Utah State News Highlights and Local Incidents
Over 200 tons of ice used daily in Salt Lake City as July heat continues. Cache County sets tax levy at nine mills. Kaysville incorporates Trotting association with local stockholders. Murray smelter worker W R Kelley killed after 30 foot fall. Paradise resident Thomas Orgill injured by lightning but recovering. Ogden painter Robert Jones collapses from heat, seriously hurt. Salt Lake City mourns Arthur A Sweet famed mining promoter dies in Long Beach. July named hottest and driest since weather bureau began 36 years ago. Eureka saloons post No Beer Sold in Cans as can rushing brigade laments. Midvale to form permanent fire dept with hose, hydrants, and gear. Water shortages persist statewide due to dry season. Abandoned newborn found at Midvale doorstep. unclaimed but cared for. Salt Lake City to regulate automobile enthusiasts to curb accidents amid speed-law concerns. Marine recruiting station in SLC reports strong results with weeks of activity. Utah hosts 437 barber shops employing 654 barbers and 85 apprentices. SLC has 91 shops. Steering gear failure causes a car crash injuring six near Salt Lake, sheriff’s test vehicle purpose undetailed. Tropic postmaster Joseph Walter Allstrom found dead. death linked to ongoing probe. Harry Thorne convicted of murder tied to Fassel case. Salt Lake sentencing set for March 26 with execution planned on September. Thorne claims youth but seeks pardon. Mountain View pool project advances. 45 by 90 feet, up to seven feet deep, slated by July 25. Washington post office updates to require receipt-indicating indorsements for registered mail. Pioneer Day speaker Senator Smoot to address Salt Lake City event July 24. Utah dentists attend National Dental Association meetings in Denver.
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Salt Lake City
Cache County
W. R. Kelley
Murray
Thomas Orgill
Paradise
Kaysville
Ogden
Arthur A. Sweet
Long Beach
Cal
Weather Bureau
Government Bureau
Eureka
Midvale
Joseph Colclough
United States Marine Recruiting Station
California
Utah
Salt Lake
Walter J. Burton
Joseph Walter Allstrom
Tropic
Harry Thorne
George W. Fassel
Thorne
Mountain View Hot Springs
Monroe
FOR CHEAPER BATHS Sherman Law Being Invoked Against Alleged Trust
The department of justice filed a bill in equity at Halti more Maryland against sixteen sanitar enameled ware manufacturers and their officers in nine states. They are charged with forming a restraint of trade and controlling about five percent of toilet and bathware output to fix prices and terms. The suit claims a bid to hide aims behind a patent licensing guise and cites refusals to sell to non signing jobbers.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Haltimore
United States
Guilty of Murder in First Degree in Santa Monica Wife Case
George Figueroa, a member of a prominent California family, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing his young wife Imat May at their Santa Monica home twenty four days after their marriage. The verdict was returned by the jury in Los Angeles, Cal.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George Figueroa
California
Imat May
Death Claims Soldiers Drowned In Quicksand Hole
At Fortress Monroe Virginia eleven Coast artillerymen died when a breech block blew out during target practice. A handful more were wounded and a board of inquiry was ordered by the War Department. Heroic actions by officers and men prevented a larger loss. In New Mexico two boys George and Frank Fiefer drowned in a Gila River quicksand hole after attempting to help each other. Lifeless bodies recovered.
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Fortress Monroe
Fortress
Monroe
Coast Artillery
War Department
Washington
Albuquerque
N. M
George Fiefer
Frank
Gila
Red Rock
George
Women’s suffrage parade gathers in Hyde Park with international contingents
An enormous crowd of women from diverse nations paraded to Hyde Park on Saturday. Delegations from America, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Canada and British colonies joined the event. Twenty five American women carried the Stars and Stripes as suffragist leaders were praised.
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London
Hyde Park
America
France
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Canada
United States
Spalding Divorce Suit Dismissed Over Wrong Man
Seattle court dismissed the divorce case of Lillie S. Spalding against W. S. Spalding after her attorney said the wrong man was sued. Mrs. Spalding, married in Kaufman County Texas in 1897, had learned a Seattle painter matching her former husband’s description was present. The painter proven innocent.
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Seattle
Lillie S. Spalding
W. S. Spalding
Salt
Seattle Spalding
Backbone of Strike Broken Montreal Leads Cargo Resumes
Vice President Fitzhugh of the Grand Trunk says the strike backbone will be broken by Saturday as Montreal crowds see resumed suburban service and freight trains. Recruit influx to fill striker vacancies grows faster than replacements can be found. Ezra Meeker, 80, tours the Oregon trail seeking congress authorization for monuments marking the historic route from Kansas City to Tacoma.
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Montreal
Fitzhugh
Grand Trunk Railroad
Greeley
Colo
Ezra Meeker
New York
Oregon Trail
Congress
Meeker
Kansas City
Tacoma
Lumber Merchant Skelly Stands Trial for Wife's Murder
Frank M. Skelly a Santa Ana lumber merchant and lodge member faced superior court trial for the May murder of his wife. The dying woman said he dashed gasoline on her as she entered the kitchen to prepare breakfast and then struck a match.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Frank M. Skelly
Westminster
Skelly
Estancia Fire Destroys County Buildings and Hotel
Torrance county courthouse the Commercial hotel a laundry and a saloon burned at Estancia New Mexico on Friday with only wells providing water. Loss under $10 000. Most county records were destroyed except the 1909 tax roll.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Torrance County
Estancia
Boy Dies After Lake Worth Swim Bites by Fish
In West Palm Beach Florida Laurence Baker an 11 year old Jacksonville boy dove from a boat into Lake Worth. A large flat bodied fish with a whiplike tail lurked beneath. Its tail spine pierced his neck severing the jugular vein. He surfaced crying for help and died within four minutes.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Laurence
Baker
Jacksonville
Lake Worth
Ice Cream Cones Ban Under Pure Food Law Action
Government to curb borax in ice cream cones under the pure food law after large seizures. Department of Agriculture inspectors found borax in cones, a substance deemed harmful to the stomach, prompting precautions nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Secretaries Death Linked to Prize Fight Telegram
A telegram predicting J. J. Jeffries would beat Jack Johnson prompted Harry Michaels secretary of Michaels Furniture to shoot himself at his desk in Chicago. Michaels brother awaited him at a New York hotel. The Spanish American colony in New York notes talk of President Monti of Chile planning a visit, with he sailing July 6 and arriving in New York in August.
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Chicago
J. J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Harry Michaels
The
Michaels Furniture Company
Nl Health
New York
Monti
Chile
Santiago
Cattle Owners Predict War Over Grazing Rights
Grand Junction Colorado cattlemen warn of bloodshed if Utah sheepmen push into western Colorado’s Big Park range. T. W. Monell of Montrose accuses federal stock inspectors of aiding the invasion and cites quarantine and range destruction. The Colorado Stockgrowers oppose government interference with range boundaries and the proposed herd law.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Utah
Big Park
Colorado
T. W. Monell
Montrose
Colorado Stockgrowers’ Association
Bureau of Animal Industry
Monell
Association
Taft Visits Eastport Marking Northeast Flyover
President Taft reached Eastport Maine on Tuesday becoming the first president to visit the area and completing tours to all four corners of the country. He spent about ninety minutes ashore and delivered a ten minute speech stressing American citizenship and shared homogeneity of aims and ideals. He avoided political remarks during the visit.
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Eastport
Maine
Taft
United States
Mr. Taft
Tremendous Loss From Fire in British Columbia
Fire reports across British Columbia tally at least 1.5 million dollars in forest fire damages over recent days with another half million at risk from suspended industrial operations. Premier McBride ordered aid to affected districts and empowered fire wardens to conscript workers for firefighting efforts.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
McBride
Ellison
Chipman
Kaeslo
Gas Works Demolished in Zeppelin Plant Blast
Two explosions rocked the Zeppelin Airship company gas works in Friederichsshaven Germany on Tuesday. Nine workers were injured, several seriously, as a boiler burst sparked a fire that reached hydrogen cylinders. A second explosion tore the roof apart.
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Friederichsshaven
Germany
Zeppelin Airship Company
Train wreck in Ireland injures hundreds at Roscrea
An excursion train on the Great Southern railway near Roscrea Tipperary derailed and struck a passenger train. Many jumped from the runaway cars and tumbled down the embankment. About 100 people were injured, none killed.
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Dublin
Great Southern Railway
Roscrea
Tipperary
Freight Rate Adjustment Under Discussion in Washington
Washington is set to announce an adjustment to the eastern freight rate situation. The settlement is reported satisfactory to the interstate commerce commission railways and shippers. The plan calls for a voluntary suspension of the advanced rates by railroads for several months.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hindoos Barred From Entry at Seattle
Sixteen Hindoos who sought admission at Seattle Washington were ordered deported by Acting Secretary Cable of the department of commerce and labor. The steamship carrying them must bear the cost of their return. The investigation found them illiterate unable to speak English possessed little money and poor physical condition.
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Washington
Seattle
Wash
Cable
Department of Commerce and Labor
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