Moonlight Copper Strike At Pocatello Mines Attract Attention
Inspector Bell tours the Moonlight claim and surrounding districts near Pocatello Idaho reports a five foot vein of copper bearing quartz with nineteen inches of solid ore and expected deeper paystreaks. At Lost Horse and Lost Creek teams install a steam hoist, anticipate first carload shipments, and praise local prospects for a mining boom in Fort Hall district.
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Inspector Bell
J. J. Guheen
Pocatello Gold & Copper Company
Wade
Mr. Goheen
Messrs
West
Kane
Toombs
Baros
Galch
Lost Horse
Pin Pointe
Pocatello
Successor to Tongue In Oregon District Election
In the First Congressional district of Oregon a special election elected Binger Hermann Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas H. Tongue. He defeated Democrat A E Reames by about 2000 votes with Republican leaders predicting the plurality could reach 8000.
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Oregon
Thomas H. Tongue
Chicago Wheat Market Report June 9
Chicago futures provide a snapshot with July wheat at 15 and 1% noted. The snippet shows price movement in the Chicago grain market on June 9.
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Chicago
Very Big Hail Stones Cover a Wide Country Area
Hail stones as large as partridge eggs covered a strip of country about a mile wide and three miles long near Dixie in Walla Walla County. The storm arrived last night with loud reports heard miles away. Fences were battered, strawberry vines beaten down, crops ruined, and hogs drowned as water rushed down a hillside. Hail lay three feet deep in some fence corners.
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H. D. Eldridge
Levee Near Keokuk Breaks in Two Places
A St. Louis special reports the Egyptian levee near Keokuk Iowa ruptured in two spots flooding about six hundred square miles of Mississippi valley farmland. The breach threatens property losses of a million dollars or more as the ice reaches the area and the levee remains under strain.
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Keokuk
St. Louis
Foot
Iowa
Mississippi
Summer excursion rates rise via Rock Island System
Summer excursion rates increase one fare plus 8.0 cents round trip. For information contact Ray, General Agent, Denver, via the Rock Island System.
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Rock Island
Addrove Cal
Gen. Agt
Denver
Kansas City Flood Improves Amid Recovery Hopes
Floods ease in Kansas City with rivers falling about ten inches overnight and rail lines returning to normal. Financial damage in the city is estimated between ten and twenty five million dollars while Topeka seeks outside aid for fire victims amid ongoing epidemic fears.
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Kansas City
Topeka
Tornado Ravages Gainesville Georgia With Heavy Death Toll
Reports from Gainesville Georgia describe a devastating tornado that killed many and injured hundreds. Home losses include about two hundred houses and the cotton mill, with total property damage around 900,000. A public appeal for aid is urged as rescue work continues amid rain and cold.
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Rain Top
Gainesville
New
Pubric
Eight Hour Law Takes Effect in Arizona Territory
Prescott June 3 eight hour law from the last legislature goes into effect. Mine owners and operators adopted a wage scale for eight hours work ten days ago, but many miners reject it. Several mines may close, with more layoffs possible. definitive news expected in two to three days.
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Prescott, Aris
Bulgarian rebels threaten plague attack across cities
Sofia correspondent reports Bulgarian revolutionary leaders have acquired Indian plague bacilli and plan to infect Constantinople Salonica and Berlin unless opposed by authorities. The warning cites possible attacks in major capitals and strains diplomacy across the region.
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London
Sofia
The
Daily Times
Hhe Jearne
Bulgaria
Constantinorls
Berlina
Presidential Train Passes Flooded Iowa Districts
The presidential train reached Blaffs Iowa on June 2 and moved toward Deniecn, Secretary Shaw's home. Authorities watched tracks closely and slowed the train in floodbound sections to ensure safety through the flooded region.
Body Found of Superintendent Egan Near Belton Montana
Spokane dispatch reports the body of Benjamin F. Egan, superintendent of the Kalispell division for the Great Northern Railway, found near Lake Five in Montana. He disappeared after entering the mountains for a deer hunt last November and was not seen again.
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Spokane
Wash
Benjamin F. Egan
Great Northern Tailway
Egan
Kalispell
Belton
Mont
Lake Five
Hanged in Liverpool for Veronica murder
Gustave Rae a German and Wm. Smith an American seamen on the British bark Veronica from Shir Island Maine were executed simultaneously in Liverpool for the murder of Captain Shaw and six other crew members.
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Liverpool, Eng
Gustave Rae
Wm. Smith
Shir Island
Maine
Shaw
Veronica
Gold for Europe Shipment Heads to Europe
New York reports 3 250 000 in gold engaged for shipment to Europe on Thursday. The deal signals strong trade flows as bullion moves to overseas markets.
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New York
Europe
Perry Is Hot Heath Replies to Tulloch Charges
Postmaster General Payne releases Perry Heath letter denying an honorary roll for political or personal favors. Heath asserts any such appointments were the result of individuals’ own dishonest actions and not official policy.
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Washington, D. C
Payne
Perry
Heath
Talloch
Washington City
Tulloch
Electrical Storm Kills Man and Boy in Athol Fire
A severe June thunderstorm struck Athol Idaho at 6 30 PM destroying the Odd Fellows Hall with all contents. The blaze and lightning killed Jim Ray one year old and Ross Dyer 19 instantly while another man escaped serious harm. The building valued 8000 with regalia insured 1000.
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Athol
Idaho
Odd Fellows
Cne
Tadly
Jim Ray
Ross Dyer
Edward Dyer
President Hoosevelt lauded as statesman and home man
It lauds Hoosevelt for choosing the best in public life and home life. A Knabe Grand Art piano purchased last fall is praised for tone and artistry. The Allen Gilbert Ramaker Co. in Portland, with 90 other pianos, offers cash or easy payments. Also note W Wakefield, traveling salesman in Seattle.
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Knate
Washington
Knebe
Steck
Smith & Barnes
Hardman
Ludwig
Baldwin
Mason & Hamlin
Fischer
Packard
Hamilton
Allen
Gilbert Ramaker Co
Northwest
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
L. Wakefield
Saleeman
Lucky ticket at Marshall & Belcher’s Store
Advertisement notes a drawing at Marshall and Belcher's hardware for No. 2030 and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure at Bean's Drug Store for kidney and bladder troubles with a strong assurance of cure.
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Marshall & Belcher’s
Foley
Bean
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