Press of Idaho Preparing for Forthcoming Primary Campaign
Eastern Idaho Press club closes two day Pocatello session. Editors discuss enforcing the new direct primary law with unbiased editorial criticism and cooperation with Western Idaho Press association to educate voters. The group plans future meetings and addresses grafts in advertising while adding new members.
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Idaho Press Club
Gate City
Idaho
Gem State
Eastern Idaho Press Club
Pocatello
Western Idaho Press Association
North
Bubl
Western Idaho
Burrows
Caldwell Daily News
Westernanion
Direct primary law discussed by Eastern Idaho Press Club
Lloyd Adams, Clyde Hanson, and editors hear Lisle on the new direct primary law. The talk covers unmuzzling the press, the ban on campaign publicity payments, and the law’s impact on newspapers. Resolutions urge cooperation with the Western Idaho Press Association, oppose graft, defend free discussion, and support state paper distribution.
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Lisle
Idaho
Special Committee
Resolutions Committee
Wallis
War Clouds Grow as U S Ships Move Toward Nicaragua
Washington reports strain between the United States and Nicaragua as ships sail toward Nicarguan shores. Secretary Knox says the U S will demand reparation if inquiries confirm the death of Grace and Cannon. The president approves the action and diplomatic relations may snap.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Grace
Cannon
Knox
Naval rush orders to outfit gunboats Paducah Dubuque
Portsmouth New Hampshire November 22 naval rush orders arrived to outfit the gunboats Paducah and Dubuque as they prepare to sail back to their stations in the Caribbean Sea.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Paducah
Dubuque
Caribbean Sea
Missouri Fleet Ordered to Sail at Once for New York
Newport November 22 The battleship Missouri finished torpedo practice and received orders to proceed at top speed for New York. Preparations were made to sail within a couple of hours.
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Newport
Missouri
New York
Militia Officer to Face Court in Olympia Trial
Ortis Hamilton former adjutant general of Washington will be arraigned in Olympia tomorrow on embezzlement and forgery charges. Embezzlement allegation cites $1118 state funds with larger shortage claimed from falsified ammo and quartermaster purchases for state militia. Prosecutors say funds were spent on Seattle underworld figure Florence Moore.
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Olympia
Wash
Ortis Hamilton
State of Washington
Hamilton
Seattle
Florence Moore
Customs cleanup advances as Loeb discusses fraud probe
Washington Nov 22 Collector Loeb of New York conferred with administration officials on the customs house fraud investigation. He said cleansing at the New York customs house was largely complete, but surveillance would continue and the total recovered may rise beyond amounts already obtained from the American Sugar Refining company.
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Washington
Loeb
New York
Customs House
New York Customs House
American Sugar Refining Company
Lansdon Says He Will Not Run Again
Secretary of State Robert A. Lansdon announced from Lewiston that he will retire at the end of his current term and will not seek re election to any office. He opposes a third term and says he plans to devote time to private business after two terms in office.
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Robert A. Lansdon
Clearwater Timber Belt
Lewiston
Idaho
Wallace
Wheat Market Closes Higher in Chicago Trade
Chicago Nov 22 December wheat finished at 1.0010 per bushel as buyers pushed futures up in light trading.
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Chicago
Many Alive in the Mine in Cherry Illinois Rescue Update
Two exploration parties in the St. Paul mine near Cherry Illinois found indications of numerous living men amid thousands missing. Surviving miners recover slowly with light food only as rescuers report live rats in newly opened sections, suggesting pockets of air and potential remaining survivors.
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Cherry
Ill
St. Paul
National Civic Federation Meets to Study Old Age Pensions
In New York the National Civic Federation opens a two day session to discuss solutions for the aged sick and disabled workers. Plans cover compensation for industrial accidents workers funds and old age pensions with speakers including Elihu Root Andrew Carnegie Samuel Gompers and other prominent figures.
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New York
United States
National Civic Federation
Elihu Root
John Hays Hammond
Andrew Carnegie
John Mitchell
George B. Cortelycu
Franklin MacVeagh
the Treasury
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Major A. E. Piorkowski
Friedrich Krupp Company
Essen
Germany
A. H. Gill
J. R. Clymes
Michigan Women Anxious to Vote Convention Opens
Grand Rapids, Mich. delegates gather for the Michigan Equal Suffrage association annual convention with Votes for Women as the rallying cry. Noted leaders Mrs. Phillip Snowden and Rev. Carolina Bartlett Crane headlined as plans are laid for a Michigan women enfranchisement campaign.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Phillip Snowden
England
Carolina Bartlett Crane
Chicago
Michigan
Copper Merger Moves Forward Despite Oil Case Delays
Interests identified with a planned merger of large copper properties announced that the federal court decision in the Standard Oil cases would not delay progress. The statement claims the combination aims to strengthen the industry and encourage competition rather than hinder it.
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New York
Standard Oil
Waterways Association Convenes In Columbus
The Chipoka Flint Chattahoochee Apalachiola Waterways association held its annual convention in Columbus on November 22 with delegates from Florida Alabama and Georgia. The group aims to advance river improvements and create an inland waterways system linking the three states.
Robbery Ends in Slaying on Ross Main Street
In Ross California the victim Robert Black an employee of a local utility was shot twice through the heart and robbed on the main street at an early hour. The killer fled after rifling the victim’s pockets.
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Ross
Cal
Robert Black
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