Blaze at Shoshone destroys warehouse and smith shop
A fire at 10 am Tuesday destroyed the Stockgrowers Mercantile warehouse a 24 by 60 foot building valued at 500 containing 50 tons of baled hay worth 650 and the J W Wheeler blacksmith shop valued at 350 with 150 worth of town street lamps inside. Two adjacent buildings were saved by a bucket line from a nearby locomotive. no insurance existed. The piece urges water works and electric lights for Shoshone with local capitalists urged to invest, praising the town’s prospects.
Fatal wreck recalls fireman and engineer in Pocatello
Report on the train wreck near Pocatello notes fireman Henry Bowers killed and engineer Evan Williams injured but alive. Bowers, 24 or 25, trusted Short Line employee and widower, to be buried beside his Nebraska mother in Hastings. Williams, with past wrecks, is resting comfortably after injuries. he recalls the switch being partly open before the crash.
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Pocatello
Capital News
Pocatello Tribune
Henry Bowers
Square
Hastings
Nebraska
Evan Williams
Malad Bridge
Milner Freighters Strike Shuts Down Kimama Freight
George Brown leads a strike by Milner freighters at Kimama against contractors Faris & Co and the Nelson Bennett Co after rates fell from 30 to 25 cents per hundred. Unnamed haulers who sympathize are barred from work while 14 carloads sit idle awaiting resolution.
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Kimama
Faris & Cos
Nelson Bennett Company
Milner
George Brown
Kimema
Faris & Kes
Faris & Kesl
Notles Dunavant and Barnard Exhibit at Opera House
Notles, The Dunavant and Barnard moving picture company will exhibit at the opera house Monday June 22. They showcase Edison killetoscope and dissolving stereopticon with many subjects of interest. The greatest broncho busting contest ever shown in moving pictures features Thos. Minor of Shoshone Idaho winning prizes. Admission 15 25 35 cents. Seats on sale at usual place.
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Dunavant & Barnard Moving Picture Company
Opera House
Dissolution of 1903 partnership between Emer son and Kleinman
Notice declares the partnership formed May 2 1903 between Dr J W L Emer son and Dr E W Kleinman is dissolved. Dr Emerson assumes all outstanding debts.
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J. W. L. Emerson
E. W. Kleinman
Emerson
McMahon Family Attends Sundry School Convention
Ers R J McMahon and young Robert McMahon joined the Sundry school convention held in Ricabo on Wednesday, joining other attendees for talks and activities.
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Ers
R. J. McMahon
Little Robert McMahon
Ricabo
Ring Rule Ends Tyranny in Shoshone County
The Shoshone county ends the control of a few appointed leaders and moves toward independent governance with citizens acting for law and economy. C W Wermeke and J L Fuller formed a business connection to Bliss Saturday. Kimberly visited from Shoshone from Sunday and was badly injured by a runaway team. A Methodist supper will be served at the Editor's office Tuesday June 235 at 6 o'clock with strawberries and cream ham sandwiches and coffee. Citizens welcome lameseekers arriving July first under Twin Falls Land and Water company with excursion rates via Short Line on June 20 21 and 29 and teams arranged to the Falls.
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Jovaxas
West
Shoshone
Lincoln
Twin Falls
Not So Necessary as We Thought
Henry Disston once toured his gun factory and halted before a skilled machinist. He ordered dismissal after the man boasted that Harry Disston could not run the factory without his brains, arguing pride in rightful skill ends usefulness.
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Henry Dizston
Nace
Mr. Disston
Harry Disston
French scientist on Saint Pierre ruins notes iron destroyed
A visiting French scientist observing the St. Pierre ruins in Martinique reports that while most stonework remains intact the ironwork and metals were erased by Mt Pelee blast gases leaving only black powder. He suggests rapid chemical action turned metals into oxides and similar compounds.
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Gosom
St. Pierre
Martinique
Mt. Pelee
Lincoln County Idaho Annual Financial Statement 1902
Lincoln County Idaho presents a detailed financial statement for 1902. It lists total assessed valuation, bonds, current expenses, school and road funds, and warrants paid, with figures for receipts, expenditures, and cash on hand. County Auditor A I McMahon swears to the accuracy of the data, filed April 1903.
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Lincoln County
Taitat
Salwaseeseene
Audo
Sendeer
Wetet
State of
Idaho
Lincoln
A. I. McMahon
A. I. M’mahon
Sen
Auniter
W. As Smith
Boyhood dream realized as Rockefeller becomes honorary fireman
John D. Rockefeller, head of Standard Oil, is elected to honorary membership in North Tarrytown New York’s fire patrol. He expresses pride that his boyhood dream is realized as a firefighter, joking about staying within fire lines and testing limits.
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Philadelphia Record
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Ofl Corporation
North Tarrytown
N.Y
Lfe
Implied Street Trouble Near Owego Leaves Questions
Fragmentary OCR reads of a local item describe a man in the streets of Owego, suspected trouble, and mentions a British connection and a three day period. The legible parts hint at alleged wrongdoing and possible imprisonment, with unclear chronology and names.
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Blaze
Gooding Bros
Great East
Notles
C. W. Wermeke
J. L. Fuller
Bliss
C. W. Kimberly
Palle
Weet
Lior
Blaine County
Stenrs
Qealer
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