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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
1
A severe earthquake struck Japan followed by fires in Tokyo and other cities. Thousands are reported killed and world aid is urged. The piece urges generosity toward Japan and notes past aid to San Francisco in 1906, encouraging benevolence over prejudice.
Clara Bartlett Burton, 83, of Salt Lake City, and Elijah Bartlett, 72, reunited in Salt Lake after decades apart. The sister left England at 18 with Mormon emigrants to Salt Lake, later marrying Isaac Burton in Vernal. Elijah, who worked as a mechanic in England before moving to Canada and Ohio, learned of his sister through Mormon church notices and a neighbor in Vernal, leading to their joyful meeting.
A high mass service held last Sunday at Uintah Park north of Fort Duchesne marked the first Episcopal ceremony of its kind in the Uintah basin. Bishops and priests led the rite with Ute participants and Indians in regalia, followed by the turkey dance and a large communal feast.
The heirs of painter Charles Muller have given a copy of Charlotte Corday in Prison to Colorado. Captain John D. Howland completed the piece for David H. Moffat and it hangs in the Moffat home in Denver. Governor Sweet accepted the gift for the state on August 23.
Ernest K. Pappas administrator of James A. Cachicalis seeks $10,000 damages in a Third District Court suit against Uintah Railroad Company after the employee was fatally injured on November 12 1921.
The State of Utah district court found no evidence against Horace Chatwin and dismissed him. William Chatwin was tried and found not guilty by the jury for allegedly breaking into William Jolly’s store at Tabions and stealing tobacco, other small articles, and $35 from a cash register. West and Lyons boys from Mt Home were released. West placed on probation with quarterly court reports and a $10 per missed school fine. The cases concern a break in at Mr Peterson’s commissary.
In a dawn view of the Uintah mountains the idea of Uintah Basin Industrial Convention emerges as a cooperative effort. W W Owens, County Agent Peterson, F O Lundberg, Louis S Thompson, J P May and others organize meetings in Ft Duchesne and Vernal to form the U B I C with the slogan We Build. The group mobilizes leaders, gathers funds, and launches a multi-community effort across Uintah Basin.
A poem laments Greek hunters crossing borders to shoot sage hens, accusing them of breaking game laws and disdain for American ranchers. It decries disrespect toward cattle and crops and predicts a crackdown by local ranchers, ending foreign hunting in the region.
Mrs. Bell Johnson heads to Callenta home while Grant Beach runs Ed Hart's pool hall. Multiple residents from Roosevelt Myton and Duchesne move or visit, with students and teachers organizing moves and posts. Dr. D. T. Wood to run Cottage hotel office and hospital space. several court and social events noted.
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