Utah sugar beet and cattle news from the county
Utah county farmers dig sugar beets and the crop appears strong. Rain at Mount Pleasant breaks dust for the first time since July. Salt Lake board reports 42 births in past week. Robbery by Roy Theen prompts ongoing inquiry. Murray seeks charter as a third class city. Sheep output and prices projected high. sugar factories to begin soon. Saloons closed on Sabbath in Salt Lake City. A judge delays Veler Mortensen execution until appeal. Harry Strong dies from a saloon shoot, Miles Romney to stand trial. Infant scald death in Eureka. Poulsen mill fire causes $200 damage. Conneillman Hardcastle breaks nose. Sevier reports light crops due to crickets. sugar beet crop improves. Park City man dies from morphine overdose. Uintah sheep shipments rise, range outlook weakens numbers. Salt Lake Valley smelting plants burn 2,000–3,000 tons ore daily. Washington County Fair praised for attendance and exhibits. Richfield Miss Millie Haycock dragged by horse, escaped with scratches. Sanpete rain helps beet crop and grasses for winter feed.
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Utah
Veler Mortensen
Morse
Supreme Court
Harry Strong
Salt Lake City
Miles Romney
Hooper Young Captured in New York Murder Case
William Trooper Young, sought by New York police for the murder of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer, was arrested in Derby Connecticut while posing as a tramp. He initially denied involvement but later admitted his identity and reportedly made a confession to the crime. An accompanying report mentioned a possible accomplice, though details were not released.
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William Hooper Young
New York
Annie Pulitzer
William Trooper Young
Young
Oklahoma feud ends in multiple deaths at Spokogee
In Spokogee a feud battle left four dead Willis Brooks and his sons Clifford and John Brooks and Old Man Riddle. John Brooks mortally wounded. Several others were shot, three spectators among them. Jim McParland of the Riddle faction described the violence and said McParland and other Riddlettes surrendered and are jailed.
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Spokogee
Willis Brooks
Clifford
John Brooks
Brooks
Old Man” Riddle
Riddle
Jim McParland
Riddle Party
John
Spokoges
Old Man Riddle
Clifford Brooks
Man Riddle
McParland
Riddlettes
Salt Lake Woman Found Dead in New York City
Miss Mary Gruner formerly of Salt Lake City and dressmaker at Walker Bros was found dead in her New York room on Monday. Initially deemed foul play, the prevailing view now is suicide, influenced by a Salt Lake attorney she courted who recently married another woman, with a marriage notice found in her room.
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Mary Gruner
Salt Lake City
Walker Bros
New Yorkity
Miss Groner
Salt Lake
Miss Gruner
Rebellion in Colombia Faced Collapse and Pacification
A dispatch from Governor Salazar in Panama reports rebels retreating to Agua Dulce as reinforcements reach Colon from Barranquilla. The message claims the rebellion’s cause is hopeless and that Colombia is completely pacified.
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Washington
Salazar
Department of Panama
Panama
Agua Dulce
Pacific
Colon
Barranquilla
Man Who Caused Stampede Denies Responsibility
William Hicks, a Black insurance agent, said he does not feel responsible for the deadly stampede at Shiloh church in Birmingham Alabama after an altercation with J N Ralston a Black lawyer. He posted bond and expressed willingness to accept the court’s verdict.
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William Hicks
J. N. Ralston
Shiloh Church
Birmingham
Alm
Colombian Rebels Massing Near Isthmus In Crisis
Refugees flee as Colombian rebels mass near the isthmus and government reinforcements move from Saganilla to Colon. The La Flata arrives in Kingston with evacuees, while Colon and Panama report heavy disruption and implied imprisonment of Liberal sympathizers.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Panama
Plata
Saganilla
Vanama
Plaza
South African colonies face 50 million burden delay
The London Daily Mail reports the government will require new South African colonies to contribute 50 million toward the South African war. Coloni es gain extended payment time. The loan targeted for two to three years, contingent on trade growth. Mining profits taxed 10 percent higher, plus concessions and mineral rights deals to raise funds.
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London Daily Mail
Britain Seizes Contested Island Palos Amid Venezuela Clash
United States Minister Bowen telegram from Caracas dated September 20 reports Venezuela's president with his ass in Valencian. Venezuela protests British flag raised on Palos island, which is uninhabited but strategically vital and long claimed by Caracas.
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State Department
United States
Bowen
Caracas
Venezuela
Palos
Tragic Stampede Fells Over One Hundred At Shiloh Church
In Birmingham Alabama a deadly stampede at Shiloh Baptist church leaves about 110 dead with 90 identified. The mourning city and state officials scramble to process bodies as undertakers work to identify victims.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shiloh Baptist Church
Search for William Hooper Young in Pulitzer murder continues
The man wanted for the murder of Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer whose mutilated body was found in the Morris canal near Jersey City Thursday morning, remains at large. A Derby Connecticut man is in custody but doubted by New York officers, who fear Young fled to a lonely Long Island spot and may have committed suicide.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Morris Canal
Jersey City
Derby
Conn
Young
New York
Long Island
German Minister Moon von Schwartzenstein Arrives in Merlin
Dr Moon von Schwartzenstein, the German minister to China, tells Associated Press that China’s situation appears encouraging and peace seems insured for years He notes a pleasant fortnight with friends in the United States and hopes to return to Pelin via the United States next spring.
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Merlin
Associated
I’deas
United States
Pelin
Fire on Ocean Liner St Paul Reported at Sea
The American line steamship St Paul arrived in New York after a twelve hour fight with a fire in the clothes room. Crew kept the danger from women passengers while first cabin men were warned of the risk.
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American Line
St. Paul
New York
Utah boy accused of murder linked to Brigham Young kin
New York dispatch reports Hooper Young, son of John W. Young and grandson of Brigham Young, implicated in the murder of Annie Pulitzer. Her nude body found in Morris canal leads to discovery she was killed at 104 West Fifty-eighth Street and kept under a kitchen sink. Young fled city after reportedly shipping a trunk to Chicago. formerly with Hoboken Crusader.
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New York City
Annié Pulitzer
Morris Canal
Jersey City
West Fifty-eighth Street
Captain Titus
Detective Bureau
Hooper Young
Titus
Young
Chicago
Hoboken Crusader
Hoboken
John W. Young
New York
Brigham Young
The
Crusader
Queen Liliuokalani seeks crown land payment in Senate hearing
Ex Judge A S Humphreys presented the claim that the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy involved American troops and the U S minister. The queen seeks payment for lands valued at 0 000 000 while Humphreys challenges territorial administration and promises further charges. Circuit Judge Gear also testified before the commission.
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Senate Commission On Hawaiian Affairs
A. S. Humphreys
United States
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Trumphreys
Gear
Military Road To Be Built In Mindanao
The War Department authorizes 20000 for a military road from Illigan on Mindanao’s north coast to the northern shore of Lake Lanao. The lake region lies in the Moro country with about 35000 inhabitants. General Chaffee urged the measure and the decision was cabled to him.
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Philippines
Root
Mindanao
Illigan
Lake
Lanao
War Department
Queen Marie Hebriette Dies Suddenly in Spa Belgium
Marie Hebriette queen of Belgium died Thursday night at Spa. She was alone at a table eating a light dinner when an attack of syncope struck. Her husband and family were not present. Dr Guillemme, who had noted disturbing symptoms earlier, arrived too late. Two attendants were with the queen in her final moments.
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Marie Hebriette
Belgium
Spa
Guillame
Naval Battle Reported Off San Felipe on Orinoco
A Washington cablegram reports a naval battle between Venezuelan troops and revolutionists off San Felipe on the Orinoco. The government vessels were defeated and the Venezuelan government cannot maintain an effective blockade of the river.
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Washington
San Felipe
Orinoca
Orinoco
Tragedy at Shiloh Church Kills 78 at National Baptist Meet
Panic in Birmingham during a Friday night session of the Negro National Baptist convention led to a deadly stampede. Eighty injured as 1,500 delegates crowded a 400 seat church. most fatalities were women from suffocation or crushing near the main entrance. Prominent figures on stage witnessed the disaster, while choir and pulpit members remained uninjured.
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Shiloh
Birmingham
Alabama
Negro National Baptist Convention
T Washington
Shiloh Cchurch
Boxer Leaders Executed After Cheng Tufo Assault
Boxers attacked Cheng Tufo the capital of Sze Cheun province on September 18. The attempt failed as gates were closed and troops quelled the disorder. Fourteen Boxer leaders and several rebels were executed, while a new viceroy and military officials head to Cheng Tufo. US minister Conger and French minister urge swifter action to subdue the insurrection.
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Sze Cheun
Cheng Tufn
United States
China
Conger
Haitien forces defeated near Limbe in Haitian crisis
Provisional government troops under General Nord with 3,000 men attacked Limbe at 9 a m on the 17th. After three hours of fierce fighting he abandoned the position leaving guns and ammunition and many dead and wounded. Cape Haitien fears and a 4,000 strong enemy forces advance toward the town. Another battle looms.
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Haiti
General Nord
Limbe
Nord
Cape Haitien
Anzietr
Unrest in Zululand Causes Tense Durban Warning
Uneasiness grows in Durban Natal as reports of Zululand unrest prompt calls for government action. Dinisula regains prestige and is seen as dangerous. Zulus retain war arms. Since killings in Vryheid district, native resentment rises, threatening a serious collision.
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Natal
Zululand
Times of
Dinisula
Vryheid
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