County Officials Listed and Court Terms Set
Land Office officers and county officials named including assessor, auditor, probate judge, sheriff, treasurer, school superintendent, county attorney and commissioners. Terms of court for the judicial district listed with dates in August through October. Regular meetings every Saturday night at the Challis hall with visiting brothers invited.
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Charles F. Baker
Ohn
J. Fitzpatrick
Jenne G. Finnell
William J. Bowen
William Elder
Geo. B. Keyes
Bheriff
Asurer
Alice Pelkner
Martha Keenan
W. W. Adamson
Comonetree -Dunecan
Challis
N. G
J. G. Fisneun
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge No
C. F
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Pearl McGowan
Mabel Jose
Custer
1.C.C.F
Odd Fellows
Istana Srd
Sollock
Thomas Jose
C. P. J. G. Finnell
Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Nickerson
Niagara power could solve coal problem by water energy
The New York World cites Niagara Falls as a rising solution to fuel needs with hydroelectric power. American and Canadian firms race to build plants delivering up to 330,000 horsepower with plans to expand to one million daily, exporting half to the United States and half to Canada. Electric transmission extends beyond Niagara, signaling a shift from coal to water power across industries.
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Niagara Falls
New York
Niagara
United States
Conan Brush
San Francisco
Sierras
Open Hearted People of Shetlands Describe Croft Life
A Detroit Free Press portrayal notes Shetland croft life as patriarchal and frugal. Younger men are sailors or fishermen while women and elders manage crops, with plowing done by hand. Crofts of two to four acres rely on scythe or sickle, rope creels, kessies, and peat gathering.
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Shetlands
Detroit Free Press
Counting coins quickly by ingenious revolving head device
An old treasury employee invents a coin counting machine with a revolving head that processes six coins per turn. Different heads count nickels pennies dimes and larger coins, instantly switching between denominations. A strong boy could replace five or six clerks, and plans include 100 or 200 jet counts and packaging for shipment. The invention promises to revolutionize coin counting methods.
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Washington
Germans at the Circus and the Seat Shortage Mystery
The Bar num European tour features a joke about German patrons at a circus. Despite 10 000 seats filling twice daily and hundreds turned away, daily receipts lagged by about 1000 dollars. Accounts failed to explain the shortfall until it emerged that each German occupied roughly a seat and a quarter, effectively filling four seats with three people.
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Paris
Crocodile's Dentist and the Crocodile Plover
A Zoo keeper in Philadelphia describes the crocodile plover as the crocodile's dentist. He explains the bird removes parasitic insects from the crocodile's mouth, amusing children who request a live specimen. A bystander dismisses the idea with a pointed remark.
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John Lover
Zoo
Philadelphia
Lover
Government backs phosphorus ban for matches
In the Reichstag Home Secretary von Posudowsky-Wehner argued for a measure to prohibit phosphorus in match manufacture. He said the government owns a new harmless ignition substance patent and will help factories switch. Critics noted possible jobs impact, and France offered 12500 for a phosphorus substitute. bill referred to committee.
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Reichstag
von Posudowsky-Wehner
Herr Eduard Mueller
France
Locked Girl in Bank Vault at Canal Dover
Miss Nora Click of White Front restaurant at Canal Dover became the target of a prank that nearly trapped her in a bank vault. The vault door swung shut during a joke by several patrons, locking her inside until a banker arrived and opened the heavy combination lock after several tense minutes. The nine foot space left her weakened but she was released into fresh air.
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Nora Click
Canal Dover
Irom Valley Bank
Miss Click
Germans Decry Hypnotism In Mental Health Assessment
Berlin experts report hypnotism offers little healing value. A commission led by Prof Mendel and Dra Gock criticizes faith healing claims, says hypnotic suggestion cannot cure epilepsy or cause lasting changes, and warns lay practitioners misuse its power.
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Ministry of Education
Berlin
Mendel
Dra
Gock
Master
Aschenborn
I. Ty
Million Dollar Grip Left at Philadelphia Hotel
A Londoner handed the Aldine hotel clerk a grip claiming it contained 1,000,000 dollars. The next day the man vanished. The proprietor opened the grip and found stock certificates and bonds, all in the same name as the hotel register, worth over a million at market prices. A search is under way and a check has arrived from the securities owner in New York. The owner requests the valise be sent to him.
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Aldine
Philadelphia
William Mitchell
Mitchell
New York
German to Teach City to Like Horse Meat in Chicago
A German arrives from Frankfurt to Chicago to educate locals in horse meat appreciation, described by the Chicago Record-Herald as one of the era’s largest assignments. The piece weaves other clipped items about money and Kipling, reflecting a collage of headlines and quips in the period.
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Frankfort
Germany
Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
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Robert Bell
Mae L. Scott
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Silver Leaf
K. I. Perky
Custer County
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Boime City
Robert W. Philps
Omice
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
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W.W. Adamson
Rogers & Adamson
Attorneys-At-Law
R. A. Pierce
W. J. Lamme
Idaho
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Frank Nickerson
Cara Lao
Onnallis, Ida
Utah
Oregon
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Salt Lake City
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Robinson Bar
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Salmon River
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Superior
Medical Properties
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Great Falls
Wellington
Kan
W. HL. Steffelbach
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Lamont
Oklo
Kansas City
Wellington News
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the Frist
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Eastern Star Lodge
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Taxpayer
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England
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Mr. Kipling
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