Rigby Bank Robbery Attributed To Hugh Whitney
Officials believe the Rigby bank heist Tuesday afternoon was the work of Hugh Whitney a famed Northwest outlaw. Whitney held up cashiers Frank Ellaworth and Clarence Hart with revolvers and rode away on a gray horse after securing about 3800 from the vault. Local lawmen chased leads including a saddle horse found at Firth and a pair of trains moving toward Pocatello and Salt Lake but Whitney remains at large.
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Hugh Whitney
Wyoming
Idaho
Rigby
Willow Creek
Firth
Pocatello
Cokeville
Lowry
Salt Lake
Burnett McGarvey
Whitney
South Arthur Avenue
Constable McGarvey
Rigby Bank
Billy Kidd
Lima
Jackson Hole
Cokeville Bank
Northwest
Frank Ellaworth
Clarence Hart
Therf
Death Toll Reported After Guaymas Bay Assault
A belated dispatch to the Mexican consul in Tucson says three hundred constitutionalist soldiers drowned while retreating across the bay as Huerta troops repelled them near Guaymas. Obregonist forces celebrated a suspected fall of Guaymas as federal troops advanced toward the Gulf port.
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Tucson
Ariz
Guaymas
Bay
California Gulf
Obregon
Japanese Rebel Aid Effort Rejected by Governor
In Eagle Pass Texas a Japanese traveler from San Francisco named Sagitana attempted to aid the Constitutionalist cause by escorting several thousand veteran Japanese fighters. Governor Carranza refused the effort and blocked the passage.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Aley Heads the National Council Election Report
In Salt Lake City on July 10 the National Education association elected its officers. Robert J. Aley became president, W. D. Owen was named secretary, and David B. Johnson joined the executive committee. A health committee report noted Southern Federated clubs women lead in health work. the Religious Education association canceled its Salt Lake City session, denying fear of controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
National Education Association
National Council of Education
Robert J. Aley
University of Maine
W. D. Owen
Chicago
David B. Johnson
Winthrop College
South Carolina
Religious Education Association
Trolley Crash Kills Contractor and Injures Sons Near Omaha
William Rocheford Sr a local contractor was killed and his two sons seriously injured when their automobile was struck by a trolley car near Omaha on July 10. The accident disrupted traffic as emergency crews treated the injured at the scene.
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Carsato
Omaha
William Rocheford
Robber Sighted Near Willow Creek. Posse Rides Out
Sheriff Harrop alert after a bank robbery as a bandit believed to be Hugh Whitney fled east from Rigby. A posse followed by auto and on horseback tracks through dry beds toward Willow Creek and Hell Creek aiming to intercept before dawn. Cash taken was currency and gold from the bank.
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Harrop
Rexburg
Hugh Whitney
Rigby
Willow Creek Hill
George E. Hill
Heath Ranch
Willow Creek
Hell Creek
Soda Springs
Cokeville Country
Movement to Open Yellowstone Park to Autos Gains Support
Impetus to allow motor vehicles in Yellowstone National Park spreads to American Falls Blackfoot Idaho Falls McCimmon and nearby towns. A meeting called by President Theodore Turner of the Idaho State Automobile Association gathered tonight in Grove City to draft rules for a trial opening. A committee urged by Senator Brady would coordinate with Colonel Brett interior department to ease motor traffic and freight movement.
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American Falls
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
McCimmon
Upper Valley of the Snake
Theodore Turner
Idaho State Automobile
Pocatelly
Grove City
Yellowstone National Park
Brett
Interior Department
Acton
Senator Brady
Turner
Secretary of the Interior
Professor Miller
Bureau of National Parks
Yellowstone Park
Washington
Roosevelt voice on immigration stirs naturalization debate
Tokyo reports Theodore Roosevelt has written that the American public would not permit naturalization of Japanese in the United States, warning it could prompt similar claims against Chinese. The letter, relayed by the Tai Hoi News, notes his support for actions delaying California alien land ownership moves.
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Tokio
Tai Hoi News i Ones O
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
California
Ten Thousand Delegates Attend C E Convention in Los Angeles
The Christian Endeavor International Convention filled Los Angeles as Protestant churches hosted the second day. About a thousand delegates joined committee meetings and lectures, with an estimated ten thousand already present and more arriving by train.
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Los Angeles
Christian Endeavor Society
Death of Engineer Giannini Linked to Graft Disclosures
Rome reports a sensational death by suicide of engineer Giannini, a witness in graft disclosures tied to the Palace of Justice construction, which allegedly cost four million more than estimated. The case implicates Deputies Luvatti and Brupjalti.
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Rome
Giannini
Palace of Justice
Iannini
Luvatti
Brupjalti
Jack Johnson Arrives in Havre Refuses Paris Stay
Havre France July 10 Jack Johnson the boxer landed from the Corinthian and announced his determination never to take up residence in Paris suggesting he will not stay in France and plans his future moves in boxing remain unsettled.
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Jack Johnson
United
Havre
France
Corinthian
Paris
Johnson Bond Forfeiture Considered Over Return
Washington officials move to forfeit Jack Johnsons $30 000 personal bond in Chicago tied to white slave indictments. France may deport Johnson despite no formal extradition demand as authorities view him as a convicted criminal in another country.
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Washington
Jack
Johnson
France
Mc Coombs Improves After Appendicitis Operation
Paris July 10 Williams F. Mc Coombs chairman of the Democratic national committee continues to make excellent recovery from the effects of an operation for appendicitis.
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Paris
Williams F. McCoombs
Democratic National Committee
Idaho dry farms set for record bumper crop year
Commissioner George A. Day reports Idaho dry farming shows better yields than irrigated in the south with an estimated 7,000,000 bushels. He cites favorable conditions for alfalfa and fruit crops, including peaches and grapes, while noting rain harmed alfalfa in June but two more cuttings remain. Yano joins North Pacific association to aid fruit marketing. Weather and science boost farmers across the state. land demand remains strong.
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George A. Day
Idaho
haga _ oon ane
Alto
Yano
North Pacific Association
Commissioner Day
Takio Leader Tadam Hayashi Dies After Accident
Takio reports the death of Count Tadam Hayashi aged 63, a leading Japanese statesman and former minister of communications. He died today after a surgical procedure following injuries in a jinriksha accident. his cabinet resigned last December.
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Takio
Tadam Hayashi
Japan
Faith Rigby Confesses to Incendiarism in Police Court
Liverpool reports a dramatic confession by Mrs Faith Rigby wife of a Preston physician to incitement arson. She is remanded for further hearing in the William Lever case as police assess damage estimated at 200 000 pounds and an earlier bombing at Liverpool.
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Liverpool
Safte
Faith Rigby
Ysician
Preston
Ttate
William H. Laver
Liv
William H. Lever
Uncertain Memoriam Details From California Ledger
fragmented notice from Southern California dated July 10 references Theodore con of the former Lee Masese ducette and a woman. It mentions a death in 1871 and a $1,000,000 share tied to Mrs De Baker's property, with unclear heirs or beneficiaries noted.
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Ter Angeles
Theodore Con
Lee Masese Ducette
California
Enenn
Weathered dispatch hints at wary soldiers in Mill Valley
Fragmentary note describes exhausted troops at Mill Valley amid calm skies and wind shifts. The text references July winds and a forewarned danger from harbor or forest terrain, with soldiers pressed after days of weariness and ongoing patrols.
Aubrey Boucicault Dies in New York Hospital
Actor and playwright Aubrey Boucicault died of pneumonia at a New York hospital today.
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New York
Aubrey Boucicault
Crane elected grand exalted ruler of Elks
Rochester N Y July 10 Grand Treasurer Edward Leach of New York was elected grand exalted ruler to succeed Thomas B Mills of Superior Wis Leach defeated J Cookman Boyd of Baltimore The vote stood 1110 to 292 Grand Secretary Fred C Robinson of Dubuque Iowa was reelected in a three cornered fight Other officials chosen include P H Shields H Jennings E M Dickerman Edwin J Kelley S V Perrott and James R Nicholson Atlanta withdrew from the 1914 convention race and Denver was chosen by unanimous vote Total Elks membership on April 1 was 403281 up 29988 for the year with twelve new lodges Assets totaled 5008220 and dues 10007
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Rochester
N. Y
Edward Leach
New York
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Thomas B. Mills
Superior
Wis
Leach
J. Cookman Boyd
Baltimore
Boyd
Fred C. Robinson
Dubuque
Iowa
P. H. Shields
Clarksburg
W. Va
H. H. Jennings
Bridgeport
Wheeling
James R. Nicholson
Springfield
Maes
Atlanta
Grand Lodge
Denver
Robinson
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National Council
Salt Lake Oon
Shatter Bey Dont Yun
Tegay
C. E
M'Coombs
Dey
Maho
Big Jap
Béith Rigby
Physicien
Sir Wiliam Lever & Bescon Light
Crane
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