Idaho State News Highlights From Shoshone Journal
Reports from Nampa note a carpenters and joiners union organized. lightning injures Charles Hieck of Georgetown. Kimberly Hall opens with bright prospects. Twin Pails tract harvests show good yields. fall fair planned for lumber events. several townsite and agricultural developments across the region. heat records at Placerville. schooling and travel updates. Stevens county and local incidents including injuries and fires. notable deaths and accidents linked to Boise and Pine areas.
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Carpenters and Joiners
Nampa
Charles Hieck
Georgetown
Idaho Crowded With Fatal Falls and Accidents in Meadows
Reported incidents in the region include Captain William Yates of the Fourteenth Cavalry fatally injured after being thrown from a horse during drill near Hot Springs barracks. Walter Helfrich, a dressmaker’s son from Nampa, suffers a skull fracture after a bungy seat accident. John Killian dies in a hospital near Boise from injuries after a mine blast near Wilson. A group of men are described as offering four dollars a day and board for labor near Meadows and upper country as they cope with perilous conditions.
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Wiliam Yates
Fourteenth Cavalry
Ras
Hotes Barracks
Walter Helfrich
Nampa
Jotn Killian
Boles
Guarrien
Ety
Final Appeal to the People Dissolves Parliament in Russia
A 1907 dispatch reports Imperial ukases dissolving the present Russian parliament and ordering a new convocation for six months hence, with Moscow security measures raising fears of autocratic rule. Analysts warn the move may spark a civil crisis and widen a rift between reformers and conservatives.
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Tts
Bt. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas
Aha
Nooo
Moscow
Dreyfus Receives Cross of Honor in Military Ceremony
In a formal courtyard ceremony at the military school Major Alfred Dreyfus was awarded the Cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in the presence of a distinguished military assembly. The event, held on the spot of his 12 year old disgrace, featured artillery guards, drum strains, and a formal salute as officials and soldiers witnessed the decoration.
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Thirteenth Artillery
Tatge
War Office
Dreyfus
Gillain
Army
Peace Treaties Bury Past Conflicts In Central America
On board the US cruiser Mantlehead amid a diplomatic conference with William N Merry Costa Rica and San Salvador ministers and Gamboa the treaty outlines end to hostilities. Honduras and El Salvad or resume peace with Guatemala and disarm within eight days. Prisoners of war to be released refugees monitored to prevent abuse the next general treaty to be signed within two months. Costa Rica designated meeting site. Disputes to be arbitrated by U S and Mexican presidents.
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San Salvador
United States
Mantlehead
Bomdrary
William N. Merry
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Leste Combs
Gamboa
Salvador
Thaychpital
Mexico
Diaz Preparing for Outbreak in Mexico
El Paso dispatch reports Governor Rafael Yeabel of Sonora traveling to Mexico City to confer with President Diaz about a planned uprising on September 16 Independence Day. The movement, led by the League of Mexican Railroad Employes, aims to expel foreigners with official roles in railways, mines, and smelters, amid fears of disorder and government readiness to quell any unrest.
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el Paso
Tex
Rafael Yeabel
Sonora
Mexico
Mexico City
Diaz
Candrien
Fl Paso
League of Mexican Railroad
Train Plunges Into Diamond Lake Near Camden
A westbound Great Northern train plunged from a tunnel embankment into Diamond Lake near Camden, Spokane. Nine men in the smoking car and the engine crew drowned as the engine and cars submerged, with a gas explosion and fire quickly controlled. The other cars stayed on track. one day coach passenger was fatally injured by a gas tank blast. Diamond Lake is shallow along the shore but deep offshore, with the engine believed buried about 125 feet underwater.
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Spokane, Wash
Great Northern
Diamond Lake
Camden
Spokane
Washington Meat Inspection Law Discussed by Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson spoke on the new meat inspection law noting it covers only slaughtering and harvesting establishments. He urged a general cleanup by citizens to ensure meat entering homes is clean and wholesome as a state and local issue.
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Washington
Wilson
Bosinea
Rockefeller Immune From Arrest In New York Arrival
Bowling Green attorney Troup said no arrest will be attempted when John D. Rockefeller arrives in New York. He obtained consent from Prosecutor David and Probate Judge Banker to enter Rockefeller’s appearance. A warrant was issued after an information filed by Provventor Davis charging Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Co. with a Valentine antitrust law violation.
Dowle Demands Written Charges From Voliva
John Alexander Dowle asks Wilbur Glenn Voliva head of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church for all written charges against Dowle's moral character so he can defend himself. Voliva refuses to comply and claims the demand is wasted.
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Voliva
Dowle
Chicago
John Alexander Dowle
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Crarers
Jaxt Dowle
Dow
Hie
Treaty Signed On Cruiser Off Guatemala Coast
A peace treaty among Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras was signed at sea aboard the US cruiser Marblehead off the Guatemalan coast. Mexico aided mediation, and the peace commissions expressed gratitude to the US and Mexico. The Central American war began with Salvadoran expeditions in May and evolved into a regional conflict before Washington secured terms acceptable to all three republics.
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San Jose
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
United States
Marblehead
Guatemalan
Senor Gamboa
Mexico
Guateala
Toledo
Washington
Earthquake Toll In Socorro Reported At Two Thousand
Citizens estimate Socorro earthquake losses at two thousand dollars with over 100 tremors since July 3. Major shocks July 12 and last Monday caused cracked adobe walls. about 100 houses affected, including Knights of Pythias hall and county courthouse, with chimneys down on many homes. A schoolhouse plastered and chimneys lost. tents shelter frightened women. some buildings reportedly damaged beyond repair. Colorado Telephone building said injured but not damaged. Denver fraud suit seeks to challenge tramway and electric company franchise amid claims of intimidation and real estate losses valued over twenty thousand dollars.
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Socorro
N. M
Knights of Pythine
Court House
Joseph Price
Colorado Telephone Company
Denver
Ross
Nopolis
Denver City Tramway Company
Denver Gas 2 Electric Company
Suit Fm Equity
United States
Ernest M. Pease
City
Pease
Russell Sage Dies at ripe old age
New York financier Russell Sage died Sunday at his Cedarcroft home in Lawrence after a heart failure. Born August 4, 1816 in Verona, he built a fortune in wholesale groceries before turning to railroads and Wall Street, forming ties with Jay Gould and creating modern option methods. At death he led twenty five railroad and telegraph concerns.
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New York
Russell Sage
Cedarcroft
Lawrence
Sage
Nestor
Verona
Oneida County
Eliza
Pendance Sage
Connecticut
Henry
Troy
Lacrosse Railroad Company
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wall Street
Jay Gould
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Grant & Ward
Mr. Sage
Coe Railroad and Telegraph
Irrigation Congress to Show Big Boise Crops
Boise hosts the fourteenth National Irrigation Congress September 3 to 8. Delegates will see fruits grains grasses sugar beets and vegetables from sixteen states and territories. The event aims to demonstrate results and practical district irrigation methods.
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Boise
Idaho
National Irrigation Congress
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Double Suicide in Montana
In Helena, a 23 year old water inspector Charles D Schmidt fatally shoots his wife aged 19 over suspected infidelity with a Third Cavalry trooper from Fort Assiniboine. He then kills himself. The incident follows a claimed motive of jealousy and revenge. President W J Dutton of Home Fire and Marine Insurance announces wind up of the company amid corporate reorganizations following the April conflagration.
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San Francisco
W. J. Dutton
The
Homefire and Mariné Insurance Company
Home Fire and Marine
Firemen’s Fund Insurance Company
California
Dutton
Fireman's Fund
Fireman's Fund Insurance Corporation
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Challis
William H. Thomas
Charley Doran
Atlanta
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Viciuity of Arrow
Edward P. Houster
Pine
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Ore
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Amnett
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Town of Hope
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Payatie Lakes
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Weiser
Ley
Alec of
Welver
Uncle Sam
Rede
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Becauer
Revolutionary Party
Solomnka
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Teralu Honiste
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Rockefeller
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