Tragic fire disaster strands Metz relief train in forest blaze
Reports from Alpena and Detroit indicate a Metz relief train was destroyed by forest fires, with up to 200 feared dead. Wires failed, rails burned, and rescuers searched wreckage near Hawks and No wicki while engineers escaped by water tank.
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Alpena
Mich
Presque Isle
Metz
Hawks
Nowicki
Foster
Lee
Cicero
Detroit
East Tawas
Michigan
Wyoming man confesses to witnessing Oregon sheriff bombing
A. B. Burroughs, near mental collapse, told Sheridan authorities he witnessed the Baker City bombing that killed ex-Sheriff Harvey K. Brown. He named the assassin and said he stood a few feet from the explosion. Details of the confession are suppressed pending investigation.
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Boise
the Statesman
Sheridan
Wyo
Burroughs
Harvey K. Brown
Baker City
Ore
Burrowehs
Benefit Program for Denver Rio Grande Strikers in Pocatello
Tonight at the Auditorium theater the Pocatello Trades and Labor council hosts a benefit for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad strikers. Acts include the Pocatello Mandolin Club, vocal solos by Miss McGonigle and Miss Downing, violin and violincello numbers, piano solos, a quartet, a recitation, a comic song, and more led by organizers Gilmore Schultz Shafer Cohn.
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Auditorium Theatre
Pocatello Trades and Labor Council
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Pocatello Mandolin Club
Miss McGonigle
Icclvescens
W. L. Ash
Edward Shafer
Mra
Hannafin Superba
T. Gilmore
F. Shultz
C. Shafer
A. Cohn
Miss Goldwater
Miss Downing
I, Brown
Brown
American Pilsener Beer Delights Thirsty People
An old ad notes American Pilsener beer quenches thirst and cools the body. It promises refreshment for any thirsty man or woman and discourages substitutes.
Smith Declines Nomination Leaves County Surveyor Race Open
Edgar C. Smith of Ban nock City declines the Democratic nomination for county surveyor after learning of the nomination by letter to the Democratic county committee. He says duties would interfere with his profession and he will vote for Oscar Sonnenkalb, the Republican incumbent. Sonnenkalb is left to seek reelection as a highly regarded surveyor.
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Bannock County
Edgar C. Smith
Smith
Democratic County Committee
Democratic County Central Committee
Pocatello
Sonnenkalb
Oscar Sonnenkalb
French Hero Campaign Span Across Idaho
Congressman Burton L. French of Moscow passed through Pocatello on his route from Idaho Falls and Rexburg to Weiser. He addressed large meetings at both Idaho Falls and Rexburg and predicted Fremont county would cast a 9500 majority for Brady for governor.
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Burton L. French
Moscow
Republican Party
Idaho
Pocatello
Weiser
Idaho Falls
Rexburg
French
Sanguine
Fremont County
Brady
Black Handers Captured After Police Raid in Monessen
In Monessen, Frank Cassini received a Black Hand demand for 500 dollars. Police blocked the meeting. An agent was arrested with three would‑be rescuers, all four captured after a hand to hand struggle. Six revolvers two razors stilettos and brass knuckles were seized.
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Monessen
Frank Cassini
Society
Cassini
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Chicago Docks and Cars
A fire in Chicago destroyed property valued at about a million dollars at the International Salt docks and the Elgin Joliet & Eastern railway offices. Fifty freight cars burned as flames threatened two grain steamers and the Calumet elevator with over a million bushels of corn.
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Chicago
International Salt Company
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
103Rd Street
Calumet River
Calumet
Democratic spellbinders return from county campaign trip
Three Democratic candidates John Ellis for sheriff Milo A. Hendricks for assessor and R M Terrell for county attorney returned from McCammon with national spellbinder Monnett of Ohio. They planned to resume campaigning toward Oxford for Saturday night county rally.
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McCammon
Monnett
Ohio
John Ellis
Milo A. Hendricks
R. M. Terrell
Oxford
Telluride Power Men Inspect Grande Hydro Plant
A party of Telluride Power Company officers and stockholders from Cleveland, Provo, Olmstead, Loran, and Telluride arrived from Salt Lake to inspect the Bear River hydro electric plant near Grace Utah. The group includes O M Stafford John F Rust Jr Alfred Squire George M Chandler 8S A Bailey Charles G Ruffner A L Woodhouse W C Coles and R P Burbanks. They left on No 6 this morning for the work site and will stay a couple of days.
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Telluride Power Company
Bear River
Grace
Salt Lake
M. Stafford
John F. Rust, Jr
Alfred Squire
George M. Chandler
Cleveland
A. Bailey
Telluride
Colo
Charles G. Ruffner
Olmstead
Utah
A. L. Woodhouse
Provo
W. C. Coles
Loran
R. P. Burbanks
Ida
Pupils Rebel Over Football Ban At Central High
Pueblo Colorado October 16 pupils at Central High staged a protest by dressing as young children and playing with toys to defy orders against forming a football team. Large boys in short trousers and bow ties led the pageant while girls wore pigtails and nursed dolls. After disorder the senior and junior classes were dismissed though students later agreed to return. school officials remain firm against football.
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Pueblo
Colo
Central High School
Balloons Plauen and Hergezell Reported Lost in Sea
BerlinOctober 16 The German balloons Plauen and Hergezell which left last Monday in an endurance test with 27 other competitors have not been reported and the Aero club committee is convinced they are lost at sea The remaining airships are accounted for
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Berlin
Plauen
Hergezell
Aero Club Committee
County Clerk Prepares Official Ballots for Printing
County Clerk Gallet works at the Tribune office to prepare official ballots for the county. The printing plant is the only in the region equipped for this work. After printing, ballots and election supplies will be distributed to precincts statewide.
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Gallet
Tribune Office
No Quorum Halts City Council Meeting
Four aldermen attended the regular council meeting at city hall last night. the mayor and Councilmen Chilson, Houde, Williams and Smith were present. The session adjourned formally until next Wednesday night.
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Chilson
Houde
Williams
Smith
Monnett at Auditorium Addresses Small Audience
ex-attorney general of Ohio F S Monnett spoke to a small crowd at the Auditorium last night as Gate City band drew attendees. Monnett then departed for Butte where he will speak tonight.
Register Now Urges Voters to Sign Up
Campaign notices stress immediate registration with a clear warning that without enrollment residents cannot vote. Public appeals emphasize urgency and civic duty to participate in upcoming elections.
Hearst editor served with slander suit in Omaha
A dramatic scene aboard Union Pacific No. 2 ends with millionaire editor William R Hearst being served with a $600,000 libel suit by Oklahoma Governor Charles N Haskell in Douglass County Nebraska. Deputy Sheriff batters entry as Mrs Hearst protests unseen. Hearst questions trial likelihood.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Haskell
William R. Hyarat
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Douglass County
Nebraska
Stewart
Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Fire destroys Orpheum Theatre and damages adjacent shop
A late night blaze at the Orpheum next to the Fair store on West Center and Main caused extensive damage to the theatre front, ticket office, and interior. Six moving picture films burned, the machine damaged, and the adjoining store sustained smoke and water damage.
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Watson’s
Orpheum
West Center
Main Streets
F. M. Watson & Sons
Chase
Billy Parsons
Murphy & Bartlett
Mr. Parsons
Mr. Chase
Pocatello General Hospite
C. B. Steely
Frank M. Watson
Watson
Fred McCracken
Lyric Theatre
Moving Picture House
Mr. Cundy
McCracken
Fair Store
New Time Card Out Abolishes Nos. 15 and 16 Yellowstone Limited
Oregon Short Line announces time card No. 41 effective 12:05 a.m. Sunday October 18 from Salt Lake. No. 6 eastbound will reach Pocatello by 12:35 and depart 12:50, replacing 1:00 a.m. arrival. No. 8 southbound will arrive 1:15 a.m. instead of 1:25. Nos. 15 and 16 Yellowstone Limited are abandoned, with 15 ending last trip north and 16 ending south tonight.
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Salt Lake
Pocatello
St. Anthony
Fugitive George Glover Captured in Salt Lake City
From Salt Lake City word arrives that George Glover a former Boise undertaker and Idaho asylum escapee has been seized in the Utah capital and is held for an attendant from Blackfoot. He escaped from the Idaho state asylum two weeks ago after earlier capture in Pocatello and evading custody while being transported.
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Salt Lake
George Glover
Idaho
Blackfoot
Utah
Glover
Boise
Pocatello
Dr. Hoover
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Harvey ‘Brown
Telluride Power Men
Pueblo High School
Schoo
Summons
Orpheum Theatre
Cundy
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