Idaho Link Railroad North-South Seen Vital Yet Blocked
The Interstate Commerce Commission may apply to force competing lines to connect, directing public attention to the need for a north south railroad across Idaho. Federal forest reserve policies, bureaucratic permit hurdles, and state resource control hinder construction, risking a divided, dependent Idaho.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Central
Idaho
The
Lewiston Tribune
Why Not Boost Mining Resources Too in Idaho
The article argues Idaho should include mining in state publicity efforts alongside agriculture and irrigation. It notes mining supports wages, supplies, and a market for farm products, and cites a past neglect by state administrations. It urges persistent advertising and government cooperation to attract investment and unlock mining potential statewide.
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Idaho
State Bureau of Mines and Geology
Waho
Wtnelf
Boise
Idaho rail link appeal to ICC urged for north south connection
The Idaho utilities commission seeks Interstate Commerce Commission action to compel Oregon Short Line and Northern Pacific to finish a 90 mile stretch linking northern and southern Idaho. The appeal earns praise yet experts doubt timely compliance with the law governing the move.
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Idaho Utilities Commission
United States Interstate Commerce Commission
Oregon Short Line
Pacle
Practical Education At The University Of Idaho
Vocational guidance plans at the University of Idaho Moscow aim to align undergraduates with definite careers. A questionnaire and faculty studies will connect students with employers, help undecided students choose paths, and place them in meaningful summer work. The program seeks to popularize college education and attract Idaho youth from high schools.
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THE
University OF Idaho
State University At
Moscow
Ufe
MP Soulen
Idaho
Miner Defends Instructed Delegation in Idaho GOP Debate
The Miner rebutts Wardner Kellogg News for alleging Borah is targeted by a Shoshone county ring. It supports an instructed delegation to Chicago backing General Wood, while noting strong county GOP sentiment may favor another candidate. The paper clarifies its stance toward Borah and asserts Republicans’ right to choose.
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Kellogg
Wardner-Kellogg News
Borah
Idaho
Chicago
Republican Party of
Wood
Before the War How Ang Warned Of Ruin Across Nations
A lengthy poem by Bartholomew Griffith Ang, published in the Boston News Bureau, foresees global ruin from war. It envisions a world devastated by fire, famine, and reformatted power, ending with a bleak image of civilization and lingering Satanic pride.
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Europe
Bartholomew
Griffith Ang
Boston
Blbert Hubbard
Lusitania
America
Haywood and Berger Treason Case Sparks Debate
Fragmentary report questions if Haywood and Berger will escape punishment amid treasonable propaganda linked to the Sonato State. References a conviction and long federal sentence, with lingering calls for explanation from authorities and public in Leavenworth and Washington.
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Haywood
Berger
W. D. Haywood
Sonato
Jonrael
Aceenst Victot Derker
Seem
Leavenworth
Court notes delay in Haywood Berger Debs cases
A historical article fragment accuses authorities of delaying hearings and releasing political prisoners. It cites Haywood Victor Berger Debs as convicts facing postponement and argues the justice department should act without favoritism toward Bolshevists. A House immigration committee probes deportation warrants and evidence on I W W suspects.
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Debs
Haywood
Berger
Department of Justice
Bolsheviets
House Immigration Committee
Commissioner General of Immigration Caminett
Reed Smoot Pushes Tight Print Paper Economy Amendment
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, chair of the joint committee on printing, has presented and had adopted an amendment to the legislative appropriation bill. It orders drastic economy in government print paper use and requires joint committee authorization before any publication. The rule also covers mimeographing and other duplication methods beyond official correspondence and records.
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Joint Committee On Printing
Joint Committee
Those Who Pretend Mr. Wilson Fail to Get Peace in Paris
In Paris, those who claimed to support President Wilson did not achieve his aim of peace without victory. The Philadelphia North American notes the tension between wartime aims and postwar outcomes, reflecting on the diplomacy surrounding peace terms.
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Mr. Wilson
Paris
Philadelphia
North American
Peak of High Prices and Mining Wages Rise
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes no drop in living costs and rising wage demands. Homestake raises underground miner pay from March 1 to $5, while firms seek cost cuts via cooperative stores, farmers markets, and tighter stock management amid high prices and shifting foreign exchange signals.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
Homestake
Tonopah
Foreign Exchange
Europe
Dusk Dreams of a Vagabond Dreamer at Dusk
In Kipling style verse weary wanderers lament a village dream of sun spun hair violet eyes and rose stained lips unseen by the world. They confess missed chances and the longing for a child’s goodnight kiss as they drift on the edge of dusk.
Berger Case Prolonged in Federal Court Defense
The article describes Victor Berger as pro German, detailing his longstanding opposition to the government and his ousting from Congress. It notes a conviction in federal court with a long prison term and explains that a continued indefinitemark often signals dismissal, questioning why federal authorities show Berger consideration and urging public disclosure.
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Haywood
Victor Berger
Congress
Berger
France
Litchert and political chatter on ballots and radicals
A fragmented column recalls Litchert, early 20th century push for primary laws to aid poor candidates. It notes Georgia Democrats placing Wilson on a primary ballot and mocks revived party debates. Other items joke about architects with Maxim silencers, women voters, and foreign affairs including D Annunzio and Fiume.
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OP. P. Litchert
Nationale
Wilson
Georgia
Hoover
Homer Cummings
Gabe D'Annunxio
Fiume
League of Nations
Medal for George Otis Smith Receives Daly Gold Medal
The American Geographic Society awarded its Charles P. Daly gold medal to Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the U S Geological Survey, in New York on April 6. The inscription honors his work in disclosing and developing the nation’s natural resources and their peaceful and wartime use. The presenter noted Smith’s leadership and also recognized contributions from aides such as Alfred H. Brooks, Robert B. Marshall, and others in his bureau.
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Greenough
Society
Daly medal awarded to Arctic explorers and geographers
The Daly medal has been sought by Arctic explorers Perry, Amundsen, and Stefansson and by geographers including two U.S. Geological Survey members Prof. G. K. Gilbert and Alfred H. Brooks, per the Engineering and Mining Journal.
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F. Wheat
A. T. Fowler
Kostka Mudd
Daly
Perry
Amundsen
Stefansson
U. S. Geological Survey
Prof
G. K. Gilbert
Alfred H. Brooks
Engineering and Mining Journal
Radium watch industry grows from one 1900 start
The radium watch business began with a single watch in 1900 and, per the New York Tribune, expanded quickly. By 1913 about 500 radium watches and clocks were sold in the United States, and by 1916 the figure had more than quintupled. In 1919 the output reached about 200,000 American high grade and cheap watches and clocks, plus over 560,000 imported items.
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George F. Kunz
New York ‘Tribune
United States
Tmantanae
Bankers and the Prospector in Mining History
The piece contrasts the banker’s comfort with the prospector’s hardship in search of gold and silver. It notes the shift from silver dollars to banknotes in circulation, and argues bankers often oppose investments in new mining, urging financiers to back prospectors to discover new mines and relieve hard-money stocks.
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Denver Mining Record
West
Samuels Denied Use of St Maries High Auditorium
H F Samuels sought the high school auditorium in St Maries for a political speech as a nonpartisan league candidate. The board of trustees, with Lea vitt advocating for Samuels, refused the request and adopted a strict resolution denying any party political speeches. The decision is praised locally but may be viewed by critics as a curtailment of free speech.
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St. Maries
H. F. Samuels
Nonpartisan League
Idaho
Leavitt
Board of Trustees
Samuels
Microscope Use Reveals Zinc Lead Ore Link in Coeur d'Alenes
The study shows careful microscope work on heads, concentrates, tailings, and polished sections to map mineral associations in zinc lead ores. In 200-mesh particles magnified to 1 inch, galena grains appear embedded in solid sphalerite and surrounded by zinc minerals, indicating that molecular dissociation is needed to separate zinc and lead.
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Coeur
Hoover Edwards ticket promotes food and drink platform
The Anaconda Standard endorses Herbert C. Hoover of California for president and Farwood I. Edwards of New York for vice president. The ticket's platform centers on food and drink policy.
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Anaconda Standard
Herbert C. Hoover
Lof
California
Faward I. Edwards
New York
Platjform—Food and Drink
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