Utah State News Highlights Utah Mining Output and Incidents
Utah reports a strong mining year with Wah mines at $20,985,337 output for 1902 and 1,855 men employed statewide, while eight new coal mines opened in Emery and Carbon counties. Provo post office revenue rose to 2,704.68. Ephraim hosts old folks day. several accidents injure workers and animals. Township discussions include electric light plans for Richfield and increased smelter capacity targeting 7,000 tons daily.
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Emery County
Carbon County
Wah
Crove
Provo
Corres
Foo
Iight
Richfield
Eteam Power
Utah Mining Pro
Utah
Utah Emellera
William Broadhead
Mant
Team Tau oOway
Coagan
Sait Laka County
Tragedy at Keystone as Miner Strike Turns Fatal
In White Pine County Nevada a clash at New York and Nevada Copper Mining Co office in Keystone near Ely ends with manager J A Traylor killing three miners and wounding three after being assaulted by twelve striking workers. The strike stemmed from pay cuts from $1.50 to 2 per day and tensions rise as rumors of further trouble spread.
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White Pine County
Nevada
Salt Lake Tribune
Eureka
New York & Nevada Copper Mining Company
Keystone
Ely
Manseer J. A. Traylor
Traylor
Venezuela Crisis Notes to Berlin and London
The joint reply of the powers to Castro's acceptance of arbitration was handed to U S ambassadors in Berlin and London Tuesday. The notes aim to smooth a settlement possible without arbitration while preserving reservations. The raidling blockade question to be opened after Castro's acceptance. War status unchanged. Germany denies financing rumors and notes it supports an early canal, viewing interoceanic trade as beneficial to German interests.
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Castro
United States
Berlin
London
Withebington
Germany
Eamner
Venezuela
Isthmian Canal
Foreign Office
Governor Urges Compulsory Arbitration To Stop Strikes
Governor Stone urges Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass a compulsory arbitration law to prevent strikes like the anthracite labor disturbances. He argues such a law is constitutional and feasible, noting strikes harm the public, society, and property and cost the state over a million dollars.
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Stone
Pennsylvania
Poison in whiskey sparks Pike’s Peak murder mystery
Mrs. J. E. Bailey, wife of Colorado Springs businessman George N. Kilborne, survived strychnine poisoning after drinking from a whisky bottle her husband had used New Year’s night. Kilborne died in convulsions around midnight as investigators probe a deliberate poisoning plot amid possible murder mystery.
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J. E. Bailey
George N. Kilborne
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike's Peak
Bailey
Wilkeson Flood Destroys Town and Tracks
Wilkeson Washington was hit by a mountain flood that swept through the town causing massive damage. A log jam and driftwood clogged the creek turning streets into torrents with trees up to eighty feet long scattered along the main artery. A wall of water flooded a mine tunnel for half a mile and several buildings near the riverbank were displaced. About 1200 feet of railroad track near Crocker was washed away. Miners on the day shift had not yet started work, preventing greater loss of life. Pumping and recovery efforts will take time due to extensive inundation and structural damage.
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Wilkeson
Wash
Crocker
Disastrous wreck at Cochrane Station Pennsylvania
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train at Cochrane station Pennsylvania killed seven men and injured five others. Officials blamed rear brakeman Patrick Quinn for not ensuring the track was clear. Quinn had not yet been questioned. Three victims died instantly, two were roasted to death, and two died en route to hospital in fiery burns.
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Cochrane Station
Pennsylvania
Patrick Quinn
Quinn
Floods in Sound Country Claim Two Lives
Floods south of Seattle worsen as Martin Cummings and F Shaughnessy perish when their rescue boat capsizes while aiding residents from second story windows near O'Brien on the Northern Pacific between Seattle and Tacoma.
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Seattle
O'Brien
Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Martin Cummings
F. Shaughnessy
Cummings
Shaughnessy
Steel Trust declares quarterly dividends and earnings
United States Steel directors announce a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent on common and 14 percent on preferred stock. The calendar year net earnings are estimated at 132,602,000 with December results of 31,339,013, up 1,? million from the previous period.
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United States Steel Corporation
Hawaii coinage reform passes in two hour session
The Hawaiian legislature debated and the senate bill on redeeming silver coinage and recoinage into United States coins passed after about an hour of discussion. It allows silver colon redemptions in Hawaii or the mainland and permits exchanging standard US silver coins for Hawaii colon at face value.
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House
Senate
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Hawaii
Post Office Closure at Indianola Sparks Community Outcry
Citizens protest government action closing the Indianola Mississippi post office as business suffers. An independent messenger service now distributes mail from Heath Train and Greenville. Senator McLaurin met with Postmaster General Payne. reopening possible if no intimidation of the postmaster.
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Indianola
Miss
Heath Train
Greenville
Senator
United States Seeks Coaling Stations in Cuba
The United States aims to claim a coaling station at Guantanamo with negotiations indicating possible expansion to two more in Cienfuegos and Bahia Honda. The navy favors Bahle Honda over Nipa for a northern Havana coast boat port. The Cuban government knows of these wishes and the issue will be discussed soon.
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United States
Cuba
Guantanamo
Navy Department
Cienfuegos
Bahle Honda
Nipa
Havana
Vapor Bath Fire Injures Miss Burden in New York Mansion
Miss Eveline Burden was badly burned while using a vapor bath when a lamp toppled at a New York City residence. Mrs Iselin aided by others. Garda Fager quest and two maids were rescued by firemen as the four story brownstone suffered substantial damage.
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Eveline Burden
New York City
Miss Burden
Iselin
A. Mald
Garda Fagerquest
Woman Extorts Applicants for Her Hand in Fraud Scheme
Mrs. Laura Stackhouse alias Laure Miller alias Marion Monselle of Marietta Ohio was arrested for using the mails to defraud by advertising for a husband and extorting money from suitors. She confessed a widespread U S operation with thousands of dollars taken. Also reports floods and drownings from ice breakups in Austria Szolnok Pausen Jorkas and Danube rising in Ybdes and Bohemia rivers.
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Laura Stackhouse
Laure Miller
Marion Monselle
Marietta
United States
Austria
Rivera
Szolnok
Pausen
Jorkas
Danube
Ybdes
South Bohemia
Tragedy in Seattle Claims Manz Lewis Shot at Yesler Way
Tragedy in Seattle reports the shooting death of Manz Lewis a well known tenderloin figure at his 629 Yesler Way apartment around 3 30 Tuesday morning Annie Lewis who says she is his wife and her brother George Piggott were present and give conflicting accounts Police and coroner officials theorize the woman shot Lewis after a quarrel in the apartment leading to his death
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Manz Lewis
Yesler Way
Seattle
Wash
Annie Lewis
George Piggott
Coroner's Office
Lewis
Girlish Prank Ends Fatally in Denver
Leona Whitehouse aged 17 was fatally shot by near neighbor William Massey during a prank with two other girls. Dressed in boys clothes they rang doorbells near her home at South Ninth street and West Tenth avenue. A hat blowing into Magsey yard led to a mistaken shooting when Macagay fired a pistol, the ball striking her face.
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Leona Whitehouse
William Massey
Denver
Miss Whitehouse
South Ninth Street
West Tenth Avenue
Magsey
Macagay
Senor Sagasta Dead Former Premier of Spain
Senor Sagasta died at 6 20 oclock Monday evening in Madrid after bronchitis and gastric trouble. His family and former liberal cabinet members were at his deathbed as the king and city expressed deep regret. The veteran leader remained impaired in intellect until his last hours.
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Sagasta
Madrid
Senor Sagaeta
Alfonso
Senor Sagasta
Spectators Witness Lee Jam Dynamos Bridge Collapse
A large Hartford crowd gathered along the Connecticut river Sunday to watch dynamiting of the Lee jam to save a temporary bridge. At 10 o clock a block of ice blew into the air and fell about 200 feet away striking 11 year old Frank Stavato on the head. He is in the hospital and not expected to live. Officials say no one was to blame.
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Connecticut River
Hartford
Conn
Frank Stavato
Moorish Sultan consolidates rule as Mulai Mohammed named governor
Reports from Fez describe Sultan Muhammad ibn Suleiman's move bringing his brother Mulai Mohammed to the capital. Bubammara’s rebellion wanes as Mulai Mohammed is welcomed as governor of Fez province. Tribes pledge fidelity, declaring Bubammara an imposter and routes to Fez reopen as an expedition plans to quell ongoing rebellion.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fes
Mnnai Mohammed
Laza
Buhammara
Mulal Mohammed
Fez
Mulai Mohammed
Bubammara
Conet
Financial Panic in Caracas After Bank Refuses Redemption
Caracas faced a financial panic Saturday as many email traders and private depositors besieged the Bank of Venezuela to exchange notes for cash. The bank limited redemptions to $2 per person and closed at 4 PM. Bank-issued bills traded at about 80 percent of face value as leading Caracas firms resisted presenting notes for redemption despite the crisis.
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Caracas
Bank of Venezuela
Banic
Witch Killers Sentenced In Seattle Case
United States Marshal Shoup arrived in Seattle from Jogeou with three Hoonah Alaska Indians. Each was sentenced to four years in the United States penitentiary on McNeil's Island for causing the death of Isaac who they claimed was a witch. They restrained Isaac to a tree for eight days leading to exposure and starvation and his death.
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United States
Shoup Hae
Seattle
Jogeou
McNeil’s Island
Isaac
Igaac
Robbers Try Bold Jewel Heist at Arta Exhibition
From Delhi a London Daily Mail dispatch reports Pathans attempted a daytime assault to rob the jewel room housing gems valued at 1,250,000 dollars. Police and jewelers intervened after a struggle, foiling the attack and making entry to the room harder.
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Delhi
London Daily Mall
Child Injured by Firecracker Blast in Mouth
William Pettus, a seven year old boy from Bryantsville Kentucky, found a cannon firecracker, placed it in his mouth and lit the fuse. The blast split his mouth from ear to ear and forced the butt into his throat, yet his tongue remains uninjured. Physicians report he will recover.
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William Pettus
George Pettus
Bryantsville
Train derails at Bear Weems station. one dead
A Southern Railway passenger train from Atlanta to Birmingham left the rails at Bear Weems station Sunday night. Baggage and mail cars plunged down an embankment and were demolished. Engineer White was killed. 27 passengers were slightly injured. A relief train transported the injured to Birmingham. Passenger coaches stayed on the ties.
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
Birmingham
Weems
White
How Babe Got Into Furnace at Brown Hotel Denver
The Denver Brown hotel furnace death of a still born infant was explained by Dr. W Ss Holmauint who opened the furnace and identified the body at parents request to avoid funeral costs. Police chief Armstrong says no arrest for the doctor, and fireman William Hughes, initially held, will not be charged.
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Brown Hotel
Denver
W. Ss. Holmauint
Armstrong Bald
William ©. Hughes
The
Brown
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