Utah News Digest A Thanksgiving Night of Events
Salt Lake City served over 300 needy on Thanksgiving. Earthquake shocks were felt in Salt Lake City early on the 24th. Reform school inmates may earn freedom through a merit system. Richfield residents oppose railroad cuts to Sunday service south of Manti. Utah Sugar banquet honors Lehi workers as beets yield profits. Jensen brothers earned $500 from 140 tons of beets on nine acres. Utah Utes lost to Colorado Agricultural College 16 to 5 in Salt Lake City. Telegraph construction progresses across the lake with poles set near the trestle. Eva Cook, Utah champion bowler, defeated top San Francisco players. A 13-year-old girl, Nellie Pitt, injured in a runaway, with broken collar bone and jaw. Butte golfers defeated by Salt Lake, cup retained for the season. Next meet in Butte in July. Salt Lake, Los Angeles & San Pedro RR officers elected, W. A. Clark reappointed president. Indians on Uncompahgre Reservation split on opening. Burt Manheart stabbed, robbing $10. injuries non serious. Utah Fuel VP says union talks settled. State survey shows $15,290 deposited for mining claim surveys. 605 orders issued. Atlas block accident leaves worker John Egan with broken leg. Sun nyside sentry affected by coke oven fumes, recovering. L Maxwell plans mining relocations in San Rafael district. Mrs. Turpin fatally burned after lamp explosion. Sugar beet districts shipped 249 cars to Lehi, about 7,000 tons. $28,000 distributed to farmers.
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Utah
San Francisco
Nellie Pitt
Salt Lake City
Butte
Salt Lake
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Manheart
Kramer
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John Egan
Atlas
Indian Boys Burned in Escape Attempt near Ronensa Oregon
In Ronensa near Klamath Falls two 13 year old Indian boys jailed for drunkenness set fire to the jailhouse in an escape bid. The blaze trapped them as they fled, killing both youths and prompting Indian residents to fear unrest. town officials closed businesses while they sought liquor suppliers. The boys were from the Yainax Indian school.
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Ronensa
Klamath Falls
Ore
Yainax
Murder in an Eastbound Box Car at Green River
A well dressed man around 24 was found in an eastbound empty box car at Green River Oregon with a deep cut on the forehead. He was barefoot, shoes gone, and bloody finger marks on his shirt and vest lining, suggesting robbery and a possible body being tossed into the car. No signs of a struggle were visible.
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Green River
Wro
White Men to Blame in Lightning Creek Fight
Special Indian agent Charles McNichols reports to Commissioner Jones that whites were entirely responsible for the trouble near Lightning Creek Wyoming. He notes bitter sentiment against Indian Agent Drennan who relayed details to the department. The incident began over alleged when Indians slaughtering game, with Sheriff Miller of New Castle leading an arrest party that met twenty eight Indians. Miller, Louis Falkenburg and four Indians were killed.
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Charles 5. McNichols
Wyoming
Lichining Creek
Jones
McNichols
Miller
New Castle
Wyo
Lightning Creek
Louis Falkenburg
Fitzsimmons Outboxes Gardner in Twenty Rounds
In a San Francisco bout, Bob Fitzsimmons outboxed and outgenerated George Gardner over twenty full rounds. The veteran fought cautiously and avoided a knockout, landing occasional blows while Gardner could not power through.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
George Gardner
San Francisco
Fitzsimmons
Climnine
Gardner
Filiz
Claes
Fitz
Typhoon Devastates Chinese Fishing Fleet off Swa Tow
Athenian reports from Victoria B C say a typhoon off Swa Tow destroyed several hundred fishing junks on November 8. About 400 junks were present. at least 300 disabled or sunk with thousands of lives lost. Hongkong government and Stanley rescued several crews, 122 men saved from abandoned vessels.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Swa
Hongkong
Stanley
Assaulted Aged Officer At Bakers City
Chief Kilbourn was assaulted during a search for James Welch in Baker City Oregon. Welch overpowered the chief, breaking three ribs and tearing out his teeth. Teeling runs high. authorities fear possible lynching if Kilbourn dies.
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Kilbourn
James Welch
Baker City
Ore
Welch
Teeling
Planned to Blow Up Mines in Cripple Creek District
Investigators report startling findings from the Vindicator mine explosion in Cripple Creek. Adjutant General Bell says those responsible for killing Superintendent McCormack and Melvin Beck also plotted to dynamite Gold Coin, Golden Cycle, Stratton's Independence, Findlay, and other properties. A revolver at the scene matched a batch sold to San Juan Hardware of Tellurine on October 2, with a partial description of the buyer. General Bell believes the suspect is among sixteen guarded inside Camp Gold Weld.
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Bell
McCormack
Melvin Beck
Golden Cycle
Stratton
Independence
Findlay
General Dell
San Juan Hardware Company
Tellurine
Prophet Daniel Charters sues Denver for damages over sidewalk fall
David Charters sues the city of Denver for 15000 dollars claiming head injuries from a broken sidewalk on December 30 1901. He later claimed to be Daniel the Prophet and published a book. After recovery he said the interval since the accident was a blank and condemned the book as idiotic.
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David Charters
Denver
Charters
Daniel
Prophet
Heaven
Hell
Strategical Ports in Corea Highlight Key Coaling and Trade Ports
The coast towns of Corea mostly serve as treaty ports with Wiju the notable exception near the Yalu. Chemulpo Seoul Masanpo Bay Fusan and Wen-San are identified as major ports with strategic importance. The landscape features a mountainous peninsula shaping maritime access and defense.
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Wiju
Yalu
Chemulpo
Seoul
Masanpo Bay
Stieler
Fusan
Qorea
Japan
Wen-San
Mistaken Burial Boxes Cause Family Confusion
Two miners died at a hospital after injuries from a mine accident. A misdirected shipping label sent John Konofsky of Mahony City and Thomas Mitchell of Coal dale to wrong hometowns during body preparation. Relatives gathered as a wine box with Konofsky’s remains arrived at the wrong house, causing shock until hospital staff corrected the error.
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John Konofsky
Mahony City
Thomas Mitchell
Coaldale
Konofsky
Mitchall
German Princess Elopes With Her Coachman
The Berlin Post reports from Dresden that Princess Alice wife of Prince Frederic vanished two weeks ago along with her coachman. Dresden residents speculate an elopement as inquiries confirm she travels and whereabouts unknown. She is the youngest daughter of Don Carlos of Bourbon pretender to the Spanish throne.
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Berlin Post
Dresden
Alice
Prince Frederic
Don Carlos of Bourbon
Forest fires threaten southeastern Texas pine lands
Fires rage across the pine lands of southeastern Texas with no immediate control. Churches in Nacogdoches and nearby towns held prayers for rain while officials estimate damages and spread. Flames have crossed the Sabine River into Louisiana areas including Vernon and Calcasian parishes as smoke thickens.
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Nacogdoches
Luffkin
Aselina
Newton
Sabine Piver
Vernon
Calcasian
Louisiana
Nadigdeches
Colombians Still Talk War Amid Capital Turmoil
State Department cable from Minister Beaupre in Bogota dated November 25 reports strong talk of raising an army in Colombia but no enlistments yet. Rumors circulate of a revolution in the Catena state aimed at the Marroquin government amid the city’s unrest.
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State Department
Beaupre
Bogota
Catena
Marroquin
Poison story denied by news agency in US
A US news agency report claiming Berlin Die Morgenpost confirmed the czar’s ear inflammation was actually caused by strychnine poisoning at the royal table by nihilists is denied as preposterous. The misinformation is dismissed as unfounded and not credible.
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United States
Berlin
Die Morgen Post
Logan Mail Card and Postal Windows Summary
Postal notice lists locations Salt Lake City Hast West North and South regions with opening hours 8 am to 6 pm weekdays. Sunday hours vary. General delivery and money order windows operate daily with stated times. Bureaucratic notes reference Providence Millvale and others with unclear context.
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Hast
North
Routh
Oranch
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Millvale
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Bentoo
King
College
Vadeenys
Sat Weorw
Mmn
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