Idaho State News Highlights From Caldwell To Pocatello
Idaho reports include Caldwell blacksmiths forming a union and a new twenty namy mill starting near Payette. Payette and Nampa discuss an industrial school, Hotwell street railway prep, Williams appoints postmaster, Orchard reservoir bond fears, pox scare easing, mail delivery to begin at Pocatello, and calls to replace Hacky Mountain Bell. Idaho County map errors show 15 000 acres misclassified, Cassia county coke project possible, Sinker tunnel work resumes at Silver City, and Fort Hall school physician reassigned to Yakima agency. A Boise train wreck caused thousands in damage but limited injuries.
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Caldwell
Firet Creek
Payette
Eltixenn
Nampa
Estatiahed
Hotwe
Mia Arabella
Williams
Kootenal County
Vine Lee Downey
Prior
Latan County
Treasury Department
House
Interior Department
Montana-Idaho
Etar
Pocatello
Hocatello
Une
Eicheberger
Ada County
Tragedy at Culney Hatch Asylum Fire Kills Many Women
A London special reports a devastating fire at Culney Hatch asylum where around fifty insane female patients perished. The blaze swept five wooden dormitories in the Jewish wing, many victims burned in their beds or found collapsed in corridors as staff struggled to move patients to safety.
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Culney Hatch Asylum
London
Wutherak
Appalling New Jersey wreck near Weatfield injures many
A Royal Blue line express crashed into a rear local train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey near Weatfield New Jersey Tuesday night. The collision caused immediate fire in the wreckage trapping and consuming several passengers while the flyer’s occupants escaped uninjured aside from minor cuts and bruises.
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New York
Graveland
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Weatfield
N. J
Royal Blue Line
Brukes
The Goebel Conspiracy Confession From Frankfort
Henry F Youteey claims James B. Howard of Clay county shot William Goebel. Howard asserts he told all details of the plot and that the conspiracy ended in Goebel’s assassination. He says the plot occurred in Powers private office with only Howard and Jim Hoard inside the room.
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Frankfort
James B. Howard
Clay County
William Goebel
Henry F Youteey
Secretary of Stat Powers
Jim Hoard
No Hebrew Race Claim Debated in NYC Ethnology Meeting
Dr Maurice Pinhasberg, noted anthropologist, declares at a joint American Ethnological Society and New York Academy of Research meeting in New York City that there is no Hebrew race. He argues Hebrews are not descended from Aramaic or Armenian roots, contending Armenians formed the true lineage.
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New York City
American Ethnological Society
New York Academy of Refenves
Maurice Pinhberg
Arba
Ham
Mob Holds Up Chicago And North Western Train
A mob of men women and boys halted a Chicago and North Western coal train at Webster Avenue Chicago and carried away the cargo before police dispersed them. Women led the attack uncoupling the train crew. Traffic stopped for three hours as the crowd grew to over a thousand.
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Pearly Wo
Chicago & Northwestern Com
Webster Avenue
Chicago
Wisconsin
Trafic
Castro Offer Raises Doubts Over Adequacy of Claims
Berlin officials doubt 30 percent of revenues from La Guayra and Porto Cabello will satisfy foreign creditors. The pledge aims to secure payment of claims and prove the sincerity of Castro’s intent. Further checks are underway to assess whether the rate is adequate.
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Castro
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
Berlin
Lamp disaster and fatal kitchen encounter prompt loss of life
A New York City driver, Edward Lang, reports his four year old daughter Anna died after swallowing a small electric lamp bulb from a reading lamp. The bulb became lodged in her throat and caused strangulation before a hospital tracheotomy could save her. Separately in Philadelphia, Thomas Strayer found boarder William Ryan unresponsive and learned heart disease had caused his death.
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Edward Lang
New York City
Anna
Hersistance
Thomas V. Strayer
Philadelphia
William B. Ryan
Strayer
Ryan
Bank Robbery Suspects At Large In Missouri Loot Recovered
Bill Anderson or Rudolph and Frank Lewis, alleged Union Missouri bank robbers and the detective Charles J. Schumacher murderers, are still at large. A 1700 dollar reward is offered and detectives report a trail. In Stanton, Missouri, securities totaling about 90000 were recovered from Frank Rudolph’s house, tied to the Union robbery near Christmas that saw nearly 120000 in cash and valuables stolen.
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Bill Anderson
Rudolph
Frank Lewis
Charles J. Schumacher
Stanton
Frank Rudolph
Re Union
Mrs B J North-Dowie seeks divorce from John Murray Dowie
In Page County Pennsylvania court Mrs. B J North-Dowie petitions for divorce from John Murray Dowie alleging cruelty and inhuman treatment and asks for alimony. She was a wealthy widow at marriage in 1900 and owned bank stocks and farms. She met Dowie after traveling to Chicago to study Dowieism. Minera Suffocated in Indiana Colliery. The Harris Lankford mine near Terre Haute burned, killing James Weaner and hospitalizing four others. rescue was slowed by hoisting machinery destruction.
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Mra
Chicago
Dowie
Indiana
Harris-Lankford
Terre Haute
Ind
James Weaner
American Ship Ashore Off Holy Head in Heavy Gale
An American liner is reported ashore off Aberffraw Point fifteen miles south of Holyhead Wales as a heavy gale rages in St George's Channel. Part of the crew have reached shore from the steamers bow while the rest are unable to land due to the rough seas. Separately in New York City Miss Elsie Herron aged 20 shot her cousin Lester Carroll aged 14 during a family visit. She claimed she did not realize the pistol was loaded. The boy was struck in the chest and his recovery remains uncertain.
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Aberfrawe Point
Holy Head
Wales
St. George's Channel
Elsie Herron
Lecter Carroll
New York City
Miss Herron
Lester
Brazil Concentrates Troops Amid Acre Bolivian Tension
The Brazilian legation announces Brazil will concentrate troops in Matto Grasso and Amazonas in case of further conflict with Bolivia over Acre. The statement accuses Bolivia of alienating territory to a foreign syndicate and rejects proposed settlements after President Pando vowed to march on Brazilian subjects in Acre.
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Legation of
Paria
Acre
Pando
Bolivia
Peru
Brazil
Amazon
Paraguay
Matto Grasso
Amazonas
Democrats Name Teller as Colorado Senate Choice
Fifty-one Democratic members joined in the vote to reelect Henry M Teller after pressuring M J Madden to attend the joint session. Republicans withdraw from contest as ex Senator Wolcott quits further efforts and urges acceptance of Teller’s renomination amid charges of treachery within the party.
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Colorado General Assembly
M. J. Madden
United States
Madden
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
H. ©. Wolcott
Republican Party
Wolcott
Repub.iean
Stromboli Volcano Erupts Again After Brief Quiet Period
After a short lull Stromboli erupts in July with great lava and stone expulsions. The fiery blasts throw material far from the crater, creating a spectacular night scene as flames light the sky.
Trade with Mexico Shows Gains in Early Fiscal Months
During the first four months of the current fiscal year exports from Mexico to the United States reached 40,902,373 dollars, up from 38,516,262 in the same period last year. Imports rose accordingly, indicating an almost three million dollar net gain in American merchandise entering Mexico.
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Mexico
United States
Staked Mackay and the Missouri Mystery
A delayed notice reports the death in Boone County Missouri of Lawrence Ash and traces his connections to John W. Mackay who bought and developed the Comstock Lode for $10,000. The piece recalls friendships, a liveryman named Nash in Virginia, and Jackny’s Wreath as a remembered note before ending with Laan’s return to Missouri and the inheritance of a large estate.
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Lawrence Ash
Boone County
John W. Mackay
Nash
Virginia
Mr. Mack
Jackny
Laan
Missouri
Plotted Bridger Bank Raid Revealed in Montana
Carbon county officers announce a planned Western Montana raid after Bridger Stock Growers bank robbery. The conspiracy aimed to seize three banks in Red Lodge with twenty men, risking bloodshed, but was halted when four robbers were captured at Rainey McDonald’s cabin in Rosebud county. Police had previously warned of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang targeting Deer Lodge.
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Carbon County
Montana
Bridger
Bank of Bridger
Deer Lodge
Lynch Must Die Convicted of Treason in British Court
Colonel Arthur Lynch, MP for Galway, was found guilty of high treason in a British court and sentenced to death on four counts. He refused to speak in court as the sentence was pronounced, bowed to the court, and was led away in custody. London papers expect commutation but urge a deterrent punishment to avoid Lynch becoming a martyr.
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Arthur Lynch
Galway
London
Lynch
Cannibals Reported Eating Whites in New Guinea
Miowera reports New Guinea natives killed several Europeans and a Dutch constable, with others murdered as famine drives cannibalism. Drought leaves natives subsisting on roots as murders and kidnappings spread across multiple locations.
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New Guinea
Victoria
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Savannah Georgia
Two strong earthquakes were felt in Savannah and along the coast Friday night at 8 15 PM. Tybee Island reported the greatest violence causing alarm among seasonal residents. Lighthouse keeper Mrs Evans said five shocks shook the lighthouse waking children forty feet up and frightening occupants. Other homes on the island also felt perceptible tremors before the excitement subsided.
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Savannah
Tybee Island
Evans
Coke Oven Blaze Burns Two Buffalo Workers
Charles Westphal a furnaceman and Michael Schultz a helper at Buffalo Union Furnace were horribly burned Friday night as they prepared to load a coke oven. When the oven door opened a flash of flame enveloped them. Westphal collapsed from the heat while Schultz escaped the burning building. Westphal is reported to die.
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Charles Westphal
Michael Schultz
Buffalo Union Furnace Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Westphal
Schulte
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