Pocatello Fire Department member arrested for arson
Ed Kent, a Pocatello volunteer fireman and station sleeper, was arrested by Police Chief George W. Smith and Sheriff John Ellis on arson charges. He allegedly used two teens, Andrew Meacham and Edgley Dalton, to torch three vacant structures. Dalton claims he merely watched while Meacham set fires. Kent to be arraigned Monday. arson in the second degree carries one to ten years.
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Ed. Kent
Pocatello Volunteer Fire Department
George W. Smith
John Ellis
Kent
Andrew Meacham
Edgley Dalton
Meacham
Terrell
Young Dalton
East Side
Dalton
Bolt of Lightning Strikes Spartan Sunday School Picnic
Sixteen teens sheltered under a tree at Martin Springs near Sparta Georgia were knocked unconscious when a bolt struck the tree during a Sunday school picnic. The incident left the group in a heap at the tree foot with shoes torn and metal fused, several believed fatally injured.
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Georgia
Sparta
Martin Springs
Wellman Arctic Expedition Moves Toward North Pole Start
Walter Wellman and his Arctic expedition members head to Tromsoe Norway for a potential North Pole launch within weeks. The mammoth balloon is at Tromsoe and assembly work will take weeks with Paris-made parts reflecting French scientific interest. Previous Andree expedition serves as a cautionary benchmark for balloon feasibility.
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Paris
Walter Wellman
Tromsoe
Norway
North Pole
Wellman
Society of Aerial Navigation
Andree
Dane’s Island
Spitzbergen
Wheat Market Summary from Chicago Bid Days
Wheat prices in Chicago closed with July futures at 1.13 dollars. Market activity showed modest gains as traders watched supply signals and demand optimism amid June trading.
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Chicago
Union Pacific rail robbery suspect captured in Idaho
Reports from Buhl Idaho state W Marvin is arrested over the May 22 Union Pacific mail robbery near Omaha. He held on a six shooter manuscript while trying to swallow a letter. Another man named Kelly, said to have traveled with Marvin, was arrested later. Both men are in Twin Falls under guard awaiting federal action.
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Omaha
Buhl
Idaho
W. Marvin
Union Pacific Mail
Here
Lillian Stephenson
Denver
Shelton
Marvin
Twin Falls
the Tribune
Mathews
Kelly
Shawmut Car Reaches American Falls in Ocean to Ocean Race
Shawmut crew led by J B TriSt and Theo Turner arrived in Pocatello at 7 20 pm and left at 9 40 pm, reaching American Falls by 10 55 pm. Lorenzo L Evans piloted Shawmut from American Falls to Twin Falls at an average speed over twenty mph. Ford No 1 on the north bank reportedly broken down near Minidoka. Ford No 2 on the south bank has not been heard from since leaving Pocatello.
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Spitzbergen
Andree
Wellman
Pocatello
American Falls
J. B
Trist
Theo
Turner
Lorenzo L. Evans
Twin Falls
Minidoka
Baylor University Prepares for Sixty Fourth Commencement
In Waco Texas Baylor University held pre commencement festivities as the six ty fourth annual exercises near. Tomorrow the baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev Carter Helm Jones of Oklahoma City. Monday and Tuesday feature class exercises and alumni meetings with graduation exercises Wednesday. Hamilton Holt of New York City will deliver the commencement address.
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Waco
Texas
Baylor University
Carter Helm Jones
Oklahoma City
Hamilton Holt
New York City
Attempted Robbery Near Pacific Hotel Detected
A Mexican man named An tone Carilla accosted a stranger on railroad tracks within 20 feet of the Pacific hotel yesterday morning threatening to cut out the heart unless money was handed over. Spectators deterred the crime, he was arrested, waived examination, bound over to district court under $500 bond, and is jailed.
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Antone Carilla
Pacific Hotel
Justice of the Peace
Masonheimer
Speedy marks atop Seattle expo track stun critics
Records set at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition intercollegiate meet astonish critics. Jack Nelson of Washington State College clocks ten seconds flat in the 100 yard dash and 220 yards in 22.2 seconds, Cecil the miler hits 2 32 for the mile, Montgomery of Idaho runs 51.45 in the quarter. The new track, crafted from rough cinders into a smooth surface, promises fast times ahead before the August AAU meet.
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Seattle
Jack Nelson
Washington State College
Cecil
State College
Exposition Track
Montgomery
Idaho
Exposition
Northwest
Wedding of Rosalie Hinckley Wickersham at Far Rockaway
New York June 19 guests from Washington and Boston attended the society wedding of Miss Rosalie Neilson Hinckley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Parker Hinckley of Lawrence L J and Cornelius W. Wickersham son of the attorney general and Mrs. Wickersham. The ceremony was at St Johns church Far Rockaway and followed by a wedding breakfast and reception at Sunridge the summer home of the bride's parents.
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New York
Washington
Boston
Rosalie Neilson Hinckley
Samuel Parker Hinckley
Lawrence
L. J
Cornelius W. Wickersham
Meet me at the Fountain No place
A fragmented note refers to meeting at an unspecified Fountain location with a person named Jike Holmes. The text provides no date time or clear context. Further details are unreadable.
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Jike Holmes
Great Scheme to Reclaim Bear Lake Water for Portneuf Valley
Portneuf Valley Irrigation plans to challenge Telluride Power over Bear Lake water by filing with the state engineer. It seeks to build a gravity canal from Bear River across the divide to Portneuf River, reclaiming land near Bancroft and Downey. Litigation likely as construction starts.
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Boise Statesman
Portneuf Valley Irrigation Company
Telluride Power Company
Bear Lake
Irrigation Company
Bear River
Portneuf River
Idaho
Salt Lake
Ogden
Utah
Joseph Burns
Edwin Snow
Burns
Bancroft
Downey
Portneuf Valley
Great Saengerfest To Be Held In New York
New York June 19 A triennial festival of the Northeastern Federation of German Singing Societies opens at Madison Square Garden with a seven thousand strong chorus performing Bruch’s Fair Ellen. Soloists include Corinne Rider-Kelsey and Claude Cunningham. five thousand Manhattan schoolchildren appear with Rider-Kelsey and Daniel Beddoe. Mme. Schumann-Heink sings. the Kaiser's prize contest follows with five societies: Concordia Wilkes Barre Germania Newark Kreutzer Philadelphia Junger Maennerekor Baltimore Arion.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Diana
Northeastern Federation of German Singing Societies
Max Bruch
Corinne Rider-Kelsey
Claude Cunningham
McClellan
Manhattan
Concordia
Wilkes-Barre
Germania
Newark
Kreutzer Quartette Club
Junger Maennerector
Philadelphia
Arion
Baltimore
Ashton Here Tomorrow for Intermountain League Game
The Butte team of the Intermountain League is slated to visit Pocatello Monday evening to face the Pocatello bunch in a regional league matchup. The game centers on tense standings as both sides seek crucial league points.
Hubs to host Ashton in Pocatello baseball clash
Tomorrow at 3 30 p m the Hub baseball team of Pocatello faces the Ashton nine in a key Valley game. The visiting club plans to mop up Embrees squad but the Hubs aim to surprise the Upper Valley. Ashton is described as the strongest north of Idaho Falls and will test Pocatello. Monday evening the Hubs play Butte of the Intermountain league.
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Pocatello
Ashton Nine
Embree
Ashtonites
Idaho Falls
Hubs
Butte
Intermountain League
Circuit officials plan fall fair site repairs in Pocatello
In response to a call from Circuit Secretary Lee Walker the Short Line Racing circuit will meet in Pocatello to finalize fall fair arrangements. Walker reported water problems have eased, directing crews to repair the track fences grandstand and paddocks and to fix water works. The local association aims to add 50 to 100 stalls.
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Pocatello
Lee Walker
Walker
Lake Erie College Jubilee Marks 50th Founding
Alumnae and friends gather in Painesville for the Erie college commencement centennial events. Bishop James M Thoburn preaches the baccalaureate. Dr Frank W Gunsaulus speaks at the commencement. Mary E Woolley of Mount Holyoke gives congratulatory address. Canterbury Pilgrims play and alumnae day scheduled with educational conferences and an outdoor tableau.
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Painesville
Lake Erie College
James M. Thoburn
Coburn Players of
New York
Canterbury Pilgrims
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
Mary E. Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
Gompers Sails for Europe on Baltic Ship
Prominent labor leaders gathered at New York dock as President Samuel Gompers of the AFL sailed for Europe aboard the Baltic. He plans a three to four month stay to attend labor congresses and study industrial conditions in Great Britain Germany France and other nations.
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New York
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Baltic
Great Britain
Germany
France
Baseball magnate George Dovey dies on Pennsylvania train
George Dovey president of the Boston National League club died on a Pennsylvania train between Cedarville and Xenia after a hemorrhage of the lungs. He was en route to Cincinnati unaccompanied.
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Xenia
Ohio
George Dovey
Boston National League Baseball Club
Pennsylvania
Cedarville
Dovey
Cincinnati
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Ed Kent
Wheat Market
Teddy
Roosevelt
U. P
Bannock County
Saengerfelt
Ashton
Gate City
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