Compromise Sought in Western Railroad Wage Dispute
Chicago April 1 The wage controversy between western railroads and their employers shows no material change with several conferences arranged with Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp and U.S. Labor Commissioner Neill. Unofficial reports say many workers oppose a strike and a compromise is hoped.
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Chicago
Western
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Labor
Neill
Thaw lunacy commission to report Thursday
New York April 1. The Thaw lunacy commission is likely to report Thursday morning. The commission will meet tomorrow and decide if Thaw is sane within the law. If sane the trial ends. if not, the trial resumes. The defense may not call new witnesses. Summing up will follow and run two days.
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New York
Denver Judge to Confer on Idaho Land Fraud Prosecutions
Judge M. C. Bureh, special assistant to the U S attorney general, will depart for Boise to meet with Idaho district attorney regarding prosecutions of coal timber and other land frauds in the state.
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Denver
M. C. Bureh
United States
Boise
Idaho
Republicans in Control in Philadelphia Mayoral Change
Philadelphia reports John Weaver completes his four year term as mayor and is succeeded by John F. Reyburn, a Republican. The new mayor forms a cabinet of party loyalists and Republicans regain full control of city government after a 2 year dispute over vas fleet works leasing.
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Philadelphia
John Weaver
Philadelpha
John F. Reyburn
Vas
Reuf Trial Opens Tomorrow in Extortion Case
San Francisco report says Abe Reuf faces extortion charges with trial set to begin tomorrow. The same day the grand jury investigations into alleged wholesale bribery by United Railroads, the San Francisco Gas and Electric Co, and the prize fight trust were called to meet this afternoon.
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San Francisco
Abe Reuf
United Railroads
San Francisco Gas & Electric Company
Prize Fight Trust
Negotiations Start To Settle Brewery Strike
St Louis April 1 Negotiations toward settling the brewery workers strike with 2700 men out are under way Secretary Huebner of the International Brewery Workers union arrived and scheduled a conference with brewery proprietors.
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St. Louis
Huebner
International Brewery Workers’ Union
Trust Baron Guilty Plea Sparks Antitrust Case
Chicago April 1 F A Holbrook secretary of the manufacturers school and church furniture group pleaded guilty to conspiring to restrain trade. Sentence was deferred after his indictment by the Federal grand jury.
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Chicago
F. A. Holbrook
Manufacturers’ School and
Church Furniture
Husband sought in murder of Mrs Graff with axe found
Chicago police hunt for the husband of Sarah Graff after discovering an axe in the Graff home kitchen and the body of Mrs Graff, an elderly woman, with a deep gash to her right leg. The homicide appears to involve foul play and a suspect is being pursued.
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Chicago
Sarah Graff
Graff
Millionaire W A Dunlap weds Lavender Jane Byers
Milwaukee April 1. W A Dunlap millionaire married today at Plankinton hotel to Miss Lavender Jane Byers formerly a manicure expert. The couple plan a honeymoon in Salt Lake City then Nevada.
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Milwaukee
W. A. Dunlap
Plankinton Hotel
Lavender Jane Byers
Roosevelt declines invitation to speak on railroad situation
President Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation from the Illinois Manufacturers' Association to speak in Springfield on railroads. He says he has nothing new to say on the topic and prefers to state a definite settled policy once, without addressing immediate Wall Street events.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Springfield
C. H. Smith
Wall Street
Mansfield Very Low
New York April 1 Richard Mansfield eminent actor long ill with nervous exhaustion is not so well today. He passed a very bad night and his condition is said to be critical.
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Mansfield
New York
Richard Mansfield
German Hospital Foundation Laid on Mount of Olives
The foundation of the new German hospital on the Mount of Olives was laid yesterday in Jerusalem in the presence of the governor and numerous officials and spectators.
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Jerusalem
The
Mount of Olives
Wreck on the Katy Kills Six in Texas Collision
Six men die as freight trains collide near Fort Worth Texas on April 1. Thirty cars burn in the Missouri Kansas & Texas wreck reported today.
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Katy
Fort Worth
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Women’s Study League Discusses French Medieval Literature
April 4 2007 meeting questions cover chansons de geste Charlemagne legends Holy Grail Alianor of Guyenne Henry Plantagenet and the zenith of medieval French literature including prose romances and early allegory.
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Ladies’ Study League
France
Alienor
Guyenne
Henry Plantagenet
Arrest of Ane Richardson in Pocatello
Ane Richardson of epthiols Utah lies in Cache County jail awaiting Sheriff Smith from Logan. The Utah officer is due on No 7 tonight. Richardson was arrested last night by Deputy Burnett McGarvey on telegraphic orders from the Logan sheriff. The exact charge is not stated here.
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Pocatello
Ane Richardson
Epthiols
Utah
Smith
Cache County
Logan
Richardson
Burnett McGarvey
Entire Republican Ticket Foreseen Election Victory
The Republican city central committee chairman W. B. Chaney predicts a sweep as the entire Republican ticket will win. He notes expected heavy turnout with registration totaling 2212 across wards, despite declines in two wards and record highs in others.
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Chaney
W. 8. Chaney
Republican City Central Committees
Earthquake Disaster Reported in Bitlis Asia
Constantinople reports a severe earthquake in Bitlis Turkish Armenia with casualties not yet confirmed. Missionaries describe the town badly damaged, homelessness, and improvised camps in deep snow, while stone houses on a rocky slope raise fears of extensive damage.
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Constantinople
Bitlis
Armenia
Jealous Lover Murders and Personal Crisis Reports
Portland reports say Rosoe H. James son of C. K. E. James superintendent of the state penitentiary died from a self inflicted bullet wound after shooting and killing Miss Grace Disney who was walking with another man.
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Portland
Roscve H. James
C. KE. James
State Penitentiary
Grace Disney
Water to Irrigate Six Thousand Acres in Idaho
Six thousand acres of sage brush land north of the Snake River between Blackfoot and American Falls will receive water in the coming weeks and be ready for farming. The American Falls Canal & Power Co led by J. H. Schreek expects first cultivation this year though exact canal-fill date is pending and may shift due to labor shortages. The Idaho Irrigation Co is mobilizing 100 to 300 workers on Wood River projects, with Twin Falls north side project also near readiness for an influx of labor. The Boise Statesman note on Persian colonists drawn to Idaho irrigation spurs inquiries. The Persians from Asia’s irrigated valleys are Christians and Aryan in stock, akin to Caucasians.
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Snake River
Blackfoot
American Falls
Big
Idaho Irrigation Company
Wood River
Hailey
Miller
Twin Falls North Side
Boise Statesman
Idaho
Asia
Unhappy Wives Seek Divorces in District Court
Two divorce suits filed allege desertion and non-support. Plaintiffs Bertha Welby seeks freedom from John Welby, and Nancy Kibbe sues her husband Abel.
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District Court
Bertha Welby
John Welby
Nancy Kibbe
Abel
Canadian patent for Wilson ladder extension gains protection
Frank Wilson inventor and D W Church owner of half interest in the Wilson patent extension ladder have received Canadian letters patent. The ladder is now protected in the western hemisphere. Plans call for forming a stock company in Pocatello to scale up manufacture and distribution of the ladder. It is a winner.
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Frank Wilson
D. W. Church
Canada
Pocatello
Smith brothers acquire Swinehart ice houses in town
Smith brothers acquire the ice houses and business of Daniel Swinehart and add it to their real estate transfer and coal enterprise. Swinehart leaves for Seattle. The brothers are noted as enterprising Pocatello citizens and predict no ice famine this year due to abundant supplies.
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Smith Brothers
Daniel Swinehart
Swinehart
Seattle
Pocatello
No Gambling in Montana as Griffin Law Takes Effect
Helena April 1 all gambling in the state is dead today for the first time since gold was discovered in Montana in 1863. The Griffin anti gambling law became effective today.
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Montana
Helena
Attempted suicide in city jail by Van Loom
Van Loom, a well known figure in town and a frequent police court visitor, attempted to cut his right wrist arteries with a spoon in the city jail. Overpowered by cell mates, the wound was dressed by Dr. Howard and Loom will recover. he faces possible county sanity examination.
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van Loom
Howard
County Sanity Commission
Pocatello Gun Club Scores Shatter Local Trap Records
At a practice in Pocatello five shooters posted over 93 percent, totaling 300 of 325. Fuller set local marks with 61 straight, and 49 of 50 in a 50 third event. Barnes Harrington Bean Molinelli competed in the 325 third, with scores in the 100 third event including Franklin 32 of 50 Moyes 31 of 65 and Have 34 of 50.
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Pocatello Gun Club
Oxden
Fuller
Barnes
Harrington
Bean
Molinelli
Sebasg
Cork
Paneer
Sues
Wales Teaie Bao
Radeh
Franklin
Mullen
Have
Moyes
Y. M. C. A. At Academy Activates Local Branch
Port land area secretaries Pargellis and Rhodes addressed Academy students on the Y M C A purpose and recent building work. Rhodes organized a local branch with an eager group of workers and a forthcoming program. William Brashears elected president. committees named: Butler Social, Peterman Missionary, Wedel Membership, Bistline Finance, Justice Bible Study.
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Pargellis
Rhodes
Portland
Academy
My. Pargellis
William Brashears
Arthur Butler
Henry Peterman
Tobias Wedel
Claude Bistline
Sterling Justice
Juryman's illiteracy halts indictment against Marrot
In New Orleans on April 1 the court quashed the indictment against Congressman elect G. K. Marrot for the murder of Dr. Aldrich in Baton Rouge last fall due to a juryman's inability to write and read English.
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New Orleans
G. K. Marrot
Aldrich
Baton Rouge
Haywood Trial Set in Boise for May Date
The trial of William D. Haywood, secretary and treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, was set for May in District Judge Fremont Wood's Boise court. He and co defendants C H Moyer and G A Pettibone to be tried separately.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Jontly
C.H. Moyer
G. A. Pettibone
Fremont Wood
Strong Nomination for Fourth Ward Councilman Dan Sheldon
A prominent Idaho Republican paper lauds Daniel Sheldon as the strongest Fourth Ward councilman nominee. It notes he has lived in Idaho 22 years, 18 in Pocatello, built a home near his current residence, raised a large family, and worked as a painter after leaving the Oregon Short Line. The piece highlights his long Republican activity, delegate record, public service as a judge during the 1889 constitution vote, loyalty, prudence, and community respect, concluding he will likely win a two year council term.
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Fourth Ward
Daniel Sheldon
Sheldon
Oregon Short Line
Dan Sheldon
Idaho
Harrison Avenue
Citzens
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