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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
1
Portland marks the formal opening of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition with a grand parade and speeches. President Roosevelt signals the opening as Vice President Fairbanks and federal and state dignitaries attend, crowds exceed expectations, and the city celebrates in festive style across Portland.
Vice-President Fairbanks and governors of four states head a three mile parade through Portland with four thousand uniformed troops from U S infantry cavalry and artillery national guardsmen cadet corps and sailors. The event drew massive crowds and featured Goode residence escorts and a swift transfer to Lewis and Clark fair grounds.
In Ragene, Oregon, John Richards fatally shoots his sister and her husband, Sanford Skinner, after repeated family quarrels. Richards is under arrest.
Bt Petersburg June 1 The Nusatan ervicer laamred has arrived at Vindi weetok.
The report notes Chicago wheat activity with prices rising briefly and then fluctuating. It mentions a July contract around 88 and a cash position near 1.05, with unclear references to nursery plants and names in the trailing text.
Paris reports a bombing attempt during a royal outing but King Alfonzo and President Loubet escaped harm. The incident drew nationwide condemnation with many arrests by police. Several injured individuals survived the night without fatalities.
Tokio confirms the loss of the battleship Yashima off Port Arthur in May and items previously withheld: Akatsuki torpedo boat destroyer sunk by a mine on May 7, 1904, Oshima gun boat sunk in a collision near Liao Tung on the same day, Hayatora torpedo boat destroyer sunk by a mine on September 3, Alage gunboat struck a rock and sank off Port Arthur on November 6, and Takasago protected cruiser sunk by a mine on December 12.
Clarence Young, a Montana woodchopper, confessed to robbing the Northern Pacific Express at Bearmouth last Sunday. He claimed he acted alone and said the hold up was an act of venture after obtaining dynamite while foreman on the Twin Palisad irrigation ditch project in March.
President Roosevelt announced Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore will be the next Secretary of the Navy succeeding Paul Morton who said he would retire July 1 to head subway construction plans in New York. A broader cabinet personnel change was anticipated with Secretary Shaw signaling his own retirement next February.
William Fenrod, a well known farmer living 18 miles northeast of town, was fatally stabbed in a dispute over a water ditch. His neighbor William Nehert is under arrest as the investigation continues. Kane's Grocery advertises fresh vegetables in market listings.
Tokyo reports Admiral Togo’s victory at sea with the Russian fleet largely sunk or captured. About ten thousand Russians unaccounted for, four thousand prisoners landed, and many ships missing. Rojestvensky wounded, Voelkersam killed, Tsarskoe Selo council inconclusive on national assembly decree. Peace remains the likely outcome per diplomats.
Elks of Pocatello hosted a farewell social for Mr and Mrs B C Manson on the eve of his departure to become superintendent of the Southern Pacific out of Ogden. About 150 attended a program of dancing, a banquet, and toasts honoring the couple and Mr Manson’s railroad career.
The Pocatello High School literary program at McNichols and Wright hall drew praise after a full evening of performances. The event featured orchestra numbers, vocal solos, piano pieces, and student readings, ending near midnight. A later basketball game saw Idaho Walls girls lose to Pocatello High School 20 to 1.
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