War veterans meet in Boise to form Idaho American Legion
Idaho war veterans from forty counties gathered in Boise June 25 26 to form the state branch of the National American Legion. The convention authorized seating all honorably discharged veterans with votes and set delegate rules based on county quotas.
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Idaho
Boise
National American Legion
M. Booth
Pocatello
St. Louis
American Legion
State Assembly
Paris
A. BE. F
Theodore Roosevelt
Eric Fisher Wood
United States
Bennett Clark
France
Minneapolis
Idaho Falls
Bonneville c County War Veterans
Paul T. Peterson
Bonneville County Great War Veterans’ Association
Railroad News From The West End And Branches
Rail workers and managers are active with transfers, inspections, and schedule talks across the west end. A trespasser, G B Sweeney, was seriously injured near Twin Falls after entering the right of way while warnings were given. Peter John Murphy, dining cars inspector, visits Pocatello and Jowetone before returning for a week’s trip. several officials travel for motive power and Yellowstone train duties.
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Sweeney
No.4
Twin Falls
No. 54
Eb, Crawford
Newton
Locusts Threaten Goats on Guadaloupe Island
Locusts ravaged Guadaloupe Island, Mexican territory, 175 miles south of San Diego. The Gryme ported 395 goats, with many dying en route. observers estimate about 75,000 wild goats on the island face near starvation after fifty years without visitors.
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San Diego
Cal
Guadaloupe Island
Gryme
Mexico
Beet Irrigation Rules From Utah Study For Idaho
Utah station results show highest beet yields come from small regular irrigations. A single irrigation is best when beets reach about 2 inches in diameter. Watering after planting lowers yield compared with no irrigation. Irrigating before germination harms yield. Two or three 5 inch irrigations can match heavier watering. Higher later irrigations promote more tips and maintain higher sugar content unless water is very late. Frost damage hits Idaho prunes cherries apples with May freezes. Oregon frost minimal. California insects cause slight fruit damage. Nevada fruit crops look good. Weevils appear in Bannock County alfalfa. use wire drag after cutting hay. Circular No. 31 available.
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Idaho
Utah
Boise
Payette
Washington
Yakima Valley
Oregon
California
Nevada
Bannock County
House Moves to Return Telegraph Wires to Private Control
Washington June 11 The House, after reconsidering its action on extending government fixed telegraph rates, passed without record vote the senate bill calling for the return of telegraph and telephone properties to private control and the reposting of the law under which these properties were taken over by the President.
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Washington
House
Senate
Local Society News And City Notices
Local 3revities aid meets Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Quinn in Pocatello. A marriage license was issued to Walter Fortmeyer of St Paul and Ethel Cantrell of Los Angeles. Presbyterian Ladies Aid sale set for Saturday at Bannock hotel. City council to meet this evening with several matters on the agenda. Pocatello chapter of Royal Arch Masons to Blackfoot for charter ceremony. Eagles meet tonight with initiation and lunch. Coal pile fire in Short Line yards caused minor damage and required relocation of coal. John Baker joins the air service and leaves for Rockwell Field. Colored Citizens Employment League opens at 244 North Second with Ben Carrothers as agent. Virginia Bush, nine months, dies. funeral held at Schumacher and Hall. Chautauqua arrangements underway for June 22 start, parantors to convene at YMCA. Idaho Social Club incorporates in Pocatello with J H Townsend, R D Leach, P Peterson, and M Koseris as organizers. Nick Andrews pleads not guilty to speeding. bond set at 50 dollars. Additional arrestee pleads not guilty. another man faces intoxication sentence of six days.
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Nick Andrews
Wilson
Idaho Falls Clerk Injured As Mrs Seedall Dies In Crash
Idaho Falls city clerk L Riches was seriously injured when his car rolled down a steep grade injuring him and killing his mother in law Mrs J R Seedall. The Buhl bank was reorganized with new directors led by A J Kiss and A G Constant. Gooding college plans a $150000 dormitory to handle enrollment surge and Army veterans to form Idaho unit. Blackfoot river flow remains high with 12 000 cubic feet per second as irrigation firms plan crops. Boise and Star Island Park notes on officials and paving bids in Idaho Falls with 175069 06 project cost and 2401 per square yard bid.
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Ibaho Falls
Orgy L. Riches
Idaho Falls
J. R. Seedall
Riches
Niches
BUHL
Farmers’ National Bank
Bolil Herald
A. J. Kiss
W. R. Hatfield
Throfl Olsen
A. G. Constant
A. BE. Kliss
W. R. Warfield
Aad J.C. Familton
Asher Sh. Wilson
Twin Falls
FE. A. Milner
J. ¢. Hamilton
Asher B. Wilson
Gooding
Gooding College
Idaho
Weiser
Blackfoot
Snake River
Jackson Lake
Boise
Frank S$. Lint
Bureau of Supplies
J.C. Maguire
Butte
Maguire
Farris & Hardgrove
Spokane
Grain Market Report From Chicago Dated June 19
In Chicago, corn traded at 41.31 with a 70 percent bid/offer context. Market activity centers on grain prices and commodities movement reflected in the GEAIN market note.
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Chicago
Pocatello Fourth of July plans and wartime notes
In Pocatello a big Fourth of July function unfolds with a homecoming welcome and victory celebration. Events include veteran parades, junior sports, an electrical parade, street dancing, bands, and a civic, business and military participation buildup.
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Pocatello
Tech
West Side
American Legion
Bannock County
Rotary Delegates Begin Park Tour Prepare For Record Season
After the Salt Lake Rotary convention 500 delegates start Yellowstone Park tours with the first train leaving Pocatello at 1 20 am. Three extra cars will carry Rotarians and Yellowstone Transportation employees join the initial run. The Yellowstone train will be No 45 northbound and 46 southbound with 700 passengers planned for tomorrow’s trip.
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Salt Lake
Yellowstone Park
D. 8. Spencer
Generall
Pocatello
Yellowstone Transportation Company
Park
Yellowstone
R. J. Bassett
I. B. Carter
Rev E M Mowry Sentenced in Pyong Yang Trial
The Rev. E M Mowry a Mansfield Ohio Presbyterian missionary was found guilty in Pyong Yang court. He received six months penal servitude for sheltering Korean independence agitators. No lawyer represented him and trial proceeded after one day’s notice. Rev Samuel A Moffett reported the proceedings to Japanese authorities and the American consulate.
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Mr. Mowry
Mowry
Mr. Moffett
Seoul
Kiev
Mowery
Union Christian College
Pyong Yang
Boys’ Grammar School
Korea
Tokio
Associated Press
E. M. Mowry
Mansfield
Ohio
Samuel A. Moffett
Pyeng Yang
Moffett
Memorial Church Dedicates Pioneer Missionary’s Work
In Sacaton near Phoenix a Presbyterian church memorial honors Dr. Charles H. Cook, pioneer missionary to the Pima Indians since 1870. Built largely by the tribe, the $25,000 structure houses a church room and library. Cook’s work transformed many lives despite slow early progress, and he and his family faced tragedy on the reservation. An Indian wreath bearer from Arizona traveled despite rain to honor his grave.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sacaton
Charles H. Cook
Nodaway
Iowa
Hugh Patton
M. C. Thaw
Pittsburgh
William Thaw
Pasadena
Dirk A. Lay
Dr. Cook
Chicago
Dwight L. Moody
Arizona
Germans dislike American officers at Coblenz station
Coblenz June 19 Major George Cockrell assistant provost marshal and Captain Theodore F Ficker billeting officer are the two most unpopular American officers among Germans in Coblenz. Cockrell, a St Paul native, commands more than twelve hundred military police and oversees policing duties in the area.
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Cockrell
Ficker
Chicago
Coblenz
Captain Fieker
Micer
Germany
Army of Occupation
Fieker
Associated Press
George Cockrell
Theodore F. Ficker
St. Paul
Young Men Sought For Shipping Board Training
The United States Shipping Board calls for young men to enroll in instruction for merchant marine positions. Berkeley marine engineering and navigation classes can add about fifty seats, with Navy linked licensing expanding options for officers and licensed deck ratings. Applications go to 120 Market Street. California graduates should notify the Sea Service Bureau of their current addresses.
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San Francisco
United States Shipping Board
C. W. Saunders
Shipping Board
Berkeley
Steamboat Inspection Service
Navy
Maret Street
California
Sea Service Bureau of the Shipping Board
No Mas Par Esta Tiempo Toro Ends Bullfights in Mexico City
Mexico City reports Teatro del Toro, once famed for bullfights, now hosts grand opera and concerts after President Carranza decreed bullfights cease. A famed bull El Bonito charged horses but was calmed when spectator Miguel Ballo offered sugar, saving him from attack.
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Mexico City
Toro
Carranza
el Bonito
Miguel Ballo
Ballo
Costa Rican outbreak sparked by teachers riot
Reports from Panama indicate the San Jose outbreak began last Thursday and continued to Friday. The Costa Rican consul states teachers led the unrest after threats of pay cuts, and attributes the riots to Bolshevik influence.
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Panama
San Jose
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