Woman of Underworld Murdered in Restricted District
Ora Boseman alias Lucy Miller alias Ora Miller was killed between 9 and 11 last night in her apartments. Tim Sullivan a grader is jailed on the crime. An inquest at Percy C. Silver mortuary chapel aims to determine cause of death and blame. A beer bottle is the only potential weapon found in the room.
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Ora Boseman
Ora Miller
Tim Sullivan
Lucy Miller
Percy C. Silver
North Main Street
Ora Miller murder in Pocatello linked to suspect
Officers believe Ora Miller was beaten and robbed in her room in the restricted district. Tim Sullivan, a grader, was arrested with blood on his hands and two rings missing from the victim found on him. An inquest was begun by Acting Coroner Sprague as more details emerge.
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Ora Miller
Pocatello
Sheriff’s Office
Tim Sullivan
Hurley
Moreland- Aberdeen
Sullivan
Blackfoot
Frank Sprague
P. C. Silver
Ora Boseman
Salt Lake
Utah
Boseman
Jack Miller
Missoula
Mont
Bill Armstrong
McCammon
Armstrong
Bidding for Big Fight Opens for Jeffries Johnson Match
Bids for the JeffriesJohnson championship battle were opened at Hoboken New Jersey with many large offers. The volume of bids led officials to defer selecting the fight ground for 24 hours. Eddie Graney pursued California and New York interests as bids set record prices.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Hoboken
N. J
Graney Delays Bid Opening for Jeffries Johnson Fight
Eddie Graney of San Francisco asked to delay the bid opening for the world heavyweight title bout between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson. He protested a seven hour difference from the articles of agreement and hinted at a $60,000 purse. The match is expected to be held in California.
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Graney
New York
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Eddie Graney
San Francisco
California
Taft Busy As He Crafts First Annual Message
President Taft spent the day drafting his first annual message to Congress and refused all visitors. The focused work session underscores a formal start to his address before lawmakers.
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Taft
Washington
Econgress
Fatal Street Duel Shocks Oklahoma Town
In Kiefer Oklahoma Deputy Marshal Gooch and gambler Melvin Coley exchanged shots after a prior killing. The confrontation left Gooch dead and Melvin Coley killed. A second duel with Marshal Highnote followed, wounding bystander Thomas Boxley fatally.
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Kiefer
Okla
Marshal Gooch
Melvin Coley
Qoley
Marshal Highnote
Highnote
Melvin Ooley
Gooch
Ooley
Thomas Boxley
Texas congressman Morris Sheppard weds Lucile Sanderson
Texarkana report: Congresssman Morris Sheppard of the First Texas district marries Miss Lucile Sanderson, daughter of Noah P. Sanderson. Guests from out of town attend the wedding. The couple departs for Washington after the ceremony.
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Texarkana
Tex
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Lucile Sanderson
Noah P. Sanderson
Randolph-Macon College
Virginia
Washington
Ruef Ordered Before Medical Board for Bail Hearing
San Francisco December 1 Judge Cabanis orders Abraham Ruef to appear before a court appointed three physician panel to assess if incarceration in the county jail endangers his health and warrants bail consideration.
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San Francisco
Cabani
Abraham Ruef
Wheat Market Closes Higher in Chicago Trade
December wheat closed at 1055 in Chicago with traders noting modest gains. The report cites position shifts and quiet participation as futures prices steadied on the day's session.
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Chicago
Zelaya About to Get His Bumps in Nicaragua Conflict
Bluefield dispatch reports the Norwegian steamer Savengeron arrived from New York with arms for insurgents. General Estrada is to immediately take the offensive, while reinforcements move to General Matay who won a decisive battle near Rama. The Nicaraguan president reportedly has under five thousand troops in total.
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Bluefield
Savengeron
New York
Estrada
Matay
Rama
Prairie to sail with 400 to 700 marines for Panama
The Prairie will depart Philadelphia tomorrow or the next day heading to Panama with between four hundred and seven hundred marines aboard, a navy department statement said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Prairie
Philadelphia
Panama
Navy Department
France Cables Consul for Nicaragua Abuse Reports
Paris reports the foreign office sent a cable to the French consul in Nicaragua to obtain information on alleged ill treatment of French citizens in Nicaragua.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Nicaragua
France
Blind Man Weds Beautiful Girl at St Thomas Church
Miss Vera MacFarland Moses, daughter of a millionaire, marries Edward Matthews Chamberlin of Washington D C. The groom is totally blind, a Virginia lineage member. Rev Dr Ernest H Stires officiates. A breakfast follows at the Savoy hotel.
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New York
St. Thomas’ Church
Vera MacFarland Moses
Edward Matthews Chamberlin
Washington, D. C
Chamberlin
Virginia
Ernest H. Stires
Helen Melbourne Meek
Mr. Chamberlain
Justin Morrill Chamberlin
United States Marine Corps
Hotel Savoy
James Moses
Irrigation Man Weds in Pullman Ceremony
Miss Mabel Sarah Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Baker married Arthur Hooker of Spokane at the bride’s Pullman home. Hooker serves as secretary of the National Irrigation Congress and is a pioneer in western irrigation and dry farming. They will reside in Pueblo Colorado.
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Pullman
Wash
Mabel Sarah Baker
A. B. Baker
Arthur Hooker
Spokane
National Irrigation Congress
Pueblo
Colo
Fortunes Made in Gem State Easily
The article details alfalfa seed sales around Wendell Idaho a 35 acre crop yielding $5000 with 124 cents a pound price and 20 000 pounds sold for $2500 by Ebbert or Durfee. It notes climate limits seed maturity and suggests a new local industry near Wendell Hagerman valley with high freight costs and large farm outputs.
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Hub City
H. B. Barrett
First National Bank of
Wendell
George L. Durfee
E. B. Wendell
W. H. Ebbert
Durfee
Prohibitionists in Alabama Defeated Statewide
Early tallies show a decisive vote against the prohibition constitutional amendment in Alabama with estimates of 18 000 to 20 000 margin. Jefferson county Birmingham Mobile Montgomery and Cullman counties vote against while Talladega Macon Sumter and Lee appear uncertain or for the amendment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Long
Jefferson County
Mobile
Montgomery
Cullman
Talladega
Macon
Sumter
Lee
Major Andrew Rowan Known as the Man Who Took the Message to Garcia
Major Andrew Rowan, long affiliated with Fort Douglas Utah, is placed on the retired list after over thirty two years in the U S Army. He earned fame in the Spanish American War for delivering a crucial message to General Calixto Garcia in Cuba and risking capture on the perilous return journey.
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Washington, D. C
United States Army
Andrew
Rowan
Fort Douglas
Utah
Garcia
Nineteenth Infantry
Spain
Calixton Garcia
United States
Miles
Cuba
Kingston
Jamaica
Clyde Steamship Inaugurates Boston Galveston Line
The Clyde Steamship company announces a new regular service between Boston and Galveston with Charleston as a port of call. The line links New England with southern and western markets via Galveston and enables direct freight interchange between the southwest and southeast through Jacksonville and Charleston. Through rates and through bills of lading are provided to ensure prompt movement of freight in both directions.
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Boston
Mass
Clyde Steamship Company
Galveston
Charleston
New England
Jacksonville
Mystery Death Shocks Brooklyn Woman in New Jersey House
New York reports the body of Mrs. C. W. Snead found in a vacant East Orange New Jersey tub. Police arrest the victim's aunt Miss Virginia Wardlaw as husband remains missing since last summer.
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New York
C. W. 5S. Snead
Brooklyn
East Orange
N. J
Virginia Wardlaw
Navy Reorganization Plans Take Effect Slowly
Secretary Meyer announced a gradual transition to the navy reorganization effective today. Many changes will take weeks to implement as the old order is phased out and the new system takes hold.
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Washington
Meyer
Navy
Earthquake Destroys Villages in Asiatic Turkey
An official dispatch from Bitlias reports several small villages near Constantinople in Asiatic Turkey destroyed by a quake. No lives are reported lost.
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Constantinople
Bitlias
Turkey
Togo Retires From Naval Command in Japan
Admiral Togo, chief of the general staff of the navy, retires today and joins the military council. Vice Admiral Sir Gero Tjuin succeeds him as head of the navy.
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Togo
Tokio
General Staff of the Navy
Naval Command
Military Council
Gero Tjuin
Switchmen Strike Impacts Across Railroads and Mines
The switchmen strike largely spares the Oregon Short Line but cripples the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, halting freight and endangering fuel supplies. In Montana and Idaho many workers idle, with up to ten thousand at risk across copper mines and smelters. Duluth faces near total traffic tie up as grain and other industries brace for losses.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Livingston
Glendive
Billings
Helena
Deer, Avery and Alberton
Missoula
Garrison
Lakes
St. Regis
Paradise
Wallace
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Duluth
Elks Lodge Sorrow Memorial Service Planned Worldwide
The Elk lodge announces a world wide memorial on Sunday December 5 with services to honor departed brothers. In Pocatello the lodge will hold a Sunday evening program at the Elks club room featuring a roll call, tributes, eulogies by Dr. C. B. Steely and H. H. Whittlesey, and musical renditions by Samms Orchestra and Mendelssohn Quartette including Nearer My God to Thee and Jesus Lover of My Soul.
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Elks’ Lodge
Pocatello
Lodge of Sorrow
Elks’ Club
C. B. Steely
H. H. Whittlesey
Samms
Mendelsohn Quartette
Adams
P, Hannifan
Gate City promotes Pocatello with new 10000 folders
Secretary Fletcher R Burrus of the Pocatello Commercial club reports Oregon Short Line sent 10000 two color folders for Pocatello the Gate City. The eight page booklets include a perforated post card and call merchants to pick them up for enclosing with correspondence. 45000 more booklets are in press for spring homeseekers in the Great Northwest.
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Fletcher R. Burrus
Pocatello Commercial Club
Oregon Short Line
Pocatello
Gate City
Commercial Club
Burrus
Great Northwest
Ecolonist
Oregon Railroad Lines Not Affected by Switchmen Strike
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company’s lines are not affected by the strike. Northern Pacific and North Bank diversion routes move freight to that system. No perishable freight is accepted by roads involved in the strike.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
North Bank Road
Not Buried Alive After Argo Wreck Funeral
In Tillamook Oregon on December 1 residents exhumed the body of Mrs L A Holdredge at midnight after a funeral fueled by the belief she had been buried alive. Physicians later said she was dead when buried though facial color and relaxation of the body suggested possible life.
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Tillamook
Ore
L. A. Holdredge
Argo
Latham Reaches Record Altitude in Strong Wind
Marmellon France Dec 1 Hubert Latham, French aviator, battled gusts near 40 mph and climbed between 475 and 600 meters about 1600 feet, surpassing the official world height record in a bold flight.
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Marmellon
France
Hubert Latham
Woodcraft Officers Elected at Palm Leaf Circle
At Woodmen hall Palm Leaf circle Women of Woodcraft elected new officers including Guardian Neighbor Marie Pippont, Advisor Kate Updegraff, Magician Nellie White, Clerk Alice Cosgrove, Banker Clara Harris, Captain of the Guard Anna Ash, Inside Sentinel Mittehler, Outside Sentinel Frank Moore, Musician Agnes Busehe, Manager H V A Ferguson.
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Palm Leaf Circle
Women of Woodcraft
Woodmen Hall
Marie Pierpont
Kate Updegraff
Nellie White
Alice Cosgrove
Clara Harris
Anna Ash
Sentinel
Mittehler
Frank Moore
Agnes Busehe
H. V. A. Ferguson
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Jack
Oklahoma
Ruef
Zelaya
Gem State
NEW Steamship
Navy Reorganization
Northern Pacifica
Anaconda
Great Falls
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Oregon
St. Paul
ELK Lodge OF Sorrow
Jesus
C. B. Steeley
the Pilgrim
Piccolomini
Samms’ Orchestra
Latham
Woodcraft
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