Taft and Cummins Seem to Be the Choice of the People
A Chicago convention to name a Republican presidential candidate opens at noon with Harry M. New as temporary chair. Senator Burrows of Michigan will keynote, committees will be formed, and debates over length and credentials loom. Taft’s rivals push for a long fight while Dolliver fades. vice presidential rumors swirl around Dolliver, Fairbanks, and Sherman amid tariff and anti injunction planks.
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Chicago
Harry
New
Republican National Committee
Jilinus
Burrows
Michigan
Taft
Dolliver
Iowa
James Sherman
New York
Fairbanks
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Sherman
Hart
White House favors Dolliver or Cummins for VP nomination
Washington reports the administration prefers either Senator Dolliver or Governor Cummins of Iowa for the vice presidential nomination. Chicago notes Speaker Cannon faces pressure over removing or altering the injunction plank from the Taft platform, with defences arguing it matches past court positions and critics claiming ambiguity.
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Washington
White House
Dolliver
Governor Cummins
Iowa
Temporary officers named for Republican national convention
A list of temporary officers selected for the Republican national convention includes Senator J Burrows of Michigan as temporary chairman and John R. Malloy of Columbus Ohio as general secretary. Other roles cover executive officers, parliamentarian Asher Co, official reporter M W Blumenberg, doorkeepers Stephen Mason, chaplains from Chicago and New York, and several assistant secretaries reading clerks and tally clerks with names and hometowns.
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J. Burrows
Michigan
John R. Malloy
Columbus
Ohio
Lafayette B. Gleason
New York
William — F. Stone
Baltimore
Ed. P. Thayer
Greenfield
Ind
Asher Co
Hinds
Washington, D. C
M. W. Blumenberg
Washington
D. C
Stephen R. Mason
P. J. Muldoon
Chicago
William O. Waters
Tobias Schanfarber
John Wesley Till
Lorenzo D. Case
Charles Brooks Smith
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ernest Walker Smith
Hartford
Conn
Philip M. Hepf
Clyde WW. Miller
Osage City
Kan
Frank R
Idaho Delegation Caucus Prefers Hammond for VP
Grand Island Nebraska report notes Idaho delegates met in caucus and decided to wait for Chicago before action. They favor John Hays Hammond for vice president but will not commit. Hawaiian delegation joins, with two on board and four more en route if representation grows. Delegation remains uninstructed for president and not for Taft, though they plan to vote for him. Oregon’s Judge George H Williams also aboard to back Taft’s nomination at his request.
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Grand Island
Neb
Idaho
Chicago
John Hays Hammond
National Committee
Taft
Oregon
Washington
George H. Williams
Grant
Moving pictures at the Auditorium tonight
The Auditorium presents moving pictures this evening touted as great by local readers.
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted by Temple Pharmacy
The advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the top cough remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims more bottles are used than any other remedy and urges avoiding unknown preparations since Foley's costs no more and is safe and reliable.
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Foley
Temple Pharmacy
Southern Hercules mine praised as potential great silver producer
Conductor Tom Davis returns from the Southern Hercules mine in Cassia county praising its ore depth and potential. C I Jackson is elected president of the Southern Hercules Mining Company with E J Hunter as secretary treasurer and general manager, who plans to order machinery in Salt Lake and start shipping ore within days. Copper and lead ore samples were sent for assay with promising results and waits for returns.
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Tom DaVis
Southern Hercules
Cassia County
Coeur d'Alene
Othe Southern Sercules Mining Company
C. I. Jackson
E. J. Hunter
I Pipe
Salt Lake
Wallace
Davis
Jackson
Huner
Bargett
Spokane
Gutte
Relph Ruttner Visits Pocatello Amid Family Illness
Gould Lines city ticket agent Relph R. Ruttner, on his way from Denver to the Web cot metropolis, is passing through Pocatello invited by Fred Roulette, assistant chief clerk in the office of Division Superintendent Jones of the Short Line.
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Relph R. Ruttner
T Portland
Gould Lines
Webcot
Denver
Pocatello
Fred Roulette
Jones
Short Line
Knights of Columbus Form Idaho State Council
In Boise on June 15 the Knights of Columbus Idaho formed a state council. Delegates from Pocatello Wallace Lewiston and Boise elected officers including Jess Hawley state deputy supreme knight and James Kane alternate delegate. Lewiston was named next convention site with dinner and swimming event at the Natatorium.
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Boise
Knights of Columbus of
Idaho
Pocatello
Wallace
Lewiston
Jess Hawley
F. Smith
Thomas Gilmore
Dr. L. Singley
L. M. Conry
F. J. Shelton
S. B. Passmore
Adolph Schreiber
Bo Tse
Idanha
Leo Singles
M. J. Gilmore
Charles L. McDonald
Thomas Purcell
Coeur d’ Alene
James F. Kane
New Short Line Rules Weigh Freight at Receiving Points
The Short Line adopts a new policy requiring local agents to weigh all freight at their offices. Billing will be based on the weight measured at the receiving point, not the shipping point.
Grand Commandery of Idaho to Meet in Pocatello Tuesday
The annual convention of the Knights TemplarGrand Commandery of Idaho will convene in Pocatello with sessions at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. due to Fred G. Rice's funeral. Delegates from eight Idaho commanderies will attend, with officers to be elected and the next meeting place chosen.
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Grand Commandery OF
Idaho
Pocatello
Knights Templar
Fred G. Rice
Gate City
Hiram T. Frenell
Moscow
George A. Maitland
Wallace
Boise
Lewiston
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho Falls
Weiser
Temple No
Lyman Fargo
D. W. Church
Fred G. Caldwell
O. B. Steely
W. J. Harvey
G. Wy. Maitland
T. G. Woodward
F.10. Winn
J. Warner
J. M. Elder
Coeur ‘d'Alene
Coeur d’ Alene
Southeastern Idaho wool brings top price from eastern buyers
Fifteen and a half cents a pound was paid by H. S. Hallett of Boston for 700000 pounds of Malad Idaho wool sold by Griff Davis to Hallett. The sale involved about 42 local growers. Hallett will ship the wool to Boston by July 10. Eastern buyers report rising rates as Utah bids at 15 cents a pound spark optimism among sheepmen. Soda Springs brokers offer 15 cents for the clip and Bannock county leaders Douglas and Valentine report better than 14 cents offers without disclosing exact figures.
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Idaho
H. S. Hallett
Boston
Malad
Hallett
Griff Davis
Salt Lake
Jedd Thomas
Jedd Jones
Dick Owens
Utah
Soda Springs
Eastern Commission
Soda
Intermountain
Douglas & Valentine
Sheep Kings
Bannock County
Soda Springs Victorious In Close Baseball Bout
Soda Springs defeated Pocatello 11 to 7 in a tense game at the east side grounds. McAuley and Atkinson starred with multiple doubles, but eight errors backed pitcher Atkinson as the Fizz Water mounted four runs in the sixth and four more in the ninth to seal the win.
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Soda Springs
Pocatello
East Side
Crounds
MacAuley
Husky
Hugh Dorein
Bembree
Atkinson
Shurtliff
Troe
Brezee
Smith
Hardy
Embree
Hoss Root
Morley
McAuley
Mac
Pocatello Aba
Poa
Gorton
MB Sicees
Fife
Nates
Marx
Hanson
Hopkins
Atkinson - Shortcliff
Harmon
Hary
Tuttle
Tree
Fred G. Rice Dies Pioneer Pocatello Railroad Man
Fred G. Rice longtime Oregon Short Line railroad official and active Mason died at 5 45 pm. Funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church tomorrow at 2 pm with Masonic and Knights Templar rites. He began in 1870 on the Central Pacific and rose to division superintendency before joining the Oregon Short Line. He leaves a wife a son and a daughter and had fought stomach cancer for years.
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Fred G. Rice
Pocatello
Trinity Episcopal Church
Masonic Lodge
HL. T. French
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
Idaho
Order of Railway Conductors
Frank C. Smith
Trinity Ehueh
Poestello
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Fred Rice
Central Pacific
Ogden
C. P
U. P
Rice
Oregon Short Line
City
Gate City
Mr. Rice
Flood Conditions Worsen in Kansas City Area
Flood conditions are more serious in Kansas City as the Kaw and Missouri rivers rise. Both rivers stop rising and are expected to recede soon, with the Missouri about six inches higher and holding back the Kaw to flood Armourdale and the West Bottoms. Topeka reports improved conditions though North Topeka remains flooded while the Kaw declines.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Armourdale
Kansas
Wholesale
Topeka
Kas
North Topeka
Wind and rain storm scatters payroll money in Pine Plains
A severe wind and rain storm swept Pine Plains, New York, damaging 3000 tents used by federal soldiers and National Guardsmen. Paymaster John Malloy had arranged payroll in heaps of bills when currency flew into the air and bill stashes were blown apart across the seven mile area.
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New York
Pine Plains
John 8
Malloy
12Th Infantry
Squires to Meet Burns in London Bout Next August
Sydney prepares for a £14000 fight between Bill Squires and Tommy Burns during the American battleship fleet visit in August. The contest is planned to occur in this city with arrangements in progress.
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Sydney
Bill Squires
Tommy Burns
Catholic ladies host grand ball at McNichols Hall
Tomorrow night the Catholic Ladies careh will entertain the public with a grand ball at McNichols Hall. The ladies are superb entertainers and promise a good time. Tickets cost $1 with an extra lady 25 cents.
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McNichols & Right Hall
Fine Moving Pictures and Illustrations At Auditorium
A brief program of moving pictures and one illustrated song will be shown this evening at the auditorium. Local residents are invited to attend for an entertainment fill.
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