Utah State News Briefs From Across the West
The fifth annual session of the Western Negro Press Association met in Salt Lake City. Smallpox case reported at Mt. Nebo from Wyoming. Abe Majors case moves toward supreme court review. Tooele county school enrollment totals 1,407. gender breakdown. State Governor Smoot loses money while bathing at Saltair. theft from bathroom. Utah Indian War Veterans reunion draws large crowd at Provo lake resort. Reports of forest fire near Bundled? and light visible from Melon Creek. Cache county harvest prospects show about 100,000 bushels of cereal. Uintah cattle roundup to begin. horses on the Uintah Reservation in stockade. Merchantry Day mischief at Saratoga Springs. man allegedly took his mother to law the trail wagon. Deputy Clerk Syare’s three-year-old wines bottle incident. Halvor Hope shoots at William Neebush. bullet glances skull. Peter Blixt vs Solomon Peterson court case for damages. $4,000 plus $150 litigation costs. John Willey admits to robberies of employer over five years, $3,000 stolen. Sarah Pearson of Salt Lake sick with smallpox. bride joins husband at pesthouse. Frank Lefevre killed by lightning while returning from range. Majora and Maworth await execution. Livingman dies in Calder’s Paris incident. Pedestrian injury at Calder’s Paris track. Young Dob Carroll drowns crossing a pool near Orangeville.
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Mt. Nebo
Wyoming
Abe
Supreme Court
Tooele County
Boya
Girta
Provo
Saltair
Uintah Reservne
Seratoga Springs
Oon
Syare
Halt Lake
Huntington dead leaves vast railway empire
C P Huntington died at about midnight in the Adirondacks from heart trouble. He was president of the Southern Pacific Railway and held multiple director and presidential roles in lines across California, Guatemala, and beyond, shaping a vast transportation network.
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Furtington
Bouthers Muoculo Railway Company
Adirondacks
Menenger
Lounsberry
Huntington
Ister
Daniel
Lin
Aloe
Collie
Schwol
Mt Farm
Medelog SF
California
Sacramento
IL Wall Street
Prysident
Southern Pacific Company
Dimater
Pueble Mail Strameship Company
Treathent
Southern Pueifle Railway Company of
Califorals Pacifec Railway
Huntington descendant tied to noted Connecticut families
The article notes Collin Votter Huntington born October 22, 1891 in Harrington Conn. He traces lineage to the Huntingtons of Connecticut linked to Benjamin jurist and other prominent figures. It lists a long chain of ancestors and connections to various railways steamship lines and financial firms in New York and beyond.
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bin Preserve
Collin Votter Huntington
Harrington
Conn
Hiele
Huntingtons
Connecticut
Benjamin
Shmuel
Manlel
Yale
Frederick Daniel
Philippine VeteransSelect Salt Lake City As Next Meeting Site
The Army of the Philippines reunions in Denver led to unanimous choice of Salt Lake City Utah as the next meeting place. Grand Army of the Republic Confederate and Spanish American War veterans joined a parade with about a thousand Army of the Philippines members in khaki uniforms. Spectators cheered Generals Greene Summers and Hale as they received greetings.
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Salt Lake City
Society of the
Army of the Philippines
Denver
Revilay
FA. Grant
Utah
Chenon
Grand Army of the Republic
Arroy
Philippines
National Guard of
Colombo
Francis V. Greene
Gwen Summers
Irving Hale
Trele Wreck in Colorado Involving Denver Rio Grande Train Disaster
A beadend collision on the Denver Rio Grande railway near Mosument about twenty miles from Colorado Springs killed two and injured several. The deceased include R. F. Webber and Manton Cato. The injured include Frank Prado of Salida his wife and two children aged nine and two. AL Narups of Denver is among the injured.
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Denver & Rio Gradie
Mosument
Colorado Springs
Persoon
R. F. Webber
Manton
Cato
Gilbert
Powler
Frank Prado
Salida
Bis
John J. Ingalls Dying in Las Vegas New Mexico
Ex United States Senator John J. Ingalls, long ill, is reported rapidly deteriorating in Las Vegas New Mexico for medical care after a long throat illness. A telegram from Mrs. Ingalls notes his condition as he had been in the north seeking treatment for about a year. He hopes to return home to Atchison, accompanied by his wife. Doctors fear he may survive only weeks.
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United States
John J. Togalls
Fo Vegas
N. M
Bia Health
Inggatle
Ingalls
North
Atchison
Appropriation Bills Report for Fifty-Eighth Congress
A summary of the appropriation bills prepared for the first session of the Fifty-Eighth Congress details total appropriations of 710,100,802.88 with broader allocations across organs such as naval, fortifications, post office, and public works. The report notes new offices, employment changes, contract authorizations, and net cost impacts including increases in salaries and reductions in certain agencies, comparing with the prior session and outlining major program totals and deficits.
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Congress
Senate
House
Arey
Chavelet
Columbie
Devrntioi
Lepey
Oetober
Loui
Brave Rescue by General Wheeler Saves Bryan Boy
General Joseph Wheeler, commander of the Department of the Lakes, saved 12 year old William Jennings Bryan Sr the son of the presidential candidate from a dangerous fall. The boy pressed a rubber band rope tied to a chair and dangled from a window seventy five feet above the floor before Wheeler pulled him back inside to safety.
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Joseph Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
William Jennings Bryan
Wheeler
Bryan
Heavy Drain of Gold From New York
The London Daily Mail reports heavy demand for war expenses causing Europe to take large gold exports from New York. Last week exports reached 5 million pounds, with estimates of up to 50 million dollars in reserves being depleted by August end as New York helps fund Britain.
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Europe
New York
Moore
Trim & Question i
London
Eogland
France Talks Plain Over Pekin Escort Impasse
A French reply to Tsung-li Yamen via the Chinese minister in Paris disputes the Chinese claim of responsibility for casualties. Paris says foreign ministers must be protected to keep the route safe and urges China to remove obstacles and stand aside for allied forces.
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Tsung-li-Yamen
Paria
Ya Kong
Foreiegn
Pakin
Peltin
Russian Embassy May Leave Pekin With Staff
The Russian foreign office says M. De Glers and a full staff may depart Pekin for Tientsin. The move follows Chinese demands for the envoy’s removal and guarantees against danger. The czar’s approval hinges on safe passage and the protection of all accompanying personnel.
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M. de Glere
Pekin
Fa Tsi Neon
Shang Tung
Yamen
Mo Do Guira
Etlil
M. de Glery
Tientsin
Pesto
M. de Giers
Tien Talo
Arranging Fusion for Idaho Party Leaders Meet in Chicago
Democratic, Populist and Silver Republican leaders conferred at Democratic headquarters in Chicago on Friday night to discuss Idaho. They reached an understanding that Populists withdraw their electoral candidates and revert to the preconvention settlement for Idaho. The agreement requires final approval after consulting Benney Heitfeld, with Bryan often summoned to the talks. Senator Dubois spoke for the Silver Republicans and Breidenthal of Kansas for the People's party.
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Paorthes
Democratic
Chicago
Idaho
Benney Heitfeld
Bryan
Dubois
Silver Republicana
Mr. Breidenthal
Kansas
People's Party
Armor Plate Bid Claims Two Firms Submit Same Offer
Navy department bid opening lists Meth. Tehem and Carnegie firms as identical bidders for about 16860 tons of armor plate out of 35,000 tons. They quoted 190 dollars per ton for thick armor and 411.20 for thin. Midvale Steel offered to supply all armor without royalties or scale and priced at 459 dollars per ton, with a minimum construction cost of 20 million dollars.
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Navy Department
Tehem
Carnegie
Midvale Steel Company
Uhe
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Mevier
Feln
Peter Blixt
Solomon Peterson
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John Willey
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Maworth
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Collis P. Huntington
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Louisiana Western Railroad Company
Mexican International Railway Company
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Old Dominion Steamship Company
Old Dominion Land Company
Oregon and California Railroad Company
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Fuente Wale Company
Metropolitan Trust Cotpiny
Philippine Veterans
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John J. Ingalls
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