Silver Messenger Humorous Chatter and Industry Snips
The item notes M M Sweet publisher claims postal entry, jokes about Jeffries quitting fighting at his wife’s urging, and quips about a home champ. It reports railway workers warning on Armours control of thirty lines affecting fruit and vegetable shippers, hints at Panama papers and John Barrett, and notes lumber price rise plus tariff removal on Canadian lumber.
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Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Armour
Armour Private Car Company
Senatorial Debate on Tariffs and Trusts Echoes Jeffersonian Simplicity
The piece argues for reduced tariffs and anti rebate measures, blasting railways and trusts. It frames Roosevelt as the reforming leader challenging GOP majorities, warning that inaction will anger the people while action will threaten entrenched interests. It questions Cleveland’s potential roles and the fate of monopoly-protected tariffs.
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Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
United States
Roosevelt Plans Seven Idaho Forest Reserves Faces Opposition
President Roosevelt announces seven Idaho forest reserves totaling about 7 million acres, despite strong objections from Senator Heyburn Governor Gooding and others. He pledges to back the forestry bureau, with reserves including Henry's Lake Sawtooth Payette Squaw Creek Cassia additions to Yellow stone and Bitter Root, and delays Shoshone. Dubois and Pinchot defend the plan as nonpartisan and beneficial, urging Idahoans to understand forestry aims. Salt Lake Herald.
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Roosevelt
Idaho
Heyburn
Gooding
French
Hey ‘Burn
Forestry Bureau
White House
Dubois
Forster Pinchot
Yellowstone
Bitter Root
Pinchot
Salt , Lake Herald
Ape Arrest in South Bend Trains Smoking Monkey Case
Authorities in South Bend Indiana arrested a trained ape for smoking cigarettes. The report argues enforcement of the anti cigarette law should treat trained apes that smoke the same as those that smoke unaided, highlighting a potential discrimination issue. Liberty, born in Boston and raised in Philadelphia, later moved to Chicago where the ape reportedly went on strike.
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Liberty
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
South Bend
Indiana
Roosevelt era quips on tariffs and ships commentaries
A critique of U S policy cites Roosevelt against tariff protection partialities and equal terms for foreign nations while noting Panama canal ship purchases abroad as cheaper. It mocks political stance patters, cites railway rate probes, and references race in the Philippines with historical echoes.
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Shaw
United States
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Commission
Radium priced to three million per ounce says Hoch
The speaker urges selling radium now as prices rise to 3,000,000 dollars per ounce. Hoch remarks that hastening his execution would bolster his attorney’s claim that he is bright, and others agree with Hoch's position.
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Hoch
Clergyman Says World Ends In Two Years Over Colorado Vote
A Colorado clergyman warns the world has two years left, likely tied to the upcoming Colorado election. He links apocalyptic prediction to political upheaval, urging reflection amid campaign fervor. The remark frames a local voting cycle as existential stakes for the globe.
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Colorado
Season asks for fan in one hand and overcoat in other
Weather description notes a tug between heat and chill as the season shifts. The line implies variable temperatures requiring both cooling and warming options handy for the daily routine. It captures the transitional feel without naming places or dates.
Great Sea Battle in Korean Straits Ends in Japanese Victory
May 28 and 29 clash in Korea’s straits left Russian fleet shattered. Reports list two battleships sunk, five cruisers sunk, three destroyers sunk, two battle ships and two coast defense armor clad ships captured. Nebogatoff captured with 3,000 others. Rojestvensky wounded aboard a destroyer. Admiral Togo’s squadron harasses scattered Russian vessels near Vladivostok. total sunk or captured now reported at 19 with possible additional losses pending confirmation.
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Straits of Korea
Rojestvensity
Rojestvensky
Nebogatoff
Valdivostok
London
Togo
Shanghai
Tokio
Vladivostok
Navy Department
Desert Land Final Proof Notice for Maggie Tose
Department of the Interior Halley Idaho issues notice that Maggie Tose of Challis Idaho filed to make desert land claim No 79 Lot 2 Section 3 Township 18 North Range 19 East B M before Commissioner L H Johnston at Challis Idaho on July 28 1905 for irrigation and reclamation. Witnesses listed: William Chivers Arch Howell William Ander and N J Sharp register first published June 6 1905.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Halley
Idaho
Maggie Tose
Challis
Custer County
L. H. Johnston
Willian Chivers
Chis
Rts
William Iilder
Arch Howell
N. J. Sharp
Register
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Custer CO
Jeffries
Jim
John Barrett
John
Panama
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Lumber Trust
Cleveland
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Montreal
Beresford
England
Taft
Panama Canal
Kabat Commission
Boise League
Paris
John Paul Jones
Connecticut
Philippines
F. J. Coype
Huw
James Garun
R.N. Hull & Co
General Merchands
William Buster
Old Reliable Rock Market
Mick Grsonkoo
General Merchandise
Crockery, Hardware
Mearr
Morn le Challis
Pd Lodgins
C. Merr
Custer and Loon Creek
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