Tragedy in a Hospital Ends in Firearm Murders
Seattle July 31 Jesse Fifer a street car gripman forced entry to a private maternity hospital on Twelfth avenue He killed his eight year old daughter Hazel and patient Mrs Dennie Nichous fatally wounded his wife and seriously wounded Mrs Ethel Warren his sister in law He then shot himself and died Fifer had separated from his wife who lived at the hospital He entered through the basement and lit matches to see his victims in the darkness He dragged his daughter and Mrs Nichoul outside and shot them in the street.
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Seattle
Wash
Jesse Fifer
Twelfth Avenue
Hazel
Dennie Nichous
Ethel Warren
Fifer
Nichoul
Hix Named United States Commissioner for Fremont County
Announcement states Doug las Hix of St Anthony, Fremont County prosecuting attorney, appointed United States commissioner for the district, succeeding James H Wallis of Rexburg whose resignation is accepted.
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Douglas Hix
St. Anthony
Fremont County
United States
James H. Wallis
Rexburg
Labor Day planned by Pocatello tradesmen
Organized labor in Pocatello will celebrate Labor Day on September 7 with a grand ball at Mc Nichols Wright hall and a parade with floats. The plans were set by a committee of the Pocatello Trades and Labor council.
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Pocatello
Pocatello Trades and Labor Council
McNichols & Wright Hall
Miraculous Escape On Reno Train Through Window
The 18 month old daughter of A H Pett assistant division freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pacific fell from a Pullman window between Sparks and Reno but survived with bleeding cuts. Mrs Pett and the conductor found the child alive when they reached her. The Pett family had been visiting Salt Lake City and were returning.
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Reno
Nev
Sparks
Here
A. H. Pett
Southern Pacific
Strike Looms After Refused Conference in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on July 31 President Truesdale refused the Switchmen's request for a conference over issues on the Buffalo division of the Delaware Lackawanna Western railway. Grand Master Hawley of the Switchmen's union said a strike declaration now seems inevitable.
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Scranton
Truesdale
Switchmens
Buffalo
Delaware, Lackawanna & Weastern
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Beefeaters Win Olympic Regatta at Henley
At Henley on July 31 the United Kingdom oarsmen secured a clean victory in the Olympic regatta. The Leander crew won the decisive championship eight-oared race by two and a half lengths over the Belgian crew on a 1 mile 5 furlong course, confirming the English faith in the lone stroke style.
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Henley
United Kingdom
American Pileener Beer Promised for Luncheon
A reader requests a nice bottle of American Pileener beer for luncheon appreciation, hoping for a suitable offering to accompany the meal.
Rioting in Delaware Ends With Militia Deployment
In Rehoboth a night riot between soldiers and Black residents left one soldier with a fractured skull and many injured. Governor Lea sent 50 militiamen to arrest brick throwers after a Black man hurled a brick near a merry-go-round. the brick thrower had not been arrested.
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Rehoboth
Del
Lea
Cabinet builders are getting busy with Taft and Bryan plans
Washington dispatch says planners sketch potential Taft and Bryan administrations. Taft lineups favor Elihu Root and George von L Meyer for treasurer, Luke Wright for war, Hitchcock for postmaster general, with Metcalf and Straus debated. Bryan side favored Harmon for state and a western heavy cabinet, including Johnson, Turner, Gaynor, Bell, Patterson, Howell, Mitchell.
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Washington
Taft
Bryan
White House
Elihu Root
George von L. Meyer
Roosevelt
Treasury
Luke Wright
War Department
Frank B. Kelley
Bonaparte
Frank H. Hitchcock
James Wilson
Agriculture
James R. Garfield
Interior
Metcalf
Navy
Straus
Commerce and Labor
Judson Harmon
Ohio
George Gray
Delaware
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
George Turner
Wiliam J. Gaynor
New York
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Theodore A. Bell
California
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Clark Howell
Georgia
Commerce
Labor
John Mitchell
Tlinois
Walkers Reaching Seattle After Long Seattle Chicago Trek
R. F. Hay and William Jackson journeying from Seattle to Chicago and back on a wager passed Pocatello yesterday on the final leg. They expect to reach Seattle by August 10 and feel they will complete the trip without trouble.
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Seattle
R. F. Hay
William Jackson
Chicago
Substantial Rise in Bannock County Valuation This Year
Bannock county shows an assessed valuation increase of 345,063 over 1907, reaching 3,500,832 on the current roll. The upgrade spans patented lands, real and personal property, migratory stock, and various classifications, with county officials preparing abstracts for state equalization in August and subsequent tax levies.
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Bannock County
Impr
Board of Commissioners
Secretary of State
Gallet
State Board of Equalization
Bannock County Board of Commissioners
L. B.case
Bannock Abstract Company
Baby Bunting the 200-Pound Elephant Charms Ring
A baby elephant named Baby Bunting hatched March 4 at Bridgeport, the smallest elephant on exhibition and a key curiosity for Barnum & Bailey. Trainer Andreas tends him daily, feeding with pasteurized milk from a bottle as his mother Judy and father Mandarin watch nearby. In a separate incident at Cache Junction Utah, three 20 year old men Olson Arthur MacArthur and Harry Monroe were found in a sealed freight car and arrested as they were headed north.
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
Baby Bunting
Bridgeport
Judy
Andreas
Elphant
Cache Junction
Utah
Pocatello
McGarvey
Charles E. Brooks
G. Olson
Anderson MacArthur
Harry Monroe
Baby elephant Bunting Thrives on Rations and Tricks
A baby elephant named Bunting thrives on a diet of prepared foods prescribed by doctors for children, receiving rice twice weekly and other foods. The infant is playful though extremely clumsy, often causing mischief for attendants by ringing bells and knocking hats. Mandarin, the 70 year old six ton father, is African. The Barnum Bailey show will visit Pocotello Anguato with a varied program.
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Bunting
Barnum & Bailey
Pocotello Anguato
Riots and Labor Federation Clash in France
Paris on July 31 reports say government moves to arrest leaders of the Federation of Labor amid Vigneux disturbances. Troops faced insults and stones before firing as conservatives press to suppress the General Federation of Labor as a revolutionary threat.
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Paris
Vigneux
Federation of Labor
General Federation of Labor
Skyscraper Height Limits Put Brace on New York Towers
New York cannot exceed about 2000 feet in height under current building laws and foundation constraints. Experts estimate a mile high edifice is physically impossible due to base pressure, wind forces, and cost, with 1000 feet seen as the practical upper bound if laws stay unchanged.
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New York
Orby Croker Derby Winner Is Retired From Racing
New York reports that Orby, the Derby winner owned by Richard Croker, will race no more after a caretaker's visit to Croker's estate in County Dublin. Carelessness by an exercise boy caused a sudden pull on the horse ending his career with a permanent tendon strain.
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New York
Orby LI
Richard Croker
Croker
County Dublin
Ireland
Orby
Prisoners Sentenced to Three Years Each in Idaho Penitentiary
D W Ackley traveling guard for the state penitentiary at Boise transported two prisoners from Bingham county through Pocatello on route home from Blackfoot. The prisoners John Estey of Chihuahua Mexico and M Darling claimed Nevada origin. They were convicted by District Judge J M Stevens of burglary at C B Kinney Sons store in Blackfoot and received three year sentences.
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D. W. Ackley
Boise
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Bingham County
John Estey
Chihuahua
Mexico
M. Darling
Nevada
J. M. Stevens
C. BE. Kinney & Sons
Creamery Plant Sought by Jensen Creamery in Pocatello
Jensen Creamery of Salt Lake proposes a ten year lease for a creamery building near the railroad in Pocatello. C. W. Gray, a local broker, has presented the plan to investors and aims to establish a large creamery serving a 150 mile radius around Pocatello. Local boosters see strong prospects and expect a suitable site to be provided.
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Jensen Creamery Company of
Salt Lake
Pocatello
C. W. Gray
North Main Street
Jensen
Jensen Creamery Company of Salt
Lake
Tribune
Gate City
Intermountain
August Weather Patterns at Siore From Nine-Year Record
Acting Local Observer H Tullsen presents nine-year data from Pocatello showing August mean temperature 70 degrees, warmest August 1901 at 73 degrees, highest 96 degrees on August 8 1905, coldest August 1899 at 64 degrees with 33 degrees on August 22. Precipitation average .61 inch, record rainfall 1.67 in 1907, driest August 1902 with 0.17 in. Clear days 17, partly cloudy 12, cloudy 2. prevailing winds east and southeast at 8.5 mph.
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H. Tullsen
Weather Bureau
Observer Bell
Yellowstone Park
Pocatello
Tullsen
Lincoln Nonpartisan Notification For William J Bryan
Ceremonies for notifying William J Bryan of his presidential nomination will be strictly nonpartisan. A Lincoln conference with Mayor Brown National Committeeman Hall Governor Sheld on and civic leaders led to a no parade policy. Invitations go to state and city officials in Nebraska and neighboring states and to the public.
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Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Brown
National
Hall
Sheldon
Nebraska
The Best There Is Typewriter Panels at Tribune Office
A fragment from a newspaper page notes typewriter panels and ribbons in the Tribune office. The terse line hints at a bustling newsroom setup with equipment and staff at work.
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Tribune
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Puget Sound
Hix
Wallis
Old Bannock
France
Geneta
Siore
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