Tragedy at Béar Creek as boy drowns in shallow water
A group of boys fishing along Béar creek near Kendrick rescued a diver who died in shallow water. Local reports note the incident, while unrelated notes mention Fourth of July banners, Modern Woodmen meeting in St. Paul, and Kettenbach Grain Co plans to build a warehouse east of town near the Northern Pacific tracks.
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Béar Creek
Kendrick
Kirkendall
Grand Camp of Modern Woodmen
St. Paul
The
Kettenbach Grain Co
N. P. Tracks
July Fourth in Lewiston Calls Public Celebration
Citizens around Lewiston stay alert as official plans for a public July Fourth celebration are announced. The message highlights enduring patriotism and the community’s readiness to observe the holiday with shared spirit.
Unity of Retailers in the United States
The passage advocates grocery store cooperation as crucial for progress. It highlights the value of business association among retailers to meet industrial transformation and rising challenges. Union provides strength and will help merchants address future perils and questions.
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United States
The Windy Circus Man Nostalgia for the Old Show
An elderly narrator argues the circus remains vibrant across generations. He recalls youth, family outings, and the evolving spectacle with elephants clowns and brass bands. The piece extols affordable travel, memory, and the circus partnership with life’s joys, ending with Selah.
Fourth of July Celebrations Across The Region
Readers learn of multiple local Independence Day observances. Lewiston will see no public parade but private gatherings. Peck hosts a large red poster event. Elk City plans speaking sports and a dance with a rock drilling contest offering $200. Nezperce features Hon. I N Smith and anvil noise. Asotin promises old fashioned festivities with dancing and sports. Genesee and Tumalum schedule celebrations. Grangeville to have Charles S Voorhees deliver the July 4 oration. Spokane connected speaker D W Voorhees’s son continues the tradition.
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Lewiston
Peck
Mr. Beach
Harpater
Lawyer Nugent
Grangeville
Elk City
Nezperce
I. N. Smith
Asotin
Genesee and
Tumalum
Washington
Charles S. Voorhees
Spokane
Indiana
D. W. Voorhees
Chicago Grocers' Exchange formed to pool purchases
Prominent Chicago grocers have organized the Chicago Grocers' exchange to pool purchasing power. Members on the west side will buy in car lots for distribution to achieve lower prices than individual buyers, aiming to combat the department store effect through cooperative action.
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Chicago
Chicago Grocers’ Exchange
Exchange
West Side
Aged Veteran Mark Hobart Dies at 73
Mark Hobart aged 73 brother of Henry Hobart died last Friday night around 11 o’clock while visiting relatives near Mohler. He had arrived in the evening after a long ride, ate a hearty supper, then suddenly fell ill and died within fifteen minutes from heart failure. He was buried Sunday at Nezperce cemetery.
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Mark Hobart
Henry Hobart
American Ridge
Mohler
Nezperce Cemetry
Nezperce Herald
All In Sight Is What the San Francisco Army Thefts Amount To
Bold merchants advertise goods for sale belonging to the government Cuba accepts butchers on strike.
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Cuba
Frauds Reported in Army Commissary in San Francisco
General Shafter and inspector general Maus lead a federal grand jury probe into army commissary frauds in San Francisco. Louis Abram and Son, secondhand dealers, were arrested as losses mount toward a near one million dollars with thousands of dollars recovered and a major grain theft of 200000 pounds still unresolved.
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San Francisco
Shafter
Maus
Department of California
Federal Grand Jury
Army Service
Louis Abram and Son
Mrs McKinley Improving After Heat At White House
Washington June 12 Dr Rixey reports Mrs McKinley is getting along very nicely with steady improvement. He notes the heat is not materially affecting her condition after her late night call from the White House.
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Washington
Believe in Temperance. Grand lodge rescinds Masons resolution
The Tacoma grand lodge of Masons today voted to rescind a previously adopted temperance resolution amid a terse meeting on June 12. The action shifts emphasis back to existing lodge activities and clarifies the group's stance on temperance advocacy.
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Tacoma
Grand Lodge of Masons
Masonry influence blocks liquor expansion in vote
The report notes a two year old adoption recognizing negro masonry and recounts a further attempt to ease liquor laws so Masons could run saloons, which was almost unanimously rejected.
Idaho's New State Prison Towered Turrets and Plans
Idaho's new state prison, designed by architect Tourtelette, will be a premier cell building in the United States. The 400-prisoner capacity, stone quarry sourcing, and cost-saving convict labor are highlighted, with a 40 by 182 foot main block, 33-foot walls, and a two-foot-high ornamental tower offering a wide country view. The piece also covers Boise city election results, noting mayoral and marshal races and aldermanic results, with vote tallies for Skinner, Schuldt, and council candidates.
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Tourtelette
Idaho
United States
Penitentiary
Rboise News
John Roos
William Schuldt
Roos
J. H. Skinner
S. Leslie Thompson
Marshal
J. P. Roos
C. A. Hastings
Frank Cole
George H. Lake
George Frost
I. H. Brashears
If I Were June a Zephyr Through the Year Poem
A fragmentary verse contrasts a imagined June with a scene of mild winds and no snow. The speaker clarifies it is not June, hinting at seasonal reflection and playful personification.
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June
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Fletcher Hardware Company
Monarch Shirt Company
Wilson Brothers
O. A. Kjos
Uendard Pai
Lewiston’s
Janine Olek
Papa
Grandpa
Egypt
Africa
Selah
Cisco Army
Havana
Meat Cutters’ Association
New York
the Herald
National Metal Trades’ Association
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
London
American Federation of Labor
Sahlin
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