Aldrich Tariff Bill in Senate Senate Finance Panel Reports Changes
Washington April 12 The senate finance committee met at 10 am with Chairman Aldrich presenting the tariff bill as amended. The panel notes many revenue provisions to follow and reports several rate reductions, free-list restorations, and sugar phase adjustments while maintaining the free list and pending talks on administrative sections. A U S district court term opens in Idaho with Judge Dietrich presiding and a long calendar including whiskey to Indians cases, horse stealing, and grand jury selections.
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Oneida
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C. T. Smith
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Elmer Keefer
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Opening Day in American League Promises Close Race
Weather permitting the 1903 season opens with Boston at Philadelphia and New York at Washington. Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis west. Predictions say the race will be closer than last year with Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago as contenders. Players shifting teams include Cy Young to Cleveland and Criger to St Louis Browns. Fielder Jones retires from Chicago outfield. George Stallings new NY manager.
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New York Highlanders
George Stallings
Fred Lake
Heavy Snowfall in Denver Town
Denver reports the forty fourth snowfall day of the season with two and a half inches on the ground. Total winter snowfall reaches nine feet seven and a half inches the heaviest in twenty five years. Five April days have snow with over 22 inches this month.
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Denver
Athletes Open New Park With Opening Game
Philadelphia April 12 The American league season opened with the Athletes playing Boston and marked the dedication of a new baseball park described as the largest and finest in the country. The half million dollar project seats 23000 in grandstands with space for about 27000 more. the steel and concrete stands feature handsome design. President Ban Johnson attended among other league leaders.
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Mount Etna Erupts On Naples April 12
Mount Etna erupts with smoke pouring from the crater and ashes raining down around Naples. The event causes considerable apprehension among residents and observers.
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Mount Fina
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First car rides in Capitol Senate subway shown
The first photograph captures the automobile in use in the Washington subway between the Capitol and the Senate Office Building. Senators officials clerks and secretaries ride between buildings as Vice President Sherman takes his inaugural tunnel trip, a notable time saver.
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Idaho Exposition Commission Organized at Boise
Idaho’s Alaska exposition commission organized in Boise on April 12. Alexander McKinlay of Twin Falls was chosen executive commissioner to manage Idaho affairs at the Seattle fair. Seattle delegates named J H Forney chairman F E Fisk vice chairman and J F Shelley treasurer. A clerk and stenographer for the executive commissioner will be appointed. Wayland and Fennel presented Idaho building plans, not yet final.
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Billy Sullivan Named New Chicago Manager
Chicago officials announced on April 12 that Billy Sullivan, a catcher, becomes manager of the American League club and succeeds Fielder Jones as head of the team.
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Curtain at Nine for The Girl Question Show
The curtain rises at nine tonight at the auditorium theatre for the play The Girl Question.
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Pocatello Commercial Club Plans April Meeting
A special meeting of the Pocatello Commercial club is scheduled for Wednesday evening April 14 in the YMCA building. President D W Church has called the session to discuss important matters and final disposition. Secretary Fletcher R Burrus urges collective progressiveness to grow Pocatello into a permanent wholesale and jobbing center and notes the city’s population has doubled in ten years with potential to double again.
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Goose Creek project to be financed by Kuhn interests
Boise Idaho April 12 The Goose Creek irrigation project long deemed unfeasible due to cost will be financed and built by the Kuhn interests at about 2 million with Oakley residents yielding lands for a reservoir. An immense dam costing 1 100 000 and 25 miles of ditch create a gathering system to irrigate 50 000 of 65 000 acres. sugar beet farming is expected as the main crop with talks of sugar beet company involvement. A railroad from Milner to Oakley and a branch to Burley are planned to support the project.
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Grand Charity Ball For General Hospital Tomorrow Night
A grand charity ball to aid General Hospital is set for tomorrow night. Tickets are selling fast as committees prepare a fairyland hall, a long program and music to entice even apathetic dancers. Tickets are available at local businesses.
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General Hospital
Terpsichore
Club Seeks 150 Members and Public Meeting
At the latest meeting the Commercial Club aimed to raise membership to 150. About fifteen names have been submitted and members are urged to recruit at least one new member each. The next meeting is Wednesday April 14, 1909 at 8 pm in the Commercial Club rooms at the Y M C A building.
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Oil Company Loses in Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court denied a motion for rehearing in Waters Pierce Oil Co. case. Texas courts had fined the company one million six hundred thousand dollars and expelled it from Texas.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Supreme Court
Texas
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Theodore Roosevelt and a Le Journal correspondent clash over whether a Paris interview was genuine. Roosevelt reiterates denial calling the interview an impudent fabrication without a particle of foundation. The correspondent insists on the interview’s truth and pledges more proof of veracity.
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Remarkable funeral tribute for Lt Joseph Petrosino
The New York funeral for Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, killed in Palermo, drew a massive police presence. Twenty five officers stood before the Petrosino home, fifty detectives manned yards and roofs, and four hundred fifty policemen guarded the funeral procession.
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Government ends prosecutions of Oklahoma officials
Muskogee April 12 United States district attorney's office announced the government will abandon further prosecutions of Governor Charles N Haskell and six other prominent Oklahomans. Indictments against them were quashed at Tulsa Saturday last.
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Charles N. Haskell
Tulsa
Crawford Buried in Simple Funeral Rites
Sorrento reports the funeral of American novelist F. Marion Crawford held today with a plainly simple ceremony.
Twilight baseball meeting to organize league at Y M C A
A Tuesday night meeting at the Y M C A invites all men interested in baseball. W E Duckering leads discussion to elect officers adopt a constitution enroll new teams and set a schedule for a Twilight league in Pocatello with five teams already decided and at least two more possible.
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Pocatello
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