Taft Ovation Planned for Pocatello Arrival Sunday
The visit of President William H. Taft to Pocatello on Sunday September 26 is set to draw large crowds with a special platform on the spur track for his car. The Commercial Club will host a reception committee including Senator Borah Governor Brady and Judge Dietrich with plans for speeches a bouquet and a band.
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Pocatello
William H. Taft
Gate City
Idaho
Helena
Spokane
Commercial Club
D. W. Church
Center Street
Church
W. E. Borah
James H. Brady
Thomas R. Hamer
United States
F. 8. Dietrich
McCammon
Senntor Borah
Ogden
J. T. Young
Idaho Wholesale Grocery Company
William Wallin
The
Tribune
Thomas F. Carey
H. H
President Church
Senator Borah
Brady
Hamer
Judge Dietrich
Young
Arrangement Committee
Major Caldwell
Fort Hall
Taft To Speak On Natural Resources In Denver
President Taft arrived in Gootland Kansas en route to Denver where he will outline his conservation views on the country s natural resources. The speech is described as the final major address of his western tour.
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Gootland
Kan
Taft
Denver
Milwaukee Welcomes Japanese Commercial Delegates
Milwaukee chamber of commerce has arranged a two day program for the Japanese commercial delegates arriving tomorrow. A public reception a banquet and an inspection tour of Milwaukee and nearby industrial establishments will be featured events.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Ed Kent Trial Goes On In District Court
The district court session before Judge Alfred Budge focuses on selecting a jury for the arson case against Ed Kent, a former Pocatello volunteer fireman. Kent was arrested last June amid several fires linked to two youths who claimed Kent hired them.
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Ed Kent
Pocatello Volunteer Fire Department
Alfred Budge
George E. Gray
Kent
Andrew Meecham
Ed Dalton
Spokane Woman Inherits Long Lost Walker Estate
Mrs. Benjamin Davis of Riverside Washington learns she is heir to the William Walker estate including a Long Island mansion. The 61 year old heiress, traced after 50 years, plans to sell the property and send proceeds home. The original will was found by her nephew after her uncle James Walker's administration.
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Spokane
Wash
Benjamin Davis
Chewhicken Valley
New York
William Walker
East Meadow Brooks
Long Island
N. Y
James Walker
Ceeds
Riverside
Davis
Walker
Alleged swindler to face federal trial in Council Bluffs
J C Maybray, named as king of swindlers, goes to trial for using the mails to promote fake prize fights wrestling and horse races. Arrested in Little Rock last April he has been in Des Moines jail awaiting trial. The gang allegedly swindled nearly a quarter of a million dollars from victims across several states and Canada with Council Bluffs a center of operations. Witnesses from many states and Canada are summoned to testify.
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Council Bluffs
J. C. Maybray
Maybray
Little Rock
Des Moines
Middle
Canada
Taxation Conference Opens in Louisville
Delegates from over thirty states and several Canadian provinces attended the third International Tax Conference in Louisville. Governor Augustus E. Willson welcomed guests as President Allen R. Foote urged Congress to repeal the corporate tax law to keep revenue for state use.
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Louisville
Augustus E. Willson
Allen R. Foote
Congress
Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs Opens Convention
Minnesota Lake City hosts the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs annual convention with Council and executive board meetings. Mrs. C. G. Higbee of St Paul presided and Mrs Phillip E Moore of St Louis attended as guest of honor. The three day event features officer elections and policy discussions.
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Minnesota Club
Lake City
Minn
Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs
C. G. Higbee
St. Paul
Phillip E. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation
Adolph C Eberhardt Becomes Minnesota Governor
The death of Governor Johnson elevates lieutenant governor Adolph C. Eberhardt to the chief executive role. Eberhardt is identified as a Republican and assumes the governor’s office in Minnesota.
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Adolph C. Eberhardt
St. Paul
Johnson
Minnesota
Governor Johnson Dies In Rochester Hospital
St Paul reports Governor Johnson died this morning at St Marys Hospital Rochester. Flags in the city fly at half mast on public and many private buildings as the news spreads.
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St. Paul
Johnson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Governor Johnson Recovers After Two Major Surgeries
The article notes Governor Johnson underwent two prior operations for stomach ulcers and bowel abscesses, both acute and prolonged. During the second operation his appendix was removed. Afterward he had generally good health but suffered indigestion that worsened into serious attacks over the past two years.
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Johnson
New Auxiliary Bishop Elevated in Brooklyn Ceremony
The consecration of Rev. George W. Mundelein as bishop of Lorima and auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn was held at St James Pro Cathedral Brooklyn the first such ceremony here The service featured Bishop McDonnell as consecrator with Bishops O Connor Colton and Cusack present Mundelein born in Brooklyn around fifty educated at Manhattan College studied in Rome and ordained in 1895 later serving as assistant secretary and then chancellor of the diocese
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New York
George W. Mundelein
Loryma
Brooklyn
St. James
McDonnell
O’connor
Newark
Colton
Buffalo
Cusack
St. James’ Auditorium
Manhattan College
Rome
the Propaganda
Ketchel Papke Boxing Film At Auditorium Wednesday
A large crowd is expected at the Auditorium on Wednesday Sept 22 to see moving pictures of the Ketchel Papke boxing match from San Francisco July 6. The reel includes training camp views and an arena panorama before and after the fight.
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San Francisco
S Ee
Brady Names Delegates to National Good Roads Meet
Governor Brady appoints delegates to the Second Annual National Good Roads convention in Cleveland Ohio from September 21 to 23. Appointees include W F Whitaker Byron Defenbach Victor Hegsted C W Berryman G G Wright Thomas C Stanford D L Evans D H Moseley Geo E Crum H G Haigat.
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Brady
Cleveland
Ohio
W. F. Whitaker
Sandpoint
Idaho
Byron Defenbach
Victor Hegsted
Salem
C. W. Berryman
Blackfoot
G. G. Wright
Idaho Falls
Thomas C. Stanford
Carey
D. L. Evans
Malad
D. H. Moseley
Boise
Geo. E. Crum
Lewiston
H. G. Haigat
Oakley
Cook Will Prove He Reached Pole
Dr. Frederick Cook was welcomed on the Oscar II after quarantine and transfer to the Grand Republic. He told an AP reporter he would submit his records first to Copenhagen and then to world geographical societies. He cited Danish approval and said Whitney, Peary rumors unsettled, and hoped to bring his Esquimaux companions to America.
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New York
Frederick Cook
Grand Republic
Bird Coller
Brooklyn
Cook
Peary
Whitney
America
Esquimaux
Knud Rasmussen
Fire Island
Childen
Oscar II
Tompkinsville
Dr. Cook
Gand Republic
Woodmen to Form Social and Benevolent Corporation
The Woodmen of the World in this city plan to form a social and benevolent corporation under Idaho law at a meeting tomorrow night in Woodmen hall. They will elect three directors as part of the incorporation process, which is a step toward building a new lodge building on North Main street. a majority of members must attend.
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Woodmen Hall
Idaho
North Main Street
No Violence Seen as Omaha Street Strike Enters Third Day
Omaha on September 21 reports the street car strike at its third day with no violence so far as service improves. About 200 non union men arrived from Chicago yesterday to bolster operations.
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Omaha
Chicago
Municipal League of Iowa Opens Twelfth Session in Fort Dodge
The Iowa League of Municipalities begins its twelfth annual session in Fort Dodge with Mayor Bennett welcoming guests and T. L. Philips replying. The two day program features discussions on railroad taxation public utility control street lighting water rates paving and shade tree management.
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Municipal League OF Iowa
Fort Dodge
League of Iowa Municipalities
Bennett
T. L. Philips
Ottumwa
Four Lives Lost in Street Flood After Hurricane
Mobile reports a night of terror as a hurricane drives tide and water two feet deep through streets and docks. Property loss tops twenty thousand dollars and all communication with New Orleans is cut. A report cites four fatalities in New Orleans due to the storm.
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Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston Flood Lashes Waves Into City
Galveston reports several deaths from the hurricane along the Louisiana coast. High waves lash exposed settlements and all wire communication is down.
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Galveston
Louisiana
Vanderbilt separation ends marriage of William K. Vanderbilt Jr
William K. Vanderbilt Jr and his wife formerly Virginia Fair of San Francisco have signed a separation agreement, according to an afternoon paper. Mrs Vanderbilt is returning from Europe with their two children.
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William K. Vanderbilt
New York
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Virginia Fair of
San Francisco
Vanderbilt
Europe
Riots in KiY Cause Twenty Deaths in London
A dispatch from KiY reports anti Jewish mobs rioted in London causing twenty deaths and several hundred injuries including many fatally. Police and emergency services battled crowds as the unrest spread through the city tonight with shops and homes looted and embassies evacuated.
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London
Kiy
Natchez Damaged by Storm Report from Mississippi
An unconfirmed report from Natchez Mississippi indicates severe damage from a fire and a storm. The message reached Memphis on September 21.
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Natchez
Memphis
Miss
Peary Arrives in Sydney to Ovation for Roosevelt Visit
Commander Robert E. Peary arrived aboard the steamer Roosevelt at Sydney New York and was greeted with a hearty welcome. The meeting with his wife occurred ten miles north of Low Point as the harbor scene unfolded with flag flown by the New York Yacht Club and Peary Arctic Club. Large crowds gathered along the water front while stores closed for the occasion.
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Robert BE. Peary
Pole
Sydney
N. Y
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Peary
Low Point
United States
Canada
New York Yacht Club
Peary Arctic Club
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