31 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
1
From Constantinople on January 31 the Turkish army orders all furloughed officers and men to rejoin regiments within 24 hours. A military governor there emphatically denies any dissension among troops at Tehatherljа or Tehatitlja and warns the public to await further policy.
London dispatch reports the Turkish government instructs Ottoman plenipotentiaries to depart London immediately and return to Constantinople. The move heightens tensions amid ongoing negotiations.
The Greek government informed the United States that coal sent through the Dar Danelles to sea ports will be seized unless certified for local consumption at neutral points.
London reports European sentiment for Balkan peace pressures diplomats. Turkey proposes dividing Adrianople by the Maritza River with the left bank to Turkey and the railway station to Bulgaria, a concession not seen as final.
Big locomotive Gent to Buck blocked by drifting snow on the Richfield Short Line. Two rotary snow plows are in the shops for repairs, delaying west end service. Division Superintendent Stevenson leads a relief effort with a 1000-class engine to clear two feet of snow, expecting the line to reopen today.
In Cleveland Ohio a gathering of top amateur boxers from the middle west converges for the Central A A U boxing championships under the Cleveland Athletic Club. Elimination contests start tonight and conclude with the title bouts tomorrow.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company Western Union Telegraph Company and Western Electric Company introduce a medical supervision and pension sick benefit system for about 200000 employes. Dr Ivah H Doty named medical director of the Employer Benefit Fund committee to oversee ill and injured workers and arrange hospital access nationwide.
Bannock county commissioners adjourned after a three week session and set a near future date for a special meeting. A convention of county road overseers is planned in Pocatello next month to discuss road matters and hear expert lectures. A final action on rebuilding the Tilden bridge will be taken, with cost estimates from two county surveyors expected within a week.
Nearly a dozen amendments crowd the Works proposal as senators debate excluding Wilson Taft and Roosevelt from term limits. Borah denounces personal exemptions and roils the chamber as a final vote looms tonight on the six year term plan and related proposals.
E. K. Perryman of the Richmond Virginia League is purchased by the Giants. Manager McGraw hails the southern twirler as a likely standout. Perryman is 24, about 6 feet 4 inches, and weighs around 180 pounds.
Four hundred women from across the nation led by Mrs. Clara B Colby of Portland Oregon appeared before the House committee on presidential and congressional elections to urge passage of the French bill granting women the right to vote for representatives in Congress. The room was crowded with women and reinforcements of women stenographers. Colby urged a constitutional amendment barring state disfranchisement of women due to sex.
Athletes from China Japan Siam and other oriental nations gathered in Manila for the Far Eastern Olympics. Governor General Cameron Forbes welcomed the entrants numbering thirty six Chinese and fifteen Japanese with representatives from Siam and the Philippines. The event aims to produce contenders for the next world Olympic games in Berlin.
Washington report states George Mc Cabe, solicitor for the department of agriculture, has submitted his resignation to Secretary Wilson. The resignation becomes effective March 4 and is accepted. He will move to Portland, Oregon.
Washington reports the house ways and means committee nears the end of tariff hearings. The free list and administrative features of the Payne Aldrich law are under fire as Democrats push to include roughly the same articles on the free list at the coming extra sessions.
In Londonderry on January 31 the Ireland Irish home rule party defeated Unionists to elect David C. Hogg as MP by 57 votes, giving the home rule party a majority of provincial MPs in the house of Commons.
Wichita reports the October 21-25 gathering in question, to be confirmed by Senator James H. Brady of Idaho who presides over the Trans Mis sissippi Commercial congress.
Harry Be. Godwin Short Line district freight agent tours potato districts to the north where a car shortage once slowed shipments. About 3000 cars remain to move spuds north, but car availability has improved. Sixty Pacific Fruit Express cars were sent north yesterday to be loaded. Godwin is visiting as the guest of cousin Attorney Carl Barnard.
Major Harris his wife and two children and his mother died in a morning blaze that destroyed the Dichland farmhouse. A fifth person survived. Fire investigators were dispatched to determine the cause.
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Deputy Sheriff George Crane and Sheriff Lowry seek a bootlegger at The Narrows Utah Light and Power project 18 miles from Preston. A suitcase containing 22 pints of whiskey was confiscated. L. E. Dye named special deputy. work at The Narrows to harness Bear River water and generate power for Utah towns. project spans over a year.
Idaho Senate halts Rep P G Johnston’s plan for two junketing committees to visit state institutions. Macbeth leads opposition accusing trips of waste and bias, while Hart and Fields urge tax relief and restraint on public expenditures.
Chicago January 31 four hours Michael Roser night watchman bound and gagged on the floor in a north side department store. Safeblowers used smouldering blankets to deaden noise from an explosion. He freed himself as blankets blazed and called fire and police. The building and contents were destroyed with a loss of 75000 dollars. The robbers escaped with 1200 dollars.
Carlisle January 31 Jam Thorpe, Olympic champion, is pursuing reinstatement as an amateur. He will not respond to offers from professional club managers while the process continues.
Nashville January 31 The commission chosen to select two Tennesseans for statues in Statuary Hall at Washington has chosen John Sevier the pioneer leader and first governor of Tennessee and Andrew Jackson for honored placement.
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