International Harvester contracts for Pocatello plant
The International Harvester company announces a $100,000 four story fireproof plant on First Avenue north of the subway in Pocatello. Ground was to be broken at once with Alex Mathers as contractor and a full division manager crew to operate locally. Ground will be broken within four months and output shipped from Pocatello as the northwest distribution center.
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Pocatello
International Harvester Corporation
America
The
Tribune
Northwest
International Harvester Company
Alex. Mathers
First Avenue
International
Acatello
Idaho
the Harvester Corporation
Yellowstone Motor Company
Warren Paul
Total Eclipse of Sun Is Big Show Saturday
A newspaper notes a solar eclipse expected Saturday with totality hours listed from 5:12 to 5:13 p m in Pocatello, including a 62 mile shadow width and a two and a half hour overall event. It advises using smoked glass and warns ordinary goggles spoil the corona.
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Pocatello
Japan
Bahama Islands
Florida
United States
Old Sol
Central
America
Russia
China
Germany
Two Lieutenants Killed in Air Collision Near Gerstner Field
Lake Charles La June 7 Lieutenants John L Hegarty and Travers Lee Halton were killed today when their aircraft collided during battle practice near Gerstner field Halton hailed from San Antonio Texas and Hegarty from New Jersey.
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Lake Charles
John L. Hegarty
Travers Lee Halton
Gerstner Field
Halton
San Antonio
Texas
Hegarty
New Jersey
Bumper grain crop in sight drives 951 million bushels forecast
Washington reports the 2024 crop outlook remains strong with the department of agriculture predicting a total of 951 million bushels of winter and spring wheat for harvest. Winter is seen at 587 million and spring at 344 million, with favorable growing conditions possibly reaching the billion-bushel mark. Oats production is forecast in 1.5 billion bushels range with 44.18 million acres and 93.2 percent normal condition.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Siberian forces face Bolshevik pressure near Onon river
General Semenoff, leader of anti Bolshevik Siberian troops, reports Bolshevik crossings and strong attacks along the Onon in Trans Baikalia. Antro German forces threaten Semenoff's lines. News from Harbin says Semenoff left Trans Baikalia, disbanded his army, and fled toward Mongolia amid dissension.
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Harbin
Associated Press
Semenoff
Siberia
Onon River
Trans-Baikaria
Shanghi
Trans-Baikalia
Estern
Mongolia
Eastern Star Members Meet in Pocatello for Four Day Session
The grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star meets in Pocatello for four days of deliberations starting Monday. Grace B. Clark serves as grand matron and Fred D. Phinney of Coeur d Alene is grand patron and in conference with local members to finalize the program at Commercial hall.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Pocatello
Ruglar Lodge
Grace B. Clark
Fred D. Phinney
Coeur d’Alene
The
Eastern Star
Commercial Hall
Kaiser did not figure comeback
London report recounts a Berlin anecdote told by a Berlin resident about a British driver who used the Kaiser’s driveway by mistake. After being fined two hundred marks the motorist paid four hundred and declared he would return, prompting a sharp exchange with the officer.
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London
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Berlin
Prussia
Brandenburg Gate
Joy
Corn and oats market notes from Chicago
In Chicago on June markets show corn at 1.37 percent and oats at a fleeting price, reflecting minor shifts in agricultural commodities trading.
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Chicago
Twenty Second Child Born in Spokane Couple
Spokane, Wash. June 7. Joseph Wieher, a city butcher, became a father for the twenty second time last week. His present wife has borne 17 children with eight living. Of five children born to Wieher's first wife, three are alive.
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Spokane
Wash
Joseph Wieher
Wicher
Gallant Sea Soldiers Push German Salient Back on Front
American marines fighting with the French drive the German salient near Chateau Thierry back more than two miles along a three mile front. Prisoners show low morale as German divisions are moved to counter. British forces gain a foothold at Rhegny nine miles from Rheims amid signals of possible allied linkage and counter moves. Atlantic Port reports an armed French merchant ship arriving with details of the battle.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
France
Rheims
Destroyed 60 Percent Hun Sharks
Senator Lawnson, chairing the naval committee, said after a conference that allied and American forces have destroyed sixty percent of German submarines contracted and cut shipping losses in half. Submarines off the Atlantic are believed driven from the coast and main American routes, with no American warships withdrawn. Ship launchings and May deliveries set a new record with seventy one hulls totaling 344,450 deadweight tons, including thirty-one steel and thirty-two wooden ships.
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Washington
Senator Lawnson
Naval Committee
Lave
Atlantic
Swanson
Wahington
Alem
Federate Industry Move Looms For War Time U S Building Trade
A conference in New York called by the American Institute of Architects launches a drive to federate the entire U S building industry as a war measure. A German submarine engagement off Virginia capes is reported with unknown damage to a merchant ship.
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New York
United States
American Institute of Architect
Virginia Capes
Capes
Working Together on the Marne With Allies
At 10 30 tonight June 7 Associated Press reports Americans and French near outer gates of Bussaires and Torey as they advance toward town defenses.
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Marne
Associated Press
Bussaires
Torey
Marines Take Torey Village As Counterattacks Fail
American marines mounted a second attack on German lines and captured Torey, northwest of Chateau-Thierry, driving Germans back toward Bouresches. They held Torey this morning amid repeated counterattacks, adding momentum to the Marne offensive.
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Marne
Associated Press
Torey
Bouresches
Chateau-Thierry
Americans in Picardy gain ground near Chateau Thierry
American marines attacked at dawn in the Chauteau Thierry sector and advanced three and a half kilometers on a four kilometer front, taking 100 prisoners. French forces to the left captured 160 prisoners, and Americans held high ground northwest of Chateau Thierry. A further attack at 5 pm renewed fighting.
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Picardy
Asociated Press
Chauteau-Thierry
Chateau-Thierry
Allied gains on Torcy Bellea Bouresches front and surrounding sectors
Paris reports American troops have advanced on the Torcy Bellea Bouresches line west of Chateau-Thierry. French operations west of Noyon and north of Montdidier net prisoners. Leport village captured north of Ainse. On Marne front Vinly and Hill 204 taken. British regain Bligay with heavy enemy losses.
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Torcy
Bellea
Bouresches
Chateau-Thierry
War Office
Noyon
Montdidier
Ainse
Leport
Marne
Vinly
Rheims
Bligay
Local recruiting office keeps pace with enlistments
Sergeant Shaeffer reports 126 young men volunteered and were accepted at the local army recruiting station over the past two weeks. The office, praised by Salt Lake officers as the district’s best, operates 8 AM to 10 PM and accepts enlistments for all service branches for those above or below draft age. John Mulville, Nes tor G. Delessine, Thomas G. Gese, and Max C. Wendt of Pocatello enlisted in the quartermaster corps this morning and were sent to Salt Lake for assignment.
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Shaeffer
Army
Salt Lake
John Mulville
Blackfoot
Nestor G. Delessine
Thomas G. Gese
Max C. Wendt
Pocatello
Quartermaster Corps
Idaho Bankers Conclude Two Day Pocatello Convention
The Idaho Bankers Association held a two day convention in Pocatello with about one hundred delegates. Attendees praised the weather, courtesy, and city activities while conduct of business proceeded smoothly. A letter from J C Blackwell of Parma State Bank commends the hospitality of Pocatello and the soirée hosted by local women.
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Idaho Bankers’ Association
Pocatello
J. C. Blackwell
Parma State Bank
S. L. Reece
Bannock National of
Hunter badly mauled by grizzly in Montana encounter
S V Y Smith a big game hunter from Paradise Valley is in a Butte hospital after a grizzly mauling. He shot the charging bear thinking it dead but the animal clawed his eyes and face as he checked the carcass.
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Butte
Mont
S. VY. S. Smith
Paradise Valley
Smith
Ordinary tax will not carry war two days
Government taxes from many sources yield only enough to cover two days of war expenses. A treasury report shows April ordinary war taxes at 93.7 million dollars while government expenses run about 50 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Eclipse Observers Gather in Denver for Sunrise Event
Astronomers physicists and other scientists flock to Colorado ahead of tomorrow's sun eclipse. Denver observers expect the eclipse to begin at 4 12 p m mountain time with daylight returning by 6 p m. The group includes experts from various branches and many plan to study from the Intermountain region.
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Colo
Colorado
Intermountain
Astronomic
Nmme
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