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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
6
Utah notes several local developments including Farmington 6 planning a new school building and West Bountiful adding a schoolhouse extension costing 1200. Coalville votes for 10000 bonds to install an electric light plant amid broad Salt Lake activity.
Norwegian envoys return to press for official U S recognition and consular reach. Mayor E Hermann Gade of Lake Forest Illinois leads talks with J Irmens and Christian Haugee. Officials consult Columbia's Prof Moore and John W Kastor as a formal inquiry is drafted for the State Department.
In Wabasha Minnesota a kitchen fire from an overturned lamp swept a building killing seven occupants on the third floor including Mia Hoffman proprietor and servants. James Hunt reportedly escaped then returned to rescue others and perished. Remaining guests on the second floor escaped with minor injuries.
La Junta sheriff arrested John Sehidlofika a Russian wanted in Belmont Massachusetts for murdering his wife last Wednesday night. He confessed detailing the tragedy and said he came from Poland five years ago. He married February 10 1905 and claimed his wife had 800 dollars then concealed 220. quarrels led to the fatal night. He will await Massachusetts officers.
Sheriff Chandler faced a 300 strong mob in Gadaden Alabama Sunday night after reports that five to eight negroes were charged with the murder and rape of Mrs. J. Smith a white widow. Gov Jelks ordered state troops to quell the crowd which dispersed after militia arrival led by Lt A R Brindley Congressman John S Burnett and Sheriff Chandler appealed to the mob. The crime occurred Saturday night and police found the victim's nude body nearby. Names of several local men are noted in the report.
Three men were shot dead on Holly Creek near Lee City on a Saturday in a feud said to be long standing. Victims are Frank Smith 60 and his sons William 20 Manfred 21. Scott McQuinn reportedly confessed to the killings as the Smith brothers were returning from Wihhurst. Frank Smith, father of the youths, was believed to rush to the scene with a rifle and was found dead beside his sons.
A cloud burst washout near Las Voons Nevada Friday morning derailed an engine and freight cars on the Salt Lake Route. Train No 2 was delayed thirteen hours. Engineer O Donnell, running east, applied air brakes to avert a wreck. he suffered a broken ankle, others escaped injury.
Frederick Marshall of St Louis borrowed by his chauffeur, lost control of a car that wedged between an elevated railway pillar and a street car. The rear section collapsed trapping Miss Cora Michaels and Miss Helen Donnachauser for a half hour before rescue. Two male companions escaped serious injury.
Police say Captain William J. King of the Bath Beach station barely survived an apparent murder attempt aboard his looped yacht Agial off Bath Beach. He was found unconscious with a bullet wound to the temple, another in the left shoulder, and a fractured jaw. The Bronx resident’s condition was reported critical.
At Audubon beach New York a boy Samuela bather caused danger to three girls Carrie Bauer Nellie Hatten and Agnes McLoughlin aged about 12 when he and a companion rocked a boat, capsizing it and sending occupants into the water. Brooks was beaten by hundreds but rescued by police.
A returning observer from Fort Arthur says the sunken Russian ships suffered less damage than feared. Explosives set by Russians before abandonment damaged hulls but left vital parts largely intact. The Bayan was towed after heavy damage while the Percaviet remains navigable under its own power.
One man was killed another fatally injured and twenty persons hurt Tuesday after a north bound passenger train collided with a south bound construction train on the Atotk aon Toloka & Santa Fe railroad one and a half miles north of Homes TL. Killed William Kold messenger for the Welle Parga Express company Fatally Injured David Young signsman The boiler exploded immediately after the collision.
A Southern Pacific freight train derailed near Lafayette Louisiana on Sunday after an open switch failure. Engineer Whelen was killed and Fireman Colne injured. Signs point to a deliberate attempt to wreck a passenger train as the switch light was moved and preparations were made to cause an accident. The freight train was reportedly on the passenger train’s schedule when the crash occurred.
A boiler blast near Kingman Arizona Saturday at 7 20 p m aboard a decapod locomotive of the Banta Company crushed and mangled Fireman B Bryant and another engineer when the steam shutoff failed and the boiler collapsed as the train was descending Hancock hill en route to haul fruit.
Gustave Heuter, a 70 year old retired San Francisco merchant and paint maker, was killed at his home near Patchen after a quarrel with wife Bertha Heuter. A coroner's jury absolved Mrs. Heuter, age 30, claiming the shooting occurred in self defense as she grabbed his revolver while he seized a shotgun.
The Pennsylvania flyer known as Train No 28 from Chicago and New York wrecked a mile west of Port Royal when a westbound freight driver braked hard and caused a car to buckle. The collision occurred as the flyer, speeding east on track No 1, halted briefly after the wreck. Engine damage was light and the platform car smashed, but the train did not derail. The service arrived at Harrisburg at 8 28 and departed at 8 23, two hours and forty minutes late.
Nelson Reynolds a Rio Grande Western yard worker died after a rock collapsed from a rock car crushing his head in the stone yards near the Rio Grande station. His son, standing four feet away, was unharmed. Reynolds worked as a teamster transferring rock blocks.
Sydney report on a royal commission probing corruption in parliament and lands department reveals a grand trafficking scheme in crown lands. The gravest allegations target Mr. Willis who sailed to London on the Geelong as a warrant for arrest was issued amid public outcry.
Marion Indiana Otto Whisler 40 allegedly attempted to drown his one year old daughter Sunday while intoxicated at the Mississinowa River foot of East Ninth Street. He stripped both of clothing and dragged the child into deep water. Residents aided in rescue and Whisler was held until police arrived.
Reliable reports say Russian forces in northern Korea have been pushed northward since last month and now hold only two positions south of the Tumen river. Front dispatch adds a Vladivostok contingent advancing south of the river, but it is believed Russians will halt at Mokietski south of Mokievsk and prepare a stand against Japanese advances.
The Union passenger station at Tenth and Broadway in Loulhville Kentucky was destroyed Monday night, valued at over 550000. Fire crews arrived within half an hour, but flames gutted the four story building, with defective insulation on electric wires blamed. Freight station was saved by quick action of Nromen crews.
St. Petersburg report quotes Novoe Vremya outlining Russia’s demand for a peace preserving empire dignity and interests. It notes Europe’s skepticism toward Japan and mentions potential moral support from Berlin Paris Washington and possibly London. Russia says its plenipotentiaries must defend Caucasian interests and seek acceptable minimum concessions to Japan in a European context.
District Attorney John C. Bell Assistant City Solicitor Harry T. Kingston and William Born of Collingswood New Jersey were seriously injured when an elevator plunged from the sixth floor to the basement in Philadelphia's Land Title Building. The operator escaped with minor injuries. The cause remains unknown.
In Laporte Indiana two masked robbers tried to seize the iron box from a transfer wagon en route to Lake Erie station. Guard Angerman, knocked from the wagon, recovered and fought back bruised but not seriously hurt. Driver Rufus McGarrity noticed Angerman missing and returned to assist. The guard regained consciousness and routed the attackers.
Captain Newth or the whaler Jennette faces charges for an alleged abduction attempt of two Eskimo girls aged 9 and 13 in Nome Alaska. The girls’ father Apoweah and his wife were aboard to conduct business when they were given liquor and the children lured into the cabin. The mother freed them after a fierce struggle.
In Fairbanks and surrounding areas robbers threaten millions of dollars in gold dust as daily miner hijackings continue. Secretary of War and Washington lawmakers seek immediate action with troops already at Fort Gibbons, urged by Albert White of the miners and prospectors association. General Williams is ordered to investigate.
John Muller of Breathitt County shot and killed James Crees and J M Thomas during church services on Friday night at Sunday Creek Lee County. Muller was arrested and jailed at Beattyville amid a heavily guarded post, as a possible mob threatens lynching.
Carlisle Graham of this city and William J. Glover Jr of Baltimore successfully swam the lower rapids of the whirlpool to Lewiston on Monday afternoon. The four mile crossing took 26 minutes, starting at 4 03 p m from Flat Rock on the American side. They avoided the upper rapids where Captain Webb died, wearing Sie Delte and inflated rubber neck rings.
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