Idaho News Highlights From Caldwell to Nampa and Beyond
Idaho reports roll in from Caldwell planning a new bank with capital of 50100 dollars and a railroad project from Ontario to Emmett. Meridian Commercial advocates for ai industry, five carloads of household goods arrive in Nampa, and Lenox Post Office opens with Theodore Pierce as postmaster. May trial hints for Moyer Haywand and Pettibone. Fire destroys Pat Glennon’s home in Garden Valley with some contents saved. Eugene Dey owes court costs in Day divorce appeal. Moscow University’s metalurgical lab contract awarded. Caliwell school closed due to whooping cough and war famine. Amwellton area described as thriving ahead of a strong season. Tex Clark sentenced to seven years for killing Sam Clark in Nampa. State Auditor Hragan finalizes horse cattle brands ledger. Senator Meyhurn petitions Washington county farmers against forest reserves. Lafayette Gray wounded in Boise. Ollie Powell and Nenetaumer tragedy referenced. James Madden, prominent sheep raiser, dies of heart disease. Marysvale line with Short Line nears completion. daily service to Anthony from March 26. Train accident near Horseshow Bend kills Peter Connaughton. Chase injured. William Connaughton hurt. Harry Orchard confession reveals a failed assassination attempt on Governor Steunenberg. Fred L Glessing, 15, commits suicide in Blackfoot. Mine collapse at Mintle Moore Bellevue claims Henry Hendry, Andrew Westerball lost lives. Henry Westerhall injured. A baby found on a Nampa red light district doorstep with a note about the mother’s illness.
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Meyhurn
Biwview
Washington County
Wihe
Idnto
Lafayette Gray
Boise
Henry Nenetaumer
Ollie Powell
Nenetaumer
James Madden
North
Mayo
Tammany Country
Madden
Lewiston
Cyclone Pummels Oklahoma Homes in Night Destruction
A powerful cyclone struck the Oklahoma area near Perry and Billings, causing injuries to three residents and extensive property damage. Mr and Mrs James Russell suffered critical injuries as their house was torn apart, with others buried beneath rubble. A cloud split and directed debris toward Bel Rock and Cerren.
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Perry
Oklahoma
Billings
Ohio
James Russell
Sam Merrifield
Bildings
Bel Rock
Cerren
Trunk Murder Suspect Arrested in Stockton Case
The body of Albert N. McVicar, an employee at Rawhide mine Jamestown, was found in a trunk at the Southern Pacific depot. Police arrested Emma LeDoux, also known as Mrs McVicar, who bought the trunk and rope. Authorities suspect robbery and note McVicar had $800. LeDoux implicates Joe Miller, but she protests innocence.
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Stockton
Cal
Southern Pacific
Albert N. McVicar
Jamestown
Antioch
Emma LeDoux
McVicar
Amador County
Mra. LeDoux
Joe Miller
Erie
Washout wreck kills nine near Casper Wyoming
Sunday night a Chicago & Northwestern accommodation train struck a prairie washout twenty six miles west of Casper killing nine and injuring thirteen. Simultaneously the Platte river bridge near the city failed making it impossible to reach the accident site. Most victims were in a caboose with a heavy water tank behind it as the water car plunged into the caboose trapping passengers.
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Casper
Wyo
Chicago & Northwestern
New Branch
Here
Platte River
Fake proclamation misleads governor over labor union visit
Ita governor Gooding received four telegrams bearing a forged signature of John C. Chase former Hav erhill mayor claiming a labor union committee would depart New York to hear confessions of Harry Orchard and Steve Adams in a detectives and prosecutors affair. The letters stem from a bogus proclamation circulated from here last night by New York labor leaders.
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Ita
Governor Gooding
New York
John C. Chase
Haverhill
Mass
Harry Orchard
Steve Adams
Spiradonovo Torture Claim Voices in Tambolt Trial
Moscow reports Mile Spiradonovo a 17 year old girl found guilty of assaulting M Lizhenoffsky chief of Tambolt secret police. Her counsel M Tysiinho arrived from Tambolt recounts torture claims comparing Spanish Inquisition to her client’s mistreatment. He describes her courtroom speech before judges who condemned her.
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Moscow
M. Tysiinho
Mile
Spiradonovo
M. Lizhenoffsky
Tambolt
Tambo
Mile Spiradonovo
First Rebate Case to be Tried Under Elkins Law
Philadelphia reports the first rebate case to be tried under the Elkins Law. Indictments name Great Northern Railway, Wood & Co, and Mutual Transit agents for offering rebates in 1904 shipments from Florence and Amans to Winnipeg and Duluth. Core figures include a total rebate of 1290.59 dollars on rail and steamer routes.
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Elkins
Philadelphia
United States
Holland
Great Northern Railway Company
R. D. Wood & Co
B. Campbell
J. W. Lake
New York
Mutual Transit Company
Walter
Reading Railroad
Duluth
Wood & Co
Irrigation Aid Approved for Ute Lands in Utah
The Senate Indian committee endorsed an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill to provide 600000 for irrigation projects for the Uncompahgre Uintah and White River Utes in Utah. The plan allows construction and operation under Utah law, with cost sharing among irrigated lands and a thirty year payoff to reimburse the work from land sales at Uintah.
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Washington
Senate
Utah
Sutherland
Uintah
Shonts to Visit Isthmus for Freight Inquiry
Panama canal commission chairman Shonts will sail Friday to the Isthmus to inspect freight handling. R P Schwerin of Pacific Mail Steamship Co and other officers will sail to Colon on a private yacht to meet Shonts and join in a full study of misunderstandings over freight consigned to Colon for shipment via the Isthmus to Panama.
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Washington
Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
R. P. Schwerin
Manier
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Colon
Canal Zone
Panama
Pacific Mail Company
More Battleships for Uncle of Washington
The House committee on naval affairs proposes a navy building programme totaling 99.75 million dollars. It includes one battleship costing 6 million dollars excluding armor and armament, three torpedo boat destroyers at 750 thousand each, and submarine boats at the navy secretary’s discretion up to 1.1 million. The secretary will determine tonnage and related figures.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Bi
Brutal Husband Shot By His Wife in Mevical Lake WA
Spokane acting mayor CL Ba ruth of Mevical Lake Washington is in a dangerous condition at his home with two gunshot wounds said to be fired by his wife after a family quarrel. He allegedly chased her with a poker. she returned, shot him twice when he attacked again. She surrendered without arrest.
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Spokane
CL. Baruth
Mevical Lake
Wash
Treachery at Magtaon Sparks Pulajanes Clash in Samar
Report from Magtaon Samar says Pulajanes treacherously attacked American officials during a staged surrender attempt. In the ensuing fight, thirty Pulajanes were killed and sixteen constabulary personnel were killed or wounded as authorities chased the rebels into the mountains.
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Manila
Magaon
Samar
Constabulary
Jones
Magtaon
Curry
Lobinger
Hoover
Aguillar
Pur Re
Postmasters Ordered to Bar Illegal Medical Offices Ads
Washington reports postmaster general orders New York and Brooklyn to block mail ads for fifty two illegal medical offices and to refuse delivery to mail addressed under fictitious names used by operators. This follows similar steps in Boston and Philadelphia to curb such criminal concerns.
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Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Cortelyon
Boston
Philadelphia
Titania Strikes Submerged Rock in Saint Johns Harbor
The British freight steamer Titania, after battling fire at sea and a gale with a blinding snowstorm, struck a submerged rock while entering Saint Johns harbor. A hole opened in her hull and the ship beached to prevent sinking as desperate efforts kept her from foundering.
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St. Johns, N. F
Titania
Les
Famine in Tokio District Seeks Relief as Aid Arrives
In the famine district misery eases slightly due to foreign aid and winter relief. Authorities seek work for able-bodied but need more. Thousands still verge on starvation as parents send children to Okayama orphanage. Tax relief proves insufficient while American donations are welcomed and effective. An additional appeal follows for South Formosa homeless victims.
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Tokio
Okayama
South
Formosa
Entire Family Slain by Yaqui Indians in Sonora
Five members of Pedro Meza’s family, including the La Dura president, were massacred by Yaqui Indians near their homes in Sonora Mexico. Three Mera family members survived, the couple’s baby son and two daughters. The group had driven to Guaymas for medical care and shopping when ambushed between Ortiz and La Dura as Mexican troops were summoned to quell the raid. The attackers fired from all vantage points as survivors made a last stand beside an overturned carriage.
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Los Angeles
Pedro Meza
la Dura
Sonora
Mexico
Frederick Hiariman
Willian Hoege Company
Ortx and
Mera
Pedro Mera
Merced
Eliora
Quaymas
Senorita Eloise
Guaymas
Ortiz
Outrage of Chinese Pirates Near Canton
Details from March 22 report about Chinese pirates attacking the Standard Oil launch Comet between Wampoa and Canton. Pirates boarded after a stinkpot salvo, overpowered crew, beached the vessels, and looted valuables including Winchester rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. kerosene cargo left untouched.
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Hongkong
Canton
Standard Oil Company
Comet
Kongman
Wampoa
Withe
Poisoning of Polish Mill Girls Over Strike Refusal
In Pablanice near Lodz ten miles south, thirty four female workers at Kinde ler's mill refused to join a strike and were poisoned by powder strewn on the mill floor. One died and the others were seriously ill with ten not expected to recover. The paymaster of the Vistula railroad was later shot by robbers who seized 3500 dollars.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Kindeler
Pablanice
Lodz
Carpet Tack Sparks Phoenix Powder Disaster Near East St Louis
A carpet tack jammed between cogwheels sparked the explosion at the Phoenix Powder plant eight miles east of town on Saturday, killing John Nash aged 58 and Edward Higinbotham aged 24. The plant was destroyed with parts scattered widely. In Leadville Colorado, two men died in the Busk-Ivanhowtun tunnel when fer smoke from approaching trains asphyxiated Leadville bridge carpenter Colon Fleming and nightwatchman Nicholas Diemer.
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East St. Louis
Phoenix Powder Company
Here
John Nash
Edward Higginbotham
Leadville
Colon
W. G. Fleming
Colorado Midland Railroad
Nicholas Diemer
Busk-Ivanhow
Fleming
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