Orchard's Uncle Hanged Himself While Insane
Boise July 15 The trial of Western Federation of Miners secretary W D Haywood resumes with Harry Orchard questioned in rebuttal He testifies about a Northumberland Ontario relative who hanged himself while insane and about a letter from B W McKinsley and a neighbor Mrs Margaret Bull The witness remains pale yet composed as rebuttal testimony proceeds
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Boise
Harry Orchard
W. D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Orchard
Richardson
Pat McKinney
Northumberland County
Ontario
B. W. McKinsley
Alameda
Penn
Margaret Bull
Wooler
Patrick McKinney
Ireland
William Dewey
Fish Hatchery Site Sought in Southeast Idaho
State Game Warden W N Stephens and Robert Stiles of the state fish hatchery toured through Pocatello en route north to inspect southeastern Idaho for a new state fish hatchery site. They plan to consider Fremont, Bannock, Bingham and Bear Lake counties as possible locations, with a Southeastern site favored if a decision is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.N. Stephens
Robert Stiles
Pocatello
Fremont County
Bannock
Bingham
Bear Lake
Explosion Injures 17 on Battleship Georgia at Cape Cod Bay
Washington reports 17 injured aboard the battleship Georgia during target practice in Cape Cod bay Massachusetts. Lieutenant Goodrich and Midshipmen Cruse and Goldwaite hurt Cruse seriously eight others injured, board of investigation ordered and ship to Boston navy yard for hospital transfer. Later reports state five men were killed in the explosion.
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Washington
Navy Department
Georgia
Goodrich
Cruse
Goldwaite
Cape Cod Bay
Mass
Thomas
Board of Investigation
Boston Navy Yard
Ater
Four Italians on Trial for Murder in Louisiana
Four Italians facing trial in Hahnville for the kidnapping and murder of Walter Lamana a New Orleans child. Prosecutors seek to prove the slaying was part of a broader blackmail scheme by Italians in the region. Suspects were brought from New Orleans and jailed in the court house jail amid cane fields near the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahnville
Murde
Walter Lamana
New Orleans
Court House
Iff
Yamamoto Coming to Boston on Brief Visit
New York reports Admiral Yamamoto of the Japanese navy will stop briefly in Boston after sailing from New York. He then proceeds to Montreal and the Pacific coast before sailing for Japan on July 23.
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Yamamoto
New York
Yamoto
Boston
Montreal
Pacific
Japan
Moonlight visit to Ely mine inspection by Mizpah executives
General Manager Natold leads a Moonlight inspection of the Mizpah Consolidated mine at Ely Nevada with City J. F. Boon and Dartington in attendance. The group examined the loted coin and reviewed property on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natold
Roy Papel
J. F. Boon
Beer
Ry Dartington
Mizpah
Ely
Nev
Coal lands trip to the Teton region described
General manager Bancroft and colleagues plan a tour by auto from Sugar City Idaho to the Teton basin to study coal prospects and inspect grades for a potential branch line. Petitioners urge building from Sugar City offering free right of way, with routes from Fall Creek to Marysville also considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
W. H. Bancroft
Thomas R. Cutler
Spencer Clawson
George T. Odell
Sugar City
Idaho
G.G. Wright
Mr. Bowerman
St. Anthony
Mark Austin
Idaho Sugar Company
Teton Valley
Hayden
Driggw
Teton
Oregon
Fall Creek
Marysville
Salt’ Lake
Western seed representative visits Gate City
J. H. Hickey of Barteldi's Seed Company in Denver spent Sunday in the Gate City. He notes agricultural interests are rising rapidly and Hickey, formerly with Sioux City Seed, is well acquainted with western and northwest farming. He says farming is improving faster in the west than elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hickey
Barteldi’s Seed Company
Denver
Gate City
Hickey
Sioux City, Beed Company
West
Northwest
Amg
Colonel Ingersoll Drives Fort Hall Mining Push
Fort Hall district shows strong mineral potential as Colonel James M. Ingersoll files six more claims Chief No. 2 Iron Cap 14 to 18 near Pocatello. High grade copper and gold ore emerge from Fort Hall tunnels Moonlight and Hovey group attract investor support with plans for large scale development in the Portneuf and Pocatello area.
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Fort Hall
Ngersol
County Recorder
Township 6
Pocatello
Vidh Fort
Hall Mine
Pappoose
Hovey Group
Portneuf Consolidated
Pocatello Consolidated
Utah
Ingersoll
Port Hall
Gate City
Mountainhome Baseball Players Arrested on Rape Charge
Boise reports Tom Grayson and Everett Zimmerman of the Mountainhome team were arrested Sunday night on telegraphic instructions from Mountainhome, charged with raping a 15 year old girl. Both are jailed in the county facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Tom Grayson
Mountainhome
Everett Zimmerman
State Summer Normal School Opens at the Academy
The opening at the Academy drew a large enrollment as the State Summer Normal School began. A separate California war reports note two Japanese suspects detained briefly at Fort Rosecrans and Mare Island before release.
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State Summer Normal
New Deputies Authorized in Bannock County
County commissioners back Attorney Gray in his crusade to close houses of prostitution. The board adopted an order empowering the sheriff to hire necessary assistance to enforce the previous ban in Bannock County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney Gray
Board of County Commissioners
Bannock
Elks Slayer Binkley Seeks Writ of Habeas Corpus
An application for a writ of habeas corpus was filed at Pocatello seeking release of William Binkley the elk slayer held by order of the U S district attorney before transfer to Yellowstone National Park to answer elk slaughter charges. Purdy also detained, both convicted previously under the Lacey Act for unlawfully shipping game from Wyoming. 1500 to 2000 elk teeth found suggesting about 1000 elk slaughters.
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ELK Slayer Binkley
Pocatello
United States
Illiam Binkley
Yellowstone National Park
Dietrich
Binkley
Purdy
Circuit Court of
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Buick
Miles M. Johnson
Col. H. V. A. Ferguson
General Telegraphers Strike Possible Tomorrow
San Francisco July 15. Unless a settlement is reached by tomorrow a general strike may be ordered. The national executive board could push for a forced settlement and President Small of the Telegraphers Union might call Chicago operators to join the action.
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San Francisco
Louis Glass
Emile J. Zimmer
Glass
Pacific Telephone Company
Heney
Board of Supervisors
T. W. Halsey
Boxton
Zimmer
Frisco
San Franetco
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
Chicago
Arwt
Kamchatka Volcano Blackouts Hit Natives in 1900s
A February eruption on the Kamchatka peninsula blanketed the region in darkness for over two days and caused widespread starvation among natives, as reported by officers aboard the barkentine S. N. Castle returning from the Okhotsk Sea.
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San Francisco
Peninsula
Kamchatka
Barkentine S. N. Castle
Okhotsk Sea
Suit for Damages Over Sheep Trespass in Pocatello Creek
Morris brothers sue Richard Douglas for 300 in damages alleging sheep trespassed on school section land along Pocatello creek between June 17 and 21. Trial before Probate Judge T A Johnston. transfer to district court for September term. Attorneys Gray Boyd for Douglas Holzheimer Christensen for defendants.
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Morris
Indians Are Scalped In Idaho Falls Baseball Bout
Robertson opens with a homer for Pocatello stealing the show as two teams joust. Idaho Falls rallies with two in the second and four in the third, then the Hamburgers seize control to seal a decisive win as the Indians fade.
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Robertson
Pocatello
Milt Stern
Indians
Jolly Jack Neve
Idaho Falls
Tommy Hannigan
Stern
Changnon
Wilson
Sheriff
Ryan
Zabrinskie
Johnson
Larson
Robert
Gleason
Hammon
Carlson
Mhnnon
Payne
Pocatello Summer Normal Opens With Enrollees Growth Expected
The Idaho state summer normal for the southern district opened at the Academy of Idaho with 32 enrolled and projections of 40 by nightfall. Lectures by Prof Thompson on historical events and English methods classes promise broad appeal, with Albion and Lewiston instructors among the faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southastern
Idaho
Academy of Idaho
J. W. Slaughter
Boise
Coeur d’Alene
Pocatello
G. A. Axline
Albion Normal
Axline
Pocatello School
Thompson
Assembly Hall
Ureh
Lewiston State Normal
Miss Frazee
Albion
Slusser Wins Right to Enlarge Feeney Ditch for Plant
Montpelier man B E Slusser secures a modification of a Soda Springs injunction allowing entry onto Feeney ditch and enlargement for 3800 feet to serve his proposed electric light plant. He must keep the ditch repaired and four days are set for completion. District Judge Stevenson Thiertlotobama John Kelley T J Carrigan and Pat Crum are restrained from interference. Gray & Boyd represent Slusser. the case involves Feeney and Hooper’s field connections.
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B. E. Slusser
Montpelier
Soda Springs
John Feeney
Soda Creek
Feeney
Stevenson Thiertlotobama
John Kelley
T. J. Carrigan
Pat Cr
Slusser
Kelly
Gray & Boyd
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Pennsylvania
Tetons
Ast
J. M. Ingersoll
War Department
California
Fort Rosecrans
Mare Island Navy Yard
Dick Douglass
Morris Brothers
East Side
Sunnyland
Assessor Case
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