Woman killed man wounded as Joe James flees
A shooting at 1512 North Second Avenue left Mrs. Rosie Johnson dead and Harris Johnson seriously wounded. Police and federal officers, aided by Indian and Blackfoot units, hunted Joe James after he escaped through the back door. James allegedly shot repeatedly after delivering letters to Harris Johnson. Affinity theories surface as investigators pursue leads near Fort Hall.
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Sheriff's Office
Fort Hall
Joe James
Rosie Johnson
Harris Johnson
Jonson
General Hospital
Johnson
North Second Avenue
James
Tribune
Wwisband
Bendixson
Jailed the jailer and made escape
Tombstone Arizona September 23 seven prisoners at Cochise county jail overpowered jailer Bud Holland and escaped last night. Posses pursued across the Mexican line and a report says one prisoner was shot as he crossed into Mexico while the others fled south.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Cochise County
Bud Holland
Mexico
Printers' Home to Be Enlarged Near Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs plans to enlarge the Union Printers’ home to aid past war casualties who remain unable to work. Trustees will discuss expansions at their meeting this week as they finalize details for the project.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
War brings pennies to Hawaii in abundance
Honolulu reports a surge in pennies as the war drives circulation. Banks estimate 150,000 to 200,000 copper coins now in circulation in Hawaii after previously scarce supply.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Leonard and Lewis to Clash in Eight at Newark
Benny Leonard lightweight champion and Ted Lewis welterweight title contender meet in an eight round bout in Newark New Jersey with both fighters billed for action tonight.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Ted Lewis
Newark
New Jersey
Clothing Drive Appeals for Belgium and France Aid
Readers are urged to donate clothing and related items for Belgian and French needs. Drop off at 318 West Clark Street between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. this week, or arrange pickup via committee members Mrs. A. R. Higson, Mrs. R. W. Jones, Mrs. C. A. Valentine, Mrs. R. J. Smith, Mrs. W. S. Woolley, Mrs. Wilhelm, or Mrs. S. L. Reece.
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the Tribune
Belgium
West Clark Street
Higson
R. W. Jones
C. A. Valentine
R. J. Smith
WS. Woolley
Wilhelm
S. L. Reece
Officers kill Mexican who shot mine guard in Jerome
Horace Harris, mine guard for United Verde Copper Co., was shot and killed by an unidentified Mexican. Officers then killed the shooter as a clash between Americans and Mexicans erupted after the initial shooting. Two officers were wounded in the confrontation.
Bombs Rain On Metz Airdromes In Night Raid
British independent air force aircraft dropped nearly sixteen tons of bombs on German Metz region airfields and blast furnaces during Saturday night. American troops raided near Haumont village along the St Mihiel salient, taking twenty five prisoners and engaging in heavy fighting. another unit captured twenty additional prisoners and wounded forty Germans.
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London
British Independent Air Force
Metz
France
Reuters
Haumont
St. Mihiel Salient
Strong Colony Acquires Koolan Holdings in Honolulu
The Laise colony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has purchased Koolan Agricultural Koolan Railroad Koolan Water from J. B. Castle estate for about 600000. The deal includes 500 acres of tillable land capable of yielding about 3000 tons of sugar annually, an eleven mile narrow gauge railroad and an irrigation system. Bishop B. E. Wooley oversaw the closing with power of attorney for Salt Lake City.
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Honolul
Laise
Island of
Oahu
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Koolan Agricultural Company
Koolan Railroad Company
Koolan Water Company
Bishop 8. E. Wooley
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fourth Liberty Loan drive opens with ten percent due on application
Washington reports the Fourth Liberty loan requires ten percent on application with twenty percent due November twenty one twenty percent due December nineteen twenty percent January sixteen and thirty percent January thirty. Bannock county aims for full endorsement on Volunteer Day September twenty eight at Bannock hotel headquarters. Citizens urged to register and subscribe in person to support the war effort and back the boys in the trenches.
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Washington
Treasury
Liberty Loan Committee
Banock County
Bannock Hotel
St. Mihiel
Bannock
EK. J. Merrill
Loyalists Bury Nicholas II Body in Siberia
In Amsterdam dated Sept 23 reports say the body of Nicholas II former Russian emperor was found buried near Yekaterinburg after exhumation by the Peoples Army with Moscow’s inquiry. The remains were placed in a zinc coffin within cedar and guarded by troops before burial in a sarcophagus at Omsk.
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Isterdam
Nicholas Romanoff
Russia
Yekaterinburg
Peoples Army
Investia of
Moscow
Western
Siberia
Peoples Party
Omsk
Allenby Clears Turkish Horde From Palestine Front
Allied forces press gains on the Macedonian and Palestine fronts as General Allenby pushes west of the Jordan and along the Mediterranean coast. Serbian advances sever rail links, threaten Bulgarian positions, and outflank enemy lines near Doiran and Monastir while Western Front troops encircle St. Quentin and capture Vendeuil.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Macedonian
Palestine
Allenby
Jordan River
Mediterranean
Sokol
Monastir
Vardar
Saloniki
Lake Doiran
Cerna Bend
Gardsko
Uskub
Prilep
Macedonia
Gradske
St. Quentin
Vendeuil
Wiped Out Two Armies in Turkish Prisoner Toll
London reports a massive World War I tally with twenty five thousand Turkish prisoners and two hundred sixty guns counted as of yesterday. Continued coverage appears on page two.
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London
Associated Press
Man the Pumps Fourth Liberty Loan Appeal
A wartime Idaho appeal urges citizens to fund the Fourth Liberty Loan. The message compares the home front to a bucket brigade, urging volunteers to buy bonds and support troops from Soissons to Shoshone County Idaho. It stresses personal responsibility and promises the front lines are extended from Mets to Montpelier and beyond.
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Idaho
Liberty Loan State Central Committee
Plain
Metz
Flanders
France
United States
Germany
Soissons
Shoshone County
Mets
Montpelier
Pacific Coast
Liberty Loan
State Central Commatter
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Beasley
Norby
Johson
Schmacher and Hall Company
Wm. Beasley
Strong
Loyalists
Nicholas
Sattcrtm
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