Taft Patronage Policy Letter Sparks Republican Debate
Washington reports indicate President Taft adopts a uniform patronage stance across departments toward all Republicans. Copies of secretary Charles D. Norton’s letter circulated from Beverly to Washington heads, prompting widespread comment but no policy dissent. Syracuse notes Roosevelt’s visit to the state fair and his defense of New Nationalism and attacks on the Supreme Court.
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Taft
Beverly
Col. Roosevelt
Syracuse
Supreme Court
Washington
Charles D. Norton
Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Committee Meeting Sets Bannock County Campaign
Leaders of the G O P in Bannock County gather at Republican club headquarters to plan the fall campaign, select a county chairman, and nominate precinct officers. State committee to draft a platform next Monday in Boise. Bassett of Gentile Valley expected to chair locally with HQ in Pocatello.
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State Committee
Republican County Central Committee
Republican Club
Idaho Consolidated Power Company
Republican State Central Committee
Boise
Bannock County
Charles H. Bassett
Gentile Valley
Pocatello
Incubator Babies Die at Kentucky State Fair
Three infants died in the incubator display at the Kentucky State Fair after the electric current powering the devices was shut off at night. Police ordered the exhibit closed and county attorney Colonel Scott Bullitt ordered an investigation into the deaths, with reports noting heat was cut off from incubators during the show.
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Louisville
Chicago
Scott Bullitt
DePalma Breaks World Mile Auto Record in Syracuse
Syracuse September 17 Ralph DePalma shattered the world automobile mile record on a circular track with a time of 49.15 seconds.
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Syracuse
Ralph DePalma
Utah Democrats Adopt Prohibition Policy At State Convention
Provo Sept 17 The Utah Democratic state convention adopted statewide prohibition and a prohibition plank after a nearly three hour fight. A people’s vote on liquor failed. Ferdinand Erickson of Mt Pleasant was named for Congress and C C Richards Ogden was nominated for the supreme bench. The platform calls for direct primary, popular election of US senators, commission form city government and state resource conservation with tariff commission and other reform measures.
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Provo
Democracy of
Utah
Ferdinand Erickson
Mt. Pleasant
Congress
C. C. Richards
Ogden
Supreme Bench
United States
Tariff Commission
Balloon Race Set For Indianapolis Championship
Indianapolis September 17 favorable weather expected for the American championship and free for all balloon races to start at 3 pm from the point. Thirteen balloons were entered.
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Indianapolis
Pocatello Man Murdered And Robbed in Portland
Portland detectives believe Emil J. Rees of Pocatello Idaho was murdered after his body was found in the Willamette River. A boat house hire and a late river incident are linked to the case with a letter from Edwardsburg Michigan possibly from a sister. No local records connect Rees to Pocatello directories or Short Line payrolls.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette River
Emil J. Rees
Pocatello
Idaho
Kees
Edwardsburg
Mich
Mrs Dan Sullivan Near Death In Pocatello Home
Mrs Daniel P Sullivan wife of a noted Pocatello pioneer lies dying at her home 120 North Ninth avenue with dropsy of the heart physicians have abandoned hope end hourly expected. She was born in Wales came to America as a child and married Mr Sullivan thirty two years ago. She has many friends and no children.
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Daniel P. Sullivan
Pocatello
North Ninth Avenue
Sullivan
Wales
America
Engineer asleep, engine kills two on Baltimore line
In Philadelphia on September 17 two men believed to be Winfield D. Cullin and Jesse Cullin of Belcamp Maryland were found dead wedged in the pilot of an express train on the Baltimore & Ohio line. Fragments of a blanket and a carriage wheel were found aboard the locomotive, and the deaths were not discovered until the train neared the city.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio
Winfield D. Cullin
Jesse Cullin
Belcamp
Odd Fellows Gather for Sovereign Grand Lodge Meet
Odd Fellows from the United States Canada and Mexico converge on Atlanta for the sovereign grand lodge annual communication opening Monday. Patriarchs Militant and the Sisters of Rebekah also meet. about 50 000 members expected. Tomorrow they attend services at Wesley Memorial Church where Rev W S Canter of Fairmount WV delivers the sermon as grand chaplain.
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Atlanta
United States
Canada
Mexico
Soverign Grand Lodge
Patriarchs Militant
Sisters of Rebekah
Fraternity
Wesley Memorial Church
W. S. Canter
Fairmount
W. Va
All Russian Aviation Meet Opens in St Petersburg
The all Russian aviation festival begins in St Petersburg with events for balloons airships aeroplanes and kites. Prizes totaling 35000 rubles will be awarded to top competitors in the Czarist dominions event.
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St. Petersburg
Redmond Leads Irish Delegation to New York for Buffalo Convention
John E. Redmond M. P. heads a delegation sailing from Queenstown on the Baltic for New York to proceed to Buffalo for the United Irish League of America convention. The voyage marks the start of their participation in the event.
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Queenstown
John E. Redmond
M. P
New York
Buffalo
United Irish League of America
Chile's Centennial Expo to Open in Palace of Fine Arts
Santiago Chile September 17 an international fine arts exhibition will be formally opened tomorrow as part of the Chilean centennial. The show is housed in the newly built Palace of Fine Arts to serve as a permanent memorial of the occasion.
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Santiago
Chile
Palace of Fine Arts
Three Cowboys Killed in New Mexico feud
A message from Silver City New Mexico reports Jose Montoya shot and killed three cowboys after they had killed his son. The incident occurred on the upper Gila river in New Mexico.
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el Paso
Silver City
N. M
Jose Montoya
Gila River
New Mexico
Reunion of Bragg's Men at Bragg Home
Fond du Lac Virginia September 17. The Tron Brigade gathers for what may be its last reunion at General E S Bragg's home. Bragg led the brigade and was seriously wounded forty eight years ago today at Antietam.
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Fond du Lac
E. S Bragg
Antietam
Cloudburst Delays Short Line Passenger Traffic West of Old's Ferry
A cloudburst east of Old's Ferry on the Short Line damaged the track halting east and west bound traffic until 4 AM. Rails were buried five feet by sand and gravel. No. 10 train arrived as No. 8. An irrigation ditch break near Averill, east of Shoshone, also damaged the line but with no major delays.
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West End
Old’s Ferry
Averill
Dietrich
Shoshone
Short Line Brakeman Dies Near Bridge No 17 Wyoming
R G Cunningham of Montpelier a Short Line brakeman was killed on the rear end of an eastbound fast freight near Bridge No 17 across Ham s Fork Wyoming His body was found by the train crew near the middle of the bridge The accident cause is a mystery Officials await more news The dead man lived at Montpelier His father L T Cunningham resides at Lockwood Missouri The body was taken to Montpelier A similar accident occurred last summer in the same vicinity with an engineer crushed accusation lingering
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R. G. Cunningham
Montpelier
Ham’s Fork
Wyo
Division
Opal
Cunningham
L. T. Cunningham
Lockwood
Army Exhibit at Food Show Delivers Army Meals at Hotel Prices
An army commissary exhibit at the Domestic Science and Pure Food exposition in Madison Square Garden demonstrates soldiers being served meals from 17 to 30 cents, claimed to be equal to hotel quality. The display includes model laboratories, kitchens, modern cooking methods, and labor-saving devices, opening today for the week-long event.
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ARMY
New York
Commissary Department of the Army
Madison Square Garden
Western freight rates hearing set for Chicago next Monday
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced that Commissioners Clements Lane and Clarke will sit on the bench when the western freight advance hearing resumes in Chicago next Monday, with Prouty possibly joining.
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Western
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clements
Lane
Clarke
Prouty
Chicago
Swanson Becomes Sole Owner of Troy Laundry in Pocatello
A. W. Swanson has become the sole owner of the Troy laundry, purchasing the interest of partner James M. Knowles who along with Swanson bought the plant from J. H. Daniger two years ago. Swanson, a longtime employee since Daniger’s founding, plans improvements including a new hand laundry department and credits his success to hard work and a strong crew.
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A. W. Swanson
Troy
James M. Knowles
Knowles
Mr. Swanson
J. H. Daniger
Mr. Daniger
Pocatello
Northwest
Swanson
Petition to dissolve sugar trust filed in New York court
Washington September 17 Petition for the dissolution of the sugar trust will be filed in the United States court at New York probably next week. This action is independent of the indictments previously found against the American Sugar Refining company and some of its officials.
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Washington
Sugar Trust
United States
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Ohio G. O. P. Campaign Opens in Kenton
The Republican campaign opening in Kenton Ohio on September 17 attracted political clubs and visitors from across the state. Warren G. Harding and his colleagues on the state ticket spoke as the event's principal presenters.
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Ohio
Estimable Wife of Osteopath Dies After Illness
Mrs. Margaret Jones wife of Dr Earle D Jones died at 2 a m after a three hour illness of acute anemia poisoning in Pocatello She had chatted with neighbor Mrs W A Huff until 1130 last night before falling ill Doctors Cas tle and Poole attended but she died within hours The body was sent to Fort Madison Ia for interment with Dr Jones accompanying the remains The couple planned to move into a new East Clark street home today She was born in Fort Madison an only child and the community mourns her untimely loss with many friends in Pocatello and her former home.
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Pocatello
Margaret Jones
Earle D. Jones
Jones
W. A. Huff
Castle
Poole
Lindquist
Mrs. Jones
Fort Madison
Dr. Jones
Lindquist Chapel
Boston 280 Years Old Celebration Marks Founding City
Boston marks 280 years since the 1630 arrival of John Winthrop's colony. Flags fly on city buildings as the story notes the Charlestown settlement and the transfer to Trimontaine, later renamed Boston after the Lincolnshire town.
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Boston
Mass
John Winthrop
Salem
Charlestown
Winthrop
Trimontaine
Place
Lincolnshire
Manila Bay Hero Dies. Dewey Ship Crew Member
El Paso reporter notes Frank Berlain died yesterday. A member of Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia crew he hauled a line to the sinking Spanish flagship saving nearly two hundred lives. He had received a congressionally awarded medal and medals from several European nations for bravery.
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el Paso
Frank Berlain
Congress
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Indiana monument dedicated at Antietam battlefield
Sharpsburg Maryland September 17 The Indiana monument and markers on the Antietam battlefield were dedicated today in the presence of a large crowd Governor Marshall of Indiana delivered the principal address.
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Sharpsburg
Indiana Monument
Antietam
Marshall
Indiana
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Death's Door
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ODD Fellows’ Gathering
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Ham’s Fork Bridge
Wyoming
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Earl D. Jones
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