Utah state news roundup highlights rail and accidents
Four thousand attend the Black Hawk veterans reunion in Lehi as rail projects spark talk of a Salt Lake to Coos Day line. A host of incidents fill the page from Lehi to Provo with drownings, bicycle crashes, shootings, and a fatal morphine act. Municipalities debate fenders for streetcars while railroad work accelerates toward Salt Lake.
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Lehi
Charles Botha
Dutch Charlie
William Tibbitts
la Sal Ranch
Colorado-Utah
Utah
Monticello
Solomon Peterson
Santaquin
Spring Lake
Limbe Besieged and Destroyed in Haitian Conflict
Limbe, eighty two miles north of Port au Prince, was attacked and recaptured by provisional government troops. The village was destroyed by fire after severe fighting that lasted from midnight Monday to midday Tuesday. many on both sides were killed. Reinforcements arrived from the gun boat Crete-a-Pierrot. Norde takes command of provisional forces. A Tuesday battle at Marmelady is reported with limited details. Cape Haitian is said to sail.
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Port Au Prince
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Ambonite
Crete-a-Pierrot
Firthville
Norde
Provisions Government
Marmelady
Cape Maitien
Sali
Miles to go to Philippines war department order
War Department issues a formal order directing Lieut Gen Miles to inspect the army portion in the Philippines. Signed by acting secretary Cary Sanger, the Aug 26 document authorizes Miles to sail around September and concentrate on destruction, discipline, and supplies while avoiding interference with Gen Chafee. Reports will be prepared detailing findings and admin matters. He may be accompanied by two staff members.
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Philippines
Cary Sanger
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Lieneral Miles
Chafee
Lis Aie
Whhdr
Coonena Davis
Ulew
Murder mystery near Downey Idaho ends in arson murder
A burning body found near Downey station Idaho is identified as Bruce a former Mocatello printer. Coroner Bean and Deputy Sheriff Griffiths report head injuries and infer murder to hide evidence with tied fires. Seven robbers held a westbound train near Sand Point Spokane. no passengers harmed.
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Griffiths
Pocatello
Bruce
Mocatello
Tean
Tree
Rain of shells hits Ciudad Bolivar as revolutionaries seize town
Ciudad Bolivar remains under rebel control after day and night shelling by the Bolivar and Restudridot wine boats. The bombardment paused after ammunition ran low, with boats seeking reinforcements at Laumayarn. No foreign warships guard the Oripece river and Britain’s government is blamed for abandoning 3,000 British residents in the district.
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Bolivar
Restudridot
Laumayarn
Oripece
Great Britain
Ciudad Oliver
Man Hunt in Idaho Tracks Train Robbers Near Sand Point
A posse searches Idaho for Northern Pacific express raiders near Sand Point with suspicion of Great Northern involvement. Sheriff aims to locate part of the gang before sunset while two tramps detained to aid identification, no arrests yet.
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Sand Point
Idaho
Lreat Northern Railway
Tan
Tou
Fire at Gehring Nebraska Claims Six Lives
Parmily Cremented and Lee Sage arrive in Cheyenne with word of a blaze in Gehring Nebraska where six people died. AH McCumpsey lit a kerosene fire. an explosion ignited his clothing and that of his wife two children aged one year and four days and two other young girls. The mother and father died trying to save the children.
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William Morgan
Salt Lake
Parrow
Peter Anderson
Park City
Lee Sage
Cheyenne
Gehring
Neb
AH. McCumpsey
MceCumpsey
Land Rush At Oklahoma Settlement Opens Farms
The Supreme Court decision attaching a four mile strip of land to Oklahoma from the Chickasaw nation spurs a land rush at El Reno. On Tuesday more than 400 filings were registered as crowds continue to swell, special trains bringing in new arrivals. About 1,500 farmers seek the new lands promised to settlers, with rush rivaling last fall’s opening.
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Oklahoma
el Reno
Commerce with Cuba shows US share of imports and exports
The insular division of the war department reports Cuba’s wartime commerce. Imports totaled 25 million, exports were 45 million less than imports, with US supplying 44 percent of imports and taking 75 percent of exports. Sugar largely went to the United States, trade favoring Cuba in balance, though not as strong as in prior years. Also noted: George Wheatley of Brookside colliery faces firearm charges after shooting a man amid strike unrest. a separate incident in New York saw an Italian party attacked, a trolley collision, and a crowd tumult with police rescue of a man named O’Neil.
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War Department
Cuba
United States
Jerome Avenue
Latter Place
New York
John Neil
O'Neil
Gold and silver mining output declines in 1901 across states
George Ex Roberts, director of the mint, reports 1901 US gold production at 3,805,500 ounces valued 78,006,700 dollars, down 604,000 dollars from 1900. California leads gains, Nevada benefits from Tonopah, Alaska shows largest drop due to late season and litigation. silver yield 4,214,000 ounces valued 60,128,900 dollars, down 2413 percent from 1900, Utah’s Park City district drives gains while other states vary.
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Hes
United States
Troberts
California
Nevada
Tonopah
Nye County
South Dakota
Idaho
Oregon
Alaska
Utah
Park City
New Mexico
Washington
Colorado
Tesla
Montana
Idol
Rebels Capture Gunboat Hoyaca Near Panama Canal
Insurgent gunboat Padilla captured the Colombian gunboat Moyaca near Panama harbor after a short unequal fight in August. Moyaca carried nearly 500 soldiers under Generals Ferrero and Kane, cannons, ammunition, and a large sum of money. Flying the insurgent flag, Hoyaca now guards Panama harbor entrance as Morales Berti’s fate at Agua Dulce remains unclear. Rumors say reinforcements failed, Colon may be attacked, and the insurgents seek a Pacific warship while awaiting a possible new capture.
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Ferrero
Kane
Morales Berti
Agua Dulce
Boyaca
Panama Harbor
Herrera
Colon
United States
Pacific
Race riot erupts at Taup a cile Indiana
A violent clash at National Malleable Casting in Taupa Cile Indiana pits about 200 black workers against white staff after a Sunday game sparks crowding and assaults. Two killed, many injured, twelve to fifteen shots fired, whites drive blacks from the field. ten arrests reported with more expected.
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Hanna Exits Effort to End Coal Strike
Senator Hanna spoke in Buffalo on Sunday about the coal strike, declaring he has exhausted his efforts and will not pursue further arbitration. He urged operators and miners to meet in arbitration, but warned there is no chance while only miners are willing to arbitrate.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Hanna
Manna
Port of Carupano Seized by Venezuelan Forces
United States minister Bowen reports to the State Department that Carupano was occupied by government troops on Friday without opposition after their earlier evacuation of Cumana. The blockade was raised as reinforcements reoccupied the port, located fifty seven miles northeast of Cumana. Cholera figures in the Philippines remain high with 24 266 cases and 10 040 deaths to date, while Manila reports eight new cases and Luzon provinces show a severe outbreak with 414 cases and 317 deaths in Ilocos Norte.
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United States
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Caracas
Venezuela
State Department
Cumana
Bellport
Philippines
Manila
Luzon
Llocos Norte
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