Idaho 1906 Campaign Over Mormon Power Foe Returns
A September 1906 message from Idaho Democratic Chairman Lockhart framed the 1906 campaign as a clash over polygamy and church influence. It recounts Republican cooperation with Mormon interests, notes constitutional disenfranchisement for polygamists, and cites responses by Senator Heyburn and Governor Gooding urging defenders to arrest or resist intimidation at the polls.
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Lockhart
Democratic State Committee of
Idaho
Democratic Party
Heyburn
Boise
Gooding
Rexford
Weiser World
Republican State Committee
Protecting the Ballot and Idaho's 1906 Campaign
The text recalls violent suppression of voters in Idaho in 1906, with the governor backing such actions and a mob led by a sworn officer trampling rights of Mormons and Democratic challengers. It warns voters to learn from history as they face renewed threats to law and morality amid political autocracy.
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Idaho
Scimitar
Russia
Not An Idaho Citizen Prompts Utah? Utter for Surveyor General
The Weiser Idaho newspaper reports Secretary of State Lansdon visited Weiser to back D A Utter of Marshfield Oregon for Idaho Surveyor General to replace Eagleson who was asked to resign. Utter once Idaho Republican county chairman and now runs a Marshfield brick yard. The Weiser piece questions Utter residence being in Oregon and notes a Washington dispatch suggesting he may have lost Idaho citizenship by moving out.
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Weiser
Idaho
Robert Lansdon
D. A. Utter
Marshfield
Oregon
Eagleson
Utter
Lansdon
Marsheld
Washington
State Horticultural Society to Meet in Payette
The State Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting at Payette January 21 22 and 23 with many nationally known figures in attendance. Idaho is rising as a fruit producing state and Idaho fruits fetch top prices in Eastern markets. Payette citizens prepare to welcome the distinguished horticulturists and spread reports of the discussions.
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State Horticultural Society
Payette
Idaho
Save Money On Your Phonograph In Boise Advertisement
A vintage ad offers $4 to $7 savings on phonographs from Edison Victor Columbia or Star machines. Catalogue on easy payment plan free. Samp son Music Co locating at 107 S. 10th St., 35 steps from Main St., Boise Idaho.
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Chicago
Edison
Victor
Columbia
Star Machines
Sampson Music Co
S. 10Th St
Main St
Boise
Idaho
Traveling Masonic Trowel Transfer Ceremony
The silver Masonic trowel transfer from Masatch Lodge of Utah to Pocatello Lodge marks a world wide circuit in Masonry. Baker City is chosen for Oregon jurisdiction with Grand Master Dr. Whitwell of Idaho and other Idaho Grand Officers and Pocatello Lodge officers attending. D Worth Clark William Wallin and Rev F Murphy will deliver transfer addresses. The Baker City lodge will set the date and Masons from nearby and distant areas will attend.
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Masatch Lodge
Utah
Pocatello Lodge
Idaho
Baker City
Oregon
Dr. Whitwell
Masonic Grand Lodge of
William Wallin
D. Worth Clark
Pocatello
Rev
F. Murphy
Payette
Mormon Church May Resume Full Polygamy Practice
The Salt Lake Tribune reports Mormon Sunday meetings assert that revelations and faith principles laid aside will soon be resumed in fullness. It notes Joseph Smiths revelation establishing polygamy remains in the Doctrine and Covenants and that later guidance to discontinue polygamy has not been placed in the book. Since the Smoot decision the church shows positive views on its future and may soon resume open polygamy.
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The
Salt Lake Tribune
Joseph Smith, Jr
Mormon Church
Senate
Smoot
Courts Deliver Surprising Rulings In Week Two of Year
The Federal Supreme Court warned fraudulent land grabbers may continue their schemes while workers assume all risk from dangerous jobs. California's Court of Appeals freed Mayor Schmitz, ruling a municipal officer can levy blackmail and endorsing his release. Oregon Supreme Court pardoned a confessed murderer and ruled that thrashing a wife with a strap is not a whip.
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Federal Supreme Court
California
Court of Appeals
Schmitz
Oregon Supreme Court
Surveyor General Eagleson Refuses Resignation
Surveyor General Eagleson declares publicly he will not yield to the demand for his resignation prefers removal to admitting unjust treatment. Accusations by political allies shift daily, making it hard for the general to settle on his actual conduct, and he appears to have stopped trying to define it.
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Eagleson
Day
Senator Knox in presidential race amid Taft surge
The public believes Senator Knox remains in the presidential field despite Taft's rapid national ascent. Drafted legislation for an employer liability law aims to satisfy the Federal Supreme Court objections, signaling a push to win labor support and influence.
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Knox
Mr. Taft
Federal Supreme Court
Government to sue Senator Owen over 4000 acres of Oklahoma land
The Government seeks to compel Senator Owen to return 4000 acres bought from Oklahoma Indians. It argues the Indian owners had no right to sell. Owen, a millionaire with Cherokee heritage, represents a new Oklahoma Senate seat.
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Owen
Oklahoma
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Brady
Republican Committee
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