Oil Promoters Fill Pockets While Coeur d'Alenes Idle
The article lambasts oil promotion schemes targeting the Coeur d'Alene mining district as boasted with doctored figures and glossy maps. It argues locals should invest at home in legitimate mining and local industry to build prosperity, create jobs, and attract outside capital, condemning flashy advertisements for oil stocks.
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Coeur d'Alene
Mape
Intelligent Invest
Texans
Oklahoma
Ira
Idaho Falls Forms New Manufacturing Firm
Announcement reports a new manufacturing enterprise formed in Idaho Falls. The creation highlights Idaho’s push to expand industry, with emphasis on local job potential and regional economic growth. Further details on the company name or leadership were not provided in the readable text.
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Idaho Falls
No Suspension of Assessment Work This Year
The House committee on mines and mining rejected the proposed suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims. The Miner supported the relief, but higher costs and a labor shortage persist. With Congress adjourned in days, any relief is unlikely before December, making late passage impractical for claim owners.
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House Committee On Mines and Mining
Friends of
Congress
Department of Justice Needs a New Head in Congress
The House defeated an amendment to raise the Justice Department budget from 2 million to 2.5 million. Representative MacCrate condemned Attorney General Palmer for failing to convict profiteers and criticized his campaign against radicals and cost of living. He accused Palmer of promoting household economics and class unrest. The speech attacked the attorney general as stirring nerves and politicizing the department.
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Hecause
Palmer
Department of Justice
House of Representatives
John MacCrate
New York
Tipping thrives as prices continue climbing
A critique of tipping as a hidden price in services like hotels and dining cars. The piece argues tipping distorts wages, favors a wealthy class, and harms ordinary customers by rewarding superficial displays of wealth. It cites Dr Frank Crane on tipping nuisances and calls for awareness of tipping as an imposition on the public.
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Frank Crane
Mally
Noelety
Public discord over Sims testimony and Daniels revealals
Secretary Daniels criticizes Admiral Sims for releasing confidential testimony while Daniels own disclosures dominate the record. The president’s telegrams to Sims and executive Atlantic fleet messages, lambasting British naval strategy, are opened by Daniels in a bid to deflect Sims charges.
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Admiral Sims
Daniels
Sims
Atlantic
Lnte
Investigation of primary system highlights its flaws
The probe into presidential candidate expenditures has not shown improper money use but underscores the direct primary system's utter stability问题.
President Wilson Rejects Peace With Germany Inflexibly
The article portrays President Wilson as unwavering in refusing peace with Germany and equally persistent in avoiding war. It notes the paradox of a fighting impulse ruling men once deemed too proud to fight, highlighting public sentiment and leadership restraint during the crisis.
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Wilson
Germany
Moses Alexander Likely Democratic Candidate for Idaho Governor
A Toise report notes the Idaho Democratic Party faces a shortage of contenders and that Moses Alexander will probably be their candidate for governor. The item reflects a frugal field and political maneuvering within the party.
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Idaho
Toise
Moses Alexander
Man With Money To Buy Liberty Bonds Not Hurt By Them
A brief note states that the man possessing funds to purchase further Liberty bonds remains unharmed by the purchases, with no injury or adverse effect accompanying his financial action.
World’s best bonds endure as safe investment
The market notes depreciation yet argues that buying more bonds yields larger profits. Despite concerns, these bonds are described as sound, safe, and the best in the world for reliable returns.
Real Purpose of the Strike in Butte Mines
The Manning inquest witnesses describe the strike as a sabotage scheme aimed at breaking American industry. Testimonies show strikers demanded $7 a day while average wages ranged from about $6.38 to $12 per day, with many miners under contract earning a guaranteed minimum. Authorities say the reds’ goal was to disrupt production, not gain better conditions, and would trigger further strikes if successful.
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Angconda Standard
Sherif O'Rourke
Muckers
Butte Hill
Butte
Governor Coolidge Defies Beer Bill After Senate Vote
Harvey's Weekly notes Governor Coolidge vetoed a 2.75 beer bill despite Senate 26 to 6 and House 146 to 38 approvals. He warns against deception, urges candor, and cautions that legislative clamor harms representative government. The piece lauds his character and clear speaking style.
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Harvey's Weekly
Massachusetts Senate
House
Coolidge
Walt
Supreme Court of the United States
Calvin Coo- Ndge
Price of Silver Rumors Debunked by Mining Press
The Mining and Scientific Press says rumors about US silver sales to foreign governments are false and that the San Francisco Mint is not closed except for routine annual cleanup. It attributes price drops to temporary demand shifts during wartime and resumed purchases afterward.
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India
San Francisco
China
Japan
All for the Best Cheer in Providence’s rule
Poem urging cheer and faith that Providence governs all with wisdom and mercy. It encourages courage and trust amid danger, describing life as guided from the east to the west by a benevolent force. A banner of optimism is urged for soldiers and lovers alike.
Federal Bureau Bias in Flathead Pulp Plan Sparks Idaho Grievance
The Tribune reviews a U S forest service pamphlet on establishing pulp and paper in Montana s Flathead region. It argues Montana bias favors Montana mills, blocks Idaho timber, and cites federal control of western resources as hindering growth in Spokane and other Idaho and Washington towns, urging candid reform and true premises for development.
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Lewiston
Missoula
Montana
Bureau
Idaho
Idaho Mills
Montana Mills
Tolaho
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
State House
Spokane
Washington
Domestic Silver Policy Leaves miners Hopeful
Germany plans to buy silver but cannot trade freely with the United States until peace ratification. The U S director of the mint buys silver at one dollar per ounce under the Pittman act until 271 million dollars melted are replaced, requiring domestic metallurgical reduction. Mexican and Canadian silver may be sold under a dollar to individuals. If the price holds, miners may have reason to smile despite recent disappointments.
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Germany
United States
Mint
Pittman
Treasury
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