30 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1907
Page
1
eS Pa Mackay miners may join Gate City unions during observance. Unionists from up the branch seek to come to the Gate City for solidarity and activities marking the day.
Plans call for Mackay Miners to travel 250 strong by special train to Pocatello for Labor Day on September 4. A 110-voice male chorus and an eloquent speaker are expected. drill contests offer $100 and $50 prizes, plus a $100 100 yard race. The Trades and Labor council to meet this afternoon to finalize arrangements.
Washington reports that a petition was filed in the United States circuit court at Wilmington Delaware naming F J Dupont De Nemours & Co and 24 corporations plus 17 individuals as defendants in a charge of unlawful monopoly in the manufacture and sale of gunpowder. An injunction and possible appointment of receivers are sought to restore trade conditions. The suit claims the defendants control smokeless ordnance powder and 5 percent of other explosive production.
Charles Reeves, son of a Pocatello family, waived preliminary examination before Justice J. M. Masonheimer and was bound over to the district court for the April 4 burglary of the Gray News store at the Short Line depot. He is held in the county jail awaiting bond efforts while co-defendants Brown and Phillips testify against him. Reeves faces the next court term with attorney Willis Reeves, having prior trouble at the St. Anthony industrial school.
Coroner's jury absolves the railroad in the death of Alfred Anderson of Richmond Kansas who was crushed between cars at the Short Line depot. Jury urges railway precautions including a fence to block crossing of switching tracks. Anderson's body awaits his brother from Kansas at Lindquist funeral parlor.
Evanston Wyoming July 30 The Oregon Short Line passenger train No 10 left here yesterday morning and was badly wrecked though no serious injuries occurred The engine tender and first car left the track and were demolished The cause is traced to an imperfect switch All traffic was blocked for several hours
Boise July 30. Judge Wood denied bail for George A. Pettibone. A $25,000 bail for Charles H. Moyer would be ready this afternoon. A subscription drive in Pocatello aims to cover expenses for a special train to return William D. Haywood to Denver, with Boise and other towns raising funds.
The Idaho Limited on the Oregon Short Line makes its maiden trip from Pocatello to Huntington tomorrow, departing at 2 10 a m and connecting with the Yellowstone Limited from Salt Lake. No 3 westbound and No 4 eastbound will make several connections at Shoshone Nampa Ontario and Huntington with various other trains under Time Card No 37 effective August 1.
Coroner's inquest reveals that Laura Matthews died from a gunshot wound near Boadmoor. Nurse Miss Green, Matthews' companion, testified about letters she wrote claiming the suicide and noted Matthews had chosen a burial casket. Dr. H E Thomas is described as a friend with no involvement. Green says Matthews was not pregnant.
San Francisco reports Robert Hawse, third officer of the Columbia, kept at Central Emergency Hospital after a violent episode. He had been staying with Second Officer Richard Agerup. police were called as Hawse feared harm and investigators review his mental condition.
The Ohio Republican state central committee adopted a resolution endorsing Secretary of War Taft for the presidency at a Columbus meeting on July 30.
Miss Josie Carey of Pocatello won the Yellowstone Park contest in the Sixth district, surpassing six rivals by a large margin. Local supporters reported her victory with a near fifteen thousand vote lead over the next foe after the Telegram sealed ballots and stopped public tallies. Carey, a Wade's bakery employee, drew wide local congratulations as the Gate City celebrated her triumph.
Two Salt Lake men bound for Montana discuss the Bell Telephone wage dispute. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 449 in Pocatello complains the company offers only 25 cents per day, while other trades have gained larger raises. Union members claim Montana labor could pressure Bell by removing phones.
Pocatello may be chosen as the Idaho headquarters for the reorganized Utah Independent Telephone Company which plans to apply for a franchise to string wires in the Gate City. A formal application has not been filed, but company representatives have turned the matter to a committee of Bell Telephone linemen to pursue the franchise.
Directors meet in Salt Lake arrange substantial reorganization plans for Utah Independent Telephone Company subsidiary of United States Independent Telephone. Elmer B. Jones returns from Rochester and pays 50000 on securities while securing release from trust company. Total funding for reorganization ranges from one million to a half.
Announcement announced the engagement of Edith Root daughter of Elihu Root to Lieutenant U S Grant II son of Major General F D Grant and grandson of Ulysses S Grant. The wedding will likely occur this fall.
A letter declares Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co unfair to organized labor and urges Pocatello citizens to join in pressuring the company for a 50 cent per day increase. The writer says the city should all use Bell phones to support the strike and praises local citizens for their past conduct.
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