Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Cohabitation in Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pleaded guilty before Judge M L Ritchie in Salt Lake City to unlawful cohabitation with five wives dating from December 2, 1908, seeking leniency amid his position as church president. District Attorney Lootbauerow urged jail time, detailing the manifesto era and political pressures surrounding polygamy while outlining the case history and legal framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Uimb
Joseph F. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sainta
M. L. Ritchie
Third Judicial District Court
Frederick C. Lootbourow
Huntence
Smith
Ritebin
Richard
Church of Jesus
Thave
Wilford Woodruff
Loofbearow
Salt Lake
Ura
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Escheat
Harrison
United States
Sparks Rooms With Opponent Governor Sparks Sheltered by Mitchell
Governor Sparks, visiting Goldfield to inspect mining property, failed to find hotel beds due to crowding and stayed at James F. Mitchell’s home after Mitchell’s earlier Republican gubernatorial bid. Sparks expressed support, saying he voted for Mitchell and would back him if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Sparks
Goldfield
James F. Michell
Spars
Jim' Mitchell
Tam
Dwyer Sentenced to Hang for Williams Killing
Dwyer, a Manhattan gambler, was convicted for the shooting death of A. C. Williams in Austin. Sentenced by Judge Peter Breen to be hanged at Carson City State Prison on January 19. Dwyer was jailed for confinement until execution. an appeal to the Supreme Court will be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Goldfield Squatters Win Land Battle Over Lot Claims
The Interior Department rules the squatters in Goldfield are entitled to the land they settled on, settling a dispute that has haunted the town for over a year. The decision affects about 2000 lots and improvements valued at roughly half a million dollars, amid a long running contest with land claimant George Phoenix and numerous others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
United States
Uncle Sam
George Phoenix
Phoenix
Interior Department
Nevada items mix mining, rail, and local crimes in Goldfield
Francis Mohawkessere runs four six hour shifts of miners at five dollars daily near Goldfield while the old Sun building used as a schoolroom burned. Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad cuts passenger rates to six cents per mile starting January 1. Local builders in Tonopah plan a seventy thousand dollar three story plant. Montana Rickard dies in Goldfield, a former Humboldt County official. Train service aims to run Tonopah to Beatty by Christmas. Boston’s Tom Lawson heads auto service plans with Las Vegas railroad. Carson and Reno residents push Postal Telegraph extension. Warden Considine abandons newspaper plans and seeks penitentiary job. Ike Ostreicher named Moana Springs superintendent. Leo Buncel confesses arson in Reno and Elko. Mrs Corey, now free of Corey, buys a home in Pennsylvania.
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Francis Mohawkessere
Goldfield
L. L. Rickard
Montana
Humboldt County
Woman Arrested for Bootlegging in Moapa Lincoln County
Mrs McKenna a good looking woman of Moapa Lincoln County has been arrested for bootlegging whiskey to the Indians there and will be taken to Carson for trial. The woman was arrested years ago on three indictments and convicted and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. She created excitement by fainting before Federal Court officials. A Secret Service man made the arrest.
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McKenna
Moapa
Lincoln County
Carson
Secret
San Francisco Supervisor Indicted in Bribery Scheme
Supervisor Brad P. Nicholas of San Francisco has been indicted by the Grand Jury for taking bribes related to City Hall furniture. He has long resided in the city and was known by the nickname Pig Nicholas. newspapers confirm the sobriquet as accurate.
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Brad P. Nicholas
San Francisco
Nicholas
Pig Nicholas
Virginis Enterprise
Caruso Found Guilty In Central Park Case
Enrico Caruso the famed Italian tenor was found guilty in New York City of annoying two young girls in the Central Park Zoo area. A $10 fine was imposed as defense and prosecutor arguments framed the case as a broader assault on public morals.
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New York City
Enrico Caruso
Tennor
Central Park Zoological Garden
Dittenhoefer
New York
Mr. Mathot
Bryan View Is Upheld By Trans Miss Congress
The Trans Mississippian Commercial Congress in Kansas City on November 23 declared against private monopolies and urged arbitration for international disputes. The Bryan resolutions, sponsored by W. J. Bryan, were adopted in open convention after a committee rejected them. John P. Irish had read a report omitting the Bryan measures, provoking a sharp rebuke from L. C. Irvine of St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Mississippi Congress
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Committee On Resolutions
John P. Irish
L. C. Irvine
St. Louis
Congress
Rail rebates cost New York Central eighteen thousand dollars
The New York Central Railway Company was fined $18,000 for giving rebates to the American Sugar Refining Company. Other items include remarks by Shaw and Bryan at the Irans Mississippi Congress, Harriman on government railroads, AFL tariff debates, and new railroad developments such as Monon Railroad challenging the ICC. The piece notes a mix of political, labor, and technological topics from the period.
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New York Central Railway Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Treasury
Shaw
W. J. Bryan
Edward H. Harriman
American Federation of Labor
Minneapolis
United States Steel Corporation
Supreme Court
Dowdall
William B. Curtis
Monon Railroad
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman Lines
Seawall
Wreeze Canal
Ashe Sean
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Franklin F. Richards
Washington
Senate
Chia
Mr. Smith
Tonopah & Goldfield Company
Tonopah
Parsons
Bentives
Nevada
State News
Beatty
John W. Brock
Tonopah & Goldfield
Tom Lawson
Boston
Greenwater
Reno
Postal Telegraph Company
The
Carson News
Considine
Isaac
Ike) Ostreicher
Elko
Moano Springs
Leo Buncel
Gem
Tasoas
William Corey
Steel King
Corey
Pennsylvania
Comstocker
Tenor Caruso
Mathot
Caruso
Central Park
Naples
Plana
Signor Vergine
Conried
Robert Harvey
Prop
Tend, Lenin & Laeaablre
Famburg Bremen
Germany
Gator National
England
Queen of America
Liverjoal London
Glnbe
Royal Ta~surance Company
Shiet
Doilg Lusines
Bryan
William
BRTAM
Eureka Lodge Directory
Eureka Lodge No
Masonic Hall
HL. F. Goupixe
W. M. Joux Haxcoct
St. John’s
St. John's
Masante Hall
Eowanp Kuavy
H. P. J. H. Tons
L. C. C. F. Hall
Axtowe Fentanis
N. G
F. J. Brosseurn
Amond Rebekah Lodge
C.F
Marn Stewant
Kate Swicx
Beatific Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Castle Hall
Smith & Richard
T Yelock
G. A. Furrouss
C. D
D. E. Nowmoas K
Eureka & Palisade
Eureka
Palisade
Conve Palisade
Pr. Aw
Ely
Hamilton
Tybo
Belmont
Reveille
Diamond
Sokal Shi Sisae
G. D. Abbott
House of Representatives
House
James Dowdale
Dr. Leland
Dabner
Siemsen
Leland
Pardee
Io Settice
the Brown Hotel
Old Crow and Hermitage Whiskies. Jr
Carter Miller
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
Phil
Paroni
South Main Street
Ruby Hill
Diamond Mine
Express
Fred T. Doll
Elko, Nev
J.B. Hoare
Eureka and Vicinity
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