Idaho State News Highlights Local Developments
Idaho State News reports a commercial club planned at Markay and a hospital project for Albion. Idaho Valley farmers eye a factory, a 6.5 foot cougar slain near Cut139e, Chicago interests to restore Hailey Springs hotel, and Thomas White named postmaster at Saint Marcos. Tax collections in some county up $4,000 over last year amid $42,594 turned over to the treasury.
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Russians Accept the Gage of Battle
Intense excitement grips St Petersburg as reports arrive of a torpedo attack on Russian ships off Port Arthur mirroring actions at the opening of the China Japan conflict. Extra editions promise details after the Official Messenger citation and official dispatches reach the capital.
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Choe Foo
Port Arthur
Columbia
Welnek
Danny
Colimbia
Topanowo
Japan
St. Petersburg
Oom Paul Kruger Dying After Long Illness
The aged South African leader Kruger is near death in The Hague with memory failing and spirits low. Friends and physicians fear for the worst as his condition worsens and his bitter reflections on the Transvaal and war intensify during his last days.
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Saya
Wepatch
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Hague
Eeble
Great Britain
South Africa
South African Republic
Transvaal Ashaming
Congressman Hede Gains Notable Praise in First Speech
Minnesota congressman J. Adam Hede, editor of Pine City, delivers his maiden House speech, drawing attention for clarity and promise. Local observers note rising prominence as he outlines priorities and frames early priorities for his term.
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Minnesota
J. Adam Hede
Pine City
Minn
Congress
Ant
War tensions rise as Japan attacks Russian fleet
As talks collapse and war looms, Russian hopes to avert conflict fade. The Viceroy and minttees were notified, naval reserves are called, and the Red Cross has sent 2,090 beds to the far east while Sisters of Mercy depart. Russia denounces Japan’s surprise assault, nerve of patriotism sharpens, and Secretary Hay seeks European backing for a China neutrality pledge amid hostilities.
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Russian Red Cross Soeiery
Far East
Sisters of Mercy
Russia
Hay
Japan
China
City Mass of Flames Shakes Baltimore Wholesale District
A historic Baltimore fire Sunday leveled scores of major wholesale district buildings from Hopkins Place to Holliday Street and Lafayette to Lexington, destroying about twenty blocks. Losses exceed 50 million dollars with insurance estimates around 15 million. no deaths reported though narrow escapes occurred.
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Holliday
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Lexington
Lafayette Street
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Baltimore Sun
Washington
John Hurat & Co
R. M. Sutton Co
Daniel Miller Company
Armstrong, Carter & Co
The Seven Articles in Treaty Japan Submited to Russia
A London report states the draft treaty Japan originally submitted to Russia contained seven articles. It covered unity of Korea and China, Japan advising Korea on finances, protection of Japanese trade in Korea, the right to send troops to Korea during disturbances, no fortifications on Korea's southern coast and freedom of the Straits, coordination of Korean and Manchurian railways, and the denunciation of prior Russo Japanese treaties.
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Japan
Russia
China
Korea
Straits of Korea
Major U.S. Fires of 19th Century Destruction
The Chicago fire of October 8 1871 destroyed 2650 buildings over 460 acres, sparking $187 million in losses after two hours. The Boston fire of November 9 1872 devastated 65 acres of business districts with losses about $75.9 million. The Seattle fire of June 6 1889 left only brickless business districts, totaling roughly $15 million in losses.
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Chicago
Boston
Seattle
Americans in Peril in San Domingo Crisis Deepens
At the state and navy departments on Saturday officials reported a crisis in San Domingo. San Isidro plantation owners complained their property was besieged and asked for relief. Other American interests echoed the appeal as Marines prepared to land to safeguard citizens and properties.
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Navy Department
San Domingo
San Isidro
Smoot Case Set for March Hearings in Senate Panel
Advices from Washington report the Senate committee on elections took up the Smoot case on Saturday and set March 1 as the start date for hearings. About twenty five witnesses were filed by protestants and will be subpoenaed to Washington. Senator Smoot offered no statement beyond refusing to reveal witnesses' names and claimed to be in the dark about the case's nature.
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Senate Committee On Elections
Smoot
Witneses
Hopeless outlook shapes East Asia Crisis
The Tokyo Times correspondent says the situation is hopeless and that February decisions by elder statesmen set final measures in case of a negative Russia reply. War fund subscriptions top two million yen. Rumors of Russian troops moving to Korea lack credence. A Peking dispatch notes the Chinese court is divided, unlikely to flee unless Russia invades the Great Wall.
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London Times
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Korea
Peking
the Times
Great Wall
Town swallowed up by Java volcano disaster report
An east Java town in the Dutch East Indies is said to have been swallowed by a volcanic eruption with hundreds killed. Later dispatches from Merapi on Java report twelve burned to death and twenty severely injured. Eruption featured showers of red hot lava.
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Ramabodam
Java
Dutch East Idies
Dutch East Indies
Merapi
New Road Secures Capital for Major Western Pacific Line
Western Pacific files a 50 million mortgage with Salt Lake County Recorder Meeks to back a bond issue of equal amount. The proposed route would run across the southern end of the Great Salt Lake via an embankment or trestle near the Deep Creek region in Utah, into Nevada near Eureka and Austin, cross the Sierra Nevada at Beckwith Pass, and enter San Francisco. The line is advertised as shorter than the Southern Pacific and aimed at tapping rich mineral resources in Deep Creek and surrounding areas.
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Salt Lake County
Great Salt Lake
Lucin
Southern Pacific
Deep Creek
Utah
Nevada
Eureka
Austin
Sierra Nevada
California
Beckwith Pass
San Francisco
Senate votes on 4600000 loan for St Louis Exposition
Debate on the urgent deficiency bill ends with passage of the loan provision for the St Louis Exposition. Colorado's Mr Patterson criticizes the silver panic and states he opposes another Democratic silver pronouncement.
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Senate
Patterson
Colorado
House Passes Agricultural Appropriation Bill Without Free Seed Reforms
Representative Sheppard of Texas pressed for a government seed distribution reform in the agricultural appropriation bill. The measure stalled in committee and was left in its original form, with only minor amendments, as the house approved the bill without addressing free seed distribution.
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Texas
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