Utah and nearby towns report a string of accidents and crimes
Modena resident Cecil Newe! suffers a severe head injury after a horse incident. Park City sees burglary charges against Myg Cella Ryan and a shooting tie up a card game quarrel. Weather harms crops in Box Fides. Lehi bans a wooden bridge for an iron one. Multiple drownings, suicides, and accidents recur across counties with farm losses and highway dangers.
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Nicholas Smith
Paul Bowrus
Park City
Spanish Fork
George Crathorn
Flooper
Lehi
Valle
Sanpete
Moriloon
HM. A. Metiagulat
Death linked to superstition over wood beetle knocks
A Ram sey farmer and his wife blamed a knocking box in an old deed chest for the wife’s death. Authorities revealed the taps were from the death watch beetle, a wood boring insect, not supernatural signs, ending a family belief in a nightly omen. The husband had insisted the raps foretold his wife’s end, linking long held superstition to tragedy.
Nationwide string of disasters and incidents reported
A chaotic roundup of drowning deaths in Cuba, naval submarine explosion injuries in Portmouth, a fatal assault in Brookville, and political figures traveling to ceremonies. Additional items include a ferry accident near Albuquerque, Carrie Nation arrest in Washington, ship collisions near Cayenne, and myriad other misfortunes and crimes across multiple regions. The report paints a turbulent period with numerous fatalities, arrests, and transport disasters.
United States Steel to Use New Gas Fueled Engines
U S Steel plans to install twelve engines at several plants run on gas produced in its blast furnaces. The gas, once wasted, will power the wheels without oil, coal, coke, or wood. The move aims to cut fuel costs and reduce smoky stacks.
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Utuestion
Waete
United States Steel Corporation
Ates
Beresfrey
Stee
Trapping of wild animals details brutal elephant snares
A 19th century account describes elephant trapping method and dangers. A trap is a five foot deep, thirty foot square pit with a swing gate where a pursued elephant is driven into it. Trappers surround the pit with flames and shout to subdue the animal. The piece notes elephants can be tamed in days, monkeys can be lured away with fake drinks, and the gorilla is deemed impossible to trap due to strength and ferocity.
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Kerthump
Dave
Sim
Advertisement for Kodol Digestive Aid
An advertisement extols Kodol as a cure for stomach disorders and indigestion. It claims Kodol aids digestion by allowing the stomach to rest and digest food itself using scientifically prepared vegetable acids. The ad mentions sale by People's Co op and a health institution.
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Kool
Two Men to Each Shovel
A sailor recalls a colonial practice where two Indian workers share a shovel. He describes one man pulling a cord to insert the blade and the other lifting and tossing dirt, noting the method as a distinctive feature of India.
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India
Indie
No Century Begins on Sunday Calendar Curiosities
The text notes that no century can start on Wednesday Friday or Sunday and that the calendar can be reused in a 26 year cycle. It claims October shares start days with January and April with July, while September December February March and November share a start day. May June and August each begin on different days, and year end days are fixed except in leap years. It also mentions a comparison in Wade between Gaya before and after PFebruary.
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Gaya
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Ballard
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Richmond
Ballard Snow Liniment CO
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T. J. Wadsworth
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Cecil Newe
Modena
Salt Lake
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Bali Lake
Plain City
John Geddes
Wollidins
Gall Lato
Dyin
Florence Poiier
Mremon
Half-World
Bal Loe Chey
Myg Cella
Eugene Pomall
Devil's Flide
Wener Canyon
Twoxeonald Son
Nene Stevens
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Heber M. Wella Wan Goris
Eagle Gate
Stanisa Meaich
Hermano Obrovich
Salt Lake City
Mesich
Obrevich
Blewile
Box Fides
Wiliam L. McCabe
Cheyenne
Wye
Yarda
MeClabe
Ogden
Tinger
J. Townsend
Townsend
Marie Niszardl
Bingham
Susetoe
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
Robert Adamson
Karelia
Harry Andal
Pdimiersion
Pinkerton
Utah
Justice of the Peace
P.J. Tallon
Parkly
Joseph Langford
Miners’ Union
Bell .Telephone Company
Bletle
KNOCI
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Cuba
Griffiths
Forinefiel St
Ford
Hart
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England
August Meyer
Frookivn
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Toe
Cleveland
Wilmington
Bol
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Barard
Othe Wowen
la Jalouse Frog
Cayenne Or &J. Jaeclaw
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Weilstein
Frank
Lisbon
Corthilo
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Olwen
New Orleant
San Andreas
Aavea
Colon
Eliisbee
George Curry
Noho
Manila
Sith
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Roosevelt
Don €. Tenderson
Horace Greeley
Allegan
Michigan
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Michel Pacis
Tomon
Athrew Carnerin
Corne
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Kiel
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Carnegie
Peror William
Lows
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Liventuck
Charles Shaler
Syinmas Creek
Sivot Blewits
George Thacker
United States
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Bears
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Is—Soap
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Branded Legal
Supreme Court
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Thanelas
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Egoperon
Whit Pyne
Lesher
Fiotneel
Everett
Merchants’ Protective Association
J. Kt. Giles
Main
Lehl
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