Hamer to Speak at Bannock County Republican Rally
Colonel Thomas R. Hamer of Fremont county Republican nominee for Idaho congressman will headline a major Republican rally at McNichols and Wright Hall in Bannock county this evening. J H Peterson will preside. band music accompanies the event with talks on national issues and labor.
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Hamer
Micholl and Wright Hall
Gem State
Gate City
French
Northwest
Peterson
McNichols & Wright
Bannock County
Thomas R. Hamer
Fremont County
Idaho
Ashton
Upper
Valley of the Snake
Idaho Falls
Bannock
J. H. Peterson
Pocatello
Colonel Hamer
Congressman French
Ferguson
H. V. A. Ferguson
Auditorium Theatre
McCammon
the Tribune
Bryan Quits New York Fight After Day of Rallies
In New York on October 30 Taft and Bryan ended a tense stage clash over Syracuse and Onondaga county. Taft held two meetings in New York while Bryan spoke at four and then headed toward Ohio as the Democrats focus on electoral gains in Ohio Indiana Illinois. Taft continued in Onedia Rome Utica and Batavia with a Buffalo night event while John W. Kern toured Indiana aided by T. W. Chaffin the prohibition candidate.
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New York
Taft
Bryan
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Eagles Social Draws 150 in First Monthly Gathering
The Order of Eagles held its first monthly social at Eagle hall with over 150 members and families present. A full program featured Mrs. Dr. Steely piano, Awilda Trapp recitation, Downey vocal solo, and a talk on fraternism by Dr. Steely, followed by a lunch and dancing until midnight with master of ceremonies W. E. Trapp.
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Order of Eagles
Eagle Hall
W. E. Trapp
Dr. Steely
Awilda Trapp
Miss Downey
P. Hannafin
Eagles
Belcher Urges Bannock County Vote for Republican Slate
Hon. Norman Belcher former Bannock County legislator warns that voting Republican for state senator and county representatives will ensure United States Senator reelection support for Governor Brady and Republican pledges. He says a Democratic majority would oppose GOP measures at every turn.
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Norman Belcher
Bannock County
United States
Brady
Senate
House
Mob Executes Prisoner in Roane County Jail Ambush
A mob of about thirty masked men raided the Roane county jail at dawn in Kingston Tennessee. They killed George Cook who faced a murder charge after the ferryman John King slaying. Cook allegedly fought with a razor before being shot.
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Kingston
Tenn
Roane County
George Cook
John King
Cook
Frisco Warehouse Fire Injures Three Firemen
Three firefighters were injured early today as a blaze wrecked the American Can Company warehouse in San Francisco. The fire damaged the plant and caused an estimated loss of $100,000.
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San Francisco
American Can Company
Rockefeller backs Taft for president says fitness guides choice
John D. Rockefeller released an interview stating he will vote for Taft, citing fitness and temperament as decisive. He argues Taft would promote law and order and industrial progress, and criticizes the current administration for not favoring his life’s special interests.
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Chicago
New York
Record-Herald
John D. Rockefeller
Taft
Mr. Taft
Bryan
Rockefeller Taft pledge tied to oil trust deal alleges bribery
Norman B. Mack, Democratic national committee chair, charges Rockefeller's Taft endorsement came from a deal with the Republican committee and Standard Oil. He asserts a $29 million Standard Oil fine would be settled if Taft wins, and claims Rockefeller gained a price and votes. Mack cites a $3 million GOP fund with $2 million used for coercion and bribery.
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New York
Norman B. Mack
Democratic National Committee
John D. Rockefeller
Taft
Republican National Committee
Standard Oil
Hitchcock
Rockefeller
Mack
Oil Trust
Steel Trust
Sun
Bryan Comments on Rockefeller Taft Endorsement
William J. Bryan issued a statement from Napoleon Ohio on October 30 reacting to John D. Rockefeller’s pledge to vote for Taft. Bryan argued the endorsement would tighten trust power and expose Republican campaign duplicity, praising Rockefeller for revealing the party’s true aims.
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Napoleon
Ohio
William J. Bryan
John D. Rockefeller
William H. Taft
Tovan
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Republican Party
Taft
Bryan
Maryland for Taft visit by Rev Alward Chamberlain
Episcopal minister Rev Alward Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain toured the East returning from Maryland and New York and Philadelphia. He forecasts a Taft landslide in the East and predicts Republican gains as the campaign intensifies.
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Alward Chamberlain
Blackfoot
Bank examiner denies examining Capital State Bank before its suspension
Boise Idaho October 29 1908 State Bank Examiner W S Chaney telegram to Mose Alexander Democratic candidate for governor states he never examined the Capital State Bank of Boise before its suspension and cites records showing his predecessor examined it last year. He notes twenty six new Idaho banks formed last year and that he did not reach the Capital Bank yet. He attaches Fay D Young affidavit confirming no examination occurred.
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State Bank
Chaney
Capital State Bank
Alexander
Boise, Ida
State Bank Examiner
Mose Alexander
Montpelier
Boise
Idaho
M. Alexander
Loveland
Fay D. Young
Minidoka & Southwestern Board Approves Wells Nevada Extension
The Minidoka and Southwestern railroad board, a subsidiary of the Oregon Short Line, met in Idaho to approve plans for extending the line from Twin Falls to Wells Nevada and for the Rupert Fuller cutoff. The proposals will be presented to stockholders at an upcoming meeting.
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Minidoka & Southwestern Railroad Company
Oregon Short Line
Idaho
G. K. Smith
Salt Lake
W. H. Jones
Montana
Olmstead
D. Worth Clark
Wyoming
Twin Falls
Wells, Ney
Bassett Praised as Ideal County Assessor by Local Official
L B Case, Bannock county assessor and tax collector, told the Tribune this morning that Charles H Bassett was one of the most thorough and fair assessors in county history and urged reelecting him to the office.
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L. B. Case
Bannock County
the Tribune
Charles TH
Bassett
Mrs. Astor in Critical Condition at Fifth Avenue Home
Mrs William Astor a longtime leader of New York society is critically ill at her Fifth Avenue home with a heart ailment. Relatives have been summoned to her bedside and she is said to be over eighty years old.
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New York
William Actor
Fifth Avenue
Astor
Tourist travel swells on Short Line to Oregon and Washington
Superintendent G H Olmstead on leave returns from Salt Lake and eyes a California visit. Trainmaster J P Folger of the Pocatello Kemmerer district arrives in the city. No 5 runs in two sections carrying hundreds of home seekers east and midwest bound for Oregon and Washington. Heavy travel likely for five days until tourist ticket sales end October 31.
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Spike and Rail
G. H. Olmstead
Idaho Division
Salt Lake
California
J. P. Folger
Pocatello-Kemmerer
No. 5
East
Middle West
Oregon
Washington
Grand Old Man of Pocatello Seeks Justice of the Peace
Judge C. M. White, longtime Pocatello resident and former Evanston police judge, is among Republican nominees for the precinct’s justice of the peace. Born in New York, he practiced law across Indiana Wyoming and Idaho, earning wide respect for fairness and popularity with attorneys and litigants.
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C. M. White
Pocatello
Pocatella
Weather Possibilities for November From Local Weather Office
November usually cool with a nine year record showing a mean temperature of 39 degrees. The warmest November was 1899 at 42 degrees and the coldest 1905 at 35 degrees. A 24 hour snowfall peak occurred on November 11 with 82 inches reported.
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the Tribune
M. Cunningham
Weather Bureau
Pocatello Brick Company Plans Side Track and Directors
A survey for a 500 foot side track at the Pocatello Brick plant by Oregon Short Line, with new directors D. W. Church and Richard Douglas, and 25,000 shares issued. The plant aims to boost production with aerial tramways and five down draft kilns, expects strong demand from Salt Lake and surrounding areas, and stresses rapid completion.
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Pocatello Brick Company
Oregon Short Line
McCauley
D. W. Church
Richard Douglas
L. L. Wall
L. D. Brown
County official praises two Republican nominees for Bannock
Ff Gallet, Bannock County clerk auditor and recorder, endorses W J Harvey and Daniel J Lau for the county ticket. He says Bannock has been well managed over the past two years and urges their re election, calling them two of the most competent commissioners.
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GO. Gallet
Bannock County
W. J. Harvey
Daniel J. Lau
Wright aircraft mishap ends safely in Lemans
Wilbur Wright’s flight in Lemans France began with an explosion as the motor of his aeroplane exploded. He landed without injury and the craft sustained no further damage.
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Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
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U.S. S
Wells
Nevada
Mrs. Astor
Justice of the Peace
Pocatello Pressed Brick Company
C. W. Cray
Pig
E. G. Gallet
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