Idaho News Roundup Highlights State Growth and Tensions
Ada county faces higher state taxes this year as Mountain Home's valuation nears 1 million dollars for 1911. Mountain Home voters approve 35 thousand dollars for a waterworks system. An ice plant in Weiser ensures summer ice for Washington county. Oregon Short Line seeks double tracking near Montpelier and Pocatello. Idaho militia may receive war footing orders from Washington. Potatoes shipped to troops mobilizing on the Mexican border. Orchard plans near Meridian with new plantings of apples and prunes. Illness in Meridian linked to sage tick bite. Idaho to exhibit in Chicago irrigation expo. patents filed for screen door/window innovations. Bundled grain aid arranged for 20,000 bushels seed grain via Oregon Short Line. Cortland New York train to Weiser Valley Land & Water crew. Minidoka project expands farming. grazing tensions near Nampa spark ill feeling. Fire insurance rates reduced in Nampa due to strong fire dept and waterworks. Burley-Oakley rail line material arriving. seven miles prepared. Dr. Schmitz to pay penalty after whiskey prescription ruling. Twin Falls promotes land shows with publicity push. Peter Couto body found in Snake River. drowning incidents near Gold Point. Boise Socialist mayoral candidate Geary, blind leader of party. Edward Smith linked to Lewiston murder. no motive known. Shinny injury to Ray Bradshaw near Welser. may lose eye. North Side Minidoka irrigation settlers face reduced building charges.
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Idaho
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M. McCarthy
Meridian
Chicago
Hal C. Drummond
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South Side
Mindoka
Burley
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Cortland
N. Y
Weiser Valley Land & Water
Nampa
Board of Fire Underwriters
Burley-Oakley
C. E. Schmitz
Lem Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Supreme Court
Twin Falls
Socialists of
Geary
Socialist Party
Edward Smith
Lewiston
John McLaughlin
Smith
Welser
Ray Bradshaw
R. A. Bradshaw
Interior Department
Minidoka
Intermountain tributes mark Ballinger’s legacy and varied 1911 events
Citizens of Seattle paid tribute to Richard Ballinger former secretary of the interior amid ongoing conservation controversy. The report lists diverse events from militia redeployments to a Denver driven Moffat railroad plan and a New York factory fire killing many, with other incidents across the states and nations.
Huge Swindle Unearthed In New York Brokerage Offices
Postoffice inspectors raid Wisner & Co and Standard Securities on Fifth Avenue uncovering alleged irregularities exceeding 2 million dollars. Archie and Himmett Wisner and Grover S. Trumbull were arrested for using the mails to defraud by selling worthless stocks. The scheme claimed California Diamond Oil was active when it was dormant and had lost title in 1908.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Wisner & Co
Standard Securities Company
Postoffice
Archie
Himmett S. Wisner
Grover S. Trumbull
Wisners
California Diamond Oil Company
Windstorm Ravages Philadelphia Thoroughly
A severe electrical storm with high winds struck northern Philadelphia shortly after 6 pm Monday. Buildings toppled, homes unroofed, and the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad saw its Holmesburg tower and Tacony station destroyed, forcing trains to reroute via the Trenton cutoff.
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New York Division
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Holmesburg
Tacony
New York
Trenton
Gotch Maintains World Heavyweight Title In Salt Lake City
Frank Gotch defeated Jack Leon in two straight falls to retain the world heavyweight championship in Salt Lake City. The first fall came in twenty five minutes with an inside nelson hold and the second in ten minutes with a toe hold though the champion declined to count it due to prejudice against the hold. Leon wriggled free but Gotch pinned his shoulders to the mat for a third time with a reverse nelson.
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Salt Lake City
Frank Gotch
Jack Leon
Nelson
Leon
Small Idaho bill spares man from gallows
Boise Idaho a 100 word law passed by the Idaho legislature gives juries power to decide whether defendants in murder in the first degree shall hang or be imprisoned for life. The measure introduced by Senator C H Potts from Kootenai County has already saved Robert Worth alias Edward Smith from the gallows. It now governs future murder cases awaiting trial and directs juries to choose between hanging and life imprisonment.
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Boise
Idaho
Robert Worth
Edward Smith
C. H. Potts
Kootenai County
Destructive Boise Blaze Hits Carlson & Lusk Wholesale
A major Boise fire gutted Carlson and Lusk wholesale house, Idaho's leading hardware firm, causing about 50000 in losses. Firefighters fought four hours to control the blaze with every city fireman responding. Insurance coverage stood around 40000.
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Boise
Idaho
Carlson & Lusk
Jubilee of Unity Celebrated in Rome Opening
The jubilee of Italian unity opened in Rome with King Victor Emmanuel II presiding as the international art exhibition began. A universal exhibition is planned to open in Turin on Wednesday, marking the 1861 ascent of Victor Emmanuel II to king of Italy.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Victor Emmanuel II
Italy
Victor Emmanuel I
Doctor Dies From Pin Scratch In Los Angeles
Dr. H. G. Cates superintendent of a local hospital and renowned surgeon died early Monday from blood poisoning after he was pricked by a safety pin while bandaging a wound in the operating room a week earlier.
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Los Angeles
H. G. Cates
Pastors Appeal Taft Over Brigham Young Bronze on Utah
Washington report notes the Pastors' Federation will appeal to President Taft after the secretary of the navy refused to reject the silver service bearing Brigham Young's likeness intended for the battleship Utah.
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Washington
Taft
Secretary of the Navy
Brigham Young
Utah
House Rules Committee Works On Agenda In Washington
Democratic members of the new rules committee in Washington met Monday under Chairman Henry of Texas and will be in session daily until Congress convenes.
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House
Washington
Henry
Texas
Congress
Bankers Back Aldrich Plan for Monetary Reform
Washington currency committee of the American Bankers Association representing 12 000 of 22 000 U S banks unanimously approved the Aldrich plan of monetary reform on Monday.
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Washington
American Bankers’ Association
Idaho farms show rapid growth in early 1900s census data
Idaho farm growth from 1900 to 1910 shows large gains in land value and buildings, land per acre, machinery, and farm output. The number of Idaho farms rose from 17,471 to 30,741, with total land and buildings valued at $244.42 million, while farm land alone reached $219.35 million.
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Washington
Idaho
Irectory
Gem State
Little Augustus Johnson and the clock test
A short quip from Youths Companion about a boy named Augustus Johnson who believes the clock shows eight while his employer insists it is not yet eight. The exchange highlights the boy's confidence and the employer's correction as timepieces mislead.
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Augustus Johnson
Gustus
Obituary Mistakenly Printed in Milwaukee Paper
Two Milwaukee men discuss a case where a funeral notice for a living acquaintance was printed by mistake in a local newspaper. One remarks the error would put him in a fine fix if he believed everything seen in papers.
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Milwaukee
Harper’s Magazine
Teaching and Feeding at Western Reserve University
A student at Western Reserve University suffers from obesity and endures mockery from professors. After a failed English recitation the professor quips that the student is better fed than taught. The student quips back that he feeds himself while being taught.
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The
Western Reserve University
Blank
First Choice Umbrella Sparks Hallway Guesswork
A brief quip about a husband claiming he left early and the wife retorts before prompting the hall look to reveal a beautiful umbrella she brought home, captured in a Toledo Blade snippet.
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Jewback
Toledo Blade
Advanced Fast
A brief Chicago Tribune quotation recalls travel trouble at New York with a remark about civil treatment and an illness claim after ten days in the country. The exchange centers on lacking a password for entry and mentioning having the grip.
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Mike
New York
Chicago Tribune
Explorer's Ailment Writer's Cramp After Arctic Trip
A Washington Star quip notes an explorer's ailment from his Arctic journey. The gag answer: writer's cramp. The line frames a harmless, humorous medical poke about fatigue or overwork. No injuries detailed.
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Arctic
Washington Star
The Pumpkin Seed Journey Across Idaho
A weary traveler resting in a fence corner with a pumpkin seed in his pocket dreams of a swift return home. The warm sun and damp ground trigger the seed to sprout and form a pumpkin that carries him about 25 miles to land him curled inside a pumpkin blossom.
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Idaho
No Secret Quote Sparks Wife Question
The Chicago Tribune notes a playful exchange about secret societies. Mrs Chucksley asks if her husband is part of any secret group while he jokes he talks in its sleep. The caption hints at a humorous social aside from city life.
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Chucksley
Chicago Tribune
An Uphill Job Ends In A Policy Maturity
The speaker jokes about time and plans as a twenty year endowment policy nears maturity this month in a Boston transcript. The tone hints at reflecting on life choices and financial planning.
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Boston Transcript
Parson Joiner Sees Life Sentence Discussed
In a courtroom exchange, the parson laments a judge’s power to impose a life sentence while Judge Jolly accuses the parson of bearing responsibility for such outcomes. The dialogue centers on accountability within judicial punishment.
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Jolly
Boston Transcript
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