Speedy dissolution of Harriman lines in light speed
Washington reports a series of government and railway meetings to settle the Sherman Act case seeking dissolution of Harriman lines. Taft attends the first conference as officials discuss a settlement avoiding court adjudication followed by talks on separating Southern Pacific and Union Pacific systems with Wickersham Lovett and Harriman officials.
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Harriman Lines
Washington
Taft
New York
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Wickersham
Harriman
Lovett
Wall Street
Dry Farms in Gem State Pushes Mondell Bill Extension
Idaho advocates press to extend the Mondell bill enlarging the unit to Idaho. They vow to work hard to promote the proposition and gain support from local leaders and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem State
Idaho
Hamer Bill Seeks 320 Acre Idaho Homesteads
Washington Jan 10. Congressman Thomas R Hamer introduces a bill to enlarge homestead entries to 320 acres on non irrigation lands in Idaho. The measure aims to advance dry farming and profitability in the state. Hamer pledges full effort to push the bill through the House.
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Hamer
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Thomas R. Hamer
Idaho
Pocatello Booklets Feature Five Color Cover Art
Secretary Burrus of the Pocatello Commercial club says Sunset magazine provided a proof for the Pocatello booklet cover. The Short Line will issue forty five thousand copies for free eastbound distribution as part of the community advertising plan. The cover shows agriculture education and industry above a gate labeled Pocatello Idaho The Gate City with a valley view through Corinthian columns. First consignment arrives within a week after a Sunset office binders strike delayed delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrus
Pocatello Commercial Club
Sunset Magazine
Pocatello
Idaho
Heiress Elopes With Aged Waiter in Philadelphia Affair
Roberta De Janin, a Philadelphia heiress arrested with Frederick Cohen a waiter, claims the elopement began December 29 and that she bears full responsibility. She says Cohen is not to blame and compares their relationship to that of a father and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roberta de Jannon
Philadelphia
Frederick Cohen
Cohen
Army Appropriation Bill Passes House for 1911 Total
The army appropriation bill carries $95,200,000 for army maintenance for fiscal year 1911. The measure passed the House 183 to 106 with present and not voting. Opposition centered on estimates being exceeded by the department.
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Washington
House
Trotting Men Meet for Grand Circuit Dates
Detroit dialogue opens the first annual Grand Circuit meeting outside New York City. Officials discuss upcoming racing dates amid a shaky season, with Buffalo and Poughkeepsie in doubt and Brighton Beach or Baltimore possible additions. Grand Rapids and Terre Haute seek entry if arrangements allow.
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Detroit
Mich
New York City
Buffalo
Poughkeepsie
Brighton Beach
Baltimore
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Three I League Meeting Considers Franchise Valuation Rule Changes
Chicago hosts the Three I league owners at the Grand Pacific for their annual gathering. They discuss changes to the league constitution and rules, set a $1000 minimum franchise price plus one eighth of current treasury to be paid, and require 35 000 annual attendance to retain a franchise. The meeting also covers scheduling for the upcoming baseball season.
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Chicago
Grand Pacific
Lukacs Cabinet Fails Emperor and Hedervary to Form New Ministry
Vienna January 11 The Lukacs proposed cabinet failed to win Emperor Francis Joseph approval. The Emperor then entrusted Count Khuen von Hedervary with the responsibility of forming a new ministry.
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Vienna
Ladislaus von Lukacs
Francis Joseph
Khuen von Hedervary
Parliament Convenes Final Session Before May Elections
Paris reports Parliament opens its last session before May general elections. The tariff bill remains stalled in the senate and its fate before adjournment is uncertain.
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Paris
Senate
Walsh Better
Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado millionaire, is reported to be much improved today at his Washington residence as of January 11.
New York Heiress Weds Chauffeur in Secret Ceremony
The Leavitt family confirms Miss Marguerite Howlands Leavitt twenty five year old heir to a million dollars wed Joseph F. Smollen her chauffeur without parental knowledge. The couple traveled to Jersey City last Thursday for the ceremony and have left for a southern honeymoon.
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New York
G. Howland Leavitt
Marguerite Howlands Leavitt
Joseph F. Smollen
Leavitt
Smollen
Jersey City
Emperor William Opens Prussian Diet as Budget Deficit Looms
Berlin reports the emperor opened the Prussian diet with a throne speech foreseeing a substantial budget deficit. Gains from better trade are offset by a rise of fifty million dollars in government salaries. The Reichstag reconvenes today.
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Berlin
William
Cardinal Satolli Laid To Rest In Rome
Funeral rites for Cardinal Satolli were held at St John Lateran with all cardinals and Vatican officials present. Cardinal Vannutelli gave absolution at the catafalque as diplomats Roman aristocrats and many Americans attended.
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Satolli
Rome
Cardinal Satolli
Salt Lake Route Offices Closed Amid Rumors of Cuts
The Butte offices of the Salt Lake Route are reportedly closed with rumors of mass layoffs along the line as traffic dwindles after a south washout. Officials deny widespread job cuts. no firm policy is set, pending engineering reports from General Manager KK BE Wells. A Modena to Pioche stage line is arranged for local passenger traffic and mail service, with a contract expected to be let for the mail.
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Blackfoot
Mackay
Idaho Falls
Upper Valley of the Snake
McCammon
Soda Springs
Bancroft
Montpelier
Salt Lake
Boise
Elkhom
Intermountain
Twin Falls
Gate City
Leon Molinelli
Butte
Wells
Modena
Pioche
United States Objects to German Potash Law
Berlin January 11 The United States government informed the German foreign office it would regard the Reichstag adoption of the proposed potash law as discrimination against American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Foreign Office
Reichstag
New Board of Governors of the Commercial Club
A lively contest for the secretaryship ends with strong support for President D W Church. The Commercial Club plans to work hard for a federal building appropriation and to pursue energetic leadership under the new board.
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D. W. Church
Club
New Commercial Club Governors Named in Idaho
Joe T. Young of Idaho Wholesale Grocery D W Church mayor of Pocatello Banock National Bank cashier and club president Bert B Corliss Jensen Creamery plant manager N P Nielson grocer and dry goods merchant Fletcher R Burrus real estate broker and club secretary John Hood manager Golden Rule stores Jay W Slaughter Academy of Idaho faculty member chosen as governors of the Commercial club.
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Joe T. Young
Idaho Wholesale Grocery Company
D. W. Church
Pocatello
Bannock National Bank
Commercial Club
Bert B. Corliss
Jensen Creamery Company
Intermountain
Jay W. Slaughter
The
Academy of Idaho
Poca tello Commercial club elects new board of governors
At the annual meeting in the Y M C A building the Poca tello Commercial club chose eleven nominees for the board of governors for the coming term. The vote featured regular and independent tickets with D Worth Clark supporting both sides and Burrus seeking re election as secretary. The meeting reviewed Burrus work and bylaws changes while urging Congressional action on a federal building and a 320 acre dry farm unit bill extension. 35 members attended the session and a new board will soon elect officers.
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Pocatello Commercial Club
Board of Governors
Churchneadees Fecha
Geugee
Neesestossees
ARMM
Egies
Ceca Colette
Wits
Jay W. Slaughter
Cvs
Wales
F. R. Burrus
Corliss
Young and Slaughter
D. Worth Clark
Burrus
D. W. Church
W. H. Cleare
Cleare
Clark
President Church
Church
Independent Nominating Committee
Mr. Church
Colonel Ingersoll
T. C. Martin
Ing
Hamer
Heyburn
Borah
Congress
Pocatello
Washington
Idaho
F. R, Burrus
Earle C, White
Chilson
Ferguson
J. T. Young
H. H, Whittlesey
Professor Cheney
Lyman Fargo
John J. Hull
Wood
W, Gray
W. P. Havener
B. B, Corliss
Miles F. Reed
T. C. Maxtin
Attempted Jail Break Foiled by Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Sterrett detected a prisoner cutting bars with a bread knife saw at the county jail last Saturday. Four inmates led by forger Eddie Ford planned the escape with Craig Minner and Boulder. the conspirators were placed in steel cells as punishment.
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Sterett
Sim Sterrett
Eddie Ford
Craig
Minner
Boulder
Bogus Check Man in County Jail
A. W. Nelson, a stranger in Pocatello, is jailed for drawing bogus checks on banks in Lewiston and possibly other towns. He was captured by Ed E. Munson and Special Officer Pat Sweeney and handed to Sheriff John Ellis after attempts at Toggery and Monarch hotels. A hearing is planned today or tomorrow.
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Preston
Idaho
Lewiston
Utah
A. W. Nelson
Pocatello
Ed E. Munson
Monarch Hotel
Pat Sweeney
Smith
John Ellis
Nelson
Toggery
Monarch
Munson
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