Primaries Spread Across the East With Key Wisconsin Race
Wisconsin voters cast ballots to nominate U S senators on Republican and Democratic tickets. LaFollette faces Cook for the GOP nomination while Meenah’s Cook vies with LaFollette in a tight statewide contest. Campaigns highlight county option debates and party strength.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
Robert M. LaFollette
Madison
Samuel A. Cook
Meenah
Charles S. Weiser
Burt
Wise
Ashland
Vermont to Speak First in Fall Elections
Montpelier, Sept 3 Vermont will vote Tuesday for governor and five other state officers, two U S representatives and legislators. The contest centers on the governor race between John A Mead and Charles D Watson while Republican Mead is viewed as the likely winner as Vermont leans Republican. Democratic leaders predict only a reduced Republican margin of around 20 000 votes despite expectations of Mead’s victory.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Congress
Sixty-Second
Foster
Plumly
John A. Mead
Rutland
Charles D. Watson
St. Albans
Coal Lands Withdrawn Across Idaho in Federal Action
President Taft has withdrawn all Idaho public land believed to hold coal or lignite from entry until survey and appraisal by the U S Geological Survey. Surface rights remain open to agricultural entry, but coal ownership remains separate. The withdrawal affects roughly 6 000 000 acres in Canyon Ada and surrounding counties from Boise to Salmon with potential high quality deposits along the Snake River region.
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Idaho
Taft
Congress
United States Geological Survey
Washington
Snake River
Minidoka
St. Anthony
Idaho Falls
Wyoming
South Fork
Fremont
Bingham Counties
Wyoming Line
Henrys Fork
John Grays Lake
Salmon
North Carolina Veterans Hold Historic Norfolk Reunion
Norfolk hosts the North Carolina division of United Confederate Veterans as its three day reunion opens. It is the first time NC veterans meet outside their state with a large attendance and strong enthusiasm predicted for the event.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
United Confederate Veterans
Prohibition and Socialist Ticket Names Revealed
The Prohibition party nominates Edwin R. Towle of Franklin for governor and Chester E. B. Ordway of Proctorsville for statewide office. the Socialist picks also appear, with a note that support may be halved.
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Edwin R. Towle
Franklin
Chester Eb, Ordway
Proctorsville
Roosevelt Holds News Conference in St Paul on Conservation
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the National Conservation congress in St Paul outlining his plan to curb wasteful practices and curb monopolistic corporations. He claimed bold actions are needed to preserve natural resources for all and praised the congress as it grows.
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Theodore Roosevelt
National Conservation Congress
Spee
Gifford Pinchot
Tawney Bene
Taft
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Chicago
Beverly
Chi
Norton
Minn
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Herbert K. Smith
U. S
Hadley
Missouri
Red Cross
Mabel Boardman
American Red Cross Society
George C. Pardee
California
Francis J. Heney
Rupert Fire Destroys Seven Businesses Townwide Blaze
A destructive blaze in Rupert on September 6 wiped out seven businesses starting at Steph & Son confectionery around 11 pm. Frame structures burned include H. V. Steph & Son groceries Guyer & Haynes Parker Bros A D Ash W A Goodman Cal Masterson and Czienz furnishing bakery. Loss about 40000 with only half insured, plus 60000 total from last week's Ferry Lumber Company fire. Fire confined to one block.
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Rupert
Steph & Son
H. V. Steph & Son
Guyer & Haynes
Parker Bros
A. D. Ash
W. A. Goodman
Cal. Masterson
Ferry Lumber Company
Banner oat yield reported near Forest Grove
In Scoggins valley near Forest Grove Oregon T W Sain threshed what is believed to be the state’s banner oats yield. He harvested 117 bushels per acre from 37 acres on land described as nearly raw and located along creel bottoms.
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Portland
Ore
Scoggins Valley
Forest Grove
T. W. Sain
Creely
Manitoba Field Trials Open With Big Derby Stakes
Arnaud Manitoba September 6 The Manitoba Field Trials club opens today with plentiful game on the preserves near Arnaud and a large field expected to compete in the Derby stakes, the meet’s most important event.
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Manitoba
Arnaud
Man
Prize fish tale ends with wildcat pelt witness
In Oregon on the Santiam River near Detroit Rev. A M Williams a McMinnville pastor waited in riverbank brush as a fisherman hauled a rainbow trout overhead a wildcat sprang and grabbed the fish. The cat fled and Williams shot it. The preacher confirms the tale and shows the wildcat pelt as proof.
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Portland
Ore
A. M. Williams
Santiam
Detroit
Rev. Williams
Presbyterian Church
McMinnville
Oregon
Notorious Prisoner Enters 35th Year of Solitary Confinement
Jesse Pomeroy, one of America's longest serving life prisoners, marks his thirty fifth year in solitary at Charlestown State Prison. Committed at fourteen for torturing and murdering children, he has spent decades in a dark cell with no divine services, work, or exercise with other inmates.
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Boston
Mass
Jesse Pomeroy
United States
Charlestown
Brady Wins Idaho Primary with Broad County Support
Governor Brady appears to hold a clear statewide majority in Idaho after last Tuesday’s primary, with a southeast total majority of 3850 and large leads in Cassia Twin Falls Lincoln Washington Ada Boise Elmore Canyon Lemhi. ONeil has carried Nez Perce and several small counties. Bonner and Kootenai seem to lean Brady, with total state majority estimated at no less than 4000.
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Brady
Li. F. O'Neil
Shoshone
Bonner County
O'Neil
Cassia
Twin Falls
Lincoln
Washington
Ada
Elmore
Canyon
Lemhi
Kootenai
Bonner
Mr. O'Neil
Nez Perce
Custer
Owyhee
Blaine
September Term Opens in Bannock County Court
The September term opens with Judge Alfred Budge presiding in Pocatello. Five criminal cases on the docket include Lew Kay facing charges of obtaining money under false pretenses by posing as a federal agent, and arraignments for Arthur Goff and Arthur Breens on grand larceny. Also set for trial are Ricardo Verlin and May Ellis for selling liquor in a prohibition district. The civil calendar centers on Mink Creek riparian rights with a large plaintiff group led by Roland Mink et al. versus James Campbell et al, seeking a decree defining priority and water rights. A cloud of witnesses will attend.
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Bannock County
Pocatello
Alfred Budge
Lew Kay
Kay
Arthur Goff
Arthur Breens
Lars Jacobsen
Ricardo Verlin
May Ellis
Mink Creek
Roland Mink
Johnnie Mink
Elsa Mink
Mink
Kingup
Big Elk
To-an-a
T.B. Smith
Joe Munn
Mary E. Munn
W. H. Edwards
James Campbell
Britain Protest Over Textile Export Conditions
The British foreign office instructed Ambassador Bryce in Washington to lodge a formal protest with the American state department regarding circulars to consuls and continental offices. London seeks modification of what it calls the most objectionable regulations affecting English export textile firms.
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London
British Foreign Office
Bryce
Washington
American State Department
Clagstone’s Threat Questioned in Idaho Politics
Lewiston report says Clagstone plans to contest Brady and O’Neil nominations over alleged campaign fund abuses. Citizens mock the move as publicity seeking, and questions arise about his expense records and alleged wet versus dry contributions in Nez Perce County. The case may invoke primary law violations and possible suit. The Spokesman-Review endorsement timing draws comment.
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Boise
Lewiston
Capital News
Clagstone
Brady
O'Neil
Nez Perce
Supreme Court
Bleing
Pan
Five Naturalized as Judge Delays Others at Idaho Court
Judge Budge grants five of eight naturalization petitions as government agent J G Ainslow attends, with cases postponed for Giacomo Giordano and Lambert Manders to verify government facts. Others like A E Carlson and Peter Skag Pearson secured citizenship, while John A Gathe and Timothy Toomey proceed to next term for final consideration.
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Sam
Immigration Bureau
J. G. Ainslow
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Pocatello
Budge
Ainslow
A. E. Carlson
Sweden
United States
J. M. Bistline
W. A. Hyde
Alexander Boere
Italy
E. Ferrando
Charles Darrow
John A. Gathe
Mr. Gathe
Theodore Gathe
Idaho Packing Company
Germany
Peter Skag Pearson
McCammon
George F. Goodenough
E. F. Cutler, Jr
Timothy Toomey
Giacomo Giordano
Supreme Court of
Castellini
Giordano
John Russell Burns
E. G. Houde
Norman Johnson
Fridolin Blust
Train Kills Section Hand Near Kemmerer
The Fast Mail on the Short Line struck a Greek section hand west of Kemmerer early Sunday, fatally injuring him as the train, moving about 60 mph, blasted through a dust storm. The worker died instantly and the body was taken to Kemmerer for interment.
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Kemmerer
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