Provo adopts antic cigarette ordinance and more Utah news
Provo City council passes antic cigarette ordinance while Springville reports three smallpox quarantines. Park City mine pays 10 226 000 in dividends. Salt Lake windstorm inflicts 6 000 in damages. Sandy to get electric street lights. Provo fair buildings underway for Utah County fair. American Fork home of Commercial club being refurbished. Enterprise storm drives residents from homes. John Alger residence wrecked. Moline SP foreman injured after being struck by locomotive. Salt Lake streetcar accident claims life of Salvatore Narsola. Lehi to plant 100 acres of cucumbers for Mount Pickle. salting station planned. Pleasant Grove barn fire. incendiary suspected. Ogden hotel worker commits suicide. Beck Salt Company awards 25 000 refinery contract near Kessler’s. American Fork creamery back in operation. American Fork tobacco sales to minors prohibited. American Fork cinema fire causes stampede but no injuries. Enterprise reservoir near drowning scare. Ogden smelter machinery contracted. power line awarded to Brigham City Power. American Fork line accident injures Karl McCune. eye loss feared. Ogden council limits automobile speed. mayor may veto. Eastern furniture rep in Salt Lake eyeing branch with 200–500 jobs. Salt Lake man drinks carbolic acid amid divorce suit.
Europe Is Our Best Customer Exports to Europe Surpass $1 Billion
The department of commerce and labor reports Europe takes more than a billion dollars of U S exports annually, while all other regions total under half a billion. Since 1899 exports to Europe have remained above one billion, averaging about 1.06 billion per year, with non European regions growing faster since 1900.
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Europe
United States
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Peter
Complaint Against Kurds In Van Turkey
Boston reports a complaint from officials of the American school at Van eastern Turkey to the American board of commissioners for foreign missions. The school says despite a governor general's show of friendship the Kurds, aided by Turkish officials and soldiers, plundered and burned the school. Fruit trees were cut and breadstuffs bought for the American orphanage have been held by the Turkish government for over four months.
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Boston
Van
Turkey
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
General Alikanhoff crushes revolution in Kutale
Sukhum reports General Alikanhoff crushes revolt in Kutale by razing towns and executing leaders. Martial law is enforced with vigor. Sympathizers are driven to the mountains and shot if found with arms. Bombs are thrown at troops in retaliation.
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Sukhum
Trans-Caucasia
Alikanhoff
Kutale
Allkanhoff
Workmen All Voted In St Petersburg Assembly
In St Petersburg factories and mills on Sunday workmen elected delegates to the assembly that will choose representatives to the municipal congress. The congress will then elect members to the national assembly. The election was quiet, even at Putlloff, and nearly all workers took part.
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St. Petersburg
National Assembly
Putlloff
Woman kills painter after party quarrel in Kansas City
Mrs. Ida Danielson hosted a dinner with friends when a remark about her came from BE Harris a painter. Her nephew C R Riggins objected and the men argued. While Riggins and his wife fetched a policeman Mrs Danielson shot and killed Harris. No witness to the shooting.
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Kansas City
Ida Danielson
BE. C. Harrish
Harris
Cleveland spends sixty ninth birthday away from home
Former President Grover Cleveland celebrated his sixty ninth birthday in Princeton away from home for the first time since moving there. He is in Florida with Professor Howard McClenahan for ten days and may stay a month longer due to poor health. Mrs. Cleveland reports his Florida outing is improving him and expects a much better return.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Florida
Howard McClenahan
Women Die In Lodging House Fire In Kansas City
Miss Agnes Inman a corset maker from St. Louis died in the annex of the Altman building at Eighteenth and Walnut. Five other women, tenants in the lofts and offices, were overcome by smoke and rescued by firemen using ladders. The fire trapped occupants behind an iron door without stairs.
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Kansas City
Agnes Inman
St. Louis
Altman
Eighteenth and
Walnut Streets
Miss Inman
Horrific Pueblo Train Wreck Claims Dozens
In Pueblo Colorado a catastrophic Denver and Rio Grande collision west of town killed many. Death toll reported around thirty six with scores burned, only seven identified, two telegraph operators blamed yet not charged, coroner’s jury summoned, and a motherly scene of sacrifice described by Conductor Kroeger.
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Pueblo
Colo
Here
Florence
R. G. Whitney
Baird
Colorado
Kroeger
Priests’ Meeting Debates Selling Church Lands
At a Ka zan Frusala priests meeting, a resolution to recommend selling church lands to peasants was seriously considered. The author argued it was unchristian to retain vast un cultivated soil while peasants starved for land.
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Kazan
Frusala
Kidnaping at Azurites Ball in Morenci
A Morenci dispatch reports three masked men abducted a young woman during a ball hosted by the Azurites social club in Tucson. They fired shots to scatter guests, the abducted woman was dumped by the pursuers, and the desperados fled into the hills as a posse pursued them.
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Tucson
Aziz
Morenci
Azurites
Foreman Carried Down to Death by Avalanche of Snow
In Silverton a mill slide demolished the Green Mountain mill assay office and engine room. Foreman D F Hickey was swept away and his body not found. Efforts to reopen the Silverton road have been abandoned. clearance may take a month.
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Denver
Colo
Silverton
Green Mountain
D. F. Hickey
Will of Susan B Anthony Offered for Probate
Rochester report states Miss Susan B Anthony's will leaves £10,000 to the woman suffrage cause. Trustees named include Rev Dr Anna Shaw and Lucy E Anthony of Philadelphia and Mary B Anthony of Rochester. Anthony homestead remains in Mary Anthony's name. she receives nothing under the will.
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Rochester
Susan B. Anthony
Anna Shaw
Philadelphia
Lucy E. Anthony
Mary
Anthony
Mary Anthony
Trains Collision Near Pueblo Kills Many
In a blinding storm two trains collided between Portland and Adobe, twenty five miles west of Pueblo, at 2 20 am. A burning wreck followed with over thirty injured and conservative deaths estimated at thirty five. An operator failed to deliver an order changing the meeting point, triggering the tragedy.
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Pueblo
Colo
Portland
Adobe
Rio Grande
P. F. Lively
Swablows
J. H. Smith
Walter Coslett
Snow slides strike Colorado mining camps
Snow slides in Denver area and across Ouray Durango Silverton Leadville Aspen and smaller camps trap miners. Halfburst escapes are reported as slides thunder down mountain sides. Silverton towns edge damaged rail lines block San Juan rail, South Park road near Leadville, Crested Butte mines cut off.
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Denver
Colo
Ouray
Durango
Silverton
Leadville
Aspen
San Juan
South Park
Crested Butte
Plenary Conference on Moroccan Reforms Delayed
In Algeciras the postponement of the Moroccan reforms conference to March 20 raises hopes among delegates that Germany and France will find common ground. Neutral nation representatives intensified efforts Friday to encourage concessions, signaling more favorable signs of agreement.
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Algeciras
Germany
France
Monument Planned in Central Park for Joseph Jefferson
A committee of prominent men forms to raise sixty thousand dollars for a life size bronze statue of Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle in Central Park. Lincoln Trust Company will be treasurer for the subscription effort.
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New York
Central Park
Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Lincoln Trust Company
Orchard Refused to Plead When Arraigned
Harry Orchard, escorted by six deputy sheriffs and Pinkerton detectives armed with Winchester rifles, was moved from Boise to Caldwell for arraignment on Governor Steunenberg murder charges. He refused to enter a plea. the court entered not guilty on his behalf. Coxe and Juan of Payette were appointed defense attorneys. No trial date set. hearing expected after the Haywood, Moyer, and Pettibone trials conclude.
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Boise
Ida
Pinkerton
Harry Orchard
Caldwell
Steunenberg
Orchard
Coxe
Juan of Payette
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Hamilton Breaks Silence Before Albany Insurance Committee
Andrew Hamilton testified before the New York insurance investigatory panel in Albany, asserting that his payments over a decade from New York Life and other insurers were known and approved by company trustees, especially finance and auditing committees, and he attacked company officials as unfit to manage the affairs.
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Albany
N. Y
Andrew Hamilton
Insurance Investigaing Committee
Paris
John C. McTall
New York Life
New York
May Settle Question In Russia After Jewish Delegation
In St Petersburg unrest over anti Semite agitation may yield a positive outcome for Jews. An imperial audience with a Jewish delegation on March 7 prompted the emperor to select a bill granting equality except for eligibility to official and military service.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Open letter alleges torture of Warsaw prisoners
In St Petersburg Professor Courte nay of the Academy of Sciences describes brutal abuse by Warsaw police chief Greun. He cites no specific cases but claims political prisoners were starved and beaten for four nights, hair pulled out, and soles cut with knives until they signed confessions.
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St. Petersburg
Courtenay
Academy of Sciences
Warsaw
Greun
United Mine Workers Convention Opens in Indianapolis
The national convention of the United Mine Workers of America opens in Indianapolis with over 1,000 delegates from 1461 locals. President Mitchell calls the gathering to consider issues that could avert a general strike starting April 1, which would affect 425,000 miners. A conference with coal operators is set to begin Monday.
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Indianapolis
The
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Eight Men Burned in Pittsburgh Steel Mill Accident
Eight foreign workmen were horribly burned in an Edgar Thomson steel works incident at Braddock Pennsylvania. A ladle overturned while crossing the cinder pit delivering molten metal from a furnace. They were rushed to Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh where doctors say three will probably die.
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Pittsburgh
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Mercy Hospital
Northwest notes of Wyoming and surrounding states
George Adams died after being struck by a train near Laramie. Lusk Wyoming rapidly grew needing new schools. Mrs. Maury Powell to be tried in Laramie May for cattle theft. Fred Ruprecht, long-time Laramie resident, dies. A Japanese track walker crushed to death near Apex Nevada. Charles F. Miller, ex probate judge of Laramie, dies in Virginia aged 72. Fires in Missoula cause $5000 loss and livestock deaths amid 35 mph winds. Las Vegas toadon railroad operates to Indian Springs with freight and passenger traffic. Spreckles sugar war drives raw sugar from Cuba. new sailing line built. Fort Missoula officers seek saloon abolition near post for discipline. Logan Biasard shot by sheriff near Kimball. 19-year-old escapee killed earlier. Kalispell report: $8000 stolen by highwaymen from OBrien Lumber. Wyoming redistricting agitation proposed by legislature. Douglas school district bonds sold for school addition. Fire at Rochester hotel in Tacoma causes $10,000 loss. no injuries. Gas tank explosion shakes Bellingham, Washington. Wolves and coyotes threat prompts association among Bates, Wyoming ranchers. Cripple Creek man pleads in Northwestern Mutual Life fraud case. Spokane carpenter Thomas Foster dies after train-pedestrian accident. legs severed. No cause given for death.
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Fred Ruprecht
Laramie
Wyo
Apex
Nevada
Charles F. Miller
Wyoming
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Moline
Salvatore Narsola
Salt Lake City
Lehi
W. B. Clark
Pleasant Grove
A. B. Owen
Ogden
Beck Salt Company
Kessler
San Pedro
American Fork Creamery
Oficiala
Enterprise Reservoir
Fackerall
Brigham City Power Co
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Karl McCune
Eastern Furniture Manufacturing Company
Utah
Samuel G. Kirkman
Foreman
Quilty
Hamilton
Louis Nosser
Stella Reynolds
New Orleans
Miss Reynolds
Nosser
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Lusk
Maury Powell
Missoula
Mont
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William A. Clark
J. Ross Clark
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Claus Spreckles
Western Sugar Refinery
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Missoula County
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Newcastle
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Neb
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O'Brien Lumber Company
John Peterson
Tomers
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Sweetwater
Uintah
Converse
Natrona
Fremont
Weston
Board of Education
Douglas
Estate of
Tacoma
Atttc
Bellingham, Wash
M. B. Allice
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Bates’ Hole
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Cripple Creek
Fh Cole
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
George R. Hall
Luke Kellogg
John Varley
Thomas L. Foster
Spokane
Pasco
Wash
Foster
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