Utah Postmasters and Big Utah Developments Noted
Eva Riddle appointed postmaster at Escalante Garfield county. Salt Lake City to get a packing house with 100 cattle 1000 sheep 1000 hogs daily by Oct 1. Oregon Short Line worker Mancuroso killed in SLC. Utah coal output 1905 2004 values listed. Masonic temple dedication in Ogden marks new temple completion. Frank Revoy 31 held for counterfeit money attempt. Emmett Richesen suicide in Salt Lake lodging house. I N Harper robbed in Ogden bullet wound mild. Crystal Springs Trout Company formed in Morgan. Utah State Federation of Labor to stay out of politics. Robert Naylor seriously injured in runaway. BYU opens with 600 students, record. Question who mangled body on Oregon Short Line near Layton. identified as John L Atkinson. Charles Card died in Logan long resident Utah leader. Railroads win injunctive relief against ticket brokers. Sweepstakes silver cup for Utah fruit exhibit arrives in Salt Lake. Park City saloon row leads to injuries with nine stitches. Salt Lake Day planned for Davis County Fair with band. Labor shortage noted nationwide. local agencies fill 30 percent. Davis crops strong. canneries busy with tomatoes cucumbers sugar beets. Denver & Rio Grande to tunnel Marshall Pass widen gauge Salida to Montrose. Jacob McCurdy Springville elder dies aged eighty eight. longtime resident of Utah.
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Emmett Richesen
Logan
Salt Lake
I. N. Harper
Ogden
Crystal Springs Trout Company
Morgan City
Utah State Federation of Labor
Salt Lake City
Morse
Utah
Commercial Club
Park City
George Coughlin
J. Williame
Coughlin
Davis County
Denver & Ko Grande Railroad Company
Denver
Marshall Pass
Cerro Summit
Salida
Montrose
Marines Landed in Cuban City to Protect Americans
About 120 armed sailors from the cruiser Denver landed in Havana and camped near the president's palace for potential uprisings. A small guard will remain at the American legation while the sailors return to the ship, kept only for protection of American lives and property. No intent to assist Cuban forces or insurgents was claimed.
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Havana
United States
Denver
Washington
Legation
Bacon
Sleeper
Palma
Adams Wins Out at Colorado Democratic Convention
After three days of heated sessions the Colorado Democratic state convention adjourned sine die nominating a ticket led by Alva Adams for governor. The meeting also read out the Speer faction of Denver county for alleged subservience to local utility interests.
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Denver
Colorado
Noight
Alva Adams
Speer
Trade With Porto Rico Growth Highlighted by Commerce Dept
A statement from the department of commerce and labor notes Porto Rican commerce expanded greatly. U S merchandise to Porto Rico rose from about 2 million per year before 1898 to 19 million in 1908, while Porto Rico to the United States grew from about 2.5 million to around 8 million in 1906.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Porto Rico
Wife of Pennsylvania Farmer Beaten to Death With Hatchet
Mrs Pavitt, wife of a Chester County farmer, was found beaten at her home near Media. Her head was crushed, husband William Pavitt returned from market to discover the body. William Nelson colored was arrested on suspicion but released after an alibi. Authorities are investigating movements of Pavitt.
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Media
Pavitt
Here
Chester
William Nelson
Jeantine
Night Attack by Pulajanes on U S Troops in Leyte
A Manila cable reports Pulajanes attacked a detachment of the Twenty-fourth Infantry colored at Barauen Leyte on the night of the 10th. Two colored soldiers were killed and eight wounded before the camp was driven back. The regiments later routed the attackers, many slain or captured. Some Pulajanes escaped in darkness.
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San Francisco
Manila Cave
Roscoe Treadwell
Philippine Scouts
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Treadwell
Twenty-fourth
Mines Closed in Goldfield Nevada Labor Dispute
Mines in Goldfield Nevada are shut down as Western Federation of Miners leaders meet with mine owners to hear demands. A committee will report back at a later meeting, delaying any settlement. The conflict centers on changes to prevent high grading with ongoing street clashes but no serious injuries reported.
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Goldfield
Nevada
Western Federation
Denver
Hearst Named for Governor by Independent League
The Independent League convention closed amid uproar as a large Hearst portrait was brought in. The ticket lists William Randolph Hearst as governor with Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler as lieutenant governor and John S. Whalen, George A. Fuller, C. H. W. Auen, Frank L. Gettman, and John Ford as other state officials.
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New York
Independent League
William R. Hearst
League
William Randolph Hearst
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Duchess
John ‘S. Whalen
Monroe
George A. Fuller
Jefferson
C. H. W. Auen
Erie
Frank L. Gettman
Tompkins
John Ford
Saloon closings ordered across Chihuahua for Independence Day
Governor Creel directs mayors of all Chihuahua cities to shut saloons Saturday at 2 PM and reopen Monday morning to prevent drunken demonstrations for Mexican Independence Day. President Diaz reportedly instructed governors to enforce the order.
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el Paso
Enrique Creel
Chihuahua
Diaz
Petersburg Suffering After Riot Bombardment
Telegraphic links to the city reveal scope of devastation in Bt Petersburg with initial death tolls revised downward. Looting and arson drive property losses now estimated near 200000 dollars as mobs and bombardment took their toll.
Last Words of Zenalde Konoplianikova Sentenced to Death
The executed teen Zenalde Konoplianikova shouted Long Live the Royal Revolution for Land and Liberty as the rope bound her. She refused to beg for mercy, delivered a final defiant message, and died after being court martialed for the Min assassination.
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St. Petersburg
Zenalde Konoplianikova
Min
Aister
Revolutionary Plot Spurs Siege in San Salvador
A revolutionary plot prompted San Salvador to declare a state of siege on Wednesday. The measure must be lifted before November 3 when the presidential election occurs. Reports say President Scallon backs the National Independent party candidate.
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San Salvador
Scallon
National Independent Party
Bank Run Hits Hi bernia Bank in San Francisco
The Hi bernia bank run began Tuesday over rumors of fire losses and continued Wednesday. Officials said withdrawals were widespread but other banks remained unaffected and new deposits posted as normal.
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San Francisco
Hibernia Bank
The
Hibernia
Terrorist Hunt in Warsaw Ramps Up Arrests and Looting
Troops ransack about 200 houses in Warsaw as authorities arrest up to 1,000 people, many Jews, amid claims children are used by terrorists to target officials. Sledice violence ends, streets occupied, churches shelter survivors, 27 houses burned, widespread looting reported.
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Warsaw
Sledice
Angel Wins DC Front in Second Democratic Primary
In Washington DC, Martin F. Angel defeats Richard Irvin Manning for governor with 38,178 to 27,904 votes. J Frazer Lyon wins attorney general with 39,405 votes over J W Ragedale, and J M Sullivan takes railroad commissioner with 35,526 votes over incumbent J H Wharton. About 80 percent turnout in first primary.
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Columbia
D. C
Martin F. Angel
Richard Irvin Manning
Ansel
Manning
J. Frazer Lyon
J. W. Ragedale
Lyon
J. M. Sullivan
Railroad Commission
J. H. Wharton
Rejected Suitor Stabs Woman in Hungary Love Triangle
In Balaton Hungary two brothers Bela and Pista Pistatjo vied for a 17 year old girl. Both proposed on the same day and the elder Bela won. Days later Pista killed the woman with a knife after she refused to reconsider.
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Budapest
Balaton
Hungary
Bela
Pista Pistatjowich
Pista
Indictments Return Against Stensland and Hering
A grand jury in Chicago filed more than twenty indictments against Paul O. Stensland former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president now in Tangier and Henry W. Hering former cashier jailed in Chicago. The charges allege mismanagement of the bank.
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Chicago
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Tangier
Henry W. Hering
Western Pacific Line Now Ahead of Schedule
The Western Pacific railroad line from Salt Lake City to San Francisco will enter service six months to a year earlier than planned. Entrance into Oakland was secured on Tuesday and rapid progress on the terraces accelerates work. Trains should run before December 31, 1908, rather than late in 1909.
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San Francisco
Salt Lake
Oakland
Cal
Terras
Battle With Burglars In Oakland Man Fends Off Robbers
Jacob Medo a San Francisco restaurant operator living at 1038 Chester Street Oakland returned home to find two burglars inside. A fierce fight followed with Medo striking one burglar on the head with a porcelain pitcher opening a wound, the intruders escaping as he fled to save his life.
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Oakland
Cal
Jacob Medo
San Francisco
Chester Street
Medo
American Warship Deployed To Cuban Waters
Washington reports an American cruiser Des Moines has cleared Norfolk and is believed bound for Havana to protect shipping and commercial interests. Officials hint the mission serves the state department and may reflect concerns over the Cuban insurrection and President Palma's ability to quell the uprising.
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Washington
Havana
Cuba
Miniater Bleeper
Des Moines
Norfolk
State Department
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Palma
United States
Cuban
Chinese Move to Bar Foreigners from Chinese Business
Washington reports warn of rising anti foreign sentiment in China. A "restorer of rights" movement seeks to expel foreigners from business, undermining foreign investments and concessions. The drive targets nearly all nationalities, with English most affected, amid alleged government sympathy.
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Businese Enterprises
Washington
China
Orient
Lieutenant Treadwell Killed by Pulajanes Near Barauen
Lieutenant R K E Treadwell of the Philippine scouts was killed Monday night six miles south of Barauen while commanding a small detachment. A night attack by about 100 Pulajanes wounded no others. Sixty troops and forty constabulary pursued the band near Sitio Marabou, killing one and wounding several. The rest escaped. The troops suffered no casualties and destroyed large Pulajane supplies.
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Manila
R. KE. Treadwell
Philippine Scouts
Barauen
Treadwell
Sitio Marabou
Lima Mayor Presents Mrs Root With Diamond Brooch
At a Lima banquet in honor of Secretary Root the mayor of Lima presented Mrs Hlihu Root with a golden brooch enameled with Lima’s coat of arms. Root praised Peru’s visit and noted the Panama Canal would bring major commercial and economic benefits to Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Hlihu Root
Root
Panama Canal
Mil Surg Assn Meeting in Buffalo Honors Major Pilcher
The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States held its convention in Buffalo on Tuesday with many foreign representatives. The closing session featured the Enno Saunders prize essay on training medical officers for local and mobilized service, and Major Pilcher was announced as the medal winner.
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Buffalo
N. Y
the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Enno Saunders Prize
Pilcher
Will Contest Threatens Odlrichs Estate After Probate
The Evening World reports reliable authority that Herman Odlrichs’s will, filed for probate, may be contested. The document leaves most property to blood relatives and disinherits his wife Thered Fat Odlrichs, noting she has an ample fortune of her own. A second will allegedly favors the wife, while an earlier one devised the estate to her.
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New York
Evening World
Herman Odlrichs
Fatr Oclrichs
Ouriche
Trepoff Dies of Angina at Peterhof Villa
General Dmitri Petrovich Trepoff, commandant of the imperial palace, died at his Peterhof villa at 6 pm on Saturday of angina pectoris. Known for his role in reactionary repression, Trepoff faced six life threatening attacks in three years, with a terrorist killing Kozloff believed to target him. He would have been 61 in December after months of heart and asthmatic troubles.
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St. Petersburg
Dmitri Peodorovich Trepoff
Imperial Palace
Peterhof
Angina Pectoris
Trepoff
Russia
Nicholas Hl
Kozloff
Death of John Moritz in Goldfield Narrowly Described
John Moritz 19 was shot to death by gambler Jack Thompson in Goldfield Nevada early Sunday. Moritz, a telephone company messenger, bumped Thompson in a red light district dance hall. Thompson threatened revenge and then fired once hitting Moritz in the hip as he rode away on his wheel. He then returned and shot Moritz a second time, causing his fatal injury.
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Goldfield, Nev
John Moritz
Jack Thompson
Moritz
Telephone Company
Red Light
Thompson
Trade prospects with Egypt rise as imports near twenty million
Special Agent Charles M. Pepper reports Egypt imports from the United States have grown, with total Egyptian foreign commerce around £100 million in 1805. He forecasts a five year rise to about $250 million, half of which would be imports. There is strong demand for machinery in Egypt.
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Washington
Charles M. Pepper
Egypt
Bureau of Manufacturers
United States
Beypt
Pepper
Mexican Independence Day Celebrated in Monterey
Monterey Mexico observed Independence Day with dawn national flag salute from federal buildings, a reading of the declaration at Juarez theatre, and a national hymn performance. A large peaceful military pageant marched through main streets as band concerts filled plazas.
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Monterey
Mexico
Juarex
Thee
Self-Accused Man Cleared in Prohibition Meeting Killing
New York police found Henry Deas innocent of murder after his self accusation at Mariners harbor Staten Island. An unidentified fan was said to have died of exposure, while Deas awaited trial on a separate charge of beating his mother in law.
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New York
Henry Deas
Mariners' Harbor
Staten IdMand
Guillcas
Dean
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