Tahiti hurricane devastates Tahiti and Tuamotu islands
A severe cyclone struck Tahiti and the Tuamotu group on February 7 causing widespread destruction. Reports claim 10,000 dead with $5,000,000 in damages though unconfirmed by the Mariposa. American and British aid requests followed as vessels suffered and native communities faced ruin from 65 foot seas and tides.
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San Francisco Evening Post
Tahiti
Mariposa
Papeete
Society
Tuamotu Islands
Tuamotu
Anaa
Philip Michaelli
Tahu
Zebee
Tuamoto Islands
United States
Teffer Adams
800 On Ice Peril Flares Over Baltic Fishermen Tragedy
Helsingford Finland reports 800 fishermen and families adrift on Gulf of Finland ice, feared doomed. Earlier 1000 with horses fared when ice parted and storms pushed them into the Baltic, while a breakdown left a 2000 person block ashore at Fredericksham. others’ fates unknown.
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Finland
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Fredericksham
Rockfall Deletes Italian Hamlet Above Lake Iseo
Tavernola, a cliffside village above Lake Iseo in Brescia, was nearly wiped out when rock formations gave way after the lake eroded the cliff base. A roaring prelude allowed 1000 residents to flee. one fisherman died as about 200 feet of rock and homes disappeared into the lake.
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Rome
Tavernola
Lake Iseo
Brescia
Sensations spread as powder thefts shock Idaho towns
Reports tie the Boise powder robbery to the Steunenberg murder case with a large haul from Eastman Teller Hardware and a suspected second theft at Idaho Hardware and Plumbing. Citizens fear radical agitators are nearby, while officials warn of dynamite threats in ongoing prosecutions.
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Idaho
Eastman-Teller Hardware Company
Idaho Hardware and Plumbing Company
Carlson-Lusk Company
Coeur d’Alenes
Cripple Creek
Caldwell
Canyon County
Silver City
Moyer and Haywood
First American Deported From England Under New Act
David L. Allen of Brooklyn is the first American deported from England under the new immigration act effective January 1. He arrived at New York port on grounds he lacked the required $10 to avoid becoming a public charge. The law mirrors the American provision.
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England
New York
David L. Allen
Brooklyn
Patrick to Be Reprieved After Adjourned Hearing
The motion for a new trial in Albert T. Patrick’s murder case of elderly millionaire William M. Rice was adjourned to April 3. Patrick remains under a March 19 execution sentence requiring a governor’s reprieve.
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Higgins
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Regional News Roundup From Northwest Shows Busy Fall
Northwest Washington Idaho Montana and Oregon items report in with many accidents and personal events. Fall trade is described as good across exchanges and markets.
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Washington
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Local notices and incidents from Idaho region
Peter Sorenson paid 75.75 for liquor sales to minors and G R Lawrence 18.80 in Janesville Idaho. Albert Illi clears a six foot stump for 15 to 20 cords north of Troy. Sunset Brewing plans an artificial ice plant with Jacob Lochman as president. A serious accident at Kootenai left Joseph Carbineau head injury after a fall from a log railway. The senate irrigation committee allows settlers with permanent improvements on Rupert and Heyburn townsites to buy their lots at appraised price for cash. Deputy Warden Harbaugh notes abundant deer in North Fork and few game-law violations. George A Pettibone, former Western Federation of Miners leader, admits supplying rifles to Coeur d Alene strikers in Idaho during past troubles.
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G. R. Lawrence
Janesville
Latah
Albert Illi
Holmes Place
Troy
Sunset Brewing Company
Jacob Lochman
Kootenai
Joseph Carbineau
Senate Committeee On Irrigation
Rupert and
Heyburn
H. M. Harbaugh
North Fork
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Boise
Steunenberg
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Carson White
Lewiston Rail Contract Awarded and Court Ruling Recount
Inland Construction wins the Lewiston & Southeastern electric railway contract for the first five miles, work starting March 12 and expected to finish in 60 days with further contracts to follow. The Idaho supreme court upheld fines and jail terms for three men convicted of gambling, and an Army engineer clarifies that the Clearwater river is navigable no more for mill sites, counters Senator Dubois inquiry.
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Lewiston & Southeastern Electric Railway
Supreme Court
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John Bailey
John McHargue
Weiser
Lewiston
A. MacKinzie
United States Army
United States
Fred T. Dubois
War Department
C. C. Fuller
Orofino Commercial Club
Woolbuyers arrive as Pendleton wool season opens
Pendleton wool season begins this month as wool buyers start arriving. The Pendleton water commission plans extensive improvements to expand the city’s water supply. Patrick Feury, injured in a Port land highway robbery, dies from his wounds. Police have no lead on the robber. At noon March 1 the Lewis & Clark fair ended its brief existence with dissolution of the Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. Its desolate site and administration building were handed to buyer Philip Streib of Milwaukee to convert into an apartment house after removal. The corporation had operated five years.
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Pendleton
Philip Streib
Milwaukee
Helena and Anaconda Civic Developments in 1900s Montana
Judge Hunt appoints H A Burrell U S commissioner at Sandusky. J P Kelly leads Anaconda Smeltermen union officers as Anaconda City Improvement Association forms with about fifty members. Gov Toole names Emerson Hill to Helena State Normal board. Helena citizens push Mt Helena forest park. 17-year-old Joe Spreisch convicted of safe blowing in Butte. Billings school bids awarded to E H Ganon for 26750. Sheriff Gibson seeks Richard Flaherty in Salt Lake over broken engagement. Captain Healy leads 200 men to Alaska expedition. Jay Gould mine sale near Helena to eastern syndicate for about 450000. Dairy official W J Elliott plans dairy school tours March-April. Bozeman engineers to study Anaconda smelter and Butte power plant. trip planned with Thaler, Cooper, Tannatt and Dearborn.
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H. A. Burrell
United States
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J. P. Kelly
Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Anaconda
Thirty-first Street
E. H. Ganon
Gibson
Boulder
Salt Lake
Richard Flaherty
Laura Hall
J. J. Healy
Fort Benton
Montana
Alaska
Helena
A. W. Martin
W. J. Elliott
State College At
Bozeman
Engineers’ Society of the College At
Butte
Butte Electric Company
Thaler
Cooper, Tannatt and Dearborn
Tacloban Destroyed by Fire in Leyte Island
Tacloban, capital of Leyte, was ruined by a large fire. The loss is estimated at 600000 dollars. The city, a key hemp district, housed several warehouses before the blaze. Government aid will be rushed to the area.
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Tacloban
Leyte
Reds Preach Violence at Chicago Socialist Meetings
In Chicago on March 5 Socialist rallies urged armed revolution over Governor Steunenberg’s murder case. Speakers praised violence while others urged peace, chanting for Moyer and Hayward to die and raising funds to defend the accused.
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Football Rules Change and Notables in Sports
Sporting notes cover 30 minute halves replacing 35, 10 minute intermission. Idaho names John D. Middleton captain of the 1906 baseball team. Yale beats Princeton 8 to 2 in the city chess match. Spokane card features Parker vs Thompson round contest. Fredericks knocks out Sailor Kelly in Wartner Idaho. West’s Kerrigan, Glover, Hahn, New York’s Mitchell chosen for Athens Olympic team. Harry Tenny, Canadian born bantamweight, dies after a knockout in San Francisco fight.
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Maurice Thompson
Butte
Kid Fredericks
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N. Y
Sailor Kelly
Wartner
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Kelly
Far West
Bert Kerrigan
Portland
Kerrigan
E. B. Glover
Chicago
Archie Hahn
J. Mitchell
New York
Athens
Harry Tenny
Frankie Neil
San Francisco
Canada
John Crowe
Tenny
LT Gen John Schofield Dies in St Augustine
Lt General John Schofield A A former army head died at 8 20 p m Sunday night in St Augustine Fla. He was born Sept 29 1831 in Gerry New York and served in the Civil War rising to general of volunteers. He commanded divisions and armies, later served as secretary of war and headed the U S Army until his retirement in 1895 at age 46 years in the service.
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John McAllister Schofield
Gerry
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Garrison
South
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West Point
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St. Louis
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Army of the United States
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Des Moines Founder Dr. T Campbell Dies at 80
Obituary notes Dr T Campbell who, with his father and three brothers, founded a trading post at Raccoon Ridge that grew into Des Moines Iowa He died in St in his eightieth year The piece recounts the early settlement origins and Campbell family in Des Moines.
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Moines
Iowa
St. i
Raccoon Ridge
Des Moines
Mexico Seeks European Help Against Plague
Reports say Mexican authorities enlist European experts in sanitary work to combat a outbreak in Mexico City. Officials describe coordinated efforts to curb spread and improve public health measures across the capital.
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Mexico City
Europe
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