DASTARDLY ACT OF DYNAMITERS AT CANADIAN HOTEL
At Niagara British Columbia unknown assailants set dynamite off at midnight blowing up the Canadian Hotel. Louise King an eighteen year old girl died and an Italian man unnamed was killed. Nine others injured. Three dynamite boxes used stolen from Tilney storehouse. Fire followed the blast wrecking most of the hotel amid prior Italian and French street violence and drunken laborer disorder.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Niagara
North Fork
Kettle River
Louise King
Tilney
Press Club Meeting Draws Newsmen Home From Twin Falls
News staff from several towns returned on delayed No. 2 after attending the Eastern Idaho Press club meeting in Twin Falls. The event featured talks on legislation and railroad advertising with plans for a strong lobby at the next session. A May 20 1907 meeting is set for St. Anthony.
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Twin Falls
Eastern Idaho Press Club
Charles Johnson
Blackfoot
Mars. C. E. Wright
Montpelier
J. W. Jones
Rigby
L. Bush Livermore
Pocatello
Gus E. Wallin
Joe H. DeWitt
Soda Springs
Henry Gabbe
Idaho Falls
EB. A. Strong
St. Anthony
Magic City
Perrine Hotel
George B. Fraser
Twin Falls News
Picotte
Wood River Times
Hailey
Blue Lakes
Shoshone Falls
Commercial Club
Twin City
Death toll rises from Dix sinking in Seattle
Five more names were added to the victims list today, bringing known deaths to forty seven. A second body was recovered and floated ashore at Alki Point as marine inspectors prepare to start an investigation tomorrow.
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Seattle
Alki Point
Death in Jail Suicide Strychnine Identified
Seattle coroner reports Maude Creffield died in the county jail from suicide by strychnine poisoning. Chemists found lethal amounts in her stomach confirming the cause.
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Seattle
Carroll
Maude Creffield
Murderess Jennie Anderson Sentenced in Ohio
Youngstown Ohio November 20 Mrs Jennie Anderson convicted of manslaughter in the beating death of her six year old step daughter was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary after the sentence she collapsed in court
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Youngstown
Ohio
Jennie Anderson
President Roosevelt stands pat on Twenty-fifth regiment order
New York Nov. 20 A cable from President Roosevelt declining to suspend his discharge order for the Twenty-fifth colored regiment was made public by Gilchrist steward of the Constitutional League. The President said he would reconsider if new facts show the old ones are false.
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New York
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Gilchrist
Constitutional League
Financier Thomas F Ryan resigns from railroad and industry boards
New York reports that Thomas Fortune Ryan a major financial figure announced he had resigned from the directorships of numerous railroad and industrial firms. He said his extensive roles and assets required him to sever these ties to better serve the fiduciary institutions and stockholders connected to his interests. Henry D. Macdonough noted the list could not be provided.
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New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Henry D. Macdonough
Membership of House Shows GOP Majority at 222 to 14
Washington reports the first official membership tally for the sixtieth Congress. The Republicans hold a majority of fifty eight with 222 members while the Democrats total 14.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Railroad workers win 10 percent raise in switchmen pact
Scranton Pennsylvania November 20 The Delaware Lackawanna and Western rail line today granted its switchmen a ten percent increase and a ten hour day on all divisions of the road.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Wester Railrom
Rocky Mountain Lyceum Formed in Idaho
The Rocky Mountain Lyceum circuit organized at Boise by Blaine Phillips Rev Monroe Smock and Paul A Cowgill affiliates with Redpath Lyceum Bureau of Chicago and Boston. It spans five states including Idaho Salt Lake City Ogden and Spokane and plans lectures amusements and concerts with Boise Symphony likely to join. Liang Chi Chao from the Chinese Empire Reform movement may lecture on the Chinese Situation From Within as a hoped early attraction.
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Rocky Mountain Lyceum Circcit
Boise
Blaine Phillips
Northwest Magazine
PP. Monroe Smock
First Baptist Church
Paul A. Cowgill
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Chicago
Boston
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Dillon
Helena
Butte
Missoula
Mont
Wallace
Spokane
Wash
Pendleton
Baker City
Ore
Weiser
Payette
Caldwell
Nampa
Mountain Home
Twin Falls
Smock
Cowgill
Phillips
Boise Symphony Orchestra
Redpath Bureau
Lyceum Enterprises
Liang Chi Chao
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Beveridge to push child labor ban and stricter meat rules
Senator Albert J. Beveridge announced from Richmond Indiana that he will introduce on opening day of Congress a bill prohibiting child labor nationwide and a bill tightening meat inspection. The child labor measure would bar interstate carriers from transporting products of factories or mines employing under 14 and require affidavits from owners with penalties for violations. A second bill would add the inspection date on canned meats and have packers bear inspection costs.
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Richmond
Ind
Young Men’s Christian Associations
Indiana
Ohio
Albert J. Beveridge
Congress
Department of Commercce and Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Explains the Delay in Lemhi Indian Relocation
Indian Commissioner Leupp explains the postponement of moving the Lemhi to Fort Hall reservation. Protests over winter housing lack of stock care and school capacity led to delaying the removal until next spring. Fort Hall school expansion plans are underway.
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Washington
Leupp
Fort Hall
Lenhi
Idaho land frauds subornation trial pursues opening speeches
Moscow November 20 The Rebnett subornation of perjury trial in land fraud cases opens with prosecutors and defense presenting long speeches. Judge Beatty aims to reach the jury today, with Borah denouncing witnesses and the defense denying any crime as Forney challenges the prosecution's portrayal of intent.
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Moscow
Rebnett
Mr. Ruick
Attorney Forney
Jilge Beatty
Tie
Robnett
Borah
Mar
Deekman and Waldman
Land Office
Elaine
Petersen and Holmes Exclusive Agents for Huyler's Candies
Petersen and Holmes are named as exclusive agents for Huyler's famous candies. The notice emphasizes authorized sales and regional distribution rights. The short item highlights the agency agreement and branding.
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Huyler
Petersen & Holmes
Turkeys Price Range Set for Thanksgiving Day
New York reports turkeys for the Thanksgiving table priced at 35 to 40 cents per pound, with wholesale costs at 21 cents per pound. The drop in supply is blamed on the Blackhead plague sweeping eastern state flocks.
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New York
District Attorney Jerome Delivers First Long Report on Mutual Life
New York November report to Governor Higgins maps two classes of Mutual Life transactions. It finds no state law criminalizing standard insurance practices, cites two forgery charges against a Mutual Life officer, and criticizes the insurer and its executives for salaries and nepotism while deeming many alleged wrongs non criminal.
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New York
Jerome
Higgins
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
Sion
Iis
Armstrong
Jerome Sans
Insurance Comepanies
Mutual Life
Mutual Life Tnsurance Company Priory
Committee On Salaries
Io Power
Joint Committee
Mutual Lifes
Raymond & Company
Geceral
Walter H. Gillette
Morristown Toast Company
New Jersey
L. A. Lawrence
Andrew C. Fields
Fields
Lim Us Stite
Gillette
Mr. Jerome
Robert A. Firainiss
American syndicate wins Congo concession for rubber and minerals
The Brussels announcement confirms a concession to an American syndicate to exploit rubber and mineral resources in the Congo Free State. The rubber venture is led by the American Congo Company, Albany formed recently with Thomas P. Ryan, the Guggenheim group, Jobin D. Rockefeller, and Edward B. Aldrich as chief stockholders. Henry Payne Whitney joins to back mining efforts in a second company. Amounts paid to King Leopold and Belgium are undisclosed.
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New York
Brussels
Conwo Free State
American Congo Company
Albany
Thomas PP. Ryan
Guggenhemers
Jobin D. Rockefeller
Edward B. Aldrich
Aldrich
Henry Payne Whitney
Leopold
Italian man attempts to murder wife then kills himself in Oakland
Frank Distafane aged 70 shot his wife of 22 years twice as she guarded their 2 month old baby at 462 Rose street. He then shot himself in the temple and died instantly. The wife suffered non fatal wounds at the hospital. The motive cited was disagreement over leading a fast life and refused to enter on dishonorable conduct.
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Oakland
Cal
Frank Distafane
Rose Street
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President Roosevelt
Thomas Ryan
Rocky Mountain Lyceum
Belgium
Turkey
New York Life
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