Springville Prepares for Monster Fourth of July Celebration
Utah state notes report Springville gearing up for Independence Day festivities with parade programs and fireworks. Other items note crops in good condition, quail damage concerns, a quail slaughter claim, and local incidents including a fatal streetcar accident and fraud pleas in Salt Lake County.
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Springville
Incern
Holy Jumpere
Ogden
Counei
Samuel Summerhays
Salt Lake
Edward Hannah
Henry Martin
Salt Lake County
George W. Huntington
F. A. Vincent
Utah Dental Association
Oiecers
Alfred Stoops
Brooy
Moran Contracting Company
Fink Lake
Albert Johnson
Clarence Myers
Caden
Myers
Es Angeles
Zemstvo Deputation Seeks Aid From Emperor in Crisis
The Zemstvo delegation led by Prince Tronbetskoy met with Emperor Nicholas II at the Alexander Palace in St. Petersburg to outline dire internal conditions. M. Fedoreff spoke for St. Petersburg, and the Emperor expressed regret for war sacrifices and naval disaster while pledging consideration of reforms and closer ties with the people.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Gemetvo
Alexander Palace
Peterhof
Prince Tronbetskoy
Zematvo
Moacow
Hils Majesty
M. Fedeoroff
Nations Agree To A Conference On Morocco
Paris reports a practical conference on Morocco after talks between Premier Rouvier and German ambassador Prince Radolfo. The outcome relieves tension and outlines scope, with France and Germany close on main features. France accepts sovereignty remains intact, and avoidance of a Tunis-type protectorate is emphasized.
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Paris
Morocco
Rouvier
Radolfa
Foreign Office
M. Rouvier
Germany
Frances
France
Tunis
Swedes in Norway address King Oscar for peaceful settlement
The Stirthing reports a Monday meeting of Swedish residents in Norway adopted an address to King Oscar urging all influence for a peaceful settlement to preserve friendly Scandinavian ties. It notes Sweden’s residents in Norway receive good treatment and highlights the vast interest involved.
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Norway
Yhristiania
Owear
EP Vinge Union
Oscar
Sweden
Sweden Calls for War as Conservative Papers Urge Mobilisation
A London desk report states Swedish conservative papers now openly advocate war. They press for mobilising troops and demand the occupation of northern Norway as compensation to the Swedish people for the dissolution of the union.
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London
Standard
Alt
Stockholm
Norway
Bowen Bounded by the President Controversy Ends
Washington reports President Roosevelt released a letter backing Secretary Taft on findings in the Bowen Loomis dispute. The president denounces Mr Bowen as disloyal and describes his conduct as reprehensible while noting Bowen sought to use witnesses to steal documents to incriminate Loomis.
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Washington
Merbert W. Bowen
United States
Venezuela
Francie B. Loomis
Bowen
Loomis-Howen
Roosevelt
Taft
Owen
Loomis
Mr. Bowen
Diplomatic measures press peace conference amid Russian army pressure
In St Petersburg diplomats press for peace at the conference as General Linevitch wires the emperor that victory nears and troops should not miss a chance to restore prestige. War Minister Sakharov reports presenting mobilization measures and urges their adoption. Telegrams from Linevitch suggest armistice talks are not progressing between Russia and Japan.
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Linevitch
General Maximo Gomez Burial After Havana Funeral
The body of General Maximo Gomez was interred Tuesday evening following a funeral service amid demonstrations honoring the fallen leader. Crowds gathered in Havana as mourners paid tribute in the wake of his death.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Soree
Genera
Patrick protests innocence in Rice murder case
In Albany the letter from Albert T. Patrick, condemned to die in the week of August 7 for the William M. Rice killing, declares his innocence and states he will seek medical review, possible investigations into New York county justice, and will accept no clemency or compromise.
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Albany
Hieging
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Patrick
Rice
New York County
Japan Signals Modest Peace Terms With Russia
A Vienna embassy official quoted by Novoe Vremya says Japan will pursue modest peace terms based on the eve of war proposals plus indemnity. Japan seeks no harsh punishments like Sakhalin cession or Vladivostok disarmament but demands guarantees against renewed war for decades and favors future friendship with Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Novoe Vremya
Vienna
Sakhalin
Vladivostok
Russia
Pacific
Procession in Republic's Largest Rally Faces Crowd Rush
A large civic procession confronted a tumult as a reckless crowd surged toward the field bearing the general's remains. Guards thrust them back and a larger mob pressed forward, briefly disorganising the route through the broad street. The event was the largest since the republic's founding.
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Republic
Murder Charge After Drowning at Point San Pedro
In Marin county a manhunt ends with the arrest of Samuel Whitney and Edward Bard on a murder charge. Sheriff Taylor reports Gustave Johnson, foreman at Bull quarry, was robbed of $50 and forced into three feet of water where he died as watchers looked on.
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San Fancisco
Samuel Whitney
Edward Bard
Point San Pedro
Rambler Test Trips Cover 500 Miles in Utah Idaho
George T. Odell manager of the Con Wagon & Machine Co. tested a Rambler touring car over 500 miles in Utah and Idaho. He reports mixed road conditions but no mishaps and expresses satisfaction with the car's performance.
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Salt Lake City
George T. Odell
Con, Wagon & Machine Company
Buing
Odell
Utah
Idaho
Rambler
Eleven year old boy claims kidnapping tale unfolds in Butte
Paul De Witt, 11, formerly of Billings Montana, reported kidnapped by two tramps. He says they took him to Salt Lake City to beg for money and food, escaped Saturday, and arrived in Butte by freight. His parents Hye In Pocatello Idaho are listed as his guardians.
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Butte
Paul de Witt
Pocatetlo
Ida
Billings
Mont
Eehoal
Sal Lake
Cossacks and Socialists Clash in Warsaw Riot
In Russian Poland at Lode a clash between troops and socialists left two dead and about thirty wounded as a 2000 strong procession carrying a red flag was halted by Cossacks. The two sides fired and then charged with drawn swords into the crowd, with disturbances spreading to a Ba suburb factory cut off from Leds.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lode
Firau
Morocco Affair Invite Sent to United States
The Moroccan government asks the United States to join a conference on its affairs. Washington received the dispatch via Minister Gummoere and will participate if other powers accept the invitation.
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Washington
State Department
Gummoere
Morocco
United States
Shooting at Portland Exposition due to jealousy
In Portland Oregon on Tuesday Loon Brudo an Armenian merchant in the Cairo theatre was shot by his wife Raching Biror a Moorish dancer after a Cairo theatre performance. Brudo shot himself with the same pistol striking but not fatally injuring the wife as he died from a bullet wound to the head leaving poor prospects for recovery. Jealousy was cited as the motive.
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Portland
Ore
Loon Brudo
Cairo
Ola Expoalsion
Raching Biror
Wide-Ranging Global News From Early 1907 Chronicle
Summary of disparate items includes legal matters in Greece and Tinos, honors for Kotaro Dale in St. Louis, Chinese cadets at West Point, Panama silver peso coinage plan, Bronx vaccine lab proposal, fatal quarry blast in New Jersey, arrest-resistance shooting on a Great Northern train, multiple fatalities and injuries in autos, steeplechase accident, brutal murders in Los Angeles and Wisconsin, and international tensions with Morocco and Manchuria.
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Kaockhe
Military Academy
West Point
Panama
Canal Commission
Montclair
N. J
Henry Wankel
Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Williston
N. D
William Butler Woodridge
Boston
Sawano
Masa
Woold
New York
Hector
Wellesley
Moore
Dr. Clark
American Jockey Club
St. Louis
Herbert Wall
Tuscon
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Civic Federation opposes city ownership of utilities and water works
The Civic Federation of Chicago adopts a special executive committee report arguing against municipal ownership. It states the group believes the city cannot successfully operate water works or streetcar systems and warns against city operation of public utilities.
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Chicago
Civic Federation of Chicago
Sweden Abandons Unilateral Dissolution Clash
Stockholm reports the council of state meeting adopted a proposition to seek authority to negotiate with Norway. Sweden refuses to recognize the one sided dissolution of the union and aims to establish a mutual basis for amicable relations between the two countries.
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Stockholm
Council of State
Acetylene Light Seen as Eye Saver in Homes
A Chicago article argues acetylene gas provides a clear steady light superior to kerosene or coal gas, reducing eye strain in schools and homes. It notes many children wear glasses and cites improved reading when acetylene lighting is used, with simple, affordable home installation.
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Chicago
Alice
Miss
Railway Rate Legislation Opposed by Rail Workers
The biennial convention of the Order of Railway Conductors in Portland endorses President Roosevelt’s stance against secret rebates and opposes giving Congress or a single commission broad power to set railway rates. They warn that overregulation could trigger litigation and rate cuts, while stressing the nation’s low freight costs result from American railway efficiency and fair labor practices.
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Order of Railway
Portland
Oregon
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Millions of Women Workers Compare Germany and Italy
The report shows Germany has 6,500,000 women earning their own living while Italy, with a smaller population, has 6,260,000 women supporting themselves.
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Germany
Italy
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