Shooting at depot on platform leaves two wounded
In Pocatello, R C Sneed shot H V Platt an Oregon Short Line agent during a dispute over a written statement. Platt suffered a serious arm wound and a minor side wound while Ellis and Chief Ross struggled to recover the pistol. The incident drew a large crowd and led to formal assault with intent to murder charges against Sneed with bail set at $500.
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H. V.platt
Oregon Short Line
North Bend
Mr. Platt
Sneed
Nelson
Platt
Depot
Ellis
Little 38 Smith & Wesson
Ross
Dr. Steely
Steely
Masonheimer
Winters
Dietrich
Stagner
Hopgan
C. Winters
Mr. Ross
Pocatello
Missouri
Bennett
Thunder Mountain
Messrs. Sneed
Mer
Terrell
Mass Meeting to Petition Land Office on Fort Hall Sale
Citizens meet in City Council Chamber on Tuesday June 24 at 8:80 p.m. to petition the General Land Office Commissioner to change the Fort Hall sale location from Blackfoot to Pocatello for the July 17 sale. A representative gathering is asked to place the request before the Commissioner.
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City Council
Silk Mill Strike With Low Worker Turnout In Patterson
In Patterson New Jersey June 23 many silk mills opened but under a third of regular workers reported for duty infantry and cavalry on guard at mills. strikers plan a meeting but no action expected today.
Filings on Two Tracts Offered and Rejected Near Pocatello
Homestead filings on two tracts near Pocatello within a five mile limit were rejected at the Blackfoot land office. Purchasers of improvements face potential disputes over rights to lands and value of placer claims. A public sale of Fort Hall lands within the radius begins July 17 with mineral versus non mineral designations and a ten dollar per acre price.
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Eral Land Office
Fort Hall
Five Mile Lim
U.S
Blackfoot
Theodore Swanson
Pocatello
Washington
Salt Lake Herald
Richards
Wyoming
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Idaho
Five Mile
Oklahoma
Duboix
Senator Heitfeldt
Review of Mines Prospects Near Fort Hall Reservation
Four or five days into prospecting, Dr. T. M. Bridges reports copper claims showing promise with at least six paying prospects likely after modest investment. Gold outlook remains cautious but optimistic, with sparse reports from Belle Marsh and Rabbit Creek, and silver and coal prospects also noted. Overall, observers foresee several solid dividend-worthy properties as exploration continues in the Fort Hall mining district.
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T. M. Bridges
Fort Hall
Ross Fork
Salt Lake Tribune
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Sooners
Uncle Sam
Belle Marsh
Rabbit Creek
Pocatello
Bannock Range
Portello
Idaho
Bills Passed Expand Port of Entry and Trade Privileges
The House approved making Great Falls Montana a port of entry for the Montana Idaho district and extended transportation of dutiable goods to Tacoma and Seattle. It also adopted a request for War Department details on payments to advocates of reciprocity with Cuba. Senate actions followed with naval and army appropriation discussions and a conference request.
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D’armond
Missouri
Philippines
Grosvenor
Ohio
Cushman
Washington
House
Committee On Rules
Olmstead
Pennsylania
United States
Beale Enters Republican Congressional Race
Wallace June 23 Beale C W of Shoshone joins the race for the Republican nomination after months of urging from supporters in Shoshone and Kootenia counties. Beale announces candidacy statewide attention from the party machine.
Emperor's Cup Race Reaches Heligoland Harbor
The English schooner yacht owned by Cecil Quentin left Dover at noon to meet the Emperor's Cup in Heligoland and arrived at 6:40 this evening. The vessel Vol Au Vent reached at 7:09, securing a win in the Emperor's Cup.
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Germany
Yachtively
Cecil Quentin
Dover
Jane Qst
Vol Au Vent
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Duke OF Norfolk
MASS
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