Idaho Looks Back at 1872 and Hopes for Growth
A retrospective column notes March 1872 events and praises public lands reforms. It reports President Wilson era era chatter and praises Burton J. French for seeking a Republican nomination, while endorsing Addison T. Smith for Idaho’s congressional seat and praising state leadership and growth potential.
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Burton J. French
French
Idaho
Congress
Congresa
Wie
Addison T. Smith
Burton L. French
New Idaho plan aims to fund government by resource revenue
The piece profiles Senator D W Davis of American Falls proposing to convert Idaho resources into cash and interest bearing securities to finance state costs. It explains a rural credit system, cites support from bankers in Salt Lake Spokane and Boise, and outlines how reinvested earnings could cover schools, asylums, and the state capital. The article also notes the broader western appeal despite concentrated skepticism about taxation.
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New West Magazine
Idaho
D. W. Davis
American Falls
O. ©. Beebe
Zion's Savings Bank & Trust Company of
Salt Lake
W. D. Vincent
Old National Bank of Spokane
F. H. Parsons
Pacific National Bank of Boise
Pacific Banker of Portland
University
Technical Institute
School For the Deaf and Blind
Industrial School
Soldiers’ Home
North
South Idaho
Davig Bay
Adaho
Spys
Econom
What One Big Man Thinks of Another President Faunce Praises Justice Hughes
President W H P Faunce of Brown University commends Justice Hughes as a candidate. He describes Hughes as fearless, loyal to American ideals, with a judicious temper and decisive action. Faunce argues Hughes would bring clear vision and strong will to administration.
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W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
Hughes Blimartly
Brown
Queer Announcements and Odd Notices From a New York Paper
A quirky compilation of phrases from various notices includes a line about Emily and her father, a bank pledge to protect depositors, a deceased financier reputed to have earned six million dollars in six years, and peculiar signage from a cleaning company a moving picture house a barber shop and more. Also reported is the sale of thirty nine Holstein cows from a North Yakima herd to a company at Corvallis for twelve thousand dollars.
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New York
Emily
North Yakima, Wash
Corvallis, Mont
Promise to Reduce the Cost of Living Not Kept
A political speech excerpt criticizes opponents for failing to lower living costs and highlights postwar economic strain. It argues tariffs and protection are needed to spur production, address unemployment, and shield industry from European competition. The passage cites Mr Hughes and wartime effects on the economy.
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Europe
Mr. Hughes
Hughes Speech on Accountability and Lusitania
The acceptance speech emphasizes strict accountability in diplomacy. It argues that direct clear representations could have prevented attacks on American lives, cites the Lusitania sinking, and urges a firm policy to unite the public and reduce bitter feeling.
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Foreign Office
Hughes
Public sale of Lena Mary Tuttle estate real estate Idaho
The Canyon County Probate Court Idaho orders a public auction of Lena Mary Tuttle estate. Real property includes an 80 acre farm in Section 31 Township 8 North Range 4 West and a Payette Lot 1 Block 1 Tioga Plat with water rights. Auction at Canyon County Court House Caldwell on August 21 1916 at 2 PM. Cash terms with 10 percent to administrator and balance on court confirmation. Deed at purchaser expense.
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Sald
East Hall
Bole
Canyon
Hisho
Tioga
City of
Payette
Canyon County
Idaho
A. D
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Onder
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Warren
Fairbanks
Gomsteschiin
Hawley
Will R. King
Reclamation Service
J. H. Richards
Bolas
J. M. Thompson
Caldwell
Loud
Miles City
Montana
Salih
Goyarbor Hawley
Avamer
Venable
W. Davis
France
Germany
Great Britain
Panama
United States
Russia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Britain
Edmund Thery
Peter Albert
Lena Mary Tuttle
Windolph
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific System
Ogden Canyon
Saltair Beach
Emigration Canyon
Brighton
City Creek Canyon
Utah
Payette, Idaho
State Depository
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