Interstate Commerce probe on Harriman lines resumes in Chicago
M C Markham of Missouri Pacific testifies that Union and Southern Pacific remain competitors after consolidation. He admits an Ogden coast route allocation from Cairo to Cleveland directs westward traffic via Ogden and eastward via New Orleans, forcing Illinois Central to use Omaha and lose potential profit.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
M. C. Markham
Missouri Pacific
Illinois Central
Union
Southern
Markham
Ilinois Central
Cairo
Cleveland
Ogden
New Orleans
Omaha
Governor Brooks Urges New Laws in Wyoming Session
Wyoming Governor Bryant B. Brooks asks the legislature for a state depository law a primary election measure reapportionment and a new banking law. He notes railway valuations have stood for years and railroads pay less than their due taxes while urging steps to avoid future Ute Indian migrations causing unrest.
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Cheyenne
Bryant B. Brooks
Jap Question Heats Up in Equity School Cases
District Attorney Devlin of San Francisco will file papers in the government equity case to enforce treaty rights of Japanese in public schools. The actions, set for circuit and district courts, name the San Francisco board of education as a party.
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Washington
Devlin
San Francisco
Canton Viceroy Breaks Up Anti-American Boycott
In Canton on January 9 authorities arrested boycott leaders and ordered police to seize placards. Newspapers were barred from discussing the boycott, as the viceroy tried to suppress anti American sentiment.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Bank teller William C. Anderson given shortened sentence
William C. Anderson, an exchange teller at the First National Bank, who confessed to embezzling 49000, had his four year penitentiary sentence reduced to two years and nine months in a Kansas City court.
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Kansas City
William C. Anderson
First National Bank
Pearsall Blaine Marriage License Issued in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on January 9 issued a marriage license to Paul Stanford Pearsall of New York and Martha Hiebborn Blaine, daughter of Admiral Hiebborn Blaine and a former wife of James G. Blaine Jr. Mrs. Blaine lists Sioux Falls as her address.
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Philadelphia
Paul Stanford Pearsall
New York
Martha Hiebborn Blaine
Admiral Hiebborn Blaine
James G. Blaine, Jr
Blaine
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
General Pavloff Dead After Chase in St Petersburg
Lieutenant General Vladimir Pavloff known as Hangman Pavloff was shot in the garden of the chief military court building. An assassin disguised as a clerk fled through crowded streets firing about forty shots, killing a policeman and wounding a boy before being captured. Pavloff had faced accusations he delayed privahe of Baltic seamen convicted by drumhead court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Vladimir Pavloff
Pavloff
Baltic Sea
Non-Union Longshoremen Shootout Claims Three Fallout
Eureka California January 9 A W Jenks and his brother were non union men shot dead and fatally wounded with Jack Hayes likely fatally wounded in a clash between union and non union Longshoremen. Tensions had been rising for weeks.
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Eureka
Calif
A. W. Jenks
Jack Hayes
Jenks Brothers
Jiu Jitsu Lesson For New York Police Sparks Banter
Police officer Giba failed to restrain two small Japanese men who sang loudly and brandished a banzi. After four more officers joined, the group overpowered the officers with six times their weight, prompting Magistrate Finn to joke about teaching jiu jitsu to the force.
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New York
Giba
Frightful Death of a Short Line Brakeman Near Rexburg
Rexburg Idaho January 9 Special to the Tribune Charles Smith brakeman on the St Anthony branch of the Oregon Short Line was killed near Lorenzo shortly after 11 yesterday. His head struck a heavy bridge timber as he pried a jammed toilet door from the platform while delivering a screwdriver to a trapped passenger. He fell about thirty feet to the ground and died instantly. He was 30 or 31, son of Mr and Mrs J Ed Smith, well known in Rexburg, leaving a wife and four children.
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Rexburg
Idaho
The
Tribune
Charles Smith
St. Anthony
Oregon
Lorenzo
Rigby
Smith
J. Ed. Smith
Bitter Cold Grips Pocatello With 5.8 Below Zero
The coldest weather of the year hits Pocatello at 8:20 this morning as the thermometer drops to 5.8 degrees below zero. Reports of frozen pipes and other damage flood in with little relief in sight from the forecast. Coal dealers announce shortages and no fuel is available today.
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Bell
Pocatello
Sol
Observer Bell
Salt Lake Station
Happy Go Lucky Club formed aboard Chicago to Des Moines train
William Watkins of Ross Fork recalls forming the Happy-Go-Lucky Club with passengers from his Chicago to Des Moines trip. He describes a lively car journey from Wells Street station with two ladies, a well dressed man, two gentlemen, a young widow, Uncle Tom and Mrs Janson leading a song service as the card of fate turned to sociable entertainment.
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William Watkins
Ross Fork
Chicago
The
Tribune
Wells Street
North West Railroad
Iowa
Des Moines
Uncle Tom
Gamble for Senate
Pierre South Dakota voters watched a Republican senatorial caucus select United States Senator Gamble to seek another term. The viva voce vote chose Gamble to succeed himself, confirming the party’s nomination for the Senate race.
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Pierre
Jan
Cauerns
United States
Gamble
Builders and Contractors Meeting at Q P Hall
All builders and contractors are invited to meet at Q P Hall at 3 p.m. Sunday January 13 1907 for business of importance.
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Q. P. Hall
Local Inventors News Pocatello Library Receives Patent Gazette
The Tribune of Pocatello notes the Pocatello Public Library at 147 N. Garfield receives weekly copies of the United States Patent Office Gazette. Two libraries per state receive the books, with New York City and Albany as examples. The gazette is free and available Saturday afternoons for local students and thinkers.
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Tribune of Pocatello
Pocatello Public Library
N. Garfield
United States Patent Office
Pocatello
New York
New York City
Albany
Suits to dissolve railroad merger and express company licenses
Jefferson City January 9. Suits to dissolve the merger of Wabash Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Railway and Pacific Express and to revoke licenses and charters of Pacific Express, American Refrigerator Transit and several coal and elevator companies were filed in the state supreme court by Attorney General Hadley. The petition alleges all stocks are controlled by the Goulds and the firms are managed in violation of Missouri law.
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Jefferson City
Wabash, Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Railway
Pacific Express Company
American Refrigerator Transit Company
State Supreme Court
Hadley
Goulds
Missouri
Threatened Short Line Firemen Paid Off in Idaho
Salt Lake reports that hired firemen for Short Line were paid off at 1.25 a day after a threatened strike faded. Pocatello uses student firemen in large numbers to fill a severe staff shortage, with pay at 1.25 per day while awaiting work.
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Salt Lake
Pocatello
Carrick
New Officers Named for Pocatello General Hospital
The annual stockholders meeting elected a new board and officers for Pocatello General Hospital. President J C Weeter, Vice President George W Derr, Secretary Fred G Caldwell, and Treasurer W S Chaney lead a roster including James F Kane Aiulins Rosenburg and N Sh Maines. The hospital nears completion and aims to open in about thirty days.
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Pocatello General Hospital
Fred G. Caldwell
Bannock Abstract & Trust Company
J. C. Weeter
Weeter Lumber Company
George W. Derr
The
Red Cross Drug Company
Bandock Abstract & Trust Company
W. 8. Chaney
American Falls Power, Light & Water Company
James F. Kane
Kane Grocery Company
Aiulins Rosenburg
Pocitelio Mercantile Company
N. Sh, Maines
Abolition of Lieutenant General Grade Fails in House
During debate on the army appropriation bill the House defeated a move to abolish the grade of lieutenant general when vacant. Cooper of Wisconsin raised a point of order that was sustained by the chair, blocking the proposed change.
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Washington
Jan
Cooper
Wisconsin
Shah of Persia Dies After Nighttime Announcement
Official notification from the Grand Vizeroy’s office in Teheran states the Shah died at 11 o clock last night with a formal report issued at 9 this morning. The message confirms the monarch’s death and marks a pivotal moment in Persian history.
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Teheran
Persia
Y M C A Site Chosen On Arthur Bet Center And Clark
The board selected a 75 by 140 foot site on North Arthur avenue between Center and Clark streets for the new Y M C A building. Proposals ranged from 1,600 to 3,500 dollars with Caldwell and Dietrich property favored for its sewer access and proximity to other planned projects. Architect Marcus Grundfor to prepare plans for the 60 by 120 foot brick and stone building with gym baths reading and assembly rooms. Carnegie library plans also in progress nearby.
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North Arthur Avenue
Center
Clark Streets
American Falls Power & Light Company
Steeley
The
Tribune
Association
Roomus
North Garfield Avenue
North Arthur
Messrs
Fred G. Caldwell
F. 8. Dietrich
Arthur
Caldwell-Dietrich
Marcus Grundfor
Academy
Carnegie Library
South Garfield
Center Street
Grundfor
Girandtoer
Yo M.C. A
Brady
American Falls Power, Light & Water Company
Steely
Zeweigart Brothers
O. B. Steely
Troy
Joe H. Daniger
Pocatello
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Y.M.C.A
Commission
U. P
S. P
Wyoming
Boycot
Military Court
Idaho Falls
Happy GO Lucky Club
Senate
Patent Office Gazette
Free Public Library
General Hospital
Arthur Bet
Center and Clark
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