Utah News Roundup Highlights 1602 Taxes and Trials
In UtahCounty the year 1602 saw 283 mortgages released totaling 249977.56 dollars. A 300000 dollar Oregon Short Line depot is planned for Salt Lake City. Over 5000 dollars in stamps were sold before Christmas. The Judge memorial home for miners in Salt Lake City progresses. Notable incidents include accidental foot gunshot in Ephraim, a missing Salt Lake City man feared foul play, and a Salt Lake Stock Exchange banquet for sixty guests. Sentences of two men for the Colonel Prowse murder in a gambling house. Beck’s Hot Spring buildings burned. Fountain Green gains electric lights from Big Springs Electric. A six-year-old in Salt Lake City narrowly escaped death colliding with a streetcar. The mother of Horace Sheppard sues the streetcar company for damages. Sugar sacks total twenty-one million pounds at Lehanger factory. Rio Grande and Short Line claim little holiday Salt Lake travel. Provo pioneer Shadrack Holdaway dies. Dr. E Payne faces murder charges over a criminal operation in Salt Lake. Charles B. Markland, a prominent Salt Laker, is held in a padded cell for sanity examination after attempting to murder his wife. A Stangaroo court in Ephraim results in an unconsciousing blow to Berra Madson. Rob Cook and Henry Connady injure each other in a violent fight at Spanish Fork. A jail breakout by Roy Felt and an accomplice prompts pursuit. both are captured. Clyde Felt’s murder charge for Sam Ue Colling is dismissed. the case previously pleaded guilty. A Sandy resident, Daniel Gibson, injured driving under a bridge near Murray.
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Oregon Short Line Railway
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Judge
George Quinn
Ephraim
Henry F. Schefaki
Salt Lake Stock Exchange
James Lynch
Robert King
Colonel Prowse
Beck
Hot Spring
Fountain Green
Big Springs Electric Company
Moronick Senge
Ship Sunlight Second Mate Wounded in Jamaica Riot
Police guarded Gardner of Maine after a mob stormed the American brig Sunlight at Savanna La Mar Jamaica as crew mutinied over color questions. Gardner shot the second mate, believed fatally, before a strong police force boarded the brig to arrest him. Sunlight was loading log wood for Boston.
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Savanna la Mar
Iid
Jamaica
Sunlight
F. G. Gardner
Maine
Agoee
Gardner
Puller
Dliiewlty
Boston
Castro to Accept Arbitration on Venezuelan Disputes
President Castro is nearing general acceptance of arbitration principles for the Venezuela matter. The full answer to allied proposals to submit the Caracas issues to The Hague remains to be published or may be withheld. Venezuelan Rebel Matos emphasizes debt repayment and treaty honor as essential to international law and national respect.
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Castro
Hague
Washington
Bowen
Answor
Matos
Revolutionary
Vetezuela
Republic
Tses
Government forces recapture Barquisimeto and towns in Lara
Government troops recaptured Barquisimeto in Lara state from revolutionists led by Generals Solagate and Penaloza, with 112 killed and 325 wounded after two days of street fighting. San Carlos and Tinaquillo were also reoccupied as General Cerfano Castilla commanded operations. President Castro reportedly directed the maneuvers via telegraph, delivering a severe blow to the revolutionaries.
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Barquisimeto
Lara
San Carino
Tinaquillo
Generala Solagate
Penaloza
Barqusimeto
Cerfano Castilla
Castro
la Victoria
Harquisimeto
Royal Scandal Aired Over Crown Princess Elopement
King George of Saxony orders full official account of Crown Princess Louise elopement. Reports claim the royal couple faced serious strain and alleged political manipulation amid sectarian tensions. Proponents cite supposed documentary proofs linking the princess to a relationship with Professor Giron and long preparation of the elopement.
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George
Saxony
Louise
Giron
Miners Sued Over Shanghaied Strike Decoys in 1920s
Twenty two New York City residents sue alleging they were decoyed to Pennsylvania coal mines during a strike. They claim agents of a railroad and coal company lured them for 50 000 dollars each, totaling 1 100 000, under threat and unlawful confinement. They sought grand jury action and alleged they faced mob violence returning home.
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New York City
Pennsylvania
Erieraltreagh
Pennsylvania Coaleaan- Paaynes
Hoboken
Pennssylvenia
Richards of Wyoming Secures the Plum
A garbled report outlines appointments and resignations affecting Wyoming officials, naming Richards and several government posts. The text references land office roles, interior positions, and transfers with unclear dates and missing details.
Banks and Life Insurance Firms Show Strong Past Year Gains
Reports from western banking and trust companies indicate 1902 profits improved over 1901. Western institutions and commercial agencies across the United States and Canada report stronger business, with fire insurance notes showing better results than the countrywide average.
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Wesern
United States
Canada
nearAne. Com
Immigrant arrivals surge in 1902 through December
Immigration at New York rose overall in 1902 with 545 701 admitted by December 23, up from 417 713 in 1901. May saw the peak with 82 154 arrivals. Most newcomers headed to Ohio Minnesota and California. Foreigners in Morocco warned to move to the coast as provisions run low and communications falter. The Moroccan pretender nears Fez as sultan-backed efforts continue. In Mazatlan confidence grows amid a plague scare easing. Authorities report fewer cases and effective measures.
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New York
Ohio
Mitnoli
Califeente
Morocco
Fes
Fez
Soldiers Clash With Civilians in Namur Disorder
Riots erupt as Ridoup and Baigian soldiers clash with civilians in Namur Bel om. Civilian unrest escalates with lancern breaking windows on several streets. Police and gendarmes responded, some wounded, burgomaster requests troops to restore order.
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Namur
Bel@om
Houaew
Sultan of Morocco Barricades Palace Amid Rebel Threats
Reports say the Sultan retreated to Fez Palace with artillery and barricaded himself as rebels threaten action. Spain prepares for contingencies, ordering troops at Malaga Cadiz and Algeciras to reinforce Ceuta and Melilla if needed. A Tangier dispatch notes rebel advances and European evacuation rumors.
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Morocco
Fez
Malaga
Cadiz
Algeciras
Ceuta
Mel Morocco
Tanger
Madrid
Tangerr
Wes
Faz
Silvela
Tangier
Alelers
Balloon maker unveils electric aerial torpedo at exposition
Professor Carl Myers of Frankfurt demonstrates an electrically driven aerial torpedo for the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The craft uses two aluminum screw blades rotating at 2000 rpm, powered by a 110 volt incandescent source. Two aeroplanes steer ascent, descent, and turns under remote control via dial contacts, mimicking a bird in flight.
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Uties
No. Y
Dispatch
Carl Myers
Frankfurt
Race War in Alabama Near Newberry Phosphate Mines
A shooting affray between whites and negroes near the Newberry phosphate mines left two blacks dead and two whites wounded. Tensions had existed between white and black workers at the mines. Four armed white men rode to Newberry, encountered armed blacks in the road, and opened fire triggering a battle with the fatal and injurious results.
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Newberry Phow Phates
Newberry
Cholera Depopulates Mindanao Villages on Lake Lanao
Reports from Mindanao describe cholera depopulating villages along the east side of Lake Lanao. At Macia the mortality runs about fifty deaths daily. The disease is also found at Bacalod and nearby areas while Visayan residents have not yet been attacked.
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Moros
Mindanao
Lake Lanao
Macia
Bacalod
Visayan
Czar Nicholas Told by Spiritual Seance to Seek World Peace
A St. Petersburg sourced tale claims the Haste conference arose from a talismanic seance. Emperor Nicholas was allegedly told in a private message that his duty was to bring about peace in the world. The report notes 88 figures and a focus on spiritualism as the driver of the event.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Soldier Chief Leads Ten Thousand Warriors in Kanih Province
Messages recalled from Pekin via the British coast at Hankow claim Tung Fuh Siang commands 10,000 troops in KanI Province and could press into Katsupani Shensi as local imperial forces are described as inferior.
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Pekin
Hankow
Tung Fuh Siang
Kani
Secret negotiations with Venezuela and allies seeking arbitration
The United States, Venezuela, and allied powers engage in ongoing notes on arbitration terms for the Venezuela dispute. Officials describe the process as prudent and discreet to avoid premature disclosure while aiming for a swift settlement. The Monroe Doctrine’s role will be determined by later developments as parties finalize protocols and a blockade status remains unsettled.
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Venezuela
United States
Renly
State Department
Man and Wife Lynched in South Carolina Mob Violence
In Greenwood County a prominent farmer W C Jay was killed in his yard by Oliver Wiedeman and his wife. Hours later a mob lynched both accused killers. The pair each blamed the other as the motive for the murder. The incident sparked a local pursuit and rapid extrajudicial justice.
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South Carolina
W. C. Jay
Greenwood
S. C
Oliver Wiedeman
Wiedeman
Jay
Winterseat Bridge
Seven men freeze to death in Pennsylvania record cold
A Pennsylvanian cold spell claims seven lives in under twenty four hours. Victims include James Coates, 60, Pittsburg. Mathew Zalnett, 45, Sharpeburs. Philip Sohn, 50, Harmarvilla. Richard McCann, 66, Stafan station. Le Clus Fuller, 44, Allentown. Jones H. Hannigan, York. Thomas Monaghan, 70, Lancaster. All found in snow or near frozen waterways, some unable to seek shelter.
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Pennsylvania
James P A Coates
Pittsburg
Mathew Zalnett
Sharpeburs
Philip Sohn
Harmara Villa
Richard McCann
Leclus Fuller
Allentown
Lebleh
Jones H. Hannigan
York
Thomas Monaghan
Lancaster
Mississippi Governor Warns Whitecaps in Property Clampdown
Governor Longino signs a proclamation offering a $50 reward for arrest and conviction of anyone forcing a Degsra to leave Lincoln Amite Franklin or Pike counties. Whitecap organized expulsion orders reportedly issued against hundreds of black residents over recent months. Also noted: the death by suicide of 17 year old Lottle Du Poll in Victor Colorado after refusing food, and the death of Mrs. Jensie Benton Fremont, 78, widow of General Fremont, at her Los Angeles home after a short illness.
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Longino
Mississippi
Lincoln, Amite
Franklin
Pike
Soieties Mather
Lottle du Poll
Victor
Coto
Chris
Deatt
Silverton
Fremont
Jensie Benton Fremont
General Fremont
Los Angeles
Cal
Benton
Valley Btaten
Senate
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Robert Cook
Henry Connady
Spanish Fork
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Roy I. Felt
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