Calamity if Taft not elected, Roosevelt warns
Roosevelt cautions in a Sept 9 letter that failing to elect Taft and a cooperative Congress would harm the nation. He credits seven years of legislation including irrigation, rail safety, food and antitrust laws and urges broad citizen support for Taft and a aligned Congress.
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Chicago
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New York
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Department of Justice
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Navy
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Stock Market Turns Amid Weakness and Further Selling
The New York market opened with heavy outside selling driving declines of one to two and a half points in leaders. A rally later suggested bankers would defend prices, but deeper selling ensued as political canvass moves toward anti corporation issues did not impact speculative actors.
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New York
Hitchcock On The Job In National Republican Campaign
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Crane arrived to oversee funds for the national campaign. Chairman Hitchcock denies any management changes and says the West’s funds are coming in slowly while the program continues as planned. Hitchcock predicts more campaign noise within a week.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Hitchcock
Taft
Cincinnati
Cone
Itedcock
Unlucky Chelsea Fire Destroys Key Structures
A major fire swept Chelsea Massachusetts destroying a box factory at Wood and Mc Manus streets the Hill Roland brass foundry ten wooden tenements and the Eastern Storage Company among other buildings. Loss put at about 300000 dollars.
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Maas
Wood and McManus
Hill-Roland Brass Foundry
Eastern Storage Company
Diamondville Coal Mines Reopen After Strike Settlement
Three Diamondville coal mines Nos 1 2 and 4 resumed operations today after a strike settlement between operators and workers. Superintendent Olmstead reports output will pass through Pocatello to Montana mines and smelters, easing a locally acute coal shortage.
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G. H. Olmstead
Idaho
Kemmerer
Diamondville
Olmstead
Jones
Montana
Pocatello
Gate City
Wyoming
Short Line Line Railroad Company
Newcastle
Dubois Democrats Hopeful After Blackfoot Hearing
Referee I W Hart finished taking evidence in the Bingham county case between Dubois and anti Dubois factions of Idaho's Democratic party. Stipulations from Fremont Bear Lake and Oneida counties support anti Dubois delegates. The matter, heard at Blackfoot and Idaho Falls, will go to the Idaho Supreme Court with a decision expected this week.
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I. W. Hart
Bingham County
Democratic Party
Fremont
Oneida
Bear Lake
Supreme Court
Coeur d’Alene
Twin Falls
Dubois
Idaho Falls
Hart
Boise
Alfred A. Fraser
M. G. Cage
Karl Paine
John F. Nugent
Fraser
Fremont County
Weather Bureau Inspector Conger Visits City for Review
Norman B. Conger of Washington DC, an inspector in the United States weather bureau, visits Local Observer William Bell in the city. He recalls a prior visit about six years ago and notes a marvelous improvement in the city’s appearance.
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Norman B. Conger
Washington, D. C
United States Weather Bureau
William Bell
Mr. Conger
Pocatello
Canal project near Portneuf cleared for construction
Gilbert H. Hogue leads the Fort Hall irrigation survey for a new canal from Pocatello to American Falls. He says no engineering difficulties exist and the system can be built at a reasonable cost. He will report cost and irrigable acreage from Reclamation headquarters in Boise.
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American Falls Press
Gilbert H. Hogue
Fort Hall
Pocatello
American Falls
Hogue
Boise
Plague Spreads as Manila Reports New Cases
Manila records twenty five new plague cases from morning to afternoon. Governor General Smith convened a special session, ordering two hundred police to aid health inspectors. Crowds and fiestas will be restricted to curb the outbreak.
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Manila
Civil Commission
Smith
Philippines and Russia At Odds Prompt U S Watch
Washington reports cruisers in the Philippines and Russia heighten government interest. Quarantine officials are alerted and consuls at Russian ports inspect and detain immigrants five days before leaving for the United States. Governor General Smith notes Manila cold rains may bring more ensea.
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Philippines
Russia
United States
State Department
Smith
Manila
Comptroller Urges Reform of Bank Examiners At Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Lawrence Murray told a Washington conference of bank examiners that embezzlements and dishonesty go undetected and banks’ asset values are misestimated. He warned that if examiners cannot do their work properly they should resign rather than offer excuses. The meeting, aimed at radical improvements, followed earlier regional talks with eastern and western examiners.
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Washington
Lawrence
Murray
Ohio
Yellowstone Park Holdup Questioned as Fake Film Stunt
Salt Lake hears new footage from Kalem company claiming the Yellowstone robbery was staged for moving picture films. The event drew debates over realism versus a deliberate publicity stunt with actors and a camera crew, while victims’ accounts fueled strong opinions.
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New York
Yellowstone Park
Moving Picture Company
Salt Lake
Majestic Theater
Kalem Company
Yellowstone
Ndit
Pos Mt
Robinson on Trial Today in Deadly Assault Case
W E Campbell is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder for striking a boy with a rock at the Pocatello courthouse. The September term docket includes burglary cases, larceny charges, and the murder case of John Ennis set for September 29.
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B. Robinson
Robert Cunningham
McCammon
Alfred Budge
W. A. McHan
W. A. Dewey
Thomas Hall
M. K E. Levit
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Charles Bassett
N. D. van Leuven
J. J. Barron
W. H. Coffin
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James
Whittaker
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Harry Bassett
Robinson
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Anderson Real Estate and Investment Company
Slick
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Pocatello
W. E. Campbell
Campbell
George Griffith
Court House
Stangle
Frey
Raymond Swanson
Claud White
Edgar Smith
Quigley
George C. Pratt
Downey
Harry Gardner
Switchman Williams
John Brown
Brown
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First National Bank
Ccircuit
I. C. Neel
Potatello
Georgia Bennett
John Ennis
Evan Davies
Ennis
Davies
Brady Campaign Itinerary Through Idaho Stops
Hon James H Brady left Boise for Troy to begin his campaign. He will visit Troy Deary Coeur d Alene Wallace Harrison Bonners Ferry Sandpoint Moscow Grangeville Cottonwood Lewiston Granger Lewiston dates Sept 22 to Oct 5.
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James H. Brady
Troy
Podlated
Deary
Coeur d'Alene
Wallace
Harrison
Bonner’s Ferry
Sandpoint
Moscow
Grangeville
Cottonwood
Lewiston
Government may permit mimic holdup in national park
The article notes doubt about whether a moving picture company was allowed to film a staged holdup within a national park and waits for government confirmation in a few days while the company claims to have the footage.
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United States
National Park
Moving Picture Concern
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