Agreement Reached On Currency Bill In Congress
Washington reports say after two hours of deliberation Republican conference members reached an agreement on the currency bill but the exact terms will await full conference including Democrats. Speaker Cannon hinted adjournment could come in two days or two weeks. Weather notes mention odd cold in Pocatello and record May precipitation at local station.
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Bill Bartholdt
Washington
Cannon
Houses of
Congress
Bartholdt
House Committee On Buildings and Grounds
Conference Committee
Senate
Currency Bill Conference Report Reported to House
The conference report on the currency bill was reported to the House at 2:25 p.m. and consideration began immediately.
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Washington
House
Texas Flood Subside in Dallas After Night of Rising Waters
The Trinity River fell four feet during the night and officials fear the worst of the flood is over. Dallas lacks street and electric lights except private plants, and the water supply is cut off raising public health concerns due to absence of sewerage. Estimated damages reach a million dollars in the city and railroads may have lost another million.
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Dallas
Texas
Trinity
Bodies Found in Pond At Guiness Farm
In La Porte Indiana on May 27 a hogs bone pulled from a farm pond led Sheriff Smutzer to believe other human remains are buried beneath the mud. Authorities plan a thorough shore search with long rakes to surface any additional remains.
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la Porte
Ind
Guiness Farm
Miscalc By Weather Man Hits Portland Night
Foreaster Beals of the United States Weather Bureau in Portland faced a string of faulty forecasts. A dope sheet promised fair and warmer conditions, but a severe storm brought rain and snow with tree damage from heavy wet snow.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Foreaster Beals
United States Weather Bureau
Portland
Jupiter Miivius
Engineer on Flyer Dead in His Cab
Chicago reports the Overland Limited traveling at high speed near Byron Illinois at nearly sixty miles an hour. Engineer Albert Gauvine was found dead on the cab floor as the train passed signals and interlocking switches with about a hundred passengers aboard. Fireman Nash warned about the signals and a rear train thundered by just after Gauvine’s body was found.
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Chicago
Overland Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Byron
Illinois
Albert Gauvine
San Francisco
Gauvine
Davis Junction
Nash
Limited
Trial Run of Pocatello Brick Plant Opens Soon
A trial run of the Pocatello Pressed Brick and Manufacturing Co plant showed the machinery running smoothly as workers prepared for immediate operations. Airial production of common pressed brick and hollow building ware will begin within days once haulage routes to the clay quarry are ready.
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Pocatello Pressed Brick & Manufacturing Company
City Wins Water Case From Bass City
Boise reports the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed District Judge Alfred Budge in the water case of the city of Pocatello versus George Basa. The dispute involved riparian rights on city park grounds south of town. County Attorney George E. Gray argued for the city before the high court.
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Boise
Supreme Court of the State
Alfred Budge
City of
Pocatello
George Basa
Supreme Court
George E. Gray
Four Years for Forgery Plea in Idaho Case
Aaron Richardson pleaded guilty to forging the name of W. O. Smith on a first national Logan check and obtaining 16 dollars. He was sentenced to four years at hard labor in the state penitentiary and to be transported to Boise with two other prisoners from Bannock county for sentencing. Peter Emmert and William White pleaded guilty to embezzlement and burglary respectively and faced sentencing by Judge Budge.
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Aaron Richardson
Soda Springs
Burnett McGarvey
Preston
Oneida County
Pocatello
Davis
Evans
Alfred Budge
Chambers
Richardson
First National Bank of
Logan
W. O. Smith
Boise
Bannock County
Peter Emmert
Bear Lake County
Blackfoot
William White
Budge
Strike settlement restores relations at Rocky Mountain Bell
Salt Lake May 27 President H Vance Lane and General Manager D M Murray report after a Montana trip that the May 12 agreement with the Montana Federation of Labor has fully mended relations with labor unions. Many workers have returned to positions and others rejoin daily, with former opponents now employed.
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Salt Lake
H. Vance Lane
Pm. Murray
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Montana
Lane
Murray
Montana Federation of Labor
Seven children injured in truck collision near Lincoln colliery
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on May 27 a group of seven to ten children climbed onto a truck on the Philadelphia and Reading rail road branch to the Lincoln colliery and started it down a steep grade. The truck and a car it struck were almost completely demolished and several were fatally injured.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia and
Reading
Lincoln
Explosion Wrecks Gallagher Homes in Oakland Graft Case
Three houses owned by James L. Gallagher former San Francisco official and key graft witness were demolished by dynamite in Oakland last night no injuries reported but many nearby windows were broken. Authorities say no clue yet about the motive or suspects.
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Oakland
James L. Gallagher
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Kelly Wins Ditch Case in County Court
John Kelly a rancher above Soda Springs won a verdict for 167 dollars against B E Slusser owner of an electric light plant over a canal enlargement that damaged his water supply. Trial also heard T M Woodland vs Oregon Short Line for 250 dollars claiming death of a cow and a mare near Arimo in April 1906.
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John Kelly
Soda Springs
B. E. Slusser
Kelly
Slusser
H. V. A. Ferguson
Clark
Davis
Preston
D. Worth Clark
Arimo
Woodland
Five Pleas of Guilty in Police Court Drunk and Disorderly
In Police Court Judge Kane presided over five guilty pleas for drunken and disorderly conduct. Edith Frost, real name Kane, an inmate of the Walled City, paid a $10 fine. The four men received $30 fines or 20 days on the chain gang.
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Kane
Edith Frost
Murderer Radzius Hanged Before Crowded Multinational Crowd
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on May 27 Felix Radzius a young Polish man convicted of murdering Mrs Cherkoskis and her four year old son at Shenandoah six months earlier was executed. A large crowd of foreigners many Slavs Hungarians Poles Italians Russians Lithuanians and others witnessed the hanging in the prison yard. Just before his death Radzius confessed to the Shenandoah murder and to another crime in Russia poland.
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Pottsville
Felix Radzius
Mary Cherkoskis
Shenandoah
Radzius
Poland
Senator Dubois in Town for Day Visit
Former United States Senator Fred T. Dubois of Blackfoot and Boise visited Pocatello friends today and planned to return to Bingham County this evening.
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United States
Fred T. Dubois
Blackfoot
Boise
Grove City
Pocatello
Bingham County
Standley Gambling Case Jury Recommends Wycherly Dismissal
A police court jury finds plumber J. A. Standley not guilty and calls for Pat Wycherly the city dog catcher to be dismissed for framing a poker game setup. The panel censures the complainant for improper methods and urges officials to remove him from duty. The case centers on a Salt Lake saloon incident last Friday with City Attorney Witty prosecuting.
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Standley
P. Wycherly
J. A. Standley
Oreimbling
Pat Wycherly
Salt Lake
William Kely H. Johnson
Dan Buckley
J. W. Lane
John J. Hull
A. JB. Chaffee
Wycherly
Witty
Willis Reeves
White & Reeves
Telluride Power Secures 10 Million Bond Issue in Trust Deed
Telluride Power Company assigns its holdings in Idaho Utah and Wyoming to Citizens Savings and Trust of Cleveland to back a 10 million dollar bond issue. The filing records conveyance of properties and the deed covers 30 year gold bonds at 6 percent interest, with recording fees over 50 dollars.
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Telluride Power Company
Cleveland Bank
Bannock County
Bannock County Court House
Citizens’ Saings & Trust Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Gallety
Ul the Power Company
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
L. L. Nunn
Celluride Power Company
Presbyterians Report Debits and Gifts at General Assembly
Kansas City May 27 The Presbyterian general assembly reviewed all home missionary fields and noted a $47,000 debit after assuming Cumberland branch work. A committee thanked John D Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie for gifts to Presbyterian colleges.
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Kansas City
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cumberland
General Assembly
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Presbyterian Colleges
No liquor sold inside Denver Democratic convention venue
Denver on May 27 reports no alcohol will be sold in the convention auditorium during the July gathering. A large bid for a bar concession was rejected by the arrangements committee. the nearest licensed saloon is a block away and temporary bars are not allowed. Non intoxicating drinks will be available near the convention building.
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Denver
Committee of Arrangements
The Thaw Case Advances Toward Annullment Hearing
New York May 27. Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw may withdraw her suit for annulling her marriage to Harry K Thaw as a hearing by a referee is set in the city. Justice Morsehouser ruled Thaw insane and to be confined in an asylum and reports say Mrs Thaw seeks control of his estate. Thaw's legal estate is listed as 2400 a year from his father's will.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Morsehouser
Thaw
City Council Special Meeting To Hear Water Franchise Report
A special city council session is called by the mayor for this evening to hear a report from The Cote Mithoe on discussions with the Pocatella Water Company about the new franchise ordinance sought by J A Murray. The committee is expected to report against granting the franchise. Other topics include the proposed bond election.
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Cote Mithoe
Pocatella Water Company
J. A. Murray
Yellowstone Limited Train Schedule Near For Tour Season
A party of Short Line railroad officials led by Vice President Bancroft inspected Idaho division and Yellowstone park branch. The Yellowstone train will depart Salt Lake at 6 45 PM arriving park 7 AM, with return at 7 PM arriving Salt Lake next morning. About 150 workers are on extension and season opens June 10.
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W. T L. Bancroft
Idaho
Salt Lake
Twin Falls
Huntington
Payette Valley Road
Yellowstone Park
Bancroft
J. M. Davis
D. B E. Burley
Parley L. Williams
S. H. Pinkerton
Fred A. Knickerbocker
Henry J. Phummer
Idaho Division
George HL. Olmstead
Park Branch
W. T L. Jones
Park Line
The
Park
Pocatello
Cache
Bear River Valley
Utah
Yellowstone
Carrie Nation In Jail For Disorderly Conduct
Mrs. Carrie Nation was arrested in Pittsburg for scolding and embarrassing four men on a streetcar. She was fined 25 dollars plus costs or 60 days in the work house, refused to pay, and will be sent to the work house. The WCTU helped her with the fine before release.
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Pittsburg
Carrie Nation
16 000 Schoolhouse for the Power City
Amer view Falls building committee adopted plans for a 16000 dollar concrete and brick schoolhouse by Somme and Snath of Poentella. The eight room modern structure will have steam heat and electric light and cost about 16000 dollars. Architect Samms returned from a business trip to Power City.
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Amerview Falls
Somme & Snath
Poentella
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Samms
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Weather Bureau
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Logan Bank
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