Utah State News Roundup Highlights Local Incidents and Growth
A Utah roundup notes varied items from Ogden to Salt Lake City including a bicycle collision injuring Raymond Morriser, a bad horse kick injuring W. W. Olof, and Dr. P. A. A. Franklin’s death. It reports 65,500 attendees and 25 percent higher fair receipts, talks a proposed Ephraim salary raise, and notes multiple accidents, suicides, births, and shootings. The Lewin and Clark mineral exhibit will join the state fair. a Salt Lake sugar factory hums at 400–500 tons daily. new towns grow. and utility works push on with telephone and railroad-related projects.
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Raymond Morriser
Ogden
Ephraim
Salarion
W. W. Olof
Coalville
P. A. A. Franklin
Utah
Salt Lake
Fir
Eether
J. C. Aquires
William Anderson
Park City
G. Strecker
Peoa
Salt Lake City
Anderson
Titah
Portland
Ogden Sigar
Auppomid
W. van Gilden
Charles Farr
Stockmore
Uintah Valley
Opie
Albert Keetheler
Hardin
Highwayman Robs Stage Near Redding. Messenger Shot
A masked robber stopped a Wells Fargo stage three miles from the Pit River bridge at 11 o'clock. D. N. Haskell, a well known messenger, was wounded in the abdomen when the robber fired after Haskell took aim with a shotgun. The driver Durfer escaped. Sheriff leads posse efforts to catch the suspect. lynching feared if caught.
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Redding
Cal
Redding-Delamar
Wells, Fargo & Co
D. N. Haskell
Bully Hill
Pit River Bridge
Atge
Haskell
Durfer
From Wealth to Poverty
New York banker Jefferson P. Raplee, once linked with Jay Gould and Vanderbilt, fell from wealth to poverty after a 1870 banking failure. He opened a Broadway bank with $200000 capital and $600000 yearly business, but a later assignment diminished his fortune. He closed his last office at 196 Laherty Street three years ago and lived as an impecunious widower.
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New York
Jefferson P. Raplee
Jay Gould
Commodore Vanderbilt
John P. Bighr
Kaplee
Broadway
Judge Raplee
Yates County
Raplee
Laherty Street
General Williams backs early retirement for officers
In his annual report Brigadier General Constant Williams argues against retaining aging officers. He would limit captains to under 40 and push for rigorous fitness and aptitude tests for all officers before command. A compulsory retirement plan would clear paths for younger leaders.
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Washington
Constant Williams
Department of the Columbia
Flag rush injuries at Miami University scrimmage
Bruce Lloyd of Oxford was seriously injured during a six hour flag rush between Miami University sophomores and freshmen. Many students were scratched or brushed. six girls from each class were restrained in the melee as the sophomores failed to capture the flag.
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Hamilton
Bruce Lloyd
Oxford
Miami University
Peace treaty between Russia and Japan moves toward immediate effect
Washington reports that the peace treaty between Russia and Japan will take effect upon approval without formal ratifications. The decision aims to end the war quickly, with preliminary approvals completed and the document awaiting royal signatures from the emperors of Japan and Russia.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Haskell Couple Found Dead After Double Slaying Near Town
Bodies of Mia Margaret Lindsay a school teacher and Joseph Young a barber were discovered Monday along the road three miles north of Haskell with violent marks and a revolver found nearby. The couple were last seen Sunday evening driving out of Haskell in a buggy. sheriff has no definite clue.
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Haskell
Mia Margaret
Lindsay
Joseph Young
Haskel
Woman Fends Off Midnight Burglar in Bedchamber
Mrs Hale awakened by a prowler in her room grappled with him and fired a revolver, wounding the burglar who fled. Neighbors pursued the man but he escaped as Mary followed to the street to report the incident.
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Omahi
Thousands Die as Typhoon Strikes Islands in Shanghai Report
Reports from Shanghai via the Tar tar steamer describe a devastating typhoon at the Yangtze mouth in early September. Ten thousand natives on Tamaging and nearby islands are said drowned, with Yawouhwa and Shihiousha hardest hit. Casually, casualties include a drowning aboard the Yangtze river area and German rescue Albenga saved fifty four crew. one Chinese national died.
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Te Ie
Tamagining Steels
Shanghai Paper
Rio de Grande du Sot
Vlotimer Albenga
Man Killed in Price Officer Self-Defense Shooting
Deputy Sheriff John A. Bryner killed B. Millburn, an elderly Price saloon keeper, after Millburn challenged arrest with a drawn weapon. Millburn, intoxicated and boisterous, advanced despite orders to halt. Bryner fired five shots, Millburn died instantly. coroner’s jury exonerated Bryner.
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Price
Utah
Sherif John A. Brewer
B. Millburn
Millburn
Deed Lewin
Bryner
Negro on Board Train Convicted for Assault in Clinton Case
James Fowlkes, colored, was tried and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary for assault on a white woman at Clinton Hickman County. The trial occurred on a baggage car of an Illinois Central train to prevent lynching, as authorities feared removing him at Clinton.
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Paducah
James Fowlkes
Clinton
Hickman County
Fowlkes
Eruption at Vesuvius Sends Lava Streams Across District
A Vesuvian eruption reports lava flowing down the mountain slope with lava columns rising high and detonations shaking nearby areas. Residents note widespread red hot fragments scattering over the vicinity as the crater remains highly active.
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Naples
Vesuvian
Distriet
Tages
Duel Ends in Brooklyn Wife Shot During Domestic Dispute
In Brooklyn, John Hopkins killed his wife during a pistol duel tied to a long separated marriage. After thirty years apart, quarrels over money escalated when Hopkins knocked for admission at his wife's home on Johnson Street and both fired revolvers. Hopkins was wounded in the hand.
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Die Cutter
Brooklyn
Johnson Streat
Hopkins
Apetur
Hopking
New Yorke
Denton Heedge
Hart Charged in Murder Case of Girl from Reform School
Dr Oliver A Hart, son in law to be Honotre, stands accused in Ballmay of killing ten year old Klokow from an industrial school. Father of the slain girl described as insane, the accused remained silent in court as authorities pursue motives and evidence, including alleged cocaine involvement.
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Chicago
Oliver A. Hart
Aml
Cuba Denounces Ratification of British Trade Treaty
Havana officials publish the Cuban Chamber of Commerce report opposing ratification of the ten year treaty of commerce and navigation with Great Britain. The report argues reciprocal British privileges favor British ships in Cuban waters, threaten Cuban revenue and coastal surveillance, and would not grow Cuba’s maritime service while encouraging Britain to expand its carrier fleet.
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Havana
Great Britain
Cuban
Cuba
Carvier
Peace for Asia and potential Anglo Russian Understanding
London reports rising discussion of a possible understanding between Great Britain and Russia following the Anglo Japanese treaty texts. Newspapers analyze how a sincere Russian desire for power in Asia could lead to peace and remove centuries of friction if negotiations proceed, though official confirmation is pending.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Ruesta
Powe
Chicago Doctor Held After 10 Year Old's Death
Dr. Oliver Hart, 39, of Rogers Park is in custody as police pursue a murder charge in the death of Irene Kowkow, age 10, who died Friday at the physician’s residence after being locked in a bedroom for hours. Authorities say she was likely mistreated and poisoned to conceal the crime.
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Chicago
Oliver Hart
Rogers Park
Irene Klokow
Hart
Cabinet meeting secrecy eyed in Washington
Washington officials said essential questions were debated at Friday’s cabinet session but no details would be released. Secretary Loch stated information from semiweekly meetings with the president would be provided to newspaper men when appropriate.
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Washington
Loch
Murder of Mother and Child in Middletown Farmhouse
Alice Ingerick aged several years was found murdered in a farm cellar near Middletown New York on a Friday night. Her mother Mrs Ingerick was later found wounded in the same farm house. Willis and Fred Olney two aged brothers who owned the house are missing with speculation they too were murdered and their bodies may be found.
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Middletown
N. Y
Alice Ingerick
Vorcin Ingerick
Willis
Fred Olney
Dillon Rancher Likely Murdered in Montana
Beaverhead County records indicate 44 year old Dijon Oliver, son of the county chairman, may have been murdered. The French suspect is named and Oliver's wagon was found 25 miles north of Helena on September 2, with no trace of him or the suspect.
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Dijon
Mont
Wascon Oliver
The
Beaver
Board of County Commissioners
Ome Oliver
Canda Ly Fae
Helena
Oliver
Indictments Grow Near Two Hundred in Peoria
Peoria district reports a surge with about 200 indictments in process. Newton C. Dougherty, city schools superintendent and Peoria National Bank president, states ten indictments allege embezzlement and three for forgery. A statewide count expected to exceed two hundred with total recovered bills amounting to twelve thousand seven hundred dollars.
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Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Peoria National Bank
Vigilance Committee Formed Over Street Railway Ownership
Chicago radicals plan a vigilance group to pressure aldermen to back city ownership of street railways. Labor and progressive groups are urged to act if aldermen vote for a franchise extension. Threats of action were voiced by Municipal Ownership League members to ensure voting in favor of municipal ownership.
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Chicago
Turner
Municipal Ownership League
Tring W& Woe
Okuma Warns on Japan Debt After Resignation
Former Japanese foreign minister Okuma told the chamber of commerce that post withdrawal of treasury Japan faces a debt of 1.25 billion dollars. Interest alone would nearly double the country’s revenue from a decade ago. He urged boosting productive works to win peace and war victories.
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Tokyo
Okuma, Lowyer
Progressive Party
Associated Chamber of Commerce
Japan
Okuma
Woman Not to Blame in Caspar Killings
In Ukiah California a coroner's jury exonerates Mrs. W T Neeley after she fatally shot her intoxicated husband with a double barrel shotgun. He had threatened her and seized a stick, but she claimed the gun fired while bluffing and she did not intend to kill.
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Ukiah, Cal
Casper
W. T. Neeley
Neeley
Postoffice Clerks Quit Over salary Reductions in Goldfield
Ten rural postal clerks walk out after salaries cut from 120 to 90 dollars monthly by direct order from Washington. Postmaster Collins persuades them to return by personally guaranteeing former protections. Ten new civil service workers from San Francisco to fill vacancies at the lower pay.
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Goldfield
New
Agahington
Prilice
Collins
Civil Service
San Francisco
Cambridge man and lawyer Streed death linked to duel and blackmail
Indications point to a revolver duel at attorney John V Streed’s home as the cause of death. Two bullets fired, two wounded, with murder theory supported by findings. Investigations suggest the attack arose from blackmail attempts by a local gang operating in the area.
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Cambridge
Breach of promise case returns verdict for singer
Chicago jury awards Misa May Mendon $600 against Theoford Kovekordes recorder of Vanderburgh county for breach of promise to marry. Mendon testified they met in TaOs while she sang in Indianapolis and that Kovekordes pursued her across the state with an automobile after she left the city.
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Chicago
Cary
Misa May Mendon Wild
Apelin
Theoford Kovekordes
Vandenburgh
Bridlani
Mie Dandenwald
Kevekordes
Indianapolis
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