27 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
1
Reports from Victoria B C describe aJapan flood in Fukushima where over 600 residents drowned as the Otonas higawa river rose more than fifty feet. The town of 12 000 was half swept away with damaged buildings and many bodies recovered. General Kō, Governor Omori and General Kuroki were at the scene.
Henry M. Flagler vice president of Standard Oil is seriously ill at the Mount Washington hotel Bretton Woods New Hampshire with a nervous breakdown. He cannot attend to business and is unlikely to testify in the government’s suit against Standard Oil now in progress.
S. B. Todd of Chicago connected with the American Book company and publisher of the Outers' Book, a monthly outdoors living magazine, is in Pocatello. Todd travels widely in Idaho yearly and is thoroughly familiar with the state.
At Tehachapi California a Southern Pacific work train collided with a freight near Tunnel 17. Eight Greek laborers were killed and several injured. Greeks who escaped bombarded the wreck with rocks and pursued trainmen for miles before guards and relief troops arrived.
The cruiser West Virginia and Colorado from the Asiatic station arrived this morning under Rear Admiral Dayton. They entered the port in line and anchored off Goat Island near the St. Louis, which has been in port for weeks.
The final clash of the year opens this afternoon as Philadelphia and Detroit, tied for first in the American League, face off in a pivotal late season series to decide the championship pennant.
The Jerome land opening on October 1 will give 150000 acres of Twin Falls North Side to settlers. Eastern middle western and southern visitors head for Jerome as Dr. A D Morrison and Dr H J Morrison of Kansas arrive in Salt Lake City to investigate the Carey act project. Craus of Independence is also en route with Kansans, and crowds from Salt Lake City are traveling to Jerome for the event.
A major fire at Wu Chow Hong Kong destroyed hundreds of houses and many boats. Officials fear significant loss of life. The blaze is attributed to arson linked to protests against a new interior customs station and increased taxes.
Harrisburg reports ten killed and several injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train one mile west of Ducannon, about 19 miles west of Harrisburg. The incident occurred after the 10:40 a.m. departure.
Mrs. C. H. Cobell of Los Angeles and lifelong friend Mise 8. Belle Chamberlain are visiting for an event in Jerome on October 1. Cobell will attend the ad and Chamberlain may accompany her.
Potsdam Prussia Sept 27 Prince Charles Gustave Von Thurn and Taxis a lieutenant in the First regiment of Prussian footguards slipped and fell at the officers quarters today fracturing his skull and dying almost instantly in this tragic incident across the hall from his comrades
Tomorrow’s game features the Academy versus Idaho Falls in a key championship series. Coach Morris has prepared with scrimmages against Pocatello High and practice on new plays emphasizing accuracy, headwork, and quickness. Supporters are urged to attend and wear orange and black, with the Academy yell praising the team. Players listed include Ben Lowry, Owen Kerr, Clarence Rainey, and others, with substitutes noted.
Hans Bock, deemed sane, acted as deputy in a comic caper engineered by Deputy Sheriff Bob Lewis. Bock traveled toward Montana with a mock jail outfit, then halted at Blackfoot after a theatrical pursuit. The farce ends with Lewis enjoying the imagined spectacle and pondering the joke.
Three men, James Cooper, James Reilley, and Richard Smith, died instantly when an oil tank exploded while they drew crude petroleum to sprinkle on the Morris Park race track for a 24 hour automobile race opening tonight. The incident occurred in New York on September 27.
Dannie Smith will leave within a few days for Chicago for a few weeks of vacation. Upon returning he will reside in Salt Lake City and resume work for the Bell Telephone Company.
The Pocatello Elks lodge marks a milestone by taking in all candidates on the waiting list. More than a dozen outsiders receive the exquisite degree work this afternoon and a grand banquet follows. Notables including former Senator Fred quarters attend as organizer Oscar Feldsher oversees the event. The lodge room glows with added electric lights and large tables seat over 150 for a novel menu. D. Worth Clark will respond to the Eleven O'Clock toast with Dr. W A Wright introducing him.
American Falls celebrated a major town lot opening led by Major Frederick Remington Reed with attendance from Congressman Burton L. French and state officials. The Remington hotel debuted at a $30,000 outlay, with tours, speeches by Brady and French, a schoolchildren parade, a power-plant visit, and a closing dance marking a strong step toward a greater Idaho.
Academy goach Morris explains the basics of college football detailing field setup lines of play downs how a touchdown and field kick score points and how open plays replaced mass formations reflecting recent rule changes to reduce injuries.
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