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Newspaper
The Coeur Dalene Press
Location
Coeur D´Alene, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
1
At the county party convention in Idaho, Bear Lake delegates argued against Fremont’s seating. The Bear Lake side claimed polygamy and church authority influenced voting, while others argued bear lake voters were disenfranchised. After hours of debate, a vote favored seating Bear Lake 159 to 85.
Chicago August 7 The Milwaukee Avenue State Bank closed by the state Bank Examiner amid an estimated deficit near one million dollars and the disappearance of cashier W Herring and other officials. Depositors crowd the doors as police keep order while authorities investigate suspected embezzlement and a disastrous real estate and security market slump.
A bold morning robbery at Moe Williams's barber shop residence south of the post office left a woman gagged and tied. She described two small men who likely chloroformed her, tied her hands, and stole tools valued about 20 dollars. The intruders used a torn window screen to enter and fled unseen. An investigation began but no suspects were found. The victim, elderly and poor, had recently faced harassment from men seeking shaving jobs.
A scattered reaction to a general strike unfolds in Russia with printers and metal workers joining, while many in St Petersburg remain detained. In the Dow Wit mining district most miners walk out and factory hands refuse to work. Fifteen thousand government powder workers struck, yet Westinghouse and other plants report no immediate counteraction.
Forest men report a large fire near Powder Horn Bay damages timber holdings as Tramiel and Pew resist impacts. They mention loss of two railroads and several bridges, with thousands of feet of logs cut and removed. A social gathering is planned at John Nelson's home on Corur d Aleve Street Friday evening.
Horse Aug 7 Between and 7 velo In the morning of next Friday the time scheduled for Willa Henry Hicks Bond to die He is to be hanged at the state penitentiary for the murder of Charles Bally on October 1 1904 At the same time it is possible that Rudolph Wetter the convicted murderer of John Waln and Chris Long will also be called to pay the death penalty by hanging Wetter's execution was set for August 6 but a petition for commutation to life due to temporary insanity will be considered by the pardon board and the warden has been instructed not to hang Wetter until after the board meeting Ropes have been prepared for a double hanging on August 10 if Wetter is not commuted Both men show signs of strain and anxiety Attorneys and officials express cautious hopes while conceding appeals have progressed through the courts and may affect the sentences The cases rank among Idaho's most noted capital crimes. Bond's victim was Charles Daly and Wetter was tied to the Raworty county case and the Thabo county killings.
Local meeting heated over Sherman Street grade in Spokane. Mayor Collin and commissioners heard reports from engineers and property owners about grade adequacy and proposed improvements. Andrew moved amendments to secure proper grade measurements and ensure sidewalk and wall work, with statements from residents on grass and right of way.
Report from a patrol describes two teenage girls aged about 17 and 14 who ran away from Coward Apjone claiming they planned to support themselves. They were traced near Comte Alene by a troyl and depicted as tall and heavy for their ages. Authorities say the girls refused offers of money and did not take money from bystanders.
White intended only a pleasure trip for delegates to the deme eratic murmention. The emeus slat set out yesterday and, recorder as a notable event in the Mule s history, accompanied by an excur sion. The trip was seen as a milestone in the state chairs Chan HE dhchann and the late Blur Lake venture, with ceremonial significance.
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