Congress to Vote On Printing Spelling Policy
Congress to require old time spelling in all printing authorized by Congress. Department of commerce and labor reports exports of meat and dairy products totaling about 250 million dollars for the year ending this month. Meat exports total about 200 million, live cattle 35 million, dairy products 10 million. Exports up about sixty percent in the last decade.
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Congress
America
Washington
Dee
House
Department of Commerce and Labor
House Creates Vast Olympic Game Preserve in Washington
The House approved a bill establishing a nature reserve spanning nearly 700000 acres within the Olympic forest reserve in Washington state. The action marks a major federal conservation effort in the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington
Olympic Forest Reserve
Congressman Southwyck Proposes 10 Percent Civil Service Pay Raise
Washington reports Congressman Southwyck of New York introduced a bill to raise salaries of all civil service employees by ten percent. The measure targets federal workers amid ongoing wage debates.
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Washington
Southwyck
New York
Porter house night clerk held after tapping till
Idaho Falls dispatch reports C M Peterson, Porter house night clerk, tapped the hotel till and fled with 186.90. He was captured in Ogden and is held for Sheriff Jones of Bingham county. Peterson previously embezzled 100 from a milk man and shipped to Boise, where a settlement ended prosecutions.
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Idaho Falls
Tribune
Ogden
C. M. Peterson
Porter House
Jones
Bingham County
Peterson
Boise
Tie
Grantville
Miss
Kotter
Quinn
Abercrombie
Indictments In Utah Coal Land Fraud Case At Grand Jury
A U S grand jury returns indictments against Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Union Pacific Coal Utah Fuel and Gould officials over coal land fraud claims in Utah. Defendants include Everett Buckingham and George A Moore with charges of violating the interstate commerce law and defrauding the United States. Bench warrants issued bonds set at 3000 dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Fedral Grand Jury
Uta
United States District Court
John A. Marshall
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Union Pacific Coal Company
Utah Fuel Company
Harriman and Gould
Utah
Harriman
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Everett Buckingham
Moore
D. J. Sharp
Gould
H. G. Williams
Robert Forester
W. R. Foster
Robert Foreser
Alexander M. Cowie
Sunnyside
Elroy N. Clark
Denver
George A. Moore
United States
Fred R. Mayrrd
Washington
Fire destroys Chi Psi house at Cornell. multiple deaths feared
The Chi Psi fraternity house at Cornell University burned early today. At least ten people died or were fatally injured, with several more missing as walls collapsed trapping firemen. The $200,000 property loss includes casualties among students and workers.
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Ithaca
Chi Psi
Cornell University
Tou
O. L. Sehmuck
Hanover
H. M. Nichols
Chicago
W. Grelle
Orange
N. J
C.J. Pope
Heyburn seeks amendment to rail rate law
In Washington on December 7 Senator Heyburn proposed an amendment to the railway rate law to grant interior points Boise and Spokane the advantage of long haul rates. If approved these cities would pay the coast to coast rate plus local return, leveling interior rates with through shipments. Twin Falls Postmaster W H Greenough nominated by Congressman French to replace W W Dunn. Coeur d Alene Indian reservation survey complete. allotments and land classifications to follow, opening possibly in summer 1908.
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Boise
Spokane
Washinon
Heyoun
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Heyburn
Interior
Twin Falls
French
Postal Department
W. H. Greenough
W. W. Dunn
Coeur d'Alene
Dayon man confesses to street murder of Dora Gilman
Dayton reports that David Curtis, a mentally limited man who sold newspapers, confessed to assaulting and murdering Dora Gilman in the street on the night of November 20. He made the admission to the prosecuting attorney.
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Dayton
Dee
David Curtis
Dora Gilman
Atlas Distillery Begins Full Denatured Alcohol Production
Peoria Illinois December 7 the Atlas distillery a whiskey trust property started denatured alcohol production at its full capacity of eight thousand bushels of corn daily with orders for the product already in advance.
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Peoria
Atlas Distillery
Whiskey Trust Properties
Heyburn bill would create public land courts in Idaho
Senate proposed plan would set up United States district courts in each state and territory with 5000 dollar judges and 2500 dollar clerks to review land office decisions. It adds a three judge appellate land court in Washington with a nationwide scope and a zero appeal deadline for local decisions.
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Heyburn
Congress
General Land Office
Oe Tee
Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Senator Heyburn
National Land Court
Prac
Land Office
Interior Department
United States District Court
District Land Court
Appellant Land Court
United States
Appellate Land Court
Land Court
Det
Hind
December Term Ended with Court Schedule Made Public
The December term closed with Judge Budge and Reporter Hamer leaving for home. Budge set next year’s court dates in Bannock, Bear Lake and Oneida counties. A decree of divorce Norton vs Norton was granted by default. A temporary injunction restraining Sheriff Harvey from selling hay tied to J A Lewis was made permanent for Autiman Taylor Machinery Company.
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Budge
Hamer
Bannock County
Bear Lake County
Ocober
Oneida County
Jnne
Norton Vs. Norton
Harvey
J. A. Lewis
Autiman-Taylor Machinery Company
Pappoose Mining Company Begins Copper Vein Tunnel
James Bell departed city with two wagon loads of camp supplies and four miners for the Pappoose Mining Company, a new Pocatello firm forming to develop claims adjoining the Fort Hall mine. A toby tunnel will be started to tap a copper and silver vein seen in lower Fort Hall workings and crossing the Pappoose property, with vigorous winter work planned.
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James Bell
Pappoose
Pocatello Corporation
Fort Hall
Toby
Nell Case Examines Marriage Status in Divorce Fight
Supreme court briefs argue whether Prudie Nell and Joseph Nell are legally married after a Utah wedding followed by a Idaho divorce. Mrs Nell sues for divorce on grounds of cruelty. Joseph Nell contests decree on lack of legal marriage, with H Holzheimer and Willis Reeves representing the spouses.
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Prudie Nell
Joseph Nell
Comusel
Drudge Bidee
Nell
Hasband
H. Holzheimer
Utah
Idaho
Willis Reeves
Deserted wife seeks divorce from Norton in circuit court
Mrs. Precinda Norton filed suit yesterday with attorney Willis Reeves asking to end her marriage to Hb Norton. The grounds alleged include desertion and failure to provide. Norton, formerly a telegraph operator at Oxford, married the plaintiff, but abandoned her and is believed to be in Olio.
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Circuit Court
Willis Reeves
Precinda Norton
Hb. Norton
Norton
Oxford
Hee
Olio
General Land Office Appeals Transfer to Appellate Court
Peals from decisions of the commissioner of the general land office shall be transferred to the appellate land court.
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Commissioner of the
General Land Office
Appellate Land Court
Frightful Death of F W McKeon in Pocatello Fire
Fire destroyed a west side shack in Pocatello at 4 25 this morning. Civil War veteran Frank McKeon burned to death. coroner suspects alcohol and accidental fire. Money he kept with a hardware man may have been burned. investigation continues as officers search for details.
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Frank McKeon
Pocatello
Benton Street
McKeon
Manassa Brothers
Roeske
Pocatella Water Co
Melveon
Horse
Short
Mekheon
Ben Joseph
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Porter
Ogder
Tak
Short Line
U. S
Salt Lake
Harriman and Gould Lines
Wyoming
Cornell
Lewis Hay
Pappoose Company
Nell Case
F. W. M’keon
G. A. R. Post
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