Utah State News Highlights From 1906 Reports And Incidents
The Utah state reports cover bonded debt of 900000 and Post Office receipts for 1905 and 1906. Notable items include deaths from falls and accidents in Ogden and Salt Lake City, a school superintendent elected president of the State Teachers’ association, and plans for poultry shows and plaster works at Lehi. Other notes include university funding requests, dry farming congress attendance, and local industrial prospects in American Fork and Heber.
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Provo
Dudley W. Stone
Ogden
Alliam Hears
Cornville
Tonopah
Nevada
Lars BE. Expertson
Utah County
State Teachers’ Association
Utah State Poultry Association
Fairground
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Salt Lake
Greek ship wrecks off Ancona with heavy loss
A Greek sailing vessel Urania wrecked on rocks near Ancona during a storm with thirteen crew drowned. The report lists multiple other maritime and railway disasters, including deaths in Kenosha Wisconsin and Oklahoma, plus fires and criminal incidents across the United States.
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Ancona
Italy
Cortelyon
New York Cotton Exchange
Edward Main
Stephan Jokowich
Kenosha
Wis
Nevada Northern tunnels set for timbering near Ely
Northwest notes report timbering has begun on the two tunnels of the Nevada Northern near Ely Nevada. A Utah wood carload was distributed free by W F Bond Co among those in need. Colorado coal miners saw a 10 percent wage increase benefiting over 6000 men, worth about 600000 yearly.
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Nevada Northern
Ely
Nev
Utah
Goldfield
W. F. Bond & Co
Colorado
Ryhoute
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Las Vegas
Tonopah
Sunset Telephone Company
San Francisco
Manhattan
Mines and mining notes from Nevada and surrounding claims
The Mohawk mine at Goldfield Nevada has produced eight million dollars in ore since April. A seven-claim group near Ely Nevada is bonded for ten thousand dollars. Sonora copper output in 1906 reached 179 million pounds. Greenwater merger completed with twenty five million dollars capitalization. Keane Wonder mine ore valued at six hundred sixty thousand dollars with high grade milling. Manhattan district expected to build a large custom mill next spring.
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H. G. Cook
J. O. Duke
Heber
Duchesne River
Uintah
Utah
Ogden
Elihu Warner
North Ogden
Warner
Silver How County
Montana
Goldfeld
Nevada
Manhattan
H. P. Madden
Morris Roberts
Anthony Jurich
Ely
Sonora
Mexico
Keane Wonder Company
Death Valley
Henry Wolland
Joseph Foster
Ploche
Hayes and Monnetie
Selby Amelter
San
Marooned on Island Delays Minnesota Wedding
Minneapolis story tells of Swan Lindquist stranded on Big Island in Lake Minnetonka with several men when ice blocked boats and prevented a planned wedding. After days he navigated a rowboat through the ice and the marriage occurred later.
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Minneapolis
Swan Lindquist
Big Island
Lake Minnetonka
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Swan
Tance
Cop and madman in revolver duel on Thirteenth street
New York police officer "Big Al" Selick narrowly escaped four gunshots from an insane man who claimed to talk with the spirit. Selick warded off the attacker with his club and revolver, the assailant turning the gun on himself after being pursued. The wounded officer and the suspect, who used the name John Dola, were taken to a hospital and station house respectively.
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New York
Big al” Selick
Thirteenth Street
Sellick
New York Hospital
Rainey
John Dola
Man's grit could win land by hook or crook
When she learned of Swan's predic ment she was inclined to be angry, saying that any man with spunk would get to land by hook or crook, even if he had to swim.
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Swan
Barefooted dash through snow to find runaway son
Mia Eva Metkof, in a light night dress, fled a second-story window during a snowstorm to search a mountain for her runaway son of two years. She walked two miles home nearly frozen, feet cut by rocks and sticks, after the perilous trek.
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Shamokin
Mia
Eva Metkof
Henpeck
Houstom Post
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Thomas Temple
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