Meridian Taxpayers Push County Action and Local Projects
Meridian taxpayers urge county commissioners to proceed with village operations. Payette electric plant work begins, expanding to more city districts. Governor Morrinan names James F. Mearthy regent of the state university at Moscow. Multiple local incidents include a fatal wagon crash near Keupett, a boy bitten by a spider, and a smallpox case in Thabe City. Concrete local developments: Caldwell school bond, Caldwell housing, Meridian sugar factory talk, and Pocatello shop labor shortages. Genesee votes on a water plant bond of 16 000 dollars with election set for September 1.
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Payetto
Morrinan
James F. Mearthy
Wallace
Tbe Wate University
Moncow
John B. Goode
Jesse Parsons
Milner
Menry Dil
Thunder Mountain
Keupett
Genesee
Gopaat
Desperate Try to Blow Up Bridge Near Livingston Montana
Unknown attackers tried to blow the Northern Pacific bridge over the Yellowstone River east of Livingston. The blast shattered windows, twisted the bridge, and a central pier hole was created. No suspects or clues, rewards total 3,000 dollars offered by NP and county officials.
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Livingston
Mont
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone River
Livingston, Mont
Northern Pacific Company
Outlaws Still at Large After Fatal Mine Shootout
Five convicts escaped Fol som prison after a Saturday night gunfight with militia and mine guards at Grand Victory mine. Two militiamen Festus Rutherford and W Jones were killed. Phillip Springer of Placerville died after being shot. Al Gill of the National Guard was wounded but expected to recover. The fugitives left behind a water can, hats, and firearms as they fled the hillside, and were not seen since. Jones served in the Philippines with the First Tennessee and Thirty-seventh volunteer infantry.
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Folsom
Grand Victory
Festus Rutherford
W. ©. Jones
Jones
Phillippines
First Tennessee
Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
Gill
Phillip Springer
Placerville
Experimental spud growing yields record crop in Indiana
Farmer George Blrod of Bedford county demonstrates a novel potato cultivation method. He mounds soil and covers with straw forming a dense bed under which large potatoes thrive with minimal weed presence and reduced labor. In a separate federal ruling Judge Lochran upholds Northern Securities Company validity, dismissing Minnesota suit over railroad consolidations.
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George Blrod
Eastlor Bedford
Ind
Blrod
Lochran
United States
Esrcuit
St. Paul
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Uprising Rumors Grow in Eastern Cuba After Bayamo Incident
Reports from Santiago province authorities confirm a new pro revolution wave in Cuba's Catito river district. Some sixty armed riders proclaimed revolution seeking payment to former rebel soldiers though no violence is yet reported. Leader named Pupo, brother of a bandito killed earlier. General Rodriguez orders rural guard mobilization and volunteer enlistment to bolster eastern Cuba. President Palma's government据 remains confident in quelling the unrest.
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Senor Vero
Bayamo
Bantingo
Cuba
Santiago
Catito River
Revolutionary Army
Canto
Revolutionary Party
Pupo
Rodriguez
Vero
Palma
Puerto Principe
Gotti Seen As Likely Rome Pope After Leo XII
Contemporaries weigh Gotti as the likely successor to Leo XII with broad European backing. Germany Austria Italy France are mentioned as supportive powers praising his Brazil work. An earlier Brazilian mission aimed to curb civil conflict at St Pabou is noted along with a Boston Zion church incident where Booker T. Washington faced opposition amid arrests and newspaper reports of injuries.
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Leo XII
Gotti
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Brazil
St. Pabou
Pelmoro
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Zion
Boston
Washington
Pursuit of Convicts Abandoned After Folsom Escape
Desperate convicts from Folsom remain at large as a weary search ends with Governor Pardee ordering withdrawal of Placerville National Guard. Sheriff posses return home. Wiltrax verdicts: John guilty, Elizabeth acquitted. 25 years penitentiary for John. Prosecution highlights 11 year old son’s testimony and later defense denial. In Montgomery, R N Franklin found guilty of peonage zeal. fined $1,000.
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Folsom
Cal
Pardee
Placerville
Natonal Guard
Sheriff's
John
Elizabeth Wiltrax
Chicago
Paul Paszzkowski
John Wiltrax
Elizabeth
Wiltrax
Montgomery
Ala
United States
R.N. Franklin
Pat Hill
Franklin
Fire Rages Through Ceiba Honduras Damaging Major Buildings
A July fire in Ceiba Spanish Honduras destroyed Antonio Pixzlatt's dwelling and store and spread to Vaccaro Bros steamship company building, a two story frame, the largest in Central America. Lafitte Alurez P D Vaux Co stores and many residences burned. Officials led by Julio Angajaria and Jose Taranta organized a bucket brigade with women volunteers.
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Ceiba
Spanish Honduras
Antonio Pixzlatt
Vaccaro Bros.’ Steamship Company
Central America
Lafitte & Alurez
P. D’vaux & Co
Portland Bridge Collapse Kills Three. Over a Dozen Injured
A section of the bridge spanning the Willamette River at Morris Street in Portland Oregon collapsed shortly after 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, sending more than 100 people into the water. At least three were killed and several dozen injured as rescuers searched the riverbank and waters for survivors.
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Portland
Oregon
Williamette River
Morris’ Street
Ore
Bees Challenge Evansville Fire at Balder Residence
Fire destroyed the Balder residence and barn near Evansville Indiana on Sunday afternoon as flames spread. Bees attacked firefighters forcing them to retreat twice before reinforcements arrived to resume suppression and protect surrounding property.
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Fred Balder
Evansville
Ind
Successor to Pope Not Yet Chosen
Report from the Vatican describes no pope elected after Leo XII. A smoke signal from the Sistine Chapel Monday night and a vast crowd outside Peter’s Basilica indicate the conclave remains unresolved. Analysts note the leading candidate’s support holds firm and no compromise candidate has emerged. The duration of the stalemate remains uncertain.
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Leo XII
Bixtine
Peter
New Silver Ratio and Schwab Resignation Report
A state department report from the United States monetary commission discusses a proposed silver currency ratio for Oriental nations and European reception. Separate item notes Charles M. Schwab’s alleged resignation as president of United States Steel, with confirmation uncertain. Also reported: Brooklyn hospital found over 100 cherry pits in a patient’s appendix during cancer surgery, raising concerns about potential digestive impact.
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State Department
United States Monetary Commission
London
Paris
The
Hague
Berlin
St. Petersburg
American Commission
Commission
Schwab
Philadelphia Ledger
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Executive Committee
Brooklyn Hospital
Train Crash Kills Thirty on Austrian Silesia Line
A Breslau dispatch reports a railway disaster on the Sucha Kalvaria line in Austrian Silesia. An eleven-car freight train broke couplings and sped down a grade for twenty miles, colliding with a passenger train. About thirty killed and fifty two wounded.
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Breslau
Volks Zeitung
Sucha
Kalvaria
Austria
Silesia
Baby Gets Bounty From President For McKeesport Child
Theodore Roosevelt Signet, the twentieth child born to Mr and Mrs Walliant H Signet of McKeesport, received a $100 check from President Roosevelt. The funds were deposited to accumulate interest until the child reaches 21.
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President Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
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