Mead Favors Super-Dam at American Falls
Dr. Elwood Mead, commissioner of reclamation, urges financing a larger American Falls reservoir to serve Snake River valley irrigation in Idaho. The plan would supply water for 125,000 acres in the north side pumping division, expand south side pumping and distribution, increase drainage, and shift mortgages to long term amortized loans.
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Washington
American Falls
Elwood Mead
Commissioner of Reclamation
Snake River Valley
Idaho
North Side
South Side
Minidoka Dam
Five Quadrillions a Thrift Lesson
Henry O. Granger former United States minister to Colombia deposits ten dollars in a Columbia bank as a thrift lesson. The sum is to remain there at compound interest until 2925 and then be disposed of by a committee for the best interests of the United States and Colombia with the president named on the committee.
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Princeton
N. J
Henry O. Granger
United States
Columbia
Senate Rules Battle Opens New Congress
The opening day of the new session features a looming clash over Senate rules to curb filibusters. The La Follette issue tests party unity as Vice President Dawes and leaders weigh rule changes and responses from lawmakers on both sides. House Republicans move to tackle tax reduction after the president’s address.
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Washington
Senate Republican
Congress
Senate
Dawes
Underwood
Alabama
Jones
Rule
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Inventor Sues Major Firms Over Radio Monopoly
Reginald A. Fessenden of Newton files a federal suit asking 60 million dollars in damages alleging a cartel formed by eight companies including General Electric RCA American Telegraph Western Electric United Fruit Wireless etc to restrain trade under Sherman and Clayton acts. He holds 38 radio related patents and seeks triple damages under federal law.
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Boston
Reginald A. Fessenden
Newton
Fessenden
General Electric Company
Radio Corporation of America
American Eo and Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company, Inc
United Fruit Company
Wireless Specialty Arses Company
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company
United Radio Telegraph Company
Three Lives Lost in New England Storm
Newark reports a severe coastal storm sweeping New York New Jersey and New England. Three deaths confirmed with multiple injuries and extensive property damage. Rescue operations saved crew from two New York bay barges drifted at sea and salvage work continued near Block Island.
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Newark
New York
New Dereey
New England
Wan
Peore
New York Bay
New London
Conn
Block Island
8 51
Coney Island
Bandy Hook
Byron Lark Severely Burned In 1000 Volt Plant Accident
Novo Utah Dee 4 AP Byron Lark foreman at Utah Power and Light was severely burned after contacting a 1000 volt line at the plant yesterday. Dr. Buea said he may lose two fingers of one hand and he has burns on the other hand and a leg with recovery uncertain.
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Novo
Utah
Dee
Byron @lark
Utah Power and Light Company
Esterday
Buea
Yhaheer
Hall Disputes Mitchells Claim Over Shenandoah Destruction
Col C G Hall, a Shenandoah crew member and dirigible expert, disputed Col William Mitchells assertion that gan cell expansion caused the craft destruction. Hall testified the ship was wrecked by a storm, not design failure, and noted parachutes would have been useless. He also suggested hydrogen inflation would have been deadlier. Captain Gatewood Lincoln said Commander Lansdowne did not object to the flight.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
C. G. Hall
Hall
Gatewood
Lincoln
Navy Department
Zachary Lansdowne
Cruiser Rochester Heads Home From Chile Voyage
The US cruiser Rochester carrying General Pershing and the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission sailed from Arica, Chile, for New York yesterday. Rear Admiral Latimer commanded the party as local authorities and citizens gave cordial farewells during their final hours ashore.
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Arica
Chile
United States
Rochester
John J. Pershing
Tacna
New York
Latimer
Noorlanders arraigned in murder case in Idaho
Mike and Fred Noorlander appeared before Justice of the Peace O J Bell in Pocatello for arraignment on murder charges in the Scadden case. Preliminary hearing set for December 10 at the county building, with trial possible the following week before District Judge O R Bauin.
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Mike
Fred W Noorlander
Ogden
Walter Scadden
Inkom
Justice of the Peace
J. Bell
G. L. Tyler
The
News
Tyler
Christensen
Bell
O. R. Bauin
Pocatello
Idaho
Utah
Salt Lake City
C. H. McEntyre
South Seventh Avenue
Home Lumber Company
Noorlanders
Scadden
Fred
Provo
General Hospital
Tragedy in Chilko Lake District Ends in Duel
In the Chilko lake district Alex Ducharme, an older trapper, is killed after a dispute with Fred Cyr over gold prospecting and trapping profits. Cyr, who fled the scene, later guided a county jury to Ducharme’s grave, claiming self defense after a duel with a .22 rifle and a U.S. army rifle.
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Williams Lake
Es C
Alex
Ducharme
Chilko Lake
Fred Cyr
Cyr
Wilds
Fog in London Causes Traffic Chaos and Accidents
A London fog blocked traffic and caused crashes across the city. Notable injury included Gertrude Lady Decies, widow of the fourth Baron Decies, who sustained facial wounds after a collision involving four buses and a taxi near Crystal Palace. ferry and rail services were halted while Channel ports report record thickness.
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London
Gertrude Lady Decies
Baron Decies
Vivien Lady Decies
N. Br. Gould
Crystal Palace
Thames
Channel
Five New Webbed the Atato Bank Road Trip Toward Chicago
Five people traveled in a touring car toward Chicago from Roselle, a village 24 miles west of the city, according to an AP report.
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Dee. 4
Atato Bank
RO Porleo
Chicago
Roselle
Idaho Chamber of Commerce All Idaho Congress
Boise Idaho Dec 4 AP All Idaho congress will form the Idaho State Chamber of Commerce to advertise the state. The organization will handle financing by community and industry assessments and operate as the annual meeting body for Idaho communities. A nine member executive committee will guide affairs. Morning talks covered women's roles energy development and a New York Pacific Northwest exposition. Boise chamber hosted the noon luncheon with Boise high pupils providing music.
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Boise
Idaho
All- Idaho Congress
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
All-Idaho Congress
Congress
Committee
M. B. Yeaman
Idaho Falls
Frank Brown
Pocatello
New York
Washington
Montana
Oregon
Boise Chamber of Commerce
Boise High School
Prohibition Reform Groups Appeal to Pope Pius XI
The United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement released a letter to Pope Pius XI seeking moral support for U S prohibition enforcement. Chairman Clinton N Howard linked Catholic attitudes to prohibition with opposition and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, noting Vatican appreciation of American ideals.
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Washington
Pius XI
United States
United Committee For Prohibition Enforcement
Vatican
Clinton N. Howard
White House
Coolidge
Pius
Howard
Pastor and Wife Tour Ends in Oregon Berry Farm Plan
Reverend H. W. Heinzelman and his wife from Bismarck N D arrived in Pocatello en route to Salem Oregon for berry farming after a long cross country drive. He has served thirty five years in the Lutheran church and plans to teach languages in Oregon once settled.
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Mra. H. W. Heinzelman
Bismarck
N. 10
Pocatello
Balem
Oregon
Heinzelman
Tribune
Heingelman
Lutheran Church
Salem
Stockings Should Match Face Powder
Paris adopts sheer lisle stockings in shades matching the wearer's complexion. The trend aims for minimal shine, with stockings designed to resemble the powdery finish of a powdered face. During winter, fur coats appeared in Fifth Avenue while Deauville showed a summer-like reveal.
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Paris
Fifth Avenue
Deauville
Jury asks for testimony in Rhinelander annulment case
In White Plains on December 4 the Rhinelander jury sought enlightenment on Barbara Reynolds interview testimony about the case. The panel reviewed court records for nearly ten minutes and will receive the testimony once located, as Justice Morschauser directs.
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White Plains
N. Y
Rhinelander
Barbara Reynolds
Morschauser
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Justice Morehauser
Westchester County Supreme Court
Fancy beef tops historic livestock show at seven per pound
The Chicago fair set record prices with grand champion beef carcass selling for seven dollars a pound to New Ty Packing and Provision for the Sherman hotel. Other top results include the grand champion lamb on the hoof from the University of California selling for 456.50, Kentucky’s senior yearling steer at 580.60, Wisconsin’s grand canan lamb carcass at 424, and a Berkshire swine from Blue Farm Ridgely Tennessee at 90.90.
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Chicago
W. W. Wilson & Sona
Muncie
Ind
New ‘Ty Packing & Provision Company
Sherman Hotel
University of California
University of Kentucky
University of Wisconsin
Blue Farm
Ridgely
Tenn
Armenian Girls Present A Rug To President Coolidge
A rug made by Armenian orphan girls was presented to President Coolidge as a token of Near East relief work. The 20 square foot piece required ten months of labor and was given by Dr. John H. Finley and Charles V. Vickery of the relief organization.
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Washington
Near East
President Coolidge
John H. Finley
New York
Mine Fire Traps 20 to 30 Men at Cardinal Tunnel
A blaze at the Cardinal tunnel of Fairview Mining near Nederland Colorado traps twenty to thirty miners. Rescue teams from Boulder and Denver, aided by locals, race to reach hopeful survivors as smoke hinders entry. One miner Billy Bryce is badly burned battling the blaze.
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Boulder, Colo
Cardinal Tunnel
Fairview Mining Company
Nederland
Boulder Fire Department
State Coal Mine
Denver
Boulder
Fire at Fairview mine traps 25 miners near Nederland
Officials say a fire in the Fairview Mining Company shaft at Nederland has been extinguished but 25 miners remain trapped. The blaze damaged timbering and the main tunnel entrance while the compressor and air fan system were destroyed. Workers were at the 600 foot level when fire began in the compressor room.
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Denver
Colo
Fairview Mining Company
Nederland
John FE. Bergen
Omny
Bergen
Northern Pacific seeks permit for 41 mile Idaho railroad line
Applications for permits to build 41 miles of railroad in Clearwater and Shoshone counties Idaho were filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by Northern Pacific. The line would open a large timber area and be used jointly with the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company under an agreement. Estimated cost at completion is 3.5 million dollars. A lumber mill at Lewiston is planned to generate the traffic needed to cover operating expenses.
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Washington
Clearwater
Shoshone
Idaho
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Northern Pacific Railroad
Osegee- Wacvegtes Railroad and Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
Lewiston
Commission
Stills Found in Hermitage Hotel Ogden Utah
Sheriff and police raided the Hermitage hotel in Ogden canyon and found two large stills, described as among the largest ever, in the basement. Men fled to a room when officers entered, and the investigation continued this afternoon.
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Ogden
Utah
Hermitage
Ogden Canyon
Massas Fail
Enacesteniaeel
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Phil 8 Nash
Ocal
Idaho Chamber Commerce
Pope Pius
NEW Railroad North Idaho
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