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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
2
The Pocatello Tribune lists subscription rates and delivery details. The notice notes monthly rates in advance, carrier delivery each evening, and urges readers to report complaints at the office.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina sponsors a bill in Congress to levy a $10 annual license on all interstate automobiles. Revenue would fund road improvements and new construction, run independently of state licenses, with cooperation possible and appropriations tied to travel levels. About 500,000 autos exist nationally, with an estimated fifth crossing state lines, yielding an initial fund of about $1 million to boost highways used by touring parties.
The interstate feature is a new factor in the good roads movement promising vast benefits. Government partnership could speed cooperation between separated communities and, over time, realize economic savings shown by traction expense statistics.
The piece accuses the Democratic House of cowardice and deception over pension legislation. It cites calendar rules and Monday adjournments as tactics to delay or block pension bills, arguing that Democrats can vote down pensions but choose bunco and evasion instead. It recalls Civil War veterans aged around 24 and questions the justice of delaying care.
The article extols rapid modern progress in transport technology. It highlights a 300 ton locomotive with 20 drive wheels and a 2000 ton freight capacity, and compares it to the Olympic class steamship with luxury accommodations and high speeds. It notes many other startling advances achieved in a short historical span.
Professor George E. Hale born in Chicago on June 29 1868. Educated at MIT Harvard and Berlin he directed Yerkes Observatory and led the Carnegie solar observatory at Mount Wilson. Renowned for solar and stellar spectroscopy he invented the spectro heliograph and holds a Royal Astronomical Society gold medal.
Orders for coal were left at the A. H. Martins brick office located at 229 North Main.
On June 29, many dates mark notable events: Mackenzie discovers the Mackenzie River in 1789, Mrs. Siddons departs the stage in 1812, J. Q. A. Ward born in Urbana and died in New York in 1910, Henry Clay dies, Elizabeth Barrett Browning dies, a 1864 Quebec railroad wreck with 90 lives lost, Lincoln assassination conspirators conclude trial, British Columbia joins Canada in 1871, Florina Veira Peixoto dies in 1895, and John W. Daniel, Virginia senator, dies in Lynchburg.
Reports from Idaho land board indicate widespread water abundance in the southern part of the state. Dry farms become wet as streams run full, yielding four to five times 1910 harvests and boosting expectations for statewide bumper crops and valuable advertising statistics for Idaho.
Two actors joke about hosting a benefit next Saturday night. The first worries about filling the house, and the second offers a blunt reply that humorously suggests inviting creditors to fill the audience.
Idaho State Chautauqua in Boise announces reduced rates via Short Line tickets on sale from Oregon points June 20 21 23 24 27 and 29 with travel valid to July 5 see agents for rates and details.
Zweigart Bros offers a special lard sale with 3 pounds for 40e 5 pounds for 65e and 1.25 dollars for a unit. This limited pricing targets shoppers seeking bulk fat for cooking.
Spokane adopts the commission form, three months in, showing improved efficiency and economy. Commissioner of finance Robert Fairley says taxpayers get 100 cents' worth of work per dollar spent and notes wide interest as 100 cities seek copies of Spokane's charter.
The readable lines show scattered times and numbers including 6:50 and 4:50 a m. plus references to Oregon Washington Canneras and Mast with unclear context. No coherent event or entities beyond generic time marks and measurements can be confirmed.
Fragmentary note mentions 160 acres in Soldier platted into lots with unclear references to close proximity and potential access. No clear names, dates, or organizations are evident in readable text.
Fragmentary ad copy mentions pills aimed at bladder health and a sale listing in Pocatello and McCammon. No clear dates or full context. Readers see a daily tribune rate and geographic references in Idaho.
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