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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1905
Page
1
A mass meeting at McNichols Wright hall features Walter H. Cleare the Republican mayoral nominee, Judge Dietrich, and N S Pond urging a closed town to curb gambling. Dietrich argues schools can thrive with nine months terms and defends funding without gambling revenue.
Special to The Tribune, Washington, D. C April 1 Senator Dubois won a pension for T. Davis of Pocatello The pension totals 30 dollars per month and includes 500 dollars in back pension No further details were provided about the recipient or the basis of the claim.
Sumner Hazen and John Hall are dead after an exchange of pistol shots at Mall's home in Malone New York The bridegroom Sumner Hazen had wed a week earlier His brother in law John Hall warned Hazen of violence but the couple still visited the bride's brother The men exchanged fire with Hazen fatally shooting Hall and dying soon after Lothmen died within hours
Kane's Grocery features Pillsbury's Best Flour Chase and Banborn's M and J Coffee Ferndell Brand fruits and vegetables. Visit Kane's Grocery to get genuine articles.
The report from St. Petersburg dated April 1 describes a peasant revolt in Werra District Lithunia where mobs loot estates destroy vodka shops and terrorize residents. One proprietor was shot while peasants overpowered police and troops were dispatched as telegraph lines were cut.
Billings Montana April 1 Charles M Bair a leading sheep owner sold his entire wool clip in advance to a Boston firm for 22 cents a pound The total clip is estimated at eight hundred thousand pounds indicating a major pre sale.
Lincoln April 1 The Jun kin anti trust measure with emergency clause passed the legislature and awaits the governor's signature. It aims to stop packers from driving down prices to kill competition of independent butchers, acting as a state version of the Sherman law.
In Helsingfors Finland masked men sacked lodging houses on a Tuesday night binding and gagging inmates and ransacking rooms. They damaged a boarding house furniture and left a picture of Maxim Gorky. Locals suspect police involvement though authorities deny it and no arrests have been made.
In Messina on April 1 the German Empress slipped on a steep Taormina path while on an Imperial excursion. Princess Kila Friedrich and Oscar, her son, and the Imperial suite aided her. she rose unaided, shielding her face, though the gown was scratched by stones. The trip continued.
Philadelphia April 1 miners renew the wage scale averting a strike by about eighty thousand workers in the bituminous district.
Colorado Midland railway operates the observation cars along the Rocky Mountain corridor from Denver to Balt Lake. General Agent Le W H. Harding issues information on summer trips. Includes details on camping and lodging spots in the mountains.
T D Shonts president of the Toledo St Louis and Western railroad accepts the chairmanship of the Isthmian Canal commission. He arrived in Washington with Secretary Morton and met at the War department with Judge Magoon who will govern the Canal Zone and oversee department affairs.
A dispatch from General Linevitch dated yesterday notes no change at the front. In Tokyo reports, Japanese HQ says forces near Singking eighty miles east of Mukden report Russian regrouping at Hallung, with Kirin as the enemy assembling point.
Peace reports from St. Petersburg say Russia will cede Suakwa ken to Japan and exclude Manchuria and Korea from Russia. The Eastern Chinese railroad would be sold for 125 million to Japan or an international syndicate in lieu of indemnity. Bourse prices rose on the rumors with Russian tours gaining and closing at 85.
Prairie fires on the Rosebud reservation burn across the dry country. Homes and hay worth thousands destroyed. Eight children in one home survived after a fatal burn to one child. authorities fear further losses as fires spread.
The report notes the death of territorial auditor and former territorial treasurer Marsh Christy in Phoenix on April 1. He hailed from Iowa and faced a fatal condition described as drapatoal affection. Major details remain unclear due to fragmented text.
Chicago April No 2 Red wheat price 81.1440 dollars per bushel. May contract quoted at 1 18% per bushel. Market update notes sharp moves amid steady demand and supply concerns.
Gas Sellini and Son announce a large liquor and wine stock for customers. The basement features a modern refrigerator and will stock freshly brewed beer from Idaho Falls Brewing Company. Management will be led by Virgilio Maspero.
A catalog note describes shade trees fruit trees shrubs and flowers available at the Dash Nursery in Mra. Lt. Robbie is referenced in the item listing.
In Lodz Russian Poland a bomb thrown at Police Commissioner Saabulavies as he walked with a policeman severely wounds the official. The bomber was fatally wounded by the officer. The blast shatters windows and creates a 12 foot crater as tensions rise after December disturbances.
Washington reports Secretary Morton must cancel his planned Southwest journey with the President due to an ear ailment that has troubled him for over a year and grown acute. The problem prompted consultation with an ear specialist.
In Biyrla Ohio on April 1 cashier K P Kanven assistant cashier B D B Walker and bookkeeper Dank Walker were charged with embezzling 97 thousand dollars from Citizens Savings Bank of Lorain. They were arraigned and pleaded not guilty, each held on six thousand dollars bail. Attorneys expect bonds to be posted soon.
Inga Manson a former Army girl was convicted of perjury after fabricating a claim to obtain fifty thousand dollars from the Chim City railway for injuries. She was denied a new trial and will receive an indeterminate penitentiary sentence. The perjury arose from a counterfeit accident tale and a staged prayer revival scene.
All grades of refined sugar have been advanced ten cents per hundred pounds making granulated sugar cost $4.15 per hundred pounds in New York.
A cave-in at the Silver Delt mine thirty five miles south of here killed five Mexican miners and injured several others including four oilers. Rescue teams work to reach trapped workers as authorities investigate the accident.
Classified notice offers twenty wire cots and bedding items for sale on North First Avenue. Addressee instructed to write to P O Box 8a for contact and details.
The fragmentary notice lists a rental offering with phraseology indicating thoroughly modern rooms. Details are incomplete, but the item appears as a classified rental teaser from a bygone era.
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