Idaho State News Roundup Mixed Development and Calamities
Idaho towns report progress and projects including lighting at Milner, a Caldwell depot nearing completion, grain elevator plans in Nampa, and a Mountain Home sewer bond vote. A Cottonwood saloon fire caused $250 000 in losses. Pocatello hosts the Summer Normal School with 100 initial enrollees. Others note cemetery care, new churches, Carey Act lands near Downey, and free delivery hopes for Nampa.
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Toy Club
Milner
California, Nevada, Idaho & Northern Railway
Caldwell
Nampa
Mountain Home
Cottonwood
State Summer Normal School
Idaho
Pocatello
Shoshone
United States
Emmett
Methodist
Downey
McCammon
Charles Taylor
Meridian
Taylor
Department
Lewiston
Snake River
Great Ox Bow
Cambridge
Board of County Commissioners
State Board of Equalization
Board
Stephens
J -Sugar
City
Willam “van Sorns
Hagerman
Washington, D. C
Jaarj W
Shaffer
Glenns Ferry
King Ball* Irrigation Company
Agréea
Tov
Evan
Davids
Oregon
Ain Pocatello
John ‘Runis
Davis
Meh
Dutchmen Start Riot in Venezuela Over Curacao Ties
Venezuelan Consul in Caracas faced mob action after Dutch West Indies tensions with Curacao flared. A thousand-strong crowd protested in Curacao’s capital, forcing a Venezuelan resident to apologize publicly and prompting troops to guard the German consulate where the consul Senor Lopez sought refuge. The protest turned violent with property damage and shouted anti Castro and anti Castro slogans.
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Willemstad
Caracao
Venezuela
Curacao
Senor Lopez
Castro
Wilhelmina
Corner Collapsed as July Oats Fall on Board of Trade
A July oats futures drop of six cents per bushel on the Chicago board of trade ends a period of light trading. Market uncertainty and expected nationwide crop movement drive the decline amid a cautious traders mood.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Mail Pouch Robber Arrested in Kansas City
Kansas City officers arrest Charles Savage at Union Station on Sunday charged with stealing a mail pouch containing 5000 dollars sent from Los Angeles to a New York City bank. Inspectors say they have positive evidence he buried the money and planned recovery after release from prison.
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Kansas City
Charles Savage
Neera
Post Office
Sterling
Unnion
Los Angeles
New York City
Savage
Hitchcock Proposes Executive Committee Drawn from National Committee
Frank B. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican national committee, announces that the executive committee will be composed exclusively of national committee members. The proposed roster includes Charles F Brooker Connecticut TBE Coleman Dupont Delaware William Borah Idaho Frank O Lowen Illinois Charles Nagel Missouri Victor Rosewater Nebraska William L Ward New York Edward C Duncan North Carolina Boles Penrose Pennsylvania as part of the plan.
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Chicago
Frank B. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Charles F Brooker
Connecticut
Coleman
Dupont
Delaware
Whiam
Borah
Idaho
Frank O Lowen
Illinois
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Victor Rosewater
Nebraska
William L. Ward
New York
Edward C. Duncan
North Carolina
Boles Penrage
Pennsylvania
Hitchcock
National Committee
Mack Chosen Democratic Committee Officers
After a seven hour conference with William J. Bryan and John W Kern the subcommittee of the national Democratic committee selected officers. Norman E Mack of Buffalo N C was named chairman with L P Hall Ne raaxel as vice chairman N C askell of Oklahoma as treasurer John S Martin of Missouri as sergeant at arms and Urey Woodson of Kentucky as secretary.
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Norman Mack
Chicago
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
National Democratic Committee
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
N. C
L. P. Hall
Neraaxel
N.” Caskell
Oklahoma
John S. Martin
Missouri
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Banner Removal Sought Over Taft Banner in Lincoln
Lincoln Democrats plan to remove a Taft banner hung over Matin Street when Bryan is formally notified of his nomination. The banner has angered Bryan supporters after it was burned and partially destroyed a week after installation and later rehung amid ongoing protests.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Rioting at Bombay Leaves Natives Killed and Injured
A 20,000 strong mill workforce struck on Thursday in Bombay and rioted Friday morning. British infantry fired to quell the disorder, killing one native and wounding six, with several police hurt. Riots renewed in the afternoon as mobs terrorized the Poona mail and clashed with troops and police.
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Bombay
Tilak
Mill
Fireman Halts Robbery Aboard Downed Train
A masked man boarded the engine cab at Appleton Junction as a passenger train approached. Louis Wandell, the driver, faced a revolver and was ordered to stop and uncouple. Fireman Gustave Pahl struck the robber with a coal scoop, dislodging the revolver, and the assailant jumped from the cab as the train ran at twenty miles an hour.
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Appleton Wis
Appleto Junction
Louis Wandell
Wandell
Gustave Pahl
Pahl
Prison convict lease system under fire in Georgia inquiry
Testimony at the legislative investigation into Georgia prisons exposes harsh abuses. Albert L. Rogers testifies of a brutal whipping of Joe Frisby by a guard after an escape, and L. B. Strong describes convicts lined up and treated like mules and exchanged between lease camps.
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Atlanta
Legislative Investigation Committee
Ll. B Strong
Macon
Albert L. Rogers
Joe Frisby
Tay
Hartford Man Walker Arrested For Embezzlement In Mexico
Hartford Connecticut William F Walker who embezzled 4645 000 from the Savings Bank of New Britain and about 57 00 from the Connecticut Baptist convention reached the city Friday in custody of Thomas F Egan superintendent of the state police department and H J Hoffman assistant superintendent of the Parker ton Detective agency in Los Angeles the men who arrested Walker in a mining camp about 100 miles south of Ensenada Mexico Walker was locked in the steel cage of the county building.
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Hartford
Wiliam F
National Irrigation Congress Set for Albuquerque
The executive committee calls for the sixteenth national irrigation congress in Albuquerque from September 2 to October 3. Objectives include saving forests storing floods reclaiming deserts and making homes on the land and invites all interested to attend the congress.
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Albuquerque
National Irrigation Congress
Harriman Merger Talks Standardize Harriman Lines
In Denver a conference of chief engineers from Harriman roads opened to discuss unifying 16 000 miles of Harriman lines into a single system. Chair Isaacs presided as consulting engineer, with emphasis on standardizing equipment for more efficient service.
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Denver
Harriman
Harriman Roads
Abduction Reported of Monastir Marshal Osman Fetzi Pasha
Telegram from Monastir claims the Young Turk faction abducted Osman Fetzi Pasha the Vienna-Marshal and new commander of Monastir vilayet. Details scarce but Kisri Bey and about a thousand followers allegedly stormed Monastir and seized the marshal without bloodshed.
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Vienna
Osman Fetzi Pasha
Vilayet
Monastir
Young Turkey Party
Kiezi Bey
Young Turks
Resua
Osmian
Ifn
Panic in Central America sparks fear of war and flight
Passengers from Central American ports on the Newport report anarchy in Guatemala with frequent murders and flights by residents. In San Jose de Guatemala panic rises as American tourists vanish, and rumors claim President Cabrera moved large funds abroad. Honduras and Nicaragua also suffer unrest with war believed imminent.
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San Francisco
Newport
Guatemala
San Jose de Guatemala
Salina Cruz
Mexico
San Jose
Guatemala City
Hvard
Cabrera
Paris
London
Honduras
Nicaragua
Celebration at Quebec marks Champlain city’s 300th anniversary
The Prince of Wales led Quebec’s morning pageant celebrating its founding by Champlain. Vice-President Fairbanks and the Prince exchanged addresses on US British relations, with the prince sending goodwill to the American government.
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Prince of Wales
Fairbanks Exchange
Quebec
Champlain
Fairbanks
United States
Great Britain
Denver Rio Grande Merger Forms Unified Railroad Group
The Denver and Rio Grande with the Rio Grande Western and all Colorado Utah subsidiaries except Rio Grande Southern unite into one company to be named the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. It will file Incorporation papers and raise 160 million in bonds and 88.6 million in stock to retire existing bonds and swap stock with the parent companies.
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Denver, Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Colorado
Utah
Rio Grande Southern
Denver & Rilo Grande and
Rio Grande Western
Storm on Gettysburg Battlefield Kills Six Guardsmen
A violent electric storm near Gettysburg during a departure period struck down at least six Pennsylvania national guard members. Governor Stuart entertained guests nearby as tents collapsed and guardhouse occupants sought shelter. Casualties and precise escape figures remained under initial estimates.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
Stuart
Watson Opens Populist Campaign in Georgia Grand Opera House
Macon event where Gar-Thomas E. Watson spoke for an hour in the Grand Opera house to a capacity crowd. He urged Georgia to deliver its electoral vote and offered it to Bryan if needed to defeat Taft, praising Roosevelt and Taft while attacking Bryan and noting welcome approval for his stance on the Brownville matter.
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Macon, Gar
Thomas E. Watson
Grand Opera House
Georgia
Bryan
Taft
Roosevelt
Watson
Brownville
Douglas Declines Chairmanship of Democratic National Committee
Former Governor William L. Douglas, returning from a yachting trip, denied reports he might be named DNC chairman. He stated he has not been offered the post and would not accept it if offered, though he would appreciate the compliment.
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Douglas
Politica
Monume
William L. Douglas
Lincoln
Nebraska
Democratic National Committee
Sherman to Visit Nebraska Campaign Plan
Lincoln Nebraska Chairman Frank Hitchcock said he planned a speaking tour through Nebraska for James Sherman in October. He expects to send Senators Beveridge and Dolliver and other Republican national figures to Nebraska for a bitter election fight, with William H. fast not joining current plans. The campaign would be run from Cincinnati like McKinney's first effort.
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank Hitchcock
Nebraska
James 8. Sherman
Beveridge
Dolliver
William H
Hitchcock
Hils
Cincinnati
William *McKinney
Atlantic Fleet Sails From Honolulu to New Zealand
The Atlantic battleship fleet departed Honolulu on July 22 and is due in Auckland by August 8. Other items report tragedies including two Crow reservation children burned in a hay shed, and a Kentucky man shot amid a family dispute.
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Honolulu
Auckland
New Zealand
Crow
Montana
Samuel Rigdon
Marysville
Wade Mecum Springs
North Carolina
Sarah Elizabeth Stetson
John B. Stetson
Santa
Standard Oil Wins Appeal Over Large Fine
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit disagreed with Judge Landis on three points in the Standard Oil Co of Indiana case. It held admissibility of evidence, single offenses per car, and the maximum first offense fine, sending the case back for retrial. The government has 30 days to seek rehearing.
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Court of Appeals
Trial Court
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh District
Indiana
Landis
Standard Oil Company of
Milion Dollars
Standard Ofl Company of
Standard of Company of New Jersey
Baker
Seaman
Grosseup
WILL INCREASE CAPITAL
Chicago reports the United States Court of Appeals reversal in Standard Oil case prompts bankers to announce a capital stock increase of 500 million to reach 600 million. A projected 40 million earnings drop to surplus is cited to soften dividend perceptions.
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Chicago
Dcision
United States Court of Appeals
Landis
Standard Oil
Daily News
Standard Ol
Cupital
Beheading of Freiberg Mayor's Daughter Stuns Saxony
Grete Reler eighteen daughter of Freiberg's mayor was executed for the murder of her fiancé Preffler a civil engineer. She admitted visiting his home mixed cyanide into a drink then shot him with his revolver. The king refused pardon drawing international attention.
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Freiberg
Saxony
Grete Reler
Dirk
Preffler
Herr Preffler
Miners Sever Ties With I W W in Reform Move
In Denver the Western Federation of Miners adopted a constitutional amendment removing the mining department reference to the Industrial Workers of the World and inserting a general term. The body had earlier supported industrial unionism, with members arguing the I W W had become disorganized and faction ridden.
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Western Federation
Industrial Workers of the World
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Mining Department of the
Ins
Dustrial Workers of
Né‘sledger
Industrial Unionfam
Rainstorm Ends Long Drought Cuts Water Shortages
A heavy rainstorm broke a prolonged drought on Wednesday night and allows resumption of work at many collieries. Water from gutters and avenues was diverted to reservoirs, preventing waste. Breweries report their empty beer kegs impounded in mining villages used to roll water down the mountain side.
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Pottsyilie
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