Utah State News Odd cases and incidents flood Salt Lake area
The report lists numerous Utah incidents including twelve smallpox quarantines in New York, diphtheria delaying Maori school openings, Salt Lake City teacher pay raises, injuries to Dr Peterson of Kimberly, a Salt Lake line workers strike, and weekly Salt Lake ore and bullion settlements totaling 414.70 with stock sales at 217747. It notes a fatal shooting of Willie Halloran, Provo street railway franchise granted, daytime robberies in Davis county, a failed suicide attempt by Gus Hlumenthal, rapid marriages in Salt Lake, a death sentence for Peter Mortensen, embezzlement and abduction charges against Edward Johnson, Kimberly fires and deaths, a self defense claim in a prison killing, copper poisoning scare at Ephraim, a record motor time by George Maxwell in Salt Lake, a Provo boy shot in the head with no serious wound, a bartender killing near Salt Lake, a rare exhibit potato, a child injury in Manti, and mining district activity in Beaver county with widespread prospecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Maxwell
Deaver
Salt Lake City
Eugene Duggins
Provo
Harney Eckstein
J. A. Jennings
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Eckstein
Jennings
Insurgent Victory Confirms Surrender at Agua Dulce
Insurgents confirm the surrender of General Morales Berti and his command at Agua Dulce after failed defense and lack of food. General Herrera accepts the terms, pledging humane treatment and allowing Berti to keep his sword. The move shifts focus to Panama and Colon defenses as Salazar takes supreme command with thousands of troops en route.
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Morales Berti
Agua Tube
Tanama
San Carlos
Hert
Agua Dulce
Herreras
Berti
Bert
Derti
Kerti
Salazar
Panama
Colon
Konda
Magdalena River
Isthmus
Battle With Corn Knives Near Liberty Missouri
An Andrew P. Wymore, Liberty marshal, fought two armed African American men, Tom Skidd and Rank Skidd, near Liberty after a dispute at a saloon. Both attackers used corn knives. Wymore sustained head and arm injuries. One assailant’s knife wound was near the breast while the other’s attacked his wrist. Meanwhile, a Seattle Anchor saloon robbery left bartender James Cooper wounded in the left lung after a confrontation with two masked men. The Detroit riverfront reported a gasping high tide of tragedy as the steam barge Houghton sank after heavy rain. Two crew members, William Daniel and Edward Clise, drowned near Harbor Beach, Michigan, while Houghton carried a load of crusted stones that absorbed water and increased weight causing the vessel to sink.
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Liberty Mo
Andrew P. Weinore
Tom
Rank Skidd
Tie
Wyimore
Hay County
Bin
Wymore
Anchor
Seattle
James Cooper
Cooper
Water Front
Pike Street
Barry Houghton
Dubois Street
Detroit
William Daniel
Edward Clise
Harbor Beach
Moros Attack US Troops Near Camp Vickars Wounded and Killed
General Chaffee reports at Manila dated Sept 6 that Moros attacked US troops at Matilling Falls seven miles from Camp Vickars on Sept 1. One soldier killed and Lieutenant Parker of the Eleventh Infantry wounded along with two other soldiers. Chaffee says authorization was given to move troops into Macr country to secure promises of good behavior from datos and followers as further engagements have occurred since May 2 with four killed and twelve wounded on our side.
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War Department
Chaffee
Manila
United States
Matilling Falls
Camp Vickars
Moros
William M. Parker
Eleventh Infantry
Samuel Sumner
Datos
Department
Miodanso J
Germ of Cholera Infantum Found By Medical Students
Rockefeller grandson Jack’s death spurred Johns Hopkins and University of Pennsylvania students to identify the germ blamed for summer complaint. The find centers on a fatal organism nearly identical to adult dysentery in fourteen cases, with Rockefeller reportedly funding up to 200000 for research.
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John D. Rockefeller
Jack
Johns Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania Medical Schools
Tack
Rockefeller
GREAT RIVER OF FIRE
Kingston dispatch reports significant changes in the Windward district due to the Souffere eruption in September. The Rabacca river is described as a river of fire about a quarter mile wide, with steam, mud, and pebbles ejecta. land has advanced southward altering the district’s appearance since September.
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Kingston
St. Vincent
Rabacca
Italian Miners Beaten After Picket Misidentification
Two Italian striking miners Frank Portray and Sistinag Van Costello left Sweyersville Pennsylvania for a hunting trip and were halted near the Nfarry KE Colliery by pickets who mistook them for armed non union workers. Van Costello was shot in the leg and both men were beaten with stones and cloths. Portray was badly injured and his wife fears for him. The attackers are pursued by the men who knew the victims and seek justice.
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Frank Portray
Sistinag van Costello
Sweyersville
Nfarry KE
van Costello
Sheea Wntermen
Perish in Sea After London Steamer Arrival
The purchases of KW New Zealand sleep were consigned to the sea as unfit for human food after the steamer arrived in London. The vessel was in a shocking condition and authorities ordered it to be towed to sea and throw overboard its entire cargo.
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New Zealand
London
Era
Carns Sought on Winnebago Reservation After Slaying Sheriff Strain
A posse chases rPederick Carns, accused of killing Sheriff Strain of Whiting, Neb., rumored to hide on the Winnebago reservation northwest of Omaha. Carns reportedly arms himself, carries ammunition, and defies pursuers at farm houses while emulating outlaw Robin Tracy. Also reports Julian J. Adams dies in Butte after five days of pain from a broken neck following a freight yard accident with frightened horses. he fell when trying to intervene, with doctors calling the death remarkable.
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rPederick Carns
Strain
Whiting
Winnebago Reservation
Omaha
Neb
Carns
Tracy
Oregon
Merils
Julian J. Adams
Butte
Adams
Adaya
Ave Hays
Germans Mix With Haitiens A German Gunboat Sinks Crete-a-Pierrot
The Crete-a-Pierrot, a Firminist gunboat, was sunk at Gonaives harbor entrance after its crew abandoned ship. The German Panther seized the crew, then fired on the burning vessel, sinking her after about thirty shots. Additional actions involved the steamer Markomannuia at Cape Haitien and other engagements around Port au Prince.
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Crete-a-Pierrot
Gonaives
Anther
Panther
Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Markomannuia
Hansen
Hawkburg-American Packet Company
Danzig
Germany
Caribbean Sea
Crete-a- Perrot
Bartholins Body Found in Iowa Cornfield
The body thought to be William Bartholin, accused of murdering his mother and sweetheart in Chicago, was found in a field near Lowther Iowa. He was shot, a pistol nearby, and a confession note named Minnie Mitchell as his fiancée.
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William Bartholin
Chicago
Lowther
Minnie Mitchell
Bartholin
Anna Bartholin
Jiartholin
Wm_ Bartholin
M.M
Decisive Battle Forecast on Isthmus Amid Panama Revolt
Official circles in Panama and Colombia expect a great inland battle soon to decide the revolution. General Salazar, Panama governor, wants to send an expedition to relieve General Morales Bertí at Agua Dulce, but the national government delays until all forces for the isthmus and the 3,000 men at Honda arrive.
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Panama
Colombia
Department of
Anama
Salazar
Morales Berti
Agua Dulce
Honda
Feud Ends in Bloody Road Battle Near Durant Oklahoma
Ten miles east of Durant a feud erupts into a deadly road fight. W. K. Whaley and his two sons Ernest and Alf clash with J. A. Richardson J. E. Richardson and John Waltenburger. Elder Whaley is killed and Alf is severely wounded. J. A. Richardson also sustains a deep flesh wound.
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Durant
Oklahoma
Wade war on women in Tayabas province Lagumanao attack
Rios a fanatical native leader in Tayabas province led 30 riflemen and 150 bolos troops to Lagumanoc September 3 killing two women and a girl and wounding several. A native constabulary detachment arrived and routed the band, killing several followers and rounding up 700 men for inquiry. One lieutenant said Rios was a direct descendant of God. A stronghold was captured.
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Lagumanoc
Rio
Rios
Lagumancoe
Kios
Deadwood to Host American Mining Congress Next September
The fifth annual International Mining congress, now ending in Butte, will reconvene as the American Mining congress in Deadwood and Lead City. J H Richards of Idaho is president with S W Russell of South Dakota as first vice president and E B Luckley of Missouri as second vice president. Thomas E Ewing of California is treasurer. Executive committee includes Joseph L K Armstrong of Washington and T Grayson of Oregon. W M Kendall of Ohio. Next meeting set for September with exact date to be determined.
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International Mining Congress
Butte
Deadwood and
Lead
American Mining Congress
J. H. Richards
Idaho
S. W. Russell
South Dakota
E. B. Iuckley
Missouri
Thomas E. Ewing
Deadwood
Lead City
8. D
Executive Committee
Runaway SP Engine Plunges Into San Francisco Bay at West Oakland
An idle Southern Pacific switch locomotive in West Oakland yard was bumped by a freight train, jolting the throttle. It sped through hundreds of sidings toward the West Oakland Mole with 2,50 passengers aboard in danger before a tower operator diverted it onto an outer track. The engine derailed into the bay, plunging about thirty feet and buried under twenty feet of water.
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Southern Pacific Company
West Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
Aline
Ferry
Fatal Prismatic Gun Accident At Fort Wright
At Fort Wright near Oswego New York a premature discharge of a 12 inch gun killed Edward Roy instantly and wounded Samuel Clevenger with Harry A Davis dying later. Roy was the powder helper and had loaded a thirty pound charge then failed to lock the breech blank. The blaze caused by burning rag left in the gun run led to the explosion.
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Fort Wright
Fishers Idland
N. Y
Edward Roy
Harry A A. Davis
Samuel Clevenger
Coast Artillery
Roy
Ile
Davis
Death of Prof Rudolph Virehow Prompts Global Tributes
Berlin mourns pathologist Rudolph Virehow described as world leading medical reformer. Obituaries hail his influence on modern medicine, hospital sanitation, and liberal political activity. Papers note his humanitarian work in Berlin hospitals and wide international following.
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Rudolph Virehow
Berlin
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