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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
2
Utah state news notes Pleasant Grove’s fiftieth anniversary on the 24th with plans for a grand celebration. Salt Lake City funds assist miners' relatives killed in the Hanns, Wyoming explosion. Baseball challenge between Ephraim and Mantt business men scheduled for the 24th.
Fragmentary report describes burned mine site where two horses stood tethered after days of hunger. A man named Ryan disappeared Saturday with a fan and a woman. authorities suspect a pair of alleged robbers killed him. Miners from Rock Springs and nearby towns gather, vow to fight fires, rescue victims, and seal the mine if damage worsens.
The body of William Ryan an itinerant optician was found bound and murdered beside Little Cottonwood Creek near Murray Utah. The scene shows a blow to the head strangulation and bindings to wrists ankles and throat. Nearby a bulldog with the dead man is observed. A couple suspected as companions fled with money.
Preparations are under way to resume working on the coal mine disaster site as veteran firefighters prepare to search for victims. The teams aim to recover remains from the Hanna Wye incident and continue the rescue operation.
From Port au Prince Hayti reports say President Nord imposes a siege and calls the national guard as a feud with the chamber over a multi million dollar alleged securities fraud grows. A finance minister resignation and a probe committee mark the dispute with troops cheering against the chamber.
Soledad on the Orinoco has fallen to government troops and a landing is expected after General Gomez arrives. Deserters report Gomez defeated Paredes near Puerto Cabello in 1889 and captured by Iberals near Jopa. Government forces doubt Rolando can resist the assault.
In Silesia the highest floods in years inundate Troppesv and surrounding districts. Bridges and embankments fail cutting transport. villages drown in the Deten valley with fifty homes destroyed. Breslau fears a flood as the Oder bursts its banks and misfortunes extend along the Rhine region. Several persons killed by lightning.
In Denver a large tent used for a four day Christian Endeavor gathering collapsed as a wind event struck the city. About a score were injured, none seriously. A. M. Ramsey of Chicago, leapt to a chair and urged the crowd to lift canvas and poles preventing suffocation. Women fainted and were pulled free with difficulty.
The sealed jury verdict names Mrs Minnie Cummings of St Louis guilty of second degree murder for killing her husband Dennis Cummings on April 18 1903 and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. A second trial is set for July 20 for the murder of her third husband identified as M Harris who died in October.
A Servian frontier lieutenant was arrested on threats to Colonel Manchin. Twelve officers were found to have formed a league to avenge the late King Alexander, revealing a plot tied to regicides in Roumania.
Population of Tacoma reaches 62,643 per Polk’s directory, up 7,177 since 1902. Reports of wrecks and deaths near Green River Wyoming and Baxter Wyoming. Wyoming exhibit at World's Fair to feature large photo collection. Bloodhounds on the trail of Smith in the Marshal Parsons case. cattle men and sheepmen tensions at Sage Creek, Butte. Freight wreck near Tavre Montana kills four tramps. 47 cars damaged. Rev. S. W. Sample of Denver found guilty of brutalizing his sons. children removed from his custody. City audit of Cripple Creek shows possible $25,000 loss via defalcations. Striking semestermen and pickets barred from interfering with operations. Roy A. K. Wright denounces Mormonism in Denver predicting ten Mormons in U S Senate. Boiler explosion near Laramie kills engineer Mike Lyons and injuries Alfred Hansen. Sheriff Horton seeks suspect Charles Mizner for horse stealing in Rawlins. Rescue efforts at Hanna mine halted by danger of second explosion. Sheepmen foresee fewer Wyoming sheep next winter due to weak lamb crop.
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