State land sale yields record price per acre in Idaho
State Land Commissioner Nash reports a record price of 450 per acre at a sale in Burley Twin Falls and Rupert. About 2 500 acres were sold at Burley 490 acres at Rupert and 2 900 at Twin Falls with prices from 10 to 210 per acre. Purchasers pay water and improvement fees.
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Twin Falls
Nash
Burley
Rapert
Borley
Sitto
Barley
Snake River Valley
The
Land Commission
Land Office
Rexbury
State Land Board
Villa Launches Holy Day Attacks in Mexican War Legend
A historical profile notes Francisco Villa choosing holidays for assaults and dawn strikes to magnify effect. It cites Parral’s Easter weekend capture with Villa in full dress uniform, leading banditti on a white horse amid church bells and mourning natives.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Columbus
N. M
Villa
Parral
Sierra de la Cruz
Jose de la Luz Herrera
Purral
Four Thousand Helpers Sought for Boy Scout Drive
A local drive to recruit 4000 supporters for the Boy Scout of America council in Pocatello is planned with a Wednesday meeting to elect the executive council. Governor Davis appoints Brady as ex officio chair, and Whitley Gras to head the local organization work.
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Commercial Club
Rotary Eluah
Bannock Onfl
Bay
Dpoccatello
Brady
Davis
Exercine Edoirman
Tanock County
Whitley Gras
Pocatello
Joneleon
Boy Scout Council
Corel Elurel
Yo MC
Boy Scouts
Young America
Jane
D. W. Davis
Farmers Meet in Utah to Form National Organization
Farmers from Utah and southern Idaho gather in Salt Lake City under the Intermountain Farmers' Association to fuse agricultural and allied groups into a single federation. Speakers include Senator Gore and Gifford Pinchot as plans for a national launch and western state meetings unfold.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Intermountain Farmers’ Association
Intermountain Association of Sugar Beet Growers
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Gifford Pinechot
W. J. Spillman
Farm Journal of Pennsylania
J. A. McSparran
Pennsylvania
Charles S. Barrett
Farmers’ Union
Milo D. Campbell
Farmers’ Union of
Kansas
A. A. Elmore
Spokane
Washington State Farmers” Union
Workless Committee Outlines Bill to Put Premium on Idleness
Berlin June 3 The imperial workless committee has prepared a bill for the national assembly that would reward idleness. It would deem a man unemployed if he declines a job, and require employment only through his own solicitation. Daily aid would be ten marks for the man, four for his wife, and two for each child under fourteen. German papers react with sarcasm.
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Berlin
Imperial Workless Committee
National Assembly
Sweden Abandons Bread Rationing After Sufficient Imports
Stockholm reports bread rationing will be ended as cereal imports meet needs. Government says supply is adequate and distribution returns to normal.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Local Briefs From Eagle Hall and City Events
Movant Neighbora Weet Tie Moval Nelghbore will meet Wednesday night in regular session in the Eagle hall. A feed attendance is expected. Various locals and visitors, including W. Holden, attorney, and a Salt Lake construction rep, were noted. The Pocatello Canning Club met at the high school grounds yesterday. plans for Viney Festival and Central Garden club festival were announced. Regular meetings of Masonic bodies and a temple visit were noted. A Denver visitor returned home. marriage licenses were granted to Frank Mrouditt and Clara Benedict. A Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid gathering and a Royal Highlanders card party were scheduled. George J. Smyth returned from St Louis and Chicago after church events.
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Eagle Hall
Nurses Dance Tonight at St Anthony’s Hospital
The Nurses Association of St Anthony's hospital hosts the third dance in a series tonight in Commercial hall. The Victory orchestra provides the music for an enjoyable evening.
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Nurses’ Association of
St. Anthony's Hospital
Victory Orchestra
Awning Fire at Palace Barber Shop Prompted by Lighter Rebut
Aweing Bueras reports a fire call at 9 this morning to Palace barber shop where an awning burned. The owner says the blaze started from a careless match or cigarette butt thrown into the canopy folds. Inkom Dance Tonight at Highway Inn features American Hawaiian Troubadours from Salt Lake.
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Aweing Bueras
West Side
Palace
Inkom
Highway Inn
Salt Lake
A. L. Sloat
Local Man Held on Grand Larceny Charge
J. H. Meyers was brought back to the county jail by sheriff's deputies after being arrested at Blackfoot on a grand larceny charge. He is accused of stealing $200 in Liberty bonds from a local railroad man.
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J. H. Meyers
Blackfoot
Meyers
Forfeitied Bond And Local Court Actions
An individual arrested on petit larceny with a $50 bond failed to appear in police court and the bond was forfeited. An auto owner pleaded guilty to speeding and paid a $25 fine. A intoxication charge paid $5. a separate speeding case was continued to this evening. James Stone and Fred Marlowe were transferred from Bannock county jail to Soda Springs for district court in Caribou county this week.
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Soda
James Stone
Mureer
Fred Marlowe
Bannock County
Soda Springs
Caribou County
Knights Meet Wednesday council to discuss business
Regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus in Pocatello is set for Wednesday evening with Grand Knight P. C. O'Malley to report on state convention business from Moscow. A good attendance is expected and several matters will be discussed.
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Knights
Pocatello Council
Knights of Columbus
P. C. O'Malley
Moscow
Armenian Girls Describe Brutal Deportations by Turkish Forces
The American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief released narratives from Christian Armenian women and girls deported from Armenia. They recount slave like captivity in Turkish camps, abductions by Circassians and Kurds, torture, and mass killings during journeys toward the Syrian desert, with letters detailing individual fates and mass displacements.
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New York
Armenia
Ireassian
Asia Minor
American Committee For
Asia
Laval Lo. Wirt
Turkey
W. A. Kennedy
Lord Mayor
Tondon
Kennedy
Wert
Syria
Takouli Guezekuchukian
Hadjin
Adana
Aleppo
Sivaria
General wholesale business extends across the northwest
A general wholesale operation expands its reach across the northwest region, signaling broader distribution channels and increased market presence for its products.
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Northwest
Twin Weddings and Fish Stocking Plan Report
State fish commissioner Isaacs and Bannock deputy warden Marshall left for Pebble to plant about 0 000 fingerlings in the Portneuf and tributaries. Also, O P Barber and party distributed Rainbow cans in the Portneuf between here and McCammon. A double wedding was held at the Congregational church with Balderston and Dorkman couples, and a second marriage joined Ruth Dunham and Raymond Buckle at 26 West Wyeth with Rev Cleaves officiating.
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George Isaacs
Andy Marshall
Bannock County
Portneuf
Mr. Isaacs
O. P. Barber
Here
McCammon
Cleaves
John L. Balderston
Bourtiful
Utah
Evelyn Doyen
Portland
Oregon
Arnold H. Dorkman
Pocatello
Mabel Balderston
Bountiful
West Wyeth
Ruth Dunham
Raymond Buckle
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Bolshevik Plot Reported in Finland Seized by Authorities
Copenhagen Telegraph correspondent says a broad Bolshevik conspiracy was uncovered in Finland with many arrests. The report notes a wide scale operation and ongoing investigations.
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London
Finland
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph
Army Life Then and Now From War to Peace Time
The article argues war hardships were typical, noting reforms and improvements in the peacetime army. It highlights modern barracks, better pay and meals, broader education, and extensive global postings from coast to coast including the Philippines, Alaska, and Europe. It cites 40,000 of 50,000 volunteers enlisted and overseas contingents already transported.
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United States
France
West
West Coast
Rocky Mountain States
Union
Philippine Islands
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
China
Panama Canal Zone
Germany
Siberia
Army
Air Service
Cavalry
Construction Service
Coast Artillery
Engineers
Field Artillery
Hospital Corps
Infantry
Motor Transport Service
Ordnance and Quartermaster Corps
Soldiering Dims Stars in Track and Other Sports
Return of American soldier athletes through the war years is blamed for slowed sprinters and stiffened muscles. Coaches like Frank Foster warn continual hard on ground training injures top performers, while wrestlers and tennis champions report weight gain and slower form. Polo reopens strong. football coaches expect minimal impact, awaiting European meet results for hard data.
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San Francisco
Frank Foster
Olympic Club
Farl Craddock
Craddock
William Johnston
Johnson
Forest Hills
Long Island
Deli Monte
Johnston
Army
Navy
Foster
Europe
United States
Paris Comedie Francaise Increases Theatre Prices
The Comedie Francaise raises its top seats by twenty cents and cheaper seats by half that amount. Orchestra stalls rise to $2.40, still cheaper than other first class venues. The state funded house must obtain official approval for rate changes. A new music hall under English leadership charges $4 net with a poor tax, and another theater with Gaby Deslys adds ten percent for the tax.
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Paris
Comedie Francaise
France
Music Hall
Gaby Desyls
Senate panel approves restoring ICC rate powers
Washington June 3 the senate interstate commerce committee by unanimous vote ordered favorably reported a bill by Chairman Cummings restoring immediately the rate making powers of the interstate commerce commission.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummings
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Prom Tacaday's Daily
Het Por Zien
Meherme
Balt Take
Baeliners Matterea
Annysland Rd
M Holden
Bdahoe Palleie
Wienness Natters
Amily
Huareh
Boies
Hide Fitatly
Bolee
Wille
Pocatello Canning Club
Tonteht
Portneuf Lodge No 18
AO OF & A. M
Denver
Mood Freanier
HL KE Sabin
Temple Pharmacy
Frank Mrouditt
Ogden
Clara Benedict
Viewsantville
Mary Chapman
Millenberger
Royal Highlanders Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Georce J. Smyth
East Side Jeweler
St Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
J. M
J. F. Thacker
Southern California
Los Angeles
Charles W. Newman
National Optical Company
Pocatello House
Clark Street
Lewis Dry Goods
Sheradieh
Habour
Ther Fes- Zor
Nev
Cerbelleh
Shegrush
Nasebin
Shedadieh
Araxa Barutjan
Ada-Bazaar
Constantinople
Shedadiell
Bab
Naseiin
Ada Bazaar
Deir-Es-Zor
Arpeneh der Harutunian
Bardizag
Mariam Gumushjian
Arpeneh
Deir-Es Zor
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