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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
1
Thousands homeless in Colima after tremor hits Seaport area. Towns Tonila and San Andrés suffer severe damage with parts destroyed. Death toll rising with reports of casualties and ongoing rescue efforts.
Dispatches from Tuxpan report Seapotlan severely hit by yesterday's quake near the Colima volcano. The death toll runs into thousands and many are homeless.
Active Colima volcano emits smoke and lava with Tonila and San Andres heavily damaged by the eruption. A relief train has been dispatched from Guadalajara to aid affected residents.
The Idaho State Land Board met in Boise with R G Frame representing Blue Gulch Irrigation asking release of about 1520 acres under the Twin Falls Bruneau segregation. Attny H C Edwards for Twin Falls Bruneau urged deferral to July 1 1911 for full agreement and possible settlement. An adjourned session is planned for tomorrow morning.
Five sworn complaints seek damages in Probate Judge T A Johnston court against Daniel Dansley a Bancroft area sheepman for alleged violations of the two mile limit. Complainants include Niles H Micklesen with 285 dollars Willard Mickelsen 77 50 Chris Johnson 187 50 Joseph H Johnson 62 50 and John B Blason 105 dollars.
Pocatello Eagles prepare to initiate about 100 fledglings on June 12 with 84 applications already filed and more expected. Visitors from Utah Nevada and Wyoming join the event as the Tri-State Eagles convention follows June 13 and 14 in Idaho Falls. Grand Treasurer Finlay McRae of Helena plans to attend and will accompany delegates touring the area including a Yellowstone Park train outing.
Three cowboys named Wyoming Gus Bowers Texas Pete Jensen and Sailor Gus Fransen travel from Idaho toward Fort Hall to find horses for a global voyage. They plan to ride from Pocatello to Jackson Hole Wyoming rusticate for a week then sail from New York to Ireland and circumnavigate the globe. Sailor Gus Fransen, famed broncho bust er and roper, tattoos in Salt Lake City while awaiting suitable cayuses.
President Taft reviewed nearly 100000 Sunday school scholars in Prospect Park as they marched past him in the Brooklyn Sunday School Union parade. He had attended a luncheon at the University Club before the event.
Columbia Mo June 8 Charles Nagel secretary of commerce and labor delivered the address to the graduating class at the University of Missouri annual commencement exercises.
Fair conditions expected in southern Idaho tonight and Friday. Yesterday’s high reached 74 degrees with a 44 degree low and rainfall totaling 0.3 inches last night.
Washington June 8 After an hour session the senate committee on finance agreed to report the Canadian reciprocity bill with the Root amendment added The reciprocity bill will be reported today without recommendation The Root amendment was adopted by a vote of 8 to 6
The Pocatello Commercial Club urges Mrs. E H Harriman to establish a memorial technical university in Pocatello. They claim it would suit railroad training needs with access to Oregon Short Line routes and local shops for practical experience, producing top engineers and specialists in railroad trades.
The Academy of Idaho Alumni held its sixth annual banquet at the Bannock hotel with 63 attendees including this year’s class and faculty. The event featured an orange and black decor, a full menu, toasts, and speeches on school spirit, followed by officer elections for the next year.
Sixty sheep were killed and many wounded last night twenty miles south of Helena as gunmen fired into a herd of about 1600. The clash continues a long-standing feud between sheepmen and cattlemen in the region.
About one thousand to two thousand boiler makers strike at Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia without national officers backing. The dispute stems from a recent layoff of 1200 workers. no wage issue is cited.
Topeka records a new heat milestone when the afternoon temperature climbs to 100 degrees at 2 p.m. Local residents seek shade and relief as the city endures extreme heat.
Word from the Southeast says sage hens are plentiful and large as Beloit hunters prepare for the dove and sage hen season opening July 15. Idaho’s Copper Basin Mackay and Bannock Valley regions are praised for prime hunting grounds as hardware shops note rising gun sales and nonresident license interest grows. Officials say Idaho’s wildlife protection and range patrol stand out nationwide.
The Gem Industrial association reports encouragement from talks with O. S. L. officials. A branch line may extend 26 to 30 miles into Gentile Valley with engineering and traffic reps visiting next week to assess benefitting communities. Preston road prospects look dim but any line could help. cost estimates were submitted.
Washington reports Associate Forester Potter has left for the west to settle boundary line questions in redistricting portions of national forests. Appeals from district forester decisions in grazing disputes will be reviewed. Potter negotiates with the government and Idaho officials for an equitable settlement of the state land claims.
A former Rough Rider urges his ally to reject the nomination, calling it a calamity and asking friends to defeat the movement supporting him. The harsh rebuke frames a tense political rift and urges opposition.
Wallace Batcheller reports that Colonel Roosevelt told him yesterday he would not be a candidate in 1912. He said a nomination would be a calamity and urged friends to oppose any movement toward his nomination.
Spokane correspondent reports George E. Allen of the American Institute of Banking says national conditions look promising and the $600 million Great Northern bond issue signals recovery. He discusses farm security backing for loans, Aldrich plan, and hopes for a nationwide shift to farm-based collateral reducing regional lending disparities.
San Francisco June 8 reports Tex Rickard plans a fifty thousand dollar purse for Jack Johnson to fight any two men for the world championship at Buenos Ayres.
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