Typhoid wanes as cooler weather sets in Salt Lake City
Utah reports a slowing typhoid outbreak in Salt Lake City as cooler weather arrives. Other items note Mrs Laura Stark of Ogden died from laudanum by mistake, the Fort Douglas infantry heading to Fort Riley for fall maneuvers, and Charles McGuire jailed in Morgan for a raised check case. Fortunes of the state fair include record proceeds and a large educational display.
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Salt Lake City
Laura Stark
Ogden
Crisis Predicted as Russia and Japan Move Toward War
London dispatches report a looming Russia Japan crisis with war likely. Russian warships and troops leave Port Arthur for Korea as Japan readies for action. High officials, including the Japanese premier and ministers, meet the emperor amid anxious press coverage and risk to U S interests.
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London
Russia
Japan
Port Arthur
Korea
Baron Hayashi
Washington
United States
Manchuria
English Ladies to Target American High Society
A New York gossip item reports that several English titled women will visit New York and plan to outshine the American social set by marrying into high-born English families, a reversal of expectations as English and American marriages draw fascination.
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New York
Convicts Attempt Major Jail Break in Utah Prison
Seven inmates launched a desperate escape at the Utah State Penitentiary. Nick Haworth and James Lynch, both under death sentence, fled but were later at large. Frank Dayton was killed, others were recaptured. Guard Jacobs was beaten, Maxwell injured, and a guard was shot. A tipped alarm by banker Alexander Robertson helped thwart the breakout. Authorities offered rewards for Haworth and Lynch.
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Utah
Nick Haworth
James Lynch
Liberty
Frank Dayton
Alexander A. Robertson
Wells, Fargo & Co
Bank
Salt Lake City
Harry Waddell
Frank Connors
Abe Majors
Edward Mullen
Shuckers
Maxwell
Springville
Jacobs
Lynch
Waddell
Majors
Zebulon Jacobs
Dave Wilkins
Haworth
Ed Shuckers
Convrets
King
Mortensen
Botha
Dayton
Worth
Wilkins
Wells
Lynch and Haworth
Frank Conners
Peter Mortensen
Nathan F. Haworth
Nick” Haworth
Robert Sandal
Farmers’ Union
Layton
Supreme Court
Godfrey Prowse
Salt Lake
Robert L. King
Idaho
Welch
Dr. Kimball
Kimball
Schulze
Abraham R. Majors
James Morgan
Captain Brown
Ogden
Hay
Edward Joseph Fullen
William Strong
Provo
Chi
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Utah State News
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Fort Riley
Kans
Morgan
Charles McGuire
Basim
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Tabernacle
Bateman
State Fair Association
Jacob Johnson
Spring City
City of
Huntsville
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Fisher Harris
Frank Smith
Lehi
Lars P. Madsen
Mt. Pleasant
Samuel Briley
John H. Seely
James F. Jensen
Lizzie Russell
Syracuse
W. H. Miller
Taylorsville
C. H. Barnes
Rilo Grande Western
Sevier
Kansas
J. F. Jensen
Porter & Millan
Baackfoot, Ida
Glendive
Mont
John Kinahan
John Wilson
Northern Pacific
Wibaux
Dakota Wheat Fields
Potter’s Field
Thomas McGowan
Chautauqua County
Findlay Lake
Nellie Gray
Pittsburg
Marionville
Henry Chapin
Wei
Chicago Record-Herald
Utah State Penitentiary
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