Old Man Peterson Deaths By Drowning in Smithfield
An elderly Smithfield resident named Peterson reportedly committed suicide by drowning Sunday. He drove his team to a bridge over Smithfield creek, tied the horses, then stood on the bridge and disappeared. His body was found an hour later downstream. Reported to have acted queerly and be partly demented. He leaves a wife and two sons and had lived in midfield twelve years.
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Smithfield
Peterson
Smithfield Creek
Turmoil in Tuamotus Hurricane Toll Tops Six Hundred
March 4 dispatch reports a hurricane and tidal flood in the Tuamotu archipelago killing at least 600 and causing $500000 in damage. deaths reported on Hikuerw and six other small islands, with survivors from other islands among divers.
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Pupeste
San Francisco
Tuamotus
Hikuerw
Hibuera
Survivors Named After Prolonged Storm Struggle
The report details people clinging to trees as a deadly storm raged. Some fell after hours of hardship while others escaped to safety. Among remaining survivors are Elders Shefield and Allen and Mr and Mrs Gilbert of the Latterday Saints mission.
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Jers
Shefield and
Allen
Mrs.Gilbert
Latterday Saints Mission
Davy Reese Opposes Tabernacle Square Sale
Pioneer Uncle Davy Reese recalls hauling the first rock for the tabernacle about forty years ago with Elder Reuben Gates. He describes the difficult climb to Green canyon and delivering rock to the square. Reese opposes selling the square and believes Gates would object if asked.
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Tabernacle
Davy Reese
Reubent Gates
Elder Gates
Reuben
Mr. Reese
Green Canyon
Davy
Reuben Gates
Impressive Funeral For Charles E Thorstenseon
Funeral service held at Lowan tabernacle last Sunday at noon. Speakers praised the deceased including Elder T A Thoreson Elder M Christopherson Elder John A Hendrickson President Isaac Smith Bishop C J Larsen Elder S G Spencer and President Joseph Morrell. They spoke of his kindness to friends neighbors and family his Sunday school work and honesty. Hendrickson discussed the manner of death to quiet reports. Oscar Bockman gave the closing prayer. Mrs Olive Borkman sang a sacred selection. The Seventh ward Sunday school marched to view the remains. the deceased had supervised the school for twelve years. A long cortege accompanied the body to the cemetery where Hendrickson dedicated the grave. A choir of friends sang by the grave. Benediction by Elder A B Olson of Hyran. Pallbearers listed as Stephen Hallstone red Scholes James Anderson Joseph Quinney Jr Ailias Nielsen and Heber Smith.
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Charles E Thorstenseon
Lowan Tabernacle
Hitler Ephraim Mikkelson
T. A. Thoreson
M. Christopherson
Salt Lake
Johna. Hendrickson
Isaac Smith
C. J. Larsen
S. G. Spencer
Joseph Morrell
Eider Hendrickson
Eider Oscar Bockman
Olive Borkman
Seventh Ward
El‘der Hendrickson
Gsrave
Hider A. &. Olson
Hyran
Stephen Hallstone
Red Scholes
James Anderson
Joseph Quinney, Jr
Ailias Nielsen
Heber Smith
Tour of the West itinerary discussed with President
Washington March 6 senators and House members from western states conferred with President Roosevelt about a cross‑country tour. They outlined dates and cities for the journey, with departures set for April 1 via Pennsylvania Railroad to Chicago, then on to Laramie and Cheyenne, ending around Memorial Day.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Roose
Yalt
Lie Weat Aml Woriniean
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Laramie, Wye
Cheyenne
Suddiy
Carter's Derfeat Hour Impresses at Opera House
The piece offers more plot and character interest than usual with strong performances and notable scenic effects. The emerging train disappearance scene drew hearty applause. Tonight John Crittenden Webb's pastoral drama Sandy Bottom closes the program at the opera house.
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Linceliy
Carter
Opera House
John Crittenden Webb
Sandy Bottom
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty To Horse Theft
Jacob Ellie of Bancroft Idaho appeared before Justice Thomas X Smith on a horse stealing charge. He pleaded guilty and was bound over to the district court in the sum of 500 which he failed to furnish. The horse owned by Mr Spence of Logan Westfield was recovered after Sheriff Rigby tracked the culprit and seized both thief and horse.
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Jacob Ellie
Bancroft
Idaho
Thomas X. Smith
Mr. Spence
Logan Westield
Evsie
Rigby
The Idyll of The Sea of Mud Scene Log Logan
The piece unfolds as night lingers and nature sighs no birds sing. Traditions of poetry and song are inverted, creating a mood of eerie stillness and unsettled expectation as the scene centers on Logan amid the sea of mud.
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Logan
Snowbound Cart Hurdles Onward As Mules Plod Through Mud
A rugged country driver battles a muddy hilly road in Logan seeking snow to clear a path. Horses falter on the ascent and one collapses, while the driver labors to shovel and haul a load of snow forward amid night falling and creaking carts.
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Will Smith
Logan
James H. Brown
Mother Earth
Carl Gurifs Lumbhe
Notes of N. J. Academy Summary
Firnest Sandberg has returned from a Cannon visiting relatives. Miss Mary Larson, ill with la grippe, is much improved. Principal J. N. Smith demonstrated the postal system when a paper mailed from his home to Linus by mischance sailed to the Philippines and back to Lovens marked Mis sent.
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Firnest Sandberg
Cannon
Mary Larson
la Grippe
J. N. Smith
U.S
Linas
Macina
Loven
Drawing and Manual Training Exhibition at Woodruff
The Woodruff School hosts a Friday exhibition of pupil manual work inviting parents and adult friends to visit the Schoolhouse from 1 to 5 p.m. on March 20. Agnes Cassidy, Principal, asks for wide attendance to support the event.
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Woodruff School
Agnes ©. Cassidy
Prin
Councilman Tarbet Opens Plumbing Shop Opposite Herman's Hall
Councilman Joseph Tarbet opens a plumbing shop opposite Herman's Hall and pledges first class work. He has purchased the stock and tools of M. Everton, signaling a fresh start for his business venture.
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Eix
Joseph Tarbet
Hreman
Everton
Flood Fades Yet Tides Rise In Mississippi Delta
Natchez region endures heavy rains and rising river levels as floodwaters flood thirty miles inland. The Natchez gauge climbs to 26.6 feet above danger while entire Lowlands from Vicksburg to Baton Rouge flood. Levee threats grow as Black River, Red River and Quapaw rivers inundate plantations and disrupt railroad terminals transferring freight by boat to Jonesville and Trinity.
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Natchez, Miss
Natchez
Jefferson County
Concordia Parish
Adams
Flack
Quatehic
Black River
South Bend
Natchez, Red River & Texas Railroad
Sttion
Sey
Jonesville
Trinity
Sycamore Levee
Vicksburg
Ayou Sara
Delta
Elocution Treat by Prof S H Clark at BYU Auditorium
Professor S H Clark of the University of Chicago will present two elocutionary entertainments at the Brigham Young college auditorium on Monday March 23 starting at 2 and 6 PM. He will read Macbeth in the afternoon and Ulysses in the evening with interpretive commentary. Admission to each is 50 cents, or tickets for all three recitals include Miss Maud May Babcock in April for $1.00.
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S. H. Clark
University of Chicago
Brigham Young College
Clark
United States
Logan
Macbeth
Stephen Phillips
Ulysses
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Utah
N. J. Academy
Woodruff
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