Freight service dispute over Yellowstone branch protesters
Businessmen along the Yellowstone branch pressed the railroad to restore daily freight service to Idaho Falls and Ashton. The Oregon Shark Line refused the demand and the Idaho commission plans informal action, with potential formal complaint and hearing to assess damages to business interests.
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Yellowstone
Public Utilities
Prommission
Boise Statesman
The
Utilities Commission
Oregon Shark Line
Idaho Falls
Hi Railroad
Tthe
Three Year Homestead Law Amendment Debate Opens
Senator Borah of Idaho urged the public lands committee to report his bill modifying the three year homestead law. The measure would allow settlers to add improvements up to 1.25 per acre of land value for clearing fencing and buildings. He argued the cultivation clause creates hardship and asked for early congressional consideration.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate Today
Public Lands Committee
Congress
Father of Idaho Governor Taylor Dies in Barron Hall
Charles A Lor, 64, former Wisconsin state senator and father of Idaho Governor Archie Taylor, collapsed and died of apoplexy after helping install his son as Master Mason at the Masonic hall in Barron Wisconsin. The incident occurred last night following the ceremony.
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Cumberland
Wis
Charles AL Taylor
Taylor
Idaho
Masonic Hall
Barron
Archie
D and RG Shops Fire in Salt Lake Ruins Rail Yard
Fire swept the Dens ver and Rio Grande repair yards in Salt Lake Tuesday night damaging paint shop and many structures. Exploding cans fueled flames as 15,000 spectators watched from streets and alleys while five passenger coaches, twenty five boxcars and several cabooses burned.
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Salt Lake
Dens Ver & Rio Grande ‘Railroad
Private car voyage to Yellowstone via Queen & Crescent Route
Private car No 100 of the C N O T P spent yesterday in Pocatello and moved on last night to Yellowstone. The car carried G P Biles traffic manager of the Queen & Crescent road with a party of friends.
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Queen & Crescent
Pocatello
Yellowstone
G. P. Biles
Queen & Crescent Road
Senate finance panel boosts revenue by five million
Democratic senators finish revising Underwood tariff rate schedules and claim the measure will raise net revenue by more than five million dollars. The increase comes mainly from taxing bananas at five cents per bunch and repealing a provision that exempted fortifying wires branches from the full internal revenue tax of one dollar ten cents per gallon.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Internal Revenue
District School Closes After a Very Successful Year
The district school graduation exercises were held in the meeting house last Saturday night before a large audience. Nineteen students completed eighth grade, receiving diplomas, with praise for the program and teachers who guided the year.
State to reimburse ten thousand for Heyburn Park debt
Idaho officials plan to reimburse $10,000 within a month to cover part of the $12,000 owed by the fish and game department for the Heyburn Park site. State Auditor Huston and Game Warden Barber reach an understanding to meet the obligation, criticizing past delays and noting timber revenue may help cover the balance.
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Boise
Treasury
State of Idaho
Fred L. Nfuston
Fish and Game
Barber
Fish and ‘Game Department
Heyburn Park
Huston
State
Fish and Game Department
Game Department
House of Representatives
Heyburny Park
Meyburn Park
Tegislatuga
Fish ‘and Game Fund
Senator Borah as Guest of Colonel Harvey at University Club
Washington June 19 Senator Borah was a guest yesterday of Colonel George Harvey editor of Harper's Weekly at lunch yesterday at the University Club Colonel Harvey in an editorial in Harper's recently predicted that Borah would be the next Republican nominee for president Four years age Harvey predicted that Woodrow Wilson would be the Democratic nominee in 1912
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Washington
Senator Borah
George ‘Harvey
Harper’s Weekly
Colonel Harvey
Harper’s
Borab
Harvey
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Swould
Salt Lake City preps for 51st N E A convention
National Education Association actions underway in Salt Lake City to welcome more than 10 000 delegates for a six day July 5 to July 11 gathering centered at Temple Square. Tabernacle will host general sessions with Governor Spry and Mayor Park to welcome attendees. Hotel Utah serves as convention HQ with registration and Utah Education exhibits.
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Salt Lake City
Jane
National. Educational Association
The’association
Avill
Salt
Saka City
Eltty
Ain Temple
Square
Mormon’ Tabernacle
Samuel.c. Park
N. BE. A
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N. EA
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Temple Square
Tstreet
Temple Squire
Avitht
Hotel
Railroad
Neas Guides
Bombardment Report From Ortiz Battle Amid Civil War Feud
A government message from Turia quotes Governor Pesquiera stating the Ortiz battle, resumed Thursday, saw French aviator Didier Masson drop a bomb that killed fifty two Federals. The continued fighting left about two hundred dead on both sides and seventy wounded, transported to Hermosillo by military train.
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Ariz Turia
Pesquiera
Ortiz
Didier - Masson
Huerta
Masson
Hermosil‘lo
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