Forest Reserve Editorial Questions U S Publicity Bureau
A Journal editorial parodies government forest service tactics criticizing publicity bureaus and western conditions. It argues directors are well intentioned yet ignorant of western realities, using press manipulation to push policy while dismissing dissent and questioning official motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Africa
Greenland
Hottentot
Esquimaux
Tropics
Unowe
Itn
Forest Service
Cme
Uncle Sam
Nice
Irrigation Congress
Baise
United States
Tax rate quarrel fuels Idaho news clash over railroads
A long, garbled letter exposes a feud among Idaho papers over tax assessments and rates. It accuses the Capital News of dodging taxes vs 4 percent rates, contrasts with railroad taxation, and cites political motives surrounding Governor Gooding and other local figures. The Caldwell Tribune is noted for attacking cults while criticizing tax protests.
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Caldwell Tribune
Sec
Idaho
Clarence Darrow
Justice Worth More Than Money in Pettibone Case
A Idaho editorial denounces the plea that prosecuting Pettibone for the Stetnenberg murder is too costly. The piece argues that justice, not expense, must guide prosecutions, referencing Haywood, national honor, and the role of wealth and influence in legal outcomes. It emphasizes the duty to pursue lawful punishment regardless of cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
George A. Pettibone
Stetnenberg
Haywood
Pettibone
Egypt
Charles Pinckney
Free America
Philippines
Spain
Abe
Tusso
Ulage
Federation of Miners
Ateumene Pit
Perpapa
Judge cites Major Reed speech at North Side Twin Falls land openings
Judge Stockslager recounts Major Fred R. Reed proclaiming North Side Twin Falls company will open 160,000 acres of prime land in Idaho on October 1. He invites residents to attend openings at Jerome and Wendell and offers funeral arrangements if investors die of heart failure during the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Stockslager
Fred R. Ried
North Side
Twin Falls Company
Idaho
Reed
Jerome
Wendell
East Idaho prospects draw Red Oak visitor’s praise
P W Richards of Red Oak Iowa tours central Idaho this week examining western business opportunities. He notes Idaho’s underexposure in the Mississippi valley and Pacific coast markets and predicts strong development ahead in the central region.
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P. W. Richards
Red Oak
Iowa
Idaho
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Lincoln County Tax Levy Set For 1908 Reform
County commissioners fixed the Lincoln county tax levy for 1908 at 3.45 per 100 of assessed value with allocations to state interest funds, wagon road, public buildings, university, and local school and road accounts. Bond interest remains the largest single item, totaling 286 000 dollars in debt from former boom days. The county expects tax relief in the next years as population grows and supplementary lists adjust figures.
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Lincoln County
General County
Alturas
Shoshone Club Studies Britain For Year Start October 11
The Woman's Club of Shoshone opens its year on October 11 with a study course on England Scotland and Wales. New printer H L Locklin joins the Journal force praising the office. Ed Holden reports a fruitful eastern trip highlighting Toronto and colonial products. W N Pierce, mine manager, visits Boise Seattle and coast towns reporting fine mill and ore development. C E Harris of Montpelier travels toward Alberta seeking land and growth prospects in Lincoln county.
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Woman’s Club of Shoshone
England
Scotland
Wales
H. L. Locklin
The
Heyburn Review
Journal
W. N. Pierce
Boston-Idaho
Ketchum
Boise
Seattle
Cup City
C. E. Harris
Montpelier
Alberta
Lincoln County
Bear Lake County
Shoshone Businessmen Visit Wendell for Land Prospects
Shoshone merchants toured Wendell and nearby areas seeking land opportunities via Carey act or purchase. Local fruit yields show strong pear and apple crops and coal from Rock Springs was delivered after an unusual unload. Miss Rose A. Davison will read Black Rock at the Methodist church with a silver offering.
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Joe Wheeler
G.b. Todd
Shoshone
Cassia
Rock Springs
C. F. Borden
Idaho
Rose A. Davison
Coloray Springs
Colorado
Black Rock
Miss Davison
Oregon
F Iit
Chamois Cloth and Rogers Silver Polish For Sale
Advertises Magic Chamois Cloth for cleaning gold silver and plated ware at 20 cents with address P O box 126 Sho shone Idaho. Also offers Rogers Silver Polish at 25 cents a box and mentions old papers for 25 cents and inquiry through the Journal office C O.
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Rogers
Journal Office
Wanted by man and wife as foreman and cook on ranch
A sober and steady man with a wife who is a first class cook are sought for positions on a ranch in Shoshone Idaho. The ad lists care of the Journal in Shoshone and notes a reward of five hundred dollars in subscription credits to the Shoshone Journal, Lincoln county’s official paper.
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C. Cary
Shoshone
Idaho
Care of Journal
Lincoln County
Journal
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Tate
Virtusus
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Bryan
News Corporation
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BOARD
Ed Holden
Express Company
Toronto
Twin Pai
Wolk
Wei
P. O
R.A. Raver
M. E. Burkhill
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