State and County News Items for Idahoans
Reports from exchanges note 103 degree heat in Lewiston and 95 in Wallace. Clarks Fork votes to bond for a village water system. Firecrackers banned in Kellogg through July 4. Bonners Ferry raises dog tax. A Boise fruit grower faces spray log violations. 150 teachers enroll in Moscow summer normal. G A R encampment meets in Coeur d Alene. Bonners Ferry store robbed for clothing and cash. Bartenders' picnic at Ferndale Lake with Spokane attendees. Wool prices rise for Grangeville sheepmen. Juvenile court handles boys who started a grass fire near Boise. June dust storm causes 25–35 percent crop loss in Snake River valley. Lewiston residents urge Roosevelt to continue his fight. 221,840 fruit trees set out in Kootenai county. Caldwell Sons of Veterans forms state division soon. Pepper theft linked to arson case near Moscow. Unknown man found in St Joe river, identity undisclosed. Dust storm from central Washington dominates Idaho weather. Ada County anti-saloon forces lose. Boise wet majority 11,800. country precincts offset by 400.","
Pythian Grand Lodge Elects Idaho Officers for 1912 1913
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias in Boise elected officers for 1912 13 including Grand Chancellor Samuel L Newton Boise Grand Vice Chancellor S E Todd Shoshone Grand Prelate Frank P Hess Wallace Grand Master at Arms C E Harris Montpelier and others The two supreme representatives Chas Foss Sandpoint and W H Cassidy Grangeville holdover James Harte Coeur d Alene resigned after 20 years service and was honored with a $125 gold watch The body also discussed securing a site for a Pythian home near Orofino and set Moscow as 1913 session site A Pythian Sister officers list followed and the group enjoyed a free excursion to Arrow Rock dam with Gov Hawley welcoming attendees.
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Silver City
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Mountalnheme
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Culdesac
Lenora Hollister
M. Eva Hahn
Cour d’Alene
Fannie Harris
Grangeville
Grand Guard
Raid at Post Falls Arrests Four Men for Gambling and Bootlegging
Late Sunday eight Deputy Sheriffs Knowlton and Nagle raided Post Falls arresting four men for gambling and bootlegging. L Varnum J C Boyd Mike Grant and A D Qoulgate taken to Coeur d Alene where they pled guilty. Boyd Grant and Cal Rate fined 100 each. unable to pay sent to jail. Varnum released on promise not to repeat offense.
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Mary's Little Ring from London Tit-Bits
A playful verse recounts Mary carrying a ring given by her beau as she visits tea with twenty three girls. The group reacts loudly, asking if the ring has finally reached Mary, in a lighthearted London Tit-Bits tone.
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Roosevelt Nominated Independently After Chicago Conventions
The Chicago conventions ended with Taft renominated amid disputed delegates from Washington and California while Roosevelt and La Follette supporters defected. Roosevelt pledged to step aside if the new party desires a different standard bearer. Taft and Sherman secured the renomination, with 561 to 107 for Roosevelt and 346 not voting. Bryan called Roosevelt's stance historic, and many Republicans forecast Taft's defeat in November.
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Roosevelt Support Letter From N W Durham of Spokane
N W Durham of Spokane says he will back Colonel Roosevelt for four reasons including his free choice by Republican voters and delegates, his patriotic aim to curb predatory interests and corrupt bosses, and his honesty and ability to serve with credit domestically and abroad. The second part notes Idaho will ban unlicensed insurance companies with no state certification.
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Oyster Bay
N W. Durham
Spokane
Village Trustees Debate Liquor Controls and Licensing
A village board meeting on Monday heatedly questioned bootlegging at three spots and a drunken late night, with some members threatening to support saloon licenses if abuses persist but not against the accused. The board also enacted budgets, dog licensing, sidewalk and walk repairs, water revenue plans, sprinkler funding for First Street, and pipeline bill approvals. The Borah presidential boost was quickly stopped in Chicago as Idaho supporters removed badges and memorabilia.
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Birth of New Party Progressive Republicans to Organize
A Chicago meeting of Roosevelt delegates last Sunday launched a progressive party effort. A seven member committee will confer with Colonel Roosevelt to plan action and form independent electors in some states while endorsing regular Republican electors in others. Garfield and Pinchot voiced determination to race ahead, with plans for a national convention and state organizations from Pennsylvania to California already taking shape.
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Ada county candidate for Congress in 2nd district primaries
Ada county lists a candidate running for the Republican primary in Idaho’s 2nd district ahead of the July 30, 1912 election. The notice names the party and district and notes the campaign filing or nomination process.
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Burton L. French
Ada County
Wharf Collapse Drowns Five or More at Grand Island Park
Under weight of 250 people a wharf at Fage park on the Niagara River near Grand Island collapsed. Reports vary between five and twenty persons drowned, with rescue and search efforts underway.
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