American battleships welcomed in Sydney harbor
Sydney visitors describe a festive first day for the American battleships. Harbor craft circled the anchored ships while thousands lined shores and headlands. Admirals and captains paid calls on Lord Northcott and Sir Harry Rawson, with a governor general dinner planned and the fleet illuminated at night.
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Sydney
Lord Northcott
Australia
Harry Rawson
New South Wales
America
Weather wrap Idaho and regions record hot week
The Weekly Weather Bulletin reports August week opening cooler before a rise to warm conditions statewide with many 90s and some above 100. Southeastern areas saw beneficial rains and hail, irrigation scarce in places, and forest fires increasing with visible smoke across Idaho. Water for irrigation remains plentiful and sunshine was abundant with light winds except in storms and dust events.
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Idaho
Climatological Service
The
Weather Bureau
Fatal Fire Claims Six Schultz Children Near Colfax
Six Schultz children and two Fox children died in a ranch house fire between Colfax and Palouse. The parents were harvesting while mothers attended a Palouse theater. Two Schultz girls tried to rescue infants but could not reach the door and dropped the babies. The fire’s cause remains a mystery.
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Colfax
Wash
H. W. Schultz
Palouse
Schultz
W. W. Fox
Destructive Forest Fire Near Yosemite Area
A major forest fire roars through the Hateh Hateby area in Tuolumne County north of Yosemite National Park. Major Benson and two troops of cavalry have been dispatched to the scene to assist U.S. troops already fighting the flames around Lake Eleanor.
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Merced
Calif
Hateh-Hateby Valley
Tuolumne County
Yosemite National Park
Lake Eleanor
Benson
United States
Park
Strike on Gould Lines Could Lead to General Action
Denver reports that machinists on Gould railroads voted to empower union executives to call a general strike in sympathy with the Denver & Rio Grande walkout. Officials say no immediate strike, seeking peaceable settlement. Missouri Pacific voted to strike, while Texas & Pacific and Wabash show strong support.
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Denver
Colo
Gould
Denver & Rio Grande
William Hannan
International Association of Machinists
James O’connell
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Texas & Pacific
St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern
Gould Roads
Hannan
International
O'Connell
Sehlacks
Bryan Sanguine On Johnson Renomination Boost
In Fairview Minnesota August 20 W J Bryan comments on Johnson’s renomination for a third term and expects stronger national support. He notes no more stunts after an eastern reporter injured while riding a mule mascots image. the mule now pulls a grass cutter at his home.
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Fairview
Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Norman F. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Minnesota
Johnson
Bryan
Minnesota State Agricultural Society
Johnson Accepts Party Nomination for Governor
Governor Johnson told reporters he will accept the party nomination for governor after due consideration and formal notification. He said personal considerations are set aside to listen to the party call and would have declined if asked before his nomination speech.
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St. Paul
Johnson
Men Together
Lunch with President Roosevelt Heads to Sagamore Hill
Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate arrived from Utica and went to Sagamore Hill to dine with President Roosevelt. Political chatter centers on Governor Hughes possibly succeeding himself, shaping the White House race.
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New York
Jamea
Sherman
Utica
Sagamore Hill
Frank H. Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Hughes
Springfield Fears Renewal of Rioting After Riot Verdict
In Springfield Illinois residents fear renewed rioting after a coroner's jury returned an open verdict on the death of Scott Burton, a Black man lynched Friday. Militia regiments depart, saloons remain closed, and refugees flee as authorities brace for further unrest and mobs.
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Springfield
Ills
Scott Burton
First Cavalry
Seventh Infantry
Assessors at Boise debate northern southern valuation shifts
Idaho assessors at Boise clash over raising southern county values while northern counties push for a fifty percent basis and shared rail line assessments. Governor Gooding supports the plan but a board majority seeks detailed fact review amid large increases in Kootenai and Bonner counties.
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Boise
State Board of Equalization of
Idaho
Kootenai County
Bonner County
State Board of Equalization
State Board
Gooding
Ada County backs James H. Brady for governor
Ada County delegation to the Republican state convention votes unanimously to support James H. Brady of Pocatello for the gubernatorial nomination. Delegation chairman Edgar Wilson cites no opposition in Ada County and predicts Brady will win by about 1500 votes. Separately, the state land board seeks a 282,880 acre segregation in Owyhee County for Twin Falls irrigation, with a record filing fee of 3536 dollars.
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Ada County
James J. Brady
Edgar Wilson
Pocatello
Ada
Boise
Idaho
Leonard
James H. Brady
Brady
Tribune
State Land Board
Owyhee County
Twin Falls
Twin Falls Land & Water Company
Register Church of the State Land Office
Hailey Land Office
Republican Victory Outlook Across Idaho Tickets
Robert J. Hayes Bannock county Republican chairman returns home in good health from the eastern trip. He predicts Taft will win by a record majority and Brady will set a historic gubernatorial margin. Hayes plans to reconvene the central committee to schedule primaries and a county nominating convention.
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Robert J. Hayes
Republican County Central Committee
Bannock County
Central Committee
Taft
Hayes
Idaho
Brady
Property Assessments in Kootenai County 1906 Trends
The 1906 estate transfers show 4 to 49 percent of actual cash value used for 1907 assessment, averaging about 10 percent, implying a 50 percent basis and a 12 million dollar RT on 1908 rolls, with northern counties rising more than southern ones as officials seek equalization.
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Bonner County
Luce
Kootenai County
State Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company
Bannock
September Jury Drawn for Fifth Judicial District
Jurors named by Clerk Gallet Sheriff Quigley and Probate Judge Johnson to serve as trial jurors for Bannock County on September 21 at the county courthouse. Listed jurors include Morris Edwards Pratt Call Dewey Carey Swenson McHan Coffin Whitaker Van Leaver Horsley Coffin Kendall Bassett Harris Gibbs Criswell Brewster Smith Damron Thatcher Ward Corbridge Sheldon Mickelson Barron Cohn Muir Escher Kirby Sterrett Scott Hatch Hall.
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Fifth Judicial District
Clerk Gallet
Dave Quigley
Johnson
James Morris
Walter Edwards
George C. Pratt
LB. Call
W. A. Dewey
T. I. Carey
H. Swenson
W. A. McHan
W. H. Coffin
James
James 8. Whitaker, Hl. D. van Leaver, T. H. Horsley, N. 8. Coffin, E. R. Kendall
Charles Bassett
W. J. Harris
Seth Gibbs
Robert Criswell
W. F. Brewster
Thomas C. Smith
A. J. Damron
N. D. Thatcher
E. A. Ward
William E. Corbridge
Dan Sheldon
Knut Mickelson
J. J. Barron
Meyers Cohn
M. Muir
James Escher
Ed. Kirby
R. Sterrett
No Wild Catting In Hailey Camp Reports Boom
Hailey Times notes improved mining outlook in Hailey Camp with many closed mines reopening and none engaging in wildcatting. Seven new mills under construction and more planned to handle ore, chosen after extensive metallurgical testing at multiple plants.
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Hailey Times
Cleveland
Chicago Wheat Falls to Ninety-Three Quarter Rising to Ninety-Four
Chicago Illinois August 20 September wheat closed at ninety three and seven eighths to ninety four. The market showed modest gains amid position adjustments and price drift.
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Chicago
Ills
Taxation Fight Shapes Up Across Idaho Counties
Idaho assessors meet amid debate over Railroad taxation and equalization plans. Governor Gooding, once pro exemption for ten years, shows a shifted stance. The state board, armed with data, aims to level property taxes by adjusting rates across Bannock Custer Lemhi Boise and Owyhee counties.
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Oregon
Bannock County
Custer
Lemhi
Boise
Idaho
Owyhee
Gooding
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Gem State
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Talismen
Fifth District Court
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