Chaos in Commons as Asquith Threatens New Peers
London reports a tumultuous Commons session with six attempts to discuss Lords amendments to the veto bill met by uproar. Prime Minister Asquith, stifled by noise, warned the royal prerogative could be used to create new peers if the Lords do not accept the bill, while Balfour denounced the move. Speaker Lowther suspended the sitting to resume tomorrow.
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Asquith
Din
Balfour
Destrutcoin
London
House of Commons
Lords
A. J. Balfour
Lowther
Idaho Trout Fame Claims Gem State as Best Fishing
Pocatello builder J F Murray writes to Denver Post arguing Idaho surpasses Colorado as the nation’s top trout fishing state. He lauds Idaho cutthroats and fly making, cites personal experience, and notes rivals from Colorado. Murray credits Howarth of Florissant for famed flies.
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Pocatello
Denver Post
Gem State
Idaho
Colorado
J. F. Murray
Northwestern
Murray
Post
United States
Gem
Barkis
Willin
F. Murray
Howarth
Florissant
Smallpox case on westbound train raises alarm
Oliver Morris of Ville Idaho was detained Friday night after a suspected smallpox exposure on a Denver to Ogden journey. Officials evacuated passengers, fumigated clothing, and isolated Morris at the pest house. Morris, returning from Chicago college, is reported to be gravely ill but with good recovery prospects.
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Ogden
Denver
Oliver Morris
Herrick
Pest House
Morris
Chicago
Mville
Mormons Observe Pioneer Day Across Utah
Salt Lake City celebrates Pioneer Day marking the 1847 arrival of the pioneers. Members of the Mormon church observe the holiday in Utah and in states where church colonies are planted.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Teree Valley
Salt Lake Oy
Mormon Church
Texas “Wet” but Fraud Charged in Prohibition Vote
Houston reports Chairman Ball of the state wide prohibition committee says fraud has been practiced in the recent elections and will be challenged in court. He notes preliminary returns show a prohibition vote but insists irregularities were present.
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Texas
Houston
Ball
Prohibition Committee
Eed
Apeeists
Hines says Taft favored Lorimer for Senate
Edward Hines of Chicago testified before the Lorimer committee that Representative Henry Boutell told him President Taft regarded Lorimer as an acceptable senatorial candidate and would be glad to aid his election.
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Washington
Edward Hines
Chicago
Senate
Lorimer
Henry 8. Boutell
Illinois
Switzerland
Taft
Tramp Killed by Short Line Train Near Swan Lake
Lloyd Munger of Kansas City was killed while riding the bumpers on train No. 16 between Pocatello and Salt Lake near Swan Lake Idaho. He suffered fatal injuries and an inquest by County Coroner Dr. C B Steely found the details. The dead man's brother Sam Munger was in Kansas City and the body was sent there.
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Lloyd Munger
Kansas City
Swan Lake
Yellowstone Park
Brother
Pocatello
Salt Lake
Idaho
C. B. Steely
Cy C. Silver
Ahove
Sam Munger
Five Thousand Homes Burned in Constantinople
A major fire in Constantinople spread from yesterday afternoon until morning, consuming two square miles and more than five thousand houses. Officials suspect political incendiaries, marking the greatest blaze since the 1870 Peru quarter fire.
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Constantinople
Peru
O Neil Faces Charges Overdraft at Defunct Bank
Wallace Bank depositors press serious charges as a committee is named to probe the affair. Former gubernatorial candidate Barney F. O Neil, who served as a director, carried an overdraft of 18544 in the bank before its closure.
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Wallace Bank
Ice House Fire Destroys South First Avenue Structure
A converted ice house on the east side of South First avenue opposite the Franklin and Hayes brewery was badly damaged by fire last night. Owned by Henry O Leary and used by Charles Berg as a store house, the blaze began in the garret from hoes and cocaine cooking and was controlled only by 5 AM. Loss estimated around $400.
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Short Line
Pocatello
South First Avenue
Franklin & Hayes Brewery
Henry O’leary
Charles Berg
South Main Street
McMahon
Acontrol
Osteopathic convention opens in Chicago at La Salle Hotel
Three thousand osteopaths from the United States Canada and foreign nations registered at the Hotel La Salle for the fifteenth annual American Osteopathic Association meeting. The entire hotel floor is reserved for the week long sessions with an elaborate clinic and a banquet and ball as social highlights.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
Canada
Hotel la Salle
Secrets of Sugar War Probed in New Paltz Testimony
A congressional sub committee travels to New Paltz to hear John Arbuckle, longtime rival of the Havemeyers, as part of the sugar trust inquiry. Other members continue hearings in Washington despite Arbuckle’s frail health.
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John Arbuckle
the Havemeyers
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Congressional Committee
New Paltz
N. Y
Havemeyers
Arbuckle
Washington
Federation Men Enter Pleas on Contempt Charges
Samuel Chompers John Mitchell and Frank Evra of the American Federation of Labor entered oral not guilty pleas before Justice Wright in the district supreme court. They claimed immunity under the statute of limitations and argued the case was not timely instituted. Further hearing postponed ten days.
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Washington
Messrs
Samuel Chompers
John Mitchell
Frank Evra
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
District Supreme Cour
Seal Treaty Targets North Pacific Fur Seals on Land
A treaty to ban sealing on land to protect fur seals in the North Pacific was approved by the senate today, imposing fines for violations.
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Senate
Interstate Open Championship Tennis In St Joseph
Well known players from nearby regions arrive in St Joseph Missouri for the interstate open championship tournament this week. The St Joseph Lawn Tennis Association oversees the event with local organizers setting the schedule and facilities for the matches.
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St. Joseph
Uri
Ae Weiation
Pie Oon
Liar clash marks morning session at miners convention
In Butte on July 24 a dispute between Joseph D. Cannon and Joseph Comoli over a grievance committee stalled the Eastern Federation of Miners morning session. Comolli attended as Jerome Arizona faction representative with character revoked. President Moyer gave a sweeping speech detailing Jerome faction differences.
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Butte
Joseph D. Cannon
Joseph Comoli
Estern Federation of Miners
Comnell
Jerome
Arizona
Moyer
Cholera Epidemic Stopped in New York
New York health officers report no new cholera cases since Saturday, marking the effective result of recent stringent containment measures enacted to prevent an epidemic.
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New York
All Around Championships Postponed to August in Chicago
The national amateur athletic union all around championships in Chicago originally set for tomorrow have been postponed to the second week in August under the Chicago Athletic Club.
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Chicago
National Amateur Athletic Union
Chicago Athletic Ton
Attorney General Denies Alaska Fraud Charges Before Committee
Washington July 24 Attorney General Wickersham rejected Delegate Wickersham of Alaska who accused him of shielding criminals and letting statute of limitations run on the contract fraud case. He testified before the house judiciary committee denying the charges and other allegations.
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Washington
Wickersham
Alaska
Statute of Limitations
House Committee On Judiciary
Back to the Farm Campaign Launched in Chicago
Governors, national philanthropists, and state immigration commissioners met in Chicago to formally launch the back to the farm campaign. The effort aims to help workers in congested cities obtain farms in northern southern and western states and to maintain a permanent information bureau on state conditions.
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Chicago
Frenchman Leads In Great Britain Air Race
J Verdines, the French aviator, in a Morane Berel monoplane, leads the Daily Mail prize circuit after flying 343 miles from Hendon to Edinburgh in under six hours. Beaumont trails Verdines closely as the race continues.
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Verdines
Hendon
Edinburgh
J. Verdines
Daily Mail
Beaumont
Central New York Tennis Titles Decided Tomorrow
Utica announces the Vice-President's Prize events at the Yahnuslf Club with the central state championships to be concluded the next day. The men's doubles trophy is a cup donated by Vice-President James S. Sherman.
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Utica
N. Y
New York
Yahnualf Club
United States
James 8. Sherman
Bank visit sparks talk of bankruptcy for local debtors
Wallace dated July 24. Charles W. McCandless of the New York State Banking Department arrived to discuss the affairs of the closed Bank of Commerce and the Carnegie Trust Company. Locals speculate threats to B F ONeil and Lane county debtor status though no conclusions or criminal actions were disclosed.
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Wallace
Bank of Commerce
Charles W. McCandless
State of
New York
McCandless
Carnegie Trust Company
B. F. O'Neil
Bank receivership reveals large unsecured debts and losses
Wal lace dispatch details the State Bank of Commerce case with Judge W W Woods allowing public access to the temporary receiver W O Pierce report. It shows 266740 owed by B F ONeil and Lane Lumber, 448209 total loans with 86485 secured, 375000 unsecured, and 12535 losses.
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Wallace
Spokesman-Review
Spokane
State Bank of Commerce
W. W. Woods
District Court
W.O. Pierce
B. F. O'Neil
Lane Lumber Company
O’neil
B. F. O’neil
George H. Kester
Lewiston
W. F. Kettenbach
Amador Consolidated Mining & Development Company
Joseph Peeler
FE. P. Spaulding
W.H. Batting
Coeur d’Alene
Harrison Lumber & Box Company
Oregon
Bank officers grilled by depositors in Wallace mass meeting
In Wallace a mass meeting of depositors attacked B F ONeil and Edgar E Wyman of the defunct State Bank of Commerce. They faced repeated criticism and threats of criminal liability, with calls for the officers to face punishment. A five member committee was named to pursue liability and to compel the receiver to disclose details.
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O'Neil
Boise
Statesman
Wallace
B. F. O'Neil
Edgar
Wyman
State Bank of Commerce
Cere
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Joseph Cannon
Joseph Comnoli
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