23 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
1
Ailshie is eliminated from the race while Babb earns northern votes and Dewey posts an even dozen. Lawmakers in Boise mark time as the battle of ballots continues through the night.
In Boise on January 23, the third ballot tally shows Brady 31, Babb 13, Dewey 12, Morrison 10, Nugent 5, Beale 6, Scales 2, Start 1, with 3 absent. Airshie eliminated in opposition caucus last night. Brady's forces hold firm through thirty ballots and appear set to win unless a sudden break favors a dark horse.
Former Governor James H. Brady polled 39 votes on the latest six ballots, three short of enough to elect. Airshie’s strength collapsed as Republicans shifted, with Brady briefly leading after the fifth ballot and finally closing three votes ahead of prior highs. Senator Fairchild of Ada attacked the process while Hart of Fremont shifted from Airshie to Brady, triggering loud gallery reactions during the joint assembly proceedings.
Charles P. J. Mooney, editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, testified before the senate campaign fund committee about obtaining copies of Archbold letters. He said he paid under five hundred dollars for them, they were brought to the American office by a man named Whiteman, and he later copied some photographs. He claimed counsel said buying letters of criminal character was proper and that he preferred originals not kept by the paper. He denied inspecting Standard Oil letter books with Charles Stump.
Chicago January 23 Grand jury may take up investigation into testimony before Judge Heard in the circuit court in Grace Brown Herbert Guggenheim Wahl v William Guggenheim suit to set aside a divorce The suit was dismissed and the chief justice acknowledged a letter to the state's attorney about the Guggenheim case but would not discuss further.
Memphis January 23 Beach B Ep ting was found not guilty of complicity in the killing of Al G Boyce Jr at Amaria. He faced accusations of aiding John B Sneed in plans to shoot Boyce. Sneed will be tried soon for Boyce's death. he was recently acquitted in the killing of Boyce's father.
The National Chamber of Commerce in Washington adopted resolutions for a permanent tariff commission, a new banking and currency system, and recognition of the Republic of China. A new board was elected and will choose officers.
Delegates from nearly every Alabama county gather in Bay Minette for the Alabama State Horticultural Society annual meeting. By week’s end each delegate will undertake an automobile tour through the region’s fruit growing lands to inspect local orchards and farms.
The Lead Belt silver lead zone about 25 miles west of Arco Idaho is reviving with Weiler and associates backing the Climax property. Four carloads shipped in sixty days and ore sent to Salt Lake markets brings about 20 dollars per ton gross with solid profits.
Philadelphia officials and state commissioners attend a conference to finalize plans for the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg next summer. Both the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans are represented.
In St Paul Minnesota today many Progressive leaders from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas arrived to attend a conference aimed at keeping the new party in fighting trim for the next four years. The conference was set for tomorrow.
Washington reports a hearing before the house ways and means committee on a proposed cotton tariff reduction. Southern and northern manufacturers clash over the degree of cut, with a possible minimum ad valorem drop to ten percent, while northern firms push to retain near current levels.
Acting Indian Affairs Commissioner Abbott calls Osage election the greatest moral victory in tribal history. Fred Lookout elected chief praised as a hardworking farmer and Carlisle graduate. The discredited council's appeal to district court was denied.
Washington January 23. The house money trust committee plans to conclude its hearings tomorrow after trimming the witness list to six key figures. Council Untermyer indicated about fifty desired witnesses will not be called. Thomas W Joyce an employee and Henry P Davidson of Morgan Co testified about stocks bought by the firm.
Milwaukee occurred January 23 with Diamond Match company paying a $2000 fine for violation of Wisconsin child labor law. A complaint alleged 224 infractions, settled on a minimum penalty for the first eighty counts.
Charles Gualard was thrown from his monoplane as it capsized while circling the Rheims cathedral spires. He sustained serious injuries but survived after being picked up.
Albany January 23 with only one dissenting vote a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to permit women to vote passed the state senate.
Nashville Jan 23 The Tennessee legislature elected Chief Justice John K. Shields of the state supreme court to the United States Senate for a term starting March 4 He is identified as a regular Democrat.
John H. Shields six four and slender was located in Tooele Utah after forging two checks totaling 300 dollars and stealing two horses saddle and bridle from J. J. Stocking at Freedom. Sheriff Lowry traced him via circulars and extradited him back to Pocatello enduring a snowblocked 100mile stage ride. Shields faced pending indictment for grand larceny.
London dispatch reports the Turkish grand council will seek peace with the Balkan allies. Hostilities expected to cease between Greece and Turkey and Turkish forts at Adrianople Janina and Scutari to surrender with honors. Montenegrin King Nicholas demands Scutari duty bound to his troops, while Albanian questions remain. Allies plan large troop withdrawals. final signatures may take a month.
Washington reports the house passed two bills by Representative French of Idaho. One allows Idaho to select up to 150000 acres of lieu lands while reserving phosphate or mineral deposits to the government. The other extends the benefits of a 1909 claim extension to 96 Coeur d Alene Indian reservation settlers.
Thomas A. Edison was formally presented with the Rathenau medal by the American Museum of Safety in New York. The award honors his storage battery device that reduces danger to workers in mines tunnels submarine boats factories and other gas producing environments.
The Fox River Poultry and Pet Stock association opened its annual exhibition in Appleton Wisconsin with prize winning fowl and pet stock from Wisconsin and surrounding states on display through the end of the week.
Calgary January 23 the United Farmers of Alberta oppose war and Canadian naval policies. They call for Canada to lead a world disarmament movement in an anti naval resolution. Of six hundred delegates only twelve dissented.
Lieutenant Otto Schlegel was instantly killed and Lieutenant A Ston Scheele fatally injured when their biplane collapsed on a sharp curve and fell in Berlin.
Constantinople reports the cabinet resigns following public demonstrations against agreeing to European powers' wishes. Mahmoud Shefket Pasha becomes grand vizier, replacing Kimail Pasha, with Talaathry named interior minister. He vows to save national honor and protect Adrianople at all costs to avoid further war.
A rural Cleveland farmhouse fire claimed two lives Curtis Shafer and his daughter Eve. Mrs Shafer and daughter Evelyn suffered fatal injuries, while son William was seriously burned. William escaped after waking to flames with no clear cause.
In Los Angeles on January 23, Carl Riedelbach's second superior court trial opens after a hung jury in the first. He is charged with unlawfully handling and exhibiting dynamite and threatening to blow up the police station with an infernal machine.
In Amoy China on January 23 chaos worsens as pirates plague the Dragon river and highway traffic becomes unsafe. A junk chartered by the American Oil company was boarded by pirates today and the captain was killed.
Captain Mason D. Cogswell and the crew of the abandoned British barkentine Alexander Black have safely reached Progress, Mexico after leaving Mobile January 8 bound for Cienfuegos. The vessel was water-logged in the Gulf of Mexico.
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