Idaho News Roundup Reflects State Affairs and Incidents
Idaho state items cover a new commercial club in Star, code printer plans, a receiver nomination in Boise, a constitutional Sunday rest ruling, the Nampa power house nearing completion, Snake River railroad prospects, Jackson Day plans, land and survey figures, a Pocatello suicide, battleship Idaho trials, oil prospects near Cambridge, court terms for Kootenai County, and a Budge case appeal.
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MacLane
Senate
FV. Tinker
Boise
Supreme Court of Idaho
Nampa
Oregon Short Line
Snake River
Powder River
Idaho
Delaware
Surveyor General
John G. Cramer
Pocatello
Cramps
Lewes
Samuel Diehl
Cambridge
Woods
First Judicial District
Kootenai County
Steve Adams
Idaho Democratic State Central
Alfred Budge
Bear Lake
W J Evans
Idaho City
Los Angeles
City Board of Health
Lincoln School of
Capsized schooner Thomas W Lawson in Broad Sound
After a sequence of Atlantic gales the American schooner Thomas W Lawson capsized in Broad Sound Scilly Islands. Only three of eighteen crew survived, including Captain G W Dow and engineer Edward L Rowe. Pilot Hicks aided rescuers. young Hicks swam to shore with a life line to haul the injured aboard.
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Wiscasset
Geo. Allen
Bramford
England
Allen
Captain Dow
Galtry
Frederick Hicks
Pilot Hicks
Engineer Rowe
Helwether
Young Hicks
Engineer
Gale Claims Dozens as British Coast Wins Suffering
A severe gale along the British coast over Friday and Saturday caused heavy loss of life with about forty confirmed dead by Sunday. A vessel was seen to founder off Swanaga with seven crew likely lost. The Mauretania later sailed to Queenstown at twenty five knots, expected to set a new record to New York.
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London
Jameson
St. Louis
Swanaga
Queenstown
Kickapoo Land Fraud Allegations Spark Senate Probe
Senator Teller Curti and La Follette to report on Kickapoo Indians frauds involving emigrants to Mexico and land sales at Shawnee Oklahoma. The Chapman Grimes Connie group is named for allegedly brutal and criminal conduct. Proposal calls for a special attorney under Justice to challenge deeds to Kickapoo lands.
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Washington
Senatory Teller
Curtig
la Follette
Senate
Mexico
Shawnee
Oklo
Department of Justice
Remedy Financial Condition Delivers Broad Banking Plan
Washington reports that the house banking and currency sub committee aims to block remedial financial legislation. Efforts will focus on broad laws designed to prevent circulation shrinkage and avert widespread distress.
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Washington
House Committee On
Congress
Turmoil in Teheran as protests widen and cabinet resigns
Popular agitation over delays in executing soldiers who murdered two shopkeepers turns violent with street demonstrations. Firing targets the parliament building. the shah orders arrests of premier Nasr al Mulk and interior minister Sanfed Dowléh and Allaed Dowléh, governor of Sherat. Parliament explains the shah's action.
Slain Grocer and Wife in Kansas City Robbery
In Kansas City Kansas, Lewis B. Sternberg a Fourth Street grocer and his wife Mrs Hattle Sternberg were killed and fatally injured by unknown robbers who struck Sunday night. The bodies were not found for twelve hours with a can of sardines an iron bolt and a bloody hammer near the scene indicating a violent burglary.
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Kansas City
Lewis B. Sternberg
Fourth Street
Walker Avenue
Kan
Hattle ‘Sternberg
Over One Million Aliens Landed in 1907
Washington reports the immigration year ended June 30, 1907 saw a record total of 1,285,349 arrivals, vastly higher than prior years. The fiscal year 1907 total seeking admission reached 1,298,513, up 185,346 from 1896 and up 184,614 from 1906.
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Washington
America
United States
Frank B. Sargent
Immigration and Naturalization
Sargent
Trouble in Balkans: Bulgaria Denies Macedonia Involvement
Bulgaria denies Macedonian band activities by residents and asks for reforms via a European gendarmerie. It protests Greek Cretan bands accused of spreading fire and sword. October murders total 288.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Sofia
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Closed Town Show of Unity by Saloon Stryke
Chicago Heights, a manufacturing town of 15 000, shut by common consent with saloons and nearby shops closed in solidarity with saloon keepers. Saloons and allied stores stayed shut as bartenders led midnight parades taunting the Municipal league which opposes the saloon trade.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
Municipal League
League
J B. Fleming
Reform Body
Mexico Congress Publishes Fiscal Year Budget
The report of Finance Minister Lim anteur was read on Saturday and the budget for the coming year released. Estimated receipts total 103,386,000 dollars and expenditures 102,203,842 dollars, yielding a surplus of 181,158 dollars. The budget increases by 6,692,275 dollars, led by a 1,367,589 dollar rise for the War Department maintenance.
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Mexico
Congress
Limanteur
Department of War
Two Kansas City Theatres Remain Closed Under Sunday Law
The Majestic and Wills Wood theatres obey Judge William H Wallace Sunday closing order. The Majestic will stay shut until the legality of the Sunday closing movement is resolved, Klaw & Erlanger reportedly will stop resisting enforcement, while other venues remained open and deputy marshals pursued alleged violators.
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Kansas City
Wills Wood
The
Majestic
Willam H Wallace
Wallace
Klaw & Erlanger
Girl Charged With Forgery In Neward Letter Threats
Antoinette Barris, 16, is under arrest in Neward New Jersey on forgery charges and is suspected as the author of the threatening Blue Hand letters. A note addressed to a young girl caused her to collapse from fright, and Barris allegedly forged a woman’s name on a $40 check while learning dressmaking.
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Neward, N. J
Antoinette Barris
Antoinette
Regiment arrives from Philippines to Utah under Waelté
The Fifteenth United States Infantry arrived Friday on the Sherman from the Philippine islands and left Sunday for Fort Douglas Utah. Colonel Waelté Scott commands the regiment as troops march in rain with flags flying and bands playing.
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San Francisco
United States Infantry
Sherman
Philippine Islands
Fort,Douglas
Utah
Waelté
Scott
Senate Adopts Resolutions Directing Treasury Information
Senator Aldrich announces unanimous committee vote on finance resolutions uniting Culberson and Clay proposals. The secretary of the treasury is to report on U S depositories and funds, national bank notes, Panama bonds, clearing house notes, currency movements, and related data from Oct 1 to Dec 3, 1907.
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Aldrich
Secretary of Treasury
Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
New York
Denver Gets Convention For July 1908
Washington reports the Democratic national convention will be held in Denver with set dates of July 7, 1908. A heated debate over accepting more than needed of Denver’s $1000 contribution ended when a Clayton of Alabama resolution to decline extra funds was laid on the table by 31 to 14.
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Washington
Denver
Democratic Committee
Clayton
Alabama
Congress Bill Aims Buy Rancho Del Hacinas for Camp Sites
Representative Kahn California introduced a bill to purchase the Rancho Del Hacinas in San Luis Obispo County California at a cost not to exceed 500000 dollars. The 22000 acre ranch is proposed as a military concentration camp site near the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kahn
California
Rancho del Hacinas
San Luis Obispo County
Pacific Coast
Michigan Treasurer Faces Removal Over Bank Closure
Lansing reports Governor Warner has directed the attorney general to draft charges against State Treasurer Frank P. Glasier of Chelsea, seeking his removal after his refusal to resign. The move follows the December 22 Chelsea Savings Bank closure ordered by Banking Commissioner Zimmerman amid Glasier’s financial troubles.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Warner
Bird
Frank P. Glasier
Chelsea
Zimmerman
Mr. Glazier
Withdrawal of Nomination Highlights Oregon Prosecutions
Justice Department cites failure to pursue land fraud indictments as the reason for withdrawing William C. Bristol's nomination for United States attorney in Oregon. The criticism notes a surge in indictments last year yet no prosecutions were begun despite urgent departmental requests.
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Washington
William ¢. Briste
United States
Oregon
Orchard Tells Sickening Story of Crimes in Pettibone Trial
The Boise testimony of Harry Orchard in the Pettibone murder trial mirrors his Haywood case. He details mine explosions, killings, and bombings from Colorado to Denver, telling of Steunenberg’s assassination with evident emotion while Darrow questions his credibility and criminal history.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
George A. Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Haywood
James H. Hawley
Orchard
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Soeur d'Alene
Charles McCormack
Mel Beck
Win- Heater
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Lyte Gregory
Denver
Independence Depot
Peabody
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
George A Pettibone
Richardson
Darrow
Moyer and Pettibone
Funston notes Goldfield conditions worse than expected
General Funston stated after meetings with Goldfield residents that mine owner miner tensions risk serious trouble. He telegraphed a second report to Washington, says martial law unlikely unless disturbances worsen and that regular troop patrols may be needed at any hour.
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Goldfield
New
Funston
Washington
Salt Lake City Patrolman Shot After Hotel Hold Up
Patrolman Charles Ford, newly appointed, was fatally shot Friday morning by two highwaymen who robbed the Albany hotel bar. They beat Jack Dempsey, a mute, and rifled the cash register of 45 dollars before escaping. Ford was struck in the left breast and died of the wound.
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Salt Lake City
Charles Ford
Albany
Jack Dempsey
Ford
Paymaster White Kills Three in Mexican Mine Town Eating House
Telegram from Concheno reports Scott White paymaster for Greene mines killed three men in an eating house after Mexicans forced entry and were ejected. The door was barred and White opened fire as the assailants returned armed.
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el Paso
Texas
Concheno
Mexico
Scott White
Greene Mines
White
Bribe Attempt Reported in Pawtucket Manslaughter Case
Judge Henry A. Palmer of the Eighth district court said a bribe was offered to him in the manslaughter case against automobilist Edward J. McCabe, who killed 11 year old Elisha Arnold at Pawtucket on November 20. The judge did not reveal the briber’s identity.
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Providence
R. L
Henry A. Palmer
Eighth District Court
Edward J. McCabe
Palmer
Elisha Arnold
Pawtucket
Autoist Charged With Manslaughter in White Plains
John C. Rodgers will stand trial at White Plains on four indictments charging manslaughter for the deaths of Mrs Kulcher and Mrs Laisin Stein. The district attorney says Rodgers’ automobile was moving at a high speed and that Rodgers failed to direct the chauffeur to slow the car.
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New York
John C. Rodgers
White Plains
Rodgers
Pettibone Trial At Last Opens In Murder Case
Attorney Hawley opened the Pettibone murder case claiming he was the most guilty figure in the Steunenberg death. Hawley portrayed Pettibone as the linchpin of a vast conspiracy, detailing explosives and sawed off shotguns tied to the alleged plot and noting Orchard will soon testify. The trial began with evidence ruling in, signaling a lengthy proceedings to follow.
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Hawley
Pettibone
Steunenberg
Boise, Ida
George A. Pettibone
Bar
Frank Steunenberg
James H. Hawley
Theg
Harry Orchard
Blood Orchard
Haywood
Federation Teaders
Youtsey Testifies on Grime in Goebel Assassination Trial
Georgetown inmate Henry E Youtsey, serving life for complicity in the Goebel killing, testified in Caleb Powers’s trial detailing the plot. He described placing guns in Powers' office, raising a window, and identifying Goebel as he neared the Capitol, then hearing the rifle crack as he left. He linked Powers to the plan and said Governor Taylor directed a letter inviting Howard to Frankfort to “do the job.”
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Georgetown
Henry E Youtsey
William Goebel
Caleb Powers
Youtsey
James Howard
Frankfort
Powers
Goebel
Capitol
Howard
Taylor
Bridge Collapse Kills Seven at Susquehanna Worksite
High water toppled a new bridge under construction over the North Branch of the Susquehanna at Mifflinville Pennsylvania. Seven men died and nearly twenty were injured as forty workers fell into the swollen river at dusk. Rescue efforts were slowed by the wreckage of twisted iron and steel.
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Bloomaburg
Mifflinville
Soldier Court Martialed Over Unstopped Davenport Fight
Des Moines Iowa reports Captain Kulp of Company B Indiana National Guard faced court martial for disobeying orders to stop a Davenport prize fight. He says he carried out General Thrift’s directive via boxing exhibition. Thrift insists Kulp must have halted the event to satisfy governor Cumpins.
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Des Moines
Kulp
Davenport
General Thrift
Cumpins
Brownville Shooting Affray Investigation Delayed
Report on the Brownville shooting affray is delayed as bullets from Browns ville are analyzed. Analysis shows antimony in the bullets, while army officials testified troops used bullets with no antimony at the time of the riot.
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Wilshington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
War Department
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Seite
Ss Idaho
Idaho State News
Progressive Citizens of
Star
Southern Idaho League
Boise, Payette and
Weiser
College of Idaho
Caldwell
A J Schrock
North Nampa
Netires
Mem‘bers
Emory, Wright
Payatts
Payatts, and 18-Year Old Mrs. Padime. Venpag of Nampa
Itaimpa
Shi
Pa Vaile
Supreme Court
Zeta Te Seth
I of
Arlaccouney
Nessel
Broad Sound
Selby Islands
Kickapoos
Teheran
Balkins
Philippines
Cortelyou
Colorado Capital
Bill
California Ranch
Brownville
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