Utah News Roundup From Sterling to Payson
Sterling closes public schools due to diphtheria epidemic while Salt Lake City battles soaring cases. Senator elect Smoot appoints Carl A Badger as private secretary. Spring City plans electric lighting for streets and homes. Richfield hires a special policeman to curb hoodlum activity. Mt Pleasant honors Tressie Strom for a Demorest medal oration amid contest. Sunnyside’s 800 workers see expansion as mines develop. Riverton schools close for smallpox. reconvene March 9 if conditions improve. Spring Canyon near Helper eyed for Utah Fuel Co mining. Castle Gate nearby. Utah County growers form mutual benefit group to boost fruit and produce. Bluffdale Riverton and South Jordan form Commercial Club to stay current. Lower house paves many bills. Lehi onyx mine to be developed with $50,000. tram to Utah Lake planned. East Lake City streetcar coroner finds car company liable in fatal accident. Peter Mortensen appeals murder case to Supreme Court. June 14 death sentence stands. Mt Pleasant Watch Club aims to raise 5000 to buy coal mine east of town to block railroad. American Fork debates annexing Cuba. Lehi supports. American Fork wins. Mant Tabernacle work to start, promising major southern Utah gathering place. Lehi man injured by falling tree. leg fracture heals. Grasshopper fertility potentially reduced by harsh winter. Post office inspector recommends expanded rural route northeast from Provo. Payson coasting accident fatal for Pat Wilde after collision with three girls.
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Salt Lake City
Smoot
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Spring City
Richfield
Mt Pleasant
Tressie Strom
Sunnyside
Riverton
Utah Fuel Company
Spring Canyon
Helper
Castle Gate
Utah County
Heads Hang at Gate After Boxer Victory Claim
Reports portray a rebel movement in Kansu and northwestern China led by Tung Fu Hsiang aiming to topple foreign influence and place a new emperor in Pekin. Dispatches describe foreign threats, brutalities against locals, and soldiers drilled under foreign-trained guards amid growing clashes.
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China
Tung Fu Helang
Pekin
Prince Tuan
Empress of India
Shanghai Mercury
Acerie
Yung Lu
Tung Fu Hsiang
Tung
South China
Kwangsi
Canton
St Kongkong
Chekiang
Shanghai
Chokiang
Colorado Troops Called Out to Protect Reduction Plant
Governor Peabody sent about 500 state troops from Denver and Colorado Springs to Colorado City at noon Tuesday to guard the United States Reduction company plant, acting on Sheriff Gilbert of El Paso county and company requests as a strike enters its third week. Quiet reportedly prevails despite the two week strike.
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Gilbert
el Paso
United States Reduction Company
Colo
Peabody
Causity
Denver
Second Infantry
Colorado Springs
Records In Father Augustin Case Sealed By Senate Records
Secretary of War forwards senate records of courts martial in the Philippines since U S occupation. Includes General Smith and Major Glenn cases and the Brownell matter. Attorney General holds Brownell could only be tried by court martial and, with peace proclaimed, remains subject to such a court.
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Secretary of War
Senate
Philippines
United States
Smith
Glenn
C. M. Brownell
Sixth Infantry
Banate
Father August
Brownell
Woman in Accused of Being the Murderer of Burdick
The Burdick murder case centers on a Buffalo N C woman in the Elmwood district. Police, led by Superintendent Bull, say a motive is established and an arrest will come in due time.
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Burdick
Elmwood
Buffalo
N. C
Bull
Fearful Cattle Die in Snow Across Plains
Train crews report mass cattle deaths from snow storms on the plains. Thousands perished along the rail roads from the Kansas line to Pueblo and beyond. Missouri Pacific and Rock Island lines note extensive losses with hundreds of inches of snow undoubtedly speeding the carnage.
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Denver
Kanna Line
Missouri Pacific
Kansas Line
Pueblo
Hock Island
EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE PROCLAMATION 1903
The president Theodore Roosevelt proclaims the United States Senate must convene in extraordinary session at the Capitol in Washington on March 6 at 12 o'clock noon. All eligible senators are to take notice. John Hay, secretary of state, certifies the proclamation dated March 2, 1903.
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Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate of the
United States
Washington
John Hay
DROWNED IN THE STREETS DURING OHIO FLOOD
Flooding in northwestern Ohio kills several in Findlay and nearby towns as water rises over sidewalks. Sam Moffatt drowns in Findlay while Nel son Jacobs and Henry Thomas die attempting to cross a flooded road with horses. David Digly drowns near Fremont after being swept from a river road.
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Toledo
Ohio
Maumee
Findlay
Lima
Tiffin
Marysville
Upper Sandusky
Sam Moffatt
Nelson Jacobs
Henry Thomas
Fremont
David Digly
Delaware Legislature Elects Two Senators in Deadlock
The Delaware legislature met Monday afternoon to break a deadlock by electing State Senator J Frank Alice, union Republican, to the long term Senate seat expiring in 1907 and Congressman Lewis Helser Ball, regular Republican, to the short term expiring in 1905. Alles was congratulated by colleagues and by the assembly. Ball, in Washington, was cited as part of an Addicks victory. Regular Republicans from Washington influenced the decision to reject a Democratic offer to pair with the regulars and fill the vacancy.
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Delaware
J. Frank Alice
Fnd
Lewis Helser Ball
Alles
Assembly
Ball
Washington
Reguare
European Powers Threaten Retaliation Over Cuban Treaty
Britain and other European states have filed protests with the state department against the Cuban treaty and are expected to retaliate against what they see as discrimination against European goods. French and other beet sugar producers have joined in inquiries, signaling growing pressure before treaty ratification.
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State Department
France
Europe
Scouts defeat ladrones near Manila village
A detachment led by Lieutensor Nickerson attacked near Mariquiana seven miles from Manila on Monday. After about an hour of combat the ladrones were dispersed with nineteen killed and many wounded. No casualties occurred on the scouts' side.
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Nickerson
Mariquiana
Manila
Result of Family Quarrel in Nebraska Farm Family
Mrs Soren Anderson, wife of a farmer north of Columbus Nebraska, attempted to kill her husband and their 10 year old daughter by throwing carbolic acid and then ingesting the drug. The husband and daughter will recover. Mention of long standing trouble is made in the report.
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Soren Anderson
Columbus
Neb
Hrabatil
Amlerion
Herusband
Domentic
Convict Kills Jailor in Olympia Jail Break
Convict Christ Benson, a jail inmate held on grand larceny, killed Jailer David Morrell during a escape attempt at Olympia Washington. Benson wounded Morrell with a lead pipe and gunfire before fleeing through the jail doors into the surrounding streets. Jessie Mills, sheriff’s wife, arrived with a revolver to prevent seven other prisoners from escaping. Benson, a logger, had been sentenced to one year and was awaiting transport when the assault occurred. The killer fled into nearby brush after the fatal confrontation.
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Christ Benson
Olympia
Wash
David Morrell
Benson
Jessie Mills
Morrell
Kahlo
Faller
Henson
Protest Filed Against Senator-elect Smoot
A protest against the sealing of Senator-elect Smoot was filed by the Inter Denominational Council of Women for Christian and Patriotic Services. It claims he is a member and officer of a secret oath bound organization aimed at subverting the U S government and forming a theocracy. The document alleges his election was influenced by his membership and leadership in that group.
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Smoot
Council of Women For Christian and Patriotic Services
United States
Senate
Spring freshets cause deaths and damage in south
The annual spring freshet brings heavy rains and high winds across the south with fatalities and property damage. Six people drowned crossing the Ohio near Hickman Kentucky after their boat struck driftwood, five injured in a tornado over Hickory Level Georgia, and widespread railroad and stock losses occur from flooded districts including Middlesboro Kentucky. Yellow Creek valley floods from mountain to mountain, venting widespread disruption and fear of further losses.
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Ohio
Hickman
Hickory Level
Kentucky
Tennessee
Middlesboro
Yellow Creek
European War Clouds Stir Public Sentiment Over Turkey
In a Petersborg dispatch publicists warn only stern language toward Turkey can avert war with Russia in spring. Turkish army praised as best due to German organization. Russians fear German financial backing for Turkey and anticipate regional clashes with Macedonian revolutionaries across Bulgaria.
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Petersborg
Turkey
Russia
Rusaia
St Petersburg
Selach
Priv
Utah Senate session passes key measures and boards
Utah lawmakers advanced multiple bills during the session. The finder garten and irrigation fund provisions gained traction with five commissioners and 6,000 dollars for expenses. Lawrence's county duties bill passed, and water rights disputes received fixes. House actions included wildlife penalties, income tax proposal, and measures on marriage licenses and pesthouses near water sources. Governor Wells will fill two state board seats and appoint education board members.
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Dreh
National Irrigation Fund
Lawrence
Johnson
Hocsk
Coulter
Whitcore
Spry
Legislature Passes Measures Amid Steam Of Debate
March 3 records show SemaTe-Thoe disposing of a dozen bills with several key measures killed including those reviving liquor laws and damages tort reforms. The Salvation Army Bill passed unanimously, and care provisions for dependent children advanced.
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