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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
1
A new connection was established at Nampa linking trains numbered two and eight. Officials announced the interchange will simplify travel for passengers and enable quicker transfers between lines.
A public meeting at the New Opera House on Tuesday June 18 aims to plan a rail link road between Weiser and Crane Creek. Local businessmen form committees to survey routes, seek county funds, and coordinate with Crane Creek as both towns pledge cash and labor.
An account from Council valley describes a dispute at Mark Winkler’s house where Louis Kesler’s wife disobeyed him by riding a river boat. threats followed and loggers discussed intervention. Other items note a boy drowning in an irrigating canal near Malad City, vagabonds’ street work and fines, grasshoppers in Lembi and Salmon valleys, and local discussions about a canyon Ada county settlement. Crimes include Jealousy killings at Fort Sherman and Gem Idaho, a Wallace shooting, and a Texas widow’s vengeance against rumor. Two indictments regarding murder at Warrers and Dickerson.
The piece extolls Idaho’s mining display at the Columbian Exposition with emphasis on Galena from the Coeur d'Alenes and Wood River, Seven Devils copper, and Mexican cases. It notes delayed opening, credits Idaho commissioner Aliene Case, and highlights photographs of Gem Burke Murray Wallace and Wardner, plus a call to build a local fruit canning plant in Washington County.
A collage of snippets from Idaho newspapers covers World’s Fair plans, local weddings, and county politics. It mentions wedding icing in Caldwell and Boise, local shop ads, and commentary on county government, with notices on remedies and travel costs to Chicago events.
Reported incident near Suvcor creek involves Woo King and a group of Chinese workers driven from their camp by six white men who fired shots and burned their tent with about 50 dollars of grub missing. The damaged camp supplies exceed 150 dollars in value.
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