Senator Heyburn Sees $125000 Public Building Approved
Washington March 11 The senate committee on public buildings reported favorably a bill by B S Heyburn for $125000 to buy a site and erect a public building in Idaho They posted the bulletin in The Tribune office drawing a crowd and many townspeople praised the favorable action for the Gate City.
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Senate
Heyburn
Gate City
Idaho
Washington, D. C
Tribune
Pocatello
Senate Committee On Public Buildings
Es . B. Heyburn
The
Orchard Says He Is Guilty In Steunenberg Case
Harry Orchard pleads guilty to first degree murder in the Steunenberg case in Caldwell Idaho. Judge Fremont Wood sets March 18 for sentencing. Orchard had previously confessed accusing Haywood Moyer and Pettibone and faced pressure over his plea.
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Boise
Frank Steunenberg
Canyon County
Caldwell
Harry Orchard
Charles H. Moyer
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
George Pettibone
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Pettibone
Canyon
Moyer
Orchard
Federation
Whitney
Frank T. Wyman
Wood
Ada County
Bryan
Steunenberg
Orehard
Wyman
Harry Orehard
State Penitentiary
Stennenberg
Colorado
Denver
Idaho
Anti Bubois Man for Governorship in Boise
J C Rice of Caldwell announced his candidacy for governor on the Democratic ticket in Boise on March 11. He opposes making the Mormon church a political issue in the coming campaign.
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Boise
J. C. Rice
Caldwell
Jews Protest Anarchists at Burial Transfer
Olga Averbuch, sister of a man killed by Chief Shippy, led a protest as anarchists were barred from ceremonies for moving her brother's body from the potters' field to a Jewish cemetery. The Jewish Free Burial association denounced anarchists as repugnant to Judaism and forbidden by its tenets. Anarchists who planned a celebration were told they could not attend.
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Chicago
Olga Averbuch
Shippy
Potters’ Field
Jewish Free Burial Association
Roosevelt orders probe into stock trading methods
Washington March 11 President Roosevelt directs Herbert Knox Smith head of the bureau of corporations to study stock trading practices and furnish a basis for possible future legislation aimed at eliminating stock gambling. He indicates strong support for curbing such gambling.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporation T
Bankers on Trial Indictment Plea in U.S. Court
Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis pleaded not guilty in the United States circuit court to a joint indictment charging conspiracy and making false entries. Bail set at 30000 for Morse and 10000 for Curtis. both posted.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States Circuit Court Today
Morse
Curtis
Defense relies on masked epilepsy in Alia murder case
In Denver on March 11 three state experts testified the defendant was sane when he shot Father Heinrichs. The defense and doctors clashed over masked epilepsy also called brain storm epilepsy but Dr. Neuhaus found no evidence of such a condition in the defendant.
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Denver
Father Heinrichs
George E. Nehaus
Widdicombe
Newhaus
Alia
Neuhaus
Fire destroys 2000 shacks in Manila Samplouie district
Manila reports a blaze that leveled 2000 shacks in the Samplouie district this evening. Damage is set at $100,000. About 15000 homeless Filipinos are receiving aid from churches as police guard relief efforts. No starvation or suffering reported.
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Manila
Samplouie
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Seeks Annulment of Marriage
In New York on March 11 counsel for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw filed for annulment from Harry K. Thaw. Papers were served at Matteawan asylum and on Thaw’s mother, claiming Thaw is legally dead and next of kin must appear. Reports say Thaw’s family favors the move.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Open Letter to Editor on Senator Smoot Hearing Access
The letter from Mr. French protests Idaho editor Fred T. Dubois over coverage of his testimony before the U S Senate on the Smoot case. It quotes exchanges about polygamy and faith, argues the editor misrepresents his remarks, and defends his party leaders from accusations of a Mormon church compact against law.
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Fred T. Dubois
Idaho Seithi' Ar
Boise
Idaho
Ehurch
United States Senate
Smoot
French
Senate
Mormon Church
Mir. Freneh
Mr. Freneh
Democratic Party
Hii
Congress
Polical
Bar of Justice
Hale
Dubois
Charles Evans Faces Murder Trial in McCammon Case
Charles Evans, a colored man, stands trial for the murder of Robert Jackson at McCammon last November. Judge Budge opens jury selection as County Attorney Gray and A. Boyd prosecute, with Ferguson defending.
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Charles Evans
Robert Jackson
McCammon
Budge
Col. H. V. A. Ferguson
George
Gray
A. Boyd
Regilar
Quigley
Gr. FB. Byington
W. FP. Stone
George Bower
B. F. Carpenter
R. H. W. Scadden
Evans
Love Rocks
Vans
Jackson
Pocatello Man Heir To General Putnam Estate
James C. Lee of Pocatello has learned he is an heir to the vast estate of General Israel Putnam. The inheritance includes millions in money and bonds held in England, with loans affecting the share. Lee, a locomotive engineer for the Short Line, lives at 1019 North Harrison Avenue and is embraced by his community.
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James C. Lee
Bank of England
Pocatello
General Israel Putnam
Mr. Lee
General Putnam
North
Harrison Avenue
French Replies On Mormon Promises And Polygamy Debate
Burton L. French defends past assurances to Mormon people about polygamy after the manifesto. He cites Senate speeches from 1903 and 1905, denies partisan misquotation, and reiterates his stance against future polygamous marriages while protecting older practiced families.
John Cairns Not Guilty Verdict in Burglary Case
The Idaho state case against John Cairns for burglary in Arimo ended with a not guilty verdict after less than an hour. Co defendant Charles Perry testified but claimed Cairns acted alone. Perry remains under indictment and awaits pleading. Judge Budge dismissed three cases from the calendar.
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Charles Perry
Cairn
Idaho
John Cairns
Arimo
Perry
Cairns
Ferguson
Elizabeth
Stendant
Pocatello
A.W. Service
John Presii
Budge
D. W. Standrod
D. T. Quigley
McCammon State Bank
T. Quigley
BE. M, Jacobs
Zweigart Bros
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