Roosevelt cites positive evidence in Brownsville incident
President Roosevelt sent a special message to the Senate with exhibits from Texas inquiry by Purdy and Blocksom. He asserts that several colored troops had knowledge of the shooting and shielded the guilty, calling the troops midnight assassins and noting the revocation of the civilian employment ban while keeping re enlistment barred. Foraker urges public investigation into charges against the negro troops.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Brownsville
Purdy
Major Blocksom
Texas
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Army
Navy
Foraker
Puget Sound Oysters Frozen. Olympia Beds Hit Hard
Tacoma January 14 A record low tide exposed Puget Sound oyster beds to fourteen below zero conditions freezing and killing all oysters New beds must be planted and it will be five years before Olympia oysters return to market Losses run into several hundred thousand dollars
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Tacoma
Puget Sound
Olympia
Bank Officers Re-Elected At First National Bank
At a January meeting, the stockholders re-elected the existing officers and directors without dissent. President D. W. Standrod and Vice President J. N. Ireland head the leadership alongside directors D. L. Evans L. L. Evans W. J. Jenkins and Walter D. Service. H. K. Wasley was named assistant cashier.
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First National Bank
D. W. Standvod
J. N. Ireland
TWO KILLED IN S P WRECK NEESLEY WARE FATAL
Osden Utah January 14 A south bound Southern Pacific train No 10 derailed west of Montello about 150 miles from Ogden killing engineer Frank Neesley and fireman Ware. Seven coaches derailed one sleeper remained. several passengers injured including Eugene D Wynant of Emmett Idaho with a sprained ankle.
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Osden
Jacilie
Tourteen Wiles
Montello
Ogden
Frank Neesley
Wireman Ware
Neesley
Southern Pacific
Eugene D. Wynant
Emmet
Idaho
Utah Legislature Opens as Session Begins in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City January 14 lawmakers convened at noon. The senate elected Rev 2 A Simpkin as chaplain replacing Anton Neilson a Mormon elder who becomes messenger. Governor Cutler’s message is due tomorrow afternoon.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Legislative
Oth
Senate
A. Simpkin
Anton Neilson
Neilsen
Cutler
Severe Winter Grips Dakota Rail Route
President James J. Hill of the Great Northern reports extreme snows across Dakota and western regions near St. Paul. He cites three to four feet of snow on the level with some areas ten to twenty feet deep and twelve hundred to fifteen hundred workers kept on alert as storms hinder activity.
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St. Pal
Nori Dakota
St. Paul
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Buy of Holzheimer Home by W N McCarty
W N McCarty territorial agent for J B Smith company completed the purchase of the Holzheimer residence on North Arthour avenue. He will move from St Marie Terraces on February 11 into his new brick two story seven room home with modern plumbing and conveniences. The sale price is reported at 4500 dollars.
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W. N. McCarty
J. 8. Smith Company
Holzheimer
Arthour Avenue
St. Marie
Gate City
Mine No 7 Explosion Stuns Clinton Indiana
Seven miners killed and three injured in early morning explosion at Mine No 7 in Clinton Indiana. Rescue teams recovered victims and assessed structural damage to the interior of the shaft. Authorities investigate cause as families await further updates.
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Clinton
Ind
Jan Mc
New Men at Helm in Bannock Co
Solemn ceremonies at the Bannock county courthouse today marked a transfer of power to a new county board. W J Harvey Daniel J Law and George T Hyde took oaths, Hyde chosen chairman as bonds and appointments were set for county officers and deputies.
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Bannock CO
Court House
Bannock County Court House
Board of County Commissioners
W. J. Harvey
Daniel J. Law
Soda Springs
George TY. Hyde
B. Gallet
Hyde
Harvey
Iode
Ed. Gallet
L. B. Case
Julia Sullivan
Grace Loughran
Dave Quigley
W. F. Howard
George E. Gray
Oscar Sonnenkalb
T. A. Johnston
Galiet
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
George T. Hyde
Autopsy Held In Janotto Murder Case At Manassa
Autopsy on Frank Janotto, slain Halian coal elite, was conducted at Manassa parlors by County Coroner J. T. Bean and Dr. W. F. Howard. Testimony indicates a shotgun pellet penetrated the lungs and another severed the jugular, causing fatal internal bleeding. Janotto’s funeral followed at the Catholic church. the killer remains at large as authorities seek a larger reward.
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Frank Janotto
Francesco Morelli
Round House
Manassa Brothers
J. T. Bean
W. F. Howard
the Tribune
Morelli
Janetto
Manassa
Father van der Donekt
Janette
Potatello
Gray
Tew Board of County Commissioners
Smith
Jacks and Rabbits Hunt Opens Next Sunday
In Pocatello a big rabbit hunt is planned with Ben Bean as secretary and Fred Barnes as club president. Teams will be chosen by captains and start at the city limits, shooting until a set hour. The side with fewer dead rabbits pays the day’s expenses. The event draws prominent local hunters.
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Ben Bean
Pocatello Gian Club
Fred Barnes
Gun Club
Eleven rear admirals to retire from Navy this year
Washington reports eleven rear admirals will retire this year. The first to leave active service is Charles Sigshee, retired Wednesday. Of Spanish American War era officers, only Admirals Dewey and Evans remain in service, with Sampson and Phillip dead and Sehley, Clark, McCalla, and Hobson already out.
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Washington
Navy
Charles Sigshee
Spain
Dewey
Robrey D. Evans
Sampson
Phillip
Sehley and Clark
McCalla
Hobson
Subscriptions Mixup With Western Field Magazine
Local readers claim missing issues of Western Field with Fred Barnes noting a Darren alias in Gate City last September. Publishers say no such representative exists and offer to credit receipts mailed by subscribers to resolve the issue.
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Western Field
Darven
Gate City
Fred Barnes
Darren
Barnes
Building Private Car No 5 in Pocatello shops
Private car No 5, the second built in the new Pocatello car shops of the Short Line, is under construction in this city. It is planned as a standout on the system, though not as extravagant as eastern palace cars, and will be built entirely in the Pocatello shops with leather finishing and new trucks and ventilators.
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Pocatello
Pullmans
Duwi
Department of Motive Power and Machinery
Buckingham
Freight-rate battle spurs Spokane hearing before ICC
Spokane files suit with the Spokane robbers' association against Great Northern Northern Pacific and Oregon Railroad over freight charges. Plaintiffs allege unjust discrimination in through east coast rates and coast return rates. Spokane is represented by Brooks Adams TL Stevenson and Geraghty. railroads and coast cities by a large legal team.
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Spokane
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Prouty
Lane
Spokane Robbers’ Association
Great Northern
Northern Pacific and
Oregon Railroad and Navigation and Allied Lines
Pacific Coast
Brooks Adams
Boston
TL. M. Stevenson
Geraghty
Dakota fuel famine shadows Minot deaths
Senator Hansbrough reported at the White House that a Minot letter says three women were found frozen to death and the facts were kept from newspapers. He linked the case to a fuel famine caused by a car shortage.
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Washington
Hansbrough
White House
Minot
North Dakota
Hunt for Coal Near Pocatello at Mink Creek Meeting
At the Mink Creek Coal and Gas company annual meeting in this city, officers were elected: President L. L. Whiting. vice president Samuel Allsworth. secretary-treasurer Dr. BLS Brereton. Directors include L. L. Whiting Jr. and Frank Gibbon. A report notes 500 feet of drifting and other development, with experts predicting coal soon at the drift face of superior anthracite grade and a treasury of stock to fund further development.
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Mink Creek Coal & Gas Company
L. L. Whiting
Samuel Allsworth
Bls. Brereton
L. L. Whiting, Jr
Frank Gibbon
Mink Creek
Inebriated Redskins Fined by Police Court
Four husky Bannock Indian men arrested on Friday and Saturday nights for drunkenness appeared before Police Judge Knowles this morning. Each was fined 10 cents, a remarkable moment as one man paid not only his own fine but those of his three companions after producing money from concealment.
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Knowles
Lig
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