H. Pierpont, West Virginia’s first governor, remains undedicated after three years. Delegation silence and old speeches delay proceedings while Pierpont’s rivals and supporters await formal recognition of his role in creating the state.
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General Pierpont
Washington
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Francis H. Pierpont
West Virginia
Virginia
Old Virginia
Pierpont
Edho
Scott
Ben
Senator Elkins
West
Murders and Suspects Cloud Maryland Case
Reports from St Michaels and Chicago allege Emmett Roberts shot by a sheriff posse as authorities close in near Wharf McDaniel Maryland. Edna May Thompson Woodill widow of Los Angeles automobile magnate Albert Woodill linked to mystery of her early life and parentage. Police suspect Robert E Eastman alias Emmett Roberts as Edith May Woodill’s killer with headlines of mount and a Bergen County deed found on the victim.
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St. Michaels
Emmett Roberts
Mabel Thompson Woodhill
Wharf McDaniel
Talbot County
Maryland
Roberts
Baltimore
Edna May Thompson Woodill
Albert Woodill
Los Angeles
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
San Diego
Cal
Chicago
New York
Edith May Thompson Woodill
McDaniel Station
Robert E. Eastman
Wall Street
Emmett F. Roberts
Bergen County
N. J
John J. Mann
Eastman
Bob
Eastman & Company
Consolidated Stock Exchange
San Diego Man Refuses to Name River Victim in Mess
In San Diego Lyman Gage denounces being dragged into the case after a body is found in the river. He denies knowing Emmett Roberts and admits entertaining Mrs. Woodill a month earlier. Baltimore reports Roberts has a Denver-based sister and mother, with police unsure where the couple met.
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San Diego
Cal
Lyman Gage
Emmett Roberts
Baltimore
California
State Bank Capital Rules Spark Rush to Rebuild Capital
Pierre South Dakota June 24 A new state banking law requires banks with capital under 10 000 to raise capital as deposits reach ten times the capital while banks under 100 000 face new incorporation limits. The changes affect numerous banks with smaller and midrange capitals and prompt a rush to meet July 1 deadlines for compliance.
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Pierre
Stae
Banks Face Capital Increases Under New Deposit Rule
The new measure caps deposits at 15 times a bank's capital stock, forcing $5,000 banks and larger lenders to raise capital. Some state banks with $25,000 capital carry near $1,000,000 in deposits and will need substantial increases after July 1 to comply.
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Ooe
Wright brothers flight at Fort Meyer delayed to tomorrow
Fort Meyer Virginia June 25 The Wright brothers aeroplane engine is acting up delaying the first flight which will probably occur tomorrow There is a chance engines improve and a flight could take place today if conditions allow
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Fort Meyer
Wright Bros
Mrs Gould Granted High Alimony After Separation Suit
New York judge Justice Dowling exonerated Mrs Gould in the Gould case and granted a separation with alimony of 3000 dollars per month. Mrs Gould, richly dressed, testified she never drank and defended her meetings with Farnum as trivial. She admitted nineteen or more encounters but said she had no affection for him and preferred meeting him at his Hartford hotel restaurant.
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New York
Justice Dowling
Gould
DeLaney Nicoll
Farnum
Hartford
Mra Gould
Bryan's Son Weds Milwaukee Girl in Grand Lake Colorado
Wm J Bryan Jr aged 27 attended by Helen Berger aged 20 of Milwaukee married in Grand Lake Colorado on June 24. The bride came for health reasons and sought a quick ceremony. They plan a brief honeymoon and the event drew a small circle of intimate friends. The groom completed two years at the University of Nebraska and finished at the University of Arizona Tuscon Campus.
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Milwaukee
Grand Lake
Colo
Wm. J. Bryan, Jr
Helen Berger
University of Nebraska
University of Arizona, Tuscom
New Orator in Senate Hughes Debuts in Denver Style
Charles James Hughes of Denver makes a striking Senate debut against Senator Bailey of Texas. The lawyer and lecturer on mining and irrigation law at Harvard Law brings a measured, forceful oratory style with clear diction and well chosen adjectives, earning praise and strong early momentum.
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Colorado
Washington
Senate
Charles James Hughes
Denver
Colo
Bailey
Texas
Hughes
Harvard Law
Farnum Deposition in Gould Case Recalled
Dustin Farnum testified at the Gould case deposition in New York saying he is 34 and first met Mrs. Gould six years ago at a charity show with May Robson. He recalled visiting Castle Gould with Robson, and that he never kissed or spoke affectionately to Mrs. Gould. He described his restraint and said he was bashful about ladies eyes during questioning. Farnum is reportedly ill at a Maine resort.
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New York
Dustin Farnum
Gould
Farnum
Maine
Mrs. Gould
May Robson
Miss Robson
Castle Gould
St. Regis
Elijah Sells
State Bankers Association Concludes South Dakota Convention
Pierre June 75 The State Bankers Association closes a two day session with prominent South Dakota financiers in attendance. A river trip to Scotty Phillips buffalo herd includes an island lunch on Marion’s and a concert at the opera house. A gold Welcome display valued over 5000 graces the American Exchange Bank front. Officers elected Ed Drew Highmore president A W Shaw Delmont vice president J H Tripzkau Redfield treasurer J Platt Clark secretary C H Barrett Vermillion chairman executive council. Delegates from Black Hills include D A McPherson Frank S Stratton of Deadwood M M Brown of Sturgis.
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Pierre
State Bankers’ Association
South Dakota
Scotty” Phillips
Marion
Opera House
American Exchange Bank
Ed. Drew
Highmore
A. W. Shaw
Delmont
J. H. Tripzkau
Redfield
J. Platt
Clark
C. H. Barrett
Vermillion
Secret Destination Claimed in Chinatown Police Case
Captain Galvin confirms Leon Ling and Quan Yik Nam left New York with unlimited leave of absence. Destination kept secret as authorities pursue a newly uncovered trail connected to the case.
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New York
Leon Ling
Captain Galvin
Chinatown Police
Quan Yik Nam
Country Under Water Near Pierre Drenched by Daily Rains
State Engineer Lee returned from Ver million to inspect drainage conditions. He found widespread flooding from near constant rains and rode with Prok McDaniel to inspect dredges on the Lite Panama ditch where water covered the buggy floor and bottom lands.
Shawmut Finishes Second in Ocean to Ocean Auto Race
Ford car No. 2 won the ocean to ocean contest with Shawmut second near Seattle. Ford No. 1, after crossing Snoqualmie Pass, was expected to finish late this afternoon. The race began in New York 23 days ago and spanned the Cascade Mountains delays.
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Seattle
Ford W
Ford Car
Liner Calabria Grounded on Canusi Reef
The Hamburg American liner Calabria ran aground today on Canusi Reef between Havana and Matanzas after departing Havana yesterday. No injuries reported and salvage operations begin with authorities coordinating tugs and dredging support.
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Havana
Hamburg
Calabria
Canusi Reef
Matanzas
Fowles Family Heads to Black Hills Route in Automobiles
James Fowle and wife along with P Fowle and wife Miss Dora Fowle Miss Bernice Fowles Mrs Maxam and Mrs Gilman plus a chauffeur arrived in Aberdeen on their way from Burnamwood Wisconsin toward the Black Hills. They will travel to Lemmon then Lead after a week on the road.
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Aberdeen, & C
James Fowle
P. Fowle
Dora
Bernice Fowles
Maxam
Gilman
Burnamwood
Wis
Black Hills
Lemmon
Eastman Linked to Woodill Murder Motive
Detectives new theory ties Robert Eastman to the Woodill case suggesting he sought money or a elopement as leverage. Eastman knew Mrs Woodill before she married Woodill and traced her moves from Boston to New York, Los Angeles, and across the Atlantic in a bid to influence her.
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St. Michaels
Woodill
Robert Eastman
New York
Eastman
Los Angeles
Tme
Boston
Atlantic
California
Former Iowans Meet in Spokane for Banquet and Plans
The Hawkeye club of Spokane invites 350 former Iowans to a June 29 reception and banquet at the Mall of the Doges. Guests include prominent Iowans en route to Seattle and residents from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Canada. Organizers plan a country club at Liberty Lake with a fall reunion for northwest Iowa people.
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Spokane
Wash
Hawkeye Club
Mall of the Doges
D. Cook
H. W. Newton
Montana
Canada
Liberty Lake
Spookane
Inland Empire
Iowa
Northwest
Mrs Veasey Recovers From Nervous Collapse in Pierre
Governor Robert Veasey and his wife returned to Pierre after Mrs Veasey recovered from a nervous collapse that sent her to a private sanitarium. Friends celebrate her complete recovery.
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Dian
Deer Trail
Germania
Forbidden Territory
Old Southern Commonwealth
Fulton
House of Representatives
Sheriff's Posse
Mrs. Woodill
Lyman
Eli Gage
Pearl Indigo
Bryan
State Bankers Association
D. A. McPherson
Frank S Stratton
Deadwood
M. M. Brown
Sturgis
Shawmut
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