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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
1
In Camden New Jersey a farmer fights three robbers who loot Pedricktown and Bridgeport post offices then flee toward Woodbury. After a later chase near Wenonah two robbers are wounded or captured and one surrenders. one robber is mortally wounded by buckshot. The third remains at large.
The Academy of Idaho music department presented a afternoon recital to a large audience. The sextette led by Roberts Faris McGonigle Furey Angier and Wolford drew strongest applause with Stars of the Summer Night. The Academy orchestra performed two numbers with notable finish amid a program of piano solos duets voices and orchestral pieces.
A group of four intoxicated Nevada miners boarded Short Line train No. 9 at Ogden and caused a disturbance in the presence of passengers. Special Agent Knowles, Sheriff Quigley, and deputies subdued them at Pocatello depot. Dowd faced charges for indecent language and assault with fines totaling $100 for him and $50 for the others. all remained jailed pending county action.
The American car in the New York to Paris race left Lexington at daylight and aims for at least two hundred miles today as cold clear weather and good roads persist. The Italian car started from Woodbine at 8:30 this morning and should reach Omaha before noon amid frozen but easier travel conditions.
The program lists a vocal solo by Eva Roberts titled Spring Song, a piano solo Valse Styrienne by Mildred Gayle, and a vocal duet Fly Away Bird by Eva Roberts and Rose McGonigle. Also noted are Polish Dance by Geharwenka and Traewmexei by Sehamann with Gretchen Milner performing.
Albany reformer W O Stillman appealed to Colorado and Utah governors to stop an endurance horse race from Ogden to Denver over 600 miles. He likened such exhibitions to bull fighting and cited animal suffering. Governor Cutler pledged to intervene if authorized and forwarded the letter to the state humane officer for action.
Floods spread across northern Indiana with the Wabash River out of its banks northeast of Lafayette. South Peru and Plymouth, Elkhart and other towns report submerged houses as waters rise threatening homes and streets.
Japan presses China over the Tatsu Maru claiming restoration of ship and cargo plus full indemnity. The Chinese board considers the ultimatum, with a reply expected, and Tokyo warns of immediate action if China delays or refuses mediation.
Cleveland reports Glenn Barber eight killed in the Collinwood school fire dies of injuries. Superintendent canvass lists 174 deaths or missing, with dozens of funerals held today as authorities assess the disaster and rescue efforts.
The Knickerbocker Trust company, which suspended operations during the financial panic last October, will reopen and resume business on March 26 in New York.
Prof Walter R Siders assures there is no danger of a repeat disaster like Collingwood Ohio. Fire drills in Pocatello schools have trained pupils to evacuate in under two minutes with exits opening outward and no locked doors. An East and West building drill in Salt Lake inspired confidence as to prompt, orderly discharge.
Bannock county teachers convene in McCammon for a two day institute in the new $15,000 school building with programs by Geo Hobson Leo Beckstead R L Dixon Theodore Turner Gertrude Doss W R Siders G W Fox Miss Belle Chamberlain Grace Loughran and W R Siders. A Friday banquet at the Harkness hotel will feature speakers James H Brady Noah S Pond Walter Siders and others with about 40 teachers expected in attendance.
The Civic club cook book from the Tribune press offers fine typography and praised contents. Local women contributed the recipes, ensuring quality. Books available for sale through the club or from Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Whittlesey.
Germany unveiled its first mammoth battleship Nassau at Wilhelmshaven on March 7 with a grand ceremony. The vessel displaces 17 960 tons and is slated for at least 10 knots speed, armed with ten Hineli guns. a twin ship will be launched at Bremen.
Denver observers infer former Delaware Governor Gray will seek the presidency as local delegates note a large Savoy hotel club engaged as Delaware delegation headquarters.
The Academy of Idaho lost to Twin Falls High School in a spirited debate at the Academy assembly room by two to one. Judges included Superintendent Crandall, Superintendent Thompson, and Rev Edwards. Rev Hunt presided. Speakers for the affirmative were Olsen McManis Sullivan. negative speakers were Turner Shields Fuller. The topic favored postal savings banks in the United States.
The Pocatello Pressed Brick and Manufacturing Co. bought an 85 horsepower electric motor from Pocatello Electric Supply for the new brick plant on town edge. Idaho Consolidated Power will supply current. Machinery from the east is en route and the plant should start operating in about 10 days. A clay deposit nearby is praised as premier material for brick and tile products in the region.
L G Bradley former Lewiston Evening Teller and Twin Falls real estate figure has bought an interest in the Montpelier Examiner from Charles Wright and will edit the paper. Wright keeps the business management. Bannock county welcomes Bradley as a premier newspaper professional joining Wright.
In Denver on March 7, Harry Adler of Pueblo and a woman believed his wife were found dead in a Waldorf hotel room on Stout Street. The woman appears to have shot Adler and then killed herself, lying atop his body with the revolver beneath her.
Burlington passenger train No. 1 departing Kansas City for Chicago derailed at Kearney Missouri about 25 miles north, plunging over a 15 foot embankment. Twenty persons were injured, four seriously.
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