Governors Press for Head Of Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress
The Trans-Missouri Dry Farming congress met in Salt Lake City without a declared presidential candidate. Governor B. B. Brooks of Wyoming was elected president with EF. A. Birrell of Montpelier Idaho as first vice president. The executive committee includes F. C. Bowman Idaho Falls and C. R. Root Colorado. The meeting discussed windmills small storage reservoirs and pumping plants to supply minimum water on dry farms.
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Salt Lake City
Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress
Congress
Oregon
Kansas
Wyoming
Idaho
Samuel Fortier
Department of Agriculture
Prof. Fortier
B. B. Brooks
Straw vote in the House big lead for War Secretary
A Washington paper reports a straw poll showing the War Secretary leading the presidential contest, with Speaker Cannon in a strong second place. The survey reflects opinion trends among lawmakers and signals momentum for the top contenders.
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Washington
Speaker Cannon
Taft Favored by Nearly Half of House Republicans
A Post poll of 186 of 221 House Republicans shows Taft as the preferred presidential nominee. Most respondents kept their choice private. a few spoke publicly. Second choices among Taft supporters favored Hughes. other camps backed the Speaker, with state results pending.
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Washington
Taft
Case of Representatives
Post
House
Hughes
Chicago
Ths
Arkan
Elks Prepare to Install New Lodge in Idaho Falls
A committee including W A Wright J F Adams and J Stephenson met in Idaho Falls to discuss establishing a new Elks lodge after Grand Exalted Ruler dispensation. The Feb 7 ceremony will start with a parade by Pocatello’s Eagle Concert Band, followed by initiation of about twenty candidates and a banquet. The lodge will be numbered 1087 with an initial charter list of thirty and a waiting list.
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Elks
W. A. Wright
J. F. Adams
William Wallin
J. H. Daniger
Cureton
James Stephenson
Idaho Falls
Elks’ Lodge
Commercial Club
Bunen
Experts Testify In Thaw Gase Trial Proceedings Begin
New York witnesses detail medical examinations of Harry Thaw after the Stanford White killing. Dr. Charles G. Wagner described tests at the Tombs prison and Thaw conversations about White. The court limited both sides to three experts each after a morning session.
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New York
Thaw
Charles G. Wagner
State Hospital For the Insane
Binghampton
N. Y
B.D. Evans
Harry Thaw
Tombs
Stanford White
Wagner
White
Providence
Wnth
Justice Dowling
Unemployed in Windy City Brace for Parade Clash
Chicago police massed at downtown stations ahead of a planned unemployed march to the city hall. Circulation of a call for a 2 pm Lakefront gathering prompted mounted patrols to keep the area clear. Weather aided police vigilance on the coldest day of winter.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Shippy
Taft leads convention with 558 votes after eliminations
Counting thirteen states without Republican representatives, Taft would reach 558 on the first convention ballot. Cannon 148, Hughes 8, Knox 68, Fairbanks 34, La Follette 20, others doubtful. The tally reflects regional deficits and uncertain remaining support.
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Sis
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Mississippi
Taft
Cannon
Hughes
Knox
Fairbanks
la Follette
House
Talbot case on Po catello occupation tax dismissed
Acting City Attorney Robert Terrell moved to dismiss the case against Truxton Talbot publisher of the Advance for violation of Po catello occupation tax ordinance. Police Judge Kane granted the motion as the ordinance was passed with parliamentary irregularities and may be unenforceable.
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Talbot
Party Council of
Pocatello
Robert Terrell
Truxton Talbot
Kane
Party Council
Trexton Talbot
City of Pocatello
Citizens’ Party
Ter
the Tribune
County Assessors Set Property Valuation At Go Percent
Boise January 23 county assessors reached unanimous agreement on a uniform assessment rate for all property. The plan sets the rate from the actual cash value at the time and would raise state valuations with livestock rated slightly differently. The session lasted nearly three hours and will reconvene at the call of the state board of equality.
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Boise
Sessio
Oek
State Board of Equalit
Railroads Suffer Idle Cars and Locomotives
New York report shows 320000 idle freight cars and about 8000 idle locomotives due to reduced trade. Kilns about fourteen percent of cars owned by railroads tie up roughly 440 million dollars in unused rolling stock, with over thirty thousand fewer workers needed if cars returned to service. Fixed wages complicate potential wage reductions being discussed by several railroad managements.
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New York
the Tribune Today
United States
Mrs Falk-Lewis Visits Sister En Route to Oakland
Mrs Maurice Falk-Lewis arrived from Anaconda to visit her sister Mrs W N Meao on North Arthur avenue before continuing to Oakland California to join her husband and make their home there.
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Maurice Falk-Lewis
Anaconda
W.N. Meao
North Artur Avenue
Lewis
Oakland
Calif
CATTLEMEN CHOOSE JASTRO AS NATIONAL LIVESTOCK HEAD
H A Jastro of Bakersfield Calif was unanimously elected president of the American National Livestock association at its eleventh annual convention closing session He succeeds Murdo Mackenzie of Trinidad Colo who declined a third term T W Tomlinson of Denver was named secretary Next year s convention will be in Los Angeles
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Denver
H. A. Jastro
Bakersfield
California
American National Livesock Association
Murdo Mackenzie
Trinidad
Colorado
T. W. Tomlinson
Los Angeles
Resolutions push government control of public grazing lands
Denver delegates at the Nations Livestock convention adopted resolutions urging Congress to pass the Burkett bill with amendments, backing leasing of public lands and a four cent per acre grazing fee. Debate split Colorado groups, with a minority opposing all leasing and warning against homestead barriers.
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Denver
Colo
Executive Committee of the Nations Livestock Associatio
Organization
Colorado Horse and Cattle Growers’ Association
Burkett
Isaac Baer
Meeker
Colorado Cattle & Horse Breeders’ Association
B. FL
Idaho Packing Co to Erect 30 Foot Brick Addition on East Center Street
Witthof and Gathe purchase 30 feet on East Center Street from J W Ingersoll adjoining the Commercial hotel to build a three story brick structure. Lower floor a store. upper floors an annex to the Commercial motel. Building to aid hosting 2000 Woolgrowers delegates for the 1909 convention. Construction to start after plans and contracts are settled.
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Witthof & Gathe
Idaho Packing Company
East Center Street
Auditorium Theatre
J. W. Ingersoll
Messrs. Witthof & Gathe
Bound Over for Felony in Whiskey Case In Idaho
Sam Spanolo Greek and George Aleck Italian are bound over to a federal grand jury in Pocatello on the charge of selling whiskey to Indians. Svanoo and Caldwell were arraigned and remanded on $100 bonds. John Travel Ohio native with a wife in Ohio was released after arraignment as evidence and understanding of the felony law appeared limited.
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Sam Spanolo
George Aleck
United States District Court
Pocatello
Svanoo
Quigley
Salt Lake Sal
United States
Freda
Caldwell
Fedad Grand Jury
Aleck
John Travel
Ohio
Buckeye
Upper Valley
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DRY Farm Congress
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Preah
Eaise Foraker Setae
Sunnyland
Pocatello Lodge
Windy City
America
Burkett Bill
National Livestock Association
Alvin Saunders
Chicago Breeders’ Gazette
Europe
Ways and Means Committee
Financial Committee
Senate
Beveridge
Resolutions
Senator Culbertson
United States Senate
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
A.D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington, D.C
Colonel Ingersoll
Idaho Packing Co
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