Idaho State News Highlights in Boise and Around
Idaho State Medical Society holds a three day session in Boise. Governor appoints delegates to the public lands convention. Rain dampens attendance at the state fair while exhibits shine. Idaho Federation of Clubs sets rural women’s welfare as a key issue. John Brooks, Civil War veteran, dies in Nampa. Robbery near Crawford nets $44.40. Ada County farmers unite against taxes and public-spending excess. Slick Merrill defeats Patsy McKenna after ten rounds in Boise. Supreme Court clarifies debt obligations related to original makers. Idaho potatoes to fuel Chicago Land Show and dining cars. Nearly 1,900 workers on Boise project with $60,000 monthly payroll. Associate Forester Potter discusses land exchange terms. Van Wyck farmers thresh timothy seed worth $80,000. Indicted State Bank of Commerce directors face extended legal fight in Wallace. Chicago Land Show gains eastern state support. Horticultural inspector warns against infected fruit sales with arrests possible. Idaho mining figure Elmer Rods er arrested in Boise. Record gold bar ships from Boise to Denver mint valued at $23,000. For 20 years settlers claim title to 80 000 acres in Salmon river country. President’s Boise visit marked by twenty one gun salute. Local cavalry show enthusiasm for the president. Utah Idaho Sugar Co. dam fails near monster reservoir causing flood damage.
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J. Rich
Frank R. Gooding
Reilly Attingon
Public Lands
Idaho Club
Idaho State Federation of Clubs
John Brooks
G.A. R. Post
Nampa
Aguas
Ben Purcell
John Neeley
New Plymouth
Crawford
Ada County
Slick Merrill
Patsy McKenna
Boise
Merrill
Supreme Court
Thomas F. Maloney
Ashlarative
Chicago
Idaho
A. F. Potter
Washington
van Wyck
State Bank of Commerce
Wallace
Elmer E. Rodseers
East
Denver
Salmon River
Frank S. Spotford
Boise Barracks
Monster
Utah
Sugar Company
North
Reopening of Schools Shows Demand for Knowledge Surges
A New York education manager notes schools nationwide open with rising attendance as population grows. Census data show 20 million enrolled and at least 18 million in common schools. Tuition hikes and boarding schools boost earnings for teachers, while old day seminaries decline.
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New York
New England
Pupis
Southern Mission
Prisoner Surfaces After 31 Hours on Leeds Jail Roof
After 31 hours atop a 156 foot air shaft at Armley Hall Leeds a prisoner who escaped warders during exercise surrendered hungry and exhausted. He entertained a crowd with songs dances and semaphore signaling while firing up cheers and throwing him apples. Officials opted to starve him out but he refused another night on the ledge.
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London
Armley Hall
Leeds
Remarkable Wasp Nest Found on Lord Ampthill Estate
A large wasp nest on Lord Ampthill’s Bedfordshire estate was discovered by a man using three wire traps, yielding over 4,000 wasps. The six tier nest stood six and a half inches high and eight and a half inches wide, with mature and young wasps in various growth stages. An elm nearby was covered with wasps in clusters from walnut to tennis-ball size.
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Liverpool
Bedfordshire
Lord Ampthill
Mule Injures 11-Year-Old in Jefferson Garden Incident
An eleven-year-old boy in Louisville, Charles Polk, was injured when a family mule with steel shoes trampled him while he played in his father's Jefferson area garden. He required stitches to close wounds and prevent further injury.
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Louisville
Charles Polk
Jefferson
Crinoline Declared a Failure in London Fashions
London fashion chiefs concede crinoline and expanded skirts are dead as narrow silhouettes rise for fall and winter. Designers from New York to London predict form will define outfits with vivid colors, velvet fabrics, heavy embroidery, and fur trim. Black fades, replaced by bold tones, as modistes showcase luxe moussel designs.
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London
West End
New York
Woman Builds House Unassisted in Wakefield
Miss Henrietta Boyes completed a five room bungalow in Wakefield Massachusetts without help. She wore overalls and jumper and did the carpentry herself finishing the bath and hardwood floors with modern improvements.
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Wakefield
Mass
Henrietta Boyes
French Cigars Costly in New York Observations from a Paris Trip
A returning traveler notes high French cigar prices and strict duties. He recalls Paris shops near the Grand Hotel and Champs Elysees offering cigars by the box while duty assessments on travel packs proved costly. He warns declaring goods to customs invites thorough search and reveals fake window prices masking higher costs.
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New York
France
Europe
Paris
Edgars
Grand Hotel
Boulevard
Rue Ste. Honore
Avenue de Opera
Champs Elysees
Elysee Palace Hotel
London
Boulogne
Baden-Baden
Agincourt
Family completes 1900 mile journey with chickens aboard
Mr and Mrs C W Kirkham Jr travel from Staples Minnesota to Middletown Connecticut with 17 Minnesota hens under a wagon for company. The trip began June 28 and the hens reportedly laid eggs throughout, remaining hale and hearty at journey’s end.
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Middletown
Conn
C. W. Kirkham
How He Gave Himself Away
A husband hides late night return by rocking a baby in the cradle to avoid waking his wife. She discovers the truth when she asks about the motionless infant and he remains silent through the night.
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Pmce
Robert
Irish Wit Leaves Dublins Bank Tour In Jest
A visiting English caricaturist Phil May toured Dublin and joked at the Bank of Ireland. He quipped about a rooftop group of figures being apostles, noting only six figures while implying other figures were lunching.
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Phil May
Dublin
Bank of Ireland
Sorr
Mr. May
Oh Papa Hero or Fool in a Narrow Escape
A young woman scolds a man named Jack after he is praised as a hero for saving his rich uncle from a watery grave. She rejects him as a business partner despite the newspapers featuring his rescue story. He is her fiancé but she derides the heroic label and dismisses him.
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Jan
Jack
Ghosts Walk at Night Prompt Nerves
A tense exchange shows fear and bravado as one speaker insists ghosts roam at night and another admits no fear, with stuttering emphasis conveying shock and denial.
What She Really Meant Milkman Exchange
A humorous back and forth captures a misread request about milk purity. The milkman insists on the milk’s purity while the lady responds that her comment was about tasting, not its cleanliness, highlighting a comic misunderstanding in a brief dialogue.
shrubbery plan rattles station as superintendent nears
Mérable Follage notes a station master fearing a quick superintendent visit. He proposes planting shrubbery, while a plan emerges to enlist whipped citizens to stand around as the official passes through.
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Mérable Follage
Pat's Solution Oddities in Sea Tale From Bygone Ink
A bystander recounts a peculiar scene as a steamship appears to lift a propeller from water and show a snag of the water line, with rustic speak and garbled phrasing reflecting a historic newspaper voice. The fragment hints at wartime imagery and nautical mishaps.
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Pat
New Method of Osmulation by Ocean Couple
A seaside gossip column reports Dan and Kitty practicing kissing underwater from a float. The pair hide behind rocks at night to stay private, though many bathers watch from the sand. The couple aims to kiss while submerged for privacy.
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Dan
Kitty
Stee
Well Qualified First Dog
A light exchange jokes about a dedicated admirer of Miss Greyhound, with a second dog remarking that he is a real setter and keeps late hours.
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Greyhound
A Chance to Rise
A father offers his son Billy a chance at success by working on a construction site balancing great iron beams as they are hoisted. The job hinges on strict attention to business and Billy's steady nerve.
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Billy
Weg
Henry Delays Wedding By Telegram Prank
In Illinois a solemn man preparing for his wedding misses his train after a village grocer entertains him. He sends a telegram to the bride saying Do not marry till I come Henry, delaying the ceremony while awaiting his arrival.
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Illinois
Henry
Bridegroom’s Million Dollar Settlement in Ward Wedding
A newspaper snippet notes a preliminary settle occurs with the groom paying a million to the bride, the father promptly cashing the check. The tone implies a formal wedding arrangement and a large dowry.
No-Chance Apparent Means for a Scientist
Dialogue fragment shows Tam questioning a scientist about feelings post Standard Oil trust dissolution. The exchange notes uncertainty about changes in sensation or perception and references the trust’s dissolution as a marker.
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Blowcher
Standard Oil Trust
Lawyer Questions Time of Night in Disappearance Case
Defendant’s counsel probes the moment of disappearance after a knock down while the complainant cannot specify the time. The witness recalls the client’s watch was taken. The exchange echoes a dramatic courtroom scene from the era.
Then He Knew Better
A Penny Pictorial line recalls a comic misjudgment as a man admits his complimentary tickets may have been wasted after an amateur entertainment. The remark captures ironic humor about expectations and a surprisingly poor performance.
His View on Street Car Conductors Causes Debate
A reader quotes a remark about street car conductors. The speaker questions how anyone can fall out with a conductor who seems to see all. The exchange hints at public transport tensions and personal perceptions.
Trifles Acceptable in Hopeful Will Acknowledgment Note
A lighthearted exchange cites a will leaving the speaker's brain to the hospital and an acknowledgment from authorities praising the gesture. Briggs and others note that every little helps in a humorous vein in the American Family Journal.
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Briggs
American Family Journal
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