Milwaukee Mills Manager Kills Wife Then Self in Jealous Tragedy
George Willoughby, 50, manager of Jewett and Sherman coffee and spice mills, chloroformed his wife at their Prospect Avenue home and shot her, then wounded himself. He confessed to loving another woman for four years and supporting her, saying their marriage had never been happy. Both were Park Place Methodist members. police say the motive was jealousy in a quarrel.
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Milwaukee
George Willoughby
Jewett & Sherman Company
Prospect Avenue
Willoughby
Park Place Methodist Church
Inmate Deaths Linked to Bethseda Home Bankruptcy
Chicago report says John Koch died by his own hand after ridiculing John Hazelbach who failed in an attempted suicide. The death suggests a pact among about a dozen Bethseda Home inmates tied to the home’s bankruptcy and resulting destitution. Some elderly residents have been aided by Little Sisters of the Poor.
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Chicago
Bethseda Home For the
John Koch
John Hazelbach
Prisoners to Pen Transfer From Bannock Jail
Warden KE Whitney and yard master Dave Rieh travel from Boise to Pocatello to escort six prisoners Evans Bond Bell Jensen Lombardo and Harris to the Boise state penitentiary. The inmates, sentenced by District Judge Budge, will be moved tomorrow morning. Whitney notes growth in Pocatello.
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KE. L. Whitney
Boise
Dave P. Rieh
Pocatello
Bannock County
Evans
Bond
Bell
Jensen
Lombardo
Harris
Budge
Whitney
Mr. Ried
Survey of Idaho Lands Bids Sought for Eight Townships
The Interior Department issues a notice calling for bids to survey eight Idaho townships across Fremont County and other areas. Bids above 20 per mile for subdivision lines and connecting lines will not be considered, with other rates set for township range lines base lines and related surveys. The official notice appears in tomorrow's Tribune.
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the Tribune
Secretary of the Interior
Idaho
Fremont County
Tribune
Strike Breakers Desert Denver Rail Yard
Denver reports 120 strike breakers from the east arrived to replace Rio Grande workers. union leaders say 87 have deserted. The remaining replacements will be spread across the system as the strike continues.
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Denver
Rio Grande
Fine eastern dams 13¢ per Ib at Kane's grocery
A grocery notice states eastern dam prices at Kane's with meat priced 13 cents per pound.
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Kane's
Smugglers Shoot Two Custom Guards in Rio Grande
El Paso Texas report says Charles Jones and Charles Logan were shot to death last night by smugglers. The bodies were found this morning in the dry Rio Grande bed with no clue to the killers.
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el Paso
Texas
Charles Jones
Charles Logan
Rio Grande River
Mine Workers Annual Convention Adopts 50 Cent Dues
In Indianapolis on March 20 the United Mine Workers approved a section adding fifty cents a month to each member to fund help for those idled after April 1. The international board may adjust the assessment, and miners were ordered to work where contracts exist while striking districts prepare. The convention urged support for labor-friendly legislative candidates and adjourned sine die.
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Indianapolis
Convention of
United Mine Workers of America Today
International Executive Board
Conention
American car in New York to Paris race disabled east of Tonopah
Reported in Tonopah on March 20 that the American car suffered a breakdown 90 miles east of Tonopah. Ground repairs scheduled for 10:30 with an expected return to Tonopah by 1:30 PM. Other notes mention the French car from Ogallala toward Cheyenne and the German car aiming for Cheyenne.
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Tonopah
New York-to
Ogallala, Neb
Ogallala
Cheyenne
Lexington
Neb
Big basketball games tomorrow between two rival schools
Tomorrow’s games at the Academy gym feature Pocatello High School and the Academy of Idaho in a spirited boys and girls doubleheader. Admission is 25 cents for both games.
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Pocatello High School
Academy of Idaho
Academy
Grace Kerr
Ethel Moore
Lottie Broadhead
Gwen
Furey
Mayme Taylor
Genevieve Gee
Eleanor Jones
Olsen
Jones
Clendennin
Peterson
Kessenger
Parsons
Sullivan
Hughart
Rogers
Peck
Samms
Farrell
Conners
Wade
Freeman
Loux
Coots
Kathryn Kimpton
Elisabeth Smith
Ruth Agnew
Margaret Harmer
Mina Ross
Mildred Anthes
Eva Sell
Bessie O'Melveny
Grace Black
Edna Murphy
Bishop Fowler Dead in New York Home
Rev. Charles H. Fowler bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church died at his New York home today.
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New York
Charles H. Fowler
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
City Council Faces Dog Tax, Sidewalk and Finance Issues
The council discussed enforcing sidewalk contracts with lowest bids, debated suspending rules on the Chilson sidewalk ordinance, and heard a Finance Committee report criticizing police and treasurer records. A key debate centered on correcting minutes and handling dog tag revenue and school district reimbursements.
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Chilson
West Side
Smith
Bistline
Fusz
Kane
Council Grants Private Sewer Permits and Cemetery Trees
The council approved permits for E. D. Harrison to build a six inch private sewer from his South Garfield home to the river and a similar sewer for Mayor Loux from his West side property. They also authorized purchasing a dozen trees and 300 feet of pipe for cemetery and northwest water extension.
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E. D. Harrison
Garfield Avenue
Loux
Johnson
Grant
Chilson
Park Committee
Williams
Whittlesey
Smith
North Main
Fourth Ward
Fust
Forgo’s
Bistline
North Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Orchard tells truth led to sentence in Steunenberg murder
In Caldwell on Judge Wood’s prelim remarks prisoner's Boise interview reveals Orchard’s remorse and belief others involved will face punishment. Judge Wood appeals to public will to uncover and punish the crime while noting the case stems from a perpetrating system.
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Wood
Caldwell
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Orchard
Boise
Earth
Judge Wood
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Gallipolis Sees Flood Threat From Heavy Rains
Heavy rains sweep the valley threatening a flood equal to the 1884 rise as all streams pour into the Ohio river.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Ohio River
Tourists Return to Northwest via Great Gate Way
Westbound homeseekers travel through Pocatello on the Oregon Short Line No. 5 in two long sections. They head to southern Idaho irrigated lands in Minidoka and Twin Falls, aiming to settle amid sagebrush. Some proceed to Oregon where older settlements attract another group. Oregon floods delayed eastbound trains, but through traffic resumes with minor delays from connections.
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Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Great Gateway
Pocatello
Wheat Prices Rise in Chicago Trading Session
Chicago March 20 traders note May wheat trading at ninety five and eight tenths to three quarters as buyers push prices higher in early session.
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Chicago
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