No More Trouble in Springfield Riot Eases
Springfield Ill August 17 Officials report the race riot in Springfield has subsided with no new major incidents. A special grand jury will convene under Judge Creighton after talks between Governor Deneen and States Attorney Hatch. About two thousand Black residents have left the city amid ongoing investigations and troop patrols remain in place as the death toll rises.
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Springfield
Ill
Creighton
Deneen
Hatch
Chicago
Court House Square
William Donnegan
Frank Dilmore
Richardson Case Stirs Springfield Riot Controversy
Chicago dispatches support George Richardson's claim of innocence in the Springfield assault case, noting Mrs. Hallam is unsure about identification and neighbors testify he was home during the crime. Richardson's wife also supports his alibi, while the incident sparked widespread rioting.
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Chicago
Tribune and Record-Herald
George Richardson
Bloomington
Earl Hallam
Springfield
Richardson
Boise Payette project completes canal work
Government canal finished on the Boise Payette project with minor dam work left. One hundred twenty thousand acres offered at 30 per acre, paid in ten annual installments. Forty thousand acres of state land, with 10,000 acres to be sold this fall. Water rights payments fund reservoirs and pumping plants for reclamation above the canal line. Settlement promises great benefit to Boise and the valley.
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Boise- Payette
Water Users’ Association
Boise-Payette
Idaho
Boise
Aley Couple Sets Travel to Portland for Future Home
Mr and Mrs Arthur Aley depart this evening for Portland to marry their future home site in a forthcoming move.
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Arthur Aley
Portland
Martyheir
Coal mines idle as Ohio water low halts shipping
In Pittsburg on August 17 work is suspended in eighty percent of the coal mines along the Monongahela river and thousands of miners are idle due to low water in the Ohio river, making shipping nearly impossible.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela River
Ohio River
HAINES ARRAIGNED FOR KILLING ANNIS
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr and his brother T Jenkins Hains were arraigned in Long Island City on charges related to the yacht club killing of William E. Annis. Magistrate Matthew J. Smith set the hearing for one week as General Peter C. Hains watched from the court.
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New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Matthew J. Smith
Long Island City
T. Jenkins Hains
Hains
Peter C. Hains
Farm Hands Abduct Wortana Girl Near Billings
Miss Freda Bauer aged 16 daughter of rancher Conrad Bauer was abducted Thursday night at gunpoint by two masked men near Bil lings Montana. Bauer suspects two ranch hands who were lovers of the girl and have vanished. The abduction occurred after the men called him out and restrained him and Mrs Bauer fled to a neighbor. The girl was taken from the rear of the house likely by a third accomplice. no injuries or robbery reported.
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Butte
Freda Bauer
Conrad Bauer
Billings
Bauer
Old Camas Prairie livery barn burns in Boise
The Camas Prairie livery barn at Eighth and Grove in Boise, built in 1864 by Thomas Davis and partners, burned yesterday around 2 pm. Edward Goodrich had moved his wagon load to the Thompson barn, leaving the old structure vacant. owner was John Broadbent. Origin of the fire unknown.
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Statesman
Camas Prairie
Boise
Eighth and
Grove Streets
Thomas Davis
Edward Goodrich
Thompson Barn
John Broadbent
Front Street
Who Owns the Grip Found in a Greek Saloon Shed
A foreign appearing grip was found Friday morning in the hands of a rough looking man at a rear shed of a Greek saloon on the town’s east side. Police hold the grip loaded with clothing, blankets, letters, and papers. A receipt bears the name Peter Yurkovich and he is summoned to the station to identify the items and reclaim them. The man found with the grip is serving ten days on the chain gang.
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Peter Yurkovich
Birth Announced At 538 North Ninth Avenue
Mrs. George Dennis reports the arrival of a fine baby girl yesterday at their home on North Ninth Avenue. Mra Bird announced the birth to local neighbors and family.
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Bird
George Dennis
North
Ninth Avenue
Congressmen French Here Delivers Speech on Idaho Carey Act Lands
Travers City Mich Aug 17 One dead a dozen missing and presumed drowned and several injured after the steamer Leeland exploded on Carp Lake. The vessel with 30 to 40 passengers was en route from Leeland to Fouche when a boiler blast tore through the upper works. Known dead include Mrs Isabel Labonta 45 of Travers City with many injured and scalded passengers.
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Travers City
Mich
Leeland
Carp Lake
Lake Carp
Fouche
Isabel Labonta
Ralph Hastings
A. B. Cook
John Harling
Russel Mills
Ann Arbor
Miles Atwood
Richard Steffans
Idaho irrigation project moves toward 40000 acre Oakley tract
Final plans for reclaiming 40000 acres in Idaho were agreed in Oakley with Twin Falls Oakley Irrigation company by Goose creek water-right owners. Riparian rights will be merged and later transferred to the company aiding the Twin Falls Salmon River project. Prominent engineers and builders attended the conference. State land board action on segregation of land to the Twin Falls Oakley company will come soon.
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Oakley
Ida
Idaho
Twin Falls-Oakley Irrigation Company
Goose Creek
James A. Green
J. G. White Company
Idaho Irrigation Company
Twin Falls
Salmon River
F. C. Holmes
R. W. Faris
Faris-Kesl Construction Company
Kuhn-Buhl
State Land Board
Twin Falls-Oakley Company
Chicago Wheat Sharply Ends At Ninety-One and Quarter
Chicago August 17 September wheat closed at ninety one and three quarters as traders weighed futures amid light trading and nearby demand. Local markets noted modest activity and price adjustments reflecting supply concerns.
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Chicago
Infant daughter of Bixter family dies in city
The three months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bixter died yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Van Reuth on South Third avenue. She was a twin, her brother having died days after birth. Remains were shipped last evening to the family home near St. Anthony.
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Vernon Bixter
Felix van Reuth
South Third Avenue
St. Anthony
Idaho Rep. French Sees Taft Victory and Idaho Growth
Representative Burton L. French spent time in Pocatel lo touring Idaho, urging Taft for president and praising Idaho gains. He notes passing federal building provisions for Pocatello and Carey Act lands, with 2,000,000 acres added and irrigation boosting McCammon and Pocatello prospects. He predicts Brady as Idaho's next governor.
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Burton L. French
Pocatello
Moscow
Idaho
French
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
House
State Land Board
Pocatello Race Meet Funded By Merchants Support
Merchants provide surplus funds to insure the Pocatello Fair and Driving association race meet on October 7 8 and 9. Julius Rosenberg promoted the drive while Lee H Walker was named secretary and speed committee chair to organize publicity and entries from Utah horsemen and to attract top harness and thoroughbred talent for a strong program in harness and running races locally.
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Pocatello
Pocatello Fair & Driving Association
Julius Rosenberg
Lee H. Walker
Walker
Utah
Billy’ Trapp
Speed Committee
Idaho Falls Wins Ball Game In Thrilling Duel
A crowd at East Side Park watched Idaho Falls defeat Soda Springs 6 to 3. Slosser starred for Idaho Falls as Hanson walked seven, but the visiting team could not solve the home pitcher. Idaho Falls moved ahead in the third, added runs in the sixth and seventh, while Soda Springs managed three in the fifth. Attendance 600. time 1 hour 50 minutes.
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East Side
Soda Springs
Idaho Falls
Slosser
Hanson
Jack Neve
Tey
Fife and
Marx
Soda Springs Stock
Collins
Hopkins
Johnson
Donoho
Fife
Davis
Hicks
Iitehier
Ball
Changnon
Higson
Ringling Bros Train Wrecks in Canada. Attendants Hurt
A Ringling Bros circus train derailed at Port Keen, British Columbia, about thirty miles north of Bellingham yesterday afternoon. The first section wrecked on the Great Northern line and about six attendants are reported injured.
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Bellingham
Wash
Ringling Bros
Port Kalls
B. C
Great Northern Railway
Here
Special Train to Boise for Republican Convention
A special train from Southeastern Idaho to Boise for the Republican state convention opens August 31. A planning committee led by John J. Hull coordinates with county and state committees from Lemhi to Blaine and 12 counties. The train departs Pocatello at noon, joins Twin Falls from Minidoka, arrives in Boise by 8:30 PM with over 300 tickets sold. Bands from Gate City and St. Anthony will accompany the trip.
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Boise
Idaho
John J. Hull
Sam Ferguson
N. P. Nielson
Arthur Cohn
William N. McCarty
W. H. Witty
Gate City
St. Anthony
Advertising Chief Barlow Resigns From Union Pacific
Alfred Barlow, longtime advertising agent for the Union Pacific, announces resignation effective September 1 to pursue business. He is a renowned figure in national advertising and author on trans Missourian topics with several published volumes.
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Omaha
Alfred Barlow
Union Pacific
Idaho Delegates Rally Behind Brady At Republican Convention
North Idaho delegates to the state convention vote for Brady as the party leader. Latah County recently instructed 18 Brady votes on the first ballot, boosting his statewide majority. Representative French praised Professor Reed and the Academy, noting Reed’s work and the Academy’s prominence in the Northwest. French plans to head to the Republican State convention on September 1 after a stop in north Idaho.
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Idaho
Brady
Latah
French
Academy
Washington
Reed
Northwest
West
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