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The Blackfoot Optimist

Location

Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1915

Page

6

Utah Declares Freight Ban Through Territory

Traffic officials issue bulletins to rail road and express carriers in Utah instructing strict refusal of minor shipments into denied areas. The act aligns with a bill passed by the legislature and interstate rules allow carrier inspection of consignments with penalties for improper classification. Weaker consignments risk penalties and evasion charges.

Utah Vooijaulos Uber Interstate Commerce — Comilesion

Adventist Camp Meeting Opens in Caldwell May Second

The Seventh day Adventist camp meeting in Caldwell will open May 8. Representatives from Boise Nampa Pocatello Salmon Blackfoot Heyburn Meridian Midvale Parma and Welser join northern Oregon cities for a world wide camp meeting. Daily program includes devotional meetings, children and youth sessions, district meetings, preaching and special events with ministers from the North Pacific Union and North American division. Special displays and literature tents, public attractions, and conference reports by President D. J. Nethery will accompany the encampment.

Caldwell Taha Menhore Marri Wo Wei Bille Worker North Pacific Union Inclnle Boiss Nampa Pocatello Salmon Blackfont Heyluen Muley Meridian Midvale Parma Welser Basiles Oregon Talis D. J. Nethery Boise Secretary-Treasury

Flag Day Emphasized in National Proclamations and Pledge

A 1915 appeal urges governors and schools to observe Flag Day June 14. Proclamations, school programs, and public displays aim to celebrate the flag, teach its meaning, and foster loyalty. The article details pledges and salutes used in classrooms and notes variations from silent to spoken pledges.

Nuowriva Congress United States

Two Drugists Punished After Trial in County Court

Two druggists faced judgment in county court on Thursday. Tavisity, described as a Baltimore native, received a 590 dollar fine and six months in county jail. M. Maguire was found guilty and given the same fine. Both cases are to be appealed.

M. Maguire

The Escape at Griffiths Theatre May 27

Blackfoot audiences are promised The Escape a Griffiths photo play with seven reels and an all star cast led by Blanche Sweet Mae Maresh Robert Har and Owen Moore. Prices: children 25c adults 50c. Most screenings to feature D W Griffith production billed as top in filmdom.

Griffith All America Blanche Sweet Mae Maresh Robert Har Mary Pickford Blackfoot Owen Moore D. W. Grif

Last Words of Vanderbilt and Lusitania Tragedy Reflections

The piece cites Charles Frohman and Leet G Vanderbilt amid the Lusitania sinking, praising courage and humanity. It notes Vanderbilt’s wealth, the London waifs and strays talk, and Elbert Hubbard’s fate while highlighting acts of selflessness by steerage and second cabins during the disaster.

Heer Charles Frohman Lusitania Weserp Leet G. Vanderbilt Vanderbdht London Waifs and Stroya Society Vanderbilt

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