Battle of the Ballots in Pocatello Election Day
Voters faced a light snow as polls opened in Pocatello. Republicans held rallies at the Masonic building with former Mayor Turner presiding while Citizens supporters debated at McNichols & Wright hall. Registration tallies show 2012 voters in 1907 rising to 2256 in 1909 across wards.
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Theodore Turner
Walter H. Cleare
Noah 8. Pond
Columbia Quartette
Richelieu
McNichols & Wright Hall
H. V. A. Ferguson
The
Tribune
Dan W. Church
Church
William F. Walsh
Citizens’ Convention
Milo A. Hendricks
Pocatello
T. F. Terrell
Terrell
John IP. Congdon
Citizens
Congdon
R. Congdon
the Tribune
W. F. Brewster
Robert Criswell
R. R. Wilson
Elwell
River Wal
Snes
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fowth
Chicago Faces Municipal Ballots Amid Liquor Question
Chicago voters confront city treasurer and clerk contests, council seats, a potential tax levy for a tuberculosis sanitarium, and incorporation questions for Evanston and Cicero. Jews abstain from voting today due to Passover, threatening slumps in at least four wards.
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Chicago
Evanston
Cicero
Colorado cities vote on liquor question in municipal elections
Denver reports elections held across Colorado with liquor issue as major factor. Cities including Colorado Springs Grand Junction Cripple Creek Trinidad and Boulder decide on saloons. Colorado Springs may allow liquor sales by drug stores. Pueblo faces local option contests in five of eight wards.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Grand Junction
Cripple Creek
Trinidad
Boulder
Pueblo
Municipal Elections Under Way in Kansas Cities
Kansas City Kansas Leavenworth Fort Scott and Lawrence hold municipal elections today with a complete ticket including mayor and council members on the ballot.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Leavenworth
Fort Scott
Lawrence
Michigan Dry Vote Reshapes Saloons Across Counties
In Michigan many counties voted dry and shut down over six hundred saloons and ten breweries. Eight counties carried by liquor interests retained about three hundred saloons. Washte naw County including the University of Michigan rejected prohibition by a large margin.
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Detroit
Anti-Saloon League
Washtenaw
University of Michigan
Duty on Lumber Hits Fordney Amendment Vote
The House approved the Fordney amendment to the Payne tariff bill, striking out a provision that would have set duties on lumber imports. The move reflects tense tariff politics as Congress shifts toward revised duties and trade measures.
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Washington
House
Fordney
Payne
Kermit Roosevelt Prepares for African Hunting Trip
The article describes the envy of boys for Kermit Roosevelt as he embarks on a hunting expedition with his father. It notes Kermit as athletic and an apt shot, and mentions their departure for the journey from the pier as they sail to the dark continent with prospects of sighting old world wonders.
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Kermit Roosevelt
Kermit
Tornado Strikes Marion Illinois Causes Widespread Damage
A tornado hit Marion Illinois at 5 30 this morning causing extensive damage to business and residence districts and destroying several store buildings. Two people were reported killed in nearby Pittsburg as farms barns and outbuildings were torn apart. Monetary losses are estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Ill
Pittsburg
Roosevelt on the Last Lap Today
Theodore Roosevelt continues his voyage from Naples aboard the steamer Admiral heading to Mombasa with a stop planned at Messina. English hunter F C Selous travels with him, and Roosevelt anticipates the benefits of Selous’s experience on the East Africa expedition.
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Naples
Theodore Roosevelt
East African Protectorate
Uganda
Mombassa
King Emmanuel and Roosevelt Meet Aboard Italian Ship
In Messina harbor on April 6 King Emmanuel and Theodore Roosevelt met aboard the Italian battleship Reumberto as it approached from the strait with the king and queen of Italy on board. Roosevelt arrived from Naples aboard the cruiser Admiral.
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King Emmanuel
Theodore Roosevelt
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Italy
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Naples
Arizona Governor Nominees Reported for Senate
President Taft sent to the senate the nominations of Judge Richard E. Sloan of Prescott as governor of Arizona succeeding Kiddey and George U. Young of Prescott as territorial secretary of Arizona.
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Taft
Senate
Richard E. Sloan
Prescott
Arizona
Kiddey
George U. Young
Prescott, Ariz
Rock Island Company elects new president
R A Jackson of Chicago was elected president of the Rock Island company today succeeding Robert Mather who resigned to become chairman of the board of directors of Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing company in New York on April 6 after Mather’s long service and leadership.
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New York
R. A. Jackson
Chicago
Rock Island Company
Robert Mather
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Weather Forecast Calls For Frost Tonight and Wednesday
The forecast advises pairing tonight with Wednesday for heavy frost. Expect subfreezing temperatures across the region with clear skies and light winds aiding cooling. Municipal crews warn of icy patches on untreated roads and sidewalks.
Seventy ninth Annual Mor mon Conference Opens in Salt Lake
Attendance at the opening sessions reached about 15 000 with overflow crowds at the tabernacle and assembly hall. President Joseph F Smith said the Deseret Sunday School union meeting was the largest he had seen. changes in leadership included George Reynolds's release and promotions for David O McKay and Stephen L Richards.
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Salt Lake
Seventy Ninth Annual Conference
The
Mormon Church
Deseret Sunday School Union
Joseph F. Smith
Assembly Hall
Tabernacle
David O. McKay
Stephen L. Richards
Mr. McKay
Bond Sale Highlights West Reclamation Investment
K. C. Crocker vice-president of Portneuf Marsh Valley irrigation company and head of Downey Investment company returned from South Dakota where he sold $50,000 worth of irrigation bonds to a bankers syndicate. He says eastern investors readily fund western reclamation projects.
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K. C. Crocker
Portneuf-Marsh Valley — Irrigation Company
Downey Investment Company
South Dakota
Western Reclamation Project
Government moves to dissolve Standard Oil in St Louis case
In St Louis on April 6 the government completed its opening argument to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Former U S District Attorney C B Morrison of Chicago then detailed the alleged unfair competition as the case continued.
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Kellogg
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States
C. B. Morrison
Chicago
British bars Castro from landing in Trinidad
At Washington's urging via the London foreign office, the British government refuses John Castro former president of Venezuela permission to land at Port of Spain Trinidad on April 6.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
State Department
Washington
London Foreign Office
Bkritish
John Castro
Venezuela
New Buildings Planned At Academy of Idaho
The Academy of Idaho trustees met to authorize expansion for the next two years. They approved a new agriculture program, winter term, more equipment across departments, and a 24000 dormitory expansion plus a forge wing for Mechanic Arts. Two instructors will be hired to handle enlarged enrollment.
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The
Academy of Idaho
James F. Kane
Walter HH. Cleave
Lee M. Hopson
Pocatello
John W. Hart
Menan
Joseph R. Shepherd
Paris
Steeck
Dry Farm Regulations Extend to Mountain States Except Idaho
Secretary Ballinger approves regulations for 320 acre non irrigable dry farm homesteads under the act. Applies to Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Arizona and New Mexico. Entries must show at least one eighth cultivated by year two and one fourth by year three. no entry may exceed 320 acres. no irrigation capable lands qualify.
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Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Congress
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Utul
Bankruptcy Filed Against Broker John Dickinson
In New York on April 6 an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against broker John Dickinson after the failure of his firm was announced on Saturday. Edward H L Thomas was appointed receiver.
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New York
John Dickinson
Edward HL Thomas
Alabama Prohibition Law Upheld by State Supreme Court
The Alabama state prohibition law was declared constitutional and valid by the state supreme court on April 6. This marks the second time the court has upheld the statewide act of the last legislature.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Supreme Court
Designation rules for entry lands and residence
Entrymen designated under the act need not prove continuous residence but must live within enabling distance. They must cultivate at least one eighth in year two, one quarter in year three, and at least one half in years four and five. First outside Wyoming lands to be designated within thirty days with lists sent to local land offices and regulations issued.
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Wyoming
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