Idaho State News Summary of Early 1900s Local Dispatch
Idaho farm and social notices report a fatal mining accident at Standard mine in Wallace, a large irrigation project at Glenn's Perry Land & Irrigation Co, and a Pearl district gold strike at McCarty property. Boise and Nampa face labor and civic issues, with wage disputes, crime and court actions, and—amid gardening growth—40000 acres of orchards expanding by 20 percent in two years.
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Mra Roll Richardson
Hatley
Bellevue
Idaho
Tim
McCarty
Pearl
Atrikee
Farmers’ Institute
Rosswell
Supreme Court
J. C. Brady
Kootenal County
Thin Mate
McKinley Memorial
Senate Deliberates Venezuela Mess Prompts Monroe Doctrine Talk
The senate debated Venezuela affairs in executive session as Senator Teller pressed for information while Senator Cullen denied knowledge of recent events. Senators Bacon Hoar Lodge and Stewart commented. Republicans and Democrats urged watchful waiting. The panel noted Britain and Germany debt collection methods but found no Monroe Doctrine infringement by either side.
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Everal Online
Bowers Jeremie
Senate
Turaday
Teller
Callum
Cullen
Bacon
Hoar
Lodge
Stewart
Germany
United States
Trouble in Haiti General Nord Named President Amid Turmoil
A Port au Prince dispatch dated December 16 reports General Nord acclaimed president by troops as unrest rages. Interior Minister Saint Poix Colin sought refuge in the U.S. legation while Nord supporters flee to consulates. Firing continues in the streets with foreign residents safe.
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Nord
Port Au Prince
Hayth
Saint Poix Colin
General Nord
United States
Legation
Reveque Pierre
Congress
Senor Flerre
Chamber of Conmerce
Senate
Fiendish Railway Wreck Near Moundville Cited as Sabotage
Southbound train No 1 from Cincinnati to New Orleans on the Alabama Great Southern wrecked two miles south of Moundville Alabama. Officials label it the work of wreckers with a missing rail near a trestle. Engineer Larkin could not stop the heavy locomotive, the trestle collapsed into the creek, and mail, baggage and express cars plus two coaches lay wrecked. Mail clerks Kelly and Rigen injured along with a fireman aboard. The sleepers remained on track.
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Cineinnati
New Orleans
Alabama Great Southern
Moundville
Ala
Larkin
Kelly
Rigen
Nen
Indians on Mischief Bent at White Horse and Along Trail
A Dawson report says up to 250 Indians join a hostile band along the Little Salmon and Pelly rivers, looting a store and killing the keeper. Panic spreads as Little Salmon people send women and children toward police at Tantalus for protection amid reports of a murder and planned violence tied to a hanging in 1899.
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White Horse
New Government Trail
Little Salmon
Pelly Rivers
Tantalus
Yukon
Indiana
Pelly
Castro's proposal to allied powers for peaceful settlement
President Castro proposed arbitration to end conflicts with Britain and Germany. The plan, routed via Bowen to Washington, has been sent to London and Berlin. both nations have indicated willingness to pursue peace, though details on arbitration and mobility remain unsettled. Italy also seeks damages over Venezuela unrest, with a claims list totaling 10,266 bolivars.
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Great Britain
Germany
Castro
Bowen
State Department
London
Berlin
Washington
Mable
Italy
BII
Venesusia
Chamber of Deputies
Prinett
Venezuela
Cacaras
Blanche River Obliterated by Lava in Martinique
French scientific mission reports Blanche river on Martinique completely obliterated by lava after Mont Pelée cone collapsed. Ashes cover the river valley up to three miles, with very high temperatures recorded on the island.
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Blanche River
Martinique
M. Doumergue
Mont Pelec
Lennox Sentenced to be Hanged for Silver Bow Junction Murder
Kennps Must Hang Charles Lennox received a death sentence for the murder of James Williams at Silver Bow Junction last spring. Lennox and James Martin were charged together. The court heard Lennox turn state's evidence and name Martin as the fourth party. The execution date was not set, and Martin’s sentence remained pending.
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Payette
Arcadia
Owyhee
Vale George Levy
Davis Levy
Levy
Ada County
Idaho Wool Growers’ Association
Holse Naat
Kansas City
Charles Lennox
Dutte
James Williams
Siiver Bow Junction
Lennox
James Martin
Martin
Pacipig cable inaugurates new era for Pacific coast
Crowds witness the christening of the Pacific cable linking San Francisco to Manila. The 7 658 mile line includes segments San Francisco to Honolulu 2178 miles, Honolulu to Midway 1140 miles, Midway to Guam 2293 miles, and Guam to Manila 1360 miles. Cost expected near 12 million dollars with government transmission priority and postmaster general rate control.
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John W. Mackay
Lucille Gage
H. T. Gage
California
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
San Francisco
Manila
Midway
Guam
Luzon
Postmaster General
Ita
Act of Congress
Mrs Grant Dead At Washington From Heart Failure
Mrs Ulysses S Grant died at her Washington home at 11 17 Sunday night from heart failure. Valvular heart disease and bronchitis worsened her condition, age prevented recovery, Nellie Grant Sartoris her only surviving child present. Granddaughter Rose Mary Sartoris and doctors attended. Sons Jesse U S Grant Jr and Fred Grant were en route. funeral plans place remains in Riverside Park New York near Ulysses S Grant.
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Henrt Fallace
Ulysses S. Grant
Washington, D. C
Grant
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Rose Mary Sartoris
Dr. Bishop
Jesse
U. S. Grant, Jr
California
Washington
Fred Grant
Texas
Wives Advertised In Mountain Town Seeks Six Brides
In You Bet Nevada City six young men, prosperous and well off, advertise in the Union-Herald seeking six wives to share their fortunes. The men will not publish names but are known locally. mining dominates the area and few women live nearby.
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Nevada
Val
Dispatch
You Bet
Union-Herald
Unusual Coyote Attack Wounds Twin Bridges Man
John McFadden of Twin Bridges Mont faced a peculiarly odd accident at the end of a coyote hunt as his two hounds engaged a coyote. The animal wounded his hand before retreating, with Dr Dwight treating a painful cut and potential blood poisoning feared.
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John McFadden
Bridges
Mont
McFadden
Dwight
Bombardment of Puerto Cabello by British and German cruisers
A dispatch from Puerto Cabello dated December 13 reports the British cruiser Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta bombarded the fortress and custom house. The fort and town suffered no damage as fire was quickly silenced. The scene included a mob seizure of the English steamer Topaz and a demand for satisfaction from authorities.
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Puerto Cabello
Charybdis
Vineta
Viteta
Willemsted
Curacao
Willemstad
Charybus
Castro
United States
Castro an Indian passes through Berlin again
Passarge, a noted traveler, reports from Berlin that President Castro is a full blood Indian with energy but lacks political wisdom. Castro rose from a village magistrate to the presidency amid a decline in German respect after pressure was suspended and disputes with Venezuelan railroad officials. The color question influences political trends as mixed negroes and Indians gain visibility in society and politics.
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Passarge
Berlin
Venezuela
Castro
Germany
Vence
Blanco
Bear Killed After Chasing Women in Washington City
A large wild bear pursued several women on a Puyallup business street requiring entry to a store before being shot and killed by hunters. The animal, long familiar in the area, ended up with its skin claimed by State Senator Stewart. Nearby Georgia cases show Christian Scientists appealing a medical refusal dispute over a sick child.
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Brain
Washington
Puyallup
Wash
Stewart
Tiap
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Dubis
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