Utah State News Highlights Local Events and Dated Incidents
Mapleton reports twelve smallpox cases while Elk Day in Provo marks a new lodge. Mand juvenile orchestra forms ages 12 to 18. Governor Wells vetoes bills to raise school tax limits. Fifth assembly adjourns after 63 days. Salt Lake bachelors pledge marriage within a year for $500. Provo's William Harrison dies at 97. Ephraim accident injures Anderson. Washington reports Indian school planning near Panguitch. Crops improve in Sanpete and Sevier valleys due to heavy precipitation. Sterling schools reopen after diphtheria closure. Marion Brasher sentenced for Kile dani shooting. Lahi stockmen export cattle to Alberta. Lehi brown sugar project under way. Provo post office adds clerk at $600, salaries rise to $200 for others. Parowan rabbit hunt yields 400 plus slain. next hunt planned. Salt Lake City crackdown on gambling rents drives closures. Deer seen near Provo foothills. some killed. Levi Newton Kendall, Utah pioneer, dies at Mapleton. Oregon Short Line missing accountant Charles Scott feared foul play. Mammoth Reservoir prompts Sanpete growth optimism. A man nearly commits suicide at Wool’s Cross but is stopped. Chris Jensen gored by cow. saved by timely help. Provo residents fund-raise for widow’s home extension to shelter four children.
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William Harrison
Provo
Mr. Harrison
Utah
A. GC. Anderson
Ephraim
Washington
Italy
Pangultch
Sanpete
Sevier
Sterling
Marion Brasher
Aler Kiledani
Salt Lake
Baltair
Lahi
Provo Postofice
Postoffice ‘Department
Parowan
Salt Lake City
Fearful floods in south maroon Mississippi valley
Flooding from a levee break near Memphis spreads across the Mississippi into Arkansas and the St Francis region. Inundated towns like Marion rely on skiffs as rescuers race to reach trapped families while rail traffic is halted by water.
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Mussesippi
Memphin
Youn
Holghuah
Arkansas
Mississippi
Memphis
St. Francis
Miksiseipm
St. Louis
Canal Treaty Passes Senate for Colombia Isthmian Canal
The Senate voted 72 to 6 to ratify the Panama Canal treaty with Colombia. Opponents were Daniels Martin Morgan Pettus and Toller. The pact, signed in Washington January 22, 1903, was negotiated by Secretary Hay for the United States and Thomas Herran for Colombia.
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Senate
Republic of Colombia
Daniels
Martin
Morgan
Pettus
Toller
United States
Colombia
Washington
Hay
Thomas Herran
Party of Colombia
Typhoon Disaster Strikes Pacific Islands Killing Hundreds
The steamer Mariposa reports a mid January typhoon and tidal wave near Penristinct. French authorities say 500 to 600 islanders died. many were found tied to trees after the flood. Hao Morakau Hikuera islands mostly vanished with vegetation gone and cocoanuts dead. Bavoria suffered near total destruction with churches and prison walls swept away. Amanu reports three deaths. Survivors include Elders Chetfield Allen and Mr and Mrs Gilbert at Latter Day Saints mission.
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San Francisco
Australis
Sovernment
Hiktern
Hao
Morakau
Hikuera
Bavoria
Catholi
Amanu
Chetfield
Allen
Gilbert
Latterday Saints Mission
Masked Robbers Kill Physician at Pueblo Restaurant
In Pueblo Colorado a brutal early evening attack left Dr I B Turner dead and guest C B Bishop wounded after two masked assailants entered Loestau fine cafe opposite the opera house They attempted a robbery but fled after firing on Turner and Bishop Bishop in critical condition at a local hospital.
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Pueblo
Colo
Loestau
Opers House
Deak
Brothers Die in Double Tragedy at Edwardavile
Dr A B McKee was found dead in his Edwardavile home. His twin brother Charles McKee lay dying in the same stable. Authorities suggest a joint act to escape disgrace, with Charles dying minutes after morphine death. The arrest of Dr McKee amid worries over the case links the deaths to possible self harm.
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A. B. McKee
Charles McKee
Dr. McKee
Edwardavile
Philadelphia murder case widens with 34 graves opened
Philadelphia police push wider probe into George Hossy herb doctor linked to multiple deaths. A widow is charged with poisoning her husband using glow poison supplied by a black suspect. Detectives seek a white woman said to have acted as Hossy’s middlewoman as bodies are exhumed and chemists examine evidence.
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Philadelphia
George Hossy
Hossey
William G. Dante
Shory
Horsey
Hessey
Husseyn
Utah Legislature Adjourns After Brief Closing Session
The Fifth Utah legislature adjourned on Sunday evening with the House singing the Doxology at 7:15 p m and the Senate at 7:14 p m both giving cheers for President Allison and Senator Bamberger. Little business was done as the houses signed engrossed bills for transmission to the governor and approved a concurrent resolution to appoint a three member tax commission to draft a uniform tax bill with the attorney general and state board of equalization to supply data.
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Utah
House
Senate
Allison
Bamberger
Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Doctor Makes Fatal Morphine Mistake Aboard Loos
Paria dispatch reports Dr Michoude a surgeon on the steamer Loos of Messageries Maritimes died after an accidental morphine to atropine injection. He remained calm and recounted the error to military doctors on board before death occurred within an hour.
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Paria
Michoude
Loos
Messageries Maritimes
Woul H
Scentling Pierces Sire John Whittaker Sawmill Owner
John Whittaker of Sandstone Minnesota, owner of a local sawmill, was injured when a scantling pierced his side after being thrown by a circular saw. He walked half a mile home before seeking help. a doctor removed the wood and he is expected to recover.
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John Whittaker
Sandstone
Minn
Terrible Deed by Insane Woman in Guanayags Farmstead
In a mania driven act Mrs James Strawhbridge of Guayanags near Pennyun NX killed her daughter aged 26 and her mother aged 80, then set fire to the house and perished in the flames. The three lived a hermit life, working on the farm and wearing men's clothing, with suspicions of insanity.
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James Strawhbridge
Guayanags
Pennyun
Forest reserves eyed in Utah mountains
A Washington dispatch reports the Geological Survey reviewing forest reserve establishment in Utah mountains. Over three years petitions from Utah citizens seek small reserves to protect water for irrigation and domestic use, naming sites such as Lake, Salt Lake, Spanish Fork, Tooele, Huntington, Monticello, Panguitch Lake and Duck Lake. The Interior Secretary has withdrawn about 4,608,000 acres from entry while study proceeds to fix boundaries and select suitable areas for a system of forest reserves in Utah.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Winh
Utah
Lagoon
Salt Lake
Spanish Fork
Tooele
Huntington
Mantl
Perron
Gunnison
Salina
Aquarius
Monticello
Séviey
Panguitch Lake
Duck Lake
Secretary of the Interior
Old Couple Marry in Imlay City Home Ceremony
Mrs. Lucinda Withey aged 88 and Joshua Cline aged 2? married at the bride’s home in Imlay City Lapeer County Mich. The bride has had four husbands before Mr Cline and he was married today for the fourth time. After the ceremony they had pictures taken at the couple’s home then bought two quarts of oysters downtown. The bride weighs less than 100 pounds.
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Lucinda Withey
Joshua Cline
Lapeer County
Mich
Imlay City
Mr. Cline
Corpse Wakes as Relatives Near Funeral in Niles City
George F B Collings an attorney in Niles City Michigan had lapsed into a trance and relatives had summoned an undertaker as his remains were to be placed in a casket. The undertaker noted signs of life and a physician was called. The patient now shows strong signs of recovery.
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George F. B. Collings
Niles City
Mich
Meilcal
Masked Men Loot Howes in Cridersville Home Raid
Fourteen armed masked men entered the widow Ja cob Relachelder’s house near Cridersville Ohio robbed her of 1200 dollars in cash. They bound George James his son and two women and forced a 12 year old granddaughter Blanche Relachelder to reveal where money was hidden.
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Jacob Relachelder
Cridersville
Relachelder
Blanche
George James
Joseph Jamen
James
Pueblo Robbery Victim Dies As Police Probe Grows
Dr J Turner a draughtsman slain in Lovisteau cafe Pueblo Colorado as two robbers fired on patrons. Bodies moved to St Louis while relatives await word. Police now reckon three assailants rather than two with one lingering near the outlet. Investigations continue.
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Bishop
Lovisteau
Pueblo
Colo
Tod
St. Louis
Sito
Aricome
Turner
Confession in Murder Case Shocks Chicago Court
Bud Higging a mulatto man on trial for the murder of Mrs Annie Butler confessed on the witness stand that he killed her. Assistant State's Attorney Falke pressed him and Higging answered yes I killed her. Higging then described the manner of the crime in court.
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Bud Higging
Annie Butler
Toon
Chicago
Bud Highine
Falke
Kit Annie Butler
Higeia
Stage Hold-Up by Yaqui Indians Kills Six Near Yaqui River
News from Tucson reports Yaqui raiders stopped a stage between Potam and Torin on the Yaqui River in Sonora last Tuesday night. All six passengers and the driver were killed after a likely fight. Among the dead is Fillberg to Alverado, a wealthy Mexican ranch owner. Two women from prominent families, Senorita Julia Berdo and Senorita C. H. De Gonzales, were murdered. A second body, a slain woman with rope around her neck, was found near the massacre site. Soldiers and Alverado’s brother pursue the killers, with a lynching threat if captured.
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Tucson
Arizona
Potam
Torin
Yaqui
Sonora
Fillberg
Alverado
Senorita
Julia Berdo
C. H. de Gonzales
Hermosillo
Mexico
Torln
Population distribution by drainage basins from Census Bureau
A Census Bulletin details geographical population spread across Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Mississippi river Great Lakes Pacific coast and Great Basin regions. It notes shifts toward Gulf and Great Basin Pacific areas, foreign born shares by region, and racial distribution among 1000 persons.
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Census Bureau
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississipp River
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Great Basin
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Bexseo
Rat Attack Injures Two Year Old In Milton
Curtis Baker woke to his two year old daughter crying. A large rat leaped from the crib and bit the child on the hand severing an artery. Blood flowed as the child fainted before a surgeon bound the wound. The hand is swollen and discolored but no serious outcome feared.
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Curtis Baker
Milton
Baker
Fatal Mine Accident at Millie Mine Irom Mountain
Four miners died and four others remain missing after a flood rushed through a crosscut at the Millie mine near Irom Mountain Michigan. The loss occurred when water from an adjacent level breached the wall and swept the workers into the flooded area. Only one body was recovered.
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Irom Mountein
Mich
Treasurer Tries to Self-Harm Amid Political Scandal
Bartlett Sinclair, treasurer of Flint Province, P. L., attempted suicide Friday after learning the government planned to prosecute him for neglect of office and misappropriation of funds. His books were found in a modified state as authorities pursued a months long inquiry.
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Bartlett Sinclair
Flint
P. L
Pelson
Sinclair
Milo
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Fifth Legislative Assembly
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Charles Scott
Oregon Short Line Railway
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Pany
San Pete
Wools Croes
Fend
Chris Jensen
Mr Pleasant
South Sea Islanda
Herb
Howes
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