Utah State News Highlights From The Week
The report covers a $1 bounty on coyotes taking effect, Spring City electric plant progress, Salt Lake’s dry policy continuation, and anticipated grape production. It notes injuries from a kick, brewing social efforts, and various Utah incidents including a Layton protest, a dining car cook’s fainting, and a railroad project stance. It mentions a high school panel raising $900 for teacher salaries, and bids for major contents, plus grasshopper sightings and agricultural updates. The season dates and local incidents wrap the roundup.
Stage Robbery Near Muller Gulch Holds Up Idaho City Mail
A masked highwayman stopped a stage a mile from the half way house and rifled the registered mail sack. Passengers were forced to surrender valuables, with only $1 in cash taken. Sheriff Agnew and Ada county deputies joined Boise county lawmen, aided by postmaster Fenton, Inspector Ball, two penitentiary guards, and bloodhounds in pursuit.
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Jeff Bolas
Idaho
Idaho City
Mack
Muller Gulch
Charles Sullivan
Sherif Agnew
Ada County
Boise County
Postmaster Fenton
Bolas
Inspector Ball
Soldiers obeyed orders in Philippine conflict letter
Army and Navy Journal publishes General Miles letter defending army conduct in the Philippines. He rejects medieval cruelty, praises restraint when not under direct orders, and condemns cruel acts by others. A separate Guthrie jail escape ends with a jailer killed by a prisoner and pursued by a posse.
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Army and Navy Journal
Nelson A. Mile
Philonides
Genere
Philippines
Miles
Three Men Die After Moonshine Whisky Poisoning
In Hot Springs and Montgomery counties Alabama three men Joe Adair Wash Turner and Dave Preddy died after drinking moonshine whisky. Investigators say some samples contained concentrated lye mixed with the drink. John Spivey is arrested or under charge as others seek answers.
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Joe Adair
Wash Turner
Dave Preddy
John Spivey
Hot Springs
Montgomery
Alkansan
Rioting at Valparaiso Causes Heavy Casualties
Reports state at least 200 killed or wounded in Valparaiso as rioting rages through the city. Authorities struggle to confirm numbers while unrest spreads, with gunfire and fires reported in multiple districts and security measures intensified.
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Valparaiso
Blizzard in Montana Devastates Sheep Flocks and Lambs
A severe snowstorm across northern and southern Montana causes massive losses of sheep and lambs. Reports from Dillon indicate tens of thousands of young stock perished in deep drifts. Hi AL Wilson, a Port near sheep herder, is believed frozen to death after his flock was found with no trace of him.
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Nortien
Montana
Dillon
Hi AL Wilson
Porteze
Wilson
Skull in Snake Den Sparks Idaho Hunters Find
A party of Idaho hunters led by C. J. Matthews encountered a rattlesnake den during a rough skirmish. In the den they discovered a gruesome scene, a skull amid the serpents, prompting authorities to investigate the hazardous encounter and its surrounding events.
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Idaho
Duel on Thiboraux Street Ends in Lieutenant Governor's Death
On Monday in Thiboraux La a shooting affray on Main Street left former Lieutenant Governor Henry Clay Knoblock dead. Barber James Garault fired after a failed revolver misfire by Knoblock. Autopsy found five fatal wounds. Garault surrendered and may receive bail. Knoblock had served under Governor Sime D McEnery and practiced law in Thibeaux.
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Éieutenant So' Amar
Henry” Clay Knoblock
Thiboreaux
James Garauit
Gay
Durnult
Beffdefamae
Knoblock
Garault
Sime
Lynchings Threaten After Drunken Kansas Row
A Kansas town braces as a clash in a drunken quarrel leaves two men shot. Police report a volatile situation with possible mob action looming and authorities seeking to calm tensions. The incident centers on a confrontation that may prompt vigilante or retaliatory moves by residents.
Mysterious Skeleton Find Shocks Black Creek Area
A human skull with two apparent bullet holes was found near Black Creek, a few miles from Balsa after a rock was thrown at it. The skull lay in a hollow sound detected, with no solution yet. Separately Yale students’ labor dispute escalated when Yale President Hadley refused to pull students from trucks amid threats of a possible strike. In town, Bob Reynolds opened fire on Tom Rhodes and Gallagher, killing Gallagher and wounding Rhodes, with Reynolds captured later.
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Black Creek
Balsa
Reynolda
No Open Door Policy Hurdles Trade Openings
The text notes China cannot be forced to open Manchurian towns in commercial treaties due to Russia's objections. The American minister proposes including Mopden Harbin and a small port at the Yalu river mouth to allow trade.
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United States
Russia
China
Mopkden
Harbin
Yalu River
Water riot halts Connecticut trolley service in Bridgeport
An unlawful agitation by a Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co. officials sparked a riot in Bridgeport injuring at least thirty two. Sheriff threatens state troops if another outbreak occurs as crowds attack six trolley cars and barns with bricks and stones. Mayor Malvahil calls for fire department aid, and police and engine companies disperse the mob with water from hoses.
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Tuehiing Co
Bridgeport
Cohn
Malvahil
Chris
Coffin
Fire Department
Bingham
Albanian Rebellion Ends with Hostage Situation at Ipek
Report confirms heavy casualties on both sides as Albanian resistance to Imperial troops advances near Ipek. Albanian chiefs describe the clashes as misunderstandings while some chiefs at Ipek hold out and are detained as hostages.
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Ipek
Constantinople
Ipelr
Arbitration settles Spokane Falla Gaslight labor dispute
The Spokane Falla Gaslight company and labor unions, unified last August, ended last week in arbitration under Washington state law. The decision orders withdrawal of the boycott, declares the workers did not form a real union, requires union plumbers, recommends union teams after the current contract, and directs reemployment of strikers as vacancies appear.
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Spokane Falla Gaslight Company
Widhington
Stars
Sasmakers
Omaha Strike Nears End as Teamsters Withdraw Demands
The Omaha strike of trades unionists appears to be winding down with the first desertions Sunday when 25 men from a major delivery firm left the picket line. A Teamsters meeting pledged to drop objectionable wage terms, while employers would not concede lower pay. Restaurants reopen with colored staff and laundries operate with relief labor, signaling a broader return to normal business.
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Omaha
Teamsters
Teamstora
Montara Miners Entombed After Drift Collapse
Four Montara miners are entombed four miles from Helena at the Egnol placer drain drift. A guess is being made beyond the cave with rescue loops. The drift is 2,900 feet long and aimed at draining water. Hope rests on a passage not fully choked to allow air.
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Egnol Placer
Helena
Mont
Two Officers Shot at Donglan Arigona Ambush
In Donglan Arigona Deputy Constable Tom Vaughn died instantly and Constable Dan Graham was badly wounded after an outlaw named Smith opened fire. Smith fled as officers attempted to arrest a suspected character. A mobster from the vicinity reacted, and officers attempted to pursue.
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Dan Graham
Donglan
Arigona
Smith
Ofnert
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