Utah News Roundup Highlights Utah Exposition and Local Affairs
Salt Lake City advances work on the Rio Grande project while Utah Day is set for Seattle's Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Reports note a Confederate bill incident in Helper, state finances, agricultural labor shortages, water works discussions in Sandy, and flood of local incidents from arrests to drownings and a major sugar plant shutdown.
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Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Tabernacle Choir
An Kallan
Helper
Mat Wao
Talian
Secretary of State
Utah
Fanatic Murders British Officials Shock England
A Kenyan student Madar Lelef Dhinagr killed Lieut. Col. Sir William Hutt Curzon White and Dr. Cawas Laleaca on Thursday night at the Imperial Institute. Scotland Yard sent detectives to follow Viscount Morley as newspapers urge firm executive authority in India. Dhinagr’s confessions and political screed imply motives rooted in anti British rule. he claims self defense for Laleaca’s death. The case marks a new terrorism chapter for Britain with a 20 year old suspect and Calcutta connections.
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London
William Hutt Curzon White
Cawas Laleaca O- Shanehal
Madar Lelef Dhinagr
Imperial Institute
England
Phoenix Park
Great Britain
Viscount Morley
India
House of Commons
Scotland Yard
Lord Morley
Deere
Amritsar
Punjab
Dr. Laleaca
Jall
Calcutta
Consolidation in Copper Under William Rockefeller's Influence
In New York a prominent industry watcher reports William Rockefeller, now the dominant force at Amalgaamated Copper after H H Rogers death, plans Amalgamated's absorption of the Col/Ryan copper properties and allied interests in the new International Smelting and Refining company. The United Metal Selling Agency, handling about 600 million pounds of refined copper yearly and earning 1.5 million on a 5 million capitalization, is also said to be targeted for inclusion.
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New York
William Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Amalgamated Copper
Amalgamated
Col/Ryan copper properties
New International Smelting & Refining Company
United Metal Selling Agency
Zeppelin airship may reach the North Pole
Berlin reports geographer Erich von Drygalski, president of the Aero Club, deems the North Pole expedition feasible within Count Zeppelin's proven capabilities. He cautions about severe Arctic storms but supports the project's scientific aims and expense as justified.
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Berlin
North Pole
Zeppelin
Erich von Drywalski
The
Aero Club
Zeppelin Aleady
Herr von Drygalski
Brooklyn Man Prepairs to Celebrate 105th Birthday
New York reporter notes Joshua Zeitlein of Brooklyn plans to mark his July 4 birthday as he anticipates reaching 120. He credits no abstinence to longevity, drinks whisky daily, and smokes a pipe, with a son aged 70 and his youngest son 45.
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New York
Joshua Zeitlein
Brooklyn
Zeitlein
Senate Approves Corporation Tax Amendment in Tariff Bill
Washington reports the Senate approved the corporation tax amendment 60 to 11 as part of the tariff bill. The finance committee chairman Mr Aldrich led the measure with support from Democrats and many Republicans. The test vote on substituting the amendment for the income tax saw 45 ayes and 31 noes, with all Democratic votes in favor and insurgent Republicans joining. The income tax issue settled, focus shifts to administrative tariff provisions and rate questions.
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Washington
Taft
Wickershaw
Senate
Aldrich
Committee On
Finance
Repubicane
Cunningham Confesses to Murder of Gray Brothers Cashier
San Francisco laborer James Edward Cunningham confessed to killing Caroline Brasch cashier for Gray Brothers Construction in the firms offices. He surrendered as another man was under arrest and police sought to frame an innocent worker, J Novak, amid a case of extraordinary circumstances.
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San Francisco
James Edward Cunningham
Caroline Brasch
Gray Brothers’ Construction Company
Cunningham
J. Novak
Gray Brothers
Washington Woman Suffrage Rally Ends In Row
In Selattha Washington the state convention of the Washington Woman Suffrage association erupted in near violence as about fifty members led by Mrs Mary Arkwright Hutton urged removal of state officers led by President Emma Smith Devoe whose side drew roughly two hundred supporters. The credentials report sided with Devoe. Accusations of theft and deceit accompanied heated shouting and accusations amid chaos and tears.
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Selatthe
Wash
Washington Woman Suffrage Association
Mary Arkwright Hutton
Spokane
Emma Smith Devoe
Committee On Credentials
Bealb
Goulds unlikely to appeal verdict in separation case
New York reports that Justice Dowlins granted Mrs. Howard Gould a separation and $36,000 a year alimony. Mrs. Gould welcomed the court's decision and will soon leave for her Lynchburg farm in Virginia. Neither spouse is expected to pursue further divorce actions.
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New York
Howard Gould
Local Man Poses as Marine Officer Amid Smuggling Confession
Cape Girardeau Missouri report says C. H. Harrington who for a week posed as a U S Marine lieutenant arrived from the Philippines confessed to a smuggling plot. Prosecuting attorney says Harrington was not a navy officer and that his trunk containing diamonds, silks, and behrabac was lost by a railroad. He claims the goods were brought into the country free of duty by bribing a customs officer.
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Cape Girardeau
United States Marine Corps
C. H. Harrington
Philippines
Navy
Harrington
Messina Quake Strikes Again Cries of Fear Echo Through City
A second major tremor hit Messina at about 7 30 am on Thursday July 4 a terror-stricken populace fled as walls toppled and dust filled the air. One young mother and her infant died in a doorway collapse while others suffered minor injuries and business along the sea front halted. Reggio Taormina also felt the shakes with similar effect though no casualties were reported. Within 24 hours Messina counted twenty three shocks.
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Messina
Calabria
Reggio
Wis
Taormina
Sugar Trust Indicted in Sherman Antitrust Case
A federal grand jury indicted the American Sugar Refining Company six directors and eight individuals for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman act. Named defendants include Washington BE. Thomas Arthur Dojer Charles H. Sneff John Kk. Parsons John Mayer George H. Frazier Gustave Kissel Thommay B. Hassett and Alph Segal counsel. Court date set for July 6.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Washington BE. Thomas
Arthur Dojer
Charles H. Sneff
John Kk. Parsons
John Mayer
Morristown
N. J
George H. Frazier
Philadelphia
Gustave Kissel
Thommay B. Hassett
Adoalph Segal
American Sugar Company
White House Tennis Court Demolished for Renovation
Excavators began work Thursday on the White House grounds to clear the famed tennis court used by the Roosevelt tennis cabinet. The demolition marks the start of President Taft’s renovation and expansion of executive offices.
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Washington
White House Court
Roosevelt
White House
Taft
Protests Innocence Protest Hangs in Salem Oregon
Joe Anderson, convicted of murdering Harry Logan in Portland in 1908, maintained innocence to the end. He was executed Friday afternoon, dying fourteen minutes after the drop.
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Salem
Ore
Joe Anderson
Harry Logan
Portland
Oldest Yale Graduate Chester Dutton Dies in Concordia
Chester Dutton, Yale’s oldest graduate, died Friday night in Concordia. A 1838 alumnus, he had lived since 1842 in a four log cabin on the Republican River bank in Topeka, Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Chester Dutton
Yale
Concordia
Republican River
Wrights solo flights thrill crowds at Fort Myer drill grounds
Orville Wright flew three times over Fort Myer in a calm display. In the third flight he remained aloft about nine minutes and completed roughly nine and a half circuits. He landed within 200 feet of the aeroplane shed amid cheers from thousands.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Mississippi Fights Standard Oil in Antitrust Suit
Jackson Mississippi Wednesday June 30 District Attorney Lamb seeks a perpetual injunction against Standard Oil to stop operations in Mississippi and to recover 11 million dollars in penalties for alleged antitrust law violations over a three year period. The case hearing is expected in the November term.
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Jackson, Miss
Lamb
Standard Ofl
Mississippi
Taft Warns Republicans During Yale Alumni Dinner
President Taft pauses during an after dinner address to 1,800 Yale graduates to warn Republicans to meet public expectations or face minority opposition. He spoke spontaneously, offering no formal explanation, as Yale attendees cheered amid the ongoing tariff debate.
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New Haven
Conn
Taft
Yale
Congress
Republican Party
Trifling Cash Dispute Ends in Fatal Shooting
Caroline Brasch a Gray Brothers cashier was shot in a downtown San Francisco office over five dollars and seventy five cents. Police and detectives search for J Novak a Slav laborer as a suspect amid crowded corridors with no witnesses to the entry or exit.
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San Francisco
Caroline Brasch
Gray Brothers Company
Vitim
J. Novak
Novak
Arrest in Miles City Over Sheep Shearing At Forsyth Bank Head
J W Sweetzer president of the First National Bank of Forsyth was arrested in Miles City and is under bond for appearance in justice court in July. He and his men allegedly sheared 304 sheep owned by H M Howard and placed the wool in his sacks while branding the sheep with his own mark. Sweetzer says the sheep were sheared by mistake.
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Miles City
Mont
J. W. Sweetzer
First National Bank of
Forsyth
Sweetzer
H. M. Howard
Johnson Fails to Knock Out Roas in Six-Round Fight
Pittsboro Johnson, world colored heavyweight champion, defeats Tony Ross of Newcastle in a six round bout at Duquesne Gardens. No decision due to state law. experts agree Johnson dominated, Ross knocked down multiple times and shows evident distress at the end of round six.
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Pittsboro
Jack Johnson
Tony Ross
Newcastle
Duquesne Gardens
Johnson
Ross
Indian gang broke murders and highway robbery ring
An Indian detained at Torreon confessed that he and several accomplices including an ex judge formed a band that murdered and robbed three mail carriers in recent months. A strong force pursued the gang and captured all members and recovered much plunder.
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el Paso
Texas
Torreon
Woman’s prompt action saves collision near Missouri City
Mrs Jenny Llewellyn, living in a nearby tent, ran onto the tracks and flagged a westbound Excelsior Springs train on the Wabash rail line near Missouri City. Her quick warning avoided a head on crash with a freight and Westenger train. one man died and ten were slightly injured. The passenger engineer slowed the train to avert a worse wreck.
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Kansas City
Jenny Llewellyn
Missouri City
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