Idaho State News Breathes News From Across Idaho
The Idaho State News sketches a wave of local events from Pleabo to Parma and Weiser. It notes carloads of ice cut for Pleabo, a plea for more funds by the state fair commission, and rural free delivery efforts from Juliet to Wetser. A new Payne post office opens with Lula Peppedine as postmaster, and cadet Lesley Davie is named to Annapolis. Other items report a Parma creamery plan, dairy profits in Conrad, a shooting accident near Emmett, a horse accident near Payette, a San Francisco burial, bond legal action, a blooming plant, theater escape, the death of cattleman Wilkins, reform pardon for Tremeling, a fire scare in Dolce, and dynamite injuries at Culp’s mine.
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Dubets
Lesley Davie
Grangeville
Ter
Idaho
Conrad
Star
Jersey
Haitian Troops Take Porto Plata Amid Revolt Failures
A Cape Haitian cable dated the 17th reports government troops disembarked at Sonus and marched on Porto Plata. A night battle with a Dominican warship led to entry into Porto Plata, General Nord seeking refuge, and British marines landing to protect the consulate as Monplaisir’s revolt collapses with executions and arrests.
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Cape Haitian
Sonus
Porto Plata
Aechampe
United States
Pallas
Cnuxer
Hartford Line
General Monplaisir
Nord
Gonatves
Halt
Monplassir
Stalemate in Manchuria Talks Reported by London Daily Graphic
The London Daily Graphic claims negotiations have stalled on two Manchurian points both sides refuse to yield. Neither issue would alter the legal status or administration of Manchuria. Japan demands treaty wording, Russia resists, citing autonomy and pride, with influence from the campa In progress.
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London Daily Graphic
Russia
Japan
Mancchuria
Manchuria
Tapan
Rusa
Churia
Porto Rican Schools Annual Report Shows Growth
The commissioner of education for Porto Rico Samuel McCune Lindsay reports 1,005 schools open and a total enrollment of 70,217, about 19 percent of the island’s estimated school population. Insular appropriations totaled 674,078 with 645,106 spent, and total education spending reached 817,816 for the year.
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Porto Rico
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Schuol
Department of Education
Immigrants See United States as Mecca in 1908 Flow
A Rome dispatch says the United States remains the main destination for Italian emigrants, with nearly 260,000 leaving for America in 1908. Adolfo Roast, inspector of emigration, is tasked to work with the U S Immigration Commission to direct Italians to agricultural states and reduce town concentrations, while studying relations to labor unions.
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United States
Rome
Adolfo Roast
United States Immigration Commission
Rossel
Prohibition of Chinese Immigration Debated at Panama Convention
At the second session of the constitutional convention in Panama on the afternoon of the 16th, recommendations were presented for banning Chinese immigration except for agricultural workers. The body adopted Colombia’s 1886 constitution provisions opposing the current government, and authorized a junta to secure a $600,000 loan.
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Panama
Colombia
Germans Besieged by Rebels in German Southwest Africa
A Wapateh from Windhoek reports the German post at Okahandya in Damaraland is hard pressed by revolted Hereros. Attempts from Windhoek to relieve the garrison with heavy boases have failed. Windhoek is threatened and militia is called out as Herero fighters are mounted and armed with stolen horses and guns.
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Windhoek
Southwest Africa
Saya
Okahandya
Damaraland
War Clouds Lift as Russia and Japan Slow to War
Negotiations show Russia recognizing Japan's Korea position and Japan accepting Russia's Manchuria role. Core disputes remain a neutral Korean Yalu strip and guarantees for Manchuria. A Japanese minister says war would be disastrous and not decisive, and peace forces appear to be gaining.
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Lesve
Yalu River
Japan
Manchuria
Kurrino
Russia
Acta
Colombia’s Claims on Panama Conspiracy Alleged by Reyes
President Roosevelt sent to the senate new correspondence on U S relations with Colombia and Panama from December 23 1903 to January 6. General Reyes accuses U S action of injuring Colombia citing the 1864 treaty and asserts Colombia could still pursue another treaty. He claims Panama’s independence was aided by Colombian agents and a New York bank credit financed bribery of Panama’s garrison, noting public knowledge of strong forces in Bogota and Washington.
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Republic of Panama
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
Colombia
Panama
State Department
General Reyes
Bogota
Washington
Isthmus
New York
Woman Dies from Cold in Mountain Pass Tragedy
A telephone report from Tennessee Pass to Leadville says the frozen body of Mrs. John L. Scott was found in a lonely pass after she left Leadville last Tuesday to join her husband. She had been dead several days, with distorted features indicating death by cold hunger and exposure.
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Mack Hand
Payette
S.C. Gallop
Ave
Halas
Gallop
Peldam
Supreme Court
Edward Stels
Eshhief
Quarles
State Board
Mre MJ. Sharp
Harley
Leadville
Tennessee Pass
John L. Scott
Serbia's King Peter Pledges Punishers for Regicide
Report from Cettinje says King Peter of Serbia may abdicate with Russia's mandate to name a successor who would rule only if agreeing to punish the leaders of the conspiracy that killed King Alexander and Queen Draga. Conspirators threaten to join a Balkan spring outbreak amid rising internal chaos and brigandage.
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Alexander
Draga
Peter
Servia
Cettinje
Montenegro
Vienna
Russia
Serbia
Austria
Europe
Ilfe
Iossant
Stirring Up Trouble at Paris Meeting Over Panama Canal
Latin America representatives gathered in Paris on Tuesday night with about 600 attendees including bondholders, officials, diplomats, and professionals. George Thiebaud spoke on The Loss of the Panama Canal, aiming to sway opinion among influential listeners. He alleged U S and the canal company fomented Panama's revolution and alleged Anglo American understandings fueled anti American sentiment in the isthmus.
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Latin America
Parie
George Thiebaud
Panama Canal
M. Thieband
Panama Canal Company
Senate
Canal Company
M. Thiebaud
United States
Panama
Preacher to stand trial for lynching sermon
The Newcastle presbytery will try Rev. R A Elwood of Wilmington on charges connected with his June sermon Should the Murderer of Helen Bishop be Lynched The trial is set for February 2 at the Presbyterian church in Newcastle The complaint says the sermon stirred the crowd that later mobbed the workhouse seized George White a Black man who confessed to assaulting and killing Helen Bishop and burned him at the stake
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Newcastle
R.A. Elwood
Wilmington
Del
Helen Bishop
Train Wrecker Gets Life Imprisonment
A La Junta Colorado report states John Devine was convicted in district court of wrecking the Santa Fe passenger train near Fowler last summer. Engineer John Walker was fatally injured. Judge Voorhees sentenced Devine to life imprisonment. Devine, a tramp, was found about 150 yards from the wreck, asleep, claiming he had slept there for hours and was not disturbed by the crash.
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John Tremeltling
Rd Woods
Owyhee County
Tremel- Mng
Dolce
Charles Sule
Bolveasin
Bear Finn Guile
Maho City
Nesth
Silla
Albert Starkie
Charles Lay
Culp’s Mine
Botee
la Junta
Colo
John Devine
Santa Fe
Fowler
John Walker
Voorhees
Devine
Peace prospects surface as Russia hints at retreat
Tokyo dispatch cites confidential report from Kurino of St Petersburg noting Russian leaders including War Minister Kuropatkin and peers favor peace. The London Daily Mail corroborates a shift toward negotiations with Japan as European capitals lean toward avoiding war.
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Japan
Europe
Far East
Toklo
London Daily Mail
Kurino
St. Petersburg
Kuroparsio
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