Martial law declared as Spain faces turmoil
King Alfonso issued a decree in Madrid declaring martial law and suspending the constitution across Spain. Reports say Barcelona is in mob hands while Moors gain ground near Melilla and a recent engagement has left about four hundred Spaniards killed or wounded. Homesteaders are warned not to obstruct public roads. Madrid witnesses the nation’s political upheaval.
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Melilla
Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Cerbeere
France
Barcelona
Tarragona
Rambla
Riots engulf Barcelona as unrest tightens grip
Reports from Barcelona on July 28 describe a violent riot led by anarchists Cardenas and Horrors, with church and school buildings burned. The attack extended to the boulevard, church, and convent while authorities fired on rioters. Madrid reports cut telegraph lines and factory shutdowns amid widespread disruption.
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Barcelona
Cardenas
Merastas
Madrid
Cabinet to resign sparks moves toward military cabinet
In Hendaye King Alfonso left for Madrid amid rumors the Maura ministry will resign in favor of a military cabinet. Barcelona unrest is described as clearly revolutionary, while Melilla reports heavy artillery strikes on Kabyle camps below Mount Guruga, with 25,000 troops expected to be needed to dislodge them.
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Hendaye
Alfonso
San Sebastian
Madrid
Maura
Barcelona
Melilla
Mount Guruga
Fighting resumes near Mellilla as Spanish unit struck
At Mellilla a Spanish force under General Penols endured heavy losses when Moors ambushed a column in Alfer ravine. Four hundred Spaniards were killed or wounded as ships and Mellilla forts fired thousands of rounds to cover the retreat.
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Madrid
Mellilla
Penols
Alfer
Sutton Case Postponed in Annapolis Inquiry
The Sutton inquiry was adjourned indefinitely amid a court ruling that Mrs. Sutton is the complainant and all officers involved are party defendants. The shearing will not resume until Lt Utley returns from abroad.
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Sutton
Annapolis
Utley
Wanamaker and Violet Cruger Wed in Secret Westminster Ceremony
Rodman Wanamaker son of John Wanamaker of Philadelphia and Violet Cruger daughter of the late Eugene Cruger of New York married yesterday afternoon at St. Margaret's church Westminster with a special license. Extraordinary efforts were made to keep the event secret.
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Young Wanamaker
London
Rodman Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Violet
Eugene Guido Cruger
New York
St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster
Former Pocatello Mayor Heads to Butte for Dentist Meeting
Dr. C. E. M. Loux, once mayor of Pocatello, departed this morning for Butte to join a significant gathering of dentists from multiple U.S. cities.
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C. E. M. Loux
Pocatello
Butte
United States
Taft presses for lower lumber and glove tariffs
Congressionals visitors report President Taft rejected the proposed lumber tariff of 1.25 dollars and urged a lower figure, while backing the Senate cut on gloves and insisting the Senate rate be accepted. He indicated he would not concede to a lumber rate above a dollar and twenty five, and sought adherence to a lower glove rate as agreed by the Senate.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Senate
House
House Conference Committee
Bannock County to Display Wide Range at Seattle Exposition
Bannock County will be well represented at the A Y P exposition in Seattle with exhibits from farm and field, factory and home. Assistant Secretary H F Alexander will tour the east end for ten days to collect displays and 200 views for stereopticon use in the Idaho building.
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Bannock County
Seattle
H. FE
Alexander
Pocatello Commercial Club
Idaho
Bann&ck
Pocatello Pressed Brick & Manufacturing Company
Franklin & Hayes Brewing Company
H. C. Harkness
McCammon
Bancroft Lime Works
Pebble
Idanha Company
Soda Springs
Physician Miller Defends Self in Crescent City Bank Shooting
Dr. W R Miller is held in Watseka after shooting banker J B Sayler in Crescent City. Sayler's wife, present at the scene, and Sayler had been killed. Benjamin J Short, assistant district attorney of Cook County NL, will assist in prosecution as public sentiment prompts a special grand jury.
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Benjamin J. Short
Cook County
W. R. Miller
Watseka
J. B. Sayler
Crescent City
Fort Hall Indians Face Reduced Reservation Lands
The Fort Hall Indians number about 2000 in the reservation, with 70,000 acres arable and 4000 acres under cultivation. Most are Bannocks and Shoshones, many living off-reservation to work as farmhands or herders. The 600,000 acre reservation lies between Pocatello Blackfoot and the Portneuf river, with beef contracts supplying 350,000 pounds yearly.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Flathead Indian Reservation
Montana
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Washington
Fort Hall
Pocatello
Blackfoot River
Red Rock Gap
Swan Lake
McCammon
Marsh Creek
Portnenf
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bannock Creek
Blackfoot
Portneuf
Ross Fork
Lembhi Reservation
Vocatello
A. F. Caldwell
Farmers Fences Must Come Down in Pocatello Area
Pocatello Commercial club calls for opening old public highways blocked by homesteaders. Roads and Highways committee to meet county officials and, if needed, use legal action to restore access from Pocatello to Michaud Creek Ross Fork and Gate City areas. President D W Church leads effort with aim to guarantee passable routes to the state city. Secretary Ballinger to visit Gate City next week amid reclamation project tours.
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Pocatello Commercial Club
Board of County Commissioners
Gate City
Bannock
Pocatello
McCammon
American Falls
Fort Hall
Ross Fork
Commercial Club
George F. Gasser
People’s Store
T. B. Smith
Michaud Creek
Chesterfield Country
Bottoms
Bannock County
D. W. Church
Ballinger
Boise-Payette
Minidoka
Jeffries Forfeits $5000 In New York For Carlsbad Fight
James J Jeffries posted a five thousand dollar forfeit with sporting writer Robert Edgren as proof of intent to meet Jack Johnson. He plans to fight within five months weighing 235 pounds and will train in Carlsbad after August 5. He demands a fight length of 20 to 100 rounds and the largest purse, with additional forfeit and a ten thousand dollar side bet tied to the articles.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Robert Edgren
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Carlsbad
Wheat Market Close in Chicago July Wheat at 1.09
Chicago July wheat closed at 1.09 per bushel as buyers watched market activity. Prices reflected light demand and nearby supply conditions in the grain trade.
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Chicago
Taft Tour Schedules Visit to Pocatello and Western States
Washington dispatches say President Taft will stop in Pocatello and pass through Idaho on the western trip. The itinerary includes Denver September 21 arrival at 2 pm, three days in Colorado, then to Utah and the coast via Pocatello Butte and Spokane, with possible short stop in the Gate City.
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Washington
Taft
Pocatello
Denver
Colorado
Western Slope
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Utah
Butte
Spokane
Gate City
Pocatello Commercial Club
Idaho
Union Pacific stock hits new high above 200 mark
In New York on July 28 Union Pacific common rose to a fresh peak above 200 at the opening. On 5000 shares traded the price moved from 107 to 20014, compared with 1009 at yesterday's close. United States Steel common gained half a point on 1100 shares amid a higher dividend.
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New York
Union Pacific Common
United States Steel Common
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Uncle Sam
Fort Hall Reservation
Jeff
Wheat Market
Gate City of Idaho
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