Mormon Church Leader Pleads Guilty in Salt Lake Court
Joseph F. Smith, president of the church, pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation in district court before Judge Ritchie. A $200 fine was imposed and no jail term given, the judge selecting the maximum fine but skipping imprisonment. Smith defended his marriages as sanctioned by his church and eternal in duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Ritchie
Smith
Armstrong
Wilford Woodruff
Utah
Union Pacific to Build Ten-Story Omaha Headquarters
General Manager A L Mohler announced the Union Pacific will erect a new headquarters at Fifteenth and Dodge streets, Omaha. The steel stone and brick building will be ten stories high with 183 feet on Dodge and 135 on Fifteenth, costing about $1,000,000. Plans are being drawn and construction to start in early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Fifteenth
Dodge Streets
Omaha
Dodge Street
Rev Crapsey resigns from St. Andrews Church Rochester New York
The Rev Algernon S Crapsey resigns from the Protestant Episcopal ministry after a dispute over the virgin birth and Jesus ascension. He cites no fault with church judges but says he bows to their will while urging the church to face thoughtful inquiry and public opinion.
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Algernon
Crapsey
St. Andrew's Church
Rochester
N. Y
Protestant Episcopal Church
William David Walker
Western Diocese
New York
Jesus
Heaven
Sis
Lappeal
Hold up ends in deadly shooting at Kentucky House
In Kansas City Kansas a failed robbery at the Kentucky House left proprietor J Frank Emery dead after being shot in the chest. Suspects Charles Rumble Sam Hutton and Lee Simons were detained. Rumble and Hutton intoxicated.
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J. Frank Emery
Kentucky House
North Sixth Street
Kansas City
Kas
Emery
Lee Simons
Charles Rumble
Independence
Sam Hutton
Minnesota Avenue
Rumble
Hutton
Peary Returns From Arctic Dash Afloat In Strain
Commander Robert E Peary and the Roosevelt arrive at Sydney after sixteen months at sea. The ship bears weathering and damage yet reached 87 degrees 6 minutes north, within 203 miles of the pole. Peary plans another attempt and a new crew is to be signed as repairs begin in Sydney.
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Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Sydney
N. Y
New York
United States
Pole
Peary
Roosevelt in Porto Rico Promises Citizenship and Self Government
President Roosevelt toured Puerto Rico on November 21 driving from Ponce to San Juan over the military road in six and a half hours. He spoke in multiple towns promising unceasing effort to secure Puerto Rican citizenship and self government under a framework of order liberty justice and honor. The visit drew massive crowds and a joyous reception with flowers from girls and a large balcony address in Ponce followed by a speech in Caguas reaffirming his citizenship stance.
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Roosevelt
Island
Ponce
San Juan
Porto Rico
Colon
Louisiana
Presidente
Governor Winthrop
Winthrop
City Hall
Roosevelt High School
America
Longworth
Military
Caguas
Bryce Mentioned as Possible Washington Ambassador
Rumor in the House of Commons lobby suggests James Bryce, author of The American Commonwealth and Ireland's chief secretary, may be chosen for the Washington ambassador post. No confirmation, government decision pending, but Bryce is viewed as a weighty, sympathetic choice fitting the role.
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House of Commons
James Bryce
Ireland
Washington
Bryce
Collision in Atlantic Involving Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and Orinoco
A dispatch from Cherbourg reports the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and the Royal Mail steamer Orinoco collided after leaving Southampton and Cherbourg bound for New York. Both ships sustained severe damage and peril may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Southampton
New York
Royal Mail
Orinoco
Debraska Swindler Posing as Railroad Man Nets Fraud
A man calling himself Sam tommis, a green stranger, swindled Fremont authorities by selling a deeded Abbott's addition home to August Johnson for 750 dollars. Johnson passed a Tommis check for 750 on Fremont National Bank and received a deed before learning the paper was worthless. Tommis, who allegedly borrowed 300, vanished after securing the loan.
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Sam Tommis
Fremont
Tommis
August J. Johnson
Fremont National Bank
D. J. Springer
Wer
Abbott
August Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Child Burned To Death Near Utica
A six year old girl, daughter of Will Blazing nine miles northwest of Utica, died from severe burns after lighting a fire in a kitchen stove. A kerosene can nearby spilled and caught fire when her clothing ignited from a dropped match. Her mother and a nearby worker acted with water to extinguish flames but the clothing burned away. The child suffered long agony before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Blazing
Utica
Bertrand Fire Destroys Four Frame Buildings
A west side Main Street fire in Bertrand wiped out four wooden buildings including the I. O. O. F. lodge corner and a general store saved by effort. Residents C. W. Fosberg Sherman Miller A. F. Lewis P. C. Schroeder Meyers suffered losses though insurance covered many properties. No cause determined. Bertrand had just approved water bonds two weeks earlier.
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Main Street
Bert
der Control
Comer
I. O. O. F. Lodge
C. W. Fosberg
Sherman Miller
P. C. Schroeder
A. F. Lewis
Meyer
Peterson & Anderson
Bertrand
Accidently Shot Farmer Found Dead in Field Near Cairo
Henry Kroeger a Hall County farmer was found dead behind his wagon in a corn field near Cairo. Officials say his shotgun fired accidentally while he prepared to reload. No inquest was held as evidence pointed to accidental death.
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Henry Kroeger
Cairo
Hall County
Sutherland
Death Under Own Engine Crushed Fireman Charles Monroe
Charles Monroe a fireman on the Fre mont switch engine of the Northwestern was killed when crushed under his own engine. He began his day at 6 am to coal along the track and was found thirty minutes later by Conductor Charles Hole. His body was severed at the hips with severe head injuries but he remained conscious and identified his wife and children at the hospital.
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Charles Monroe
Fremont
Northwestern
Monroe
Charles Hole
Hole
Drowned while skating at Dannebrog
Fifteen year old George N. Erickson broke through ice on a mill pond and drowned near Dannebrog. His cap lay by a hole alerting investigators. body recovered about two hours later. He was a Brewster resident, Dannebrog pupil, and would have completed tenth grade next spring. Accompanied to Brewster by uncles J M and Peter Erickson due to his father’s illness.
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George N. Erickson
Dannebrog
P. C. Erickson
Brewster
J. M
Peter Erickson
Dakota County Potato Harvest Leads In Shipments And Profits
Dakota County solidified its status as a top potato region as nearly 100 rail cars were shipped from Dakota County bottom stations and a similar amount sold in Sioux City. Farmers sold about 75 000 bushels at 30 to 40 cents per bushel with yields up to 300 bushels per acre and at least 25 000 dollars received so far.
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Dakota City
Dakota County
Sioux City
Road to operate Sioux City line by December
Jos A Foye of Dakota City has acquired the Sioux City Homer Southern Railway and renamed it the Sioux City Crystal Lake and Homer railway. He is in Chicago supervising loading of two cars and an engine for the Sioux City Dakota City route and expects service to start by December 1. A large crew is preparing the road bed to connect South Sioux City with the Great Northern.
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Jos. A. Foye
Dakota City
Sioux City
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Kansas City, Kas
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Rand
Geo. N. Erickson
Dakota
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