McDougal Leads in Idaho Primary Race for Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General McDougal sustains a solid lead in the Republican primary, with other nominations listed by race. Secretary of State contest between Gifford and Whitney narrows to Gifford slight edge on second-choice ballots as official and estimated returns place them near parity.
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Gifford and
Whitney
Boise
French
Brady
Sweetser
Gifford
Allen
McDougal
Miss Shepherd
Bell
Hawley
Elmore
Idaho
Oneida
Larah
Custer
Hyatt and White
Bannock County Canvassed Returns Show Races Totals
Official returns from Bannock County canvassed by the county commissioners list first and second choice votes for all races. Notable tallies include Congress French 861-280 and ONeal 487-244, Governor Brady 1039-62, Mine Inspector Bell 1193, Sheriff Garbett 634-180, and County Attorney Ferguson 887 with Witty 736. Democratic tickets show Bowen 272 for Congress and Hawley 301 for Governor.
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Bannock County
Board of County Commissioners
Congress
French
Hamer
Sinclair
Brady
Clagstone
Fletcher
O'Neil
Alvord
Holden
Hyatt
White
Whitney
Allen
Hastings
Hyer
McDougal
Morrison
Barton
Chamberlain
Ebers
Keenan
Shepherd
Bell
Moore
Dempster
Hunt
Law
Pomeroy le
Colin
Johnson
Douglas
Jones
Garbett
McGarvey
Quigley
Fox
Johnston
Moyes
Hillman
Merrick
Reddish
Cooper
Steely
Samms
Sonnenkalb
Ferguson
Witty
Shelley Robber Awaiting Federal Action After Post Office Dynamite
William H. Cartright confessed to dynamiting the Shelley post office in June and hid the plunder near Onyx east of McCammon. He is jailed in Bannock County awaiting the federal grand jury in Pocatello next month and admitted selling stolen stamps to a fence in Pocatello.
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Shelley
Pocatello
United States
Onyx
McCammon
William H. Cartright
Bannock
Federal Grand Jury
Cartright
Huntington
Tacoma
Spokane
Uncle Sam
Washington
Ile
Ellis
Treasury Department Shakeups Change Several Posts
Washington notes another round of personnel changes in the treasury department as W. M. Imlay is reduced to a clerkship and E. H. Jemison named to replace him. George Simmons shifts from printing division chief to a clerkship, with F. F. Weston moving from the government printing office to take over his post.
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Washington
Treasury Department
W. M. Imlay
E. H. Jemison
George Simmons
F. F. Weston
Government Printing Office
Twelve Die In Fall At Erie Tunnel West End
Jersey City reports twelve deaths from a rock fall at the west end of the old Erie tunnel. Rescue work continues as crews search for victims and secure the site.
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Jersey City
Erie Tunnel
Gan Union
Central committee to be chosen by Republican nominees
Republican nominees for county offices meet at Idaho Consolidated Power offices to select a county central committee. Present are J. Frank Hunt Swan Lake D L Lau Soda Springs Charles W Dempster Alexander Meyers Cohn Oneida W H Hillman McCammon Lewis Pond Thatcher and others. State Rep T M Edwards McCammon former mayor Walter H Cleave Pocatello and former State Senator John J Hull are mentioned for chairman.
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Idaho Consolidated Power Company
J. Frank Hunt
Swan Lake
D. L. Lau
Soda Springs
Charles W. Dempster
Alexander
Meyers Cohn
Oneida
W. H. Hillman
McCam
Commercial Secretaries Discuss Texas Resources and Immigrant Opportunities
Temple Texas September 12 The Commercial Secretaries Association second annual convention and institute opens here discussing Texas resources and immigrant advantages. Railroad officials and others interested in Texas development will address the two day session.
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Temple
Texas
Emas
Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Lecture Series on Panama Canal by Wayne O Adams
Wayne O Adams, former Panama Canal foreman and engineer, arrives in the city to deliver a lecture series at the Auditorium theatre from tomorrow through Saturday. Titled The Truth About the Panama Canal, the talks will use motion pictures and slides to cover progress, labor, sanitation, and notable scenes from the engineering feat. Adams, awarded a Roosevelt medal, recalls confiscating a flag from a window washer amid a violent confrontation with Panamanian forces while on duty.
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Wayne O. Adams
Panama Canal
Panama
Auditorium Theatre
Wayne
Roosevelt
Adams
Mutterings in Maine Show in Maine Vote Today
In Portland on September 12 a heavy vote is polled as mutterings against state leaders surface amid Republican unrest. The day promises close interest to see how far dissent will affect the statewide vote.
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Portland
Maine
Arizona election today for constitutional convention delegates
The vote hay today to choose delegates to the constitutional convention with a three cornered race among Republicans Democrats and Laborites active in several counties and claiming some delegates will be elected.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Laborites
Bryan on stump in Arkansas for amendment vote
Little Rock September 12 voters choose state officers and adopt or reject an initiative and referendum amendment. For five days William J. Bryan has campaigned across the state in support of the amendment.
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Bryan
Little Rock
Arkansas
William J. Bryan
Engineers Review Plan to Turn Henrys Lake Into Large Storage Reservoir
A party of United States army engineers and federal reclamation officials traveled Idaho from Twin Falls to Ashton and on to Henrys Lake to evaluate converting the lake into a major storage reservoir. Brigadier General Marshall leads the group with Colonel Biddle Major Harts and Director Newell. They toured Boise Paysette Minidoka and Twin Falls projects and will meet in Salt Lake to discuss funding for federal reclamation works and the potential reservoir for Minidoka irrigation.
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United States Army Engineers
Federal Reclamation Service
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Ashton
Henry’s Lake
Marshall
U.S. A
Biddle
Reclamation Board
Langtfitt
Burgess
Harts
New Girder Bridge at American Falls
Oregon Short Line Railroad begins replacing the Howe truss bridge over the Snake River at American Falls with six 80 foot and two 60 foot steel girder spans on 50 foot concrete piers. Under Glenn H. Trout, construction aims to modernize for future double tracking. completion in about seven months.
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West
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
American Falls
Snake River
Glenn H. Trout
Pocatello
Roosevelt summons leaders to Oyster Bay for convention battle
Theodore Roosevelt called a meeting at Oyster Bay with progressive and Old Guard leaders to gauge support before tomorrow's primaries in New York Buffalo and Rochester. The aim is to assess potential inroads by Old Guard factions into the New York county delegation and the likely progressive backing from Kings County.
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New York
Old Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Buffalo
Rochester
Fatal Train Wreck Claims Two on L&N Line
Lexington report states engineer J. D. Sudbery and fireman John Branch died in the wreck of Louisville and Nashville train 34 at Williamsburg early today. No passengers were injured in the incident.
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Lexington
J. D. Sudbery
John Branch
Louisville & Nashville
Williamsburg
Temperance Rally Highlights Idaho Anti-Saloon Effort
William J. Herwig Idaho State Anti-Saloon League superintendent spoke at Boise pulpits and outlined a statewide campaign starting October 2 with mass meetings in Boise and other Idaho cities. He called prohibition a key issue, noting dry counties push toward a statewide ban and breweries resist local option. A temperance rally is planned in Pocatello for October 16 following a pastors conference at the YMCA.
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William J. Herwig
Idaho State
Herwig
Idaho
Pocatello
Mr. Herwig
Vacation Ends as Pocatello Schools Open Enrollment
Opening day for Pocatello public schools focuses on enrollment and anticipated record numbers. New pupils flood principal offices across East and North School zones while West side and Sublette area students attend local sites. The staff boasts an unusually strong lineup with principals and teachers across K, East, North, and West schools plus supervisors in domestic science, manual training, and music.
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Pocatello
Wye
Sublette Street
New North School
Sublette
West Side
Gate City
Oregon State Fair Opens in Salem
The forty nineth annual Oregon State Fair opens in Salem today and runs through the week. Workmen renovated buildings and grounds all summer as anticipation grows for a large turnout of home seekers from the east.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Bankers in Session Convene in Louisville Kentucky
In Louisville Kentucky bankers from across the state gather for the annual Kentucky State Bankers Association convention opening with Bishop Woodcock’s invocation and Mayor Head’s greeting. J C Utterbach of Paducah delivers the president’s address as State Bank Examination becomes the focal topic in the afternoon session.
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Louisville
Kentucky State Bankers’ Association
Bishop Woodcock
Mayor Head
J.C. Utterbach
Paducah
State Bank
Delta Upsilon Fraternity Holds 76th Convention in San Francisco
The Delta Upsilon fraternity opened its seventy sixth annual convention in San Francisco with headquarters at the St Francis hotel. Hundreds of members from across the country visit as guests of the University of California chapter and the meeting will last three days.
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Delta Upsilon Fraternity
San Francisco
Cal
St. Francis Hotel
University of California
Gambler Hold-Up Fight Ends With Fatal Shooting
Reno dispatch reports a Ely gambling den clash as five robbers stormed the room yesterday. One employee was fatally shot and two others wounded. The bandits escaped with about one thousand dollars from the tables. no robber was injured.
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Reno
Ely
Arctic Triumph. McMillan Reports North Pole Expedition Success
Professor Donald B. McMillan of Worcester Academy, aboard with Commander Peary, sent word from New York that his party reached the land west of Davis Inlet and had a successful exploration, confirming significant progress in the polar venture.
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New York
Donald B. McMillan
Worcester Academy
Peary
North Pole
Davis Inlet
Fight films stolen from Valencia theatre
Tex Rickard reports the loss of six sets of moving pictures of the Jeffries Johnson fight, apparently by robbery. The reels were removed yesterday morning from the Valencia theatre, with an estimated loss of 14000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Tex Rickard
Jeffries-Johnson
Valencia Theatre
Rickard
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