Utah state news roundup shows varied incidents across towns
Reports from Springville and Ogden detail a bi black bear killed in Hobe Creek canyon, a store burglary with skeleton keys in Ogden, and a streetcar accident fatality in Salt Lake City. Other items note flu and smallpox quarantines, a courtroom acquittal in American Fork, and plans for weekly Murray farmers auctions plus vaccine shipments to counties to curb cattlepox.
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Springville
Hobe Creek
Hiram Clements
Lynn Junction
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Merchants’ & Planters Bank of Georgia
Vanansdal
Santaquin
William D. Williams
Cedar City
American Fork
George J. Sinclair
Edward Gunter Rodeback
Utah
Millton
Rodebacke
Oki Okonn
Balt Lake
Ogden
George Kawshata
Julius Szirmay
Tom Karrick
Karrick
J. E. Moore
Telluride Power Company
Provo
Ellen M. Williams
Weber County
Williams
Supreme Court
Frank Connors
Utah County
Connors
William Strong
New Era in Finance Prompts Board to Embrace Publicity
The Western Union purchase by AT&T led to a full inventory and restatement of assets. Surplus dropped from 18.867 million to 4.126 million, yet stock rose as the board declared accuracy and publicity essential and opened company books to shareholders. This move labeled a dawn of a new era in corporate finance.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Purchasing Corporation
Gould
Western Union
Telephone Company
Theodore N. Wall
Telegraph Company
Wall
Harper's Weekly
Robbing Desert of Terrors Prompts Water Aid Bill
George W. Parsons leads Los Angeles efforts to back a 10 000 congressional appropriation via the Chamber of Commerce to locate water sources and erect monuments for desert travelers across California and Nevada. California has already set aside funds and guideposts mark travel routes as lawmakers consider national legislation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Nevada
George W. Parsons
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
United States
of California
Sixteen Die in Prize Ring in 1910 Death Toll Rises
New York reports a total of sixteen boxing deaths in the 1910 season, the highest in prize ring history. Billy Dunning, who once drew with Jack Johnson, died at Presque Isle Maine, with at least two more fighters in hospitals including veteran Andy Daly.
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New York
Tom Cribb
Presque Isle
Maine
Billy Dunning
Jack Johnson
Eixteenth
Andy Daly
Young Colorado Boy Dies in Self Built Electric Plane
Salida Colorado Walter Archer a 17 year old boy from Salida plunged 700 feet to his death Saturday afternoon in a plane of his own construction. The youth had secretly pursued aircraft experiments for some time and his machine was possibly the first electric propelled aircraft to carry a pilot. His parents knew nothing of the planned flight.
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Salida
Colo
Walter Archer
Station Agent Found Dead at Ogden Union Pacific Office
Officials report S B Turner a Union Pacific station agent at Devil's Slide east of Ogden was discovered lying face down in a pool of blood in his office Sunday morning. Turner reportedly died from self inflicted injuries after his wife and neighbors failed to reach him by telephone. A preliminary investigation suggests suicide.
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Ogden
Utah
S. BE
Turner
Union Pacific
Devil's Slide
Mont
Jap Press Turns Against Socialists in Public Trial Push
agitation rose as the steamer Chicago Maru departed Japan to urge public trials for twenty five socialists accused of plotting against the emperor. Japanese newspapers previously denouncing the government now turn against the socialists while the state assigns a barrister to defend each accused.
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Victoria
B. C
Chicago
Japan
Iet
Schoolmistress to Feed Rat as Official Absent
Berlin reports a school mistress faced legal trouble after she fed a rat herself when the official rat catcher was on holiday. The case arose from her failure to provide the required care while the rat was present, highlighting strict local rules and enforcement.
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Berlin
Tong War Killing in Chinatown Grocery
Quong Fong a grocer and his clerk Quong Don were shot in a Chinatown grocery. The clerk likely will die. An Oriental assailant entered the store and opened fire.
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New York
Quong Fong
Quong Don
Chinatown
Two Killed as Airplane Crashes at Centocelle Grounds
An aeroplane carrying an Italian officer and a private plunged eighty feet at Centocelle military grounds Saturday evening. Both men died instantly, authorities said.
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Rome
Centocelle
Mrs Eddy Dies at 89 in Chestnut Hill Home
Mrs Mary Baker Glover Eddy founder of Christian Science dies at her Chestnut Hill home after nine days of illness likely pneumonia natural causes listed by Dr George L West. She left no final message while surrounded by students and household. burial to Tilton New Hampshire. estate disputed with son George W Glover and trust fund cited. fortune estimated at about two million dollars.
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Boston
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
The
Christian Science
Chestnut Hill
George L. West
Eddy
Quinby
Tilton
N. H
George W. Glover
BE. J. Foster Eddy
Chandler
Boiler Explodes Killing Three on Denver & Rio Grande Train
Salt Lake City reports a Denver and Rio Grande train wreck near Soldier Summit Utah after a boiler explosion. Engineer Goodale Fireman Spear and Brakeman Math were killed instantly with bodies scattered and the boiler hurled from the engine. Cause unknown though low boiler water and cold water in the boiler are suspected.
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Salt Lake City
Goodale
Spear
Mathis
Denver & Rio Grande
Soldier Summit
Utah
China Expands Navy as Edicts Create Department
Peking reports the throne has issued edicts to form a formal navy department with Prince Teal Hsun as president. The army general staff will be reorganized to modern lines, signaling a major step to enhance military efficiency and planning.
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Peking
China
Navy Department
Teal Hsun
United States
Slashes Girl With Razor in Houston Engagement Tragedy
Miss Bertha Woodworth daughter of W W Woodworth a prominent Texas Oil Company figure was attacked at her Houston home by Lloyd B Shaffer with a razor and was believed fatally wounded Shaffer then slashed himself it is reported they had been engaged but Woodworth recently broke the engagement
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Houston
Tex
Bertha Woodworth
W. W. Woodworth
Texas Oil Company
Lloyd B. Shaffer
Shaffer
Woodwworth
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief in Early 1900 Ad
Testimonial from W C Cook of Clinton Ta claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root cured a system full of uric acid after three weeks. Notary certifies the 1900 statement. Ad urges readers to request a sample bottle and booklet, noting prices of fifty cents and one dollar.
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Clinton
Clinton County
A. D
W. C. Cook
Dale H. Sheppard
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Rivalry Sparks Heated Exchange Between Teams
The Friendly crowd reacts as heated words fly between The Hunter and The Shucks over a tense matchup. Coaches and players dispute calls and hyped claims fly ahead of the game, signaling a sharp clash of loyalties.
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick fix for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims five minute relief from heartburn sour stomach belching gas and nausea with a 60 cent or five cent case available at the local drug store.
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Pape
Triumph of Optimism
An elderly kinsman answers a cheerful nephew about his health and pains. The scene shifts to a tour group viewing the pyramids where Mrs. Newrocks notes the expense, and Mr. Newrocks jokes that no single agency bore all costs, calling it a jackpot affair.
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Mrs. Newrocks
Mr. Newrocks
Chestnut Stand Exchange Sparks Pride War
A well dressed woman asks if chestnuts are wormy at a stall and the vendor replies bluntly offering worms with them. The scene hints at a tense pride clash among the cold blooded and hotheaded characters.
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Murray Commercial Club
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State Board of Health
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