Idaho State News Snapshot From Early 1911
Emmett butcher handles 800 tons of beef from five to eight inches thick. A Boise valley railroad conductor fined $10 for blocking a street with freight cars at Nampa last week. Ada county tax levy and population figures noted with 1900 data. Antecedent reports include crop rotation success, Pomona Grange meetings, and local deaths and accidents. Electrification talk for Oregon Short Line remains a possibility.
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Emmett
Boise Valley Railroad
Nampa
Canyon County
Boise
State Horticultural Association
Assessors
Ballinger
Idaho
Boisa
Culdesac
Ada County
Aittle
Patrick Lally
Gilmore
Sally
Genessee
Pomona Grange
Star
Boise Valley
Grange
Mike McLaughlin
Pocatello
Ireland
America
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Ogden
Huntington
Ore
Bolge
Wv. C. Sherwood
Twin Falls
Mr. Sherwood
Nez Perce
Wrenn & Crozier
White Dent
First Avenue
Debrig
Sunday Votes, Rail Bandit, and Diplomatic Talks Across the West
A Colorado train bandit was wounded and captured after a railroad shootout near Pueblo. Utah debates liquor regulation and Sunday ballots for state matters. Washington seeks to curb Japanese immigration while Argentina plans naval projects. Some Idaho and Montana items note weather, avalanches, and political moves.
Island 15 Sinking by Earthquake and Taal Eruption
Manila reports confirm three hundred killed by the Mount Taal earthquake and eruption. Five villages wiped out, twenty foot wave, ash and lava blasts, with many natives buried or burned. Observers note Manila safe though natives wary of further activity.
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Manila
Mount Taal
Lake Taal
Mount Mayon
Luzon
Bureau of Science
Taal
Border Town Captured by Mexican Rebels at Daylight
Mexicali, the first border town seized by insurrectos, now in rebel hands after an eighteen man raid at dawn. The Mexican jailer was killed when he refused to release prisoners. The custom house fell, and reinforcements are pouring toward the rebel standard from nearby areas.
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Duke of Connaught
Grey
Canada
Manuel
Mexicali
Lorenzo Torres
Sonora
Mexico
Torres
Luiz Torres
Constantinople
John T . Peristiany
United States
Alexandretta
Prince of Wales
Malta
Spain
South
America
Ceiba
Honduras
Tarif Reform
Irish campaign fund appeal seeks renewed support
The trustees of the Irish party issue a yearly appeal noting elections strained finances to the utmost. It says the recent elections were the most expensive in thirty years, largely paid by generous American kin. The appeal ends with a call for continued support as victory nears.
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Dublin
The
Irish Party
America
Friends of Ireland
Negro Bishop Buried in San Antonio Texas
Bishop Abraham Grant of the African Methodist Episcopal church was buried Sunday afternoon in San Antonio after his body was brought from Kansas City. The funeral was conducted with Negro Odd Fellows and Masons in charge.
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San Antonio
Texas
Abraham Grant
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Wrestler Stanley Westlake Fatally Injured in Amarillo Match
Stanley Westlake Hastings Neb heavyweight wrestler was killed after a wrestling bout in Amarillo Texas. The injury involved a dislocated neck during the match with opponent Harry Haynes and is reported to be fatal.
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Amarillo
Tex
Stanley Westlake
Hastings
Archbishop Ryan Improves with 80th Birthday Ahead
Philadelphia Archbishop Patrick John Ryan, who has been in poor health from old age and overwork, is reported slightly improved. He will be 80 years old on February 20 and has led the Philadelphia archdiocese since 1890.
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Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Patrick John Ryan
Bryan to Speak in Arizona on Constitution Vote
William J. Bryan will address Arizona voters in Bisbee on February 5 and continue speeches statewide in support of the state constitution ahead of the February 9 election.
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Ruth
Fairmont
Amac
Cap Allen Dorsey
John Adams
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Newton Center
Mass
Navy League of the United States
Los Angeles
William J. Bryan
Arizona
Bisbee
San Diego
Cal
Ag & Gull
W. J. Bryan
el Paso
Beveridge Praises Canada Reciprocity Pact
Indiana Senator Beveridge commends the reciprocity agreement with Canada in a Sunday statement. He notes the pact is before Congress and praises President Taft's message urging its ratification.
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Beveridge
Washington
Indiana
Canada
Congress
Taft
Washington Street Tunnel Opens to Ease Loop Traffic
The Washington Street tunnel, designed to lessen loop traffic and form part of a future subway system, was put into operation Sunday in Chicago.
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Chicago
Washington Street
Loop
Southerners Oppose Parcels Post Meeting
Nashville Tenn retail merchants from southern states numbering about 5000 plan a four day protest meeting from February 28 to March 3 to oppose the parcels post bill.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tariff Board Bill Adopted by House in Late Vote
The house passed a permanent tariff board of five members by 186 to 93 after seven hours of debate. It marks Taft administration legislation first adopted this session. Champ Clark voted for the measure while about ninety of his followers opposed it. insurgent Republicans joined regular Republicans to defeat amendments and support final passage.
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Washington
House
Taft
Champ Clark
Canadian aviator McCurdy set long over water flight record
J A D McCurdy, Canadian by birth now with American aviators, flew nearly a hundred miles from Key West toward Hawaii before engine failure forced a water landing. His biplane floated on pontoons until the torpedo boat destroyer Terry rescued him. The engine trouble stopped the mission.
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Havana
J. A. D. McCurdy
Key West
Hawaii
Howe Brothers Bring Desperadoes To Account In Sierra Blanco Shootout
A posse of officers and customs inspectors intercepted the Howe brothers and their father near Sierra Blanco after a killing at Fort Hancock. A battle followed with Guy Howe wounded and captured by Customs Inspector Thomas Duncan. The elder Howe and one son were killed around midnight after a lengthy pursuit.
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el Paso
Howe Brothers
New Mexico
Inspector O'Connor
Fort Hancock
Sierra Blanco
Guy Howe
Thomas Duncan
Howe
Washington House Act Bans Interracial Marriage
In Olympia the state house nearly passed a third reading of a bill to prohibit interracial marriage. A provision making such marriages a gross misdemeanor was removed before final passage, keeping the bill from taking effect.
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Olympia
Wash
State House of Representatives
Washington
Wheeler denounces sowing wild oats in UC address
Dr Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, told the Oakland YMCA branch that it is nonsensical to claim a man must sow wild oats. He warned that starting this path leads to continued folly and urged focus on life’s great work.
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Oakland
Cal
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Young Men's Christian Association
Deposits Fall Across Nation Banks Amid Withdrawals
National bank deposits declined by 191.6 million dollars between November 10 and January 7 in the United States. New York City banks saw over 158 million withdrawn. Treasury officials disagree on where the funds moved.
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Washington
United States
New York City
The
Treasury
Rear Admiral Edward B Barry Resigns From Navy
By presidential directive Rear Admiral Edward B Barry former Pacific fleet commander submitted his resignation on Friday for the good of the service. The move comes amid circulating charges questioning the admiral’s moral character and was immediately accepted.
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Washington
Edward B. Barry
Pacific Fleet
Rebels Advance in Central America Turmoil
General Duron leads about 900 revolutionists from San Juan del Sur through Honduras toward Tezucizalpa the capital. A second group operates near Campaneto about seventy five miles east of the capital as unrest spreads in the region.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Duron
Department
Choluetea
Honduras
Tezucizalpa
Campaneto
Tribute to Samuel L. Gilmore in Louisiana tribute session
Washington pays tribute to the late Samuel L. Gilmore of Louisiana during a special Sunday session led by Representative Broussard honoring his life character and public service.
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Washington
Samuel L. Gilmore
Louisiana
Broussard
Murder During Riot Shocks Schenectady Italian Quarter
In Schenectady New York Clemma Venise of Johnsonville is dead from a bullet to the brain and Stefano Beziano and Palma Domenica are in serious condition after clashes in the Italian quarter during a riot.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Clemma Venise
Johnsonville
Stefano Beziano
Palma Domenica
Taft Accepts Resignation of Captain Haines
President Taft accepts the resignation of Captain Peter C. Haines who is serving a penitentiary sentence for the 1909 murder of William E. Annis in Bay Ridge New York.
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Washington
Taft
Peter C. Haines
William E. Annis
Bayridge
Free Regipe Cures for Weak Kidneys Advertised
Public notice advertises a free recipe labeled Regipe Cures for weak kidneys and bladder pain. It claims rapid relief from urinary symptoms and body aches, offering to mail the recipe for personal use without cost on request to Dr. A H Robinson in Detroit.
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A. H. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Lost Art of Water Service Sparks Household Debate
A domestic squabble centers on a new maid who lacks basic serving skills. One woman defends the maid’s experience, while another questions her training, hinting at prior employment with a stern mistress.
A Transaction In Stamps In Massachusetts Avenue
A woman in a Massachusetts Avenue drug store protested stamp vending practices and bought two two-cent stamps from Bassett after insisting on not using nickel-slot machines. She paid a dime, left six cents, and hurried away without returning.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Bassett
Indianapolis
One's Own Heaven and Hell Exchange Reflections
A short exchange reflects on inner torment and self as creator of heaven and hell. It notes each person determines right and wrong, strength and weakness, warning against excessive liberties with oneself.
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Heaven
Hell
Robber Confrontation Stumps Respondent
A terse exchange questions bravery when a robber appears. The narrator rejects heroics, humorously noting that throttling a gas meter is not heroic.
No surer path to friendship than honest appreciation
The quote of Henry Lee extols the value of recognizing others good qualities as a foundation for true friendship. It emphasizes sincere praise as a universal social bond.
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Henry Lee
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