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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
1
The note states Japan will appoint plenipotentiaries to negotiate peace with Russia directly. It names M. Nelidoff as a likely Russian plenipotentiary and Marquis Ito as Japan’s principal representative, with up to three plenipotentiaries per side.
Washington on June 16 The selection of the capital as the peace talks site upends summer plans for the diplomatic corps who will stay on in the city to monitor negotiations. Some diplomats may travel to Europe to consult with their governments. Linevitch reports Russian forces pushed Japanese from Iulantizi and advanced near Vanloungon on June 12 with counter moves near Nanshantchenzi.
Representatives from Idaho Grand Lodge of the Eastern Star returned from Hailey after a three session grand lodge meeting. Grand Matron Mrs Motbeer and other officers announced election of officers, installation, a banquet, and high praise for Hailey hosts and hospitality.
Samuel Greason, a Black man, was acquitted of murdering John Edwards in Reading Pennsylvania. Kate Edwards, his wife and key witness, is under death sentence for Edwards’s killing and postponements were made to allow her to testify at the trial.
The President approves findings in two trials of Captain George W. Kirkman Twenty-fifth Infantry. He is dismissed from the army and confined to Fort Leavenworth Kansas for three years. The case involves a sensational incident linked to the suicide of another army officer's wife in Omaha Nebraska.
Mrs Paul Klass killed her four children and then took her own life near Kiler Wisconsin, just outside Dubuque Iowa. The eldest was six, the youngest a baby. The mother suffered from ill health.
Havana reports General Maximo Gomez's condition worsened since midnight and death may occur at any time due to gangrene from a hand abscess after an operation in May. The illness has slowed his heart and other organs.
Chicago June 18. Indictments against officials of at least five packing firms were presented to the Federal grand jury today by District Attorney Morrison. A report says the indictments have practically been voted by the jury.
Anxiety grows over a cholera threat in Poland with daily deaths at Sosnovice and suspected cases reported at Tula. Reports from St. Petersburg note rising concern and fear of spread to surrounding regions.
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild who died June 1 left four million dollars to be distributed for various charitable purposes. The will allocates funds to multiple organizations and causes.
Chicago markets report a Chicago Wheat round with June delivery and July inquiry. Prices show a 97 level in the commentary, reflecting limited trading activity and near-term demand signals.
A reader questions if any other shop can provide service and notes the grocer refunds money if Behilling’s Mes is unsatisfactory. The fragment suggests consumer options and a money-back offer tied to a local grocer.
Twenty four motor cars began the French trials for the James Gordon Bennett Cup along the Auvergne course. Thery led off and finished first covering 450 kilometers in seven hours and 42 minutes at about eighty kph. No fatalities reported. Girardot's car overturned but caused no serious injuries.
A New York jury awarded architect Abner J. Haydel $24,183 against Howard Gould for drawing plans for Castle Gould at Port Washington. The case cites changes demanded by Mrs. Gould and her removal of Haydel from the hotel during consultations.
Lincoln Nebraska June 16 A Populist convention to nominate a candidate for Congress in the First Nebraska district was called to meet in this city yesterday but when the hour for the convention came not a delegate could be found.
Last night at The Auditorium a standing room only crowd enjoyed top vaudeville acts. Jessie Bowers sang When the Convent Bells Are Ringing. Cardowine Sisters impressed with singing and dancing. Nagel and Adams juggled and jostled the crowd with humor. Russell and Dunbar provoked nonstop laughter. Perkins and Marshall join the act with plans for eastern syndication and a 27 piece silverware prize drawing scheduled for Sunday night.
W L Yatey of Paducah Kentucky reports a severe kidney disease resisted by three top Kentucky doctors but improved after using Foley's Kidney Cure. One bottle gave relief and three bottles cured him completely, leading to strong endorsement. Sold by Mrs. A L Cook.
Secretary of War William J. Taft addressed Miami University at Oxford Ohio the eighty first commencement speakers praised in a broad address. He discussed racial questions in the south tempering critique with calls for fair laws and equal ballot access while urging national unity and economic growth. He also commented on China Japan and the Philippines asserting prudent policy toward trade colonization and governance alongside domestic issues like criminal law and government salaries.
City of Pocatello seeks to revoke Joseph Murphy Elks Saloon license citing multiple violations. Affidavit by City Attorney Redford alleges dancing, lewd conduct, use of female employees for liquor service, disorderly house, and habitual loitering by criminals, with a Wednesday special meeting set to consider further action.
The Rocky Mountain Bell system announces new Pocatello facilities to meet rapid growth. A central energy switchboard will require extensive rewiring and replacing existing instruments at a cost in the thousands. Publicity agent Joel L. Priest notes Idaho Utah Wyoming and Montana residents have easy Bell access and telephones are already plentiful.
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local means. It offers $100 for any deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes the product along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An offbeat ad describes Buckeye Balm as the best on earth available for burns, wounds, and ulcers. It urges keeping a supply in a remote home for accidents and emergencies, with availability at Mrs. A. L. Cook's Drug Store for 25 cents.
The article reports calls for stricter punishment and faster justice amid rising manslaughter and murder numbers and growing crime in communities. It notes Secretary Taft linking divorce trends to civilization and suggests a universal federal divorce law. It questions government pay gaps for officials amid ironies of democracy.
A Bloated sale item lists horses for sale at Benting Harness Shop. Include a span of young mares a single span of young horse and a heavy work horse with easy terms.
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