Mormons and plural wives in Smoot hearings headline Utah figures
Testimony in the Smoot case reveals elected Utah officers with few Mormons, and details of plural marriages. Clara Kennedy testified about Johnson’s marriage to a second wife and a priest’s objections. Charles Merrill described his multiple unions and ongoing polygamy. Francis Lyman and others defended polygamous practices amid legal pressure.
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Merrill
Washington
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Smith
Reh
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Frank’ J. Cannon
Ted
Senate
Jth
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Timne
Ago
Mexico
James Francianaon
Johnson
Apostle Ale
Ding
King
Charlies Merrill
Charles Merrill
Chine Hendricks
Anna Stoddard
Tvhom
Joe Hendricks
Rich
Hin
Francis Lyman
First Presidency
Auccessoro Smith
Hoar
Flood Sweeps Wyoming Valley Leaves Thousands Homeless
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania the Susquehanna flood swelled the Wyoming Valley with 4700 families homeless. The ice gorge carried away the steel bridge at Selin Grove and eight other bridges. The flood crept along 40 miles below the city inundating Westmoor Catamiasa and Firwood, threatening hundreds of thousands more.
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Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre
Holt Empl oyees Strike at Holt Harvester Works
Stockton California March 8 all but four of the 160 Holt Harvester Works employees walked out this morning tying up the plant. Pickets guard the factory as labor unrest spreads to nearby industries. In New York six thousand building laborers struck for a ten hour day without wage gains.
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Holt Harvester Works
Holt
Great Builder
New York
MicoldolPPI Head-On Smash on Joint Track
A southbound express from Chicago to Crescent collided head-on with a northbound Southern Railway freight on a joint track near Keweena, Miss. Six killed include Engineer Larkin and Fireman Bank. Mail Merrise Riggs and Nichol son seriously hurt. Mail coach and freight burned, mail clerks cremated. no passengers reported dead. Surgeons on site.
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Mareh
Clachonatl
Southern Railway
Kewahee
Miss
Eingineer Larkin
Bank of the Limited
Mall Merrise Riggs
Nicholson
Hinds
Casey
Rebel Victory in Albanian Uprising Report
Berlin dispatch states Albanian rebels annihilated a Turkish battalion of 500 at Diankovo. In Central Albania heavy rain at Dixie, Walla Walla region causes terror in lowlands along Dry Creek. San Bernardino reports Walter Cooper electrocuted at Redlands while lineman at work. Chicago grain markets show wheat and corn price shifts with May and July contracts.
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Morgenpoat
Diankovo
Albania
Oixie
Walla Walla
Dixie
Dry Creek
San Bernardino
Cal
March
Walter Cooper
Redlands
Russians Relist Russianland Along the Yalu Frontier
Reports from St Petersburg and Vladivostok detail mediation rejection, Russian scouting along the Yalu, and outposts massing across Harbin Takushan Fung Wang and Port Arthur areas. Koreans, Russians clash near Kangen and Anju while Japanese protests over wartime actions circulate in Rome and Stockholm.
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Harbin
Takushan
Yalu
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Veta
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Rome
Arch
Agenzie Libera
Vladivostok
Tribune Attemps To Graft The County Nearly 400 Percent
In 1901 Umatilla County paid East Oregonian 161.26 for delinquent tax list printing. By 1908 Tribune bid 566.40 and 1904 bill 616.20, totaling 764.25 more than prior two years. Journalists testified Tribune instructed wordy descriptions inflating sizes, claiming county officials favored the Tribune contract over East Oregonian. Taxpayers’ records show padded printing and graft accusations amid county politics and upcoming election.
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East Oregonian
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Tribune
Otto Didion
Dodd
Mit
Morgan Schrack
Beat
United States
Thms
Leas
Hartman
Ing
Russia and Japan war notes March reports clash
Dispatches from St Petersburg and Berlin discuss reduced seed allowances and no bombardment claims. Reports claim Japan aims to regain Saghalien while Russia vows land victories to lift morale. Refugees suffer cold and hunger as protests over hospital funding arise. Marquis Ito heads to Korea on a mission for the emperor.
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Russia
Vladovostok
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Japan
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Risala
Caar
Trans. Baikal
Stark
Port Arthur
Wea
Thie
Korea
March
YMCA May Come Here To Become Regular Y M C A
Pendleton may welcome a formal Y M C A if state officials approve. Men’s Heart, led by Ko Batabrookes, urges a new hall and rapid construction after discussions with business and youth leaders. A branch would use the Men’s Resort as a foundation and include auditorium rooms gym bathrooms and more.
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Ko. Batabrookes
Mens Heart
W. Stone
Oregon
Thin Sooming
Pendleton
Fire damages Chicago wrecking co building and theater props
A blaze in Chicago gutted the Western Salvage Wrecking Co. building causing about 125000 in losses. The Bluebeard Company costumes were destroyed while they performed at the Iroquois theater during the disaster. The Grand Trunk shareholders approved a Pacific trunk line project with Canada. A Berlin banker Hugo Brenda died by suicide amid a failed venture and dishonesty allegations.
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Chicago
Western Salvage Wrecking Co
Bluebeard” Company
Report Links 100 Congressmen to Post Office Rental Graft
Washington reports a detailed inquiry on Congress members linked to post office renting schemes. The document lists Bristow, Beavers, and Beavers’s division officials, plus Genesee N Y Wadsworth, Lawrence Kansas Haversock, and Lilley of Connecticut among those named for excessive rental allowances. It cites 161 graft cases tied to congressional recommendations. The Utah senator Kearns and Wyoming’s Warren are noted. the report emphasizes rent increases and clerical pay in relation to post office facilities.
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March S
Printon
Post Office Department
Bite
Varios Jeatoffires
Ifx
Congress
Genesee
Wadsworth
Lawrence
Kas
Haversock
Wineted
Conn
Lilley
Hristo
Bristow Wewell
Erice
Kann
Utah
Kearns
Wyoming
Warren
Poisoned Candy Trial Opens in Des Moines Murder Case
Des Moines woman Nelson faces murder charges after a death linked to allegedly poisoned candy mailed from an out of state address. The case, tied to a local court, hinges on evidence and pending deliberations as defense and prosecution argue over alleged intent and the victim’s identity.
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Des Moines
Mall
Trained Nurses Sail To Aid Mikado's Wounded
In Seattle, a corps led by Dr Anita Mellow departs for Japan to tend the Mikado's wounded. They will depart tonight and proceed to the Orient tomorrow, as local election results hint at political changes.
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Seattle
Clty
Clade Republicana
Anita Mellow
Corpa
Japan
County Convention to Hear Prohibition Leaders in Milton
On Thursday the prohibition county convention will be held in Milton with delegates from across the county. The event aims to assemble a strong party ticket for June. Thursday evening chairman Stewart of the national prohibition party will lecture in Milton on temperance. Stewart, the sole prohibition member in Illinois legislature, represents a tough Chicago ward.
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Milton
Stewart
National Prohibition Party
Illinois
Chicago
Parricide Suspected in San Francisco Packer Case
San Francisco on March 8 Joseph Bettegenbach wealthy packer was fatally shot Monday night and died next morning without regaining consciousness. His 16 year old son Albert is in custody believed to have fired the fatal shot motive tied to demand for more money.
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Joseph Bettegenbach
Albert
Bili
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