Richfield to gain a new city park and Utah water news
Richfield plans a city park as old sites prove impracticable. Salt Lake faces a water famine with lawn watering limited to twice weekly. Park City fights an anti gambling drive while Pleasant Grove votes bonds for a water system. Edward Brown sustains a knife injury in Salt Lake City and Soren Peterson dies unloading hay in Elsinore. A cave image in Buckskin mountains is shown in Salt Lake. Parkites McQueene y and Morse win Provo lottery numbers. A Spring City pump inventor claims perpetual motion progress.
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George Anderson
Ontario
Park City
Pleasant Grove
Edward Brown
Salt Lake
Brown Jsp
Irving Jones
Ogden
Soren C. Peterson
Elsinore
Springville
Johnson
Buckskin Mountains
Provo
William McQueeeney
George W. Morse
Bliver King Mining Company
Spring City
Sanpete County
United States Military Academy
Annapolis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Balt Lake
Andrew Sbwendsen
Utah State Board of Health
T. B. Beatty
Ensign Blamed for the Bennington Explosion
Secretary Bonaparte released the court of inquiry findings on the Bennington blast at San Diego on July 21. The report blames Ensign Charles T. Wade and cites a closed valve raising boiler pressure as the cause, while commending the crew for their conduct during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bonaparte
San Diego
Cal
Charles T. Wade
Platform Collapse Injures 600 at Pittsburg Corner Stone Event
In Pittsburg on Miller Street near Washington a platform collapse at the Beth David Russian Orthodox church corner stone ceremony sent 600 people including three rabbis into a cellar fifteen feet below. Most sustained cuts and bruises, but no fatalities were reported as the event continued after the panic. The square platform had been built over foundation walls for rabbis church officers and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Beth David
Miller Street
Washington
Two Detrich Siblings Die In Kuskokwim River Accident
On July 10 a small steamboat on the Kuskokwim near Bethel, Alaska, carrying Henry Detrich’s two halfbreed sons and five native passengers, sprang a safety valve escape. Fearing an explosion they leaped overboard. one native rescued, six others drowned in the swift current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Henry Detrich
Alaska
Bethel
Kuskokwim
Detrich Boye
Steer Causes Death on Russian River Bridge
Aaron H. Keene of Guerneville was killed when a steer, driven by a stockman, collided with a bridge railing on the Russian River crossing. Keene stood at the center of the more than 200 foot bridge watching bathers when the steer toppled the railing, sending him to the river below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerneville
Cal
Aaron H. Keene
Russian River
Keene
Feud Clash Near Harriman Sinks Several Aboard
In Harriman Tennessee an ambush near Allee station west of Harriman Junction killed Frederick Miller and his son John aged 22 and Fred Johnson. Henry Miller and son Fred Miller aged 18 were wounded while en route to the depot where young Miller planned to join the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Tenn
Allee Station
Harriman Junction
Frederick Miller
John Miller
Fred Johnson
Henry Miller
Fred Miller
Young Miller
Pastor Babb Killed Trying to Control Runaway Horse
Rev. Bini TH. Babb pastor of Zion German Methodist church was struck by a curb while trying to restrain a runaway horse and protect his two sons on East Main Street near East Lake Park. He died moments later though his sons were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Bini TH. Babb
Zion German Methodist Church
East Main Street
East Lake Park
Fran
Poland Strikers Proclaim General Walkout Across Nation
A nationwide general strike spreads through Poland protesting political representation rights. Rail workers walk off on Monday leaving trains idle at intermediate stations. Clashes erupt as eighty socialists armed attempt to enter a site and are met by cordons. fatalities and arrests noted among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warcow
Poland
Wes.tly
Vietula Railway
Ely
Cosmatks
Roosevelt 15 for Arbitration Plan Quietly Now
A proposed peace plan presented to the Czar and the Mikado aims to arbitrate outstanding disputes. President Roosevelt's mediation shows progress as pressure from neutral powers and talks with Baron Rosen, M. Witte, and Emperor Nicholas influence Tokio and St Petersburg. Details on scope of arbitration remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Claude MacDonald
Katsura
Roogerell
Baron de Rosen
Cnte
Baron Rosen
M. Witte
Nicholas
Lins
Trolley Accident At Butte Kills Ten, Injures Dozens
In Butte Montana a freight train struck a trolley car at Utah Street crossing after the motorman halted near the tracks. The collision killed ten people and injured more than twenty, some fatally, as passengers returning from Columbia Gardens were crushed under the freight cars.
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Butte
Mont
Great Northern
Utah Street
Columbia Gardens
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Yard
Mariah Street
Four Die in Missouri Cloudburst Flooding
In southern Missouri a cloudburst caused four deaths and destroyed property valued at 200000 near Southweeat City. C O Kelcey arapher drowned when his two story building collapsed and swept away pieces struck by the flood. Ned Smith and two unidentified rescuers also drowned while attempting to save Kelcey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Southweeat City
Missouri
C. O. Kelcey
Arec
Ned Smith
Keleoy
Elijah Dowle Ukase on Zion's Baby Baptism Drive
Fragmentary OCR notes report Elijah Dowle issuing a ukase directing Zion followers to raise one child per year for baptism. The text bans premarital embraces and requires written consent from Apostle Jlexander for marriages within the Christian Catholic church in Zion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John A. Dowle
Im Zion
Apautle Jlexander
Northern states forecast wheat crop over 216 million bushels
Washington reports highly favorable conditions across seven states from Minnesota to Oregon, predicting at least 216 million bushels of wheat this year. Acreage increases in most states lift expectations despite Minnesota’s mixed yields, with Washington showing the strongest outlook and Idaho, Oregon also contributing sizable totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi River
Puget Sound
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
United States
Agricultural Department
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Provo Man Wins Capital Prize in Uintah Reservation Draw
In Provo on Friday the capital prize went to Roy Daniels of Provo, age 21, son of James Daniels. He works at a quarry in Spanish Fork canyon. Noah Baldock of Vernal took second, Gary L. Ball of Salt Lake third, and John H. Partridge of Goshen fourth. About 7,000 people attended as boxes were opened and envelopes drawn to determine winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo
Uintah Reservation
Prise
Roy Daniels
Daniela E
James EB. Daniels
Spanish Fork Canyon
Noah Baldock
Vernal
Gary L. Ball
Salt Lake
John H. Partridge
Goshen
Utah
Colorado
Blacksmith Brown
Leman Noyes
Peace Prospects Brighten as Russo-Japanese Talks Advance
Portsmouth reports improving peace prospects between Russia and Japan with agreed articles on recognizing Japan’s influence in Korea and evacuating Manchuria. Mutual obligations cover China sovereignty, open door, and railway matters. key issues remain indemnity, limiting Russia’s Far East sea power, Sakhalin, and fishing rights.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Linotunge Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalney
Bionde and
Kilot
Manoharia
Vladivostok
Cemilon
Sakhalin
Rusaia
Far East
Vindivoatok
Cubans Kill Rice Bill In Havana Senate
The senate in Havana on Friday rejected the rice bill after diplomatic pressure and a request from the American minister, Mr. Squiers, to intercede. President Palma advised delaying the measure until after the election, while Cubans expect the reciprocity treaty with the United States to continue unimpeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Senate
Palma
Squiers
United States
Norfolk Excurison Train Plunges Through Open Draw
An Atlantic Coast Line excursion train from Kingston to the city plunged through an open bridge draw near Bruce Station six miles from the city. The engine and one coach submerged in twelve feet of water. officials estimate thirty people, mostly Black passengers, killed or injured. The engineer fireman and conductor escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Kingston
N. C
Thin Elty
Bruce Station
Pueblo foreman to poison daughter then kill himself
Frank Ward foreman at Pueblo Steel works compelled his 14 year old daughter Frances to drink poison and then took the same drug to end his life. Neighbors say he had drank heavily and had threatened to kill himself and the girl. Ward was a widower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo, Cole
Frank Ward
Pueblo Steel Works
Frances
Ward
Less Than One in Ten Get Their Jobs Back
Missoula Montana reports after the telegraphers strike ended inquiries flood to Superintendent Gideon of the Rocky Mountain division for former posts. Few are reemployed. the majority who struck have left to seek work elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Gideon
Rocky Mountin
Portenauth ruin prompts public opinion shift
The text suggests a shifting public stance toward the failure of certain pomige Teem solutions at Portenauth ruin. It notes a general population preference for Himenes of the wrtinggale and Vindivoatok, while Rueeta's pressions elfie Goat face renewed opposition.
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Portenauth
Vice President Fairbanks and Mia Visit Rutland Vermont
Vice-President Charlen W. Fairbanks and Mia Fairbanks arrived by special train from Burlington to be guests of Mayor Manning. A public reception drew several thousand people as Fairbanks spoke informally for ten minutes, focusing on Vermont before predicting a portsmouth outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland, VI
Charlen W. Fairbanks
Mia
Fairbanks
Burlington
Manning
Vermont
Portamouth
Perso
Cadet Rifle Team Prepares For National Match At Bougirt
Wort Point cadet rifle team leaves Friday for Bougirt New Jersey to compete in the national rifle competition on August 21. The five day practice will focus on practical military exercises to resemble wartime conditions. About 20 cadets, 76 or 100 enlisted soldiers and 14 officers will march and participate under strict instructional aims.
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Wort Point
N. Y
Bougirt
N. J
Murder at Czestochowa Church Leaves Police Officers Killed
An unknown assailant fatally shot two policemen and a woman at the doors of the Church of the Virgin in Czestochowa Russia Poland on Thursday as a pilgrim leaving Mass caused a panic crush with many injured.
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Czestochowa
Russian Poland
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Utah State News
Richfield
Juliang Tonsen
Uintah Indian Reservation
David PF. Maidjeon
Ephraim
Ackerman
City Council of
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Brexton Blair
Pittinger & Fons
Thomas
Watson
Summit
Wasatch
Scotland
A. M. Nolf
Ensign
Bennington
Court of Inquiry
Steer
Tennessee
Lone
Elijah Dowle
Zion
Provo Man
Capital Prize
Commission
DR. Merrihew
Lehi City
DR. C.L. Stookey
R. E. Steele, M. D
James Kirkham
W. M. Stookey, M. D
John Bradshaw
A. J. Evans
Attorney AT Law Notary Public
Lehi Commercial & Saveings Bank
Lehi
Chas. C. Fries
Skiueo
Amnaere
Vierrons
Missouri River
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
C. A. Walker
Chicago & North-Western Ay
Second South St
Salt Lake City
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