Idaho Ledger Roundup Highlights From State News
Idaho headlines report Hans R. Hansen’s death at 72 in Blackfoot and Jacob Riebold’s passing after illness since 1879. Other items note El Oro mill output near Silver City, Wallace bank sale, Mackay wool and livestock cash flow, and depository designations for postal funds. Also covered are Lewiston election results, jail tuberculosis cases in Bannock, freight rate cuts, ammonia exposure incident at Wallace, university music program change, large quarterly dividends by Federal Mining, a Wallace mayoral marriage, a frog farming idea in Boise, and the upcoming Idaho Chautauqua. Health cleanup in Pocatello, and rising hunting and fishing permits.
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United Presbyterian Church
Boise
Jacob Riebold
Grangeville
Idaho
el Oro
Silver City
Wallace National Bank
Wallace
Spokane
Mackay
Bannock National Bank of Pocatello
Twin Falls Banking & Trust Company
Twin Falls
Wyoming
George B. Fisher
Moscow
Lewiston
J. L. Perkins
W. S. Brooks
Law Enforcement League
Dr. Smith
Hayburn
Bannock County
Pocatello
Gilmore and
Pittsburg
Salmon
Dillon
James Brown
Mahoney Bros
University of Idaho
Hawley
M Lewis
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
James H. Taylor
Hedwig Scherre
Boise Statesman
H. Co. Binks
South Boise
Idaho State Chautauqua Association
Earl Brewer
Irwin
Swan Valley
William Jackson
Boston
Bicknell & Gemmell
Notable Early Western Figures and 1900s Crimes Tales
A roundup of diverse early 20th century Western news items. Abraham Hanauer, Salt Lake pioneer, dies. two deputies likely fatally wounded on an Oregon Short Line train near High Bridge, Idaho. Marital, business, and crime notes include Florence Sheedy's Denver wealth wedding in New York, a jail escape in Montana, a mail train robbery in Oregon, divorce suit in Los Angeles, and an array of legal actions and accidents across multiple states. Notable names include Milton, Kidd, Florence Sheedy Burden, George Cullen, Helen M. Borden, August Clendeaux, Edgar Street Cooke, Fred Sellers, Taft’s anniversary gift, and various railroad and corporate actions. The miscellany spans rail incidents, legal suits, strikes, and social events nationwide.
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Abraham Hanauer
Salt Lake
Amelier
Intermountain West
Monida
Mont
Milton
Kidd
High Bridge
Idaho
Florence Sheedy
Dennis Sheedy
Denver
I. Townsend Burden
New York
George Cullen
Helena
Great Falls
Shasta Limited
Drain
Yoncalla
Ore
Helen M. Borden
Gail Borden
Los Angeles
August Clendeaux
Ford City
Belgium
New York Central
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Abilene
Kansas
Standard Oil Company
Dickinson County
National Association of State Railway Commissioners
Chicago
Edgar Street Cooke
Big Four Railroad
Cooke
Fred Sellers
Fairbanks
Alaska
Boris Bakosevich
Mre. Taft
Atlanta
John L. Lowery
Hamletsburg
Lottie Noah
Jennie Bilis
Bandera
Texas
Ellis
West Side
Howardb. Gurney
Melrose
Maas
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
National Association of Apple Cider
Rochester
N. Y
Insect swarm shocks Minneapolis Kansas residents
Grasshoppers invaded Minneapolis Kansas sending thousands of insects over the town for about twenty minutes. Most pests vanished by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Kans
Kansas City
Pacific Mail
Asia
Finger Rock
China
San Francisco
Albilo Sanchez
Albuquerque
N. M
Viola
Tafts Celebrate Silver Wedding at White House
Washington reports the silver wedding celebration of President and Mrs. Taft at the White House. Invitations went to about 12 000. about 5 000 reportedly shook hands. The event featured formal and informal reception on the lawn with diplomats, government leaders, and military present. Mrs. Taft wore white satin with silver floral brocade.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Diplomatic Corps
United States Supreme Court
Senate
House of the Representatives
Departments
Army
Navy
Lfe
Cabinet
Mne
Lumberjack Killed In Rocky Mountain Stream Jam
Billings Montana reports tragedy at Rock Creek where lumberjack Matt Hermanson died during a jam clearance. He attempted to free logs when the flood shifted, crushed between two timbers as he moved toward the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Rock Creek
Matt Hermanson
Drowned In Billings Irrigation Tunnel Tragedy
In Billings Montana Otto Schuster aged 10 and Amelia Younger aged 15 were swept into a large irrigation tunnel by swift current. While playing near the bank the earth gave way and the girl fell catching the boy, and both were swallowed by the stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Billings Land & Irrigation Company
Otto Schuster
Amelia Younger
Lawyer Rowland Drowns After Gorge Plunge
Eugene A. Rowland a Rome lawyer was walking with John Burroughs along the Trenton Falls gorge on West Canada Creek when he slipped from the embankment and fell twenty feet into the water and drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
John Burroughs
Trenton Falls
West Canada Creek
Eugene A. Rowland
Rome
Idaho Governor Offers Reward for Bandits
Governor Hawley in Boise offers a $500 reward for the capture dead or alive of two bandits who shot Conductor William Kidd and Deputy Sheriff Samuel Milton near Spencer. The case prompts a statewide manhunt as authorities pursue suspects.
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Boise
Idaho
Hawley
William Kidd
Samuel Milton
Spencer
Children witness mother murder and father fatally leaps
In New York after midnight, three children saw their mother murdered. Their father, in personal crisis, leaped from a fourth story window and died. The sequence ends in a tragic double tragedy with the family shattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Ruckermeister
Hens Need Much Exercise to Stay Health and Profitable
A poultry expert stresses constant hen exercise to prevent overfat and diseases. Early morning scratching builds condition, digestion, and egg quality while reducing egg shells and cannibal behavior. Idle hens decline to good laying, so poultrymen should compel daily activity.
Eye glasses for chickens patented in 1903
A 1903 patent describes eye glasses for chickens not for medical eyes but to stop pecking each other. The design aimed to give the flock a more intellectual appearance while preventing eye injuries from pecking.
Poultry care guidance warns farmers to raise birds with hygiene
The note urges self sufficient feeding for poultry, clean water for chicks, and thorough dusting of hens. It stresses high egg prices, careful nest box cleaning, good insect powder use, a clean shed, and varied feeding to build stock vigor, while warning against neglect and lice.
Sarsaparilla remedy claims to cure scrofula and humors
Historic ad promotes Hoods Sarsaparilla as eradicating humors and scrofula, enriching the blood and strengthening organs. It touts liquid and chocolate tablet forms named Sarsatabe for immediate purchase.
Solving Negro Problem at Milwaukee Police Station
A tired blue-eyed foreigner enters a crowded Milwaukee central station asking for sleep. An officer says only space left is a bank occupied by a Black man. the man declines, saying he cannot sleep in the dark and wants rest.
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Cers
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
The Worth of the Voice
A reflective piece extols the human voice as the soul’s organ and the true seal of a person, contrasting visible features with the audible essence of character. It cites Longfellow and biblical imagery to argue that the soul speaks through voice, not appearance.
Australia recalls Captain Cook landing anniversary
Historic event marked as Australia observes the 141st anniversary of Captain Cook's first landing in Botany Bay. The H M S Endeavor, a 370 ton barque, entered Sting Rays Harbour in 1770 and stayed eight days. The flag was again unfurled on the birthplace and saluted by warships.
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Australia
Captain Cook
H. M. S. Endeavor
Sting Rays Harbor
Botany Bay
Curious Preacher Credits Grape-Nuts For Sleep Relief
A minister recounts indigestion and sleepless nights before using Grape-Nuts. After starting the cereal, he reports calmer nerves and better rest, saying he and his family rely on it at meals. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan with a prompt to read the booklet The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Michigan
Wellville
Pkea
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Paris
Idaho State News
Hans R. Hansen
Blackfoot
Gooding Highway
Intermountain
Elmer L. Smith
Crabucco
United States
Martin
Colorado
Thomas Morrison
State Department
House Committee On
Taylor
Fleet Street
William Randolph Hearst
London
Morning Leader
National Railways of
México
Montreal
Charles D. Shéldon
Fez
Mulai Hafid
Algeciras
Madrid
Cunard
Ivernia
Daunt Rock
Queenstown
Liverpool
Fort Liberte
Haytion
Caledonia
J. Johnson
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico City
Mexico
Foster
Patrck Glennan
Alamo
Sandal
Ensolada
Ensenada
Juan Estrada
Nicaragua
New Orleans
Emperor Nicholas
United States Atlantic Fleet
Charles J. Badger
Cronstadt
Arosemena
Republic of Panama
Vigo
Chaves
Portugal
Vianna Do Castello
Valenca Do Minho
Land
Friend Crown
Benton Holme
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