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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
At Wigan England August 19 a explosion left seventy miners trapped in the May Pole coal mine. Rescue teams found eighteen bodies at the shaft bottom, their injuries described as horrific. Women and children stayed at the pit head overnight refusing to leave until bodies were recovered.
After a nine hour session in The Hague the cabinet reported to Queen Wilhelmina that the Holland Venezuela dispute rests on sovereignty and national honor not a commercial issue. Cabinet officials said arbitration is unlikely to resolve the matter.
Springfield dispatch reports riot duty troops leaving as First and Fourth regiments depart for home. Third and Fifth regiments set to leave, reducing militia to about 1500 men. After a special grand jury meeting, unrest is seen as history and normal conditions are expected to resume promptly.
William J. Bryan was presented with a long expected trick mule by the Minnesota State Agricultural Society in Fairview Lincoln on August 19. He plans a caucus of newspaper correspondents to name the mascot and praised the animal as the best trained mule in the United States as he paraded it about the lawn with his family.
Mr and Mrs Thomas F Terrell returned this morning from a trip to the Pacific coast.
Minneapolis August 19 Johnson was nominated unanimously by the Democratic convention after a one hour and five minute demonstration. The report notes he will not accept the nomination under any circumstances and that the ticket would be headless if he is nominated, with no one wanting the job.
In Minneapolis on August 19 Governor Johnson again refused renomination and warned the convention to proceed without his consent. Despite his protests the body is expected to nominate Johnson, with Mayor J G Armson and Congressman Hammond declining to run.
The Occidentals, a team of colored players, overwhelmed the locals 12 to 0. Four home runs were hit as Brazee replaced Atkinson in the third inning. The barrage began with four runs in the first, two in the second, and four in the third, then kept pressuring the defense.
In Detroit today thirteen men were seriously injured when dynamite exploded near a drill vessel in the lower river. The blast occurred as the day shift prepared a hole for a planned charge, reigniting a charge left by the night shift. several men were listed as possible fatalities.
Suits filed with the county clerk will be heard at the next district court session. Samuel A. Sibbets sues A. J. Knollin and H. Elwood to recover 1008 dollars 15 cents for a batch of sheep delivered. A second suit for mortgage foreclosure is brought by Thomas G. Lowe and John A. Sneddon against Arthur and Ruth Allen.
The Eastern Idaho Press club held an August 16 17 gathering in Montpelier with arrivals greeted by Mrs. Wright and L G Bradley. Members toured Fielding Academy and Paris tabernacle enjoyed a Bear Lake outing and a banquet at Burgoyne hotel with speeches by Lt Gov Burrell and E T Barber, ending with a Montpelier return.
Representatives of the Great Northern and Oregon Short Line told Idaho’s State Board of Equalization that rail property should be taxed equitably with other classes. They cited 12 percent total increases in 1907 comparisons and argued for physical value limits of railroad assessments, with no demand for special favors.
Reports from St Petersburg and various cities indicate a wave of capital sentences across the empire. Twenty six executions occurred in one day and two were carried out yesterday in Warsaw. Cases include former Black Sea sailors at Saratov, a Lodz armed train raid, and an assassination attempt on Pyatigorsk police chief M. V. Ogliov.
Three Montpelier ladies clubs hosted a reception after a banquet for Bear Lake county supporters. Toastmasters Lill LIVERMORE and Hyde of Montpelier spoke on regional improvements and shared insights from their four speeches. The event ended with a late dance as the press club slept aboard a special car attached to No. 6, leaving attendees content and hopeful.
New York Republican treasurer Sheldon announced at headquarters that corporate donations or gifts from corporate officers are not accepted. He said several such contributions were returned in line with the 1907 federal law governing election funds. Individuals linked to corporations may donate personally, but Sheldon declined to name contributors or specify how much the fund was reduced.
Judge Alton B. Parker opened the Democratic campaign in Oregon with a large enthusiastic meeting in Portland. He focused on tariff policy and the audience cheered the mention of W J Bryan.
Two men detained after a Mc Cammon holdup were moved today from the city jail to the county jail where they have been held since arrest.
The United States by the district attorney sues Bannock county residents to condemn land for the Fort Hall Indian reservation reservoir site near Pocatello. Six actions seek forced sale at about 10 dollars per acre, totaling roughly 3064 dollars, to complete the Blackfoot Marsh reservoir and open remaining lands for settlement.
Logan reports a fierce thunderstorm near Preston injures and kills two men. Hans Peterson, 48, was instantly killed on Mink Creek farm. Rudolph Petersen, 19, died while mixing mortar in Preston. Several buildings reportedly damaged in the area.
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