09 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
1
Genoa West Virginia Rev Maurice Wilson 80 years old uttered a Bible quote while nearly severing his wife’s head then collapsed in the woods exhausted doctors deem him insane and the crime described as awful and blasphemous by observers
In Maine the tally climbs by 29 000 votes as results roll in. Officials report a clear majority in key districts with supporters celebrating early. Local leaders credit mobilization efforts and turnout drives across urban and rural areas.
Figures from 261 of 521 towns indicate a Republican statewide plurality around 24 000 to 27 000 with Maine voters endorsing the party. The GOP gains include sweeping congressional and legislative wins and a Senate with only one Democrat in thirty one members.
Governor Stena of Pennsylvania says he would invite a legislative session if a constitutional law could be passed to settle the coal strike and prevent future clashes. He notes private business, discusses meetings with Reading boss Baer, U S Steel officers, and talks with Attorney General Elkin Senator Lina and P A B Widener about Morgan’s involvement.
Roosevelt disapproved the Deadwood to Omaha cowboy race causing its abandonment. The event drew attention in Deadwood South Dakota with supporters planning a bold endurance contest that was halted by the president’s ruling.
A Santiago Texas special says arsenic springs near Mapaimi Mexico have polluted the water supply. Thirty dead and 400 seriously ill as the city faces a water shortage while physicians are summoned from nearby towns.
The Kickapo Indians, once a powerful tribe, are rapidly decimated by disease since allotment seven years ago. Of about 280 members, eighty have died while births do not match the death rate. Harsh living conditions and lack of proper shelter in winter worsen their plight.
A disrupted episode in Candela, a small town in Afalin, unfolded with tense confrontations and crowd clashes as authorities struggle to restore order. No injuries reported, but residents describe a volatile scene as police move to disperse demonstrators.
Nine indicted members of a House of Delegates boodle combine are pursued as officers reveal their oath to act and not expose the group. Edmond Bersch and five others are jailed on bail, with former delegate WM Tamblyn arrested in Cleveland.
A comedy drama titled A Broken Heart by Miss Mather Rujaero is staged at the Auditorio Rim, showcasing a mix of humor and pathos in a small theater setting.
Fire at the Short Line handcar shop between the ice house and repair track gut the building about 12:30 last night. Three handcars under construction burned, one salvageable. Machinists Keough and Mitchell alerted firefighters who prevented greater loss. origin unknown but a spark from a passing engine is suspected.
President Roosevelt spoke to about ten thousand people in court house square Asheville NC after a stop at Hot Springs. Confederate veterans led the escort from the Vance company as school children sang America in Battery Park and the President rode in a carriage through the grounds on his southern visit.
The consul general of Venezuela reports a fierce battle at Finaquallo where Generals Lanciano Mendoza and Riera led the revolutionary forces and were decisively defeated, signaling peace.
In New York a janitor Charles O'Neil died at a hospital after a confrontation with his wife Ida who was found dead in their apartment with two bullet wounds. O'Neil had claimed he would kill Ida after a confession but she shot him first and then killed herself.
Denver reports a lively Colorado Democratic state convention with Governor James B. Orman as the likely nominee on the first ballot though he may need later ballots. Stimson and Stevens hold substantial delegate support while other names surface as potential contenders for the state ticket. The gathering also aims to renominate Senator Teller for reelection as Ex Governor Thomas leads the talks on national issues.
London authorities ordered a steamer with 8000 New Zealand sheep cargo to sea after discovering the animals in shocking condition. The entire cargo was thrown overboard to prevent human consumption.
Philip Corkin, the oldest engineer on Southern Pacific lines in Oregon, shot himself in the head amid despondency after being reassigned to a suburban train. A thirty year veteran on the Portland main line, he refused the new position and faced ongoing distress.
In Chattanooga the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accepted the resignation of Grand Master I P Sargent and Commissioner Genelation of Immigration during its annual convention.
San Francisco observes the fifty second anniversary of California’s admission as a state a legal holiday. Native Sons hold celebrations at Santa Rosa as part of the observance.
A Paris dispatch from Les Nevins in Finisterre reports a Breton Open Air festival at Bolgeet drawing about thirty thousand peasants. The bishop of Quimper with some 300 clergy led by a cross and banners marched to an altar on a plain as French flags decorated the scene. A Breton language preacher condemned closing unauthorized schools and said Freemasons seek to drive God from schools and would send priests to the scaffold, with Bretons preferring chains, prison, and death.
North Yakima Wash Sept 9 Five hundred Indian hop pickers stage a strike demanding 125 cents per hour, a 25 cent raise in the season wage.
Washington dispatch says Mr Powell the status minister to Hayti cables that Admiral Killick and two officers drowned when the Crete a Pierrot was sunk near Cape Haytion by the German gunboat Pantho a wrecked ship.
Tickets sold to Boise and return at one fifth fare on certificate plan. Attendance must be fifty or more who paid full fare going. if fewer attend, ball rates apply. Price listed as $10,600 with ABL Mattson noted.
The levy rate is set at two dollars and forty cents for every one hundred dollars of assessed property value. Officials cite budgeting needs and service funding as the basis for the assessment.
County commissioners adjourned after setting this year’s levy at 240 cents per 100 valuation, 80 cents higher than last year due to court house grounds repairs and building improvements. A 7 cent redemption levy covers scalp bounty deficits with court adjudication noted. Budget also raises road spending and notes Ada county set its levy at 250 per 100.
Washington notes a practical certainty the new department of commerce bill will pass. The key question is who will lead the department with Cortelyou viewed as the leading candidate and Littauer as a principal rival for the post.
J Edward Addicks, president of a dozen corporations, is said to conduct vast business without writing or signing letters. A hasty discarded note allegedly influenced his vow to avoid written communication. He uses telephones in four homes and with trusted agents, paid for by him, while his secretary handles all usual correspondence.
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