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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1925
Page
1
Jackson Wyoming June 30 AP reports the north end of Chief Mountain creeping toward the Gros Ventre river valley forming a basin as it damps the canyon. The 5000 acre lake deepened to 500 feet near Sheep Mountain after avalanches and threats of new blocks to the river halt irrigation.
Chicago June 30 AP William D Shepherd freed of all criminal charges after grand jury returns no bill in death of Billy McClintock son of Emma Nelson McClintock The coroner's jury urged grand jury when poison found in McClintock body Will contest over 1 000 000 estate remains with Isabella Pope Billys fiancée and other heirs contesting Shepherds rights
Japanese nationalists held a June 30 meeting to keep agitation against the American immigration act excluding Japanese, which took effect July 1, 1924. Police observers attended. speeches were inflammatory but no resolutions were adopted.
Canton marks the reopening of the main customs house and wharves today after the provincial government guarantees safety and protection, restoring operations and access.
An early mass at Santa Barbara’s mission was interrupted by a quake that toppled exterior walls but left pew occupants uninjured. The quake, linked to a fault from Point Conception to Santa Barbara, rattled Los Angeles and sparked water mains breaks, fires, and rail disruption as telegraph and train services stretched to respond.
Walter Krauser, held on murder charges for fatally stabbing Bernard Grant, tried to set fire to his clothing in his jail cell in Chicago. Guards reached him and smothered the flames after he was seriously burned. Grant was to be executed for killing a policeman. Krauser faced a new trial on the same charge.
The 1925 Italian wheat crop is put at 224,134,000 bushels, up 30 percent from 1924, with annual requirements near 276,000,000 bushels. Imports are expected around 50,000,000 bushels as Argentine corn stocks stand at 110,000,000 bushels, against 182,000,000 shipped May 1924–April 1925. The harvest final is pegged at 186,289,000 bushels, compared with 276,756,000 last year.
The Santa Barbara quake left seven bodies recovered and many injured as estimates of property loss ranged from 15 to 30 million dollars. Survivors faced shattered buildings, collapsed stores, and a desolate State Street while architectural surveys confirm the scale of destruction.
Rome June 30 AP The pope received James A Flaherty of Philadelphia supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus in private audience and gave him an apostolic benediction for all members of the order and their families. The pontiff congratulated Flaherty on the Knights’ progress in the United States.
The Santa Barbara fire department razed the condemned Legion citadel amid dust and ruins. Though structures fell, the old glory waved from the gaunt staff as reconstruction began and the flu scene described in the report faded from view.
AP reporters in a makeshift newsroom described Santa Barbara’s earthquake aftermath from a four by eight shack as they filed continuous updates on dead and injured and property losses. Journalists traveled the stricken area from the Arlington hotel to the waterfront and even improvised lighting from a car battery to keep the world informed.
Box score style report lists games across Chicago New York Philadelphia St Louis Washington Cleveland with runs hits errors and winning pitchers. Notable line shows Philadelphia over Washington 7 2 0 and Cleveland crushing Detroit 68 0 0 with strong pitching and late scoring.
David J. Boran once believed drowned in Lake Michigan in 1917 has been arrested in Long Beach California. He faces an eight year old arson charge tied to a North Milwaukee auto body plant fire. Evidence suggests a staged drowning with a dummy in a state room aboard the Indiana.
In Newark New Jersey seven or eight men overpowered guards at the Transatlantic Trading Corporation warehouse. Police caught the suspects as a $100,000 whiskey theft unfolded, with 85 barrels valued at $70,000 loaded into a truck after subduing three guards and locking them in a back room.
Rome June 80 AP reports Minister of National Economy Cesaer Nava announced suspension of customs duty on wheat and cereals extended to December 1. Export permissions remain open for the same period while surveillance of cereale wrasing continues and regulations to stimulate domestic production may be issued when suitable conditions arise.
A letter to Ludwig van Beethoven, sent to a Vienna conservatory professor, arrived late and could not be delivered as the addressee had already died in 1827. Postal workers opened it and found a Galician sender requesting piano lessons for 200 crowns. The note was returned with the addressee presumed in heaven.
New York June 30 AP reports divided experts on quake causes including ocean leakage crustal strain and heat. Some linked Montana tremors to Santa Barbara shocks while others saw no connection. opinions ranged from underground stress release to distant triggers and a hot wave.
Detectives tracing debris at the Arlington hotel in Santa Barbara found Mrs. Charles B. Perkins of Burton, Iowa, valuables worth 156000 in her trunk among ruins. The jewels and bonds remained intact, recovered by Los Angeles detectives Car Williams and Allen Balbridge.
A Santa Barbara landmark known as Castle Rock was carried away by the sea after a strong earthquake and subsequent landslide. The shifting rocks were swept into the ocean near Santa Barbara Beach, erasing a familiar sentinel for residents and visitors alike.
Santa Barbara officials through the clearing house seek a 2 million dollar earthquake fund and a 20 million dollar loan pool for reconstruction. The city votes to accept aid offers from San Francisco and Los Angeles and asks for immediate structural engineers to guide State Street rebuilding efforts.
Washington June 30 AP Officials consider ways to ease public study of income tax records. A plan may offer a duplicate set at government offices, with release possibly by August 1. Supreme Court district ruling allows publication of some tax figures as evidence in a board of tax appeals case.
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