Dewey Rapidly Failing as Sickness Deepens
Admiral Dewey once hero of Manila Bay is described as slowly sinking at his Washington home. Doctors report a general breakdown at eighty, with arterial sclerosis and diminishing vitality. Rear Admiral Allen Reed, a retired Annapolis classmate, died last night at seventy nine.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Dewey
A. ‘Ycontleroy
Luther Sheldon, Jr
Classmate
Allen Reed
Annapolis
Man Arrested in Nevada for Opening Letter and Cashing Forged Check
John Davis was arrested in Overton Nevada on advice from Post Office Inspector Mott for opening a letter addressed to Alice Meacham and cashing a forged six dollar check. The L D S College letter from Salt Lake City was misdelivered to Salt Lake residents, leading to Davis being traced to Nevada and Overton. Police found property at the James Hotel in Salt Lake and seized incriminating baggage evidence.
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John Davis
Overton
Nev
Post Office
Mott
Pocatello
Colge
Salt Lake
Alice Meacham
West Center Street
Salt Lake City
Meacham
Grant Avenue
Miss Meacham
Davis
Toggery
South Dakota
Nevada
James Hotel
Used checks robbed from stolen mail case involving Logan bank letter
Taylor Parkinson an 18 year old of Franklin Idaho sits in Preston jail after a Post Office confession. He allegedly used a wire to lift five letters from Franklin drop box on January 9 opening contents and cashing checks including one to First National Bank Logan worth about seventy dollars. Federal officers suspect broader tampering March 13 reported at Franklin mailboxes.
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Taylor Parkinson
Franklin
Idaho
Logan
S. C. Parkinson
Franklin County
Preston
Parkinson
Young Parkinson
First National Bank
S. H. Smellie
W. H. Cottle
Post Office
Allies Capture Cerigo Island in Ionian Campaign
Athens reports that on Wednesday the allies occupied Cerigo, the southern Ionian island of Greece. Other Greek insular possessions have fallen to the allies, believed to be for setting up bases for hostile submarines.
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Athens
Cerigo
Ionian Islands
Greece
Reinforcements Arrive to Aid Carranza Garrison
Washington reports 10,000 southern troops under General Diguez reached Torreon to support the Carranza garrison in the campaign against Villa. The reinforcement movement was communicated to the State Department.
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Washington
Diguez
Torreon
Carranza
Villa
State Department
White Slave Law Made More Rigid
Washington January 15 The Supreme Court has upheld the Mann act as covering interstate transportation of women for personal immoral escapades not just commercialized vice Diggs and Caminetti are convicted with sentences of 18 months and fines 1500 and 2000 respectively Hays received 18 months The case raises questions on accomplices testimony and self incrimination while rulings differ across courts and administrations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Diggs
Diggs-Camichetti
L. T. Hays
Alva
Oklo
Department of Justice
Caminetti
Ninth Federal Circuit Court
Congress
Old Scout William Cody Laid In State In Denver
Crowds gathered at the capitol to view Colonel William F. Cody in state before funeral rites. The ceremony featured the old circus cry as guards of honor from the Grand Army and Fort Logan escorted the caisson bearing the flag-draped casket, Cody having crossed the plains with Rankin in 1868.
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Denver
William F. Cody
Capitol
David Rankin
Grand Army
Plains
Cody
Fort Logan
Oregon Short Line plans four million dollar improvement program
The Oregon Short Line will invest over four million dollars this year in roadbed and operating facility upgrades. The plan, approved by the Union Pacific system executive committee, prioritizes completing unfinished last year’s budget and strengthening bridges and heavier rail on branch lines. No funds go to new equipment, which is handled by the Union Pacific Equipment Association.
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Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific System
Herald-Republican
Oregon
Copper firm charts electrolytic quarterly values
New York report lists copper firm prices for the first second and third quarters with values of 27.25 and 32.50. The brief note notes market levels and indicates steady demand for electrolytic copper.
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New York
Democrats Take Over Grace Paper In Grace Valley
The Jeffersonians plan to convert the Grace Valley Gem Tribune at Grace into a Democratic organ to steer county campaigns. L H Merriam, former sheriff candidate, to head the plant, replacing A E Haines who has run the paper as a Republican outlet.
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Jeffersonians
Gem Valley Tribune
Grace
Moses
Grace Tribune
L. H. Merriam
A. E. Haines
Haines
Soda Springs Chieftain
Dutch warship brings German submarine to Flushing
A Dutch warship escorted a German submarine into Flushing last night where it was found in Dutch waters. The submarine will be interned.
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London
Flushing
Reuters
Coffin Seeks Legislative Pay for Allen Bond Case
Attorney T. C. Coffin writes the Idaho Senate asking payment for his role in recovering the state funds tied to O. V. Allen. He details expenses and time devoted from 1915 to 1916, arguing costs were necessary, authorized, and benefit the state. He claims he has received no compensation to date.
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T. C. Coffin
Pocatello
D. W. Standrod
B. W. Standrod, Jr
Senate
Idaho
O. V. Allen
Coffin
Staite of
National Surety Company
Allen
Boise
Pocatetlo
State Depository Board
Ie Attorney General's Department
Peterson
Seized Plant of the Suffs Raid Targets Pankhurst Group
London authorities under the defense of the realm act raided the printing plant and headquarters of the Women's Social and Political Union. Homes of Mrs. Pankhurst’s lieutenants were searched and two taxicabs full of documents and suffrage publications were confiscated.
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London
Women's Social and Political Union
Texas Killing Case Postponed
San Antonio reports the case of Harry J. Spanneil charged with killing his wife and Lieut. Col. C. M. Butler at Alpine last July was postponed until tomorrow.
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San Antonio
Harry J. Spanneil
C. M. Butler
Alpine
Idaho Fifth Judicial District Sets 1917 Court Terms
The 1917 terms for Idaho's Fifth Judicial District are scheduled with sessions in Pocatello on February 5 and November 26. American Falls, Preston, Malad, Paris, and Bear Lake County sessions are set for specific Mondays in 1917. Naturalization hearings and calendars begin on the first day of each term. J. J. Guheen is district judge.
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Fifth Judicial District of Idaho
Pocatello
W. Pomeroy
M. R. Lockhart
American Falls
Power County
Paul Bulfinch
Spencer L. Baird
Preston
Franklin County
John Kofoed
A. W. Hart
A. C.smith
Malad
Oneida
Jenkin Jones
T. E. Ray
Paris
Bear Lake County
H. H. Broomhead
D. C. Kunz
J. J. Guheen
R. W. Jones
Stella Smith to Stand Trial for Husband’s Death
Denver January 15 The prosecution of Mrs Stella Smith who killed her husband in a fashionable residence district will continue despite the inquest finding announced this afternoon District Attorney Foley said he uncovered evidence he believed justified proceeding
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Denver
Stella Smith
Foley
Lawson named McAdoo as leak scandal link in Wilson note
Washington reports that Lawson identified Secretary McAdoo as the cabinet officer involved in the leak and named Henry of the rules committee as his informant. The investigation resumes with aims to compel testimony and expose a stock gambling pool tied to a congressman. Two resolutions to widen committee power pass the House.
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Washington
Lawson
McAdoo
Wilson
Henry
Rules Committee
House Rules Committee
Newlyweds Will Live At Blackfoot
Robert L. Nicholas and Ruth White, popular Pocatello couple, quietly wed in Idaho Falls on Saturday. They will reside in Blackfoot where Nicholas works at the Standard Bank. Nicholas, son of the late engineer in Butte, is nephew of Judge D. W. Standrod. Ruth Daniger is from Pocatello.
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Robert L. Nicholas
Ruth. White
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Holder
Episcopal Church
Blackfoot
Nicholas
Standrrd Bank
Robert Nicholas
Butte
Bob
Short Line
D. W. Standrod
J. H. Daniger
North Arthur Avenue
E. C. White
Idaho Lumber Co Sells Out Yards in Idaho Trade Move
The Idaho Lumber company based in Blackfoot Idaho agreed to sell its seventeen lumber yards in Southeastern Idaho to Boise-Payette Lumber company of Boise. The Weyerhaeuser affiliated syndicate plans Boise Emmett mills with 600000 feet daily capacity and controls timber for about forty years. The sale, about $750000, ranks as a major intermountain mercantile deal.
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Idaho Lumber Company
Blackfoot
Idaho
Boise-Payette Lumber Company
Boise
Weyerhauser
Emmett
Payette River
Payette
J. ¢. Weeter
Weeter Lumber Company
Gem State Lumber Company
L. R. Aldrich
Missouri River
Weeter
Aldrich
Buchanan
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Greek Islands
Hays
Metal Market
Grace Paper
Charles H. Stotts
Stenographic Services
L. &. Knox
Stenographic
Kell Brothers
Trask Brothers
Allen and Coleman
W. Standrod, Jr
E. H. Dewey
Nampa
Mr. Coffin
Texas
Idaho Lumber CO
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