Idaho State News Highlights and Local Incidents
The Payette pupil attendance averages 460 with total votes around 4000. Incidents include a fatality from an accidental discharge near a court, a dredge explosion in Silver City killing William Morrison, and a drowning during a split voyage. Idaho-Maryland Development files for incorporation. new residents flock to the state amid housing shortages. Official election canvass shows narrow wins for some races, including a Democratic reelect of Probate Judge Wik Reese in New Verve County.
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Hole
Pearple
Ty Augusta
Idaho-Maryland Development Company
Alphonew B. Wyman
Orton
William Morrison
Silver City
Esplonion
Companion
New
Verve County
Wik Reese
Republicas
Spring Of Death At Nevada Spring Reveals Arsenic Poisoning
A party of prospectors led by Henry Arnell found skeletons near a Nevada spring after drinking contaminated water. The water tested heavily arsenic with the party each succumbing to symptoms before Arnell fled to the city with samples. He warned others not to drink the water.
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Dewert
Wien
Bernardino
Henry Arnel
Desert
Nevada
Arnell
Norman Springs
Tiarber Mountain
General Breckenridge Reflects on Philippine Tour
General J. O. Breckenridge, in a Breckenridge annual report, praises army officers and soldiers for their faithful, patient efforts in the Philippines. He notes hardships, subsistence reliance on commissaries, and the critics’ gaze, but asserts the army has performed its duties well and earned public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckenridge
Philippine
Philippina
Hidden Aztec Treasure Reported at Tepic Mexico
Reverend Pablo Martino and witnesses report Americans led by archaeologic expert Maverick discovered a cavern near Yesoa with stone images and an altar. Ornamental objects from an unknown prehistoric race were found and transported by twelve burros to San Blas and then San Francisco.
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Avery
National Museum
Mexico
Yesen
San Blas
San Francisco
Still Weans His Head Collapses Amid Colombian Conflict
Reports from Colombian revolutionary sources describe a clash at Agua Dolce between government forces and insurgents. Government gunboats Chivalte and Hogota pursue the war vessel Poas, once owned by Costa Rica, to return with it to harbor. The Bogowa sails for Manama disabled after heavy losses, with five officers and fifteen crew reportedly killed. The Padilla’s location remains unknown. The Garth Hickn Authority claims Colombia cannot arm Poas at this porch as arms and ammunition are reportedly absent aboard. The death sentence on General Uribe has not been carried out. several Merera prisoners might be involved in revenge motives.
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Colomiane
Urbellelle
Agua Dolce
Chivalte
Hogota
Poas
Conta Rica
Bogowa
Manama
Padilla le Ce
Garth Hickn
Fefane
Colombia
Lethe
Uribe- Uribe
Confederate Pension Totals Rise Despite Small Payouts
Derhar publishes annual Confederate pensions data noting 7 750 pensioners with 1 110 paid to eighty seven veterans as artificial limbs replace fewer grants. The annual pension grows slowly while the fund remains a shrinking pittance.
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Derhar
Tust
Confederate Pond
Third Year Old in New York Dies After Bite Complication
The three year old son of a tobacco dealer in New York, Aided hey Mie at a Pty Hermano Kaufmann, died last Wednesday from swelling after a small bite. The swelling spread over the upper body within hours. Doctors could not relieve the pulse and the child died. Physicians believe erysipelas germs infected the insect bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermano Kaufmann
New York
Venezuelan forces clash near Cumana in insurgent conflict
A Le Guayra bound tugboat brings news that on Saturday Venezuelan troops under General Valetia attacked the port of Cumana, engaging insurgents with little resistance. Dutch governor at Caravea orders General Matos to maintain neutrality or face removal from Soracoe.
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Vietortoms
le Guayra
Carupano
Valetia
Cumana
Caravea
Matos
Soracoe
Crime Follows Coronation Rejoicing England
After London coronation celebrations, crime surges fill the papers with murder trials and tragedies. Reports emphasize lower-class crime and a notable stabbing where a young woman killed a stock exchange member in a busy city street.
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London
Dust Storm Scorches Melbourne and Sydney in Sudden Outbreak
A red dust cloud blanketed Melbourne and Sydney causing panic as balls of fire reportedly fell and set fires in Melbourne. The same eerie pall drifted over Sydney and inland towns on Friday, signaling an extraordinary weather event.
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Syaney, Pays
Victorian
New South Wales
Darigoss
Melbourne
Sydney
Lake Cave-In Swallows Acres on Grandby Land Mine Abandoned
A lake of several acres at the Grandby land site near CUE introplin, Mo, was swallowed by a cave-in on Saturday. The mine remains standing but abandoned after cracking, with workers refusing to continue and the ground unsettled by about a foot. Rescue or stabilization actions were not described.
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Introplin
Grandby
Eruptions Bring Massive Losses Near Mont Pelee Island
Cablegrams from Guatemala City dated November 6 report Santa Maria volcano eruptions burying estates under deep volcanic ash. Hundreds die, property destruction exceeds Martinique's Mont Pelee toll. Coffee estates and planters, mainly US citizens and Germans, are hardest hit as new craters form and pumice blankets coastal regions.
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Santa Maria
Sava & Cablegramn
Guatemala City
Salvador
Martinique
Mont Peten
United States
King Leopold narrowly escaped as Italian shooter fires in Brussels
An Italian man named Rublao fired three shots at King Leopold II as he rode toward Brussels cathedral for a Te Deum memorial for Queen Marie Henriette. The shot shattered a carriage window and grazed the grand marshall’s face. Rublao was arrested, claiming motive linked to royal perceived misdeeds.
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Trea Uy
Belgia
Brussels
Marie Henriette
Compte D'Outrement
Grand Marabhal
Rue Royale
Rublao
Leopold
Stephanie
London
Conele
Edward
Struck by a Trolley Accident Kills One in Chicago
A collision between a Western avenue electric train and a Chicago Burlington & Quincy freight train at the Eighteenth street crossing in Chicago leaves one dead and a dozen women and children seriously injured. The crowded motor and trailer carried numerous passengers while a flagman’s error is blamed for the crash.
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Western Avenue
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Eighteenth Street
Chicago
Kidnaped Cigarmakers Abduction Case Referred to Roosevelt
Central Federation of Labor of New York unanimously requests President Roosevelt to consult the commission he appointed to investigate the two Tampa incidents. They seek a formal report on the kidnaping of fourteen union cigarmakers leaders and the abduction of the Tampa mayor tied to strike sympathy.
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Tampa
Central Federation of Labor of New York
Roosevelt
A Woman's Vengeance in Rochester Killing
Florence McFarlan a 21 year old music teacher was stabbed to death at her father's Rochester New York home by an accused rival. Lula Young wife of Frank Young a former city purchasing agent was arrested after witnesses say the attacker cried he has come between myself and husband and I am glad she's dead. The victim was described as refined and well dressed while Young made no statement following arrest.
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Florence McFarlan
Rochester
New York
Boureter
Lula Young
Prank Young
McBarlan
Miss McMarlan
Miss McParlan
Rebellion in China Reports Rebel Capture and Fortunes
Advices from Canton say Kwang Si rebels captured Sxenfu and several district cities, with officials executed or slain. Rebels gained provisions and rifles, reviving rebel activity. Two Hunan battalions loaded to sail to Wu Chen for action. General Ting defeats Boxers in Szechuan, captures fort at Yung Tao Chi, 200 killed or captured. Teunhaien repels Boxers with 300 killed. Boxers massing in Yuonan and Kueichou provinces.
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Canton
Kwang Si
Sxenfu
Hunan
Wu Chen
Ting
Yung Tao Chi
Hochu
Tai Hochen
Teunhaien
Yuonan
Kueichou
Pardons, Commutation Sought in Cassia County Murder Case
Governor-elect John Sparks travels to Boise amid renewed efforts to free Jack Davis alias Diamondfield, condemned for the 1896 Cassia county murder of sheepmen John C Wilson and Jeannie Cummings. Claims of self defense and secrecy notes surface, as commutation to life and possible pardon are pressed. Also: St Louis Exposition rules bar Asiatic labeled dances, per Miss Helen Gould and John Barnett.
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John Sparks
Nevada
Boise
Diamondfeld
Jack Davis
Davis
John C. Wilson
Jeannie Cummings
Cassia
Helen Gould
John Barnett
Siam
Far East
Miss Gould
New York City
Students Press Reform Against German Pistol Duels
German university students move to curb pistol duels among cadets and civilians. Meetings at Tuebingen and Bonn petition the minister of war to ban duels except in gravest cases. Berlin hosts a gathering of duel fighters to decide on action.
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Germany
Tuebingen
Bonn
Berlin
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