Fires Rage Across Montana Forests Amid Widespread Damage
Dozens of forest fires sweep Montana as drought persists. Flames threaten timber, logging camps, ranches and villages while forest rangers and settlers fight back. Losses are expected to reach millions of dollars as new fires breakout near Cyro St. Regis and along the Great Northern line. Secretary Wilson heads Missoula tour with District Forester Greely to inspect Kootenai country.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Cyro
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
St. Regis
Kootenai National
Pad
Vicini
Stillwater
Whitefish
Lost
Athens
Grace
Milwaukee Road
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Black Hills
South Dakota
Beartooth
Boulder
Wilson
Missoula
North Coast Limited
W. B. Greely
Libby
Kootenai
Anaconda
The
Standard
Kootenai National Reserve
Great Northern Railroad
Forest Service
Flathead Country
Lost Creek
From Prison to Chair of Editor in New York
Rev. James R. Kaye, Presbyterian minister, to be released from the workhouse tomorrow after serving a counterfeiting sentence. He will proceed to New York City to join the editorial staff of a prominent magazine upon his discharge.
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Peoria
Lil
James R. Kaye
Taft
New York City
Toland Bacon Wedding Draws Society Guests
Philadelphia July 16 Prominent society figures traveled to White Marsh for the marriage of Miss Priscilla Toland daughter of Edward and Mrs Toland to Gaspar Griswold Bacon son of the American ambassador to France and Mrs. Robert Bacon. The ceremony was at the bride’s parents country home with an elaborate outdoor reception.
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Philadelphia
White Marsh
Priscilla Toland
Edward Dale Toland
Gaspar Griswold Bacon
France
Robert Bacon
Railroad strike vote erupts with heavy support in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania railroad workers vote overwhelmingly for a strike with 88 1 3 percent of conductors 97 7 16 percent of trainmen and 96 6 10 percent of firemen in favor. The railroad requests 1200 deputies to protect property as the walkout looms. the sheriff of Bath County is to be sworn in.
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Railroad
Hollidaysburg
Pennsylvania
Bath County
Pittsburg
Railroad conductors and trainmen to meet GM in Philadelphia
At General Manager Meyers request the Pennsylvania Railroad conductors and trainmen committee east of Pittsburg will meet the GM at the company's Philadelphia offices at 11 Monday. The meeting signals possible resumption of negotiations and a settlement of the controversy.
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Philadelphia
Meyers
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Indiana Floods Devastate Crops
Terre Haute Indiana July 16 Rain fell in torrents for eighteen hours flooding this region and damaging crops. Hundreds of acres of wheat are washed away and bottom land corn lost. Telegraph and telephone wires failed north and west of town. At Martinsville Illinois two and a half inches of rain broke the reservoir. Rockville streets flooded eighteen inches for hours as all streams rose and bridges failed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Martinsville
Ilinois
Rockville
Indiana
Inter-Lake Yachting regatta set to eclipse past meets
Put-in-Bay O July 16 With nearly fifty sail and power yachts in the bay and more expected from lake ports the Inter-Lake Yachting Association regatta looks to rival or surpass past successful events. Monday afternoon opens with a Class C cat boats and 14 footers race over a 14 mile triangular course.
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Put-in-Bay
Rtn
Inter-Lake Yachting Association
Aviator Hurt In Monoplane Crash At Aviation Meet
Alan Boyle son of the Earl of Glasgow sustained a concussion of the brain after a monoplane he was piloting crashed at the aviation meet in Bournemouth. He was found unconscious and severely injured. The incident marked the fourth accident of the current meet.
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Bournemouth
Alan Boyle
Earl of Glasgow
Boyle
Poles Prepare for Grunewald Battle Anniversary
New York July 16 Polish residents of New York City and vicinity prepare for the 500th anniversary celebration of the Grunewald battle. The historic clash on July 18, 1910 ended in a decisive Polish Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic knights.
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New York
New York City
Grunewald
Teutonic Knights
Poland
Lithuania
Husbands Vengeance Slaying Stones Cafe Waiter
In Philadelphia on July 16 Joseph Brown a cafe waiter was attacked by a stranger who slipped behind him as patrons panicked. The assailant wrapped an arm around Brown's neck struck his head with a weapon and severed his windpipe before fleeing. The incident occurred in the city center with continued coverage promised on the last page.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Brown
Placi
Brown
League To Meet Here In One Of Its Biggest Sessions
The Upper Snake River Valley League of Commercial clubs will convene in Pocatello on July 28 for a major convention. About fifty delegates are expected with a banquet and an auto drive arranged to entertain visitors. Secretary Ernest Seth Gordon urges strong attendance. B B Corliss of the local club plans a reception and program in coordination with Pocatello hosts.
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Upper
Snake River Valley League of Commercial Clubs
Pocatello
League
Ernest Seth Gordon
Pocatello Commercial Club
B. B. Corliss
Upper Valley
Striking Italians Hold Up Trains Near Mechantsville
Reports from Schenectady say striking Italians near Me chansville are armed and holding up Boston and Maine trains. A special train with deputies has been ordered to the scene.
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Schenectady
Mechansville
Boston
Maine
Woman Shot in Husband's Office Tragedy in Chicago
Mrs Emma Deufex was shot yesterday by Charles W Rigdon who then killed himself in John C Fetzer's office. Doctors described her condition as critical after a prior surgery, while Miss May Wilson, present at the scene, remained in police custody and claimed no knowledge of Rigdon.
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Chicago
Emma Deufex
Charles W. Rigdon
John C. Fetzer
May Wilson
Ottawa cricket club to launch international series
Ottawa Ontario July 16. The Ottawa Cricket Club departs for New York as the first step toward an international series to be established later. Players will be away about two weeks playing in Baltimore Philadelphia and New York and other American centres.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ottawa Cricket Club
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Perjurer Convicted In Syracuse Case
In Syracuse on July 16 the jury found William H. Peck former secretary of the People s Mutual Life Insurance association and league guilty of perjury after deliberating this afternoon.
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Syracuse
William H. Peck
People’s Mutual Life Neurence Association
League
Commissioners Deluge With Work Delay Adjournment
Texas county board remains bogged in routine business as it schedules adjournment next week. Election officers and registrars will be appointed for the August 30 primary. The board ordered release of a railroad ticket from Itella to San Antonio for C Barrow, an indigent unable to work, choosing to send him home in the Lone Star state.
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Board of Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Itella
San Antonio
C. Barrow
Starte
Enrollment Tops Sixty At Idaho Summer Normal School
The 1910 state summer normal school at the Academy of Idaho ends its first week with enrollment surpassing 60 and aims for 75 next week. Instructors led by Miles F. Reed draw teachers from ten southeast counties amid a full schedule of classes from arithmetic to art and geography. The annual teachers institute will follow, with expectations of over five hundred attendees.
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Academy of Idaho
Miles F. Reed
OWS
Mr. Lewis
Miss Taintor
Reed
Miss Moffett
Lewis
U. S
Retherford
General Assembly
Miss Sweet
Mr. Retherford
Miss Tainter
White Slave Deported To France After Immigration Case
Cleo Du Bois, described as a comely French girl, was taken to Butte by U S immigration agent Thomas Topping for deportation. She had been held in the city jail after an investigation found she was brought to the country for unlawful purposes and had resided in Pocatello within a restricted district.
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Pocatello
Cleo du Bois
Butte
Thomas Topping
United States Immigration Bureau
Miss du Bois
Hartje Granted Absolute Divorce in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on July 16, Mary Scott Hartje was granted an absolute divorce from Augustus Hartie, a Pittsburgh paper manufacturer, by Judge Robert S. Frazier in common pleas court.
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Pittsburg
Mary Scott Hartie
Augustus Hartie
Robert S. Frazier
Common Pleas Court
Railroad prepares bunkhouses for 400 workers on city projects
The railroad company moves to begin the Halliday street subway and Center street viaduct work. Five dormitory bunkhouses with sleeping quarters for 400 men and a large dining hall will be ready within ten days on South Harrison avenue near Halliday street, supplying housing for viaduct subway and depot crews. Water lines and deep cesspools are installed to support the workers.
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Halliday Street
Center Street
Railroad Company
Harrison Avenue
Cloudburst causes two million dollars in damage in Kentucky
A cloudburst over several western Kentucky counties last night caused about 2 million dollars in damage. Much livestock was lost and Illinois Central railroad tracks are under water for two miles.
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Henderson
Kentucky
Illinois Central Railroad
Wheat closes at Chicago July contract steady
July wheat at Chicago closed at 1.09 and 7/8 per bushel as market closes. Market activity centered on supply rumors and demand signals amid summer trading conditions.
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Chicago
Indians Battle Utah Team At East Side Grounds
This afternoon at the east side grounds the Pocatello Indians face Wellsville Utah for honors. A second game is scheduled tomorrow at 3 PM. Smith and Fortier will pitch today while Joe Collins of Idaho Falls is named to start tomorrow with Fortier. Wellsville is credited as Cache valley champions with only one loss this year.
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East Side Grounds
Pocatello Indians
Wellsville
Utah
Smith and Fortier
Battery
Joe Collins
Idaho Falls
Fortier
Cache Valley
Democrats Plan Unified Slate After Love Feast in Bannock
About thirty Democrats from Pocatello and nearby precincts gathered in the Bannock hotel basement for a DIY political rally. County Attorney Robert M. Terrell chaired as D Worth Clark and George Fisher urged strong GOP defeat. No slate was set, but organizers expected several Democrats to contest in the primaries with July 29 as the filing deadline.
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Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
Robert M. Terrell
D. Worth Clark
Povatello
Supreme Bench
George Fisher
Bancroft
Bannock
Urie Buys Fine Home in Gate City
John Urie the Short Line engineer purchases the Chilson home at North Arthur Avenue and Sublette Street for 8000 dollars. The property includes two lots and a residence and will be occupied by Urie and his family amid plans to plat land on the west bench for future town lots.
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John Urie
Short Line
Chilson
Arthur Avenue
Sublette Street
C. C. Chilson
Gate City
Tribune
Kinport Peak
Pocatello
Urie
West Bench
Weather Forecast Likely Fair Tonight and Sunday
Fair tonight and Sunday with steady temperatures. Mild conditions prevail across the region as high pressure builds in. No precipitation is expected and winds remain light.
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Bush
Detroit
Penn Lines
Despoiler
Philadelphia Cafe
Harry Percival
Canada
Texas
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Romises
Hartje Single
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Sulu
America
Bannock County
N. Arthur
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