Postage Stamp Note From Pocatello Idaho
The line indicates a 6 90 3 00 1 50 rate noted at the Pocatello Idaho post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
6
The line indicates a 6 90 3 00 1 50 rate noted at the Pocatello Idaho post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter.
The political landscape shows Colonel Roosevelt with the inside track for the Republican nomination while Hughes gains strength and Root remains a formidable rival. If Hughes wins on the second ballot, Roosevelt could unite the party. otherwise Roosevelt appears best positioned to rally support and beat Wilson.
A temporary loan of 14 000 dollars linked to relatives surfaces at the land board with Fred Huston, the state auditor, credited for arranging it. Huston valued the lands, the board eased technicalities, and the loan was granted. When exposed, Huston offered to relieve the state, while Governor Alexander faced scrutiny and public amusement over the opaque handling of state funds.
The text questions the governor's private bank role in a mortgage near a semic official "OK." Huston offers to assume the loan but raises doubts about the bank’s involvement and the motive of the governor’s favored financial circle.
Editorial argues against appointing a water commission and urges direct council control of the Pocatello water project. It warns political management risks inefficiency and calls for a nonpartisan or council committee to oversee operations, seeking a competent manager and continued taxpayer benefits.
The council rejects a partial garbage disposal plan urging a complete, economical system. It argues the city should either remove all waste or none and adopt a thorough, communitywide disposal method as a substantial plan for a lasting solution.
Gesas the Salt Lake speed addict who ran down two Idaho residents was convicted of manslaughter with a sentence not exceeding one year in county jail. The article criticizes the lenient punishment as an example and notes the driver showed little regard for road laws. Women at Chicago conventions push for a constitutional amendment for suffrage, while states like Idaho already acted. The piece questions national action versus state efforts and mocks current publications.
The plan will be controversial and provoke criticism from Mexicans and the administration, seen as impractical and unpalatable.
The text notes Alabama's standing as a significant political factor in current affairs and implies its influence in rollcalls, highlighting its importance among states.
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