Pocatello Bonds Put to Vote for Sewer, Debt Relief
City council approves a June 30 election on bonds totaling 106 358 96 to fund sewer construction and to redeem outstanding warrants. Ordinance sets 5 percent interest, 20 year sinking fund, and annual tax levy to cover interest and principal. Meeting also reviews water company dispute and proposed franchise ordinance with James A Murray.
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Rules Council
Water Company
Pocatello
Loux
Witty
Terrell
Murray
Martin
Houde
Williams
Smith
Bistline
S. W. Goldwater
William Carvellis
North Fourth Avenue
Center Street
Grant
Benton Streets
Fire and Water Committee
City of
City of Pocatello
Idaho
Nevada Governor John Sparks Dies at Nevada Ranch
Reno Nevada Governor John Sparks died at his ranch near Reno after a long illness. He was born in 1843 in Mississippi and was the youngest governor Nevada ever had. His wife and sons were at his bedside.
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Reno
Nev
John Sparks
Nevada
Sright
Mississippi
Mae Wood in New York Jail After Platt Divorce Suit Dismissal
District Attorney Jerome Will Pursue Case to Grand Jury and seeks bail with Mae Wood still in jail on one count of perjury after her suit against Senator Platt for divorce was dismissed. He says the case will be rapidly presented to the grand jury and a conviction would deter similar offenses. Mae Wood insists she is Platt's wife and laments missing papers.
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New York
Mae Wood
Omaha
Platt
Jerome
Senator Platt
Old Platt
Lehrbas Wins Anaconda Cup in Northwest Shoot
Lehrbas and Charles Fuller of Walla Walla competed in the Northwest Sportsmen's tournament in Anaconda. Lehrbas scored 72 of 75 to win the Anaconda cup and will receive a share of next year's prize money. Fuller tied for the individual championship medal.
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Ben Bean
Duteh
Lehrbas
Charles Fuller
Walla Walla
Xcharles Fuller
Chicago Wheat Closes Higher at 90 Percent for May
Chicago May 22 wheat closes at 90 percent for July delivery. Market watchers note limited supply and steady demand amid seasonal activity in the grain pits.
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Chicago
City Eyes Water Plant Valuation and Eight Percent Return
The ordinance outlines readjusting water rates to yield at least eight percent above expenses on the system valued at six hundred thousand dollars. A ten year window allows city purchase at current value plus value of franchises and improvements, to be assessed by a three member committee including two engineers and a Murray protege, with a possible third appointee from the American Society of Civil Engineers if they disagree.
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James A. Murray
Pocatello
Idaho
Bannock County
Murray
American Sociery of Civil Engineers
Lusitania Breaks Transatlantic Speed Records
The Cunarder Lusitania completed the transatlantic crossing from Daunt’s Rock to Sandy Hook in four days twenty hours and twenty two minutes, arriving at 2:55 am. It beats the Mauretania’s long course record by three hours and thirty seven minutes and posts an average speed of 24.83 knots.
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Daunt's Rock
Sandy Hook
Mauretania
New York
Daunty's Rock
Lusitania
Explosion and Fire at Say Sugar Refinery Causes Casualties
At Say sugar refinery on May 22 an explosion in the grinding room killed two workers and injured 42 others. A wall was blown out and windows shattered across blocks. Fire followed, triggering a panic among 2400 employees, with many crushed in the rush to exit. A spark from a dynamo is suspected to have ignited sugar dust.
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Aris
Say
Ruedenois
Trolley Wreck on Brooklyn Bridge Damages Cars
Fifteen persons injured with four feared dead after a Brooklyn Bridge collision at the Manhattan end. Three cars wrecked one telescoped due to a broken brake rod on a car, authorities report.
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New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Twenty peasants hanged in Russia for agrarian outrages
In Kherson on May 22 twenty peasants from the Yekaterinoslav district were hanged by court martial for taking part in disorders. The men, members of a peasant association, sought to drive out landed proprietors by burning estates. Death penalty marks a new departure after prior flogging and short imprisonments.
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Kherson
Russia
Yekaterinoslav
Sabbath rest proposed national law by assembly
The Presbyterian general assembly adopted a resolution urging Congress to enact a law requiring all workers in interstate commerce to grant their employer 42 days of rest each year. The move supports the Sabbath observance campaign.
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Kansas City
Presbyterian — General Assembly
Congress
Currency Commission Plan Backed by House Panel
The House committee on banking and currency, by a substantial majority, voted to recommend passage of the Aldrich joint resolution creating a currency commission. The measure had already been adopted by the Senate yesterday.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency Today
Aldrich
Currency Commission
Senate
Idaho Reclamation Projects Stir East About Idaho Growth
Dr J H Moore of Seattle visits Pocatello praising Idaho reclamation schemes and Twin Falls land prospects. He notes Idaho as well advertised and promises eastern bankers’ interest will bring returns. He plans to return home after a few days in the city amid talk of Idaho’s booming growth and opportunities.
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Idaho
Pocatello
J. H. Moore
Seattle
Lyman Fargo
Blyth & Fargo Company
Milt Carrier
Newton
Iowa
Blackfoot
Charles Hart
Brown-Hart Company
Tribune
Union
Pittsburg
Twin Falls
Alaska
Skagway
Circus Beautiful Takes the Town
A reader praises the Sells-Floto circus parading through town calling it the best show with a mile long parade of horses, elephants, lions and cages. The crowd filled the tents all day for matinee and evening performances under favorable weather in Pocatello.
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Sells-Floto
Ben
Pocatello
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Adventuress
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