Suit Filed to Dissolve Harriman Combination
United States Attorney Hiram E Booth filed in the circuit court a bill in equity with the United States as complainant naming E H Harriman and others as defendants. The suit alleges conspiracy and restraint of trade by Harriman Schiff Stillman Rogers Frick and Clark and seeks injunctions plus penalties to prevent monopolization of railroad lines including Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railway and Navigation. A temporary restraining order and subpoenas are requested pending final hearing.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Hiram E. Booth
Circuit Court of the United States
District of Utah
Union Pacific
Oxegen Short Line
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
San Pedro
Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Creat Northern
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
E. H. Harriman
Jacob Schiff
Otto Kahn
James Stillman
Henry H. Rogers
Henry €. Frick
William A. Clark
Harriman
Schiff
Stillman
Rogers Frick and Clark
Eads
Oregon
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Four Lives Lost in Kansas City Hotel Fire
A blaze at a three story rooming house on Wyandotte street killed five and injured five others. Gas explosion in the basement fed flames that blocked exits. four victims were burned in bed and one died trying to awaken others. Most victims were waitresses and cooks from nearby restaurants.
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Kansas City
Wyandotte Street
Governor Toole Resigns as Montana Governor
Helena Montana February 1 Governor Toole today tendered his resignation to take effect April 1 He will be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Edwin Norris The governor's health has been bad for some time.
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Helena
Mont
Toole
Edwin Norris
Suit Filed Over Ejection From Train in Idaho
H. Kozminsky sues U S S Railroad in Salt Lake City for 5000 damages claiming he was forcibly ejected from a train at Craters Springs Idaho after purchasing a scrip book and being denied a ticket. The company contests the ticket refusal and says he boarded despite being told to obtain a ticket.
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Kozminsky
Salt Lake
U. S. S. Railroad Company
Ato Springs
Ida
New Wheels Shown at Pocatello Cycle Co
Call and see the new wheels, they are beauties, at Pocatello Cycle Co. A quick showroom tour promises fresh models and curb appeal for riders seeking style and performance.
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Pocatello Cycle Co
Cold Wave Lingers as Record Low Set Across Area
The bitter cold continues with temperatures plunging to 18 degrees below zero in this region. Weather officials cite high pressure in British Columbia driving cold air southward and a developing storm system bringing rain or snow to many states. Forecast calls for near or below zero temperatures tomorrow with similar conditions across Idaho and surrounding states.
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United States Weather Bureau
Pocatello
Northfield
Vermont
Winnipeg
Canada
Bell
Salt Lake
British Columbia
Rocky Mountain Slope
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Illinois
Denver
North Platte
Helena
Bismarck
Huron
Omaha
St. Paul
Blizzard Grips Northwest Missouri With Freezing Snow
North west Missouri endures first blizzard of winter as zero degree temperatures, snow flurries, and high winds cause suffering to livestock and residents. Local reports describe widespread hardship and dangerous conditions across rural areas.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Coldest Winter Night Hits Northern Colorado
Denver dispatch reports last night as the coldest of the winter in northern Colorado with the weather bureau registering ten below zero.
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Colorado
Denver
Weather Bureau
Cold Wave Hits Kansas As Temperatures Plunge
In Topeka Kansas February 1 a cold wave grips the state with three below zero readings this morning.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Not Warm in Nebraska Lincoln Train Delays From Cold Weather
Lincoln Nebraska February 1 intense cold and drifting snow delayed all trains in southern Nebraska. Lincoln reported three below zero while McCook registered ten below zero in the frigid morning.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
McCook
Underwood Executive C W Lawrence Visits City
C W Lawrence of Underwood Typewriter company stays in the city on a routine business trip. He is a guest at the local hotel during his visit.
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C. W. Lawrence
Underwood Typewriter Company
The
Donnedh
Eph Watson in Gate City for business visit
Eph Watson a prominent attorney from American Falls travels to Gate City today on a business mission meeting local clients and potential partners. He is known for his extensive legal work and regional influence.
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Eph Watson
American Falls
Gate City
Petty Thief From Blackfoot Arrested
Charles Burgess, a 22 year old Blackfoot resident, was arrested in Pocatello on a petty larceny warrant. He pleaded guilty before Justice Crowley, was fined $5 plus costs totaling $25.50, and must repay nearly $20 stolen from Marker's store. Burgess, from a respected family, had pursued two boys implicated by the incident.
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Blackfoot
Charles Burgess
Pocatello
Eby
Grove City
Justice of the Peace
Crowley
Burgess
Marker
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls Editor Henry Gabbe Visits City En Route Home
Henry Gabbe of the Hhoosting staff at the Idaho Falls Morning Post travels through the city this afternoon returning from a Boise business trip.
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Henry Gabbe
Idaho Falls Morning Post
Boise
Woolgrowers to Meet Here in Idaho March
Johnston of Blackfoot and Ormsby of Boise named to a Washington-bound committee to urge opposition to leasing public range. The Idaho Woolgrowers plan the first district meeting in Pocatello in March. The group seeks faster stock trains and broader forest and grazing reform involving several western states.
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Johnston
Blackfoot
Ormsby
Boise
Washington
Idaho Woolgrowers’ Association
Pocatello
Peter G. Johnston
Bingham County
Woolgrowers
L. L. Ormsby
Congress
Idaho Association
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Helena
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Oregon
States
Bureau of Forestry
West
Capital State Bank cashier Horace Neal arrested for forgery
Boise Feb 1 Horace K Neal former cashier of the suspended Capital State bank was arrested at his home on a forgery charge. The warrant was served by Chief Ben Francis and Deputy Sheriff Siggins after a complaint by Prosecuting Attorney Koelsch. Neal remains at home under guard due to his medical condition. The case centers on a promissory note for 1500 forged in the name of J L Sewell and discounted by Chase National Bank New York City. Prosecutor Koelsch says he possesses documents showing forgeries totaling 40 000 to 50 000 dating back more than three years including forged names C Anderson Ashland Lumber Co and D R Hubbard.
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Boise
Fifteenth and Hayes Streets
Horace Kk. Neal
Capital State Bank
Ben Francis
Siggins
Charles F. Koelseh
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Savidge
H. P. Ustick
Neal
Mr. Neal
Mr. Siggins
Bostwick
J. L. Sewell
Chase National Bank of
New York City
Koelseh Last
Ashland Lumber Company
D. R. Hubbard
Sewell
Portland
Lands Restored to Entry for Minidoka Irrigation Area
About 52 000 acres drawn from the public domain for the Minidaka irrigation project are shown by surveys as not needed. The lands lie in townships 10 and 11 south ranges 19 20 and 21 east. They may be settled on and after April 27 but entry is not allowed before May 27 1908.
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Washington
Fort Hall Superintendent Returns From Los Angeles Visit
Major Frank Caldwell, superintendent of the Fort Hall Indian reservation, returned home this morning from Los Angeles where he accompanied his son Orrin. He says he met only one former Pocatello resident, Howard Pratt, and he could not locate Uncle Bill's Scott either high or low.
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Frank Caldwell
Fort Hall
Los Angeles
Orrin
Break in City Canal at Thlutio Falls Causes Damage
A break in the city canal at Thlutio Falls, supplying water to the city and powering a pumping plant, occurred this morning at an early hour. Advices from the city report considerable damage and disruption.
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Thlutio Falls
Brooklyn Bank Closes Amid Sudden Suspension
The Home Bank of Brooklyn failed to open, delaying operations this morning. Located in South Brooklyn, it carried a capital of 100000 with surplus and profits of 54000. Deposits had shrunk from about half a million since October.
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New York
Home Bank
Brooklyn
South Brooklyn
Wood Livestock head shoots himself handling revolver
Hugh Wood of Wood Livestock was unloading a traveling bag when a revolver discharged, injuring his leg. He was transported to Pocatello on No 8 and then taken to Salt Lake for treatment. the injury is described as painful but not serious.
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Spencer
Hugh Wood
Wood Livestock Company
Pocatello
Salt Lake
Ban nock Manager Informed Of Ill Mother
Telegram to manager Harry Baugh of the Bannock hotel reports his mother in Mount Vernon is seriously ill with pneumonia and not expected to live. He will depart on No 2 tomorrow for her bedside.
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Harry Baugh
Bannock Hotel
Mount Vernon
Mr. Baugh
Mrs. Baugh
Thaw Acquitted on Ground of Insanity in White Case
Harry Thaw was acquitted of murder on the insanity defense and ordered to Matteawan asylum for the criminally insane. Justice Dowling stayed execution to allow counsel to seek sanity testing. Jurors deliberated 14 ballots over about a day and a half as Theodore Roosevelt Pell was fined for contempt.
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New York
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
Justice Dowling
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Mattenswan
Asylum at Blackfoot praised for sanitation leadership
Hon. A. B. Moss cites the Blackfoot state mental hospital as a model due to Dr. Hoover and wife’s care, a modern septic sanitation system, self sufficiency in grain production, and major improvements like a steam heating plant and Maple floors. The superintendent is credited with steady cost saving and patient welfare.
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A. B. Moss
Payette
Blackfoot
West
Moss
Idaho
Hoover
Missouri River
Idaho Insane Asylum
Itoover
Academy of Idaho and Poca girls and boys split basketball games
A double header at McNichols and Wright hall saw the Academy of Idaho facing Poca High in boys and girls contests. The boys lost a tight 17 to 15 battle after a 7-6 first half, while the girls dominated, leading 4-0 at halftime and finishing 12-0 in the second half. Officials were J B Retherford and Miss Rea for the girls, with Principal Risser and J Morris for the boys.
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McNichols & Wright Hall
Academy of Idaho
Pocatello High School
Hailey
Hey
Lyst
Academy
J. BE. Retherford
Miss Rea
Risser
Ich School
J. Morris
Po Catello Figure Claude Ferguson Heads to Open Falls Drug Store
Claude Ferguson, a longtime Po catello resident, is in the city today en route to American Falls where he plans to open a new drug store.
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Claude Ferguson
Idaho Doctor Earns Public Praise For State Institution
The article lauds a physician who runs a state institution with care and efficiency. Though not labeled a celebrated alienist, he earns taxpayer respect and pride from families across Idaho, especially in the southeastern region, for steady, commendable progress.
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Idaho
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Sante Fe
S. P
N. P
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Capital State Bank OF Boise
Brooklyn Bank
Mattewan
DR. Hoover
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